August 11, 2019... Hopefully putting this in writing won't break the spell but so far, every year our picnic has been blessed with great weather and this year was amazing with bright sun, low humidity and low temperatures for August. Our alumni, VT students, friends and family all enjoyed our time beside beautiful Lake Ritchie which is so close to the Flying Circus that biplanes were almost skimming the pond and doing acrobatics right over us. MANY THANKS to the RITCHIE FAMILY for letting us use the pavilion, to ERIC MAYBACH for providing the pork and beef barbecue, and ANGELA SMITH for providing side dishes and dessert, and to all our volunteers including the Kohls team for their work putting it all together. This year ALL CURRENT students were entered into the scholarship drawing in an effort to include new and older students. Congratulations to rising junior, Sarah Turner, the winner of this year's $500 scholarship. Sarah is a past winner of the written scholarship with lots of luck on her side. The festivities also included ladderball and cornhole on the lawn, and a huge silent auction (THANKS TO ALL OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR DONATIONS).