Details, details.....

Wowee....Lori did a great job of tying up all the loose ends! I received this email from her this morning with the full, complete agenda. Now - if you haven't gotten your tickets yet, what the heck are you waiting for.....this looks like FUN!

Northshore High School Class of 1989

Welcomes you to our

20 Year reunion

“We are cool, we are fine, we’re the class of 89!”

Agenda:

Friday, June 26
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Cocktail reception hosted by Mr. Kenny Demoran

Saturday, June 27
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Family Picnic: Sponsored by RDG Properties, LLC / Paul Richard Jr. http://www.slidell.la.us/rec_parks.php

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Reunion at Patton’s: http://www.pattons.com/restaurant_home.htm

Sunday, June 28

10:00-11:00 School Tours: Northshore and Clearwood http://northshorehigh.stpsb.org/

Details on each event:

Friday, June 26

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Cocktail reception at the home of Mr. Kenny Demoran (thanks Kenny!)

Food: Pig Roast/Jambalya plus munchies

Dress: Shorts are welcome

Bring: Anything you want to drink other than beer, wine, or soft drinks

Chairs (if local)

Location: Kenny’s Home. Please email Lori for address as I feel a little weird putting his home address on the internet.

This reception is for paid adults and their children only!

Saturday, June 27

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sponsored by RDG Properties, LLC & Paul Richard Jr.

Family Picnic

Scogin Station inside of Heritage Park

Food: Times Bar & Grill Hamburgers, plus bottled water and chips, etc…

Dress: Shorts and Class T-Shirt!

Younger children will want bathing suits and towels for splash pad

Dress for the weather, since we’ve had record heat!!

Bring: Whatever you want to drink if its not bottled water

Ice Chests with Ice to share (locals we need you!)

Picnic blanket or chairs to share (local alum)

Easy-ups to share with others for shade (local alum)

Tables to share (local alum)

SUNSCREEN!!!!!

Toys/Games for kids

Parking: It may be easier to turn on the street where all the flagpoles are, then park in the City of Slidell temporary offices (these are huge portable buildings, can’t miss them) This picnic is for paid adults and their children only!!!!

Saturday, June 27

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

The Main Event! Our Reunion

Patton’s (Formerly the Salmen-Fritchie House)

127 Cleveland Ave
Slidell, LA 70458
(985) 645-3600

Food: Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Caesar Salad, Crawfish Pasta, Mini-Muffulattas, Cheese and Fresh Fruit, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Desert and Coffee, Open Bar (bar brands), all served buffet style

Dress: Casual (please no jeans) and bring your cameras!!

This event is for paid ADULTS ONLY!!!!

PS: We reached the goal of 100 paid attendees so we saved Lori from having a heart attack. Thank you to everyone who decided to attend and got your tickets early. There is still lots of room so if you haven't decided yet, please join us, it'll be a blast. If you are a wait until the very last possible minute kind of person, you can still show up at the door, but the price is $75 cash.

New Prices in Effect

My goodness - it's almost June already! The reunion will be here before we know it.....maybe you haven't seen your old BFF in 20 years, or been wondering whatever happened to.... Well, get your tickets and find out! Here's the Paypal link to purchase online.


If you would like to make donate a service or product (DJ, tables, chairs...), please email Aloysia.

Reunion

Hey everyone -
I received an update on the reunion from Lori and she said that so far we have 48 paid attendees. The reception hall needs us to have at least 100 people so lets try really hard to see if we can meet that goal by the next deadline, which is May 25th. That's only 26 couples so I think we can do it. If you have any questions or need to talk to Lori directly, her email address is: lwalgamotte@yahoo.com. Remember, your ticket price covers everything....the main event Saturday night and the food, entertainment, etc. that comes with it, plus everything else. There is no extra charge for the tour, picnic (byob and lunch), all the good times you'll have reconnecting with old friends and added bonus of getting to know many new ones.

If you don't use paypal, you can still get your tickets the old fashioned way, with a check and the good ole US postal service. The address is listed below. So if you are planning on coming, get your tickets as soon as you can, and have a great week!

No party would be complete....

without the official t-shirt!

Here is information on how you can order your very special, one-of-a-kind NHS Class of 89 Official Reunion tee. Doesn't it look snazzy?? I think it'd look great if everyone had one on at the Family Picnic in the park. To order your very own, click the order form below and it'll open big so you can print it, fill it out and return to Northshore Graphix with your payment to the address on the form. Deadline for t-shirt orders is June 1.

New rates in effect

Hi Everyone - Just a reminder...the deadline for the discounted reunion tickets was yesterday. The new price is $62 per person. Here's the button if you'd like to reserve your spot via paypal.

Reminder

Hey everyone!
Hope you are all starting to thaw out from the winter and are enjoying some great spring weather! I wanted to write up a quick update on the reunion.

* If you are in need of childcare, please email Aloysia: loltamarie@aol.com. She is in contact with some childcare centers and they need a rough head count of how many kids there might be.

* The first deadline to purchase tickets at the lowest rate is quickly approaching. If you haven't bought your tickets yet and plan to attend, please consider doing so now.

* Lodging: If you will need a place to stay, remember we have this discounted deal arranged with the Holiday Inn: http://nhsclassof89.blogspot.com/2009/01/save-date.html I haven't heard that we've filled up our block of 10 yet, so I'm assuming the discount is still valid. Please call to confirm.

I think they are also planning to do a t-shirt that will be available for sale because I got a sneak peek and I have to say....it looks GREAT! They are really putting together a fun event, I hope everyone will be able to make it. :)

The man behind the crazy class ring story....

I know it's taken longer then I would have liked to post, but as promised - here's Chris Pitre's update.

As you may recall, the summer between my junior and senior years we moved up to Idaho. I was only there for my senior year of high school but that became my home base for several years while I went to college in Louisiana. I spent summers there working for my parents and every Christmas holiday trying to squeeze in as much snow skiing as possible on a shoestring budget. I always knew that I would end up at UNO because of my somewhat specialized degree in engineering (only UNO and Michigan offer it), but I decided to spend my first year at LSU because I heard that a few of my old friends were going there. I lived in the Kirby Smith dormitory where several of the old gang were staying. I saw those guys a bit at first but ended up meeting new friends and drifting away. While I was at LSU I did run into a few NHS alumni. After switching to UNO I got back in touch with Shannon Borden. We remained good friends for several years until we neared graduation and lost touch. We are now in touch again on Facebook. I did run into some NHS alumni on campus at UNO and down at the French Quarter where I worked part time at Pat O’Brien’s.

After graduating from UNO I took a job at Bollinger Shipyards down in Lockport (near Houma) and really lost touch with everyone from NHS until you called me a couple of weeks ago about my class ring. After that first job I went to work in Houston in the oil and gas business for the same company that I work for now. It’s a great company and because of its international nature, I’ve been fortunate enough to see quite a bit of the world. That being said, I did take a 1 year “sabbatical” when I took a job with another company in San Diego. While in San Diego I met my wonderful wife Karla (I definitely hit the marriage jackpot!). San Diego was a wonderful place to live but my old company kept calling and I eventually gave in and moved back to Houston the week after Karla and I got married. At least now I have in-laws in that area so I get to go back at least once a year to visit.

After moving to Houston we started our family and now have three kids - Alanna is 5, Isabella is 3, and Nicolas is 1. With three kids spaced that close together I’m sure you can imagine that like many on the blog our lives are pretty much all about the kids. Well, that’s pretty much it. For the record, we do intend to attend the reunion. I’m always up for some crawfish!