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PIERCETON – The Pierceton School Alumni Association will hold its 132nd annual reunion banquet on June 21 at 6 p.m. at Pierceton Elementary School.
President Doug Gregory stated that this year’s business meeting is important to the association’s future as members will be voting to establish a new and innovative relationship with the town of Pierceton.
“At our 2024 business meeting, our members agreed to enhance our partnership with the Pierceton community and support shared initiatives for the school and the town,” said Gregory. “This year we will propose that we rename the organization to the Pierceton Heritage Association to reflect more accurately this evolving relationship with the Pierceton community, while preserving all existing rights of the association.”
In this year’s business meeting, the association will also consider recommended revisions to the purpose statements of the permanent endowment and nonpermanent fund that are managed by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. The town of Pierceton has agreed to assume responsibility for maintaining the association’s physical assets, using funds disbursed from the permanent endowment. Also, under the recommended purpose statement revisions, the town and the association will share decision making for spending from the nonpermanent fund.
Gregory said an important step in supporting the evolving relationship between the association and the town, at least one non-Pierceton High School graduate will be selected to serve as an officer in the revised association. He claims this forward-looking approach will strengthen the collaboration with the town, safeguard the association’s interests during the transition and reinforce the shared commitment of preserving the heritage and legacy of the schools and the town.
