SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Andrean alumni REUNION
Join the waitlist to gather with Andrean classmates from 1962 – 1985
COMING TOGETHER!
Andrean High School and The Andrean Endowment are hosting something new. We are gathering together as many Andrean alumni with forty years (or more) since graduation and starting what is hoped will become a new tradition.
If you graduated from AHS between 1963 and 1985, we want you here. Check these pages out for more information.
Tailgate Gathering
,You don’t want to miss this opportunity! Tailgating during Andrean Football Homecoming Game is one of the most fun activities of the Niner community.
This is an optional event but a fun one that you won’t want to miss.
September 19, 2025, 6:00 PM
Parking behind the school or in lot next to Andrean behind Stract & Van Til’s
$30.00 at the Beer Tent in rear of AHS parking lot includes all the beer, brats, and hot dogs you’d like. Or you may want to set up your own tailgate party with friends.
The Main Event
Innsbrook Country Club, 6701 Taft St, Merrillville
Brunch 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Breakfast and luncheon foods, cash bar.
Speakers: Jaycob Knazur, Andrean Principal, Class of 2010
Steve Nicksic, Andrean Endowment Chairperson, Class of 1978
Other Special Guests: Austin Bonta, Mayor of Portage, Class of 2009
Dine Arounds
Optional and on your own!
Get together with personal friends at a local gathering, whether at a restaurant or at someone’s home.
Arrange this through your own friends and acquaintances. Rekindle old friendships. We can help you with any details you’d like.
Who Will Be There?
This historical event will gather the Old Guard (Any Andean High School graduate with 40 years since graduation). The capacity at Innsbrook is 220 attendees. Interest in this event is already building so register soon. See the Registration Form included in these pages.
Register EARLY and tell your classmates.
Let’s make this another Andrean Tradition.
Depending on the success of this event, it may become a new tradition.
The Andrean Endowment Fund sponsors events to bring the Andrean Family together. We believe doing so enriches the Andrean tapestry, the relationships of the Niner community and its connection to Andrean High School.
2025 Andrean Endowment Board Officers
Andrean High School Principal:
Jaycob Knazur (2010)
Andrean Endowment Chairperson:
Steven Nicksic (1978)
Andrean Endowment Treasurer:
Kyle Schmied (1999)
Andrean Alumni Association:
Kathleen Yurechko (1969)
The Andrean Endowment Fund supports our Andrean faculty and student scholarships. We will always be there to support Andrean should a special need arise.
Join the Waitlist
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IS THIS EVENT?
We hope this event is the beginning of a new Andrean Family tradition. Gathering AHS alumni and family together during homecoming, a festive time each year
WHY DO I WANT TO COME?
If you want to see Niners or see how the school has grown, you’ll want to join us! Especially if you haven’t seen them for a long time. You will have fun.
IS THIS A FORMAL EVENT?
It’s business casual. Wear what you might wear if you are going to a very nice restaurant.
IF I HAVEN'T CONNECTED IN A LONG TIME, WHO WILL I TALK TO?
This is a good reason to make that call that you haven’t made in a while. Social interaction is the key to staying mentally and physically healthy.
WILL IT BE A FUN EVENT?
Of course! We promise you’ll be entertained!
Scholarships & Endowments
Cary Bosak
Joseph G. Starkey