On Oct. 13, the original Gunn Titans of 1966, ’67 and ’68 held a reunion at Gunn, participating in a student-led tour of the campus as well as meeting current students in a small panel.

“We decided to have a reunion because our class graduated from Gunn 40 years

ago, a nice round number,” alumna Zoe Lofgren said.

The alumni began planning the reunion in November last year. Principal Noreen Likins and Assistant Principal Tom Jacoubowsky helped set up student-led tours and were also responsible for opening Spangenberg for the “interactive panel” between the graduates and current students. “We were contacted around eight months ago by the two women in charge about the possibilities of doing something special,” Likins said.

Although the class of 1966 has had four previous reunions, this is the first time that a Gunn component was included.

Alumni Bil Barber and Bonny Chappa hope to develop a bridge program with Gunn to allow mentorship and sharing of resources. “As an alumnus, I can say that we are committed to developing positive programs that would allow students to tap into the wealth of knowledge, resources and contacts that many alumni possess,” Barber said.

The new bench in front of the old Academic Center is the product of the Events Committee, which is comprised of two co-chairs from each graduated class. “We believe that the bench would be a fitting gift to honor all of those who have inspired us—faculty, students and staff—during our years at Gunn,” Barber said.