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PLAN NOW TO ATTEND OUR 55TH REUNION

LIBERTYVILLE, IL (APRIL 1, 2026)

The LHS Class of 1971 is headed back to Dover Straits host our 55th Class Reunion Party on Saturday, October 17.

Our 50th Reunion (Cheers 51!) in 2022 at Dover Straits proved to be a big hit for all who attended and, thanks to renovations that have expanded the main dining room, there will now be even more room to party this year!

Dover Straits – a longtime area favorite restaurant and bar - is conveniently located at 890 East Highway 45 in Mundelein.

Here’s the schedule for the LHS Class of 1971 55th Class Reunion at Dover Straits on Saturday, October 17 – 

5:00 p.m. – Registration / Happy Hour Cash Bar

6:00 p.m. – Class Photos

7:00 p.m. – Sit Down Dinner

8:30 p.m. – Midnight – Music / Dancing / Socializing / Cash Bar

Meanwhile, the LHS Class of 1971 Reunion Committee also announced we will again be having our now traditional ‘Meet N’ Greet’ at the Libertyville Civic Center on Friday, October 16.

That event at the old Post Office Building located at 135 West Church Street in Libertyville will held from 6:30 – 11:00 p.m. and will feature Music, Food and a Cash Bar.

Watch your e-mail our ‘Libertyville, IL High School Class of 1971’ Facebook page, or our class website – www.lhsclass1971.com - for more details on these events as well as the rest of our LHS Class of 1971 55th Reunion weekend activities to be announced throughout the year.

Mark your calendar to attend now!

See you in October!

LHS Class of 1971 Reunion Committee

LHS 71 STANDOUT DAN HOLM INDUCTED INTO

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

LIBERTYVILLE, IL (SEPTEMBER 1, 2022) - The Iowa Letterwinners Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department has selected LHS Class of 1971 grad Dan Holm for induction to the school’s athletic Hall of Fame.

The 33rd Hall of Fame Class will also include Dallas Clark (football), Amy Fowler (field hockey), Kari Knopf (softball), Keith Noreen (baseball), George Roddy (men’s golf) and Nancilea Underwood (women’s swimming & diving).

We at LHS all knew just how good Dan was long before he won the 158-pound NCAA championship and led Iowa to its first ever NCAA team wrestling title in 1975.

Dan was a member football, baseball and wrestling teams throughout his time at LHS. He was an All-Conference selection in football his senior year, but it was in wrestling where he really shined turning in a perfect 37-0 record in winning the Illinois High School Athletic Association 145-pound state championship.

For his efforts, Dan was named the Newsom Award winner in 1971, an honor presented each year to the top LHS senior class athlete.

Dan chose to attend the University of Iowa after graduating from LHS and led the school to back-to-back Big Ten championships in 1974 and 1975. He also earned All-American honors three times at Iowa.

To say that all of us are proud of Dan and are elated over his selection to the University of Iowa Athletic Hall of Fame is an understatement.