Sent January 20, 1999


Our list of confirmed contacts is growing! Below is some information about the project:

BACKGROUND

At the ten-year reunion of the W.T. Woodson Class of 1988, eleven Pine Ridge alumni congregated for reminiscing and a group photo. Classmates Gretchen Kraft and Diana Waldron agreed to pursue a larger gathering of Pine Ridge GT classmates, including those who went on to different high schools and junior highs.

POSSIBILITIES

We have a few possibilities in mind, including a physical reunion and/or an e-mail newsletter to share information with one another. What happens will depend largely on time we have available and assistance we receive from others. At a minimum, we hope to locate most if not all classmates and connect them via e-mail.

WHO IS INVOLVED?

At this time, Gretchen and Diana are handling this project. We hope to include classmates from the following classes:

Mrs. Van Vliet's 3rd grade (1978-9)
Mrs. Hansen's 4th grade (1979-80)
Miss Ray's 4th grade (1979-80)
Mrs. Shaffner's 5th grade (1980-1)
Mrs. Purcell's 5th grade (1980-1)
Mrs. Shaffner's 6th grade (1981-2)
Mrs. Hansen's 6th grade (1981-2)

FOUND!

We already have leads on these folks:

Toph Cannon
Danny Coffing
Eva Crider
Marilyn Deady
Greg Feder
Lisa Feinberg
Debbie Fisher
Kerry Frey
Jennifer Juul
Gretchen Kraft
Matthew Manning
Deirdre Orceyre
Eric Raecke
Beth Schmitt
Jared Scogna
Paul Stankevich
Geoffrey Suiter
Diana Waldron
Yvonne Yang

STILL LOOKING

We only have yearbooks from 5th and 6th grades. We need help getting students' names from the 3rd and 4th grades so we can include students who changed schools by 5th grade (see WHO IS INVOLVED, above, for teacher names and class years). If you have a 3rd or 4th grade yearbook, please let me know so we can get any names we missed. Also, if you notice a name missing, please let me know.

We are still trying to contact the following:

Dana Adkins
Renee Anderson
Jennifer Austin
Judy Bardsley
Kiran Beyer
Cindy Bilby
Bryan Blackburn
Chuck Butler
Beth Cantu
Kristin Carpenter
Eric Chang
Scott Cheek
Patricia Chiu
Scott Christofferson
Steve Curtis
Kurt Daub
Joshua Daynard
Sheila Desai
Cathy Edmonds
Steve Eisele
Marc Farrar
Alyce Fern
Claire Futamase
Valerie Granfield
Jill Hanbury
Richard Hung
Laura Hurd
Jina Kim
Jean-Paul Lacy
Patrick Maloney
Blake Mason
Sumner McCauley
Patrick McNeil
Kathi Moss
Terence Nelan
John Pieper
Sara Plantz
Steven Savich
Calvin Schneiter
Matt Schultze
Carol Shubinski
Amy Stults
Drew Thompson
Tonya Viscomi
Jen Watt
Dwight Williams
Pam Willis
Andy Wills
Sara Wood
Susan Wyman
Karen Ziff
Krista Zimmerman

Please note that your contact information will only be shared with classmates, and I will only use it for purposes of this reunion project. If you do not want to share your contact information with classmates, simply let me know.

WANT TO HELP?

Please see STILL LOOKING, above, for information on classmates we haven't located. Any leads you have would be appreciated. If you would like to help in other ways, here are some ideas: donation of web page space or design services for the project; assistance with locating services; conducting and writing interviews with classmates; scanning photographs; or service on a reunion committee. If you think of other ways you can help, let us know!

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

For a number of reasons. Nostalgia is a big one. We got a terrific education and had a lot of fun. I'd like to meet up with the people who shared those years. Curiosity is another reason. I know we will be amazed to see the exciting and varied paths our lives have taken from that common starting point. And, despite those differences, I think we'll find we still have a lot in common. We may even rekindle some old friendships or embark on some new ones. Who knows? I bet it will be fun!
Home

Alumni updates: Pine Ridge Alumni
Web site suggestions: Pine Ridge Web
Last Modified: March 4, 1999