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.

Golf Highlights

Saturday was a beautiful day for the golf tournament. Here are some photo highlights as well as the winners of the golf tourney:

Winning Group:
Tyler Sorensen
DJ Rosevear
Josh Hansen
Matt Nordhoff

Longest Drive: Emily Goodman

Closest to the pin: Tyler Swenson

Boasting Bengal: Sherri Later

After graduating, Sherri Later cheered for the University of Utah and then coached cheer for 5 years. She temporarily moved to California to become a corporate trainer for the Love Sac Stores, when she wasn't learning to surf and enjoying living on the beach.

Returning to Salt Lake, Sherri graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN) and an eventual huband--the Shayne Perry and Sherri met in college (he actually went to Highland High School). Two years ago they moved to Columbus Ohio, where Shayne is currently attending dental school.

Sherri loves being a nurse and has had multiple jobs in different areas such as Med/Surge Floor and PACU at University of Utah Hospital, OB/GYN Office at Altaview Hospital, Cancer Unit at Primary Children's Hospital and now PACU again at Ohio State University and Riverside Methodist Hospital. She has cut down her work schedule from 60 hours to 48 hours a week, and someday she would like to work full time for a children's hospital.

Her true passion lies in pediatrics. This November Sherri is going on a volunteer medical mission to help with a program called Operation Smile. She hopes this is the first of many missions to come.

Sherri and Shayne have two miniature dachshunds that are Sherri's pride and joy. (She says you may as well call them my children since the wife of a dental student is pretty lonely.) She also teaches dance to little girls once a week. The couple loves to travel and make it a point to go often.

[Learn more about Operation Smile here.]

10-Year Reunion Slideshow

Here's a little blast from the past, shown throughout the evening at the reunion.

Thank You!

Thank you to all of you who came to our 10-year reunion. What a success!

Other thank yous--specifically to Shelby and Adrienne for planning and delegating such an awesome event.

And special thanks to Bo Jacobsen, Jill Strout, Heidi Kirch, Samantha Ray, Mindy Sterzer, Erin Hallmark, and Ben Gundersen for help with decorations, memorabilia, prizes, play date, memorium books, name tags, payment, and the golf tournament.

We'll be posting a summary of all the events from Saturday over this next week, so stay tuned!

20 Year Reunion Info

We had a few people ask how they can get on a list for the 20-year reunion. Make sure we have your email address. Visit the Contact Information sidebar on the right side of the blog, or just email us at brightonhigh99 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Happy 10-Year Reunion!

Today is the day! The golf tournament is going on right now, and the play date will be starting shortly. We're taking photos all day to document our event, so if you aren't able to join us, stay tuned for a summary next week on the blog.