On Sunday, July 23, 2017, over 100 Big Sandy alumni and community supporters gathered together for the annual picnic and meeting at the Town of Simla park.
Retiring President Jerry Maranville, PhD., gave his farewell address and turned the reins over to incoming President, Morris Ververs.
From recent graduates to those returning to celebrate reunions, the day was filled with food, fun and laughter.
Class of 1957 (Left to Right) Les Atwell, Keven Isgar, Dixie (Holt) Mathis, Madeline (Drotar) Cooper, Lavon (Pearson) Sykes, and Jean (Mikita) Lemesany 
Class of 1962 Front Row: Thelma(Kochis) McCann, Nancy(Hopson)Allison, Frank Vidmar, Don Greener & Morris Ververs. Back Row: Bill Allison, Lynn Allison, Lorraine(Mikita) Mitchell & Sandra(McKim) White 
Class of 1967 Back row left to right are the boys: Leonard Troyer, Ken Hamacher, Pat Napier, Don Jackson, Terry Lovesee, Mike Markle, Ben Hendrix, Allan Moore, and Darrell Kochis. Front row left to right are the girls: Susie (Vanderlugt) Crabb, Bonnie (Ashcraft) Holler, Betty Burkett, Diana (Ashcraft) Jennison, together with class sponsors Judy & Allan Book. 
Class of 1972 Rick Atwell, Cheryl (Ackley) Greenstreet, Ken Florey, Larry Cirbo, Candy Jo (Niblock) Noah and Cynthia (Conarroe) Campbell 
Set up of Food Area Complete. 
Many hands make light work 
First arrivals 
Retiring President, Jerry Maranville and Vice-President Nancy Nicks take a break from set-up 
Arriving alumni 
Food starts filling the tables 
Plenty for all and second rounds, too. 
Line up for lunch 
Mina Coonts (Class of 1948) worked with alumni and family members to self-publish “Pioneer Matheson”, written by her father, Fred F. Isgar (Class of 1925). 
New Alumni President Morris Ververs visits with other alumni 
Thelma presents Treasurer’s Report 
Ryland Howard and Jeremy Butler give thanks and share their dreams and goals furthered by scholarship. Not Pictured: Rhett Lavender. 
Alumni Officers ready to greet returning alumni 
Visiting before picnic
