The Shadow
The alumni of Alleghany County High School, classes 1964-1983, are invited to attend the ACHS “All Colt Reunion” to be held at various locations in the Alleghany Highlands Sept. 9-11.
Kenny Higgins, former baseball star and football standout at Alleghany County High School who became the football coach at Alleghany High School following the consolidation of Clifton Forge City School with Alleghany County Public Schools in 1983, has spearheaded the planned “All Colt Reunion” with Bill Dressler, Jr., a standout track star for the Colts. Higgins later became the principal of AHS.
Higgins said, “With the merger of Alleghany County and Covington City Schools this year, the Alleghany Mountaineers and Covington Cougars will become the Alleghany Cougars next year.”
“We wanted to gather and honor the school, students, athletes, and faculty that were the original Alleghany County High School Colts from the building of the school in 1963 through the end of the Colts with the Clifton Forge merger in 1983,” he added.
According to Dressler, Higgins has assembled a team of former Colt alum, athletes and coaches to assist in planning the reunion.
The reunion team assembled consists of the former Colt athletes: Gary Childs, Greg Vess, Eddie Putnam, Billy Simpson, Donna Simpson Nicely and Amanda Bradley Tucker.
Dressler is the first Colt alumni to have become the president of the Colt Club that after consolidation became the Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC).
The schedule for the three-day “All Colt Reunion” is as follows: Fri., Sept. 9, at 5:30 p.m., registration will take place at Alleghany High School’s baseball field where a light meal will be served for all Colt alums and tickets to the final AHS vs. Covington High School football game will be part of the package deal for registering.
The registration fee is $25 per person and $40 per couple, and during the “Meet and Greet” at Mountaineer Field prior to the AHS vs. CHS football game that will determine which school wins the Brackman Cup, registration forms will be available.
The All Colt Reunion Golf Tournament has been scheduled to take place at the Cliff View Country Club on Sat., Sept. 10, where a wine and cheese champagne brunch is scheduled for the ladies not participating in the competition. It is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
The Jackson River Sports Complex in Covington will be the gathering site on Sat., Sept. 10, at 5:30 p.m. where food vendors will be set up to sell a variety of food and beverages for those in attendance.
Area bands will perform at the River Rock Amphitheatre near the large picnic shelter that will be occupied by Colt alum, and recognition of Colts who have passed away and of the different classes will be part of the evening’s activities. The planning committee calls for Colt attendees to bring Red Solo Cups for beverages and lawn chairs for seating.
On Sun., Sept. 11, from 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. a tour of Alleghany High School will be held for Colt alumni prior to the final ceremony titled “Goodbye Till We Meet Again Farewell” that will be held at the school.
According to Dressler, Colt alumni as far away as Alaska and Calif. will be attending.
Registration forms are available on the Alleghany County High School All Colt Reunion “Facebook” page.
Also, registration by mail can be achieved by sending checks made payable to Alleghany Colt Reunion, P.O. Box 392, Clifton Forge, VA 24422.
