John Harding Lucas, Sr (center) receives a plaque presented to him as the Old School Alumin Weekend "Father of the Decade" at Southern Hign School on June 18, 2011.

Mr. Lucas is a former educator and former principal of Hillside High School.

The Old School Alumni Weekend is an annual event bringing together alumni from all the Durham high schools for skating, bowling, an old-school party, and basketball games.