Wednesday, February 20, 2008

And so it begins...

Greetings, RHS Class of 1998!


This is my son Bailey. He's in third grade, getting ready to turn 10 years old this summer. And in case you need reminding, this remarkable little person represents the amount of time that has passed since our high school graduation. Anyone feel old yet? :)


And so, the time has come to begin planning our 10 year reunion. I've spoken with several of you over the last few months, and I'm grateful to hear that so many folks are willing to help out with the planning - please contact me via email if you can contribute in any way. Also, if you're still in touch with anyone from our class, please spread the word about this blog: that way, we can save money on mailings and keep everyone in the loop.


In general, we've developed a basic plan to start with, and we'll be formalizing and amending this plan as the reunion weekend approaches. The festivities will take place this fall during Homecoming Weekend. (I will post confirmation when I have the exact dates, but as you all know, Homecoming tends to fall in late September or early October.) Here's a general idea of the activities we have in mind:



Friday:
  • Meet for pre-game (family friendly) dinner at Alex's Pizza (5:00 pm)
  • Attend RHS Homecoming football game (7:00 pm)
  • Bonfire & Beers after the game (10:00 pm - ????)

*Lots of people seem interested in an outdoor party after the game, so we're currently scouting for locations. If anyone has any ideas about where we could host this little shindig, please email me immediately.

Saturday:

  • Barbeque (family friendly) at Lion's Club Park (1:00 - 4:00 pm)
  • Drinks at Bruno's and/or the Tater Patch (8:00 pm - ???)

*We'll be renting a pavilion at the Lion's Club, and are hoping to make the barbeque a potluck. Please let me know if you would be willing to bring a dish or to contribute financially.

Sunday:

  • Goodbye Brunch (12:00 pm)

*We're working on a couple of possible locations for the Sunday brunch. If you have suggestions, please let me know.

I'd love to hear from you as soon as possible - please let me know if you have reunion-related questions or ideas. To post comments to this blog, you will need to register for a Google account - it's free, and you can use your existing email address. I'd appreciate it if you could post a comment here to check-in, and provide your current email: that way, I can compile a mass email list so that I can alert you when this page is updated. Or, feel free to just contact me via email: you'll find my contact info in my profile.

Hope everyone is well, and I'll be in touch again soon!

Best,

Candice Ball Richards, RHS 1998 Senior Class President

P.S. If anyone has any old pictures of 98ers that you'd like to share, please let me know!

16 comments:

Melissa Stacy Hoffman said...

****Hello****

Hope to see everyone in the fall!

Unknown said...

Hey sounds great let me know what I can do to help.

Rachel (Light) McCane said...

Hey! Can't wait until the reunion!! We are getting old!! :)

Chris Barnett said...

Hello everyone, Yeah its been a long time. Funny how life flys by so quick. If ya need anything ya can get ahold of me, or need anything from me let me know. Hope everyone has been doing great!

sharlotte (klouzek) huffman said...

Hey! Can't wait to see eveyone!!!! Yes, we are getting old!!!!!

Alison (Lee) Peterson said...

I can't believe its been 10 years! I hope I can make it!

Kills Many Bears said...

Anyone happen to know which weekend this will happen on?

Candice Ball Richards said...

I still don't know the exact dates of Homecoming weekend this year. I have contacted RHS and they have promised to get back in touch with me sometime this week. (Plus, my sister-in-law works there, so she's checking around for fall schedules as well.)I'll post a new announcement as soon as I know for sure!

It's so great to hear from everybody!

Sarah Robinson Eichler said...

Looking forward to it!

Cassie Elrod said...

Hey! Great to see folks involved. I was talking with Steve Leonard today and he's interested in helping out with the reunion. I can get you in touch with him...just let me know.

Cass

Zach Kean said...

This sounds like alot of fun. I am sure we will have a strong turn out. Cant wait to come back to Rolla, I really have not been back since I graduated.

Zach Kean said...

Sounds like fun. Let me know when and where for sure. I am sure it will be a good turn out. Outside party sounds like fun.

samanthawest said...

This should be fun! Can't wait to see everyone!

Katie (Volz) Strawbridge said...

Feeling a little old...Can't wait to see everyone!

amyblueskyles said...

Ok...you guys may be old, BUT I AM DEFINITELY NOT!!! Hopefully you won't be so depressing in October!!! I can't wait to see you then!
Amy

Unknown said...

I didn't realize that the reunion was this weekend so I didn't get a chance to RSVP so this is me doing it last minute..Sorry