The Importance of Class

I have noticed lately, especially on Facebook, how your graduating class matters in terms of who you are connected.  So I guess class matters.  I graduated in 1966 from a large high school, Pasadena High School, go Bulldogs.  The vast majority of my friends were in my graduating class of over 1400 people.  I knew people in grades above and below me, but we just didn’t hang out much, except in our specific neighborhoods or by where we went to elementary or junior high.  At any rate, I have observed that each graduating class has its core of people, except when interlopers like me infiltrate their ranks, or they ours.  It usually starts (at least on Facebook) with knowing a few people from that other class, that then leads you out of your class (so to speak).  Personally, I’m all for this integration of classes, especially because you often end up having more in common in the present with someone who is not in your grade level.   You can usually find some connection with someone from another level.   We’re all within a couple of years of each other, which at our age isn’t that significant.   For this reason, I recommend “all year” mini reunions rather than just your own grade level.  My graduating class was so big that I didn’t know many of the people, yet I did have some connection (Litttle League, same neighborhood, same elementary school) with people in other levels.  Someone who was the same “Little League” age might be in a different grade and so forth.  At any rate, I say break down the walls and open your hearts to those younger and older than yourselves.  Let me know the results.