Centennial Celebration
JOIN US FOR AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS!
Alumni, Legacies, Friends, Partners, and Community, come celebrate with us the 100th Anniversary of Second Ward High School, the first high school for Black students living in the City of Charlotte.
The Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation Board of Directors and I hope that you will make time to join us and attend the Centennial Awards Banquet and many planned Reunion events.
In 1980, we celebrated our first national reunion in the Brooklyn community. And yes, we are coming back home this year. The Centennial Awards Banquet and Reunion headquarters will be held at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel (formerly the Adams Mark Hotel). Activities like “Tiger Day” on July 15, free and open to the community will be held at the Second Ward gymnasium.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Golf Tournament Registration Begins @ 7:30 AM
Sunset Hills Golf Course – 800 Radio Rd., Charlotte, NC 28216
Friday, September 1, 2023
Registration - 12 Noon – 4:00 PM @ SWHS Gymnasium & Museum
Free Admission Fun Day Festival - 12 Noon – 5:00 PM @ SWHS Gymnasium & Museum (Food trucks will be on site providing food & beverages for purchase.)
Marker Ceremony - 5:00 PM @ the Marker
(Evening Hospitality @ the Hotel)
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Buffet Breakfast for Board Members & Hotel Guests Only
(Others, breakfast on your own. Individual tickets will NOT be sold for breakfast.)
Annual Meeting - 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ SWHS Gymnasium & Museum
Centennial Awards Banquet - 5:00 PM - 11:30 PM @ Hotel Symphony Rooms 1,2,3,4
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Worship Together at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1401 Allen Street, Charlotte, NC
Assemble at the Church – 9:30 AM (Service begins at 10:00 AM)
Celebration Headquarters
For hotel reservations, please call 1-877-822-3224
Ask for the Second Ward High School Discount Rate
Discount Rate is $169.00 per day, plus tax.
Parking is $15 per day w/unlimited same day readmission w/sticker from the Reunion Chairperson.
Room reservations must be made by Friday, August 11, 2023
Upcoming Events
Sat, Oct 05Historic Grace AME Zion ChurchOct 05, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMHistoric Grace AME Zion Church, 219 S Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USAOct 05, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMHistoric Grace AME Zion Church, 219 S Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USAThe Virtual Black Charlotte Project, an online initiative recreating African American communities dismantled by urban renewal, will be launched on Saturday, October 5, from 5 to 8 pm at Historic Grace AME Zion Church in Charlotte, NC.
Fri, Sep 01Sheraton Charlotte HotelSep 01, 2023, 7:30 AM EDT – Sep 03, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTSheraton Charlotte Hotel, 555 S McDowell St. Charlotte, NC 28204