Turning 72 gives the Melrose Class of 1972 three good reasons to party

They graduated in 1972. Most turn 72 this year. And they were the last graduating class from the original Melrose High School building at 743 Dallas St. in Orange Mound. About 150 of the high school cohort’s 410 graduates reunited Saturday, Oct. 3, at La’Sherrelle Event Center in Hickory Hill for a night of music, […]

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Oct 8, 2026 - 20:27
Turning 72 gives the Melrose Class of 1972 three good reasons to party
They graduated in 1972. Most turn 72 this year. And they were the last graduating class from the original Melrose High School building at 743 Dallas St. in Orange Mound. About 150 of the high school cohort’s 410 graduates reunited Saturday, Oct. 3, at La’Sherrelle Event Center in Hickory Hill for a night of music, […]
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