Reunion Follow-Up

August 15, 2007

Well....we're sorry if you missed a great weekend of fun! Our reunion was a huge success and we are overwhelmed by all of the thanks and praise we've gotten! Just take a look at the pictures posted on the EVITE website. Several folks who couldn't come, said they regretted they weren't there...and that's just from looking at the pictures! Just take a look, you can really see how much fun everyone had. We had well over 100 people show up, and also saw some folks out on Friday night in Vernon.

Seeing we had such a blast and everyone says they want another reunion sooner than later....we plan on pulling one together for our 25TH..in just 5 years. It takes a lot of work, so any help you can provide will be appreciated. Hopefully it will e a bit easier, assuming most people are now settled and will probably not change their email addresses.

In the next month or so, I'll try to re post an accurate list of the missing, in hopes that we can find some of them before our next gathering. I know that some on our list were aware of the reunion, and chose not to contact us...I'm sorry about that, and hope they'll find a chance to get in touch before we get together again. I realize that not everyone has great memories of high school, but I'm sure that anyone who was there on August 4TH, will tell you , that it's different now! There are no more clicks, it's comfortable, and you are bound to be reintroduced to someone who you never really knew in school...and now you'll like them!

Please feel free to contact me or leave a post here with your contact info. This site will be checked and updated periodically. If you didn't make the 10Th, or the 20Th...you have to make the 25Th...it will definitely be an event you won't want to miss!

Gretchen (Weigeshoff) Bischoff
pghoff@yahoo.com

Pre-Reunion Gathering Friday August 3rd!

July 16, 2007
Folks are starting to talk about a pre-reunion gathering on Friday night. We've been told that The Vernon Inn, formaly Gary's is a great place to get the party started. There is an outdoor Tiki Bar and usually a band on Friday nights. Hope you can join many of us in starting off our reunion weekend! Head to The Vernon Inn on Friday night and catch up with classmates! Spread the word and see you then.

A Quick Update for Late June!

June, 29, 2007

Hi Everyone,
Wow, can you believe our reunion is just a bit over a month away? We're all getting excited about the big celebration. You should have gotten your EVITE in the last few days...if you have not gotten it, please let Kathleen know, her email is kpasetty@yahoo.com .

Most folks have been great at getting the Alumni Profiles back to me...but I'm still waiting for some. Please, send them back to me ASAP. The deadline has already passed, but there is still some time for you to get them back to me....but it has to be soon! If you need the profile info again, it can be found on a previous blog posting or just contact me at pghoff@yahoo.com .

Anyone interested in a daytime gathering the day of the reunion or sometime that weekend, keep an eye out for an email in a few weeks. I've been told there is a new park in Vernon, and I'll check it out to see if this is someplace where we could meet. Again this would be a brown bag it event for families and friends to gather for the afternoon. More info to come soon!

We're looking forward to a nice turnout for the reunion, so please respond to the Evite and let us know if you have any questions.
Have a safe and Happy July 4th, and we'll see you August 4th!

Gretchen Bischoff (Weigeshoff)
pghoff@yahoo.com

Send us your "Alumni Profile" Please

Hi Class,
Our 20 year reunion is rapidly approaching and here is your opportunity to tell us what's going on with you! We'll use this information to compile an address book of sorts, which you'll go home from the reunion with. Even if you don't think you'll be coming to the reunion, please send back the info so that we may include you in the book. It's important that you return this to us by June 15.
Do you have a business or service you can offer to our alumni? We'd love for you to sponsor our book. Send your business card or a business card size ad to me by regular mail, along with a check for $20, written to: Gretchen Bischoff/VTHS Reunion
We'll be happy to include you in an advertisement section of the book.
Just below you'll find the info that we'd like you to provide. Please answer the questions and send me the info ASAP, and no later than June 15. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.
Gretchen (Weigeshoff) Bischoff
pghoff@yahoo.com
PO Box 485
Castleton, Vermont 05735

Name(now and then):

Spouse/Significant Other and years married:

Children and their ages:

Occupation:

Address/Phone:

Email:

Is there anything that you would like to tell us? (Exciting things in your life, hobbies etc.)

What has changed since 1987 which you would not have expected?

What will have changed over the next 20 years?

135 Found!

Hi Everyone, As of May 20, we have located 135 classmates, this is about half of our class! We recently sent out an alumni profile form for you to fill out. If you did not get it, please let me know ASAP. I need them back by June 15, 2007! Look for an update soon, as well as an EVITE to the reunion, which will come in the next few weeks.
Thanks, looking forward to seeing you all!
Gretchen Bischoff (Weigeshoff) pghoff@yahoo.com

Lost and Found Update

Hi Class of 87,
We still have class members rolling in slowly! As of April 24, we have located about 114 classmates. There are approx. 144 missing. If you are reading this and have posted your name on one of the big alumni websites, but have not contacted us directly...please do so. Your email addresses can't be retrieved from the big sites without a membership, so it's much easier for us to contact you if you supply us with your email or snail mail addresses directly. Please email Kathleen Pasetty kpasetty@yahoo.com or Gretchen (Weigeshoff) Bischoff pghoff@yahoo.com so we have your email address in our loop. You'll be sure to receive all reunion updates if we have your information on hand. It's just about 3 months until the reunion, we hope to see all of you there! Thanks for continuing to pass names on to us!
Gretchen (Weigeshoff) Bischoff

Update to the missing!

Hi Class,
Well the good news is that we've been locating more and more alumni! As of April 1st, we've found approx. 103 of our classmates! The bad news.....we're still missing 155! Thank's to all of you, who've passed along names to us, it's been a great help, but, we still need to find the rest! Please keep working on passing the word. I know many of you said you would let friends know, but we still haven't heard from many that we thought we would have! Look for more reunion information soon. Within the next few weeks we'll post and send out an update. The reunion committe has been working hard to plan a great event that you won't want to miss! Thanks again for all your help in finding the missing....and please keep looking!
Gretchen(Weigeshoff) Bischoff

Missing Alumni Information

Hi Everyone (from Gretchen),

Below is a list of missing class members. Unfortunately, the list is quite long! We had 258 Classmates, and have found approx. 73. August 4, will arrive before we know it, and I'm hoping we can find as many people as possible. Just in looking at our entire class list, I realized their were several people I could probably find through different friends, and even my mother, who may be in contact with an alumna's parent! We have done our best to have the reunion information posted in local newspapers, VTHS, The Board of Ed, as well as several alumni websites. Still, with all of this, people are only trickling in! Please take a look at this list and see if it sparks your memory...we need your help in finding our classmates! There are a few people on the list who may have contacted us, but your emails are bouncing back. If you think you are one of these people, please let us know your correct email. I'd also ask, that even if you think you don't want to go to the reunion, please still let us know where you are! If you know you will definitely be there....also let us know, so we can start getting a rough count! In early May, we will be emailing out an alumni profile sheet for you to fill out and return. Please look for it and return ASAP, so we'll have time to compile and print an address book of sorts with your information!

Feel free to contact me with questions, vthsgretchen@yahoo.com

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Regards,

Gretchen(Weigeshoff) Bischoff

MISSING ALUMNI LIST







Borisuk, Peter
Brovich, Tom
Cantania, chris
Chopra, Radhika
Ciappara, Paul

Coppola, Joe
Cray, Jason
Curry, John
Davis, Nadine


DePace, Gene

Donnelly, Sharon
Duffy, Joseph





Fedele, Robert

Fields, Charlie


Frau, Carlos
Gabriele, Tracy
Gallagher, Robert
Gannon, Cindy

Gardiner, Kenneth


Gerry, Kenneth


Grammatica, Pina

Gyursitis, Christian
Hallacker, Matt




Henry, Katherine Elizabeth
Hoaglund, David

Hogan, Brendan

Huey, Dawn Renee


Iler, Nancy

Johnston, Darlene


Kensek, Jim




Koenig, Kim
Kotowski, Jay
Koziel, Darrin

Kuddar, Thomas

Lafrenz, Jr. Richard
Larsen, Robert
Lazarine, jacquie

Leshnower, David
Lindner, Marlene





Maher, Bob
Mahowchick, Kenneth
Malvano, Gina
Mangano, Anthony

Martini, Anthony
Martini, Richard
Mayer, James





McGrath, Sean


Meissner, Jason

Merletto, Michelle
Miranda, Mike


Murray, Lisa
Mydosh, Liz
Nakamura, Yoko
Neukum, Stacey


Pappan, Eric


Peters, Kerrianne


Popiel, Cathy



Reilly, Bonnie

Rickey, Jill


Rivier, Alex



Romano, Paul

Rothwell, John

Russo, Barbara
Santa, Suzanna

Schnackenberg, Janet
Schotter, Carl



Shankland, Harold

Simmons, Beth



Stoeckel, Matt
Stoeckel, Valerie
Stone, Michelle

Taylor, Anne
Tedesco, Debra
Tenkin, Chris
Thienel, Jay


Tripodi, Denise

Turowski, Scott
Van Althuis, Keith
Van Dunk, John
Vesely, Cornelia
Wacker, Dave

White, Jennifer
White, Jodi
Wich, George

Wood, Kim

Need more golfers...

Interest in the golf outing is light at best. So far, I've only received interest from Maureen Blandino and Mark DiGuilio.

Please respond to this post with your interest or email me directly (hleighb@gmal.com).

Harvey

SAVE THE DATE: August 4th @ Crystal Springs Resort

Hello Class of '87!

It's a go! We're planning our 20th Reunion for Saturday, August 4th at Crystal Springs. The actual location will be The Black Bear Lodge in Franklin.

We're planning a buffet dinner, booking the room from 6-10pm.

If folks are interested, we can arrange a Happy Hour at 5pm.

There will also be a loosely organized family event, perhaps at Waywayanda, for the day.

There will also be a golf outing planned for Sunday, August 5th. Harvey Bierman is organizing that event.
Preliminary Info:

• Cost is going to be between $90-125/player
• Cost includes everything plus some gifts we can use from the pro-shop
• We can probably book prime time slots for Sunday pretty easily if we get this wrapped up (with deposits from everyone) within 60 days (9AMish start time on Sunday)

Harvey would look to do this on one of their easier courses to encourage spouses/kids/etc for those that are interested. What Harvey needs is to get a gauge on interest ASAP. If you are interested, please email Harvey (hleighb@gmail.com) with your interest level (plus the number of players you'd bring) based on these rates.

Upcoming:
In the next few months will also compile and email out a list including:

• Local lodging options
• Mountain Creek admission and height restrictions
• A list of the local deli's & A&P phone numbers so people can order take out and bring it to the Saturday picnic.

We'll be looking into a DJ, clarifying the menu, and taking in all ideas and looking for more volunteers to make those ideas come to fruition.

In the next month I will create & send out an EVITE for the actual reunion invitation. In order to save money and time, I have decided to only send out paper invites only to those without email. If for some reason you need a paper invite (it will not be fancy), let me know.

There will be another BLOG posting with the class list for those that are "found" - please help us make this list as accurate and extensive as possible.

As I've said in every email I've sent so far, it really is so good to see your names again and hear bits and pieces about your lives. Looking forward to doing this in person.

Feel free to post your "yes" / "no" response to this blog entry.

Best to you all,

Kathleen Pasetty, Erica (Berman) Romitelli, Mary Jo (Galati) Chenoy, Gretchen (Weigeshoff) Bischoff, Harvey Bierman, Kathleen Saia Garvey

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