CONWAY — Calling all former Eagles, the first Kennett High School All Alumni Gathering is scheduled to take place this Thursday, providing alumni the opportunity to “reminisce, reconnect and make new memories.”
“We're inviting any alumni who want to come to Tuckerman Brewery in Conway,” Saralyn Smith, president of the Kennett High Alumni Association and a member of the Class of 2002, said on SUN TV on Tuesday. “It's going to be super informal. You don't need to RSVP to let me know you're coming. Just come down and say hi, bring your family.”
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