Once a Panther, Always a Panther

I am sure a lot of you, like myself, will be sad if the blog ends. I would love to see it continue, and it can as long as I have info to post. Our most recent update comes from Sarah Trattler Clifton.

Sarah writes:

Once a panther always a panther...I attended college in Boca Raton,Fl. and graduate school in Miami where I was once again, a panther alumni. I taught mathematics at a few colleges in the S. Florida area until the fateful weekend of our ten year reunion. Two days after our champagne brunch at the House of Blues, I visited a college campus close to New Orleans (HINT: green & gold). I immediately accepted a teaching position...I'm not sure if this decision was a result of inebriation or inspiration! Nevertheless, I moved from Ft. Lauderdale back to Louisiana within two weeks of our ten year reunion. Additionally, I have been teaching aerobics for the past 20 years and currently reside in Mandeville with my twelve year old daughter. I love Louisiana but must admit I really do miss the South Florida area and visit it regularly.

The pic attached is from our first trip w/the dance team to Disney World for UDA national competition. We have accompanied the team twice yet, my daughter still shows absolutely no interest in dance. I think the recent reunion pics will clearly show this does not come from my side of the family!

Sarah Trattler Clifton Please keep your updates coming. Even now that the reunion is over, we still want to know all about you. I know we have many faithful readers who have not sent in updates. You know I know who you are!!!!!!!

Hope you all received your reunion surprise by now. Be sure to view it and enjoy!

Reunion Keepsakes

One of the reunion keepsakes is a directory/program with addresses, updates, and photos of the classmates that submitted current information. Kathi worked long hours on this and it showed.....it is a wonderful colored program. Robert Gunn designed the cover using the yearbooks of our four years at NHS.....very cleaver!!

Kathi is going to have this available on John Lee's ftp site for you. If you have not heard from Kathi via email on how to view it, please email her at kenelms@bellsouth.net for directions.

Also, if you received a CD (another treasure) from the reunion and have not yet viewed it, DO SO NOW! It is a slide show that Jason Scarabin worked on of our time at NHS. He also worked long hours on this and did a GREAT job. But be aware, you will laugh as well as cry if you have not done so already.

This weekend I put in the mail (for all those that attended the reunion) another special keepsake surprise. You should be receiving it within the week or two depending where you are. I hope you will enjoy it.

SHS had their reunion this weekend. I had the pleasure of checking them in at the door along with Colleen Holmes Neeley and Melissa Williams Coullier(sp??) both SHS of 86. It was great seeing all of our SHS friends. Look for reunion updates on their site..........linked in the right hand margin. I saw a lot of your friends from Clearwood those you who went to Clearwood. They enjoyed seeing you on our slide shows.

Also check out NHS Class of 1988 blog site linked in the right margin. The best of luck to them with their planning. It looks like they are off to a great start!

A Favorite

I thought I'd share with you one of my favorite photos. It missed the blog slide show. Speaking of slide show..........check out the slide show links in the right margin. No need to scroll through the blog for a quick peek at the slide shows.

No need for the blog to fizzle out just yet! Send your update!!! I know that there are many of you that we want to know.......... "what is up with you????"

John's 2007 Courage Classic Ride

John Lee's 2007 Courage Classic Ride......

John writes:
In an effort to try and keep in touch more and to help raise funds for a REALLY worthwhile cause, I'd like to let everyone know about a charity ride I will be doing next month. This year's Courage Classic is from July 21 to July 23. This will be my 3rd year in a row riding in this AWESOME charity ride for Denver's Children's Hospital. 3 days, 4 passes and 157 miles all in the name of a great cause. If you want a good laugh at the thought of me wearing spandex and asking "Are we there yet?" just click on the donation link below. I'll do the hard work of riding up all those passes, all you have to do is donate. =)

So c'mon folks, do your karma some good and help out the kids of Children's Hospital. It is an amazing thing to think that every dollar you donate goes directly towards helping kids and their families. It's even more amazing when you see them out on bikes riding along as the result of the great work they do. Thank you in advance for any donations.

If you would like to donate online, just click on the link below:
http://www.couragetours.com/2007/johnlee

If you would like to see more pics and videos from last year's ride, click on the link below:http://129.19.4.57/website/2006CourageClassic.htm

===Thanks for doing this!
-John

I am not sure there is a better cause than helping sick children. Kenny and I count our blessings everyday that we have three healthy children. My older sister loss a baby to a genetic disorder, and we have seen some family friends go through pure heartache due to the loss of a child.

Please join me in supporting John in his ride for this awesome cause. Even if you donate the cost of two drinks in the French Quarter.....every amount counts.

Still Up to Their Funny Business After All These Years

If you knew these two in school you know they were always doing funny and wild things together. Well Beth (on the right) moved away our Freshman year and then our Junior year, Becky (left) moved away. I don't think they have even been in touch with each other since Beth moved. But as you can see below, they picked up right were they left off..............I am surprised the psychic did not run right out Jackson Square into the St. Louis Cathedral when she had these two in her chair. Kinda make you wonder if she is really a psychic??????? Just kidding!! They were always having fun where ever they went and it was great to see that great things never change.

I think I am having a vision. I am! It is you sending us your testament............ nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com

The Next One

Here are more recent photos of Michelle Fields Pierce and her family. She wrote to us last summer (click here) and wanted to share newer pictures with us. I heard from Michelle at the beginning of last week. She already had the skinny on the weekend from Monica Lloyd Maggio.

I don't think Michelle will be missing the next one!!!! We missed you, Michelle!!! I know Lauren and I were both asked where you were???????

The next one will be in FIVE years....ten is too far away. Just think how old our kids will be if we were to wait ten years. Reed would be 18! Ryan 16! Hallie 11 and out of diapers! I may be too old and broke to have fun.

I think everyone is enjoying the slide show...........not that they have all posted a testament about their fun weekend. Everyone can see it in our faces. If you have not seen the slide shows, you don't want to miss them.

Friday Night's Slide Show and Saturday Night's Slide Show That is only a fraction of the pictures that were taken!!! We can't share everything!!

I have some more photos to post to the blog so check back often. I am staying EXTREMELY busy during every free minute working on something for those who attended. I can't wait to share it with you! .....................Kenny can't wait either. God Bless him!

"Take a Ride on a Riverboat..."

Gotta minute?

Here is a glimpse into our Saturday Night. This is only a few of the photos that I had and have collected from you. I tried naming all spouses........by memory! So excuse the mistakes. I also wanted to put captions on each slide, but that became very overwhelming at 12:30 a.m. So fill in the blanks. It is also making me nuts that it is not in order of the night....oh well! However, I have more in the works for you.........be patient!!!

I want to thank Robert Gunn for the brilliant graphic design for the program cover and Kathi for the program!!! Jean Ingram Hoover for the website shop for T-shirts and others stuff along with the name tags. Jean will be taking the website off of the Internet at the end of the month. If you want to shop for NHS reunion items click here. Susan for the name tages and the great cups (and for hanging on to them.) Jason Scarabin for the teary-eyed CD slide show. And Kathi and Susan for putting up with my fear that no one was going to show up. I am ready to help plan the next one if y'all will let me!!! Opps...I am forgetting Kenny, my husband, for going along for the ride! I believe he had a good time!!!!

Over the past year, I kept hearing from Kenny that high school was just a chapter in the book that was over. He kept on and on about it. I finally learned to ignore him. I think now he realizes that like most good classics, us reuniting was a chapter that was meant to be reread. And I would reread it again and again.............I enjoyed all of the characters.

Don't think this is the end of the blog!!! I still want your updates and photos and testaments of the reunion. Let's tell everyone what a great time we had!

Slide Show Info

I am working on Saturday night's slide show...........now sliding 111 pictures. I know I am impatient like you and want you to see the fun just as badly as you want to see it; however, I am calling it a night. As you can see by the time on the post, I am doing this after hours....not to mention I am parenting solo until the end of the week. I am surprised my three don't have me tied up and gagged by now.



Please continue to view "Friday Night's Kick Off " slide show. Could one ever get tired of looking at all of that fun??

Also scroll down for an update. It is not too late to send the blog an update...........Steve and Jennifer!!!!!!

Send updates and pictures to nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com or ramiparker@yahoo.com

Send your reunion photos too, and I'll add them to the slide show.

Gumbo

This post is a little like Gumbo.........a little mixture of pictures (Peezie's and Lisa's), an update and a reunion weekend testamaent from Peezie Leininger Allred.

Peezie writes:

First of all, the reunion was a BLAST!!! Thanks to everyone that made it happen...ya'll did a GREAT job! It was sooo good to see everyone. And I have to say I was amazed at how much everyone looks as if they haven't changed!! I do wish we could all get together more often!

Well, after graduation I went to LSU for one semester and then transferred to USL. Walt and I were married in 1992. Finished with a Master's in Audiology from USL in 94 and stayed in Lafayette. I started working for ACI Hearing & Balance Center and we purchased the company in 2002. In 1995, I had a kidney transplant (my mom donated one of her kidneys) and knock on wood, everything has been great since.

We have 2 children, Dylan 10/16/02 and Isabelle 3/10/06. They are both very active kids and absolutely hysterical! Dylan is involved in tons of sports and Isabelle wants to do everything her brother does!! In 2000, I decided to go back to school for my Doctoral degree in Audiology, and graduated in 2002...not going back to school EVER again!! That was surely enough!

Walt and I have been living in Broussard (about 5 miles outside of Lafayette, and Thursday before the reunion, we closed on a new house in Youngsville (about 3 miles outside of Lafayette). So, the weekend after the reunion...we will be moving! Walt has been with the Lafayette Police Department since 1994 and is currently in their Detective Department. Whenever we find time, we both still love to fish, water sports, snow ski, travel, hunting (well, only Walt), etc. Anything we can do!! Our kids are TOTALLY outside kids, so of course, they love it all too!

My parents still live in Slidell. They finally got back into their house 15 months after Katrina, and are still working on it, like everyone else! My brother, Jake, moved to Lafayette to go to school, is married to a wonderful person (couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law) and they have 1 child, Ren 3/29/05, who looks JUST LIKE Jake!! They moved to Slidell in March 2007 because Jake works out of New Orleans and Lafayette with EDG, but mostly in the NO area because of Katrina, so they decided to move closer.

I will send a picture of Dylan and Isabelle. Isabelle's is a little out of date..she's due for new pictures now ;)

Thanks again to everyone. We really had a good time this weekend!!
Peezie

I am also adding Lisa Manley Bellagamba's pictures. Click here to read her update.

Friday Night Kick Off at Pat O's and Cats Meow

They say a picture is worth a thousand words........I hope these photos tell you how much fun we had. It surpassed anything I imagined. If you were there and agree, hit comment to send me your testament or shoot me an email to post. nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com.
I am still accepting updates. I will be working on one for Peezie Leininger Allred. Check back soon for the updates and Saturday nights slide show.

You may also send photos to me at nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com , and I will either post them or work them into the slide show.

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Hmmm!

I am still trying to find just the right words to describe this past weekend. I can't get beyond.......................

"What happens in New Orleans, stays in New Orleans!"

Just One More for the Road and I'm Off.........

Here is one last quick update before I log off for the weekend. It is from Lisa Manley.
Lisa writes:
Twenty years... my children's babysitter isn't even twenty! Here is > what I have been up to the past twenty years...> > After high school I went to LSU. I had a good time for two years then > moved to Maryland and got serious about school (better late than > never). I got my degree in Early Childhood and a Master's of > Education as well. In between the degrees I moved back home to > Louisiana and I was a Child Life therapist at Tulane Medical (just a > lowly intern). Moved back to Maryland and worked at a hospital for a > short time before I realized I wanted to witness a more happy side of > childhood. I taught elementary school for ten years. I loved it!! One > of the highlights of teaching was meeting my husband. I met Tony in > 1998 through my "class room mother". Got married in 2000 and then we > moved to New Jersey... it is not as bad as the movies and tv make it > out!! So after three years in north Jersey (close to NYC) we moved to > south Jersey outside Philadelphia and I left teaching first grade, > had my first child... Joseph and began teaching graduate students one > night a week at St. Joseph's University. Who would have ever thought > I would teach anybody anything?> > My son Joseph (two and a half) and my new daughter Phoebe (3 months) > keep me very busy!! But I love every minute with them!! I wouldn't > trade being a stay at home mother for anything!!> > My parents moved from Slidell a few months after Katrina so I have > not been back down to Slidell since they moved. I miss Louisiana so > much and am bummed that I won't be at the reunion. But with a husband > who travels and two small children I just cannot manage it right now. > Especially since I don't have family in LA anymore. I am sure that I > will miss out on a really great time!!> > I sent a couple of pictures of my children and one of my family. I > don't think that I have changed too much... although I finally grew.> > Hopefully I will see you all at the next reunion!> Lisa Manley

I'll fix the arrows later!!!
Lisa if you read this, the photos that you sent Kathi did not forward to me. Please send them nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com

The next post will be of the reunion. Sorry some of you could not make it........Gloria and Andy, Lisa, and Chuck M. It was nice to get your last minute emails. We will miss you!!!

OUT.................

One for the Road

Most of you will be heading towards N.O. today. If you happen to take one more quick peek at the blog, you'll catch up on Amy Dickman Nyberg.

Amy writes:

After graduation, I got married to Ricky Nyberg, SHS '86. We just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on May 30th. We have two wonderful children, Sarah - 19 and Jason - 16. Since graduation we have done many things. We moved to LSU and lived in married housing where Rick got interested in home brewing beer. We eventually started a brewery called Rikenjaks in Jackson, Louisiana. We moved back to Slidell in 96 and opened and closed a brewpub in Slidell called Laughing Pines. After that we ended up in Lake Charles Louisiana where we have been for the last 8 years. Rick is now a professor at McNeese State University where he works in the Engineering and Technology Department. I stayed in the restaurant business for a while and finally realized I needed a life! I am the Marketing Assistant at Cameron State Bank. My job has great hours and gives me a chance to be creative. My daughter Sarah just completed her 1st year of collage and now has her own apartment. It was very hard to cut the cord! My son Jason is going to be a junior and works at Putt Putt.

Not hard to figure out which one Amy is..........she has not change. 20 years with Ricky and two teenage children looks great on her. CONGRATULATIONS and Happy Anniversary.

( If you are wondering who the other two girls are.....???? I snatched the photo off of SHS 86's blog!!! )

CHEERS!!! It's Pat O's night!!! I have not been there in about 15 years. I am not even sure I could sip a Hurricane????? We shall see!

Oh.........the "One for the Road" was the update, not the hurricane!!! Those of you driving into N.O. and then driving back home, please remember to drink responsibly and/or have a designated driver.

Keep Them Coming

I love it.......everytime I check my email I have something new to post.

Here is a family photo of Tom Taylor. Sadly, he won't be joining us this weekend. If you remember from last summer in his post (click here), his children are all one year apart (I was really wanting to meet his wife. She is more WOMAN than me to have had those children so close) and they play ball. He coaches so this weekend is booked. You can imagine what his schedule must be like with three playing ball.

We'll miss you!

Lisa's update and a photo of Kaylea....Heather's daughter

As I told you I'd be posting the update of Lisa and here it is.


Lisa writes:

I must say, that I'm a bit nervous attending the reunion. I moved to Slidell in the summer of 1983 from Kodiak, AK, (and thought I'd entered the pit of hell experiencing a LA summer for the first time), but I adjusted rather well and I'm still in Slidell 24 years later. In 1993 I married Glenn Cappel (SHS class of 85), and we've been happily married for 14 years. We have 1 daughter, Lauren, who will be 10 in July. Glenn and I are both self employed, Glenn having an excavation company, and I have a Landscape Design company. I'm incredibly excited about seeing so many of you: Shawnna, (I've missed you to pieces, and I'll never forget our 1st semester at SLU as long as I live). I don't have an exciting 20 year story to tell because after moving constantly (Coast Guard brat) before moving to Slidell, I am quite content with the roots I've finally established, and having a very large family around all of the time. I can't wait until tomorrow night and seeing all of you!!!


Click here to see her family photos in the post below.


I have also received a picture of Kaylea, Heather's daughter. I was right.........as beautiful as the rest. Click here to read Heather's update and see the rest of the photos.



I see Heather in girls and the boys too.

So Many Updates.....So Little Time

I have 2 1/2 updates for you today. So many updates in such little time before we meet tomorrow. I wanted you to have them before you depart from home. TOMORROW is just the beginning of our fun reunion weekend.

Lisa Madden Cappel has sent pictures and is working on getting me her update.

Presenting..........Lisa and Glenn (Glenn Cappel is Julie Cappel Richardson's brother....Julie was SHS Class of 87. I am sure some of you remember "ole Jules". I am sure some of you guys had crushes on her.......Tom and Chad???? I know I have dance pictures of y'all with Julie.) This is Lisa with her daughter Lauren (10) and her brother Jimmy's (remember him NHS class of 85) boys. I think this was Alaska???
Lisa, Lauren and Glenn in Alaska
This is Glenn, Lisa, Lauren and Julie's little girl, Annabel.

I'll be adding her update when I receive it........check back.

Until then continue on to Barry Anderson and Heather Mittenzwei Bechnel................

So on........

Barry Anderson





Barry writes:


As for what I've been up to...left Slidell in 1990 and headed to Montgomery, AL. Graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a Physical Education degree, however, after coaching and working several local gyms decided on a career change. I now work with Brinks Armored Car as supervisor handling day to day operations. While in Montgomery, I met my wife Wendy who is also a graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery with an Early Childhood & Elementary Education Degree. Like me though, she chose to for go the Education field and has been with a local credit union for 13 years and is a Member Service Manager over their call center and 2 branches. We met in 1991, and after 7 yrs, I got smart and popped the question, we got married in 1998. Kids? We have 2 very furry four legged labs that we adore named Millie and Boots, they are our kids. As I mentioned above, my mom and dad still live in Slidell. I don't talk with anyone from school accept for Erik Lumetta, we are still great friends and see each other often. He is now married with a new baby boy named Jordan. Well that's the gist of my life since Northshore. i would really like to see everyone again.


Barry







continue to the next update, Heather...............

.......And So On!

Heather Mittenzwie Bechnel

Heather writes:

Wow...has it been...I cant even say it...that many years!?! My sister Michelle ran into Lauren Schriefer in Slidell who told her I am evidently on the "missing list"! Well, mystery solved! My last name is now Becnel and I am living in Prairieville (Ascension Parish) with my husband and FOUR KIDS! I still work in Baton Rouge as a Consultant for Computer Aided Design and Drafting Software for Datec. I am also the Operations Manager for the Baton Rouge office of Datec.

Since the last reunion, I divorced in 1999 and married my new husband, Brandon Becnel who is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments.

Brandon and Hunter

The kids are Chelsea 16 (and now driving), Kaylea 14 (my cheerleader!), Hunter 10 (mean defensive end....8 sacks in one game last year!) and the baby Luke who just made 3! Talk about starting over!!! Heather and Luke

Chelsea
Other then work, I run kids around constantly...they play every sport you can imagine! We do a good bit of traveling as well which we enjoy a lot! Which is why, unfortuneatley, I will not be able to attend the reunion. We will be getting ready to leave for St. Thomas for a week!

Hawaii

I really enjoy the pics and updates I've seen on the website. If the Pat O's thing is still on for that night, prior to the cruise, please let me know! I may be able to make that....PLUS....my husband's cousin owns Pat O's so might be able to ask for a family favor there!

I am sending some pics of my family. Ya'll please send some of yours to share!
Hope everyone has fun & I will miss seeing yall. (Oh but please let me know if anyone is planning on going to Pat O's)!

Heather Mittenzwei Becnel

WE'LL BE THERE!!!! PAT O's at 9:00.......let's meet at the cathedral between 8:30 and 9:00 for those who may be solo, you won't have to walk to Pat O's alone!!

There was not a picture of Kaylea, but I am sure she is just as beautiful as the rest of them!

Getting Closer Everyday

Here is a list of those attending the reunion Friday night and/or Saturday night. Take out those old yearbooks and refresh your memory. I think everyone is going to pretty much look the same. It will be a matured version of everyone. I think if you browse the yearbook you will recognize everyone. FUN, FUN.....

Chris Abney
John Alberstadt
Alyssa Baker Gautreau
Clay Burgess
Alan Colby
Sandra Culpepper D'Angelo
Tony D'Angelo
Emily De Maria Nicola
Amy Dickman Nyberg
Stefanie Duley Miller
Kathi Easter Nelms
Michael Ergas
LeGrande Ferguson
Camilla Franck
Paul Gelpi
Renee Gilley McKnight
Nancy Grimwood Gonzalez
Theresa Gros Sones
Rachel Guidry McLellan
Bobby Gunn
Sean Hansen
Monty Hoover
Jean Ingram Hoover
Mary Jacobs Kelly
John Lee
Peezie Leininger Allred
Monica Lloyd Maggio
Mike Mangiaracina
Michele McCann Steele
Rob McDowell
Matt Mire
Heather Mittenzwei Bechnel
Robert Moore
Nancy Orr Kelly
Shannah Portanova Martin
Robert Posegay
Brooke Prather Horadam
Susan Ramke Streets
Pam Raymond
Paula Raymond Stamp
Winnie Robertson Rispoli
Jimmy Rogers
Shawnna Ryder
Jason Scarabin
Lauren Schrieffer Tracey
Celeste Selby Tydingco
Mike Shaw
Beth Shipley Hays
Ferlin Smith
Rami Stein Parker
Doug Streets
Sarah Trattler Clifton
Becky Vallaire Runnels
Marie Wade
Sam Yeates
Brenda Zabreznik Sumrall
Steve Zackary



Here are a few more photos that Beth Shipley Hays has sent to me. I think some of these may go back to the Boyet days of school. None the less, they are fun to look at and giggle at the fashion........although some may be the style now????

This last photo is one I had of Brian Huddleston, Stefanie Stone, Mitch Reynolds, and his date.

It's getting closer everyday!!!! 3/4 more days..........CAN YOU BELIEVE?? Holy Moly! Just think, about 20 years ago around this time we were returning from senior trips; spending the last of our summer weeks together before we started on the adventures and journeys we now call "The Past Twenty Years"!

Stay tuned in for tomorrow's post on Heather Mittenzwei Bechnel.

High School Pictures

Here are just a few more photos from high school. This was at a pep rally prior to the NHS v's SHS football game.
Life in the "Commons Area"

How many people can you make out? I hope I am able to recognize as many of you at the reunion as I can those of you in this photo. I even know who the backs of heads belong to.

One of those "What were our parents thinking letting us go to

New Orleans as teenagers?" nights. This was during Mardi Gras

Another one of those nights..........and shame on us. The two unfamiliar faces are of Christians trying to save those who at the time look like they needed to be saved. Miss Songy's class..........That is Jodi Fujko Rotolo (NHS 88) on the right hugging Miss Songy with Stephanie Duley Miller. Jodi and I still keep in touch on a regular bases. She just had her third child. She is still just as sweet as she was in school.

4/5 more days

Senior Trip

What was our parents thinking?????? As a parent I look and think there is no way in HELL my kids are going on a "Senior Trip"! And these are only a few of the photos I have.......Holy Moly! We went with a cases of beer........traveling with cases of beer???? At least I see we had good taste in beer back then. That is a Michelob Light I have in my hand. I NEVER drink beer these days. As a matter of fact, I don't even drink. One sip and I think I'd be buzzed (it took me a minute to even think of what that word was...buzzed)

Malcolm.........the last I saw he looked the same, girls!! However, I think he is recently married and has a baby?????










Kelli S. just had a birthday if I remember correctly........Happy Birthday!! She was 18 at the time of Senior Trip.












Kelly C. had on her bathing suit. She is not necked.........(I know not a real word!!) I think Shawnna was hung over from the 6 seconds it would take her to shock-gun a beer. We must have had her demonstrate that talent to everyone we knew in FL.

The guys that we hung around were Senior Tripping it in Panama City. I guess Scott and Matt rode over to visit. Once our time in Ft. Walton was over, we headed over to Panama City to visit them...........stayed a few days. Where did we get the money?????? I am sure it was not cheap! I guess I ran out of film because I don't have pictures of our time there......or I could not see straight to take any pictures.

F.Y.I.

A.G. Crowe is running for Senator, you can check out his website at www.agcroweforsenate.com. Also if you look under "Gallery", on the left hand side of the page, under "Media Events" you will see "How laws are made in Louisiana" presented by Northshore High & A.G. Crowe. Northshore Students worked with A.G. Crowe to enact how a law is passed in Louisiana.

Thanks, Jean

I have never personally met A.G. Crowe, but for years now he will host a party for SLU Alumni in the Slidell area...........that is pretty nice of him!!! I get the invite and don't know why I have never attended????????

Are you getting excited???? Only 5/6 more days until reunion time!!! Please feel free to send me any last minute photos to post. I am going to try to upload some from back in the days.......we now have a working scanner.

It's not WHAT You Know, But WHO You Know....

I have always been a big believer in "It's not what you know, but who you know." Politics!?!?

You will be glad to know that Jean Ingram Hoover had lunch or was somewhere chatting with A.G. Crowe, Louisiana State Representative for District 76. He told her that our class needed to go back to our high school to visit. She explained how, Monty (her husband and our classmate), had inquired about us doing that. She went on to explain how Monty was given the run-around about security and yada, yada, yada. Mr. Crowe then told Jean to call the principal at NHS and mention his name. Well, yada, yada, yada.............................
WE ARE IN !!!! ......... WAY TO GO, JEAN!!

So if you are interested in touring NHS..............

Saturday, June 9, 2007

11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Mr. Peterson, the principal, will try to have the cafeteria opened if you'd like to bring a bag lunch for a picnic, you may do so.


Thanks, Jean!!

Counting

Maybe I am counting wrong????? I included today in my counting so I am at "9" days until the riverboat cruise.

REMEMBER...........We must sail promptly at 7:30. Does this mean you can board at 7:30......NO! We will be meeting at the Aquarium of the Americas Dock at 6:00 to hand out name tags. Plan to be there then. We will hand out name tags until 6:45 when we board. I don't know about Kathi, Susan and Jean, but I don't want to spend my time aboard the boat handing out name tags during 6:45-7:30 when we sail. I am sure I speak for all four of us when I say we want to start having fun like you!! It has been a fun past year planning so let's all enjoy.

If you are driving in, plan to leave your place of departure in plenty of time to find parking. I believe there is parking at the aquarium/Jax Brewery. (I can never pronounce brewery correctly...so I hope I spelled it correctly........I am retarded!)

Remember, it's June in New Orleans.........no need to spend too much time primping in the mirror. We are going to be on a boat on the river........HUMIDITY CITY!!!!! Prepare yourself. I can't wait.