Entertaining
IN KC
How to Be a “Class” Act
‘TIS THE SEASON FOR CLASS REUNIONS. OUR SOCIAL MAVEN OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR SHOWING UP AT YOURS
by
Merrily Jackson
photo by
Corie English
W Email me with your entertaining questions, dilemmas, or triumphs at mjackson@inkansascity.com
MAY 2022 |
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hen Benjamin Franklin observed that nothing is certain in this world but death and taxes, he was leaving something out: the invitation to one’s high school reunion. There are those who consider all three with the same level of repugnance, but I’m not one of them. I was lucky enough to attend a great high school—Webster Groves High School, in the leafy western suburbs of St. Louis. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every class reunion—the last one saw me home at 2 a.m.—and I wouldn’t miss the next for anything. Summertime, the season for class reunions, approaches. Most reunions are actually happening in person this year. If you are on the fence about at-
