Countdown to Motown

Dear Classmates,

We wanted to share an important update about our 40th Class Reunion, originally planned for Montego Bay, Jamaica, April 17–19, 2026.

As you may have heard, Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm on October 28, 2025, causing catastrophic damage across Jamaica. Montego Bay was hit especially hard, and both of our reunion resorts — Breathless and Wild Orchid — were severely affected.

While our reunion is still six months away, it wouldn’t be realistic or responsible to expect the area to recover in time. Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Jamaica as they begin rebuilding their beautiful island.

If you made reservations, please cancel them as soon as possible:

• If you booked directly with the resort, contact Breathless or Wild Orchid directly.
• If you booked through the travel agent, please cancel through her.

Now for the good news — our reunion is still ON!

We’re bringing Montego Bay to Motown, with the same dates:

• Friday, April 17, 2026 - Meet & Greet
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Reunion Festivities
• Sunday, April 19, 2026 - Brunch

We’ll kick things off with a Friday night Meet & Greet, celebrate on Saturday night with food, fun, and dancing, and wrap up with a Sunday Brunch. There will be no cost for Saturday’s main reunion event, but you can help make it possible by supporting our fundraisers.

Our current fundraiser is the official reunion t-shirt, available now at:

https://cooley-class-of-1986.printify.me/product/21724588/cooley-high-40th-reunion-tee.

Please show your support — every purchase helps make this celebration a success!

More details will be coming soon. Thank you for your flexibility, support, and Cooley pride. It’s not about where we celebrate — it’s who we celebrate with. And we can’t wait to celebrate with all of you right here in Motown!

With love and Cooley Pride,

Your 40th Class Reunion Committee