Category: events

Launch Into Summer 2025 With Classmates

We are hoping to see some of you at our Reunion Warm-up on Friday June 20. It’s the official start of summer!

It’s a day at the races at Monmouth Park Racetrack (175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757). Some of the reunion team will be there, and other classmates have told us on our Facebook group that they are planning to attend. No reservations needed. If it’s a nice day and you’re not far away, join us!

Updating our original post with this new information.
Gates Open at 11:00AM
Live Racing is from 2:00 – 5:30, but you can come as early as 11 AM and stay as long as you want and just socialize. Maybe you can win enough money for next year’s 55th Reunion!
A few Reunion Team folks will get there at 11 to stake out spots for us.
Track admission is $6.00 per person. Parking is free
If it’s not raining, we will be located in the General Picnic area. Enter at the Picnic Gate (to the left of the Grandstand). Tables are on a first-come-first-served basis, and we hope to be located where the Red Circle is on this map.

Coolers are allowed in the picnic area only – maximum size is 15”x25”. You may bring in Beer, Wine, or Hard Seltzer — no glass bottles or hard alcohol. Coolers and your own refreshments are not allowed outside of the picnic area. There is a Concession stand in the picnic area that sells $3 hot dogs and $5 draft beer, and there are other food opportunities.

If it’s raining, we will be in the Grandstand on the second level, which is sheltered from the weather. We hope to be on the right side as you face the Grandstand in the area marked with the Blue Circle in the photo below. Keep in mind these are not reserved seats so we will do our best to park our butts there first. (Again, no coolers and your own refreshments in the Grandstand)

Wear blue and white if possible, so we can find each other.
Or start singing the IHS Alma mater really loud and we’ll find you!

Thanks to Mike Emanuele for planning and researching this event.

Reunion Warm-Up June 20, 2025

Our 55th Reunion is scheduled for next September, but the members of our reunion team are planning a little informal get-together for classmates to reconnect, share stories, and catch up before the big event. We’re calling it a little “Reunion Warm-Up.”

It’s a day at the races at Monmouth Park Racetrack (175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757). Some of the reunion team will be there on Friday, June 20th, 2025. That’s the summer solstice, so let’s kick off our summer together.

The gates open at 11:00AM, and the First Race is at 2 PM. Races usually conclude around 5:30 PM. You don’t have to place a bet, but who knows, maybe you’ll leave richer than when you came in!

The event is Rain-or-Shine as there are indoor viewing areas. Have lunch. Have a drink.

This is a “very casual” gathering. No RSVP or registration needed, but we have an event in our Facebook group where you can let us know if you plan to attend, or you can send us an email – or surprise us and just show up.

Look for the old people wearing blue and white. Come as you are, bring a smile, and enjoy a relaxed time with old friends. Wear blue and white clothes if you have them, and we’ll take a group photo.

When the date is closer, we’ll update you with a meeting place at the track.

We hope to see some of your smiling and familiar faces there!

IHS Class of ’71 Reunion Team: Michael Emanuele, Manny Fernandes, Rhonda Goldberger,
John Manning, Terry Masucci, Laura Krampetz Mueller,
Ken Ronkowitz, Vita Venturi Stohler, Karen Mericle Suter, and Tom Trokan.