So Long, 10 Year

We feel like our 10-year reunion was a success, but there were many more of our classmates we couldn't find! So please do everything you can to keep in touch with us.

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That's it! Until 2019...

Final Poll Results

The initial results of the last two polls were never posted to this blog; here are their final results. (Click to enlarge any image)

Poll 4: What are you doing now?



Poll 5: Where do you live?



And here are the updated results from the prior 3 posts:

Favorite High School Teacher


Where Did You Eat Lunch


Favorite BHS Dance


Thanks for playing!

Answers to Who's Who

Andrea Burton
Teaches her kids sign language and has website to teach others

Andrew Duffin
Getting a PhD in chemistry at UC Berkley

Ashley Cameron
Registered dietitian

Ben Johnson
Married a ‘99 Bengal and is a pilot, living in Detroit

Brandon Hanson
Rregistered nurse at Huntsman Cancer Insitute

Brandon McDonald
Rocked out at the Blink 182 concert last week

Bunny Watson
Teaches yoga at Xcel Fitness

Dave Smart
Tigger at Disneyland one summer and his wife was Belle

Doug Nielsen
Has three children, age two and under

Duane Poslusny
Park ranger in Alaska

Emily Goodman
Has taken her five-year-old to Disneyland 15 times

Emily Hedrick
Visited Namibia 2x to assist the country in digitizing records

Emily Seigel
Has taught piano lessons for 12 years

Erin Hallmark
Designed and maintains brightonhigh99.blospot.com

Haleigh Gustaveson
Mother of four, and even gave birth to one of them in a car

Heidi Kirch Has lived in North Carolina, San Diego, London, and Mexico

Jacey Egbert
Featured piano soloist at 2002 SLC Winter Olympics

Janet Ogilvie
She and her husband are both pharmacists

James Barlow
Currently in Iceland, then off to Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia

Jamie Spiers
Loves triathalons and does not love talking on the phone

Jared Robertson
Dental student at Marquette in Wisconsin

Jenny Davis
Was on the TV show Trading Spaces in 2004

Kathryn Cullum
Mother of two and Arbonne consultant

Katie Fox
Met her husband when her car broke down

Lisa Valdivieso
Health Educator for Salt Lake County Health Department

Liz Leonard
Event manager at Salt Lake City Marriott

Matt Morton
Manages Vegas Water Sports

Mandy Short
Tree fell through a window in her baby's room

Matt Thorum
Enjoys both rock and ice climbing in Illinois

Nick McCombs
Won second place in the 2009 Deseret News marathon

Nate Zubal
Started his own interior design company in NYC

Ryan William Baker
Met his wife in BIO 241, molecular biology lab at BYU

Rob Aird
Lives in Dublin, Ireland

Sarah Jensen
Played Shelly in the movie Hairspray

Sherri Later
Mother of three weiner dogs and a huge Ohio State fan

TJ Gingell
Opened Hale & Hearty Soups in NYC, now has 22 locations

Tyson Locke
Father of twins

Tyler Tsujimoto
Midvale home nominated for Home of the Month August 2006

Zach Reese
Cardiology resident in Denver, Colorado

And the Award Goes To...

To summarize the last 10 years, we created some awards for this event. Bengals who thought they could compete in each category volunteered themselves as candidates. The loudest cheers from the crowd declared the winners, who received a certificate and a prize specific to their award:

"The Dick Clark Award"
Classmate Who has Changed the Least: Christian Brinton (Mindy Sterzer and Britney Boman, runners-up)


"Jekyll and Hyde Award"
Classmate Who has Changed the Most: Bree DeGraw (Becky Flitton, runner-up)


"The Breeder's Cup Award"
Classmate with the Most Chidren: Adam Archer (4)


"Lassie-Come-Home Award"
Classmate Who Traveled the Farthest to the Reunion: Kari Zundel (Connecticut)


"Agoraphobia Award"
Classmate Still Living Closest to Home: Josh Ison (Patrick Williams, runner-up); with a hug from Krissy Bates


"The Sleep Deprivation Award"
Classmate with the Newest Baby: Tony Smith (3-week-old baby girl)


"The Honeymoon Award"
Most Recently Married Couple: Jennifer Osguthorpe (2 weeks)


"The Mailbox Award"
Classmate Who Has Lived the Most Places: Brett Rosen (15 times!)


"The Evil Kneivel Award"
Classmate with the Coolest Job: Ty Perry (TV reporter)

Food, Food, Food

Our menu turned out to be one that made everyone happy. Cesar salad for the vegetarians, breaded chicken for the meat lovers, and a hearty helping of pasta with either alfredo or meat sauce. And of course no Italian meal is complete without breadsticks.

A variety of cake was our dessert, and the cash bar was hopping all night and served everything from beer to Coke.

Playdate Pics

Thanks to Mindy Sterzer for sending along some pictures from the playdate. Thanks to all who came, and hopefully your little ones made some new friends!

Who's Who: Group 2

Mix, match, and figure out what some of us have been up to.

Group 2
Played Shelly in the movie Hairspray
Manages Vegas Water Sports
Loves triathalons and does not love talking on the phone
Midvale home nominated for Home of the Month August 2006
Lives in Dublin, Ireland
Tree fell through a window in her baby's room
Mother of three weiner dogs and a huge Ohio State fan
Cardiology resident in Denver, Colorado
Dental student at Marquette in Wisconsin
Was on the TV show Trading Spaces in 2004
Met her husband when her car broke down
Won second place in the 2009 Deseret News marathon
Mother of two and Arbonne consultant
Started his own interior design company in NYC
Enjoys both rock and ice climbing in Illinois
Event manager at Salt Lake City Marriott
Health Educator for Salt Lake County Health Department
Opened Hale & Hearty Soups in NYC, now has 22 locations
Met his wife in BIO 241, molecular biology lab at BYU
Father of twins

Bengal choices
Jamie Spiers
Jared Robertson
Jenny Davis
Kathryn Cullum
Katie Fox
Lisa Valdivieso
Liz Leonard
Matt Morton
Mandy Short
Matt Thorum
Nick McCombs
Nate Zubal
Ryan William Baker
Rob Aird
Sarah Jensen
Sherri Later
TJ Gingell
Tyson Locke
Tyler Tsujimoto
Zach Reese

Who's Who: Group 1

Mix, match, and figure out what some of us have been up to.

Group 1
Getting a PhD in chemistry at UC Berkley
Has taught piano lessons for 12 yearsVisited Namibia 2x to assist the country in digitizing recordsTeaches yoga at Xcel Fitness
She and her husband are both pharmacists
Park ranger in Alaska
Mother of four, and even gave birth to one of them in a car
Teaches her kids sign language and has website to teach others
Has three children, age two and under
Registered dietitian
Married a ‘99 Bengal and is a pilot, living in Detroit
Tigger at Disneyland one summer and his wife was Belle
Currently in Iceland, then off to Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia
Registered nurse at Huntsman Cancer Insitute
Rocked out at the Blink 182 concert last week
Has lived in North Carolina, San Diego, London, and Mexico
Featured piano soloist at 2002 SLC Winter Olympics
Has taken her five-year-old to Disneyland 15 times
Teaches her kids sign language and has website to teach others
Designed and maintains brightonhigh99.blospot.com

Bengal choices
Andrea Burton
Andrew Duffin
Ashley Cameron
Ben Johnson
Brandon Hanson
Brandon McDonald
Bunny Watson
Dave Smart
Doug Nielsen
Duane Poslusny
Emily Goodman
Emily Hedrick
Emily Seigel
Erin Hallmark
Haleigh Gustaveson
Heidi Kirch
Jacey Egbert
Janet Ogilvie
James Barlow

Let the Fun Begin

We had a lot of last-minute attendees on Saturday--so exciting! The full list of attendees has been updated here.

Bengals traveled from far and wide; some of the locations we noted include California, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Connecticut, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Washington DC, Texas, and Missouri! Thanks for making the trip to renew friendships and have fun with us.

The only official "organized" evening events included the continually looping BHS slideshow (view it again here) and Shelby & Adrienne's awards presentation (stay tuned tomorrow for that post). The majority of the time was for socializing, eating, taking pictures, and catching up.

Saturday Morning Preparations

The reunion was held at Willow Creek Country Club, and the whole event looked fantastic. Tables were decked out in Bengal paraphernalia--yearbooks, pictures, sweaters, stuffed tigers. One table also contained five books for Bengals to write their memories of those who have passed away since our graduation.

Out on the patio stood twenty tables draped with white linen, topped by floating orange flowers and Bengal-colored taffy. A Who's Who questionnaire at each seat gave everyone the chance to guess which of their classmates aligned with current ventures (don't worry, an answer sheet was provided), the Sweethearts board displayed BHS marriages, and the baby photo board let Bengals show off their children.