Venue change for our 20 Year Reunion!

Welcome MHS Class of 1997 Spartans!

********VENUE HAS CHANGED!!!!*******

FINCA
327 W. 200 S.
SLC, UT 84103

Welcome MHS Class of 1997 Spartans!
Come to our 20 Year Reunion!

When: Saturday August 12, 2017
Where: Finca
Time: 6:30-11:00 pm
Tickets: Ticket sales are now closed!

********VENUE HAS CHANGED!!!!*******

We did not have enough tickets sold to hold our event at Publik. BUT we were very lucky to be able to move the reunion to Finca where we will have an amazing dinner and also a cash bar! 

Finca is a Spanish-inspired restaurant, serving Spanish tapas and updated Spanish dishes, inspired by the many regions of Spain and the local and sustainable ingredients of Utah. Finca is an award winning locally owned resturant. 

Come reunite and reminisce with your fellow '97 Spartans--it's much more fun to see each other in person instead of trying to stay in touch/stalk each other on IG or Facebook! Bring a guest or come solo! Hard to believe it's been 20 YEARS!!! We are excited to see you all.

**Dinner, drinks, mingling and short program**

TICKET INFO:
$45 per person. Last day to buy tickets is Thursday, August 3rd.
We are not going to raise the price of tickets... we just want everyone to come! We have to have a final head count by August 4th, so the absolute last day to buy will be August 3rd. 

Several payment options:

Eventbrite: ($3.47 fee will be added to ticket price)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/murray-high-school-class-of-97…

Venmo: Murray-High97

Square Cash: MHSreunion97

We've had to pay all deposits out of our own pockets already so please support the reunion and purchase tickets! 

**ALSO**
Please send any photos you have from high school AND a current personal or family photo for our slideshow to gospartans1997@gmail.com.

FAQs

What is the dress code?

Casual.

What can/can't I bring to the event?

Leave your kids at home.  :)

Will there be a cash bar at the event?

YES!!

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Email any questions to mhs.classof97@gmail.com or on Facebook.

What about the classmates we have lost?

Please let us know about any of our classmates who have passed away since 1997 by posting it on our Murray High School Class of '97 Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/murrayhigh97 or emailing us at the address above.

Save the Date for our 20 Year Reunion--AUGUST 12, 2017

Dusting off this 10 year old blog to announce our 20 Year Reunion!

Please mark your calendars Saturday August 12, 2017 to celebrate! It's kind of hard to wrap our brains around the fact that we graduated so long ago. 

We're still working on details but are planning a dinner to be held at Publik in downtown SLC Saturday August 12, from 7-10 pm. More info to come soon, including ticket purchasing information.

For the latest information, join our Facebook group:

facebook.com/groups/murrayhigh97

Please help spread the word to all our fellow classmates! Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it!

It's over!!

Yay! We can breathe a sigh of relief! :) Our 10-year reunion has come and gone, and we had a great time! Thanks to everyone who was able to attend, we had a LOT of people come and that is what made it a big success. We had pretty big numbers especially compared to other schools that I've talked to. We as the reunion committee truly appreciate the words of encouragement and gratitude from our fellow classmates. So THANK YOU!!

We've had a few questions that I'll address really quickly. We are definitely planning to keep this blog going and going...and going.... :) I'd strongly suggest signing up for the free email notification in the sidebar--that way whenever the site is updated you will know about it via email and won't have to keep checking randomly. I will put up a slideshow with the pictures I took at the reunion. If you took any with your camera that you'd like to share, please feel free to email them to us and we'll try to add them in.

**NOTE--my family is moving this week so life is completely hectic. Therefore I won't be updating this blog or adding the slideshow probably for several weeks, just FYI!! We might not have internet for a bit, so please be patient! :)

People have also asked for a directory of some sort to keep contact with old friends. That is something I'd like to make available, but again, that will have to wait until after I get settled into our new house. I will not post anyone's personal email on this blog, but perhaps will send out an email with the info. If you want to opt out of including your email for whatever reason, please let me know.

We'd like this website and our class email to be the information center for our class, so keep it bookmarked and make sure our class email is an "allowed address" in your email service. We want to keep updated with your info to make planning the 20 year even easier! :)

Thanks again, it was wonderful seeing you all and enjoying everyone's company!! Have a great day.

Ticket Sales Closed

We are no longer taking payments for reunion tickets, so our final numbers are in. Thanks to everyone for your interest and support, we really appreciate it!

To review the information about the reunion events, please go to this post:
http://murrayhigh1997.blogspot.com/2007/08/reunion-change.html

We are looking forward to seeing everybody on Saturday!! Thanks again!!

MHS 10 Year Reunion CHANGE!!!!!!!!

Hi again, everyone!

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!

We have decided to change the restaurant for the Alumni Dinner, in order to provide less expensive ticket prices so that more people can come. We want everyone who can to be there! We want to reunite! (that sounds cheesy....oh well.) Again, we've spent a lot of time working out the details so please support us and buy tickets!!!!! Over 100 people have bought tickets already.

Family Picnic and Alumni Dinner Package Cost: $25.00 per person
**This is a HUGE savings, people!!
**Those who have already purchased tickets at the previous prices will be refunded the difference within the next several days. (Please be patient--we will work as quickly as possible!)
EDITED TO ADD: All refunds have been made. Please check your emails!

Here are the new details:

ALUMNI DINNER
Saturday, August 18, 2007
7:00 pm

It will be held at Buca di Beppo, a delicious Italian restaurant with a fun atmosphere.
935 E. Fort Union Blvd. (Midvale)
http://www.bucadibeppo.com/locations/location.aspx?id=4501

We will have a "family style" dinner with several selections to chose from. The ticket price will include the dinner, soft drinks, as well as the tip.
There will be a cash bar available.

We will have a short program, possibly a slideshow (not 100% positive on that) and a trivia/questionnaire game with prizes. There will NOT be a DVD of the slideshow provided with the ticket price.

Alumni and guest are invited to attend. (No children, please)
Business Casual attire (Please leave your prom dress and matching PJ's at home!)
Parking is free.

The Family Picnic has not changed.

FAMILY PICNIC
Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 11:30 am (We have the pavilion until 2:30 pm)
Willow Creek Park (8400 South Highland Drive)

Drinks and a treat will be provided. Please bring your own lunch and a blanket.

We'll kick off the reunion festivities with a fun, casual picnic at the park. Alumni, spouses/significant others, and children are welcome! Bring the whole family along--you know you want to show off your cute kids to your old high school friends. :) If you don't have any kids, feel free to come anyway and take your turn in the bounce house!

Family Picnic and Alumni Dinner Package Cost: $25.00 per person
**Ticket price includes Family Picnic (drinks, treats, activities, etc.) and the Alumni Dinner (Dinner, beverages, tax/service fees). It also helps cover all other extra expenses of organizing this reunion.

If you only want to come to one of the events, you can purchase separate tickets.
Family Picnic Only: $5 per person (children are free)
Alumni Dinner Only: $22 per person

Also, there is a NEW deadline: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 is the last day you can purchase tickets. The prices will remain the same.

**Slideshow: We might not put together a slideshow, but still send in any pictures if you want, and we'd love to see current pictures if you have any.
**After you buy the ticket, we will send you a questionnaire to fill out via email and will use them to award prizes at the dinner.

Please register and purchase tickets by clicking on the "Buy Now" button in the category you desire, on the sidebar.

Please contact the Reunion Committee mhs.classof1997@gmail.com if you would like to send a check or if you have any questions.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone!

Found Classmates

Here is a list of all the classmates we have found so far: (We don't have some of your married names, ladies, so if you wanted to let us know, that would be great!)

1. Zack Adams
2. Cody Ahlquist
3. Nick Allen
4. Ember (Wesemann) Anderson
5. Jeremy Anderson
6. Kevan Anderson
7. Preston Andrew
8. Emily (Archbold) Williams
9. Heather Astle
10. Lacey Bagley
11. Jamie Baker
12. Cindy (Barrett) Hennefer
13. Marianne Bath
14. Phillip Baum
15. Chris Benson
16. Zan Benson
17. Rusty Bentley
18. David Binns
19. Kim (Blackett) Mercer
20. Bethany Bladen
21. Carrie (Blair) Brinkerhoff
22. Jake Bleazard
23. Spencer Bloxham
24. Paul Bolton
25. Dave Bona
26. Arien (Boren) Card
27. Gregory Bosh
28. Jessica (Bowers) White
29. Brad Boyle
30. Michael Brady
31. Shauna (Brady) Snow
32. Amy (Brothers) Bushman
33. Justin Brown
34. Dustin Brudnicki
35. Andrea (Bunnell) Hull
36. Kristin (Burgon) Al-Mosawi
37. Tyler Burnett
38. Katie (Burton) Melo
39. Angie (Bushnell) Baughman
40. Ben Bytheway
41. Demetrio Cabanillas
42. Kaleb Call
43. Marie (Camp) Richardson
44. Carlton Candilora
45. Lisa (Carter) Parker
46. Gavin Catten
47. Jody (Cecil) Waters
48. Paul Chatterton
49. Wendi Cheney
50. Brett Christensen
51. Karen (Christensen) Wilde
52. Julie (Clark) Sutherland
53. Sherri (Clark) Van Orman
54. Scott Clugston
55. Jennifer Collette
56. Carly (Constantine) Richardson
57. Rachelle (Cook) Rollins
58. Adam Coon
59. Buck Corser
60. Kyle Cottam
61. Teresa (Cox) Dahl
62. Naomi Cranford
63. Kim Cummings
64. Andrew Curtis
65. Danny Dale
66. Jennifer (Dangerfield) Murray
67. Brendon Davies
68. Cyndi Davis
69. Megan (Davis) Brown
70. Joey Dawe
71. Jamie (DeForest) Rowbery
72. Jason DeForest
73. Amy (Demie) Rex
74. Chelsey (Deppe) Pattison
75. Willie Dill
76. Tom Dinkleman
77. Emilee (Dodds) Carruth
78. Lisa Dodge
79. Nichole Duhaine
80. Andy Erekson
81. Kim (Evans) Corser
82. Quinn Evans
83. Jake Fackrell
84. Michelle (Farmer) Taylor
85. William Fawcett
86. Tasa Flint
87. Pete Fondaco
88. Lisa France
89. Kortney (Freeman) Lo
90. Alicia (Fritsche) Brown
91. Aaron Ganz
92. Russ Gardner
93. Morgan Garrett
94. Sara (Garrett) Bruns
95. Jeff Goddard
96. Katie (Golden) Lewis
97. Mike Golder
98. Amy (Gott) Smith
99. Brandon Gramse
100. Jeremy Green
101. Casey Hall
102. Chris Hall
103. Jennifer (Hall) Kajma
104. Jacki (Hancey) Radcliffe
105. Chris Hanna
106. Shaun Hansen
107. Jessi Hanson
108. Nicole (Harguindeguy) Causey
109. Mike Harrington
110. Lisa (Hebertson) Conrady
111. Julie Henderson
112. Greg Henderson
113. Alexis (Hennekis) Coplin
114. Shari (Hofhine) Perry
115. Heidi Holman
116. Ryan Hutchins
117. Nancy (Jacobs) Zabriskie
118. Gene Jefferies
119. Noelle (Jenkel) Warner
120. Heather (Jensen) Shepherd
121. Brandon Johnsen
122. Britton Johnsen
123. Jared Johnson
124. Laurie (Johnson) Bischoff
125. Melissa (Johnson) Adams
126. Jenny (Jones) Aguirre
127. Eric Kajma
128. Travis Kaneko
129. Jaden Kemp
130. Eric Kenney
131. Deborah Kerley
132. Crystal (Kerr) Wallentine
133. Cody Kesler
134. Steve Kirk
135. Brett Kitchen
136. Thomas Klc
137. Johnathon Knapton
138. Chad Knopp
139. Nichole (Kofford) King
140. Kortney Krebs
141. Dave Laga
142. Jake Lambson
143. Robby Lawrence
144. David Lee
145. Mark Lehnhof
146. Colin Lewis
147. Tiffany (Livsey) Zwahlen
148. Karl Lundeberg
149. Justin MacFarlane
150. Amy (Madsen) Goeckeritz
151. Brandon Madsen
152. Jana Mann
153. Sharie (Marchant) Jackson
154. Brooke (Margetts) Kemp
155. Amanda (Martinsen) Carver
156. Sara (Martinsen) Toro
157. Dustin Matsumori
158. Mandy (McAllister) Evans
159. Ryan McLelland
160. Lloyd McQuillan
161. Angie (Merrill) DePasquale
162. Gary Merrill
163. Jamie Merrill
164. Courtenay Midgley
165. Graham Mitchell
166. Josh Morrey
167. Paul Morris
168. Philip Morrison
169. Brian Naylor
170. Sam Nelson
171. Tyler Nevenner
172. Jason Nguyen
173. Jimmy Nielson
174. Jennifer North
175. Lauren (North) Barfuss
176. Sherrie Odgen
177. Britnie (Olsen) Sorensen
178. Kim Ontiveros
179. Rachel (Otteson) Dille
180. Amber Pace
181. Jaime (Packham) Boyce
182. Kristen (Parkerson) Smith
183. Alisha (Payne) Owens
184. Aarin Penrose
185. Nichole (Peterson) Conk
186. Cori Philipoom
187. Kim (Platt) Brown
188. Daniel Poole
189. Jaimee Potter
190. Brian Poulsen
191. Nathan Poulsen
192. Bridget (Prehn) Gibbons
193. Nina (Puikkonen) Mortensen
194. Angie (Rasband) Bollard
195. Marianne Rassmussen
196. Brittany (Redding) Doll
197. Kelly (Reynolds) McNett
198. Steve Roberson
199. Steve Robertson
200. Bethany (Robinson) Fouts
201. Erin Romney
202. Kim (Rosander) Cunningham
203. Kari (Ross) Poole
204. Jeff Rowe
205. Ami Sadler
206. Meredith (Sager) McNett
207. Nate Sakamoto
208. Nate Salazar
209. Ben Sandgren
210. Katie (Sawyer) Hoff
211. Monica (Schmidt) Peterson
212. Brad Schvaneveldt
213. Luke Siddoway
214. Brad Smith
215. Jason Snarr
216. Kristi (Snarr) Vanderhoef
217. Timothy Snider
218. Ryan Snow
219. Tyson Solorio
220. Andy Sortor
221. Melody (Spencer) Riches
222. Cory Staley
223. Kyle Staley
224. Lauren (Steadman) Horsley
225. Kristy (Steimle) Jorgensen
226. Micah Stevens
227. Anna (Sutherland) Jensen
228. Paul Suzuki
229. Russ Swalberg
230. Brad Tavey
231. Daryn Taylor
232. Jennifer (Taylor) Kessler
233. Ryan Taylor
234. Ben Teran
235. LeeAnn (Terry) Burnett
236. Stephanie (Thornwall) Stubbs
237. Shanna (Thorstrom) Jack
238. Mike Torrey
239. Sari (Totten) Olschewski
240. Lyndsey (Trujillo) Halloran
241. Bethany (Tuckett) Hansen
242. Danielle (Tuckett) Ahlquist
243. Spender Tuft
244. Lynndi (Tye) Wilson
245. Dan Ulrich
246. Dave Updike
247. Angie (VanOostendorp) Bloxham
248. BJ VanWagoner
249. Amanda Vanzeben
250. Aimee (Vincent) Wilson
251. Ben Walker
252. Sunny Walters
253. Rachel (Ward) Gonzales
254. Marcie Waters
255. Jeff Watts
256. Tina (Wayman) Burgon
257. Cameron Webb
258. Danny West
259. Nikki (Westenskow) Pearson
260. Ashley (Wheat) Murray
261. Jennifer Wheatley
262. Erin Wightman
263. Alli (Willahan) Bahr
264. Troy Williams
265. Travis Wintch
266. Rob Winterhalder
267. Sadie (Winterowd) Grant
268. Tanya (Workman) Buckwalter
269. Jeff Worthington
270. Ryan Wright
271. Neil Wyatt
272. Jacob Zabriskie
273. Brooke (Zollinger) Scott

Let me know if there are any misspellings too. :)

Keep 'em coming!

Looks like we've found over half of our class so far, so thank you! Keep the info coming!! There are still A LOT of people we need to find. We will be posting more details about the reunion in the next couple of weeks, including ticket pricing, so keep your eyes open. It's hard to believe that summer's here and that the big event is coming in a few short months.

Also, we are planning on making a slideshow with pictures from then and now, so we're asking everyone to please email in any pictures you have. Including shots of the old high school and different events (like Homecoming, Senior Ball/Assembly, Graduation, etc etc etc), the burning "M"...just scan them if possible and send via email. We'd appreciate it! In the next few weeks, we're also going to try to setup a photo album with a page for each classmate, so we'll send out a call for that info soon.

This was way longer than I planned, so I'll stop here! :) Thanks again!
~Brooke