Salem’s longest-running high school reunion going strong after 77 years

Trudie Meier Gavette, left, and William Juza look at their high school yearbook at the Salem High School Class of 1944 77th reunion on Sept. 16, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

Trudie Meier Gavette never doubted she’d make it to another high school reunion.

Even when the Covid pandemic prevented her classmates from meeting last fall, Meier Gavette said she knew they’d return to the south Salem Denny’s to celebrate Salem High School’s Class of 1944.