David Grinsfelder and Sally Russell graduated from LHHS in 1970. They later married and had five children - all LHHS graduates. Today they are planning their class reunion.
When the Lake Highlands High School Class of 1970 started 7th grade in 1964, their group was too big to fit at LHJH so the district settled them into the new LHHS building on Church Road for a year. They returned for their sophomore year in 1967 (long before LHFC broke ground), and they helped to create many of the bedrock LHHS traditions we enjoy today. On September 25th, those students will celebrate the 40th reunion of the LHHS Class of 1970 with a party at the Village Country Club.
The class celebrated multiple “firsts,” including being the earliest athletes to play football at Wildcat Ram Stadium and being the first racially integrated group after the closing of Hamilton Park High.
“Being a part of the Lake Highlands Class of 1970 has shaped my life today,” said David Grinsfelder, a local dentist and business owner in LH. “I have built a business here as well as raised my five kids in Lake Highlands because I love and appreciate the community spirit and homecoming I feel from my neighbors, friends and former classmates.” David is helping to plan the reunion with his wife, Sally Russell Grinsfelder, also a 1970 graduate.
Tickets are available by emailing Sally, who says she’s still looking for “lost” alums, and more info is available on their “Lake Highlands High School Class of 1970 40th Reunion” Facebook page.
