Help us track-down
1980
Missing Persons!
A Get-Together at the Outta The
Way Café (Derwood, MD) was held on Thanksgiving
25-year Reunion Plans for 2005- DONE! Dear Classmates: WOW! After having time to
reflect on our reunion experience and receiving feedback from those who
attended, it was truly enjoyable and great seeing everyone come together as a
family once again after so many years. Not only was great to connect with old
friends, but also to make the acquaintance of spouses and people that I hardly
knew in high school. People have changed physically (damn those gray hairs!),
but our hearts are still the same...there were many reminders of youthful times,
but also amazing stories of current successes and family. Thank you to everyone
who attended our Class Reunion activities on June 24-25! A special note of thanks to the
following people who put their time and effort into planning this reunion:
Grant Wagner, Bob Thompson, Jeff Torri, Tim Wheeles, John Husband, Wendy
Chornock-Streight, Lisa Puhl-Mohler, Jeff Ulisney, Terry Kernan, Bob Slowey and
Linda Lyons-Drager (Fishbein). A very special thank you to Gerry D'Ascoli for
hosting our happy hour at That's Amore' on Rockville Pike and to Bob Lau
(Midnight Sun Online Webmaster) for organizing the all-class reunion held at the
Outta the Way Cafe. For those of you who were
unable to attend the reunion events, you were sorely missed by all. It is with
regret that we were unable to find every person on our missing persons list, but
I have to say a huge effort went into finding as many people as possible by
committee members, the MSO, and classmates combined. We will continue this
effort in the future. You can all help by keeping your e-mail / contact
information up to date through either the 1980 Website or the MSO Online. Also
encourage other classmates that you encounter from time to time to do the same.
Please check out the photos
that were submitted from the reunion events on the Class of 1980 website and
feel free to submit your own photos of the reunion events or photos from our
high school years. We plan on keeping the class website going, so please keep
checking back and let us know if you have any suggestions. Rumor has it we are looking at
Vegas for 2010?? What a great way to celebrate 30 years! We will start planning
early for this one so that everyone can plan to be there. If you’d like to help
in the planning of our 30th Class Reunion or if you have
“connections” in Las Vegas, please contact Bob Thompson (bob@netsys-america.com). Please keep in touch with each
other and take care! Sincerely, Janet Peters MSO Class Coordinator, 1980 Your reunion details: Cost: $35 Per Person Accommodations: We have
arranged a group rate of $89/night at the FOUR POINTS SHERATON Other events may be planned
for the Thursday and/or Friday before the Reunion and the Sunday following We have created a dedicated
Robert E. Peary Class of 1980 Website
(http://www.pearyhs1980.org)to
The Robert E. Peary High School
Graduating Class of 1980 Missing Classmates List is attached Pictures old and new are being
collected for use in a reunion slide show and for our online photo album. Bob Thompson has suggested the
creation of a non-profit Robert E. Peary Class of 1980 Foundation to
Help us track-down some
1980
Missing Persons! Your 20-Year Reunion was held at
the
Bethesda Hyatt on Saturday, August 19, 2000,
Updated: May 5, 2007
Your Online Class Coordinator is Janet Peters
Friday evening, 2006 - which allowed us all one more opportunity to come together before
the end
of our
25th Reunion Year and was especially targeted for those who were unable
to make
25th
Class
Reunion back in June. A
casual evening with friends, fine food, and
spirits was had!
The Friday happy hour was at That's Amore on June 24th and your main event was
on
Saturday
June 25th at the B-CC Rescue Squad. For all the scoop, see
the Class of 1980
website, maintained by
Jeff Torri, at
http://www.pearyhs1980.org !
From your reunion committee, Sat. July 9, 2005:
Date: Saturday, June 25, 2005
Time: 8:00PM to 12:30AM
Location: The Rose Room at BCCRS, 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
Food/Beverage: Beer, Wine, Cocktails, and Light Fare included
Attire: Casual (Dress up if you like)
Entertainment: Disc Jockey
Other: Door Prizes & Pictures (New & Old)
located at 8400 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. This group rate is valid for
Friday, June 24th and Saturday,
June 25th. The Four Points Sheraton is in the center of downtown
Bethesda and within walking distance of
The Rose Room. Please make your reservations early by calling 301-654-1000.Other Events
the Reunion. Thursday and/ Friday Events will likely be Get Togethers held in
the evening at local restaurant
establishments’ owned/operated by Peary Grads. The Sunday event will likely be a
Family Picnic held during
the day at a local park, possibly at Peary’s Lower Field. Please send your
suggestions to Grant Wagner at
gmwags@yahoo.com.Class of 1980 Website
provide the latest Reunion & Class News, Classmate Search & Directory, Photo
Album, and much more.
This is just getting off the ground so please be sure check in regularly for the
latest updates.Classmate Search & Reward (PLEASE HELP!)
and will also be updated and posted on our new website (http://www.pearyhs1980.org).
All alumni on this|
list are considered missing with either partial or no contact information on
file. As you can see, we have a
|long way to go in obtaining contact information for missing classmates and are
requesting everyone’s help in
completing our contact database. As a token of our appreciation for your help,
we are offering FREE
reunion admission to any classmate/s who provides updated contact information
for ten (10) or more missing
classmates. Please send your missing classmate contact information to Janet
Peters or
submit through our website at
http://www.pearyhs1980.org.Photos
Send photos (please keep to a reasonable number) of yourself or friends from
high school. You may also
include recent photos of 1980 grads with friends and family. Include information
about the pictures (who,
what, when) and names, ages, etc. You can easily convert paper photos to email
photos. This service is
available at some drugstores, camera stores, or through your local
computer/photography expert. Send your
photos to John Husband at
jhusband@thermalsealexperts.com.Class of 1980 Charitable Organization Idea
provide assistance, financial and support services to graduates of the Robert E.
Peary High School Class of
1980 and their immediate families in times of need and sorrow. If created, the
Foundation would solicit
charitable (tax-deductible) donations from graduates of the Class of 1980 and
all other interested parties to
cover its operating costs and to provide financial and support services. More
information will be available at
the reunion. If interested in the mean time, please contact Bob at
bob@netsys-america.com.
and
the family picnic on Sunday, August 20th
at Seneca Creek State Park.
If you have not updated your address information in the past 10 years, please do so as soon as
possible. If you have address (mail or e-mail) information for alumni not already listed on the
MSO, please contact Janet!