The Pierceton Alumni Association was organized prior to 1893 by alumni of the 1870 school. Since those early years, the Association has held annual banquets to honor new graduates and promote fellowship among alumni. The last class to be graduated from Pierceton High School was the Class of 1971, causing our focus to change from what we were as high school graduates to what we can be as members of the larger community.

We have now become the Pierceton Heritage Association, and we are seeking new ways to honor our heritage and legacy as an active participant in the Pierceton community and in Kosciusko County. We are working to join Town of Pierceton officials and local businesses on projects that can improve the lives of Association members and community members. In addition, we intend to establish a digital repository of school and town historical documents, photos, videos, and stories that capture the interwoven histories of the schools and the community. Ultimately, with adequate funds and capable leadership, we envision a Pierceton Visitor’s Center housing artifacts from the town and the schools that can preserve our mutual histories for future generations.

The 132^nd Annual Pierceton Alumni Banquet

WHAT A NIGHT!

This year’s celebration saw PHS alumni and guests gather in the gymnasium of the Pierceton Elementary School for a time of fun, fellowships and food. We were honored to have Dr. Amy Korus, Superintendent of Whitko Community Schools as well as Mr. Glenn Hall, president of the Pierceton Town Council, as our special guests. We honored Kristy Berlin Mayer, Class of 1970, as the Alumni of the Year. Membership voted to embark on a bold new path to ensure the history and legacy of the Pierceton Schools can remain bright for generations to come. But mostly, we enjoyed the company and camaraderie of dear friends and reminisced about fond memories of our days at Pierceton High School.

We offer a special thanks to the local area vendors who provided gift cards, baskets, and certificates for our Silent Auction that helped us raise over $1,600 we will use to offset the cost of next year’s banquet. We also give a huge thank you to all those who helped plan and implement this great evening. Finally, we extend our warmest heartfelt gratitude to the 138 PHS alumni and friends who joined to make the night special.

Sarah Sands Photography has made her photographs available for viewing on her site that you can access HERE. These photos capture the essence of the evening and you’ll love the story they tell. You can purchase high-resolution images of your favorites directly from Sarah who has priced them very competitively for our alumni. We’ll post many of them on the Alumni Banquet page as soon as we can.

Want to see how cool you looked in your halcyon days at Pierceton High School? You can see all of the old PHS yearbooks here, including the 1948 edition entitled Our Trails and the 1952 edition entitled Memory Lane. All subsequent editions of our yearbooks were labeled with one form or another of Echoes. We are unaware of a yearbook’s having been published in 1949, 1950, or 1951. If you find such a document, please let us know at piercetonheritage@outlook.com. You can also find copies of the Pierceton Elementary School yearbooks from 1989 through 2007. Maybe you’ll see one or two of your children (or grandchildren) in those documents. Have fun leafing through days gone by!

You can see the earliest records of our Association in the 1899 – 1927 Secretary’s Report, which presents the details of the planning and performance of alumni banquets from 1900 through 1927. Those 100 year-old records give a warm glimpse into the thinking of our forebears a century ago and reveal a single-minded focus on the details of each year’s reunion celebration. No doubt you will find some interesting family names scattered throughout the 28 years of history recorded in this document.

In addition to the old Secretary’s Report, we have obtained the original copies of alumni banquet planning and performance records from 1941 through 2013. As soon as we can make arrangements to have them digitized and uploaded to the internet, we will make them available to you.

In 2016, we dedicated the Pierceton School Memorial Tribute in front of the new Pierceton Elementary School. In 2022, we expanded the paver field on the west side and added a sidewalk for better access. Since October 2020 we have displayed Pierceton School memorabilia and historical artifacts in a permanent display case at the Larwill Campus of the Whitko Career Academy. We recently updated the PHS display at Larwill. See it HERE!

Earlier this school year, PHA raised $625 through a cheeseball sale at the Pierceton Primitives Show. Funds went to the Whitko School Corporation for the Boomerang Backpack Project which provides weekend meals for designated students at Pierceton Elementary School. We also supported Pierceton Elementary School the Spring with a gift of $200 for Teacher Appreciation Week. Way to GO, PHA!!

Our Mission

The Mission of the Pierceton Heritage Association shall be to connect Pierceton Schools alumni and citizens of the Town of Pierceton to preserve the combined legacy and history of the Schools and the Community. We are organized as a not-for profit corporation in Indiana, raising funds with the help of  the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, an Indiana 501(c)(3) corporation.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Pierceton Heritage Association officers will be held Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 1:00pm at the Pierceton Library.

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Honoring Our Legacy

PHA is committed to honoring the shared legacy and history of the Pierceton Schools and the Town of Pierceton. For nearly 150 years, multiple generations of families attended classes in at two Pierceton High School buildings and brought honor to the school and the community. We are committed to working with the Town to find ways to discover and promote our histories and keep them relevant and alive for students who attend the Pierceton Elementary School.

Embracing Our Heritage

PHA began our modern era of service in 2014 by constructing the Pierceton School Memorial Tribute, located at the entrance to the Pierceton Elementary School. In the next year we restored and displayed Senior Class photos (1913 – 1971), digitized school yearbooks (1948 – 1971), and restored old sports trophies and other artifacts from the school. We maintain a display of memorabilia at the Whitko Career Academy. We are joining the Town of Pierceton in similar endeavors in the future.