http://www.yearbookyourself.com/
A co-worker found this site, and in light of our upcoming party, I thought I'd share it with you. It's a riot. Here I am from 1983!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Yearbook Yourself
http://www.yearbookyourself.com/
A co-worker found this site, and in light of our upcoming party, I thought I'd share it with you. It's a riot. Here I am from 1983!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Art Exhibit and Reunion Invites
Hello again,
Well, we've brought the blog into the gutter and clearly I started it. While we're here, let's share some stories about those nasty lower gym foyer restrooms....
Actually, let's not. We have a little bit of business to take care of.
If there's any confusion about Rich Barlow's art exhibit, the reception with Rich is Friday, September 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Time permitting, Rich plans to devote some Q&A time for our class at 6:30 p.m. (Did I get this right?) This will somewhat depend on the turnout and demand for Rich's attention as the reception is an all school activity. Running simultaneous with the art reception will be tours of the Randolph Campus if you want to see what has changed or find your old lockers. The All School Dinner Party begins at 6:00 p.m. with the buffet dinner beginning at 7:00 p.m. There is a cost for the dinner party ($35), but you can come to the art reception and tour campus free of charge. There is some overlap with the timing of the event, but I believe you can take it all in and not feel rushed.
If you are not able to come Friday, the art exhibit will be open on the Randolph Campus Saturday, September 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We'd love a great turnout to the Friday evening reception, but you can still check out the art on Saturday. Also occurring on campus Saturday is the doubles tennis tournament starting at 9:30 a.m., a Sculpture Installation at noon, Girl's Varsity Soccer at 1 p.m. and Boy's Varsity Soccer at 3 p.m. Our class party is that evening beginning at 8 p.m.
Finally, check you mail box for the invitations! The RSVP' s are due back no later than Friday, September 12th. That's only three weeks folks. There's always a little give on these things, but the count is important to make sure we have enough food. Please don't procrastinate on this.
Thanks again for supporting the blog and your excitement about the reunion. On behalf of the Reunion Planning committee, we're looking forward to seeing you all soon and a very memorable weekend!
Your friend,
Dave
Well, we've brought the blog into the gutter and clearly I started it. While we're here, let's share some stories about those nasty lower gym foyer restrooms....
Actually, let's not. We have a little bit of business to take care of.
If there's any confusion about Rich Barlow's art exhibit, the reception with Rich is Friday, September 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Time permitting, Rich plans to devote some Q&A time for our class at 6:30 p.m. (Did I get this right?) This will somewhat depend on the turnout and demand for Rich's attention as the reception is an all school activity. Running simultaneous with the art reception will be tours of the Randolph Campus if you want to see what has changed or find your old lockers. The All School Dinner Party begins at 6:00 p.m. with the buffet dinner beginning at 7:00 p.m. There is a cost for the dinner party ($35), but you can come to the art reception and tour campus free of charge. There is some overlap with the timing of the event, but I believe you can take it all in and not feel rushed.
If you are not able to come Friday, the art exhibit will be open on the Randolph Campus Saturday, September 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We'd love a great turnout to the Friday evening reception, but you can still check out the art on Saturday. Also occurring on campus Saturday is the doubles tennis tournament starting at 9:30 a.m., a Sculpture Installation at noon, Girl's Varsity Soccer at 1 p.m. and Boy's Varsity Soccer at 3 p.m. Our class party is that evening beginning at 8 p.m.
Finally, check you mail box for the invitations! The RSVP' s are due back no later than Friday, September 12th. That's only three weeks folks. There's always a little give on these things, but the count is important to make sure we have enough food. Please don't procrastinate on this.
Thanks again for supporting the blog and your excitement about the reunion. On behalf of the Reunion Planning committee, we're looking forward to seeing you all soon and a very memorable weekend!
Your friend,
Dave
Friday, August 22, 2008
now you've done it
Hey Dave,
Thanks for bringing the level of discourse down & getting the crowd all warmed up for me. I knew that someday I'd find a use for this image:
I suppose I ought to add my two "what's up with me" cents to justify adding some "being a smartass" cents.
I live in the Willamette Valley where we've cornered the market on natural beauty but have a very high unemployment rate. I'm very lucky to have a mindnumbingly boring job in the software industry in a town full of baristas, bartenders, and waitrons with master's degrees. I'm about ninety minutes away from the ocean, the mountains, or annoying hipsters (Portland). My 11-year-old daughter starts middle school in a couple of weeks.
I always thought that the Blogger account "random question" feature was a bit lame - they're trying just a little too hard to be clever and funny and never quite hit the mark. However, the question that they gave me when I signed up actually got me remembering stuff...so much stuff, in fact, that it exceeded the character limit!
Random Question:
When your science teacher smashed a frozen rose with a hammer, did you warm the petals to bring them back to life?
We never performed such heavy metaphorical acts in our science classes. However, I do remember:
TTFN
The ghost of Miss McLouden
Thanks for bringing the level of discourse down & getting the crowd all warmed up for me. I knew that someday I'd find a use for this image:
I suppose I ought to add my two "what's up with me" cents to justify adding some "being a smartass" cents.
I live in the Willamette Valley where we've cornered the market on natural beauty but have a very high unemployment rate. I'm very lucky to have a mindnumbingly boring job in the software industry in a town full of baristas, bartenders, and waitrons with master's degrees. I'm about ninety minutes away from the ocean, the mountains, or annoying hipsters (Portland). My 11-year-old daughter starts middle school in a couple of weeks.
I always thought that the Blogger account "random question" feature was a bit lame - they're trying just a little too hard to be clever and funny and never quite hit the mark. However, the question that they gave me when I signed up actually got me remembering stuff...so much stuff, in fact, that it exceeded the character limit!
Random Question:
When your science teacher smashed a frozen rose with a hammer, did you warm the petals to bring them back to life?
We never performed such heavy metaphorical acts in our science classes. However, I do remember:
- Every boy in Ms. Keeling's Life Sciences class shifting uncomfortably in his seat when a girl whose identity I mercifully conceal (not I!) asked, "Is semen nutritious?"
- Intentionally blowing up light bulbs with Amy to stave off the boredom of some experiment that was cutting into our precious locker-decorating time.
- J.J. Toupeé saying "Whatever you do, don't inhale the gas" seconds before Christopher failed to waft and instead huffed the N20 streaming out of our beaker.
- Eric A. dropping burning splints through the hole in the closet down into the biology classroom below. An impressive amount of time and number of splints elapsed before the teacher from that classroom burst into ours. No, I was not the lookout. By saying nothing, I was merely maintaining my, uh, journalistic neutrality.
- Hans and Spencer air-guitaring their way into Merle's classroom, singing "Ph-ph-ph-physics! Da-nuh-nuh!" to the tune of Def Leppard's "Foolin'."
- Mr. Ertl encouraging us to fondle, lick, and otherwise abuse mighty rocks. That's a piece of Schist! Aww, noooo, it's Gneiss! Uh-huh-huh, you said "Greywacke."
TTFN
The ghost of Miss McLouden
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The time I thought I "killed" Gerard
This story makes me laugh every time I remember it. It borders on "bathroom humor" so don't bother reading this post if that offends or disgusts you.
....
Anybody still here?
....
Gerard and I played on the wildly successful SPA freshmen basketball team together. Well, mostly he played and I practiced and held down the end of the bench. The gyms on campus were full, so we huffed it daily to a gym on the St. Cate's campus. If you've played organized basketball, you might be familiar with the Jump Stop drill. Players each have a ball and move up and down the court in a series of straight lines. At the coach's whistle, you alternate between ordinary dribbling and jump stops. A jump stop is like a standing broad jump where you attempt to land on both feet simultaneously. It's a strategic way of stopping your dribble because you can legally choose which is your pivot foot. Otherwise, the foot to land first is your pivot foot. Thus, we practiced jump stops.
One nondescript afternoon, Gerard was immediately behind me. I remember dribbling a few feet ahead, when suddenly Gerard began yelping and screaming! I whirled fully expecting to see Gerard's leg twisted into some unnatural position, or his arm bent the wrong way. Instead, Gerard was waving his arms madly in front of his face and yelling "Dave! Jesus!"
What really happened?
Who knows what was served at lunch that day. More likely, I can't recall what food my mother prepared the night before, but something had died and "turned to the dark side" in the nether regions of my bowels. On that particular day, apparently a section of my gastrointestinal system occupied it's own plane of hell. The jarring force of landing consecutive jump stops overcame my sphinctal-muscular system and I, knowingly or not, created a death cloud of sorts in my wake. Gerard was the unfortunate soul in line behind me. It wasn't exactly a miracle to be investigated by the Vatican, but it was enough to break up a jump stop drill.
I'm glad I didn't prematurely end Gerard's athletic career and I'm glad they didn't need to evacuate the building. I regret the unfortunate circumstances and that I didn't set any official school records that day.
I wish there was a moral to this story. Sorry Gerard.
Dave
....
Anybody still here?
....
Gerard and I played on the wildly successful SPA freshmen basketball team together. Well, mostly he played and I practiced and held down the end of the bench. The gyms on campus were full, so we huffed it daily to a gym on the St. Cate's campus. If you've played organized basketball, you might be familiar with the Jump Stop drill. Players each have a ball and move up and down the court in a series of straight lines. At the coach's whistle, you alternate between ordinary dribbling and jump stops. A jump stop is like a standing broad jump where you attempt to land on both feet simultaneously. It's a strategic way of stopping your dribble because you can legally choose which is your pivot foot. Otherwise, the foot to land first is your pivot foot. Thus, we practiced jump stops.
One nondescript afternoon, Gerard was immediately behind me. I remember dribbling a few feet ahead, when suddenly Gerard began yelping and screaming! I whirled fully expecting to see Gerard's leg twisted into some unnatural position, or his arm bent the wrong way. Instead, Gerard was waving his arms madly in front of his face and yelling "Dave! Jesus!"
What really happened?
Who knows what was served at lunch that day. More likely, I can't recall what food my mother prepared the night before, but something had died and "turned to the dark side" in the nether regions of my bowels. On that particular day, apparently a section of my gastrointestinal system occupied it's own plane of hell. The jarring force of landing consecutive jump stops overcame my sphinctal-muscular system and I, knowingly or not, created a death cloud of sorts in my wake. Gerard was the unfortunate soul in line behind me. It wasn't exactly a miracle to be investigated by the Vatican, but it was enough to break up a jump stop drill.
I'm glad I didn't prematurely end Gerard's athletic career and I'm glad they didn't need to evacuate the building. I regret the unfortunate circumstances and that I didn't set any official school records that day.
I wish there was a moral to this story. Sorry Gerard.
Dave
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
What a small world!
I just had to share what a small world it is. I went to pick up a race packet for the YWCA Women's Triathlon and who do I run into? Lesley Johnson now Crosby. She was also doing the race and mentioned she had run into Ann Wilson now Courington at the Lifetime race in July. So I started searching for Ann, not knowing her married name and found her in the race results. After searching the Eagan phone book (do I sound like a stalker yet?) and using Mapquest it turns out she lives less than 3 miles from my house. Too wild. It was exciting to see her. It brought back so many memories. I'm looking forward to catching up at the reunion.
interesting...
Maybe everyone isn't cost conscious...But considering our class' track record for showing up for reunion type events, I was not so sure charging people for the class party would boost the turnout.
Two things happened since I had that thought.
1) SPA offered a supplement to the class party...(I helped a teeny bit with the planning and found this out).
2) I got invited to the Armstrong Senior High 20 year reunion (a separate story). Classmembers there were charged $65 per person for an evening with a cash bar at the local Holiday Inn Express.
Suddenly the bargain hunter in me saw things differently. The SPA class party is a very good deal for a cool looking place. As a minivan owner, I can't talk to the "hipness" of anything. But Cafe Lurcat looks upscale, is surrounded by fun places to just walk around (a park and the sculpture garden), and I am pretty sure I recall that the evening comes with some hors d'ouvres and at least one complimentary beverage (what does a drink downtown go for now days? Seems like $25 is a steal!).
That's just the class specific event on Saturday.
The evening before we can check out the art work of classmate Rich Barlow and walk around through school (heck maybe even pilfer a ball of clay and throw a piece on a wheel) for free! The all school dinner is just $35 (for a full meal, an adult beverage (possibly two?), and childcare provided).
This is not an exhaustive list (check the full schedule of events that has or will soon arrive by regular mail) but we have a weekend of fun available to us for less than a single night, at least compared to one other school's reunion.
Hope you can make it.
Two things happened since I had that thought.
1) SPA offered a supplement to the class party...(I helped a teeny bit with the planning and found this out).
2) I got invited to the Armstrong Senior High 20 year reunion (a separate story). Classmembers there were charged $65 per person for an evening with a cash bar at the local Holiday Inn Express.
Suddenly the bargain hunter in me saw things differently. The SPA class party is a very good deal for a cool looking place. As a minivan owner, I can't talk to the "hipness" of anything. But Cafe Lurcat looks upscale, is surrounded by fun places to just walk around (a park and the sculpture garden), and I am pretty sure I recall that the evening comes with some hors d'ouvres and at least one complimentary beverage (what does a drink downtown go for now days? Seems like $25 is a steal!).
That's just the class specific event on Saturday.
The evening before we can check out the art work of classmate Rich Barlow and walk around through school (heck maybe even pilfer a ball of clay and throw a piece on a wheel) for free! The all school dinner is just $35 (for a full meal, an adult beverage (possibly two?), and childcare provided).
This is not an exhaustive list (check the full schedule of events that has or will soon arrive by regular mail) but we have a weekend of fun available to us for less than a single night, at least compared to one other school's reunion.
Hope you can make it.
Out here in Boston
Hello to everyone-it is really great to see so many names from the past, and hear what everybody has been doing. Thanks to everybody who has organized the reunion and gotten this blog going! I'm sorry I won't be able to make it back to Minnesota for the reunion-I'll have to block out my vacation time better in the future. Really hard to believe 20 years have gone by already-seems like not too long ago that I was busy playing locker ball, hackysack, and generally getting into trouble...
So, I'm out here in Boston where I came after SPA and never really left. I went to Brandeis and then medical school at BU. After four years of that I decided to give something else to try, and was actually studying music for a while before going back to finish medical training. The best part about the training was meeting my future wife Emily. After we finished, we moved into Boston where she did a fellowship in kidney disease. I practiced medicine for awhile, but have gradually migrated away from that, and am now doing work in clinical trials and writing for EBSCO publishing which has a medical division here in Boston. Emily and I were married in 2006, and the best thing of all has been the birth of our daughter Anna who just turned one year old this month. it does make me realize I'm approaching 40 when it is painful to crawl around on the floor chasing her...
anyways, the reunion sound like a great time-sorry again I'm going to miss it, I will hopefully plan to see everybody at future reunions if not sooner
Matt
matthewbrier@yahoo.com
So, I'm out here in Boston where I came after SPA and never really left. I went to Brandeis and then medical school at BU. After four years of that I decided to give something else to try, and was actually studying music for a while before going back to finish medical training. The best part about the training was meeting my future wife Emily. After we finished, we moved into Boston where she did a fellowship in kidney disease. I practiced medicine for awhile, but have gradually migrated away from that, and am now doing work in clinical trials and writing for EBSCO publishing which has a medical division here in Boston. Emily and I were married in 2006, and the best thing of all has been the birth of our daughter Anna who just turned one year old this month. it does make me realize I'm approaching 40 when it is painful to crawl around on the floor chasing her...
anyways, the reunion sound like a great time-sorry again I'm going to miss it, I will hopefully plan to see everybody at future reunions if not sooner
Matt
matthewbrier@yahoo.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Bars Online
Hello all. It's great to see your names and read your stories.
Attached is a family photo that just barely missed the cut for the Christmas card last year. This blog gives me the chance to share it! Nothing but class, I know.
Anyway, pictured is my bride Ava of 9 years and our daughters Jenna 7 and Megan 5.8767 (future math major, like her old man...). We live in Victoria MN, and have been here for 6 or 7 years after stints in Austin Texas (same time as Pat) and Albuquerque New Mexico. It has been great to be back in MN. After swearing off the northern climate during a fit of naive hostility, we have made great new friends, connected with old ones, and found a great quality of life.
Update on me... Like Dave Salchow, I too suffered the wrath of math with Mr Driscoll (sp?). I didn't have the hutspa to whip chalk at him, rather, I bottled up my rage and humiliation and muddled onward like a good Minnesotan, ah, um (25 cents please). A some point, dumb-kid performance turned to a strength and I started to get it. That success led to math, physics, and engineering in undergrad and eventually business school. I'm currently a Business Development Manager at MTS Systems in Eden Prairie. We make testing systems. Basically, we make big stuff that breaks big stuff. Customers include Boeing, NASA, BMW, Ferrari, and others. Yes, we get paid to break stuff, often expensive stuff, ... and yes, I'm still five at heart. I manage start-up endeavors and attend to other forward-looking opportunities. I must credit the creative thinking emphasis at SPA, as I rely on the perspectives and thoughts we were taught every day.
Travel in this and other jobs has taken me to about 15 countries, including a one year stay in Korea. Although time away from home is hard, I consider the experiences to be a great source of personal wealth. Ava is a huge supporter and makes it work at home.
On the personal side, I have retained my interest and participation in outdoor activities. Water skiing continues to be a mainstay and I have enjoyed passing the knowledge to Ava and Jenna. It has been a busy year as I have also tried my hand at boat building and competed in my first triathlon.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.
Dan
dan.barsness@mts.com
Saturday, August 9, 2008
More information about contributing to the blog
A few of you have mentioned that you can no longer access the blog. No, we haven't kicked you out (yet). Occasionally, you will be required to enter a password to contribute to this blog. Here's why:
Google
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How to reset a forgotten password
For those of you concerned about privacy, which hopefully is all of us, you can establish an e-mail account especially for this blog. (Credit - Alex G. for the idea.) Simply establish a Gmail account with Google and give yourself a memorable username such as DaveSPA1988 or WantT0BeLikeDave1988. (Who wouldn't want that last one? It's a great gift idea.) Sent me a message using your new account, and I'll get you a fresh invitation to the blog and delete your old account. You will need to remember this account and your password to contribute to the blog.
Finally, please remember this blog is readable and searchable to anybody on the web. So please contribute accordingly. For example, I'm not certain I'd like some of my high school exploits to come up when some body's doing a background check on me. (I've never been to Mr. Buckheit's house.) Feel free to mention classmates, just do so in good taste or use first name last initial. (Darren G. You must tell the story about why I think of you every time I eat chocolate pudding.)
I hope you find this helpful and everyone is enjoying a glorious weekend!
Your friend,
Dave
Google is the owner of Blogspot.com. Unfortunately, the realities of having this nice forum available at no cost is you have to have a Google account. It gives Google access to your e-mail account and potentially advertising and spam If you have a G-mail account, you already have a Google account. When you're asked to log in, you must use the e-mail address used to establish your Google account and your current password. There's a help page available to learn more about Google accounts: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/?hl=en
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For those of you concerned about privacy, which hopefully is all of us, you can establish an e-mail account especially for this blog. (Credit - Alex G. for the idea.) Simply establish a Gmail account with Google and give yourself a memorable username such as DaveSPA1988 or WantT0BeLikeDave1988. (Who wouldn't want that last one? It's a great gift idea.) Sent me a message using your new account, and I'll get you a fresh invitation to the blog and delete your old account. You will need to remember this account and your password to contribute to the blog.
Finally, please remember this blog is readable and searchable to anybody on the web. So please contribute accordingly. For example, I'm not certain I'd like some of my high school exploits to come up when some body's doing a background check on me. (I've never been to Mr. Buckheit's house.) Feel free to mention classmates, just do so in good taste or use first name last initial. (Darren G. You must tell the story about why I think of you every time I eat chocolate pudding.)
I hope you find this helpful and everyone is enjoying a glorious weekend!
Your friend,
Dave
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Can't wait to see you guys!!!!!
Ahhhhhh High School Memories...sitting in the courtyard...the salad bar...learning to throw a pot...Senior Speeches....Senior Music...Madrigal Dinners...Pop Concerts...Fall Plays...Spring Musicals...Volleyball games...Physics...English...Reading Shakespeare...Listening to the USA Win Olympic Gold in Hockey...going to camp in the winter...ok I'll stop now just in case some of you have post traumatic stress syndrome kicking in.
I can't wait for the reunion!!! There is rarely a day that goes by that I don't use something I learned at SPA.
I've been in New York now for 12 years...my title is the Senior Producer of Special Projects & Live Events...I work at WABC-TV the ABC affliate in the Big Apple. What that means is I produce our coverage for most of our big events...think Oscar Coverage...Superbowls...it also means I do half hour documentaries and whatever may come up ... think Backstage at Cirque de Solei or NYC Half Marathon...
Not married and no kids...yet...
I don't get back to St. Paul though not as often as I'd like to...can't wait to see all of you!
I can't wait for the reunion!!! There is rarely a day that goes by that I don't use something I learned at SPA.
I've been in New York now for 12 years...my title is the Senior Producer of Special Projects & Live Events...I work at WABC-TV the ABC affliate in the Big Apple. What that means is I produce our coverage for most of our big events...think Oscar Coverage...Superbowls...it also means I do half hour documentaries and whatever may come up ... think Backstage at Cirque de Solei or NYC Half Marathon...
Not married and no kids...yet...
I don't get back to St. Paul though not as often as I'd like to...can't wait to see all of you!
Invitations are coming soon!
August 1, 2008
Dear Class of 1988,
Reunion-Homecoming Weekend is September 26-28, 2008. The SPA Class of 1988 party is Saturday, September 27, 8 p.m. at Bar Lurcat mezzanine level. Your classmates Andrew Arashiba, Rich Barlow, Chris Cheney, Dan Deuel, Fred Kaemmer, Kat McKenzie, Amy Myrbo, Jennifer O'Brien, and David Salchow have formed a planning committee to organize a wonderful 20-year class reunion party and would love to see you at the event. Mark the date on your calendar; plan to attend; encourage your classmates to meet you at class party and the other weekend activities, especially a Friday evening art reception with alumni artist Rich Barlow.
Watch your mail for the Reunion-Homecoming Weekend 2008 invitation which will arrive soon. In the interim, peruse the Reunion-Homecoming Weekend schedule outline on the reverse side of this letter. Visit www.spa.edu/alumni after August 15 to register online for Reunion-Homecoming activities, to see updates and to view a list of who’s registered. If you have questions regarding your class reunion party or the weekend’s activities, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 651-696-1308 or ddean@spa.edu, or visit the class blog spot http://spa1988.blogspot.com to add your voice to the enthusiastic reunion chatter.
Your class reunion committee members and I look forward to seeing you in a few months.
Sincerely,
Daymond Dean ’85
Alumni/ae Relations Director
UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Reunion-Homecoming Weekend 2008
General Activities
Friday, September 26, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Alumni/ae Welcome and Registration
9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Visit a class
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Tour of the Goodrich Campus
2:10 p.m. Lower School Assembly
3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Kids’ Carnival for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, etc.
3:30 p.m. Boys’ varsity football
5 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Registration and check-in
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Art reception with artist Richard Barlow ’88 Exhibit “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere” runs September 2 through September 27, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tours of the Randolph Campus
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. All-School Dinner Party for All alumni/ae, and current and former faculty/staff, sponsored by the Alumni/ae Council. Spouse or significant other welcome. Complimentary child care for children ages 3-10
Saturday, September 27, 2008
9:30 a.m. Doubles Tennis Tournament Sign up with another alum, student or friend for this fun round robin tournament.
10 a.m. Girls’ varsity diving
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Heritage Brunch for alumni/ae who graduated 50 or more years ago
12 p.m. Sculpture Installation, Winter Solitude by Harold “Tuck” Langland ’57
1 p.m. Girls’ swimming
1 p.m. Girls’ varsity
1:40 p.m. Boys’ and Girls’ varsity cross country meet,
3 p.m. Boys’ varsity
Dear Class of 1988,
Reunion-Homecoming Weekend is September 26-28, 2008. The SPA Class of 1988 party is Saturday, September 27, 8 p.m. at Bar Lurcat mezzanine level. Your classmates Andrew Arashiba, Rich Barlow, Chris Cheney, Dan Deuel, Fred Kaemmer, Kat McKenzie, Amy Myrbo, Jennifer O'Brien, and David Salchow have formed a planning committee to organize a wonderful 20-year class reunion party and would love to see you at the event. Mark the date on your calendar; plan to attend; encourage your classmates to meet you at class party and the other weekend activities, especially a Friday evening art reception with alumni artist Rich Barlow.
Watch your mail for the Reunion-Homecoming Weekend 2008 invitation which will arrive soon. In the interim, peruse the Reunion-Homecoming Weekend schedule outline on the reverse side of this letter. Visit www.spa.edu/alumni after August 15 to register online for Reunion-Homecoming activities, to see updates and to view a list of who’s registered. If you have questions regarding your class reunion party or the weekend’s activities, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 651-696-1308 or ddean@spa.edu, or visit the class blog spot http://spa1988.blogspot.com to add your voice to the enthusiastic reunion chatter.
Your class reunion committee members and I look forward to seeing you in a few months.
Sincerely,
Daymond Dean ’85
Alumni/ae Relations Director
UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Reunion-Homecoming Weekend 2008
General Activities
Friday, September 26, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Alumni/ae Welcome and Registration
9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Visit a class
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Tour of the Goodrich Campus
2:10 p.m. Lower School Assembly
3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Kids’ Carnival for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, etc.
3:30 p.m. Boys’ varsity football
5 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Registration and check-in
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Art reception with artist Richard Barlow ’88 Exhibit “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere” runs September 2 through September 27, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tours of the Randolph Campus
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. All-School Dinner Party for All alumni/ae, and current and former faculty/staff, sponsored by the Alumni/ae Council. Spouse or significant other welcome. Complimentary child care for children ages 3-10
Saturday, September 27, 2008
9:30 a.m. Doubles Tennis Tournament Sign up with another alum, student or friend for this fun round robin tournament.
10 a.m. Girls’ varsity diving
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Heritage Brunch for alumni/ae who graduated 50 or more years ago
12 p.m. Sculpture Installation, Winter Solitude by Harold “Tuck” Langland ’57
1 p.m. Girls’ swimming
1 p.m. Girls’ varsity
1:40 p.m. Boys’ and Girls’ varsity cross country meet,
3 p.m. Boys’ varsity
Evening Class Reunion Parties (class of ’88: Bar Lurcat in Loring Park/Minneapolis at @ 8pm)
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