Events and Meetings

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

I HOPE THIS INVITATION FINDS YOU WELL AND ENJ0YING THESE MODERATE TEMPERATURES THAT MARCH HAS BROUGHT US.
YOU KNOW PEOPLE COME INTO OUR LIVES FOR A REASON, some come for assistance and OTHERS FOR guidance and support. However, together we share learning, and to give peace to everyone for an hour each month. if you come you will receive an unbelievable amount of joy & continued friendship..." and that friendship is clairvoyant and will make a positive difference in the future lives of others.
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY03/25/2023
LOVE TO ALL!
MELVIN BLACK, PRESIDENT OF PHS ARCHIVES 615-876-6340

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PHS CLASS OF 1966

The meeting of the PHS Class 1966 committee will be on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at12:00 noon at 2506 Albion Street next to Westwood Baptist Church. We are working on plans for the dance which will be held on May 5, 2023. We are still discussing ideas to raise funds for our 75th birthday celebration which will be in August 2023. We welcome any ideas that you might have.
Please feel free to attend this meeting.
Thank you.

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

EXPIRED DURING THESE RECENT MONTHS & THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN REACHING OUT TO OUR CLASS MEMBERS TO SAY THAT WE LOVE & WANT TO SEE THEM. ONE WAY OF OBSERVING THEM IS THROUGH THEIR PRESENCE @ THE FAMOUS PHS MONTHLY & FAMOUS BREAKFAST.

ANOTHER FUNCTION OF THE BREAKFAST GATHERING IS THE AWARDING OF PRIZES, PROVIDING AN ATMOSPHERE OF LOVE, PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE OF POSITIVE HAPPENINGS WITH THE PHS FORMER STUDENTS & THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AS WE SHARE A LIMITED TIME TOGETHER EVERY MONTH.

WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR COMMITMENT TO THE LEGACIES OF PHS AND THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO A BETTER TOMORROW FOR CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, BE REMINDED THAT YOUR PHS FAMILY IS HERE FOR YOU & HOPE TO SEE YOU AS WE STRIVE TO AVOID THE CARNAGE THAT WE SEE IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY 2/25/23 at 9AM!

FROM: MELVIN BLACK, PRESIDENT OF PHS ARCHIVES-615-876-6340
THE KINGDOM CAFE
27th & JEFFERSON STREET, NASHVILLE, TN
JUST OFF THE INTERSTATE

PHS CLASS OF 1966

The meeting of the PHS Class 1966 committee will be on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at12:00 noon at 2506 Albion Street next to Westwood Baptist Church. We are working on plans for the dance which will be held on May 5, 2023. We are still discussing ideas to raise funds for our 75th birthday celebration which will be in August 2023. The location and date for that event will come at a later date. We welcome any ideas that you might have.
Please feel free to attend this meeting.
Thank you

PHS CLASS OF 1966

The PHS Class of 1966 will be sponsoring a Groove to the 60's & 70's Dance on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the St Joseph Parrish on Gallatin Road from 6:00 pm to10:00 pm. The tickets are $35.00 per person.

Contact 1966 class members for tickets.Tickets will also be available at the PHS Alumni Breakfast on the fourth Saturday in February.

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON JAN. 28, 2023@ THE KINGDOM CAFE ON 27TH & JEFFERSON STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37208 -9AM.

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

See month & Date Changes for the Famous PHS Breakfast below:
3RD SATURDAY ON November 19, 2022-9AM
3RD SATURDAY ON December 17, 2022- 9AM

Address of Famous Breakfast remains the same-
The Kingdom Cafe
27th & Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208

PHS CLASS OF 1966

There will be a meeting of the PHS Class 1966 committee on Tuesday, November15, 2022 -12:00 noon at 2520 Albion Street next to Westwood Baptist Church. We are looking for ideas for fund raising so we can plan a grand celebration for our 75th Birthdays next year, 2023. We already have one fund raising planned. We are selling tickets to draw for a 65 inch Smart TV. We have the tickets to pass out at the meeting and would like for as many classmates to sell them as possible. Please join us for this meeting if you can.
Thanks
Frances Amos
famos85@aol.com

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

PLEASE ATTEND THE FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 @ 9AM. Kingdom Cafe 2610 Jefferson St. ALSO, BE MINDFUL THAT THE USUAL COST PER PERSON HAS BEEN $10 PER PERSON. HOWEVER, IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR GRACIOUS & FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE, THE BREAKFAST HAS BEEN REDUCED TO $ 2.00 FOR THE FIRST 90 PERSONS.

The next PHS class of 66 meeting will be Oct. 11 at 12:00 in the brick house at Westwood Baptist Church on the corner of Albion. We're in the process of planning our 55+ class reunion and our 75th birthday celebration. Please post on Facebook as we need all the support and participation we can get.

PHS CLASS OF 1966
After two years the class of PHS 1966 will meet again for Breakfast in December 2022

“RAY OF HOPE BREAKFAST”
WILL BE HELD AT GOLDEN CORRAL -HERMITAGE
ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022
FROM 9:30 AM - 12:00 NOON
In the large dining room
Please pass the word to other classmates
Each person will be responsible to pay for their own meal
A reminder of this event will come later

Class of the 80s Annual Holiday Celebration

Mark Hadley
To my PHS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. The time has come to get your tickets to the classes of the 80s Annual Holiday Celebration. The Date is Friday December 10th from 7:30-11:30 at ROCK THE BELLZ. Tickets are available now the cost is 45 dollars per person. This includes all food and drinks. If you get your tickets before November 28th we will let you have them at 35 dollars a person. This party is a celebration for anyone who has attended Pearl High or know someone who attended Pearl High or wanted to go to Pearl High. Basically this party is for anyone who wants to have a good time during the holidays. If you have attended in the past please leave a comment on the fun you had encouraging others to attend. We have sold out our previous years and looking to do it again. If you have any questions you may contact any committee member Susan Steele-Fuller , Crystal King, Tammy L Hayes, Michael Dial , Gerre Barbee , or Yannie Denise I can be reached at 615 715 2256. We accept CashApp, Venmo, or cash. We will deliver tickets or hold them at door for you. No excuses not to attend don't miss out. Life is short

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

PLEASE, don't forget our "Famous PHS Breakfast at Kingdom Cafe on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., located at 27th & Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN.
Lentora 'Linny' Parker
for
Ann T. Brooks
and
Melvin Black, PHS Archives President
MCBlack11@yahoo.com
615-876-6340
God Bless You All!

                                PEARL HIGH 70’S DECADE GROUP

Well Tickets to our Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet at the Maxwell House Hotel on Dec 17, 2022 are officially on sale now!

We always sell out and we anticipate selling out even sooner this year because of the early jump we got on selling tickets along with the increased demand for them !

We will have Higher Ground on stage as our live entertainment.
We will have exquisite buffet dining along with beautiful decor and ambience.

We will have 2 cash bars and a photographer on site.
Did I mention “Free Parking”?
Well it’s “Free Parking”!

We have arranged for increase space at this event as our banquet room holds 700 guests and we anticipate having 300 guests which allows for much greater spacing between tables. We also will only seat 8 to a table even though the big round tables will seat 10 which allows for even more spacing between guests at any given table.

While the The Pearl High 70s Decade Group is sponsoring this renowned and classy Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet,we invite all Pearl High Alums of all years to attend as they usually do! After all, our 70s decade branch of the Pearl High family is very much a part of our overall Pearl High family!

Call or text Lorenzo “Lo” Short at Cell # 615 485-8110 and I can
get you a table(s), or put you in contact with various class representatives to get you individual seats or tables.

DON’T HESITATE OR IT WILL BE TOO LATE !!!

ALSO, DO NOT CONFUSE ANY OTHER EVENT WITH THIS EVENT!
WE ARE THE PEARL HIGH 70s DECADE GROUP AND OUR EVENT IS AT THE MAXWELL HOUSE HOTEL ON DEC 17, 2022 FROM 6:00PM-12:00AM

Again, call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110 for tickets or info on how to contact your class representative for tickets and details.
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!

"FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST" SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 9AM

PLEASE COME SATURDAY TO OUR REGULAR& FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST GREETING.
IT WILL SOON BE SATURDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS " THE FAMOUS PHS MONTHLY BREAKFAST ''! GET UP NOW AND HELP US CONTACT OTHERS TO COME!
TIME: 9AM 8/27/22
WHERE: KINGDOM CAFE 27TH & JEFFERSON STREET
NASHVILLE, TN NEAR TSU & CENTENNIAL AVE.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED & WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

MELVIN BLACK, PRESIDENT OF PHS ARCHIVES

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

DATE OF PHS BREAKFAST - JULY 23RD, 2022
Time: 9AM
LOCATION: KINGDOM CAFE @27TH & JEFFERSON STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37208, NEAR TSU
DISCUSSION: UP-COMING REUNION - AUGUST 2022
ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE, I WILL BE AT THE CAFE TO WELCOME ALL FORMER PHS STUDENTS & THEIR FAMILIES....
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

Best Regards,
Melvin Black
PHS Archives President
MCBlack11@yahoo.com
615.876.6340

May God Bless All!

PEARL HIGH 70’S DECADE GROUP

This update was posted 6/6/2022:
We have moved our venue for our
Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet this year on Dec 17, 2022 to The Millennium Maxwell House Hotel
located at 2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Nashville TN 37228-Metro Center.
This move was due to an overwhelming response for
tickets by our Pearl High 70s Decade classmates and alums / friends from other years. We’ve outgrown our old venue.The date and the time will remain the same:
Dec 17, 2022 from 6:00pm-12:00.
TICKETS FOR OUR ANNUAL
PHS 70s DECADE CHRISTMAS
PARTY & BANQUET WILL
GO ON SALE AT OUR END OF SUMMER PICNIC & CELBRATION
ON SATURDAY SEPT 3, 2022,
WHICH IS THE SATURDAY OF
THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
IT WILL BE HELD AT CENTENNIAL PARK AT THE BIG SHELTER NEAR WHERE THE TRAIN & AIRPLANE WERE PREVIOUSLY ON DISPLAY NEAR
THE FLOWER / GARDEN AREA WHERE WEDDINGS ARE SOMETIMES HELD.
CALL OR TEXT
LORENZO “LO” SHORT
at CELL # 615 485-8110
AND HE CAN PUT YOU
IN CONTACT WITH VARIOUS
CLASS REPRESENATIVES
OF THE VARIOUS YEARS
ONCE A TIGER
AMWAYS A TIGER !

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

THE HISTORIC PEARL HIGH SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS DURING THE LATE 1800'S AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY GAINED A WORLD -WIDE REPUTATION AS A NOTED HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA. MELVIN BLACK HAS MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THE MANY VITAL MEMORIES AMONG ITS ALUMNI&
MANY STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON THE PATH LEADING TO TODAY... BUT WE MADE IT!
THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE MEETING WITH US DURING THESE CELEBRATORY TIMES AND TALK ABOUT THE STRUCTURALLY SOUND MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL FIBER WE LEARNED.
OUR NEXT GATHERING ENTITLED " THE FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST "WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ THE KINGDOM CAFE ON 27TH AND JEFFERSON STREET/JUST OFF THE INTERSTATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS April 23, 2022 @ 9 AM. BRING ANOTHER CLASSMATE OR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH YOU.

WARMEST REGARDS,
MELVIN BLACK, PHS ARCHIVE PRESIDENT 615-876-6340

PHS 2022 All Class Reunion
Brochure & Registration Form

Save The Date PHS 80s TIGERS
May 21 Cedar Hill Park shelter 3 from 3pm-8 pm. Pearl High We Are Family Red and White Picnic sponsored by the Classes of the 80s.
We are inviting all Tigers to come join us in celebration of being a Pearl High Tiger. Bring your tents your lawn chairs your coolers and come chill with us as we reconnect with our friends. Music, food and drinks will be provided. We are issuing a challenge to our Tiger family. We are asking for at least 100 of our Tiger family to donate at least 10 dollars to help defray some of the cost of the picnic and to keep it all inclusive. You do not have to donate to attend I repeat you do not have to donate to attend. We Are Family. If you would like to donate we have CashApp, Venmo, or cash and we can meet you to pickup. If you have any questions you may contact Susan Steele Fuller, Tammy Hayes, Crystal King or myself. I can be reached at 615 715 2256. I would like to thank the people who have already donated. If you have attended any of our events in the past then you know we are Top Shelf organization. See you next month I love my Red and White

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

THE HISTORIC PEARL HIGH SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS DURING THE LATE 1800'S AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY GAINED A WORLD -WIDE REPUTATION AS A NOTED HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA. MELVIN BLACK HAS MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THE MANY VITAL MEMORIES AMONG ITS ALUMNI&

MANY STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON THE PATH LEADING TO TODAY... BUT WE MADE IT.
THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE MEETING WITH US DURING THESE CELEBRATORY TIMES AND TALK ABOUT THE STRUCTURALLY SOUND MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL FIBER WE LEARNED.
OUR NEXT GATHERING ENTITLED " THE FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST "WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ THE KINGDOM CAFE ON 27TH AND JEFFERSON STREET/JUST OFF THE INTERSTATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS MARCH 26, 2022 @ 9 AM. BRING ANOTHER CLASSMATE OR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH YOU.
WARMEST REGARDS,
MELVIN BLACK, PHS ARCHIVE PRESIDENT 615-876-6340

PEARL HIGH 70’S DECADE GROUP

OUR DISTINGUISHED & ORIGINAL PEARL HIGH 70’S DECADE GROUP WILL BE HOLDING TWO (2) EVENTS THIS YEAR OF 2022!
**THE DATES ARE**
Sept 3rd, 2022 &
DEC 17th, 2022.

WE FEEL IT’S NOW TIME FOR US TO GET BACK TOGETHER AND HAVE SOME LONG AWAITED TIGER FUN!

SEE ALL THE DETAILS BELOW!

1.Our first event will be an “End of Summer Celebration” on Labor Day Weekend. It will be a picnic that will be held on the Saturday just before the Labor Day Holiday
on Sept 3rd, 2022. It will be held at the big shelter at Centennial Park that seats 300 people. It’s near the Botanical Garden area which is close to where the airplane was
previously on display. It won’t matter if it rains as we will be under a nice big shelter. We will go from 12:00 noon until whenever we feel like leaving! We will also have tickets there to purchase for our upcoming Dec 17, 2022 PHS 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet! For our picnic, bring your food, drinks, trash bags & grill if you choose to. Or bring food that you’ve already prepared. Of course it’s free to attend…..so enter our Tiger’s Den!

2.Our second and most renowned event will be The Original, “Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet” on Dec 17th, 2022 . It will be held at our signature location….The Top Floor of the Hilton Hotel Vanderbilt located
at 1715 Broadway Nashville TN.
I’m sure we all know about this classy event that requires an early purchase of tickets in advance since
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD
AT THE DOOR!

Now you’ve been warned to get your
tickets early, as we will sell out as usual! Tickets will actually go on
sale at the “End of Summer Picnic” at Centennial Park on Sept 3rd 2022 until we sell out! Just so you know, we will probably sell out pretty quickly considering how many alums have been inquiring about our Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet for this year! So don’t hesitate, because there’s nothing sadder than a Tiger that waited too late

As usual we will have a Great Band along with a DJ, Exquisite Dining, Beautiful Ambience and Beautiful People.

Dress to Impress!

Call or text Lorenzo Short
at Cell # 615 485-8110
for Tickets or Information.

Lorenzo can put you in touch with the various class leaders of the various class years that are representatives of our organization to facilitate any seating preferences you may have,if you do have any.Once a Tiger, always a Tiger

Thanks,
Lorenzo Short
Cell 615 485-8110

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast

The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast will be held on February 26, 2022 @ 9AM @ the Kingdom Cafe on 27th & Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN adjacent to the Elks Club facility...just off Interstate-Jefferson exit. Please pass information onto other PHS Alumni.

To: Pearl High School Alumni

From: Melvin Black President of PHS Archive-615-876-6340
What: Monthly PHS Breakfast Meeting
Where: Kingdom Café on 27th and Jefferson Street Nashville TN 37208
When: December 18th, 2021
Time: 9:00 am

What inspired Pearl High School Alumni to monthly unite in brotherhood?

Well, they enjoy each other’s company and they are continually learning from one another. Learning about there families employment, there dilemmas and progress is one of our goals. Another goal, is designed to empower others to share a good breakfast and to promote gentle and continued friendships.

Recently, the alumni has sustained scars and bad experiences facing the pandemic and other problematic situations have occurred in our city. Therefore, our group will continue to work with PHS families and government to overcome these perplexities and bad situations.

Be reminded, of the empathetic nature and other good that we have learned at PHS(back in the day). And we will soften our way of life. Finally, we pray for resilience and continued bonding with one another, wherever we are or hope to be.

Love to all and we will see you on December 18, 2021.

              Looking forward to seeing you again @ the scheduled PHS Breakfast

Where: Kingdom Cafe on 27th Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN.
The restaurant is adjacent to the Elks Lodge

When: November 20, 2021

TIME; 09:00 AM

What to expect: a delicious breakfast; seeing old friends; praising God that he has blessed us and granted us another day of living & are in good health.

Please take time to include this meeting as a must for you & your
class---we have lost so many class mates & friends during the
pandemic & the remaining ones will be eager and so thankful to see you!

MAY GOD BLESS " DEAR OLD PEARL HIGH SCHOOL& ALUMNI"

MELVIN BLACK, PRESIDENT OF PHS ARCHIVES-615- 876-6340

Its about that time. Tickets will go on sale September 24 and are 30 dollars
They will go up to 35 dollars Nov 15 and we will stop selling them one week before the event
Do not wait until the last minute once they are gone they are gone. Its going to be a sellout we do it every year. We will take Cashapp and hold your tickets for you if needed. Invite old classmates to attend I have had several classmates who have never attended say they will attend this year. I have had inquiries from people who attended other schools say they would like to come. I was told its like a Family Reunion so looking forward to seeing everyone. Mark Hadley
We Dont Want to Sit Down We Want to Get Down. Come join the 80's PHS Tigers as they kickoff the Holiday Season with their annual Tiger Party on Saturday December 11 at Rock the Bellz. Tickets are 30 dollars until Nov 15th and will increase to 35 dollars after. Limited tickets are available and we sell out every year so please don't wait to the last minute. Tickets go on sale Friday Sept 24 food and drinks included. This event is open to anyone who likes to have fun like we did back in the day.
If you have any questions contact me at 615 715 2256 or Susan Steele-Fuller , Crystal King or Tammy L Hayes via Facebook.

Pearl High School’s Open House

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO AN OPEN HOUSE

WHERE: Pearl High School, Currently Located at Martin Luther King High School at the Corner of 17th Avenue & Jo Johnston, Nashville, Tennessee.

WHEN: Thursday, November 4, 2021

TIME: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

PARKING LOCATION:
Teacher’s New Parking Area, Located Across from the Old PHS Gymnasium and Auditorium on the Former Grounds of Gunter’s Funeral Home @ Jo Johnston Avenue, Nashville, TN.

Also, Watkins Park will be Available for Parking your Vehicles.

***No Fee Required.
***Face Mask is Required. Some will be Available on Site.
***Four (4) $25.00 Gift Cards will be Awarded to Some Lucky Guest

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvin Black at 615-876-6340

PLEASE SHARE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH ALL PHS CLASSMATES

HOPE TO SEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 4th!!!!!

We Dont Want to Sit Down We Want to Get Down. Come join the 80's PHS Tigers as they kickoff the Holiday Season with their annual Tiger Party on Saturday December 11 at Rock the Bellz. Tickets are 30 dollars until Nov 15th and will increase to 35 dollars after. Limited tickets are available and we sell out every year so please don't wait to the last minute. Tickets go on sale Friday Sept 24 food and drinks included. This event is open to anyone who likes to have fun like we did back in the day.
If you have any questions contact me at 615 715 2256 or Susan Steele-Fuller , Crystal King or Tammy L Hayes via Facebook.

Save the Date:
PHS/1971 - 50th Year Reunion Celebration
(Tentative Date) August 21, 2021
5 - 9PM...details to follow
Need Your Donations to make this happen.
For more info email me skcampbell123@yahoo.com

Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Banquet & Party

We have decided to have our Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Banquet & Party this year on Dec 18, 2021! It will be back at our usual location at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel located at 1715 Broadway, Nashville TN. Check with
your class leaders of your particular class year. Also, class leaders of the PHS 70s decade, call or text me at 615 485-8110 for updates and suggestions.
Thanks,
Lorenzo Short

TO:       PHS Alumni All Class Reunion Participants
From:   Gwen K. Harris
             Gwendolyn K. Harris, 2020 Reunion Chair &
              Executive Steering Committee

Date: April 27, 2020
Subject: 2020 All Classmate Reunion Cancellation

Greeting from the 2020 All Class Reunion Chair & Committee. We hope all is well with each of you and your families, and you are practicing “STAY IN PLACE.” Your executive steering committee and I met and unanimously agreed, due to the uncertainly of the COVID-19 epidemic, to postpone and reschedule the 2020 reunion. Each chairperson and their committee members are willing to serve as the Steering Committee for the PHS next upcoming reunion.

All planning activities are on hold. All persons who have pre-registered will be issued a refund. By cancelling our reunion plans now, we have ample time to cancel all travel and hotel accommodations.

Several committee members have proposed, depending on the COVID-19 threat and if permissible, a PHS event be held in spring or fall of 2021 or reschedule for 2022, date and time to be announced. Your input will be solicited, and a new plan of action developed. We will update you on the results and announce a new reunion date. Please response to the survey which will be emailed to each of you. Check PHS website for survey info. Thanks, you for the enthusiasm you showed for the 2020 reunion festivities and we are looking forward to our next BIG Reunion CELEBRATION to be announced.

In the meantime, continue to be safe and blessed. And May God Bless These United States.

THANKS!!!

“Long May She Stand”

 ATTENTION CLASSMATES! Class of 1970🐅🐅

I pray that everyone is well. I wanted to let everyone know and please tell others not on social media, that unfortunately due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation, we will be postponing our reunion in June. We hope to have it at a later time. We realize that we are officially the "Geezer Crowd" and we do not need to be exposed to the virus.
Your Steering Committee will be teleconferencing soon. Hopefully, if you have already made travel and hotel accommodations, you will have time to cancel them. For you who have paid your registration, you will be refunded.
In the meantime, stay in touch on this page and with each other. Watch for email updates. Stay safe and healthy! Despite COVID-19, it's still hard to be a Tiger! 😉 Freida Crawley Class of 1970🐅🐅🐅

THE METRO SCHOOLS SPORTS HALL OF FAME' SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 16, 2020 HAS BEEN CANCEL. THIS YEAR INDUCTEES INCLUDED PEARL'S WALTER FISHER.
NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN SCHEDULE

The Pearl High School Breakfast...March 2020

Considering the problematic,changeable and unsettled weather, as well, as the unpredictable Coronavirus, we will not meet for "The Famous PHS Breakfast" this coming Saturday, March 28, 2020. We want you and your family to find yourself safe and secure...we love you and have you in our thoughts and prayers.

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives-615-876-6340

Subject: 2020 PHS All Class Reunion Meeting
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Where: Hartman Park
2801 Tucker Rd, Nashville, TN
Time: 11:00am
All chairs
All interested persons are Welcome!🐅🐅🐅
Gwen Harris, Chairperson

Pearl High School All Class Reunion 2020
Save The Date

Meeting for interested classmate for the 2020 All Class Reunion will be March 24, 2020 at Hartman Park 12 noon.

THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

On Saturday, the Pearl High School Alumni & Friends will meet @The Kingdom Restaurant and Grill @ 27th And Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN.
The bldg. is located just off the Interstate @ the TSU & Jefferson St. exit & is adjacent to the Elks Organization & Club site.
As always there will be socialization, games, prayer for our ill & former PHS members, and monetary rewards. Also, information regarding the up-coming 2020 PHS Reunion will be shared.
Our "Famous Breakfast" will begin promptly @ 9 AM and we hope to be completed @ 10:30 AM.Date of Breakfast: Saturday,February 22, 2020
A Special thanks to all of you who attended the recent MLK & Fisk University event, we thank you for participation!
Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives-615-876-6340
I Love you All!

Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente
invites you and a guest to attend
the dedication of
Perry Wallace Way

Saturday, February 22, 2020
Program begins at 3:00 p.m.

Corner of 25th Avenue and Vanderbilt Place
Vanderbilt University

Join us for a reception in the Admiral’s room at Memorial Gymnasium following the street dedication ceremony.

Please reply by February 7: vanderbi.lt/perrywallaceway

Please share this information with your churches, friends and organizations.

 THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

Please read the following Information:
What: Famous Pearl High School Breakfast
Where: Kingdom Café & Lounge
Jefferson Street & 27th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37208
Time: 9AM
When: 4th Saturday-January 25, 2020
May God Bless you, Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives & PHS Family

2020 All Class Reunion Meeting

When: Thursday, January 16, 2020
Where: Hartman Park
2801 Tucker Rd, Nashville, TN
Time: 5:00pm

Gwen Harris, Chairperson

 THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

We are reminding all former PHS students that the "Famous Pearl High School Breakfast' will meet as usual , on the 4th Saturday of the month...December 28, 2019 @9AM. Although it is the Christmas Holiday, there will be other PHS alumni in town, to see family & friends, we hope that you will help us greet them...What a time we hope to have.

The meeting will be held @ the Kingdom Restaurant & Grill, 26 & Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN, Bldg. adjacent to the Elks Lodge.

You may clap your shoes together for magic, you may go on a cruise to the Bahamas & Africa or you may be served food to eat with the royal family @ Christmas, however there is no place like being in Nashville, TN. and socializing with the memorable & historic Pearl High Family.

Have a Merry Christmas & May God Bless You today, tomorrow, and forever!

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives 615-876-6340

You’re invited to
The 70th Birthday Celebration for the
PHS Class of 1968
July 17-18, 2020
The Inn at Opryland
2401 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
If you plan to attend
Or for more details
Contact Bennie Jean Brandon
bjeanb93@gmail.com
615-476-0734
By January 2, 2020
Cost $65 per person
Sleeping rooms available $159 per night plus tax

 THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

Try to come & join us on Saturday, November 23, 2019 for the "Famous Pearl High Breakfast"

Time: 9:00 am

Where: The Kingdom Grill & Restaurant, owned & Operated by Pearl High School's Campbell Jones Alumni.

Located: Building @27th & Jefferson Street, adjacent to the Elks
Lodge, Nashville, TN 37208

We have entertainment, socialization, food and prizes prepared for your visit...please come and be with your Pearl High Family...remember we love you, and would like to see you!

Also, Please pray for the following PHS families:

Yvonne Thompson Johnson- reported to be very ill

Recent death of Joyce Merritt-Kimbro, PHS class of 1959
see Tennessean for funeral arrangements
May God Bless All Of You!

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives 615-876-6340

THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

Please come and be with the Pearl High School Alumni this coming Saturday.
We'd like to introduce PHS folks to you that you haven't seen in years. More than anything, we believe you will have the time of your life, eating, singing the Alma mater, socializing, winning prizes, and seeing old classmates.

What: The Famous Pearl High School Breakfast
Where: Kingdom Restaurant & Grill-2610 Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208
Just off Interstate
The bldg. is adjacent to The Mighty & well-known "Elk's Club
When: Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 9AM
Thank you for answering the call to come...See you at the Kingdom!

Melvin Black, President PHSPHS Archives 615-876-6340

Pearl High 70s Decade Annual Christmas Party and Banquet

Get your tickets “NOW” to our Pearl High 70s Decade Annual Christmas Party and Banquet while we still have tickets available.Don’t wait or you will likely miss out!

When: Dec 21, 2019

Where: Bellshire (Event) Center
Located at 3840 Dickerson Pk.
Between Due West & Old Hickory Blvd (2nd building from the Dollar General Store).

Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm (Band stops at 11:00pm anyway even though we linger)

Ticket price: $45 per person.

Tickets must be presented upon arrival.

Tickets must be purchased in advance!

Tickets “Can Not & Will Not” be sold at the door!

We cannot hold tickets for anyone!

Tickets will be sold on a “First Come, First Serve” basis only!

For tickets: Call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110.
You may call or text the class leaders from the various class years within our PHS 70s Decade as their names and contact numbers will be posted soon.

Table capacity: 8 seats per table.
Get your own table if you want to control and own your own table for a more personalized celebration of of Holiday , Alma mater & Decade!

Live Band: The talented & renowned “Higher Ground” band will entertain us.

Hors d’oeuvres served with
Buffet Dining to follow.
Buffet shuts down at 9:15pm.

Free parking at the Bellshire
(Event) Center.
Also free parking next door at the rear of the Community Baptist Church which leads to rear of the
Bellshire (Event) Center where the entrance is.

“Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!

Contact: Anna Wallace 615-228-2326

THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

Hope this reminder finds you well and planning to attend our "Famous Pearl High School Breakfast". Our next gathering will be @ 9 AM at the Kingdom on Jefferson St. The Restaurant & Bldg. is on 27th & Jefferson Street, (brick Bldg. adjacent to the Elks Club). The meeting will begin @ 9AM on Sept. 28, 2019, Nashville, TN.
Each of our meetings gain importance to all as we have suffered a high number of losses since our last meeting. As we age, we can expect more, but we try to focus on seizing this time to make the most possible of it , We pray that you are inspired to do the same.
As always, we will have prizes, socialization, welcoming new class mates & sharing information. Feel free to invite your family& friends. Also bring other PHS memorabilia if you have some to share with us.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON 9/28/19.
Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives

Dillard B. Montgomery

Nashville - Age 83, Transitioned on Wednesday, September 4th after a brief illness. Mr. Montgomery was a retired MNPS educator and administrator for over 36 years. He was a well known keyboardist serving Nashville and abroad. Rejoicing for his life are his wife, Joyce and daughter, Lisa, family and friends. Family visitation Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 6-7:30 p.m. with the Omega service of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated Tau Lambda Chapter at 7:00 pm. The Celebration of Life will follow at John Wesley UMC. 901 Benton Avenue. The Rev. Daniel M. Hayes, Sr. as Offiiciant. Services entrusted to Terrell Broady Funeral Home, Inc.
Published in Tennessean on Sept. 11, 2019

THE FAMOUS PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

Informing everyone that the PHS breakfast is this coming Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Millennium Maxwell House on the main floor. At 9: a.m. ALL classes are invited to attend, if nothing but to see your friends and classmates. Guarantee you will see at least one classmate or one friend there. We are ALL Pearl High Tigers and you can't get better than that. If you haven't been to a breakfast, come at least one time, you will be back again. Some classes have their own, but we would like for you to come on a 4th Saturday sometimes. Look forward in seeing you.

Melvin Black, President of the Pearl High School Archives

Dear Pearl High Class of 1961
Greetings!!! It’s time to get together again!!! Therefore, the Pearl High Class of 1961 Committee has met and planned an event for 2019. The event this year has been planned for Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 1 pm. A private room at Dalt’s Restaurant for lunch has been reserved for that date. Dalt’s is located at 38 White Bridge Road, Lion’s Head Shopping Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Meal prices at Dalt’s begin around $12 each. The committee will not collect money from you for the meal as we did in the past. Each person will be responsible for paying for their lunch and tip.
We will need to provide the restaurant with an estimate of the number of persons joining us for lunch. Therefore, please text, email or call and let us know if you will be attending. You can call Naomi Rhodes Williams at (615) 207-9591, call or text Sandra Harris at (615) 473-3755 or email Louise Frierson at lfrierso@earthlink.net or Sandra at sharrisdds@aol.com.
We may have bad addresses for some of our classmates so be sure you spread the word. We look forward to seeing you, visiting with you and sharing memories from Pearl High School with you!!!! Please join us!!!
Sincerely,
Pearl High Class of 1961 Reunion Committee

WHAT: Famous PEARL HIGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST

WHERE: MAXWELL HOUSE HOTEL
ROSA PARK BLVD.(8TH AVE. & CASS STREET)
   NASHVILLE, TN

WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 9:00 A.M.

WHO:    MELVIN BLACK & HIS ARCHIVE STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST YOU

HOW: PRIZES, INTRODUCTION OF 1ST TIME PHS ALUMNI, AND
   OTHER PHS CLASS MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE UP-DATED
   INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2020 REUNION ETC.

WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF OUR PHS TIGERS @ this event!

PLEASE PASS THIS NOTICE ONTO OTHER STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED
PEARL HIGH SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME.

Visit The Pearl High School Heritage Classes Foundation, Inc. website at www.phshcf.org

PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF ‘64

      SPONSORING

TRIP TO HARRAH’S CASINO
METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS

DATE:  JULY 13, 2019
TIME:  DEPARTURE 8:00 A.M.    RETURN: 8:00 P.M

FEE: $25.00      PAYMENT DUE ON JULY 1, 2019

FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS CONTACT
JOHN L. FUQUA @ 615-385-1138  HOME
Or 615-945-5256 CELL

WILLIAM FREY @ 615-942-7753

Class of 1973 support this message:
Good Evening Class of 1971 Of Pearl High Tigers will be having a Fish Fry On This Saturday, June 22,2019 at 2411 Osage Street Nashville, TN 37208. AT 3 P. M. IF U HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE Contact Larry Hunter at 615 828-4414 or Clarence Lewis at 615 593-6321. Please come Hope to see you there. It's been a long time since we have seen seen each other . Please come we are going to have a good Time . Your Classmate of Pearl High Tigers of 1971. See you This Saturday June 22nd 2019 at 3 pm. Have a good evening

Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet

Class of 1973 please read and put this date down:
Our Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet this year will be on Dec 21, 2019 at our usual venue, The Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel, located at 1715 Broadway Ave
Nashville TN.36203
For Tickets, call or text
Lorenzo Short @ cell #
615 485-8110 or contact
your usual class leaders.
Tickets go on sale August 23, 2019. Tickets will be sold on a fair and equal basis and that means,"FIRST COME FIRST SERVE"!
We will not and cannot
save tickets for anyone!
"Once a Tiger, always a Tiger"

There will be a meeting of the Pearl High Class of 1966 at 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 2502 Albion Street (next to Westwood Baptist Church).
Thanks
famos85@aol.com

THE FAMOUS PHS BREAKFAST

THE FAMOUS PHS Breakfast WILL BE HELD THIS COMING SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019. WE WILL AGAIN HAVE SOCIALIZATION , PRIZES & OTHER EVENTS...WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

Time: 9 AM
Where: Maxwell House Hotel
8th Avenue North(Rose Park Blvd) & Cass Street
Nashville, TN

 “PEARL HIGH SCHOOL ARCHIVE OPEN HOUSE”
The Pearl High School Alumni Association, Inc. is preparing to celebrate the newly renovated archive with an open house on April 29, 2019

The event is free and open to the public. Join us on April 29th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM at Martin Luther King (MLK) at Historic Pearl High School in the old gymnasium at the corner of Jo Johnston and 17th Avenue North. Refreshments provided.

What: Pearl High School Meeting" Famous Breakfast"
When: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Where: Maxwell House Hotel
Cass Street @ Rose Park Blvd (8th Avenue, just off interstate
Nashville, TN)
When: 9AM

A surprise is scheduled for you, and it is different from last month, when a PHS Alumni (57) Dr. Cecil Glenn paid for 46 Breakfast servings @ approx.$14.95 each. Thanks to Cecil for his thoughtfulness and caring, God will bless his giving. Also, PHS prizes were given...so share your love & time...please come, and hear future PHS vital information.
Finally, Jimmy Church sends his love to all who expressed their love & concern during his wife's recent death.
Melvin Black, President of Pearl High School Archives

We are praying that "God will teach us to walk humbly and closer in thy ways,
And give us faith and courage to put purpose in our days, And make each one of us aware that each must do his part, For in the individual is where peace must have its start,
For a better world to live in where all are safe and free Must start with faith and hope and love from the heart in me".

Call or Text Henry Irvin at 615-830-1929 for Tickets!

1st 45 PHS Alumni will not have to pay for Breakfast!

What: Pearl High School Famous Breakfast
Where: Maxwell House Hotel
8th Avenue North & Cass Street( Rosa Park Dive)
Nashville, TN 37228
Who: Pearl High School Alumni

When: Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 9 AM

We will socialize, give prizes & provide up-dated PHS information. We are looking forward to seeing all of you!

Sending Love to all,
MELVIN BLACK, PRESIDENT OF PHS ARCHIVES 615-876-6340

Its that time again for our monthly meeting... so come & meet the PHS Alumni
@ the Maxwell House Hotel. We will replenish our love and provide memories
of our dear old school. Also, we will pray for our PHS families, receive comfort,
integrity, confidence, IMP Information, and see old friends.
Please bring other PHS Alumni with you!

What: Monthly" Pearl High School Famous Breakfast"
Where: Cass Street off Rosa Park Blvd( Old 8th Ave. North Nashville)
When: Saturday, January 26, 2019
Time: 9 AM

Thank you for your time & attention to this meeting... See you Saturday!

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives 615-876-6340

  PHS Class of 1966
There will be a meeting of the Pearl High School Class of 1966 at 4:00 pm on Thursday
January 10, 2019 at 2502 Albion St. (next to Westwood Baptist Church).

   Thanks
  famos85@aol.com

What: Come join PHS Family @ the " Famous Christmas Breakfast "
Where: Millennium Maxwell House Hotel
When: Saturday, December 22, 2018
Time: 9AM

Some Gifts have been left by Santa Claus for those attending this affair. Again,
we look forward to Seeing you @ Pearl High School's Famous Breakfast!

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archive 615-876-6340

Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet

Our Ticket Sales Shut Down has
Been extended to Tue @ 9:00 pm
Dec 11th 2018 for our Pearl High
70s Decade Christmas Party &
Banquet Being Held at The Hilton Hotel Vanderbilt, Located at
1715 Broadway Ave, Nashville TN
The date & time of our event is Saturday 12/15/18 from 6:00-11:00 pm.
Tickets are $45 per person.
Live Band, Exquisite Buffet Dining & Beautiful Ambiance!
Call or Text Me (Lorenzo) for Tickets Before We Have to Shut it Down in Order to Submit our Head Count to
the Hotel 4 days before the Event! The Hotel Required a 5 day Notice But I am Trying to Push it to allow 1 more Day for our Classmates & Friends that Always Seem to Wait Until the Very Last Minute to Purchase! Work With Me Tigers & Friends of Tigers!
Call or Text Lorenzo Short
at 615 485-8110 for Tickets!
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!

What: Please join the PHS 1958 Class Christmas Party
Where: The Millennium Maxwell House Hotel
When: Friday, December 7, 2018
Time: 6PM - 9PM
The restaurant will provide food & drinks @ a low cost
Invitation is being made to all who care to join us for a gala affair...we look forward to seeing you!

Charlene Stuart-President-615-329-4284
Charles Hudson-615-876-9328
Audrey Glover Hall-615-646-1163
Leonard Epperson-615-920-5674
Mary Ellen Forrester-615-351-3088

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

PHS CLASS OF 1966
“RAY OF HOPE BRUNCH”
WILL BE HELD AT
GOLDEN CORRAL -HERMITAGE
ON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018
FROM 10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
Please pass the word to other classmates

Each person will be responsible to pay for their own meal
Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

Pearl High School Breakfast

Where: Millennium Maxwell House Hotel
2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37228
When: October 27, 2018
Time: 9 AM
Please be on-time and eager to eat a delicious morning meal @ a low cost.
Remember our purpose has always been to care, encourage, and keep all of the PHS Family together in love, as we represent one of the most well-known & historic high schools in America

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archive

A limited order of All Classes 2018 Souvenir Books have been received, which can be purchased for $15 dollars each.

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN PEARL HIGH TIGERS
OF "THAT PEARL 70s DECADE" FOR OUR
ANNUAL PHS 70S DECADE CHRISTMAS PARTY!*
*FOR TICKETS,SEE CONTACT INFO* AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS POST WITH NUMBERS AND / OR EMAILS OF CLASS ALUMS FROM ALL THE YEARS OF OUR PEARL HIGH 70S DECADE THAT HAVE TICKETS FOR SALE TO OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY & BANQUET!
Our Annual PHS 70s Decade Christmas Banquet & Party
will be held on Dec 15, 2018 from 6:00pm-11:00pm.
It will be held at our usual location at the top floor of the
Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel.
The address is 1715 Broadway Ave Nashville TN 37203.
Tickets went on sale Saturday Sept 22, 2018 and we have already sold a
ridiculous amount of tickets and have a lot more purchasing this Friday Oct 5, 2018. If you plan on attending, you really need to buy early this year before we sell out!
*When we sell out...Don't pout...Because we will,without a doubt! Don’t hesitate or procrastinate, or it will be too late!
Tickets are $45 per person which includes exquisite dining, dancing and a great live band, all at our beautiful Hilton venue!
*TICKETS WILL SELL OUT QUICKLY* as always, because people tend to buy tables of 10 to have their own personal party within our party!
You will be able to buy tickets from various class leaders of all the class years within our entire 70s decade.
I have listed their names & contact info at the end of this post.
You can also contact me,
Lorenzo Short, to purchase tickets
by calling or texting me on my cell.
That cell number is 615 485-8110.
*BELOW IS A LIST OF ALUMS FROM ALL THE YEARS OF OUR PHS 7OS DECADE WITH TICKETS FOR SALE TO OUR PEARL HIGH 70S DECADE CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Dorothy Stewart "70"
cell 615 268-1828

Bernetta Dowell Teats "70"
cell 615 554-7091

Sandra Campbell "71"
email skcampbell123@yahoo.com

Dodie Moore Kennedy "72"
cell 615 573-5879

Andrea Fitzpatrick Collins "73"
cell 615 663-8966

Kenneth Parham "74"
email k.parham213@gmail.com

Anthony Etheridge"75"
cell 615 957-1996

Sandra Simmons Holtzclaw "75"
cell 615 496-5117

Kym Dukes"76"
cell 615 506-7413

Sabrina Caruthers "76"
inbox her on FB or Messenger

Terry Dickerson "77"
cell 615 474-5524

Valerie Crook Sharpe"78"
cell 615 600-8867

Marilyn Alford "78"
cell 615 569-5932

Chityka Lee "79"
cell 615 207-7470

Monica Rucker Knox"80"
cell 615 506-3840

Valerie Allen Owens "80"
cell 615 390-6024
Once a Tiger always a Tiger!

Ok PHS Tigers of the 80's. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for our end of the year party. The party is Saturday December 29 at Rock the Bellz from 7pm-11pm. Early bird tickets are 25 dollars and will go fast. Food and drinks included. If you attended our last party or the picnic then you know how we do. If you attended the party give a shout out to let people know how much fun you had. For ticket purchases you may contact me at 615 715 2256 or contact Susan Steele Fuller on Facebook for ticket purchases. I am already getting requests for tickets so dont wait until last minute because they will sell out

UP-COMING PHS EVENT PHS :

Where: Maxwell House Hotel
8th Avenue & Cass Street (Rosa Park Drive)
Nashville, TN 37228
When: August 25, 2018
Time: 9 AM
Please be on-time and eager to eat a delicious morning meal @ a low cost
Remember our purpose has always been to care, encourage, and keep all of the PHS Family together in love,as we represent one of the most well- known & historic high schools in America

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archive

Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion

Important update meeting regarding Pearl High School All Classmate Reunion, to be held August 9th-12th, 2018.
When: Thursday, July 26, 2018
Where: Hartman Park Community Center
2801 Tucker Rd.
Nashville, TN 37218
Time: 4:00 PM

Important update meeting regarding Pearl High School All Classmate Reunion, to be held August 9th-12th, 2018.
When: Thursday, July 19, 2018
Where: Hartman Park Community Center
2801 Tucker Rd.
Nashville, TN 37218
Time: 4:00 PM

Pearl High School Breakfast

Please be on time Saturday for Pearl High School's Famous Breakfast. We will again present honors to one our distinguished Nashville & PHS Citizens... Moreover, we are continuing the primary function of our monthly meetings to keep love,concern and knowledge as a forerunner for the existing structure that was conjectured during our stay @ dear old Pearl High. It is the aim of the alumni to protect the teachings specifically laid out by our fore fathers.
Never forget that PHS has a distinguished history...lets stay together and continue to accomplish further prominence.

What: PHS Famous Breakfast Meeting

Where: Maxwell House Hotel

Address: Rosa Park Blvd
& Cass Street( formerly Cass Street)
Nashville , TN

When: June, 23, 2018

Time: 9AM

Contact Person: Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives

 Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion

There will be a meeting of the Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion at 5:30 pm on Thursday May 24, 2018, Hartman Park. We will discuss business regarding where we stand leading up to the Reunion in August 2018. We also want everyone to feel free to attend the meeting and get involved.

Perry Wallace’s story to reach new audiences through Nashville Film Festival

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace, the documentary film about the challenges Wallace faced as one of Vanderbilt University’s first African American students and as a pioneer in Southeastern Conference basketball, will be featured at this year’s Nashville Film Festival.

Screenings of Triumph are scheduled Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 12, at 3:15 p.m. as part of the festival’s lineup. The host site for the festival is Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX near Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. Tickets are on sale now. A brief Q&A with director Rich Gentile and Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Athletics Director David Williams will follow each screening.

While the film has been screened and honored at film festivals across the country, including in Austin, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, the Nashville Film Festival offers the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities an opportunity to learn more about a hometown trailblazer who helped pave the way for today’s college and NBA standouts.

The film was three years in the making and is narrated by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker. It chronicles Wallace’s journey as an academically and athletically talented 17-year-old from North Nashville who was a reluctant pioneer that blazed a trail through Jim Crow racism. Vanderbilt provided financial support for the film.

When Wallace arrived on Vanderbilt’s campus in 1966 after being recruited by legendary basketball coach Roy Skinner and with the support of then-Chancellor Alexander Heard, he was among the university’s first African American students. His best friend and Pearl High School classmate Walter Murray and another newly recruited basketball teammate, Godfrey Dillard, joined him at Vanderbilt that year.

Wallace, who had come from the nurturing environment of North Nashville’s Pearl High School, the city’s only black high school for half a decade and a source of academic and athletic pride for Nashville’s black community, experienced mistreatment and isolation as one of the first black athletes at Vanderbilt. The experience left an indelible mark on him, his fellow trailblazing students, Vanderbilt and the city.

As members of the freshman basketball team, Wallace and Dillard also faced abuse and hatred on the road from fans throughout the South. Despite these challenges, Wallace made history at Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym on Dec. 4, 1967, as the first African American athlete to play varsity basketball in the SEC.

The Nashville Film Festival screenings further efforts by Vanderbilt and others to highlight Wallace’s story and legacy.

In December, Vanderbilt and the SEC marked the 50th anniversary of Wallace’s historic 1967 basketball game and honored his and Dillard’s legacies. Wallace, who died Dec. 1 following a battle with cancer, was honored posthumously by the SEC with the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award on Dec. 2 along with Dillard and the four University of Kentucky players who integrated SEC football: Nate Northington, Wilbur Hackett, Houston Hogg and the late Greg Page.

On Dec. 4, Vanderbilt hosted the premiere of Triumph on campus. The film also recently finished a limited run in theaters in New York and Los Angeles.

In January, the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association recognized Wallace as its 2017 Distinguished Alumni recipient, the highest honor bestowed to a member of the university’s alumni community, and the university honored him at an event in his adopted home of Washington, D.C., where he had worked in the Justice Department, served on the Environmental Policy Advisory Council of the EPA, and was a professor at Howard and American universities.
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Pearl High School Breakfast

Pearl High School Breakfast is canceled for April. See you the 4th Saturday in May.

Pearl High School Breakfast

Due to the Music City Marathon event, the Pearl High School Breakfast will be held on this
coming Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 9AM. Please share this information with others.
We have up-coming events, we have made positive strides, and would like to continue
sharing information with you.

What: Pearl High School Breakfast
When: Saturday, April 21, 2018
Where: Maxwell House Hotel
Eight Ave/ Rosa Park Blvd & old Cass Street
Nashville, TN 37228
Come and bring a friend, you will be glad you did!

Melvin Black, President of Pearl High Archives
615-876-6340

“Let’s Get You in the Mood”
Pearl High School Mixer @ Carol Ann, Friday, April 6,2018, 7:00pm. Featuring Jimmy Church. Free Parking and no cover charge.🎶🐅🐅

 Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion

Please meet the Pearl High School Alumni for socialization, games, & prizes...we will be
glad to see you. Also, remember that the breakfast is @ low a price and very delicious.
You will meet friends that you haven't seen since high school days!
What: The Famous PHS Breakfast For All Classes
Where: Maxwell House Hotel
             8th Avenue & Cass Street(Rosa Park Blvd)
             Nashville, TN 37228
Time:   9AM
When: Saturday, March 24, 2018
_______________________________________________________________________
3/19/18 Deceased list

Jerry Washington- PHS Class 1967
Tanya Roberts Washington-PHS Class of 1978
Camara Crooks-PHS Class of 1964
Nettie Moore-PHS Class of 1956, reportedly passed in Texas, funeral will be in
Nashville. Please check the Tennessean for further details.
Eva Mowery-PHS Class of 1953
Delores Pope-PHS Class of 1953

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archive

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and cheerful accept what God sends.

TMCF | COSTCO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Costco are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) within the TMCF member-school network. The Costco Scholarship is open to students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selected scholars will receive a one-year merit scholarship of $7,200 for the 2018-2019 academic school year, which will be used to cover the costs of tuition and academic fees. The funds are applied in the fall and spring semesters at $3,600 per semester. Students must meet the following minimum criteria to apply for the award:
COSTCO Scholarship Requirements
·        Must plan to enroll or be enrolled as a full-time student at one of TMCF’s 47 member schools for the 2017-2018 academic school year.
·        Current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
·        Have demonstrated leadership qualities and community service experience
·        Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551
·        Be recommended by the faculty or staff member of your current school
·        Open to undergraduate college students

To complete your application, please submit the following supporting documents (at the same time that you are completing the application):
·        Resume
·        2018-2019 Student Aid Report (received from filing FAFSA)
·        Most recent transcript (unofficial or official copy)
·        Recommendation from current school faculty or staff member (must be completed online)
·        Essay: In 750 words or less, please address the following question:
a)   Explain the importance of your major in today’s society and how it will make an impact.

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To apply, click the button below and create a TMCF Account. Once you sign up and create a TMCF Account, you can complete the TMCF | Costco Scholarship Program application. The deadline is May 29, 2018, 11:59 PM EST.
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 Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion

Pearl High All Classes Reunion will meet on Thursday, March 15th, 2:30pm. Bordeaux Library, Clarksville Hwy.

Pearl High Class of 1966

There will be a meeting of the Pearl High Class of 1966 at 4:00 pm on Thursday March 8, 2018 at 2520 Albion Street (next to Westwood Baptist Church). We are making plans for our birthday celebration this year (2018). We will announce the date and location later. We also want everyone to feel free to attend the meeting and get involved.
Thank you

Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

Pearl High School All Classmate Alumni Family Reunion

 PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '73 45th CLASS REUNION CELEBRATION

Help us get the message out and join us for this grand event!!!...Calling All Pearl High Classmates of 1973 "White Out Celebration”
45th Class Reunion Celebration
June 16, 2018
Time: 6:45pm
Rock tha Bellz Event Center, 768 Madison Square, Madison, TN 37115
Live Comedy Show and a Special PHS Performer
Full Course Dinner
Fabulous DJ/Latest Line Dances
Free Margaritas and
BYOB Welcome
PHS Souvenirs/Free Giveaways
Reunion Registration: $65.00 per person, Deadline for payment April 1, 2018. Send all registrations to:
Stephanie Moorman Drake 3829 Lake Ridge Run, Nashville, TN 37214
“White Attire Is Strongly Recommended”
1973 Pearl High Tiger Contacts
Andrea Fitzpatrick Collins 615-663-8966
Pat Bender Johnson 615-202-0541
Gladys Hall Moore 615-400-0517
Betty Braden 615-202-3437

Reservations should be received by February 1, 2018
Tickets Will Not BE Sold At The Door

PEARL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

The P H S Alumni will have a meeting on 1/25/2018 at the Bordeaux Public Library on Clarksville Hwy. at 2 pm. I hope that you will be able to attend.

Contact Person: Patricia (Pat) Gregory
PHS Class of 1965

Pearl High School Breakfast

Let me begin by thanking each of you for your continued commitment and support of Pearl High School Archives and other Pearl High Classes that are working hard to preserve our Pearl heritage. I am writing to ask for your presence at the up-coming “Famous Pearl High School Breakfast”, as I will introduce to some & Present to others a very high profile individual, who has remained handsome, youthful, a mentor, a Christian, a friend to all and has been a most intelligent and successful business man throughout the years. We have planned an event to acknowledge the accolades of this PHS Alumni, as he will be surprised, and you will confer that this individual is certainly worthy of  such recognition… come join us , you will be glad you did!

Where: The Maxwell Hotel- Cass Street & 8th Avenue North (Rosa Park Blvd.)
When: January 27, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM
What: Surprise Honor of a Notable Alumni
How: Your attendance @ this event will be greatly appreciated

From: Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives
           615-876-6340

All Classes Reunion meeting for PHS Alumni 01/18/2018 cancelled until further notice.

Contact Person: Patricia (Pat) Gregory
PHS Class of 1965

Chairman & President of 2018 PHS Reunion
May God continue to Bless Our Pearl High School Family!

The PHS Class of ‘64 is sponsoring a bus trip to Washington DC to tour the African American Museum. June 7-12, 2018
Price $575. Contact Shelia Smith 615 268-7424 for additional info

Dear P H S Alumni,

I Hope that everyone had a great Holiday and I trust that 2018 will be a prosperous and rewarding year ahead.

It is a pleasure and Honor to ask for your attendance at our upcoming meeting, I would like to welcome you formally and present some information about our 2018 Alumni Scheduling with our final draft.

Where:
Nashville Bordeaux Public Library
4000 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN 37218

Time: 2 PM on Thursday, January 18, 2018

Patricia (Pat) Gregory-615-256-1687

Happy Holidays

From: Melvin Black, President of Pearl High School Archives and All of the Pearl High School Family!

What: The Pearl High School Family would like to unite @ the up-coming & last PHS Breakfast of the year 2017
Where: The Maxwell House Hotel, Cass Street & Rosa Park Blvd, just off the Interstate & Old eighth Avenue North, Nashville, TN.
When: Saturday, December 23, 2017
Time: 9 AM
How: We will sing oldies & Pearl High Tunes, during the day...tune up your festive holiday voices & come
Looking forward to seeing all of you who walked the halls of Pearl High School, even for a brief time, and the PHS students coming home for the holidays

PHS News & Events:
The Pearl High Archive Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations Until August 2018...For
Additional PHS Up-dates, refer to PHS Website" Pearl High Alumni Association, INC."

"WOW", a PHS Breakfast is planned for all former students. We are expecting
a crowd, so be on time & ready for the festivities!

Time of Breakfast: 9 AM

Where: Maxwell House Hotel

Address: Just Off 8th Ave entrance(Rosa Park Blvd & Cass , Nashville, TN

When: November 26, 2017

Contact Person: Melvin Black, Archive President-615-876-6340
______________________________________________________
All are invited to share a Christmas Party @ the Maxwell House with
the Pearl High School Class of 1958
When: Friday,December 1, 2017 NEW DATE
Time: 6:00PM to 9PM
Price: Free
Liquor used must be purchased from the Hotel
Where is the event? Maxwell House Hotel Bar & Lounge

Charlene McClain Stuart-615-329-4284-President
Charles Hudson-Vice President-615-876-9325
Charles Hudson-Vice President-615 876-9328

The Pearl High 70s Decade Annual Christmas Party & Banquet

Hey Pearl High Alums, Have Your Own Personal Christmas Party Within Our
Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet This Year on Dec 23, 2017 from 6:00pm-11:00pm at The Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel.You Can Do This By Purchasing a Table or Two of Your Own.You Can Designate a Table of 10 or Tables of 10 For Your Own Group of Friends, Classmates, Relatives & Alums!

Can you imagine having Your Own Table(s) of preferred guest While Being Surrounded by Other Tables of Classmates & Friends That Did The Same! You May However,Purchase Any Amount of Tickets or Individual Tickets if You Like.
There Will Be A Top Notch Live Band, Equisite Dining.and Beautiful Ambience, All At the Very Affordable Price of $45 per Person!

Call or Text Lorenzo "Lo" Short at Cell # 615 485-8110 at Anytime (24/7) for Tickets & information and possible delivery of Tickets!
You May Also get Your Tickets Mon-Fri from 8:00am-4:30pm
at Park Ave School located at 3703 Park Ave Nashville TN 37209.( off Charlotte between 37th & 38th) You May Call or Text Principal Deltina Short at 615 512-8050 (or Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110) when you are in route so We Can Have Your Tickets Ready For You Upon Your Arrival.
You May Also Call Your Class Leaders For Tickets
Call Lorenzo Short for Your Class Leader's contact info
.
While This Annual Event is Sponsored by The Pearl High 70s Decade Group {Pearl High Classes from 1970-1979) We Invite those Classes that Attended During The 70s Decade but finished in the Next Decade as well as those Classes That Attended Before Our Glorious Decade of the 70s and Passed the Torch on to Our Decade!

When We Sell Out, You Will Miss Out! (and we always do!)
Tickets Will Not Be Sold At The Door!
Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger !!!

Don't forget Saturday's Famous Pearl High Breakfast, 28th of October @ 9AM 2017.
Please come and bring another Pearl High Alumni...we will be happy to share the hour with all Illustrious & former students from Historic Pearl High School.
Reporter: Melvin Black
615-876-6340

PEARL HIGH TIGERS ROUND-UP TIME

Saturday, October 21, 2017-1:00pm until “Pearl High Tigers Round-Up Time”. This year we are having a “Good Old Western Spaghetti Dinner” and Smoke Turkeys. All tigers are asked to bring your favorite dish to go along with the fixings. We will start eating at 2:30pm so please have your dish here by then. Join us for an old fashion hay ride, spade contest, bingo, tiger scavenger hunt and the big barn fire. BYOB and don’t forget to bring a chair. Location: A convoy to Lebanon will leave The Maxwell House in Metro Center promptly at 11:30am. Barney Dale’s Farm 1780 Africa Road, Lebanon TN 37808. For more information call Barney Dale at 615-495-0354.

PHS CLASS OF 1963

Calling all Pearl High Alumni:

The PHS Class of '63 is sponsoring: A Fish Fry
When: Saturday, September 30, 2017
New Location: front of Kingdom Cafe & Grill., 2610 Jefferson St., Nashville, TN
Time: 10:30AM - 4:00PM

Class of '63 members, we would especially love to see you there. Pearl High alumni are all welcome to attend.
Please join us, bring your family or friends for some awesome socialization, laughs, good time, good music and good food. Don't forget your lawn chair(s). Plenty of parking available.

Who knows, you may see classmates that you haven't seen in a long time.
Please let other classmates know about this by passing the word.
We hope to see you there.

PHS CLASS OF 1968

PHS Class of 1968 the date suggestions for our trip to African American Museum in Washington ,DC are as follows:
May 24-27, 2018; May 31-June 3, 2018; Aug 16-19, 2018; Aug 23-26, 2018; Aug 30-Sept 2, 2018.

We'll choose the date that receives the most votes. According to our travel agent, the best time to make the trip would be in the spring.

The final date and plans for the 50th Reunion will be finalized soon, too. The trip will be open to anyone that wishes to go.

Please email your choice of date for the trip to
Sandra 2015@bellsouth.net no later than
Sunday, 9/17/2017. If you have questions,
please feel free to email me.

PHS CLASS OF 1963

Calling all Pearl High Alumni:

The Class of '63 is sponsoring: A Fish Fry
When: Saturday, September 30, 2017
Where: Jefferson St. Baptist Church, 2708 Jefferson St., Nashville, TN
Time:   10:30AM - 4:00PM

Class of '63 members, we would especially love to see you there,
but all Pearl High alumni are welcome to attend.
Please join us, bring your family or friends for some awesome socialization,
laughs, good time, good music and good food. Don't forget your lawn chair(s).
Plenty of parking available.
Who knows, you may see classmates that you haven't seen in a long time.

Please let other classmates know about this by passing the word.
We hope to see you there.

For more information, please contact:
Florence Duncan Woods   615-876-3610   woods4622@bellsouth.net

The Pearl High 70s Decade Annual Christmas Party & Banquet

It's That Time Again For The Pearl High 70s Decade Annual & Renowned Christmas Party & Banquet on Dec 23, 2017

Tickets go on sale on Sept 1st 2017 for our Annual Pearl High 70s Decade Christmas Party & Banquet!
We will have a top notch Band & DJ, Exquisite Dining
and Beautiful Ambiance as always!
Where: The Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel (Our usual place)
Address: 1715 Broadway,Nashville TN 37203 (Top floor)
Date: 12/23/17 Saturday (The day before Christmas Eve}
Time: 6:00-11:00pm
Dinner: served from 7:00-9:00pm (from 7:00-9:00 so be on time!)
Tickets: are $45 per person
Tickets Must Be Purchased In Advance Until We "SELL OUT" !
Tickets May "NOT" Be Purchased At The Door!
Call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110 for tickets & more info.
Call your usual class leaders from your respective class years for tickets if you like.We can give you their contact info if you call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110
While the PHS 70s Decade (Classes from 70-79) is the sponsoring group, we invite all alums of all years!
You alums that graced our Alma mater's hallways with your presence during the decade of the 70s but finished in the next decade along with our alums that preceded our 70s decade and passed on the torch to us,all are invited (actually "required") to attend!
Come celebrate,Alma mater, Decade & Holiday simultaneously
with us!
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!
THESE TICKETS WILL SELL OUT AS THEY DO EVERY YEAR
SO KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION WILL BRING ABOUT DEVASTATION! SO "GET UP OFF OF DAT THANG" AND GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
CALL OR TEXT LORENZO AT 615 485-8110

From: Melvin Black, President of Pearl High Archives:
To: All PHS Alumni

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 @ 9AM, the Historic Pearl High Breakfast will be held @ the Maxwell House , on the Corner of Cass Street & Rosa Park Blvd.(8th Ave. North), Nashville, TN. We will pay tribute to one of our very 1st black alumnus employed by city officials. Although we have not seen her in awhile, we just want to acknowledge her now and say" we love her & are proud of her as an Alumni of the Famous Pearl High School".
Please join us in the celebration, socialization & lots of prizes give-away.
May God Bless all of you until we meet again!

PHS CLASS OF 1958

1958 President : Charlene Stuart
To PHS 1958 Class members-Please read the exclusive notices below:
To the Nashville, TN PHS 1958 Class members, please be on time and cheerful,
as we begin Class meetings this September 7, 2017, following our annual designated
vacation. Our 58 meeting time will be 4PM-5PM. Our location remains @ Swett's
Restaurant -28th Avenue & Clifton Rd., Nashville, TN. We had a beautiful time @ our
last Class meeting & a lot of the class members were there...come & JOIN USTHURSDAY
Saturday 7, 2017 & see class mates that you have not seen in a long time. Guest Speaker will reportedly be Pat Gregory King, President of the ALL PHS 2018 Reunion.

PHS CLASS OF 1977

Calling all 1977 Pearl High School Alumni to meet or beat us at a breakfast Reunion gathering.
When: Oct 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Monell's at the Manor, 1400 Murfreesboro Pk Nashville TN. Meet in parking lot and then fellowship together for breakfast.
The Challenge for this gathering is to BRING OR INVITE A 77 CLASSMATE.
Call, message or text Sylvia Wilcox Spencer at 615- 973-6495.
Let's make this the largest class of 77 gathering!

PHS CLASS OF 1966

We will meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Hermitage on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 10:00 am. We will be discussing what we would like to do to celebrate our 70th birthday next year. We welcome any suggestions. Please try to join us and let other classmates know about this by passing the word - please!!!!!
Thank you
Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

Don't forget "The Pearl High School Breakfast"

When: 4th Saturday,July 22, 2017
What: A gathering of former & out-of-town PHS students.

Event: Mr. Black will offer prizes, announcements, current up-dated
information about other PHS events & the hotel will offer excellent
food for breakfast @ a reasonable price.

Where is the location of event: Just off Interstate exit on 8th Avenue,
Cass Street @ Rosa Park Blvd.
Time: 8:30 AM/9 AM

Also, Mr. Black will present a special & surprise guest.

See you Saturday, July 22, 2017 & remember the breakfast
is held every 4th Saturday @ the Maxwell House Hotel

Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives

PEARL HIGH SCHOOL 2018 REUNION

There will be a Pearl High School 2018 Reunion meeting
@ 5PM on July 20, 2017. The meeting will take place @ Bordeaux Library on Clarksville Hwy, next to Kroger Store.
We will discuss vital information regarding what we are
doing, how far we have come, who the key players are, and
etc. We want you to be on board to share our memories of
“Our Dear Old Schools”.

See you on July 20, 2018…5 PM!

Love you and need your presence,

Pat King Gregory,Chairperson

Big Breakfast @ Maxwell House- Saturday,June 24, 2017 8:30

Standing tall, still making intellectual, peaceful, Christian-like, and positive strides in the world today describes the PHS Alumni. Therefore, Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives, makes every effort to continue gathering of all PHS students and PHS memorabilia for our legacy and accomplishments. Moreover, it is our wish that PHS students who journeyed to PHS, whether they finished , or not, will join us each 4th Saturday @ the Maxwell House Hotel, 8:30 or 9:00 AM, Cass Street & Rosa Park Blvd, Nashville, TN(Metro Ctr. Area). Please be reminded that we join together for socialization, good food, see & talk to many class members, and to win prizes.

We truly miss all of you and hope to see you & your family this Saturday, June,24, 2017 @ the Maxwell House Hotel, in Nashville, TN!

For more information please contact Barbara Covington (615-481-9837) email prof.barbara@comcast.net

PHS Alumni

Standing tall, still making intellectual, peaceful, Christian-like, and positive strides in the world today describes the PHS Alumni. Therefore, Melvin Black, President of PHS Archives, makes every effort to continue gathering of all PHS students and PHS memorabilia for our legacy and accomplishments. Moreover, it is our wish that PHS students who journeyed to PHS, weather they finished , or not, will join us each 4th Saturday @ the Maxwell House Hotel, 8:30 or 9:00 AM, Cass Street & Rosa Park Blvd, Nashville, TN(Metro Ctr. Area). Please be reminded that we join together for socialization, good food, see & talk to many class members, and to win prizes.

We truly miss all of you and hope to see you & your family this Saturday, May, 27, 2017 @ the Maxwell House Hotel, in Nashville, TN!

For further information, contact Melvin Black @ 615 – 876-6340.

ANNIE BROOKS

PHS CLASS OF 1966

Class of 1966: We will meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Hermitage on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 10:00 am. We will be discussing what we would like to do to celebrate our 70th birthday next year. We welcome any suggestions. Please try to join us and let other classmates know about this by passing the word - please!!!!!
Thanks
Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

 Pearl 70's Decade Group

Memorial Day Weekend Concert & Picnic for our " MIGHTY PEARL HIGH Tiger Alums!
We Tiger's of The "Pearl 70s Decade" are hosting a Memorial Day Week End Concert & Picnic on Saturday May 27, 2017 from 11:00am-7:00pm at Nashville's Centennial Park Band Shelter. While the Pearl High 70s Decade Group is hosting this affair, we invite Pearl High Alums of all years to join us! Bring your own food, lawn chairs and / or blankets While you listen to this very talented and renowned live band on us!
There will be park benches available on a first come first serve basis.We may have a local vendor or two there selling food.WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN FOOD BUT BRING HEFTY TRASH BAGS TO HAUL OFF ANY LARGE TRASH ITEMS YOU CREATE THAT WON'T FIT IN THE PARK"S GARBAGE CANS!
This Memorial Day Concert & Picnic Celebration will be a wonderful way to spend one of your Memorial Weekend Days by remembering and being with old friends & alums from the past, not to mention remembering those fallen Tigers that are no longer with us.
Please call or text me, Lorenzo Short Sr at 615 485-8110 if you would like to participate on any level, even if it's just attending. We would like to have some idea of how many plan to attend.
My email is lorenzoshort@bellsouth.net
"Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!

PHS All Class Reunion meeting: April 6, 2017, 5:00pm at Hartman Park.
Thanks
Send your response to Pat Gregory

Black History Presentation/Freedom Riders' Program
1.On Thursday, February 23, 2017, PHS-Melvin Black request your presence @ the Black
History Presentation/Freedom Riders' Program. This event will be held on 17th& Jo Johnston
Avenue, Nashville, TN. Time of event is 11AM...Pearl High Gymnasium.

2.Don't forget Pearl High School's "Famous Saturday Breakfast". Time of PHS Breakfast
is 9AM on February 25, 2017. This event will convene @ Maxwell House Hotel, corner of Rosa Park Boulevard & Cass Street, Nashville, TN.
See Melvin Black for further information-615-876-6340

Pearl High Class of 1966

There will be a meeting of the Pearl High Class of 1966 at 4:00 pm on Thursday March 9, 2017 at 2502 Albion Street ( A two story stone building right across from Pearl Cohn School). We will to continue to meet on a regular basis. We welcome anyone who would like to present ideas on what we can plan for our 70th birthday celebration the year of 2018.

Attach is a survey we would like for you fill out, if you attended the 50th class reunion celebration. Please mail it back to Andrew at the address below or bring it to the meeting.

Andrew Hanserd
3134 Moorewood Drive
Nashville, TN 37207

Thank you

Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

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Civil rights pioneer, statesman and author U.S. Rep. John Lewis will be honored with the Nashville Public Library Literary Award on Saturday, Nov. 19. Lewis will discuss his New York Times best-selling graphic novel trilogy “March” during a free public lecture and book signing that same day at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School (613 17th Ave. N).
“Through the ‘March’ trilogy, Congressman Lewis is engaging a new generation of readers in civil rights history,” said Tari Hughes, president of the Nashville Public Library Foundation. “His story is inspiring and educational, and it holds an even deeper level of meaning for Nashvillians who walk the very streets where Congressman Lewis and his peers made history.”
In addition to Lewis’ being honored with the Literary Award, “March” has been selected for Nashville Reads 2017. Nashville Public Library (NPL), in partnership with the Office of the Mayor, the Nashville Public Library Foundation (NPLF), Humanities Tennessee, BookPage and Parnassus Books, hosts this yearly citywide reading initiative to encourage all Nashvillians to read and discuss a great piece of literature.
Lewis’ public lecture on Nov. 19 will be the city’s opportunity to hear him speak as the Literary Award Honoree and the 2017 Nashville Reads featured author.
“Both Nashville and the nation have been forever changed by Congressman Lewis’ unwavering moral compass, his relentless courage and his commitment to nonviolent change,” Mayor Megan Barry said. “He continues to spread his message about the need to get in ‘good trouble, necessary trouble’ to audiences far and wide, whether he’s sitting in on the U.S. House floor or crowd-surfing on late-night television.
“Congressman Lewis’ ‘March’ chronicles the enduring impact of the Nashville movement and his role in it. As we continue the critical work of building a better society for all, I can’t think of a better book for our city to read or a better person for our library to honor.”
Lewis is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, an author and an American civil rights icon. A graduate of now American Baptist College and Fisk University, Lewis was a leader in the Nashville student-led, nonviolent sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides in the early 1960s. He was the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington (and is now the only surviving speaker) and was at the forefront of the Selma to Montgomery March as part of the voting rights movement in 1965. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Lewis is co-author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel memoir trilogy “March.” The “March” series is used in schools across the country to teach the civil rights movement to the next generation of young activists, and has been selected as a First-Year common reading text at colleges and universities across the nation. Lewis is co-author of “Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change” and “Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement” and is the subject of two other books written about his extraordinary life.
Often called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties and building what he calls “The Beloved Community” in America. His dedication to the highest ethical standards and moral principles has won him the admiration of many of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the United States Congress.
NPLF is extremely grateful to its Literary Award Gala chairs, President James E.K. Hildreth, Phyllis D.K. Hildreth, J.D., Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Lydia A. Howarth; this year’s Literary Award underwriter, UBS; and Vanderbilt University as the presenting sponsor for the public lecture.
“UBS’ support for the Nashville Public Library Foundation aligns with the company’s broader commitment to education and empowering our country’s next generation of leaders,” said Jerry Johnson, Tennessee Kentucky market head for UBS Wealth Management Americas. “Few Americans have done more to unlock opportunity and create meaningful change for our nation’s young men and women than Congressman John Lewis, and so we’re honored to congratulate him on being recognized for an extraordinary life dedicated to progress and public service. UBS is proud to join the Library and Congressman Lewis in promoting a love of learning that can inspire children from all backgrounds to achieve success at every phase of their academic journeys.”
About U.S. Rep. John Lewis and “March”
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D–Ga., is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from the segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president of the United States of America. Lewis collaborated with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell on “March,” a graphic novel trilogy that shares Lewis’ remarkable story with new generations. “March” is a vivid firsthand account of Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil rights and human rights.
About the Nashville Public Library Foundation Literary Award
Each year, the Nashville Public Library Foundation recognizes an outstanding author with its Literary Award, which honors the author’s achievements while promoting books, literacy and reading in Nashville. Lewis is the 13th honoree. Previous winners include Jon Meacham, Scott Turow, Robert K. Massie, Margaret Atwood, John McPhee, Billy Collins, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Irving, Ann Patchett, John Updike, David McCullough and David Halberstam.
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Pearl 70's Decade Group

Tickets are selling like "Hot Cakes" for our Annual Pearl High 70's Decade Christmas Banquet & Party being held on Dec.17, 2016 at the the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel. Tickets went on sale on September 1st and are already getting low! Tickets will definitely sell out quickly so don't let hesitation & procrastination bring about devastation! When We're Sold Out, We're Sold Out!!
"Read Everything" Below Please, As All The Information Is Very Important!
When: Dec. 17, 2016
Where: Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel (as usual)
Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Attire: Dressy (so break out with your Church clothes!)
Tickets: $45 per person
Band Higher Ground (the best band in town)
Dining: Exquisite buffet dining until 9:00pm
"A Heads Up"
Do not confuse our event with any other event that may be held a few weeks earlier (even if they use our same hotel).
We are the Pearl 70s Decade Group that consists of alums from
the entire Pearl High 70s Decade ranging from 1970-1979.
While the Pearl 70s Decade Group is the sponsoring alumni group, we invite Pearl High Alums of other years to join us!
Remember:
We always have our event the Saturday before Christmas Eve.
For tickets:
Call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110
or Deltina Short at 615 512-8050
Tickets available at Park Ave School at 3703 Park Ave. Nashville TN from 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri Call or text Principal Deltina Short at 615 512-8050
before coming so your tickets will be waiting for you when you arrive.
You may also contact "Class Leaders" for your respective class years
to get tickets. To contact class leaders, call or text Lorenzo at 615 485-8110 and he will put you in touch with them.
.
The Class Leaders:
70-Henri Hardison, Dorothy Stewart
71-Sandra Campbell
72-Michael & Angela Giddens,Jimmy Frierson.
73-Andrea Fitzpatrick Collins
74-Lorenzo & Deltina Short, Kenneth Parham, Ricky Collins
75-Anthony Etheridge, Sandra Simmons Holtzclaw
76-Sherry Brooks Bowins, Sabrina Caruthers and Kym Dukes
77-Terry Dickerson
78- Marilyn Alford ,Valerie Crook Sharpe, Sylvia Southall
79-Chityka Lee,Kenny Fitzpatrick
Out of Towners & All Nighters:
Reserve you a room or a suite at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel or right next door at Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt
Any reservations will have to be made by the guests themselves as early
as possible if desired. ..
"Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger"

Our Pearl High Tigers Fall Round Up
Class of 1973

Don't miss the barn fire the biggest ever! It's that season again 3rd time around...."Our Pearl High Tigers Fall Round up" When: Saturday October 29, 2016. This year we are having an old fashion weenie roast. Each classmate should bring a pack of hot dogs and buns. All the fixings will be provided, including bake beans and chips. If you would like to bring anything else that's fine. Food served at 3:30pm and remember to "BYOB". Also, this year we will have a contest, best decorated cowboy hat so wear your best decorated cowboy/girl hat and win a 1st or 2nd place prize!!! New line dance, horseback riding and great fellowship. If you would like to join our car caravan we leave Maxwell Hotel (Metro Center)..parking lot at 1:15pm...Inbox us. Hope to see you Pearl High Tigers.... if you missed last year you missed a good time!!! Feel free to pass it on.... " Andrea Collins and Barney Dale class of 1973"

Pearl High 66 Classmates!!!

We will meet for our quarterly breakfast at the Golden Corral in Hermitage on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00 am. Please try to join us and let other classmates know about this by passing the word - please!!!!!
We hope to see you there.
Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

Annual Pearl High School Red & White Social

Friday Nov. 25, 2016
8:00 p. m. To 11:30 p. m.

Featuring Dinner, Music and a DJ

Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt /Nashville
1715 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203

$45.00 person (Buffet Dinner served at 7:30 p.m.)

Contact Arthur Thompson, 615-876-0229, Sandra Adams, 615-824-9729,Emma Hudson, 615-582-5066

Annual Pearl High 70's Decade Christmas Banquet & Party

Tickets for our Renowned Annual Pearl High 70's Decade Christmas Banquet & Party on Dec 17, 2016 go on Sale on September 1, 2016.

Location:The Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt Hotel at 1715 Broadway Ave.,
Nashville TN 37203 "( Our Same Hotel as Usual)"

Date: December 17, 2016

Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm

Tickets are $45, Great Live Band, Fantastic Food and a Marvelous Atmosphere!

Band: "Higher Ground" (There is not a better band in town!)

Now you know "We Will Sell Out Quickly", so get a head start on your ticket purchases or you will definitely Miss Out!

*Do Not Confuse Our Event With Any Other Events* Around That
Time Or Place. We Are "The Pearl High 70s Decade Group" which consists of alums from the entire Pearl High 70s Decade, ranging from 1970-1979. While we are the sponsoring alumni group, we do invite Pearl High alums of other years.

For Tickets & Info, Call or text Lorenzo Short at 615 485-8110 Or Deltina Short at 615 512-8050.
Emails are lorenzoshort@bellsouth.net or deltina1@att.net

Wharton Jr High Alumni Picnic Proposal & Survey

The "Renowned Story Book Band" will entertain us with fantastic
"Live Music" at our Wharton Jr High Alumni Memorial Day Picnic
on Sat May 28, 2016 at Hadley Park..Our celebration is from 10:00am-6:00pm.
While we will provide BBQ, hotdogs....,attendees may bring their grills or "already prepared food" if their taste buds require more.
Lawn chairs are a good Idea too.

Contact Lorenzo Short Sr with any questions and just to let me
know you plan on attending Call or text cell # 615 485-8110.You may also confirm on our Facebook event invitation,our Wharton Jr High Alumni Picnic page (not to be confused with the other Wharton Jr High page) or on my personal page (Lorenzo Short Sr) May Email at lorenzoshort@bellsouth.net

Come on Bears,Don"t Hibernate,Celebrate! It's a Bear Affair! .

                                            PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964
                                      We are 70 with "savvy and swagger"- moving forward!

Class Officers 2016
Chairman - John Fuqua
Vice Chairman - Lynn Simmons
Secretary - Teresa Johnson
Asst. Secretary - Delores Ursery
Treasurer - William Frey
Asst. Treasurer - Joe Bledsoe

Regular Meeting/Fellowship: 3rd Saturday Monthly from 10 a.m.-12, Ryan's Family Buffet, 2151 Gallatin Pike, N. Madison.

Class Trip "Celebrating our 70th Birthday" to Historic Savannah, GA, May 23-27, 2016. Price $449. Deadline for payment April 16. Still seats available. Join us! (See flyer)

On-going Project: Support for the Homeless Shelter (8th Ave. N.)
Member are asked to bring these personal items to the monthly meeting: soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, lotion, wash clothes/towels, etc. Out of town members may send contributions/items.

Class Dues. Send the $20 payment to: William Frey, Treasurer
                                                                    4121 Ames Dr.
                                                                    Nashville,TN 37218

Communication Committee: Charged with developing/maintaining systems to reach and inform all class members of events and activities. A database is being developed, robo call, and email. Members: Mildred Saffell-Smith, Chair, Ron Cunningham, Phyllis Cain, Delores Ursery.

PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1966
We will meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Hermitage on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 10:00 am. We will be discussing plans for the Reunion. Please try to join us and let other classmates know about this by passing the word - please!!!!!

We will be taking a bus to the casino on April 30, 2016 which will be our final fundraiser before the reunion.

We have set a date for the 50th Class Reunion - Mark your calendar!! June 24 - 26, 2016.
We are also still asking classmates to donate a one time $10.00 to help build up our revenue in the bank account. Pass this information on to other class members when you see them. We would surely appreciate it.

You can make the check out for $10.00 to: Pearl High School Class of 1966 and mail it to:
Andrew Hanserd
3134 Moorewood Drive
Nashville, TN 37207

Frances I. Amos
famos85@aol.com

                                           PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1966
                                       PRESENT SATURDAY AT THE CASINO
                                           BUS TRIP
                                           TO THE HORSESHOE IN ELIZABETH, INDIANA
                                            APRIL 30, 2016
                                            DEPARTURE TIME 8:00 AM
                                            RETURN TIME 700 PM
                                            BOARDING WILL BEGIN AT 7:45 AM
                                            WE WILL DEPART FROM K-MART ON GALLATIN ROAD
                                            COST $20 PER PERSON
                              EACH PERSON WILL RECEIVE $5.00 IN FREE PLAY
                                            AND A $15.00 FOOD VOUCHER
                                            TO BOOK A SEAT ON THE BUS
                                            CONTACT FRANCES AMOS
                                            615-255-5382 (Home)
                                            615-293-1370 (Cell)

                                            COME WITH US AND GET READY TO
                                            RELAX, RIDE AND PLAY

PEARL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1962
Pearl High School Class of 1962 will take a Day Trip to Churchill Downs and Muhammad Ali Museum Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.

The bus will depart at 6:00 A.M. from the Kroger parking lot in Bordeaux 3930 Clarksville Pk.

The cost of the trip is Seventy Five ($75) dollars. Bring your own breakfast. LUNCH is included in the trip cost. Make check or money order payable to Pearl High School Class of 1962. Please send check or money order to J.T. Smith Barber Shop, 1604 Jefferson Street, Nashville,TN 37208.

For questions contact Vencen Horsley, Trip Coordinator 615-310-0499 or Henry Irvin, Jr., 615-830-1929.

                                       PHS Alumni & Friends Breakfast
                                                  Shoney's Restaurant
                                                    110 Interstate Dr.
                                                  Nashville, Tn 37206
                                      4th Saturday of each Month 9:00 a.m.
                                     Contact: Melvin Black 615-876-6340

                          Wharton Jr High Alumni Picnic Proposal & Survey

If you plan on attending our Wharton Jr High Memorial Day Weekend Picnic on Sat 5/28/2016 at Hadley Park in memory of those golden years spent at Wharton Jr in High Nashville TN, please contact Lorenzo Short "ASAP" at the points of contact left at the end of this message.

It is crucial that we obtain an approximate head count and contact info from those of you that would like to attend.We will have food & fun along with Wharton T-shirts & caps.Feel free to bring your lawn chair and grill.We definitely are "NOT REQUIRING" any donations but feel free to make donations if you choose to. We only ask that you come and celebrate with us! Having a good time and enjoying yourself is a requirement as well!

Alcohol is NOT permitted as this is a public park.

Call or text Lorenzo Short Sr at 615 485-8110. Message me on my cell and / or on Facebook.You may post on my personal page or on this "Wharton Jr High Alumni Picnic Proposal & Survey" page as well. My Email is lorenzoshort@bellsouth.net.
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Come on Bears, don't Hibernate, let's Celebrate!!
Remember, it's a Bear Affair!

                                                            A REMINDER

Pearl High School Reunion 2016 Meeting
When: Saturday February 13th, 2016 At 12 NOON!!
Where: St Andrews Presbyterian Church
Location: 949 T.S. Jackson Ave.
                    T.S. Jackson Ave , former name was 38th Ave.
                                        The church is one street east of McKissack school
                    in the College Hill area.

The meeting will be held in the church's lower level. Park in the
                       church's parking lot and come in at the lower level.

   For additional info. please contact Helen Hill 615-262-3978, Melvin
                       Black 615-876-6340 or Ann Turner 615-760-5454.

                                             SEE YOU SATURDAY

Class of 1966

Our classmate Rev. Herbert Brown is inviting all PHS alumni to attend Greater St. John Baptist church Sunday, February 28 at 11 am to celebrate black history month. Our PHS 1966 basketball team will be in attendance.

PHS Alumni-Classes 1949 thru 1983
Upcoming Pearl High School Meeting- January 9, 2016

Please meet with your Pearl High Alumni in an effort to provide the best Pearl High Reunion ever...PHS Reunion 2016. However, your help & support is needed to make this happen, as we are meeting on Saturday, January 9, 2016 @ St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 949 T.S. Jackson Blvd., Nashville, TN. Time of meeting is 12 noon.

We pray that you & other Pearl High family members will come together & work to make this dream a reality. Just remember that our forefathers taught us that "together we can move mountains...working alone only produces division"...so lets join together as a people & family, showing other class-mates and the community that PHS alumni can come together in strength, allegiance,ideas and love!

For further info call:
Helen Streetor Hill-Chairperson- 615-262-3978
James Burton-Co-Chair- 876-3902
Melvin Black-615-876-6340
Emma Hudson-Sec-615-582-5066
Dr. Ann Dozier Turner Brooks-615-760-5454 Cell-615-719-4149
Anna Beemer-615-228-2326