I wanted to share with you some information about our building and our collection. As far as we know, our Alumni Association Building is the only one of its kind. The building and the collection belong to everyone, and we would love for you all to enjoy it.
Besides being used for the Association’s business, the building is used by the Washoe County School District for various events. The Superintendent often holds her meetings here with a catered lunch.
The building also hosts 8th grade students on Reno High School’s incoming Frosh day. In addition, many classes hold their reunion planning meetings here. Some classes have a morning get-together here as part of their reunion weekend. We are happy to open up the building to any of our alumni who would like to use the building.
Our collection is a great place to research family and friends, Reno history, etc. As an example, both my grandfather and grandmother are listed many times in the 1911, 1912, and 1913 yearbooks. Some of the items we have: a list of all RHS graduates including their graduation year, scrapbooks put together by Dr. Bud Beasley covering events around Reno in the WWII timeframe, books written by RHS graduates, showcases highlighting different eras in RHS history, various pieces of RHS jewelry, RHS clothing, classroom items, and every yearbook from 1904 on-did you know it hasn’t always been called the RE-WA-NE?.
I would encourage all of you to come visit the museum. If you’ve been before, come see our new additions! I would also like to thank everyone who checked in on me during my recent illness.
John Watson
President, RHSAA
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