To anyone who attended any of the 1997 Reunion events, please take a moment to fill out a survey designed to help us make future reunion events even better! We need submissions by Dec 18th, so take a minute this weekend to fill it out. I promise, it's painless!

GSGIS Class of 1997 Reunion Questionnaire

Hey Everyone,
We went a bit overbudget on our festivities for the 97 reunion. Jay Raju is personally shouldering some of the burden. Buy a memento from the Reunion below to help the cause.

-Ian

$10.00 - 1 Reunion Photo $20.00 - 2 Reunion Photos $30.00 - 3 Reunion Photos $40.00 - 4 Reunion Photo $50.00 - 5 Reunion Photos

Hey Gang, We're missing email addresses for a number of people. Please look at the list below and contact Rebecca Booth with any updated email addresses you have for these people. Thanks!

MIA:

Jonathan Andrews

Mary Jo Bell

Jason Davis

Kirsten Hefty

David Holder  

Audrey Phillips

Susanna Reynolds

Miguel Satchell

Suzanne Vogel

Clyde Watson

James Whitehead

Elias Woldemaraim

Tameka Young

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Hello fellow alumni! Ian Miller from the Class of 1997 here. The Class of 1997 is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year! Hopefully you're in a place in life where you can say, "Gee golly! I'm sure glad I went to GSGIS for high school! Had I not had all the opportunities that GSGIS afforded me, I may not be where I am today!" I can say this rings true for me. I worked in the computer labs way back in 1995, when the web was first getting its big start. The original Netscape browser (1.0) was released and we had a graphical way to move about on the World Wide Web! I designed a large part of the GSGIS web site and in 1997, I landed my first paid gig with a local company (RichWeb) just down the street from school. From there I went on to work at MP3.com and eventually founded my own company (VMIX) where I work now. Had I not had that first opportunity of working with the web and spending countless hours at GSGIS, I may never have had the chance to take the path that I did. I even find instances where my 4 years of German and 2 of Spanish come into play (had I known then that I'd live in San Diego, I would have taken more Spanish!) I'm calling on everyone to please consider the gifts that GSGIS has given us and take this opportunity to consider giving something back. We're not asking for a lot of money. Rather, our success is measured by the percentage of donors per class. If the majority of our class donates something, then this information is described to various grant sources who may then give even more money to the school. After all, we want to be able to show that GSGIS Alumni remember their history. Congrats to those above who have already donated something! Donations are collected by the school fiscal calendar. Please take a moment to consider what your GSGIS experience was worth to you, what you can afford at this time, and give a fitting donation by clicking here. JustGive is a clearinghouse for all charities and they make it easy for the donor and the charity to connect. Thanks, -Ian (Class of 97)

Current Class of 1997 Donors Rebecca Booth Chris Highley David Hiett Vinay Jain  Carrie                     Ben-Yisrael  Sarah Belanger Ian D. Miller Rashelle Hayes Alicia Amos Kara Yu Note: If you have given and are not listed it may be due to a clerical mistake. Please contact Rebecca Booth if this is the case.

 

Tentative program schedule:

Friday October 5, 2007

2 - 7 pm
RegistrationLocation MLWGS

2 - 3 pm
Sit in on favorite teachers' classes

4 - 7 pm
Fall FestivalLocation: MLWGS

8 - 10 pm
Evening GatheringLocation TBA

Saturday October 6, 2007

9 - 11 am
Fun RunLocation TBA

2:30 pm
Class Photo - Family and friends are welcomeLocation: MLWGS

3 - 5 pm
OPEN HOUSE - Tour and visit the new school!

8 - 10 pm
Evening GatheringLocation TBA

10 pm - 1 am
Evening GatheringLocation TBA

Sunday October 7, 2007

10 am - 1 pm
Farewell Brunch or Lunch / Picnic Location TBA

Senior Class Officers
Candice Major
Anthony Pellicane
Rashelle Brown Hayes
Melanie Harris

Reunion Committee Members
Alicia Bennet Amos
Allison Turner Garrison
Brian Ewbank
Candice Major
Carrie Ben-Yisrael
Debra Lyle
David McCall
Hal Waller
Ian Miller
Jay Raju
Lynness Reynolds Hawkes
Mark Taylor
Melanie Harris
Micah Edwards
Rashelle Brown Hayes
Rebecca Bremer Booth
Talitha Williams
Virginia Roper

Webpage Chairs
David McCall
Ian Miller

Reunion Treasurer
Jay Raju

Class Correspondents
Rebecca Booth
Rashelle Brown Hayes
Additional Volunteers needed. Please contact Rebecca

Attendance Chair
Volunteer needed, please contact Rebecca

Annual Fund Chair
Rebecca Booth

E-Mail Contacts: At last count, we are in touch with most of our classmates. Our most effective way to communicate as a class is by way of email. Please take a look at the list of classmates without an email address (link coming soon) on file and let us know if you have a contact for them! You could send us information to GSGIS1997@googlegroups.com.

Keep in touch: Remember to update your contact information at gscan.org. This includes snail mail addresses. Keeping your record up to date is the easiest way to keep us informed about you and it is also the best way to ensure that classmates can find you.

Annual Fund: Learn more about our class participation to date (link coming soon) in this year's Annual Giving Fund. If you'd like to volunteer to help us meet our goals, contact Rebecca Booth, our Class Agent or the GSGIS Foundation.

Get Involved: We welcome your participation in planning our reunion or starting other regional GSGIS events in Richmond or elsewhere. Please e-mail Rebecca or Rashelle if you would like to be a part of our reunion committee. Please visit the website often to stay informed. Hope to hear from you soon!