November '09 Update - Class of 85 Reunion

Attending/Interested 88
Maybe's 21
Partners 11

TOTAL 120

Attendance Update August 2009

Attending: 72
Maybe Attending: 20
Partners: 10

TOTAL AS AT AUGUST 2009: 102

Reunion Article - Albert & Logan News

The above article was in the Albert & Logan News, for Wednesday 19/8/09 edition.

Unfortunately, they didn't include the actual links for facebook, or the blog website, nor a contact number for those people who don't have internet. I requested that another small notice be put into the community section advising of the missed information, which went into Albert & Logan News, Wednesday 26/8/09 edition, which still didn't have link addresses, but included a contact number.

I don't think it's done what we though it would, and that is, bring to the attention of ex-students, the reunion event. I did however receive a phone call from Carol Humphries, who was and still is a teacher at Springwood State High School. She has offered to contact teachers from the Class of 85, whom she knows to see if any would be interested in attending.

Kerry Warnholtz.

Attendance Milestone

Yes...we've hit the magical no. of 100!

That is...71 attending; 20 maybe; 9 partners (that we know of).

Updated Attendance List

Just click on the above image to see a current list of all those people who are attending/interested, or maybe attending.

The current tally stands at approx. 88 people, including those who have said they are bringing a partner.

If there is an error, could you please let us know. Please note, that these are indications at this stage and aren't definite numbers. Nothing is final until invitations go out and acceptances received.

The list helps us as organisers, book a suitable venue, and also for ex-students, it's interesting to see who is coming along.

Reunion Date has been Set!

The first official meeting for the organisers of the SHS Class of 85 Reunion took place recently, to discuss in detail the reunion event.

The date is now confirmed as Saturday, 4th September, 2010.

School holidays don't start until 18th September 2010, and it shouldn't clash with the Brisbane festival either, which starts around the 12th September.

The venue will be advised later as it gets closer to the time when invitations will be sent out. Just make note however, that the venue will be central to Brisbane city, so that for those who are travelling from interstate/overseas, will have lots to choose from in the way of accommodation.

For those of you not on facebook, could you please contact us either via phone, or preferably email to let us know....

a) your interest, i.e. interested in attending, not interested
b) your email address or postal address (preferably email) - so we can contact you and have an address to send out invitations and notifications.
c) if you are bringing a partner or not (or maybe)

The reunion email address you'll find on the RHS of this site.

And lastly, if there is anyone out there who has photographic skills, or equipment, could you please let us know? We have some ideas to make the night a memorable one, but obviously want to keep costs down, so that the ticket prices can be kept affordable. Don't worry, we won't be expecting you to be running around all night taking photos - we want you to have time to enjoy the night. We are most probably looking at some group photos of us...'25 years on'!

Ciao for now...Kerry, Justin & David

Reply from John Allison, English Teacher

Here's a reply Kerry received from John Allison, who was one of our English teachers.

"Good to hear from you. I have just been trawling through email and relocated yours. Problem of having several email addresses and not managing them properly.
Tell me it is not 25 years! I opened up the blog to have a look see. I will have to go back to school magazines and mark books to clear up the memory haze. I clearly remember you Kerry. You were a very good student and you could write well.
My only contact with ex Springwood High people is Roger White, who you may recall was a teacher of Japanese. He is still with the department and works out of Central Office in Brisbane.

It seems like I have been with the department for ever. In fact, it is 33 years. After Springwood, I went to Camp Hill High, Corinda High, Beaudesert High and Ipswich High where I did a deputy stint for 9 years. I was appointed principal at Rockhampton High in 2000.

You have taken on a big job in organising a reunion. Still deciding about attendance as I am not sure about my movements next year. I may be taking a big chunk of long service leave and doing some travel. All the best with your organising.

It is always great to hear from past students.

Kind regards

John Allison
Principal
Rockhampton State High School "

Year 12 Graduation Handbook

I have now taken a copy of our Graduation handbook, and we will start contacting ex-students from the booklet within a couple of months. Our hope is that we will have minimum of 150 people for our reunion, and the current tally sits at 70 (attending, interested, maybe attending), and does not include partners. Apparently, 60-70% attendance of student numbers is considered a successful reunion, which means between 141 and 165 people attending is a good figure to aim for.

I think it would be a reasonable goal to have contacted the majority of students by around September of this year, and to have a firm date range of either March-May or September-November, finalised by then, so that everyone can decide whether it's possible for them to attend or not.

Posted by K Warnholtz

Welcome to our Blog!

This is just a quick post to welcome you. Hopefully, we can encourage some dialogue. Suggestions or thoughts about what you would like to see at our reunion would be great! We (the organisers) will consider all suggestions, however, we have the final say. You know how the saying goes...'too many chefs spoil the broth'.

Something I've noticed is all the excitement which has come through in the responses we've received!

We do have an events page raised on facebook, so if you are on FB, please feel free to join the growing community. It's a great chance to have a squizzy at what everyone looks like now. You can register your interest, i.e. attending, maybe attending, etc. And it's a great way to connect or reconnect with others from the Class of 85!
And if you're not on facebook...take the plunge..it's easy. And if you're worried about privacy, you only have to have the bare minimum of info. You don't even have to have a photo if you don't want to.

Lastly, the tally so far (four weeks and counting) is 61 all up (without partners) who are interested in coming. There were 235 students of the class of 85, so there are alot of people to contact! We need your help to pass on our contact details if you know anyone from the Class of 85!

Thanks & ciao for now...Kerry :)