The Year 1982 Remembered as Brandon High Eagles Ready To Reunite

It's reunion time for the Class of 1982, with this year's 30th anniversary celebration scheduled to kick off July 6 at the Sirata Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach.

The occasion has been broadened to include Eagles from other classes.

"With all of us having so many friends from other classes, and with the thoughts of making this a really big reunion party, the committee would like to invite everybody from the classes of 1980 to 1984 to our reunion," writes John Crooprider, in the online announcement for the 30th reunion.

Crooprider likened his hopes for the reunion to the festive atmosphere at the annual Novemberfest event presented by the Nativity Catholic Church and school Novemberfest.

"If any of you have been to the Nativity carnival beer tent that is what we would like to see, he said. "Just a bunch of old friends having fun and sharing memories with all our old friends. So, if you have any friends from the other classes that would like to spend the weekend on the beach let them know."

Promised is a special DVD presentation on Saturday night, July 7, "with video clips from pep Rallies, games and just plain fun from our senior year," Crooprider said. "You have to be there to see this."

For information, visit brandon1982.com.

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Remembering The Year 1982

Was it really 30 years since Michael Jackson's "Thriller" made it to the top of the charts, that "Chariots of Fire" and "Hill Street Blues" won major entertainment awards and Kim Carnes had us all singing about "Bette Davis Eyes?"

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THE YEAR 1982 President Ronald W. Reagan Vice President George Bush Population 232 million Life Expectancy 74.5 years Cost of a first-class stamp 20 cents Unemployment 9.7 percent Median Household Income (current dollars) $20,171 Academy Awards, Best Picture "Chariots of Fire" Emmy Award, Outstanding Drama Series "Hill Street Blues" Emmy Award, Outstanding Comedy Series "Barney Miller" Grammy Award, Record of the Year "Bette Davis Eyes," Kim Carnes Tony Award, Play "The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby" NBA Championship L.A. Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2) Stanley Cup N.Y. Islanders d. Vancouver (4-0) Super Bowl San Francisco d. Cincinnati (26-21) World Series St. Louis Cardinals d. Milwaukee Brewers (4-3) Books "Schindler's List" (Thomas Keneally), "The Color Purple" (Alice Walker) Movies "E.T. - the Extraterrestrial," "Tootsie," "Gandhi," "The Verdict" Music Michael Jackson, "Thriller" Source: Infoplease.com