We were small, about 60 kids. Went through all 12 years with about 90% of who we started with in 1st grade. We don’t get a huge turnout because many of us have moved away, but it is always great to get back together.

I’m from SE Idaho, a primarily LDS town. When we had our 30th we sat in a circle and shared what we’ve been up to. I was really touched by a couple of classmates who generally blended into the background throughout school. They had moved in during early HS and expressed how being in our school and especially our class gave them strength through hard times. One was a recent convert before moving to town and had really struggled with her testimony and the other guy was struggling before coming and found his place in the world in HS. All these years I never knew this, but it helped rekindle the strong relationships that we all had.

I’m sure the small class size made it better. We all knew each other so well.