EVENTS
2023 All-Class Reunion Fundraiser: RED RIDER BLINGO is BACK!
Mark your calendars! The second Blingo fundraiser supporting the 2025 All-Alumni Reunion is being planned by the Orrville High School Alumni Association. Plan to join us for a night filled with fun, food, prizes, raffles, and games of Bingo. Watch for more information to follow regarding ticket sales and the evening’s event. Tickets ON SALE NOW! Stop by the Wiles Hanzie Office to grab one today!
Orrville High School Alumni Association Blingo Event Planned
Looking for a great winter evening out and a fun way to support the 2025 Orrville High School All-Class Reunion? Join us for the second OHSAA Blingo party on Saturday, March 11 at White’s Ford located at 1780 North Main Street, Orrville. There will be a limited number of tickets for sale, and they will be available for purchase in mid-February. Tickets are $40 per person which includes dinner, two drink tickets, your bingo card, and a door prize entry for each person in attendance.
Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. with dinner and bingo beginning at 6:00 p.m. You don’t have to be an Orrville alumnus to attend but you must be age 21 or over. At least 15 rounds of bingo will be played. Prizes include designer handbags, JBL portable speakers, Bosch Power Box Jobsite radio, projector, backpack cooler, Solo stove fire pit, Black & Decker cordless sweeper, Apple Airpods, Kindle, camping tent, record player, decanter set, gift cards, and more. In addition, there will be basket raffles and 50/50 drawings.
If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute to support the 2025 Reunion, your monetary donation, gift card, premade gift baskets or other new items for the auction are welcomed. The OHSAA is very grateful to local businesses and individuals who have already offered their support.
To purchase tickets or donate, contact an Alumni Board member. A limited number of tickets will be on sale at Wiles Hanzie Realty by contacting Katherine Blasingame at (234) 207-6773. We look forward to a fun night and hope to see you there!
2021 All-Class Reunion Fundraiser: BLINGO
If you weren't able to attend the first annual Blingo event held on Saturday, February 22, you missed a great evening! The Community Room at White's Ford was filled with OHS alumni of all ages, community members, out-of-town & out-of-state guests, and generous supporters of the event.
Matt Plybon, President of the OHS Alumni Association Board, kicked off the evening by welcoming everyone, introduced the current Board members, and asked attendees to stand and join in singing the Orrville High School alma mater. Katherine Anderson Blasingame, chairperson of the 2020 OHS Alumni & Friends Reunion, thanked everyone for attending and mentioned that all proceeds from this year's event will go towards the reunion on July 10-12, 2020. She also thanked the OHSAA Board members for all their help, especially Matt Plybon, Sara Weeman Martin and Hillary Plybon who spent numerous hours planning the event. Thank you, too, to the special volunteers who helped during the evening. "Looking around the room tonight, we are truly humbled by the support of our community. Thank you to all the businesses, big and small, for your donations, talent, and time."
Katherine Anderson Blasingame '00, OHSAA Board Member and 2020 Reunion Chair, volunteer Linda Wachtel Plybon '78 and OHSAA Board Members Beth Scott Landers '73 and Andrew Vernon ' 93 helped with preparing the room for the big event. Other OHSAA Board Members who assisted were Sara Weeman Martin '88, Hillary Plybon '11, Lauri Brillhart Besancon '78, Matt Plybon ' 86, Maggie Davault Summers '13 and Seo Luangraj Conrad '91. Also volunteering were Trevor Summers '14, JD Plybon '78 and Hannah Plybon '13.
Other OHS alums and friends who helped make this event a success were: Alicia Norman McDonald '69, Dave Bupp '71, Linda Sauers Kraft '78, Jill Hofacre Sample '78, Ryan Beichler '98, Kristin Werntz Beichler '00 and Judy Smith and Christy Vernon.
2021 All-Class Reunion Fundraiser: Buehler’s Shopping Spree
Mark Besancon OHS Class of ‘08 was the lucky winner of the Buehler’s Shopping Spree. Ready with his Go Pro he raced around the aisles with ease.
2021 All-Class Reunion Fundraiser: Bricks
After a delay in production due to the Covid-19 epidemic, additional engraved bricks were ordered and installed this past summer.
Don Dreher ’61 and Dean Reusser ’62, the “go-to” installation team for many years, was joined this year by Mike Maag ’89. They installed (8) 8x8 bricks and (27) 4x8 bricks.
Thank you to everyone who placed orders for the bricks and a special thank you to Don, Dean, and Mike for the installation.
2018 State Champion Recognition Homecoming Tailgate Party
Fall of 2018 the State Champion Recognition Homecoming Tailgate Party honored past Orrville State Champions. Andre Howard ‘93, Brigette Ray ‘83, Jennifer (Musser) Richards ‘88, Bill Rice ‘88, Jack Leeder ’86 represented by Heather (Hartzler) Leeder ’91. Ryan Beichler provided catering for the event prior to an OHS Football Game.
25th Anniversary Celebration 1991-1992 State Basketball Team
The 1991-92 Orrville High School boy’s basketball team reunited on January 14, 2017, in the original OHS gymnasium to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their Division III State Championship season. This was Orrville’s first team to win a state title. There was a ceremony prior to that evening’s varsity basketball game inside the new Bob Knight Gymnasium on Steve Smith Court to celebrate with fans and recognize former teammates, coaching staff and cheerleaders.
