Next Petrolia School Reunion - June 13, 2026
The 2026 Reunion will have Very Special Significance:
It will Mark and Celebrate the 25th PESA Reunion.
The Class of 1966 will Celebrate 60 years
The Class of 1976 will Celebrate 50 years.
The Class of 1986 will Celebrate 40 years.
The Class of 1996 will Celebrate 30 years.
2023 School Reunion is Now History
The Petrolia Ex-Student Reunion Wrap-up:
138 - Total attendees
105 - Ex-Students
4 - Current & Former School Faculty and Staff
29 - Guests
RG Holland, traveled the farthest from Florida, (Class of 1963)
Trudie Denney was the oldest ex-student attending, (Class of 1945)
Kayla Barger was youngest, (Class of 2021)
Winners of the Two Special Prize Drawing winners were: Paula Connolly Burt (Class of 1961) and Melba Ashton Farmer (Class of 1956) The Drawing was part of the PESA Digital Records Conversion Project: converting the Current Handwritten Paper Records to a Digital Format. We encourage all PESA Members to Provide your Contact Information to the Petrolia Ex-Student Association on form at https://bityl.co/I4jA A special Acknowledgement and thanks goes out to Anita Myatt, owner and operator of Petrolia’s own Cadillac Ranch Creations who donated the Items awarded in the Special Drawing to winners Paula and Melba.
June 2023 Reunion Registrants:
As of May 31st, 132 Registration Forms have been received by Sheryl Gunstanson, the PESA Co-Secretary/Treasurer.
Reunion Registrants Report update:
Breakdown of the 2023 Reunion Registered Attendees:
Petrolia CISD Current Administrators- 2
Former Petrolia Faculty - 2
Former Board Member - 1
Ex-Students By Decades:
1940"s - 6
1950's - 14
1960's - 30
1970's - 40
1980's - 5
1990's - 2
2000's - 1
2020's - 1
Guests - 28
Total Registered Attendees - 132
Also, Several Ex-Students paid their $4 Dues but did not attend. (Please Note, during the 2023 PESATX Reunion Business Meeting the members Approved Increasing the Dues to $10 every three years.)
Special Drawing Held at the 2023 Reunion.
A Special Drawing was held at the 2023 Reunion:
Winners of the Two Prize Winners were: Paula Connolly Burt (Class of 1961) and Melba Ashton Farmer (Class of 1956) The Drawing was part of the PESA Digital Records Conversion Project: converting the Current Handwritten Paper Records to a Digital Format. We encourage all PESA Members to Provide your Contact Information to the Petrolia Ex-Student Association on form at https://bityl.co/I4jA A special Acknowledgement and thanks goes out to Anita Myatt, owner and operator of Petrolia’s own Cadillac Ranch Creations who donated the Items awarded in the Special Drawing to winners Paula and Melba.
The Drawing was in Support of the PESA Digital Records Conversion Project. You can contribute to this project by Digitally Providing your Current Contact Information to the Petrolia Ex-Student Association (PESA). This will greatly Speed Up completion of the PESA Digital Records Conversion Project: (Converting the Current Handwritten Paper Records to a Digital Records Format.)
Make your contribution by Simply Completing the form at http://eepurl.com/hVNtUP
At any time, after submitting your information, you can unsubscribe from the PESA E-mail List, after which you will no-longer receive email messages from PESA.
PESA Officers:
The PESA Officers are elected by the PESA Members attending the regular business meeting at each Reunion. They each serve a three year term. The officers meet several times prior to each reunion to plan and organize the event. The Association President appoints the committee chairpersons who enlist committee members to serve on their committees and accomplish their particular tasks to put on the reunion. (The Association President may appoint a replacement officer in the case of an officer's inability to serve or death.) A theme is selected by the officers for each reunion, which gives it a unique focus and flavor.
Petrolia Ex-Student Assoc., P.O. Box 127, Petrolia, TX 76377
The Current PESA Officers Elected in 2023:
President: John Swenson, Jr. - 1963
1st VP: Roger Thonton - 1966 - (in charge of printing & working up the program once a theme is decided)
2nd VP: Marchuetta Lundy Matthews - 1979 (In charge of hospitality--continental breakfast & greeters)
Co-Secretary-Treasurers:
Linda Young McKie - 1974
Paula Holland Swenson - 1966 (In charge of address collection, mailing notice of reunion, & finances, etc.)
Reporter - Sheryl Wilson Gunstanson - 1974 (in charge of reunion publicity & reporting.)
At the 2018 reunion, in an effort to limit expenses, the PESA members voted and decided that the Co-Secretaries will only mail notices to those ex-students who had responded to mailings & paid dues for the last two reunions. Public Notices will continue to be placed in the Clay County Leader & Wichita Falls Times Record News, as well as, on the Petrolia School Web site and the PESATX Web site and other social media!
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2023 PESA Business Meeting
2023 PESA Reunion Business Meeting Report
The PESA Members Approved the following items:
Increasing the PESA Membership Dues to $10 (this increase will take affect at the 2026 Reunion) The PESA Dues had been $4/member for over 30 years.
A Proposal for a NEW PESA Web site and a three year introductory hosting fee with DreamHost prepared and presented to the officers in February by Wendy Coker and Kenneth Bitz. (This Proposal as presented to the PESA Officers is available in the Files Area of the PESATX FB Group.)
2023 Reunion Program
Navigating the PESA Web site:
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