Carver-Stephens School Reunion
Stephens, Arkansas - July 3-6, 2003

The eighth (8^th) Carver-Stephens Reunion will be held July 3-6, 2003. Please plan your vacation around these dates. The registration fee is $50.00 per person. Fees are due by April 5, 2003. Late registration fees will be an additional $10.00.
 

Reunion Events

Registration and Hospitality Hour

Registration and Hospitality hour will be held at the Stephens Elementary School. Refreshments will be served. The following games will be available for added entertainment: Bid, Spades, Dominoes, and etc. We also plan to discuss the parade entries at this time. The Committee will provide signs with the year of graduation on them. Individuals will need to prepare any personal decoration for their cars. We want to improve the parade. We would like for those whose children have won beauty or any type of pageant to enroll in the parade. We plan to solicit entrants from riding clubs, owners of unique cars, children with go-carts, four-wheelers, and etc. We are open to suggestions from each of you. Please contact the committee if you have any ideas. If you have won a political position, please enter the parade. If you own a business, enter the parade to advertise it.

Friday, July 4, 2003, 10:00 a.m.
Coleman Park - Rosston, Arkansas

Food for the picnic will be provided by Carver-Stephens School Reunion.

• Directions from Stephens: Take Highway 57 North to Highway 278. Turn left to Rosston. Turn right on Highway 200 and drive 1½ miles. Turn right at the Coleman Park sign. Map
   

• Directions from Camden:  Take Highway 4 to Rosston. Turn right on Highway 200 and drive 1½ miles. Turn right at the Coleman Park sign. Map
   

• Directions from Magnolia: Take Highway 371 North to Rosston. Turn right on Highway 200 and drive 1½ miles. Turn right at the Coleman Park sign. Map

Friday, July 4, 2003 - 7:30 p.m.
George S. Ivory Elementary School
575 Jefferson Dr NW
Camden, AR 71701-2727

Please come prepared to participate. This is a good opportunity for your children to display their talents -- vocal, dramatic, and instrumental presentations are all welcomed. For more information, please contact:

Mrs. Reatha Blair Weaver
517 Secession Ave
Camden, AR 71701-4343
Phone: 870-836-2192

Saturday, July 5, 2003 - 12:00 noon
Downtown Stephens

After the parade, tour the Carver Cobra Museum at the home of Mr. Raymond Christopher. He will have souvenirs for purchase:

Carver Cobra Museum
361 Sawmill Road
Stephens, AR 71764

Saturday, July 5, 2003 - 7:30 p.m.
George S. Ivory Elementary School
575 Jefferson Dr NW
Camden, AR 71701-2727

The guest speaker for the banquet will be Mrs. Mildred J. Sanders, former teacher of Carver-Stephens schools.

Sunday Memorial Service

Sunday, July 6, 2003 - 2:30 p.m.
St. Stephens Baptist Church
111 South Smith St
Stephens, AR 71764

The speaker of the hour will be Rev. Harold Turner, Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Registration Fees, Souvenir Booklet, T-Shirts

Registration Fees - Fees are due by April 5, 2003. Late registration fees will be an additional $10.00. Click here to print a copy of registration form.

• Per Person: $50.00

• T-Shirts: $7.00
• Caps: $4.00

Advertisement for Souvenir Booklet - We will again have a souvenir booklet, but it is essential for us to have ads to pay for the expense of publishing the booklet. We encourage all families, individuals, and businesses to place an ad in this booklet. This booklet will also include a memorial section, a family section, a commercial section, and a class or city section. Following is the cost of ads:

• Full Page Ad: $80.00
• Half Page Ad: $50.00
• Quarter Page Ad: $35.00
• Patron's List: $5.00

Directory - We are also considering a directory. If you do not wish to be included in the directory, please let us know. Please include your e-mail addresses.

Payment of Fees - Please make all checks and money orders payable to Carver-Stephens School Reunion. If a receipt is requested, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope. Mail payments to:

Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins
Financial Secretary
4747 Highway 79 South
Stephens, AR 71764-9236
Phone: 870-786-5019

Hotel Reservations 

You may phone in your room reservations to the following locations:

• Comfort Inn: 870-836-6000
• Holiday Inn Express: 870-836-8100

Magnolia, Arkansas

• Best Western: 870-234-6122
• Kings Inn Hotel: 870-234-3612

Additional Information

It is possible that we may have failed to notify some of the alumni concerning this reunion. If you know of anyone, please send his or her address to the Committee, or inform them about the reunion. Also, former teachers are complimentary guests. Their presence would be rewarding.

We are looking forward to your presence with great anticipation. You are needed to make Carver-Stephens Reunion 2003 another grand occasion! It is pertinent that we receive the necessary information cited in this letter by April 5, 2003. We want to make this the grandest yet!

If you have any questions or suggestions, you may contact Artis Williams or me at:

Mr. Artis Williams
4727 Highway 79 South
Stephens, AR 71764-9236
Phone: 870-786-5249

Ms. Sarah Todd
160 Ouachita 115
Stephens, AR 71764-7902
Phone: 870-786-5040

Sincerely,

Sarah Todd
Corresponding Secretary