'70s SSHS rock and roll bands make comeback

Janelle Jessen/Herald-Leader Donald Gray, class of 1971, and Karen Thompson Williams, class of 1975, sang during the reunion concert.
Janelle Jessen/Herald-Leader Donald Gray, class of 1971, and Karen Thompson Williams, class of 1975, sang during the reunion concert.

Former high school rock-n-roll band members made a comeback at the Siloam Springs High School 1970s class reunion on Saturday night.

More than 300 former high school students, from as far away as Florida, attended the reunion for students who graduated in 1970 through 1979. The event was held in the Siloam Springs Community Building.

About 25 alumni who played in bands during high school participated in the class reunion concert, according to organizer Mark Barnett. They represented at least 10 bands as well as every class from 1969 through 1978.

In addition to the concert, the reunion included tours of the old high school, currently the middle school, and new high school, as well as a time for visiting in the evening.

General News on 04/22/2015