North Shore High School (Houston, Texas)

It's almost time...

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:30:00 +0000

We have had a great response to the reunion. If you haven't registered, there is still time. You can register online by clicking here. If you choose to register at the door on Friday or Saturday, remember that it is cash only please.

A special thanks goes out to Jerry Rodriquez, owner of Wristbands With A Message - he generously donated 200 wristbands for the reunion.

Our little community is building over on Facebook - check it out if you haven't done so. There's some pretty funny pictures out there. Speaking of pictures, there is still time to get your pictures in for the slideshow - send them here.

We've added one more communication vehicle for the reunion. A Twitter account has been set up called NSHS1988. If you're familiar with Twitter, you can follow NSHS1988. From your phone, you can text FOLLOW NSHS1988 to 40404 and you'll get a series of texts that will get you set up on Twitter.

See ya'll Friday.

The Committee

Cinderella, it's almost Midnight...

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Today is the last day to register for the reunion for $55 per person. Tomorrow, 2/21/09, the price will go up to $65. Don't delay - register today by clicking here.

Remember, the reunion will be held at venues in Downtown Houston. Check out the website for more details.

Also, if you haven't filled out a survey, please do so. Just think, if you're the lucky one with the most kids (like maybe 10 kids), you'll win a wonderful prize commemorating the honor forever. Go ahead, have some fun, and fill out the survey.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend.

The Committee

Registration deadline extended

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:45:00 +0000

The registration deadline has been extended to February 20. If you register on or before the 20th, you'll still be able to register for $55 per person. After that, the tickets are $65 per person.

Thanks to all who have registered and those of you that have sent in pictures. Keep them coming.

The Committee

A little over two weeks for Trina to get her groove on...

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:39:00 +0000

The reunion is quickly approaching - if you haven't signed up yet, please do so at www.northshore1988.com. Remember that the deadline for the $55 ticket ($110 per couple) is February 16th - after that, the price jumps to $65 per person. Just seeing Trina try to dance will be worth the price of admission...

If you have any pictures, shoot them to northshore1988 at gmail dot com. Also, there is a survey on the website for you to fill out - yes, I hate surveys, too, but my boss made me put that in... :-)

Have a great week.

The Committee - by now, you know who's on it

The NSHS c/o 1988 Reunion is fast approaching!

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:57:00 +0000

Several quick things:

Please register at www.northshore1988.com
Please fill out the survey on the website - if you've already done so, check it out anyway - there are a couple of new questions
Pictures - if you have any, please send them to northshore1988 at gmail dot com
Get the word out

If you've tried to send an email to the reunion email address, it more than likely bounced back to you. All of a sudden, email quit functioning for the northshore1988.com domain. I've tried to remedy the situation over the last several days, but I haven't had any luck. For the foreseeable future, please use northshore1988 at gmail dot com instead. I guess you get what you pay for... :-)

Reunion Update

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:16:00 +0000

Howdy!

Everything for the upcoming reunion is pretty much finalized thanks to the hard work by Alanna, Trina, and Kim. There will be a few more updates coming, including an updated questionnaire and a solicitation for input on possible Saturday activities. Please find the updated invitation here.

A note on the hotel - we currently have a block of rooms set aside at The Inn At The Ballpark in Downtown Houston. The room rates range from $109 to $189 per night. Parking is available at the hotel by valet - $10 for the event and $22.73 for overnight guests.

Stay tuned for more updates to the website in the coming days. If you would like to automatically receive updates, you can subscribe to receive updates via RSS or email on the blog site - just go to www.northshore1988.com and follow the link for the blog where you will see a link for subscription. Additionally, if you are on Facebook, a group has been set up for our specific class.

You can sign up for the reunion by going to www.northshore1988.com and following the registration link. If, for some reason, you find that you need a refund, please shoot an email to reunion@northshore1988.com and a check will be cut - this will help us avoid the chargeback fees that are incurred from Paypal.

That's it for now. As always, please direct questions to reunion@northshore1988.com.

Regards,

NSHS c/o 1988 20 Year Reunion Committee

Kim Ahrlett Marshall
Allison Angeli Newman
Alanna Giacone Foley
Lisa Gray Hereford
Heather Knuppel Ramsey-Cook
Mickie Temple Davis
Trina Thomas Mata
Terry Williamson

NSHS 20 Year Reunion Update

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:31:00 +0000

Well...maybe 20.5 year reunion update!

The reunion has been rescheduled to February 27-28, 2009. Due to a variety of issues, the team decided to move the event from Galveston to Houston. The details are as follows:

Friday, February 27, 2009

The Dive Lounge at The Downtown Aquarium

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Inn at the Ballpark - The Wrigley Ballroom and surrounding area

7:30 pm - ???

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to shoot an email to reunion@northshore1988.com. Check www.northshore1988.com for more information and further updates.

Regards,

NSHS c/o 1988 20 Year Reunion Committee

Kim Ahrlett Marshall
Allison Angeli Newman
Alanna Giacone Foley
Lisa Gray Hereford
Heather Knuppel Ramsey-Cook
Mickie Temple Davis
Trina Thomas Mata
Terry Williamson

NSHS C/O 1988 Reunion Update

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:22:00 +0000

As many of you know, Galveston and Houston received a very unwelcome guest on September 12/13 who was not a very gracious one - Hurricane Ike. Much of Galveston and the surrounding communities sustained catastrophic damage. Many of us who live in Houston had quite a bit of damage as well and are in the midst of recovery now.

As a committee, we've discussed at length our options for the upcoming reunion. Unfortunately, while the San Luis did not suffer extensive damage, FEMA has assumed control of the hotel and we will not be able to use it October 12. The Fisherman's Wharf (site of the Friday night activity) was virtually destroyed. With less than a month to go, it is highly unlikely that we can book another venue and pull everything together in time for October 12.

We have to assume that Galveston is out at this point due to the extensive rebuilding and FEMA presence for the next several months (to years). Our first decision was basically to decide to move away from Galveston. We have a good setup with Landry's (thanks to Kim!) and we feel that it is advantageous to us to stick with them for the venue. The second decision (the more painful one) was to move the date. We really feel like trying to put something together within three weeks is not doable and the quality of the reunion would suffer as a result. Unfortunately, we don't have this set as of yet, but are looking at late February. The problem with moving the date is anything beyond October is really too close to Thanksgiving and Christmas, which we feel would eliminate many of you from being able to attend. We could push out to March or April, but then we get into Spring and Easter breaks.

With the change in date, the change in venue becomes fairly easy. We are looking at a couple of downtown locations. Once we secure a location, we will set a firm date and communicate to everyone.

I know for many of you, this will be an inconvenience, particularly if you've already booked travel. As a group, we do apologize. We've tried to minimize the impact to the class as a whole and keep in mind that we may have classmates who are dealing the after effects of Ike. As we firm up details, we will communicate as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any one of us.

Take care,

Kim Ahrlett Marshall
Allison Angeli Newman
Alanna Giacone Foley
Lisa Gray Hereford
Heather Knuppel Ramsey-Cook
Mickie Temple Davis
Trina Thomas Mata
Terry Williamson

Hurricane Ike

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:39:00 +0000

Well...it's too early to tell, but our October 12 reunion may be impacted by a very unwanted visitor. I just saw THIS POST which indicates what it looks like by the San Luis. With the large storm surge, coupled with the potentially 20 foot waves, Galveston is definitely not going to be the same. I'll update via this blog as we know more information.

Those of you in Houston, particularly to the south and east, be safe!

A little over five months...

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:53:00 +0000

...to drop those extra LBs you're carrying around! Looking forward to seeing everyone in October down in Galveston.

20 Year Reunion!!!

noreply@blogger.com (tjw1970) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:26:00 +0000

Dear North Shore High School c/o 1988 graduate,

It's hard to believe that it has been twenty years since we graduated. Several of our classmates have gotten together and formed a twenty year reunion committee and have started a database with contact information of graduates . We have found a large number of graduates but there are still several that are missing. You can find the list of missing graduates on the North Shore Class of 1988 website:

http://www.northshore1988.com/

If you have information for those that we cannot find, please send it to reunion@northshore1988.com so that we can continue to update the database.

The reunion will be held in Galveston the second weekend in October. There will be a continuous slide show running throughout Saturday evening so we would like for people to send any photos that they wish to be included to pictures@northshore1988.com. More information will be sent in April which will include ticket prices and hotel information.

We look forward to seeing everyone.

NSHS c/o 1988 Reunion Planning Committee
Kim Ahrlett Marshall
Allison Angeli Teel
Alanna Giacone Foley
Lisa Gray Hereford
Heather Knuppel Ramsey-Cook
Mickie Temple Davis
Trina Thomas Mata
Terry Williamson

Reunion details below:

Friday, October 10, 2008 (Mixer) - The Fisherman's Wharf
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - The San Luis Hotel