2024 Howe Military School Alumni Weekend is Oct 4-6

Help celebrate Howe’s 140th Anniversary!

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when we were cadets at Howe. Join brother and sister alums for a weekend of happy recall in Sturgis.

Nearby Shipsewana hosts a Fall Crafters’ Fair the same weekend.

Get together with classmates and learn about their lives after Howe.

Make your reservation now on EventBrite.

Here’s the fun schedule:

Friday, October 4

Registration – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 1:00–5:00 PM
The Alumni Club is in the southwest corner of the shopping center at 1509 E. Chicago Rd., Sturgis, MI 49091.

Supper on your own – Shawarma Station Restaurant – 5:30 PM
Restaurant adjacent to Alumni Club

HMSAA Hospitality – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 6:30-11:00 PM

Saturday, October 5

Registration – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Breakfast on your own – Howe Restaurant – 7:00-10:00 AM

Group Photo – Alumni Drive at St. James Chapel Tower – 10:30 AM

Lunch on your own – Shawarma Station Restaurant – 12:00 PM
Restaurant adjacent to Alumni Club

HMSAA Annual Business Meeting – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 1:00 PM

HMSAA Board of Directors Meeting & Election of Officers – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – Immediately following Annual Business Meeting

HMSAA Hospitality – Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 5:00-11:00 PM
Open Cash Bar

HMSAA Reception & Dinner – Alumni Club Garden Room, Sturgis, MI – 6:30 PM
Catered by Howe Restaurant
Weekend registration and banquet ticket is $35.00 in advance or $40.00 at the door.
Register and get your registration and banquet ticket here >

Howe Trivia Competition & Awards Ceremony – Alumni Club Garden Room, Sturgis, MI – 7:30 PM

Sunday, October 8

Coffee & Donuts, Alumni Club, Sturgis, MI – 8:00–10:00 AM
Reminiscing and good-byes

Marvel at 140 years of Howe School history on display in the Alumni Club.

Anniversary classes: 50th 1974, 25th 1999, 10th 2014, 5th 2019

Tell your classmates and get a group together for a pleasant fall
weekend in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. The famous
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area extends southeast of Howe,
managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Go to EventBrite now and make your banquet reservation for 5 October 2024!

Your Association welcomes suggestions for Alumni Weekend activities you would enjoy.

Please send them to Jean Miller, alumni.outreach@hmsalumni.org to help us help you have a good time.