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08/20/09 02:37 PM #29     Aspen Hammond I think that moving it to November 7th is a great idea! I will definitely be able to attend and think it is better overall. Thank you for considering moving the date. Aspen

08/27/09 04:52 AM #30     Annaliza Agustin (Falacio-Harris) I am pretty sure it is supposed to be around Halloween from what I understand. I think it is at a resterant attached to a Bass Pro shop. That makes me feel weird inside because, considering the reunion's proximity to Halloween, it feels like we should do something a little sacred to combat the evil forces that will be at work. I suggest we go to CiCi's Pizza. That is what Jesus would have wanted if he were still alive.

08/28/09 12:56 AM #31     Dalihla Sauceda I DO THINK ANNALIZA IS RIGHT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO EAT PLUS THAT ONE GIRL THAT WANTED TO BRING HER KIDS COULD DO SO AS LONG AS THEY DONT HAVE ANY FIGHTING GAME MACHINES I VOTE TO MOVE IT TO HALLOWEEN AT CICIS I WILL GO BY TOMORROW AND RESERVE THE SPACE CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A $$$ FOR DEPOSIT SORRY IM TYPING IN ALL CAPS WITH NO PERIODS MY KIDS BROKE MY KEYBOARD

08/28/09 12:57 AM #32     Dalihla Sauceda SORRY I WAS WATCHING MACHO MAN RAP ON ANOTHER TAB CAN I DELETE THAT VIDEO

09/12/09 10:11 PM #33     Lyuana Austin (Deadwyler) I am looking forward to this reunion. I'm with Rossi, if anyone wants to hang out afterwards, then we can do that. I hope others sign up to attend because I only see 14 attending. I am flying all the way from Atlanta to participate, so I expect others who are in Dallas Metro to attend without hesitation. I say we begin to really spread the word on Facebook or Myspace (for those who still use it). See you all soon. Btw, are children allowed? If not, I will leave my son at my brother's place for the evening....

09/25/09 05:37 PM #34     Dustin Tedder I would have been fine with buying $200 worth of food, and grilling outside the cafeteria. Take a tour of the improvements made to the school, keg of beer, case of soda. Easy, cheap,& fun. But, I needed a new fishing lure and some stink bait. I guess I can kill 2 birds with one stone, go shopping and attend a reunion at the same place. LOL, Miss you guys!

10/04/09 11:02 AM #35     Matthew Bufford Quite simply a luncheon is not a reunion. I can appreciate you guys stepping up at the last minute to plan, but why rush when we have already missed the mark. Could it not be pushed back until 2010, considering we are almost there anyway, to accommodate raising the funds for a more appropriately planned reunion. If you only need $500 bucks to reserve a room, that can be raised if you don't have it. The idea of it being a family event is rather absurd. We should have a cash bar, a DJ, and a ball room reserved until midnight. I have my own family, but I do not see any reason I would want to bring my kid to my class reunion. I looked forward to our 10 year for a long time, but if this is the extent of the effort in planning, then I will definitely not be attending, along with many other people. As for the 20 year, I sincerely hope planning begins much sooner, and a committee is formed, and/or enlist the assistance of a reunion planning service. As for venue choice... Wow. Ihop would be a classier option.

10/04/09 11:21 AM #36     Edward Brown First off, if I offend anyone I’m sorry. I’m sorry that you have thin skin and can’t take criticism but my restraint is reserved only for small animals and well behaved children. I see three things wrong here. Maybe there are more. Feel free to add those if you’d like! 1. The Reunion is a lunch. Really? Just because we grew up in a suburb that was “family oriented” to a jackass degree doesn’t mean we have to spend our lives living like that. Does anyone here still party or is everyone too busy raising their kids? I don’t have kids and as such am not interested in any way shape or form in hanging out with a bunch during my lunch hour (especially if there’s not a bar). 2. The Reunion is at Bass Pro Shop. WHY (and the capital letters are for emphasis) HAS NOBODY POINTED OUT HOW BIZARRE THIS IS? I have never heard of a reunion whether it’s Notre Dame Alumni or the Vernon Tractor Club who had a meeting in such an “interesting” venue. And by interesting, I mean trashy. There are those of us who could have gotten a better venue if we knew it was needed, but were never asked. That fault falls on the gaggle of organizers passing the ball to one another, not the members of the class who have their own lives and no time to provide input. 3. Why is everyone being so cheap (or rather, why are the organizers insisting everyone be cheap)? It looks like nobody even checked into a reunion planning service before declaring this trainwreck would crash into the Bass Pro Shop before falling into the lake to drown a miserable death. Why do tickets have to stay around 30.00? 98 got a fully catered buffet for their money yet I’m reading we can’t even get fish at a freaking seafood restaurant! Why should anyone even pay for a ticket when they could just show up, order their own meal for less, than walk over? How is this thing going to look? Does anybody care? If not allow me to illustrate: twenty people in a faux lodge room on a cold day surrounded by impatient children. Awkward conversation ensues, as anyone who has ever sat at a table with more than ten people can readily explain how easily communication breaks down. Someone complains about their meat not being warm enough, and a little girl whines to her mother that she hates mixed vegetables. Add optional DJ in the corner spinning hits from the 90’s speaking to nobody but himself and counting down the hours until he can collect his paycheck and go home. A child cries. His mother, uncomfortable at the attention, gets up to comfort the screaming infant while inside we all die just a little more. This Reunion is an embarrassment, and when compared to how well done other reunions have looked the natural reaction of anyone remotely interested in this event should be revulsion. Someday I’ll write a hilarious story about this, but until that day I will say that this event comes off as the exact way it was put together- half assed, lame, and an utter failure. Happy ten years everybody!

10/04/09 05:14 PM #37     Harmony Franklin (Booze) Aaron and I are really bummed about the 10 yr reunion! Nobody is going to come into town to attend the "lunch reunion" when people who live locally aren't even attending! We would like to push the reunion back and be a little more organized and do a reunion that is worth while. Why cant we do like most of the classes and have an entire weekend event? Such as a football game on Friday night, lunch picnic on Saturday for those of us who have children and then a formal night with a cash bar, dinner and dancing on Sat night. We will be more than happy to help plan another reunion! Let us know what you think. We are so disappointed! -Aaron and Harmony Booze

10/05/09 01:25 PM #38     Lenae Payne (Anderson) I am not exactly happy how things turned out with the planning of this reunion but you haven't seen me bitching about it. I finally am now because I am tired of seeing everyone bitching on FB and here. The restaurant at the Bass Pro Shop is actually pretty nice and they do not charge a site fee up front like many places do. Has anyone ever even been there? See it first before you complain. I have spoken to several people and a lot of them did not want to pay $60-75 per person for this. Let's face it, most of us are still in contact with the people who really matter to us. It would be nice to see some of you that I have lost contact with, but why would I want to spend a ton of $$ to do it? I can catch up with you on FB or at Wal-Mart for free. The original date of Halloween was decided by a vote that was open to everyone and we decided on lunch because people were crying about not spending time with their kids. Then people cried about that date so Staci decided to change the date. Melanie, Glenn and I stepped up to help her and she did not seem to appreciate our help and complained and changed everything that we suggested. I really find it amusing that there are people on here commmenting that they would rather just have a BBQ in the school parking lot and others saying that they wanted a super fancy dinner and party. Hmmmm.... This sounds like a pretty happy medium to me. Why does it matter where or what we do? If you don't like it, just don't go. At least someone tried to get the reunion set up, last I heard MHS is not having an organized reunion. BTW- No one was interested in this 6 months ago, when it should have been done. Ed Brown and everyone else bitching that doesn't know WTH you are talking about - If you can do better with the limited resources and interest that we had, DO IT!

10/05/09 01:48 PM #39     Harmony Franklin (Booze) That is why we will not be attending. We were not interested 6 months ago because we assumed it was being taken care of! Sorry to have offended anyone...

10/05/09 09:43 PM #40     Staci Kettering (Young) All, I know many of you are disappointed but the truth is there is no fund to do anything and I dropped the ball. Lenae, Melanie and Glenn were nice enough to step up and help me out. We all thought a luncheon was better then nothing as the main goal is to see what we all have been up to for the past 10 years. What does it matter when or where it is. I have enjoyed seeing how peoples lives have turned out over facebook and have been able to reconnect with folks I never thought I would talk to again. In getting plans locked down, I was and am excited to see those folks in person. I hope everyone will put their disappointment aside (blame me) and come enjoy the successes we have all had over the past 10 years.

10/05/09 10:35 PM #41     Lydia Blasiar (Croupe) Any and all posts that merely use strong sarcasm laced with apparent years of bitterness are unhelpful and not productive. For those of you complaining about not being asked for input or for help, here's your chance to perhaps keep your 10 year reunion from being "lame." I have offered to look into doing tours of North Mesquite in its current state the morning before the luncheon. If you were not aware, North has undergone numerous changes since we left. The luncheon could be our family oriented event for those of you with children. So we would have the tours and luncheon on Saturday the 7th of November. The night before is the last district game for North at Memorial. Why don't we simply make it an open invite? Tickets run $6-$7. If enough people send me an e-mail (lcroupe@mesquiteisd.org), I can make sure there is a section reserved for our class to sit at the game. For those of you who would like to catch up without the hassle of families, then perhaps after the game would be the appropriate time for those people to meet at a bar in Dallas. Now would be the perfect time for someone to look into that option. I have a feeling that should any of you wish to meet at a bar after the game, you will be with the small group you wanted to see at the reunion anyway and making reservations for a large group will not be necessary. There are a lot of places to go in Dallas for a drink.

10/06/09 10:06 AM #42     Matthew Bufford Okay, well as far as I'm concerned the luncheon reunion isn't happening. There are not going to be enough people showing up to dignify spending the thirty dollars for a ticket. So, If anyone would be interested in doing this the right way, speak up. It is not that hard to raise funds, sell tickets (in advance) and put together a nice party. We can shoot for a day/night early spring time, and call it our 11 year reunion. One of the biggest problems is the reliance on facebook/myspace to inform people. I wasn't told about the reunion until a friend pointed me at the website a few weeks ago. Each and every person in our class needs to be contacted personally. I know that takes time, but it is the only realistic way to have a reunion. could be something simple like a section reservation at dave and busters or speed zone, or reserve a ball room and field our connections with vendors. That being said, if enough resources combine, this could be done without too much hassle. I have several vendors(bartenders, caterers, facilities) I have worked with, Glenn does, and I'm sure there are a handful of other people from our class who have some connections they would be willing to pull out. If anyone is interested in not half-assing this get in touch. We will get it right.

10/06/09 12:17 PM #43     Staci Kettering (Young) Wow I am in shock by that last post. Why can't everyone be grateful for the time and effort that was put into this event. This isn't anyone's job and everything that has been done by myself, Melanie, Lenae, and Glenn is 100% volunteery. Is it really necessary to go crazy???? I have heard of reunions of all kinds--BBQs, meeting at a fair, a happy hour at a bar, etc. Just because reunions are always depicted as these grand events doesn't mean it has to be. Has anyone checked out the In Memory page? I think about our classmate that overdosed, and the one that died cause a person decided to drive drunk, or our classmate that died defending this country. And those are just the ones who's family and friends have been kind enough to inform me of their passing. They don't get to come to a reunion and we sit here bickering over details. Shame on us. There is pleny of interest for attending the event on the Nov 7th so it is still on. Tickets are on sale until Oct 30th. I hope that everyone sits back, takes a deep breath, and realizes this isn't about who is right or wrong but about enjoying each others company. As administrator of this site I have deletion rights on posts to this forum so from this point forward I will be deleting any post that are negative, rude and disrespectful of everyone who made an effort to plan this reunion.

10/08/09 05:51 PM #44     Dustin Tedder Although some of the posts may be "rude", I think that there are some good ideas being thrown around. I know you are upset at all the negativity, but take these ideas for next reunion. No need to delete posts because your feelings are hurt. I heard about this reunion idea by word of mouth. I live in Hawaii! I know I may have been hard to find, I go under the alias "Dustin Tedder" on facebook and myspace. I would have been more than happy to help out by phone or e-mail. Matt Bufford and I both have "event planning" experience and know how to do things on a low to no budget. Keep us in mind when you need to plan the next one. Thank you Staci and friends for doing your best. See you at the 11 year reunion!!

10/09/09 02:45 PM #45     Melanie Hinkle Yeah I just want to say that it amuses me that so many people now are making comments and statements about something that 6 or 7 months ago when Staci asked if anyone had ideas showed NO INTEREST (and Ed Brown I'm using caps to use emphasis). And then again in late July me, Glenn, and Lenae had posts all of the North facebook page about anyone interested in giving ideas for the reunion. We made several posts about people helping pick the date and place... Some people gave ideas, such as Becky Barnett, and a few others and we looked into all of those ideas. The main problem was, and Matt and Dustin you should know this, was that in order to book an event at a ballroom or place of that nature you need money down. Not just 50 bucks... like several hundreds of dollars. And we didn't see any of you offering to fork over a deposit or offer up another suggestion as to where to have it. WE did ask SEVERAL TIMES. So, it amuses me that when people try to do something nice you can't appreciate it. Again, there was no "team of people" that were suppose to organize this. There was Staci and she had a baby in the summer and anyone who has children, WHICH ED WE ALL KNOW YOU DON'T, knows that having a baby takes priority over everything else. So, the other three of us just offered our help and Staci accepted. Bass Pro was not an idea that was easily decided. We all debated it as well... but to rent anything we needed money that we didn't have... and to have an open bar anywhere we needed cops, bartenders, etc... All of which were too expensive. The way we saw it was that we would at least do something, as opposed to nothing, for this reunion and then when the 20 year came up we'd have a HUGE blowout. We even discussed that SEVERAL times.... So, again, thank you Ed, Matt, and Dustin for your oh so kind words... just make sure next time that if you feel this strongly you get your input in sooner than 3 weeks before the event. Thank you!!!! Happy Reunion!

10/10/09 09:41 PM #46     Dustin Tedder Dang, and you thought I was being mean.....

10/12/09 12:41 PM #47     Matthew Bufford Well Melanie; if you had read my posts in their entirety, you would have understood that I didn't even know about this until a couple weeks ago because nobody made any kind of effort to contact members of our class. Had someone called me six months ago and said we are planning a reunion, I would have been more than happy to help. I would have personally put down the thousand dollar deposit for a nice place, and I imagine several other people we graduated with are in a good financial situation and could have assisted in the same way. And I would have offered whatever time I could to assist in planning. with my schedule I have a lot of free time, and would have loved to be involved with this from an earlier point. My discontent stems from the fact that nobody made the calls to our classmates. What about the people who aren't on facebook? Had anybody tried tracking them down? All it really takes is a publicdata.com account and a lot of night and weekend minutes. I would have even been willing to do that job... if I knew it needed to be done. As I mentioned before I really do appreciate that you guys stepped forward and at least did something and I believe your intentions were all the best. But I still don't consider it a reunion when so many of our classmates were left out of the loop and mass invites were never sent. Hurry up and read before Staci deletes me!

10/13/09 12:41 PM #48     Staci Kettering (Young) Matt, This website and facebook were the only way I had to contact people. Before we graduated, I was given a list of address (no phone numbers) of everyone's address at the time...so your parents house, was told to guard it with my life since I wouldn't be able to obtain another copy and that was all I have been given. When I started this process over a year ago, I contacted the school and the district to see if they could assist me in anyway to get in contact with folks and was told I was 100% on my own. I even asked if they would just send a letter out for me so I wouldn't have to front the almost $300 it would take to send a letter to all of the address I have only to get the majority of them back since the address are no longer valid. If you can give me a way to find folks to call, then I would love to hear your ideas and will do so at the 20 year reunion. As for deleting, I am not deleting peoples concerns. I am deleting comments that are personally attacking anyone that helped with this thing.

10/13/09 04:09 PM #49     Donna Schumacher (Blackstock) Wow. I really cannot believe most of this. I understand people's disappointment in a lack of notice, contact, or involvement. The validity of these complaints is obvious. However, it should be equally obvious that people have done there best with the resources and abilities they had to put together something nice for us to participate in. There is absolutely no way to make everyone happy and to think that any one person's wishes are worth catering to completely is absurd. I don't think anyone has been sitting there thinking, "I can't wait for the 10yr Reunion so I can see Donna Schumacher!!!" and that is fine with me. High school was fun, but the people that were truly important to me, still are. A reunion is fun, not just for the sake of remembering or partying. You can do that anytime, as I'm sure many of you do. It is also a time to celebrate who we have become and look toward the future. Whether we want to celebrate it or not, for all of us, our experiences at North Mesquite played a large part in who we are today. Even if it is the only thing we have in common, it is a big part of who we are and worth coming together to commemorate. Maybe at this reunion we could have a participation sign up for different areas to volunteer in for the next time around. People could check off certain areas to help with for the next reunion (facility rental,catering, entertainment, decorations, contacts, registration, etc.). That way you would be starting with a better team in place and people could state their "expertise" before hand. I would be happy to create or print something up if that is helpful. Let me know. Obviously, ten years ago, no one really knew where any of us would end up or what we would be good at or involved in. It would not have been effective to even create a committee for this event at that time knowing how much would change. Now is a good time for us to share what our talents are so that next time, not only could it be a great "blow-out," but also a great display of where life has taken us and how we have grown. (Hopefully some serious growing up will happen between now and then).

10/13/09 08:49 PM #50     Matthew Bufford Staci, The best way I know of to ensure everyone is contacted, would be to delegate portions of the list to a handful of volunteers. There are several self-help people search resource websites which give you all known numbers for any individual as well as known associate's and family member's numbers. Very effective means of finding a person -- many times a good number is listed, if not it usually only takes one or two calls to get a good number.

10/24/09 01:25 PM #51     Joelle Tilley ((Morris)) If you did not volunteer to help out then you should not complain. Everyone needs to remember that hinds site is 20/20. There were bumps in the road that everyone can learn from to make sure our 20 reunion is a blast! Everyone can always go out after the reunion if you believe the venue is to wholesome. Trust me I understand everyone's gripes but some of you are just bitter. Some people are flying in for this and you need to remember it is your choice to have fun or not.

11/04/09 09:56 PM #52     Tiffany Elliott (Benjamin) For anyone that is interested..... NMHS Class of 99 Reunion ~ The AFTER Party ~ And by After Party, we mean two weeks later ! Venue: AMPM Lounge Address: 300 N Akard St, Downtown Dallas Date: Saturday, November 21st Time: 10pm-2am Dress: Snazzy We will have our own PRIVATE ROOM with seating and a dance floor. We will also have our own drink specials - $2 Domestic, $3 Imports, $4 Wells - ALL NITE!! Feel free to visit the main club at any time, but drink specials will only be in our room. To reserve your spot, please send $20 per person/$30 per couple via PayPal to NorthMesquite99@yahoo.com. Please list your name(s), including maiden name if married, in the message section when sending payment. We have to know a headcount by Nov 13! We are asking for payment up front due to the costs we have to pay in advance. We dont want to be stuck with the bill afterwards.... just an FYI for all of you that are gonna ask if you can pay at the door... :-) Please keep forwarding/posting/tagging this! We want everyone to be there!!! If you have any questions at all, please email northmesquite99@yahoo.com or message Tiffany Elliott Benjamin!

11/08/09 12:04 PM #53     Dustin Tedder So, how was the reunion?

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