MHS class of '96

2009-08-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

Also, I was still unable to send out invitations to everyone due to not having contact info. If you know anyone that hasn't received one, please let me know.. I will be posting the schedule of events on this blog for anyone that may have not receieved one!

RSVP's

2009-08-21T13:09:00.000-07:00

hey everyone!! We're just a few short weeks away from the reunion and I am slowly starting to recieve RSVP's!! I have to have the money for your meal turned in before hand so PLEASE send your money to myself or Sarah as designated on the invitations. You CANNOT eat unless your meal has been pre paid!! If you plan on waiting until the day of the reunion to pay for your meal, you will not be able to eat!! Sarah and I are wanting to get together with the main planners for the events in the next week at the Country Club to discuss things!! Please get in touch with me to get more info!! I have a new email address that you can email me at..slvilla78@gmail.com

Invitiations

2009-07-31T06:45:00.000-07:00

Hello! Just a reminder that I still don't have everyone's addresses!! Please email me with them if you haven't already...The reunion is just a few, short weeks from now...email me at sharon_villa_272@msn.com

Reminder

2009-07-17T06:44:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder to all those who would like to help with the reunion..Several of us will be meeting at Leal's 7/18 at 2p.m. The date is drawing nearer and invitiations are about to go out!! Don't forget to send me your address if you haven't already!!!
Sharon

Missing

2009-07-13T06:52:00.000-07:00

These are the people that I am unable to reach..If you know anything about them, please pass the info along to me!! Even if any of our classmates is unable to attend the reunion or doesn't want to, we would still love to send them an invitation!
Daniel Garbarino
Jake Adair
Cyle Marr
Robbie Clapp
Josh Otwell
Josie Cortez
Candy Garcia
Mandy Cleavinger
Tyson Moncrief
John Embry
Michael Sanchez
Edward Olivas
Amelia Ruvalacaba
Leo Gallegos
Natasha Ronek
Travis Copley
Yolie DeHoyas
John Mesa
Melissa Morales
Kelly Railsback
Josh Slayden
Ricky Cisneros
Levi Obenhaus

Invitiations`

2009-07-13T06:18:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!! The date is getting closer which means invitiations will be mailed out soon!! If you haven't already sent me your physical address, than please do so quickly!! We are running out of time!!! I plan to go ahead and post an invitation on the blog, but would still like everyone to receive one because we will be sending a bio form for you to fill out when you get the invitation!! We have a lot of cool stuff planned so don't miss out on the fun come Labor Day wkd!!!

2009-06-15T07:57:00.001-07:00

Hey guys!! We had our first committee meeting this last Sat and it went well..We're getting things rolling..Our next one will be July 18 at 2p.m. at Leal's. Anyone who is interested in helping please feel free to attend. If you would like to help but can't make it just email me..I know we have several people that are unable to attend the reunion. As much as I hate it, I understand..Even if you can't make it to the reunion, we would still like to get your physical address so that we can go ahead and send invitations to everyone. We will also be sending out a bio update questionnaire telling us what is going on in your life now..A few of us will use this info to make a scrapbook for anyone who wants one (we will have to charge a small fee for them to cover the cost) and we will include the bio info in this along w/a picture of you and your family...Hope to hear from more of ya'll!!

Committee Meeting

2009-06-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! Just wanted to let anyone that might be interested know we will be having our first committee meeting on June 13th at 2p.m. at Leal's to start planning the reunion!! Anyone that has any ideas or just wants to give an extra hand PLEASE make plans to come!!! We only have a few short months before Labor Day weekend gets here and we've got to get the show on the road!! If you can't make it to the meeting but want to help please feel free to email me at sharon_villa_272@msn.com or post a comment on the blog!!
Sharon "Johnson" Villa

Blog

2009-05-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone..I know a lot of people that haven't signed in and joined the blog are checking it which I think is great but I am having a hard time knowing how many people know about the reunion and the blog b/c of this..If you are checking the blog, please take the time to join it so I won't worry about how many people know about it and the reunion!! This will save a lot of time for those of us who are planning this so that we will not have to send out emails that say the exact same thing as the blog!! Thanks guys!!!

Committee's

2009-05-14T09:49:00.000-07:00

We need to start getting committees set up to get everything organized. I know everyone's schedule is probably very chaotic since school is coming to an end. I was thinking of trying to have a meeting at the end of the school year (maybe the first weekend of June) for anyone that is interested in helping so that we can get any and all committees set up...We can meet at a restaurant or at my house..Doesn't make a difference to me...Any takers?

Addresses

2009-05-05T05:28:00.001-07:00

Hey guys..I need to start collecting mailing addresses from everyone! I am hoping that invitations and RSVP's can be sent out in July a long with a form requesting bio info...You can send them to me via this blog or you can email me at sharon_villa_272@msn.com Also, please let anyone from our class that you may have contact with know about the reunion and this blog!! As of now, no decisions have been made other than reserving the Muleshoe Country Club for the evening of September 5, 2009. Please feel free to leave comments w/any ideas you may have for the reunion!!

Country Club

2009-04-24T14:25:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!!! Well, the Country Club is all taken care of with a HUGE THANK YOU to Crystal "Sharp" Hasley and her husband Mike for allowing us to use their membership to rent it w/out having to pay quite as much!!! We can decorate if we want as early as the day before so if anyone is interested in helping in that area, let me know!! We have time to discuss what meal we would like them to make but I would like to go ahead and get that taken care of soon so that we will have an idea of how much everyone will need to pay for their meals and also so we can move on to other things we need to take care of!! Some people have voiced that they would like to meet at Leal's on Friday night and then possibly have a "family day" Saturday at lunch time at the park. Let me know what you think of this...Also, if anyone has any other ideas please tell us about them!! I know we are doing what other classes before us have done, but it's hard to be original here in Muleshoe!!

Meal

2009-04-24T05:36:00.000-07:00

I've had enough people tell me that they feel CC catering our little shin-dig is fine so that's what I'm going to plan for. I will call them today and reserve and we can let them know what meal we want soon. Brisket and all that comes w/it is fine w/me...What does everyone else say?

2009-04-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone.

Leal’s will cost $9.75/plate. That will include 2 enchiladas, beans, rice and salad as well as chips & dip. Total money we have for reunion is $396. Please remember the cost of renting the Country Club and if we rent it w/them catering, we will have more money left over to do other stuff (such as sending out invitations[envelopes, stamps, making copies, etc..]and maybe trying to put some type of scrapbook together or something w/everyone’s bio update). When we send out invitations we will ask for an RSVP along w/the money for each person’s meal that will be attending and possibly extra money to go towards whatever else may be needed. We will also need to make committees for things such as decorating, cleaning up, etc…

Personally, for the money it sounds as if the Country Club is the way to go. If we would like to have a preliminary get together at Leal's on Friday, then we can reserve the big room and all meet and pay for our own plates that way.

Also, if anyone has ANY ideas for some activities please let us know.

We also need addresses so that we can send out invites. But, the main thing is getting the Country Club reserved right now. And, that can't be done until the catering info is decided.

Thanks!

Labor Day Weekend

2009-04-16T06:56:00.000-07:00

It looks like Labor Day weekend will probably be the weekend of our reunion due to the responses on the blog and the emails I've received. I am still waiting on Belinda Caswell to get the money to me so I can book it. Also, I need to know what kind of meal everyone wants at the Country Club. Do we want them to cater it and if so, what do we want? Irene suggested getting Leal's to cater. Please respond and let me know!! We can't get everything scheduled if we don't get any feedback so please respond to this blog!!! Thanks guys!!!

2009-04-13T07:16:00.001-07:00

Hey guys...most of the people that I have spoken with so far have requested Labor Day weekend to be our reunion date. I have only had 2 people request Homecoming wkd. I really need some feedback on this blog!!! Please leave comments!!!

2009-04-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

I called the country club to get dates and prices. As of right now the dates open are: 6/6, 6/13, 6/27, 8/8, 8/22, 8/29,9/5, 10/3,10/17,10/24,10/31. Homecoming is October 16 and Sept 5 is labor day wkd and that might be a really good time. Also, the prices of renting the country club depend on whether you are a member or not. I will list prices below. We do have to put a 50% deposit down on whatever date we choose. Also, if you talk to anyone else that you don’t see on this send out you might put a bug in their ear and see what they think. If you have any questions or comments please email me! Hope to hear from everyone!
Thanks,
Sharon “Johnson” Villa

Member price
Catered $300 + meal price per/plate
Not catered $400

Nonmember price
Catered $400 + meal price per/plate
Not catered $500

The hours used would be from 6pm-midnight or 1am. As far as food, we would make a request and see what they would charge to make that particular meal (example:Brisket w/all the trimmings would be approximately $9/plate). The country club also has a member that DJ’s which would be a separate charge which is $150. I will need to book a date soon for both! I really hope that we can do this!!

Getting started

2009-04-09T05:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Allyson came up with the idea of setting up a blog (what a smart girl!) and here it is! So here's the deal-as you all know we are 3 years late on having a 10 year HS reunion (hard to imagine our class would be so unorganized-yea right!) and although a 13 year reunion is a little strange, it's definitely do-able. Most graduating classes lose a few fellow graduates to unforeseen circumstances. Our class has lost several. These are the ones I know of : Dennis Reeder, Becky Viss, Ernie Paez, Gayla Wall and Jackie Chapman. Although not all of them went through h.s. w/us they were at one time part of our class. When our 10 year reunion was trying to be put together Jackie was so excited to get it going and unfortunately it didn't happen. Just in that 3 year span we've lost Jackie and Ernie (both to cancer). We never know when our last breath on this earth will be taken and b/c of that many of us want to go ahead and get the show on the road and have our reunion. I feel a sadness that these people won't physically be with us, but we all have some type of memory of them being carried with us, and because of that, they will be there in a spiritual sense. I think it only right we honor them by doing this now. I don't have every one's email address, but I do have a few. I'm hoping that this blog will spread and everyone will get on and read it and join in on the planning. As of right now there are two dates that are available for the reunion that make the most sense. They are Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4-7) and Homecoming weekend (October 16-18). I need to get a general consensus of when everyone wants to do it, and I need to know pretty soon so I can get everything booked. Please leave a comment on which you prefer. I do know that Homecoming wkd will have several other reunions going so if we choose that wkd, we need to act fast. Our class has approximately $340 in the bank that can help us with the reunion but unfortunately that won't cover the cost of everything. I'm not sure if we should have some type of fund raiser to help with the cost or not. We can post suggestions and make a decision on that. If I rent the Country Club for a night I will need to put half of the cost down (and the cost will depend on whether or not the CC provides the meal or if we get someone else to cater). I will post info about what the Country Club prices so that everyone can see them. Anyone wanting to help with any part of this is more than welcome to!! I can't wait to get this going and see everyone!!!
Sharon "Johnson" Villa