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Polexeny (Polly) Georgiopoulos (Vourliotis)
Our prom was so expensive because our class didn't do enough fund raising etc to help reduce costs. Usually the senior class does fundraising and they use that money to pay off part of the venue cost, to pay the dj, or whatever else that needs to be paid. Our class wasn't the most school spirited therefore its no surprise that our prom was more expensive then other classes.
Also, I don't think that when we say formal that we mean prom attire, its just not jeans and t-shirt. You can show up wearing a nice pant suit, slacks and shirts etc, not a formal gown.
I wouldn't mind going to see SHHS as part of the reunion but the thing is that most of the graduates still live in Texas and probably drive by it often. I was just in town last week and I swang by to see it. Also, depending on when we do the reunion we'd have to get permission from the HS to be on campus. (Speaking of which, I would love to find out who still teaches there, who has left and where they went. I want to find Mr. Rockholt).
Since there will be some out of towners I do suggest a two or three day event to make it worth our while. It costs over 700$ for me to fly from Montreal to Texas so it would suck to fly down only for a one day event.
I agree with Sharita and Natasha in doing something really casual the first day. Not a bar or a club but something loungey. There are so many in the DFW area its riduclous, but I don't like the idea of everyone showing up at one place only to split up and everyone go other ways to places that please them. It's just not very reunionish for us all to go different ways. I think we should either meet and greet at SHHS or we meet and greet on an agreed upon bar/lounge and that is our first event. The next night should be a more formal thing like a dinner at a resto or at a hall or whatever. The final day (Sunday) can be a very family oriented event. We can have a picnic or whatever where people can bring not only their husband/wife but their kids if they want to.
Natasha, as for the usage of the words couples, its not meant to seperate those who are married vs those who are single. My sister was single when she went to her reunion but I was her date so we were a couple :) The price would be exactly half that for a single person to come. (and btw the price is very estimated as we haven't established any venues).
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