REUNION BBQ LOCATION CHANGE

We have decided to change the location of the Friday night BBQ after learning that Cox Park does not have any bathrooms. The new location is:

THE FIELDS AT LITTLE VALLEY PARK


2995 s. 2350 e.

This park also has a splash pad. So you might want be prepared with towels and swim suits for your kids. See you all at 6:30 on Friday night!!

Spread the word about the change of location to everyone.
Excited to see you all!!

JD Franz

The past 10 years have been great! After dropping out of Harvard at the age of 20, I co-founded Microsoft and became a billionaire at the age of 30… ok so maybe I stole that from someone else’s blog. I just wanted you to be impressed, so if I show up to the reunion in a space suit with a cowboy hat smoking an expensive cigar don’t be surprised.

A lot of you have gotten married and had kids and although it looks like a superfun time, I have yet to be sucked into the “eternal” union of marriage. I sort of spend my time having fun and sleeping in (every weekend… yeah!) Oh I also can do whatever I want whenever I want and I don’t have to ask anyone, also super sweet. It does have its drawbacks, like if I ever get sick I have to take care of myself… I hate that!

Let’s see… my family owns a custom cabinet company in St. George, Closet Creations. I run the design department, we take care or anything cabinet, home storage / organization related. It’s a lot of fun, the economy creates unique challenges for us to overcome to keep the doors open so we never get bored.

Well I guess I’ll see ya all at the reunion. If I’ve forgotten who you are please don’t take offence as I often don’t recognize the person staring at me from the other side of the mirror (he looks like me, but with a creepy gotee… it’s gross & creepy, plus sometimes he’s naked… scary).

So I leave you with this: “If you can’t laugh at yourself… you shouldn’t be able to laugh at anyone else.”

Randi (Sanderson) Hess

After graduation I had the opportunity to do a semester through BYU in Nauvoo, IL.  I love church history and that experience helped me gain a greater love and appreciation for the pioneers and their lives.  It was during one of our trips to Kirtland, Ohio that I had started to think about serving a mission.  I went to Dixie State off and on for the next few years- still no degree :)  and then the summer of 2005 through the spring of 2007 I served in the New Zealand Wellington Mission.  It was there that I met my husband Ryan Hess who was also serving his mission.  We dated for only a few months and were married in the St. George Temple in July 2007.  I haven't been back to school...yet but I have been working to help put my husband through.  We are living in Tremonton, UT where he is from, enjoying all the small town country life stuff.  We just had a baby girl in June and she is definately the love of our life!  
 
As I look back to high school I think that I had a pretty good experience.  I am thankful for the friends I had and still have today.  I loved being in choir, band, and on the swim team.  I loved going the football and basketball games too.  
 
I don't have an updated photo of the three of us so these will have to do.  I wish I could be there at the reunion but that is the weekend we are blessing our baby girl!  It's great to read up on what everyone is up to these days!
 
Randi (Sanderson) Hess

Amanda M. Hansen

  I've been meaning to write this for months, but between a writing course, and a literature course, while being deployed to Afghanistan...then getting home and heading straight for Hawaii (Lit course ongoing), I've been a little burned out! 
     I've had an amazing 10 years since my graduation. Admittedly, I had a bit of a rough start. I just barely graduated, and that was mostly due to the hard work of Mrs. Ovard, my school counselor. She refused to allow me to fail! After graduation I worked as a Certified Nurse's Aide, while trying to figure out how to afford college and get the heck out of St. George. I came across an ad from the U.S. Army offering school money, and the rest is history!
     I met my husband, Jeffery Wells, of Ivins, in December of 2001. We married in November 2003, during my break between my initial training and my first assignment. Germany was where they sent us, and boy did we love it! For three years we learned the language and saw the sights. For those who have been there, you know how easy it is to just get on the train and go! We were fortunate to have been sent to the most beautiful part of Germany...Bavaria! It's as wonderful as all the travel channels say it is. 
     In 2006 my unit was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I worked at a passenger terminal on an air field, doing everything from registering passengers for flights, to helping with luggage, driving the bus out to the air craft, and waiving people onto the helicopters. The fun part was when a USO show would stop in and we would help people like Miss Underwood with her luggage and stage equipment so she could put on a show for the troops there. Sometimes we'd get mortared, and sometimes the sandstorms would go on for days...grounding the aircraft...and sometimes the birds went down. Those were the hard times. But we all worked hard and most of my squad earned promotions, I even earned my sergeant stripes out there. 
     I was worn out from the 12-15 hour shifts, 6-7 days a week, so I transferred to the Army Reserve. It was the absolute best decision I could have made! I joined a unit in Las Vegas, and for my first year I attended Dixie full time. My unit also promoted me to Staff Sergeant within that year. Then I decided that being college poor sucked, so I accepted a position as a Department of the Army Civilian, working for my Army Reserve unit. My husband and I bought a house in Las Vegas at the bottom of the market. Just lovely! 
     In June 2010, my Reserve unit deployed to Afghanistan. I didn't know what to expect when I got there, but what happened was beyond my ability to imagine. I was told to report to a small dusty office where I would be working as the sole human resources sergeant for a small staff. Within two hours of reporting I received a phone call from our headquarters directing me to report for an interview at a neighboring camp. When I arrived, all dusty and sweaty from the four hour convoy, they told me that I was to be hired as the three star commanding general's junior secretary, as long as they didn't hate me in the interview (which is right this way SSG Hansen...wait, can I at least wash my face?!?!?). All of the other candidates had already been disqualified. Imagine my shock then, three days after hiring me, they FIRED the senior secretary and put me in her seat. What was a small town girl like me to do? Not only  had I never interacted with a general before (let alone a three star), but I hadn't worked in a joint command (mix of Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines), nor a NATO mission (so, all of those different services from a lot of different nations). And my predecessor had been fired...she wasn't there to train me! But somehow, I survived. Because of the incredible team I had become a part of, I kept abreast of the thousands of administrative actions that needed to be managed. After serving him well for over seven months (14-18hrs a day, 7 days a week), I was asked to build his new deputy's office, from scratch. And that's when I met my two star. An incredible gentleman who has also become a dear friend. Working with him allowed me to relax a little and helped me build friendships among the other generals there, as well as ambassadors, and high ranking civilians. 
     I'm out of Afghanistan now, just wrapping up a vacation in Hawaii with my incredible husband. My heart is still half there, in the dust and smog of Kabul, with all the incredible friends I made and the mission we were doing. I still can't quite comprehend how I ended up landing in the job I did...but I'm so glad it happened. It's been life changing.   
     This week I received word that I've been selected to train as a Warrant Officer in my field. My husband and I are very excited about our future and look forward to what it promises to bring. Eventually I plan to become a commissioned officer while pursuing opportunities as a Department of the Army Civilian. One day, I'd like to become one of the Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Army, preferably in the office of Manpower and Reserve Affairs. But we'll see. 

     My favorite memories of high school...it's interesting, I loved the whole experience! We had such a great class. I've heard high school stories from people around the world and I've only learned to appreciate my experience at Pineview more. I liked Japanese class with Ms. Kauer (who I ran into while taking English at Dixie!). I wish I could have done more with the Japanese club. I loved social dance. That was a blast! Intro to Shakespeare, AP English, Physics, it was great! We really had some dedicated teachers. I really missed getting to go to games, dances, and other after school events. Being poor and car-less really took it's toll on my social life. But, due to the magic of Facebook I've been able to connect and re-connect with many of the most amazing personalities from our school. I really am looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the reunion! And for those who can't make it...pics and bios please! 

-Amanda M. Hansen

Jackie (Neilson) Webster

During my senior year at P.V.H.S I attended Evans Hairstyling College so, after H.S. graduation I finished the program there and immediately started working in a salon. 10 years later I am still doing hair full time in a salon in St. George and, I believe I have the best job in the world.

I married my high school sweetheart who many of you know, Tom Webster(class of '00). Tom is a Private Investigator and a volunteer Fire Fighter in his spare time.
We love to go camping and, take week end trips. We own a home in St. George that we share with our 3 dogs. 2 yorkies and, a husky/lab mix. Life has been good here and, I will never live where it snows. Ever!

 I still get to occasionally see friends that I have keep in close contact with( Jessica Gordon, Michelle Gurr, Megan Tarinelli, Darcee Barney). I know it sounds cheesy but, it doesn't feel like it's been 10 years.
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Some of the best years of my life were spent at P.V.H.S.  I have awesome memories of football games, stomps and, school dances. Driving around with friends on the weekends knowing you would eventually run into someone in the Harmons parking lot or, at the Red Sands gas station.  Ice blocking, toilet papering, chalking, stealing road signs and, lighting off M-80's on the Bloomington Hills golf course all in the middle of the night. The list goes on and on... Thank you Pine View for introducing me to my husband and some of the best friends I could ever ask for. I'm lucky to have these great people still in my life after 10 years!

Katherine (Dixon) Rane

I wasn't planning on sending this in since I won't be able to make it to the reunion, but I've enjoyed reading what everyone else has been up to the past 10 years so I thought (maybe) some of you might like to hear about me too.  After high school I went to BYU.  I planned on getting a "real" degree and taking some dance classes just for fun.  By the end of my freshman year I didn't really love any of the classes I had taken for my prospective majors and I had a plethora of dance credits so I took the path of least resistance at the time and became a ballet major.  I danced for four years with BYU's ballet company and taught beginning and intermediate classes for BYU during my senior year.  I really liked high school but I loved my college experience.   I met my husband Mark through mutual friends in the middle of my junior year.  I graduated from BYU in April 2005 and then got married at the end of that summer.

After graduation I danced professionally for three seasons with Utah Regional Ballet and taught at various dance studios and UVU while Mark finished up at BYU.  We lived in Orange county and then Chicago before settling in Minneapolis, MN just in time for the winter in November 2008.  It was a bit of an adjustment for a girl from Sunny St. George, but I have found ways to cope.  Who cares if you look like a dork in a full length down coat in 20 degree weather when the natives barely need a jacket as long as you're warm, right?  Mark is an industrial designer and is designing bicycles right now for a few different niche brands.  We had our daughter, Julia, in November 2009 and now I spend most of my time with her as well as teaching ballet and dancing part-time with Saint Paul City Ballet. 

Memories from high school...well, as has been the pattern of my life since, I spent most of my time in high school dancing and studying.  I did have many good times with friends in classes, at games, dances, and with the drill team.  I remember getting in a lot of trouble when the vice principal called my mom and told her about Marcy and me tray surfing in the parking lot (why did we think it was a good idea to do it in the school parking lot?!)  Eating lots of food at Jared Shakespeare's and Maren Hacker's.  Many fun times on road trips for drill competitions with Kristen, Whitney, Lacey, Kiarah, and all of the pantheras.  I'm sad I won't make it to the reunion.  I hope you all have a great time!

p.s.  I'm not great at taking pictures of anything other than my baby, so I don't have any current photos of my whole family together

Amber Revoir

I decided on a change of scenery after high school and attended Willamette University, a small liberal arts college in Oregon.  I majored in Art History and minored in French and Art Studio, while interning at my school's art museum and the Library of Congress.  Starting with a month in Ecuador, I became enamored with foreign places and followed the trip with a semester in Paris (and all around Europe/N. Africa, really).  After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, I went to Germany for a year on scholarship to learn the language, study more Art History, and work in an art gallery.  I did as much traveling as I could and met a lot of amazing friends along the way!

While in Germany, I decided to pursue an MBA to complement my Art History degree.  I headed back to Willamette to focus in marketing and nonprofit management and graduated in May 2010.  I'm now living near Aspen, Colorado (my mom moved to the area while I was in Germany) doing outreach for a community art center that hosts exhibitions and art courses.

My favorite memories include spending every spare minute in Mr. Jones' art room, laughing at everything with Kristian Alvarado, visiting Michelle Parry at Frostop, appreciating Alison Kim's patience in explaining AP math to me, swing dancing with Carlos Mendez, every other kind of dancing with Philip Swain, and climbing to the top of the red hill at night.

Jessica (Freeman) Huish

After I graduated from high school I went on to play basketball and focus on my education. I was at Dixie State for one year and then Utah State University for four years.

At Utah State I earned my undergraduate in Secondary Education and Graphic Design and then finished my Master’s degree in 2007 in Instructional Design.

During this time I found the challenge of managing schoolwork and playing NCAA basketball very rewarding.

Shortly after I graduated college I began my career in Salt Lake City. This is where I met my husband Jared on a blind date. We married in Fall of 2008 and less than a year later moved to London, England where he attended London School of Economics to earn his Master in Finance and Accounting.

My son Ryder (only child) was born in London about a year and half ago.

As of a few months ago we are stateside again - back in northern Utah actually! We really miss London and the Euro trips that we conveniently took, but we are really excited to be back in the USA.

Currently, Jared is running a start-up technology company, while I am looking for a part-time position in my field. I love being a mother and find it is the most rewarding experience that I have ever had.  I never imagined enjoying it this much.

Our family loves to travel and this takes top priority in our lives. We also enjoy the outdoors and most every sport!

Some of my favorite memories of high school include, attending and participating in sporting events, the busy parking lot with crazy drivers and wondering which one of us would be getting in an accident that day. Charlie’s, summer camps, and hanging out with some pretty amazing people who I will have a chance to see soon!

Georgia (Monnett) Bailey

After High School I attended Dixie State for two years, where I got my Associates of Arts degree.  It was at Dixie that I met my husband, Lance Bailey.  Lance is from the small town of Minersville, UT, which is near Beaver.  He actually taught seminary part-time at Pine View in 2002, the year after we graduated.  Lance is super laid back, easy on the eyes, and very, very nice.  How could I resist such a winning combo?  We got married in 2003.  After I graduated with my Associates we moved to Beaver, UT, to build and manage a new branch of his dad's business, Ken Bailey Auto Sales.

 

In 2007 we moved back to St. George and Lance worked at the Boulevard for a couple of years.  He now works at the new Uinta Golf store here in St. George.  He's pretty much in heaven every single day, which is a good thing:)

 

As for me, I love my full time gig of being a stay-at-home mom to our three daughters!  Abigail is 7, Eden is 5, and Janey is 2 1/2.  They make me laugh on a regular basis, and I just feel that it's an immeasurable honor to be their mother.  Not to mention being a wife to my amazing husband.  I'm so happy with my life and the experiences that I've had.  I love reading (ok, I'm an addict), being outside hiking, fishing, rollerblading, or rock climbing, and I love having girls' nights with my friends and vacationing with my family.  Six of my siblings live in St. George at the time being, and Lance and I really enjoy hanging out with them.  I'm currently writing a novel which I'm pretty excited about, and I hope to have it ready to attempt publishing by the end of the year. 

 

I have a plethora of favorite memories from high school!  I had a fantastic high school experience, and it's mostly due to my great friends.  I loved hanging out with Cindy Knudsen, Alyssa Cunningham, Crystal Fawson, Kiarah Cox, Nate Waite, Jared Decker, Cammeron Murdock, and so many others!  I remember Alyssa and I making the rule that if you were wearing mittens, holding hands didn't count.  Pride and Prejudice at Laura's house, PV day and all the mud, early Trilogy hours, singing valentines, swimming at the canals with Danny Stone and friends, bus trips up to Salt Lake for band and choir performances, Journalism with Mr. Neilson, writing comics in APUSH instead of taking notes, Cindy convincing me to wear all kinds of crazy things to school...  so many fun things.

 

I'm excited to catch up with everyone at the Reunion!

Amber (Wooley) Probst

A lot has changed for me since high school.  I can't believe it's been 10 years.  After graduating high school, I went to Dixie State for one semester, decided it wasn't for me, and went to Evans Hairstyling College.  I have done hair since 2003, and shortly after graduating from there, I moved to Heber City, where I met my husband Preston and were married a year later in the Salt Lake Temple.  We had our first little girl Lilee in April of 2006, and our second little girl Kella in January 2010.  We are currently expecting our third little girl the first of December.  I am currently going to Utah Valley University, working on being an elementary teacher.  I have approximately two years left!  Going to college full time as a mom and a wife is super challenging, but will totally be worth it!   Memories from high school....?  I didn't really LOVE high school, I really just had a boyfriend and was involved with much.  The best thing about high school was being done.  =)  sad but true.

Brandi (Wilkins) Schall

After graduating from Pine View I spent the summer in Fort Collins, Colorado (my parents had moved there earlier that year) then I returned to St. George that fall to go to school. I became a Medical Assistant, then worked for DRMC as a receptionist at their Physical Therapy office. In 2002 I met my sweetie Anson Schall (from Tehachapi, California) and in 2003 we were married. We have three kids, Olivia Beulah (7), Elsa Pearl (5) and most recently, Peter Anson (10 months).

In 2007 Anson graduated from Dixie State College and we moved to Salt Lake City.  We live in a drafty old house in the Avenues neighborhood. Anson freelances as a web developer and I stay home with our kids. My interests/activities of late include  knitting, crocheting, embroidery, school-mom stuff, cooking (food in general), mid-century modern furniture, cycling, gardening, conservation, and always, books.

My favorite memories from High School are Mrs. Hazen's AP English class, Mr. Jones' ceramics class, Mrs. Bracken's Sports Marketing class. Burger Place. Those turkey sub sandwiches from the cafeteria. Working a billion jobs--Cold Stone, Kara Chocolates, Jamba Juice, etc... Layer Week with Janel Higham. Notes from friends. Going to Donnie Atkinson's house. Adventures with Darcee Barney and co. The hot springs with Alyson and Alison and co. And being friends with the upperclassmen (my sister Tracy's friends) and underclassmen because I was kind of a dork.

Sheena (Postma) Cox

After graduation I went to Dixie for a year and got my certification in Auto Body Refinishing, then moved to Salt Lake to go to business school. That is about the time I started dating my long-time friend and future husband, Shandon Cox.  We dated long-distance for about 9 months before he proposed and I moved back to St. George to get married in June 2003.  We both have Bachelors degrees in Business Administration from Dixie. Our son was born in Feb. 2009 and we are expecting our “oops” in November this year. I love to travel and have done as much as I can, including several months backpacking around Europe, vacations in South Africa, Canada, Mexico and many more. I LOVE discovering the world first hand, especially with my family.

Shan currently works as a Manager at Colorland Power Equipment (the family buisiness) and is also building his own buisness in financial services distribution. I am mostly a stay-home mom, but I have a very part time escape job as a receptionist for an amazing chiropractor. I am also a landlord. (No, we don’t rent a room or a basement.) 

As far as good memories from high school… um… I was an idiot in high school and Im pretty sure everyone else was too. (No offense!) The best thing that happened to me in high school was meeting Doug S. And Eric Y. Not only did I find some of the greatest lifelong friends, but among that group of friends I met my BEST friend ever, my wonderful husband!

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Melenie (Lloyd) Taylor

After high school I went to DSC and got my associates degree, then transferred to SUU in January 2004 and studied Sociology. It was fun to be out of the house and in the "real world" where rent was $150. :) I loved college and miss it. I hope to go back someday and get another Bachelor's degree that I will actually use. I met my husband Jeff on a blind date. A guy that lived next door asked out my roommate right in front of me and I acted like I was hurt that I wasn't going, so he found me a date. There wasn't a love connection right away, but we were friends. Neither one of us had a job, so we spent a lot of time "hanging out" and got married in November 2004.

 

After graduation we moved to Salt Lake City (Murray) where Jeff was an assistant hotel manager and I worked at Mountain America CU. We had our first boy, Adam, in February 2008 and our second, Noah, in April 2010. Yes, I have an Adam and a Noah. No, the next one won't be named "Ephraim". I'm lucky to stay at home. Everyday is an adventure and they make me roll my eyes and smile all at the same time. Jeff changed careers 2 days before Noah was born and now commutes to Orem every morning. I love living in the city (I can't believe I used to complain about the traffic in St George) and only miss St George in February.

 

Oh! My claim to fame is changing Deron Williams' son's diaper! Before I had my second baby I worked part time at a gym daycare that Deron (see how we are on a first-name basis?!) went to. Yes, I'm bragging about changing a diaper.

 

What do I miss about high school? It was $12 to fill up my junky car. Other than that, I try to block out the memories. The best day of high school was graduation.

Matt Sorensen

Wow!!! Can’t believe it has been 10 years already. Everyone is all married and has a few Kiddos. Well I can say for now that I have dodged those bullets. ha-ha.

So after High School, I worked at Boulevard Home Furnishings and attended DSC. I graduated from DSC with my Associates Degree in Science. In 2003 I Landed a Job with Simmons Mattress Co, covering Southern Arizona. I was the Territory Manger for everything South of Phoenix.  Then in 2005 I was hired on with Broyhill Furniture as a Territory Manager, and moved to Northern Utah, then I was promoted to Cover the Southern and Central California Region for Broyhill. Then I was moved again to Gilbert AZ, and I covered Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. I was just recently promoted again in 2010. I work for Furniture Brands (Company that Own Broyhill Furniture) in St Louis MO, I’m the National Accounts Portfolio Manager for the Broyhill Furniture Brand, I cover Accounts like, Costco, Overstock.com, RC Willey and Sears. So I travel a ton. I think I’m gone 3 weeks out of the month. So if you are at the Salt Lake Airport keep your eyes open for me. I currently live in Sandy UT and I try to get down to St George and see family once a month or more.  I still talk to Allan Monk, Kevin Lund, Nate Whipple and Tyler Owens quite a bit.

I have so many great memories. But the best was getting kicked out of Mr. Snows English class everyday senior year. You may have seen me in the hall during 4^th period. Also all the times we went and rode 4 wheelers and went camping, that was a blast. Also working on Tyler’s and Allans 4x4’s, and also my crappy Diamante, which I thought was the BOMB I think that car ended up in a Mexico junk yard LOL. Football games and Basketball games were a blast. I would have to say the best year of High School was my senior year with Brandon Darrington and Jeff Dean pulling stuff behind cars and going down foremaster hill in a red wagon.   

Jessica (Gordon) Nelson

Wow, the last 10 years there has been alot of change. Right out of highschool I started nursing school. I graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2005. In 2003 I married Lucas Nelson from the class ahead of ours. We now have 2 little boys, Grant who is 5 and Logan is 3. We moved to Las Vegas 2 years ago. Luke is a Police Officer and I work at Mountain View Hospital as a Labor and Delivery nurse. Our new found hobby and love is racing in Triathlons and 1/2 marathons. We are working up to full marathons and Iron Man races!!
 
Some of my favorite memories of Pine View High are Stomps, dressing up crazy and toilet papering Davis Snow's house!!  (That was awesome girls!!) Riding on Tyler Owens scooter with Jackie Nielson. Spring break in our matching stripped shirts! SOCCER CAMP!! Man I miss those days!!

Adam Galovan

After graduation my family moved to Salt Lake, and I did a semester of school at the BYU Salt Lake Center.  While taking a mission prep class at the U of U institute (they didn’t have one at the BYU Salt Lake Center), I met my future brother-in-law.  We ended up being called to the same mission and became good friends.  I served a two year Spanish Speaking Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Arkansas Little Rock Mission.

After my mission, I spent three semesters at BYU.  Before my last semester at BYU, I went on a double date with my friend’s sister, Mandi.  We hit it off and spent the next few months talking a lot on the phone while she was at Utah State and I was at BYU.  I married Mandi Smith (from Orem) on July 15, 2005 and decided to transfer to Utah State to finish my bachelor’s degree.  Mandi graduated with a degree in Family and Consumer Science in May 2007.  In May 2008, I graduated from Utah State University as the Valedictorian of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services with a degree in Family, Consumer, and Human Development with a Family Finance emphasis.  After graduating from USU, I attended BYU for my masters’ degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development.  I graduated with my masters’ in August 2010.  I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, with the goal of becoming a university professor.  My main research focus is on family roles and the interface between parenting, coparenting, and marriage.  At Mizzou I will also specialize in research methods and statistics.  You could say I want to be a professional nerd when I grow up.

Mandi and I are the parents of a beautiful girl, Brooke (4½), and two boys, Cameron (almost 3) and Andrew (16 months), and we are expecting our fourth child in November.  We enjoy spending time together and having fun.  The kids like to read stories, go for walks, and just hang out.  Mandi and I enjoy playing games and watching movies.  Mandi likes to try new recipes, do crafts, read fiction books and spend time with the kids.  I also enjoy reading, though Mandi often teases me for being so excited about the non-fiction books I read.  We hope to eventually be done with school (I plan to graduate in the Summer of 2013) and for me to get a “grown-up” job.

I remember a lot of good times from my high school days at Pine View.  I remember loud football and basketball games (I’ll never forget our State Champ Basketball teams), fun dances, track and cross-country practices and meets, Mr. Page, assemblies, dances, and all the good times we had.  Most of all, I remember the good friends and people I was able to associate with.  We had many great and memorable conversations, some serious and others more laid back.  I look forward to the chance we will have to catch-up at the reunion.

Seth Ure

After high school I bummed around and attended Dixie State College for a year, and then served a mission in Hong Kong China from 2002-2004.  After returning home I studied for 3 semesters at a small, private liberal arts college in Cedar City called George Wythe College.  It’s a really small college, but it was an excellent education in the classics, and I read and discussed more than I’ve ever done, before or since.  After the first semester I did summer sales for Bulwark Pest Control in Charlotte, NC.  It sucked, but the money was decent, so I did it for the next three summers as well.

When I returned to Cedar City after that first summer I met my wife, Coleen Ward (Ure), from South Jordan, UT, who was completing her BA in Business Marketing at SUU.  We dated for around 9 months, got married, and then moved to Las Vegas to manage an office and sell pest control together.  My wife outsold me on a consistent basis, which was humiliating, since I had a year of experience on her, and I was the office manager.  That fall I transferred to BYU, where I stayed for two years and received a BA in History, and a minor in Management.  

Following graduation I was accepted and began attending the University of Utah in the JD/MBA program.  (Yes, that means I had to take the GMAT and the LSAT – brutal.)   The way the program works is you spend the first year in the law school and the second year in the business school.  The next two years are normally a mix of business and law.  Right now I’m living in Beijing, China, and interning for a firm called King & Wood that specializes in International Law, Foreign Direct Investment, and Joint Ventures.  After this summer is over I’ll stay here for a year and begin attending Tsinghua University to earn an International LLM in Chinese Law, (sort of like a post-graduate law degree that allows you to emphasize in a certain area of law).  After I finish here I’ll go back to Salt Lake City, finish up my JD/MBA degree, and pray that I can find a good job to pay off all of my student loans.

My wife and I have 2 children.  Ethan is about to turn 4, and Susan, (Suzy), just turned 2.  My wife was teaching water aerobics and training for triathlons until I convinced her to move to China with me, (she’s actually not here yet – she’ll be coming over with the kids in a few weeks after I get the housing and everything set up).  I’ve competed in a couple triathlons, I play the guitar when I get a chance, I like to play ping-pong, I enjoy lifting weights, and I would like to join a choir and sing if I could find the time.  My biggest problem is that I’m completely mediocre at everything I enjoy doing, but I do it anyway because its fun.  It’s sort of a catch-22.  Anyway, for anyone interested in seeing pictures of our family you can find them at www.sethandcoleen.blogspot.com.  Like many of us, I have also gained a lot of weight since high school, so be lenient with your judgments.  I sort of hide behind my wife for validation, because unlike me, she’s still hot.  I’m just doing the best I can with what I have.  I’d love to hear from people I’ve lost touch with over the years, but please, no invitations to Etsy Parties or anything like that.  You can contact me at seth_ure@hotmail.com.  Facebook is off limits in China, so if you fb me I won’t be able to respond.  I hope everyone is doing well.  Cheers.

Tammy (Twiggs) Knudsen

After graduation, I went to college for a year in Virginia.  

I then went to a semester at Dixie, then a semester at SUU, and then finished up with my associates from Dixie.  

I guess I liked school hopping! 

While living in St. George & Cedar City I worked @ Dixie Pediatrics as a Medical Assistant.

I married John Knudsen (our fellow student, my sister in law, Cindy Knudsen's older brother) August 2003. 

We stayed in St. George for school and work.  

After graduating from Evans Hairstyling College, I worked in a salon for about 6 months.  

I also worked at Dixie Pediatrics as a Clinical Trial Study Coordinator during that time.   

We did things a little backwards as it turns out.

John built our first home in St. George, we lived there for 3 years, 

but then John got accepted into Med school out here in Colorado!

So the summer of 2009, we left our beautiful house in St. George for a tiny apartment in cold Parker Colorado 

& have been here since.

I really think it's a nice place to live...minus the snow of course!

I had our first little guy - Tanner - the beginning of 2009.

Had our second little gal - Addilynn - the end of 2010.

& no there will absolutely not be a 3rd for 2011 :)

My kids are my job and I love it!

Of course there are quite literally a bazillion memories from high school.

Just to name a few in no particular order:  

Math with Chrissy, Mr. Nelson's class, seriously had everyone in it - so much fun - Talking with Crystal about 'our Johns' in Sports Medicine (I think that was the name of the class), Mrs. Lowe's AP English class (she got so mad at Holly and me for talking one day that she yelled at me to, "just....got talk to those books!", writing poems for Abby, Abs' vehicles...didn't your steering wheel fall off after one of the stomps??? Stomps, dances, Track - abby breaking out into song while stretching & little Kat trying to do the hurtles, Jackie dancing on the stage at grad night before everyone got in there for the big game/giveaway, the swim team growing their hair for their meets (some of my gal pals had very hair legs for a while ;), silly pranks, Senior year late night fun with so many funny people, Tif D. getting chased by ducks/geese at the pond, Mr. Page's chemistry class, boulders pool, going to Charlies, going to different friends houses for lunch...mostly Maren's, Laughing until I almost peed my pants, Tim Mcgraw, sleepovers, Never ditching seminary - can't say the same about school, the best senior trip to Mexico - 2 suburbans, 11 girls - it was awesome....and I'm going to quite now because I could go on and on really. 

The reunion will be fun - Hope everyone is Happy and Well!

Kristen (Cox) Lotz & TJ Lotz

After we graduated from High School, I started my college career at the prestigious Dixie State College.  I graduated from Dixie in 2003 with my Associate of Arts degree.  Since I was waiting for TJ (he was on a mission in Orlando, FL), I conveniently decided to stay at Dixie to finish my Bachelor’s Degree.  I was accepted into their Elementary Education program and started the upper division classes in the Fall of 2003.

TJ got home from his mission in September of 2004.  Our relationship picked up right where we left off and we were engaged on Christmas Eve of 2004 and married on January 29, 2005.  In May of 2005 I graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and TJ graduated from Dixie with his Associates of Science degree.  We found out a couple weeks later that we were expecting our first baby (surprise!), Kate Lynn.

We moved to Provo in August of 2005 so TJ could attend BYU.  I got a job teaching third grade in American Fork.  I only taught one year and since then I’ve been a stay at home Mom.

TJ graduated from BYU with a degree in Construction Management in December of 2008.  We had our second baby (a boy, Jonas James) in January of 2008 and we finished building, and moved into, our new house in March of 2008.  We had our third baby, Hailey Jean, in May of 2010.  TJ works as a Proposal Manager for Big-D Construction in Lindon, UT and I get to stay home and take care of our cute kids who are now 5, 3, and 1.

Some of my favorite memories from high school were hanging out with the wrestler boys and being teased non-stop by them; dating TJ; skim boarding; playing dunkball and football with TJ, Marc Fisher, Eves and who knows who else; the American Indian clas, especially the Indian coded emails from Abby L. and Marcy K., that was a big waste of time; choir trips; laying out at the lake with all the girls; the Washington Canal with Tiff Fry and Meg Lev; my piece of crap Landcruiser; football games; taking Tiff Fry to see the “Witch’s Ball” at the cemetery – she was so scared she almost peed her pants'; Physics class; playing fugitive; going to Charlie’s; dances; wrestling meets... oh man, there are just way too many memories!  I loved high school!

Samantha (Shaffer) Watson

After graduation I went to Dixe State College for an Associate's Degree in Elem. education in hopes of being a teacher someday. During my last year I was working at Steamroller Copies and met my future husband, Leland Watson. He worked at the other Steamroller in Hurricane. He is from Toquerville. We dated for about a year and he moved up to Salt Lake to go to the U, so soon after that I followed him up there. About a year later we were married in Oct 2004. We have lived in Salt Lake ever since then. My hubby got his Bachelor's Degree in Music in 2006 and began teaching Band in elementary and middle schools. As soon as he got that teaching job we decided it was finally time to have kids - finally. I have two kids, Bailey 3.5yrs and Taylor 1yr. During this whole time I have been working for Fedex Office (aka Kinkos) and now just work part time. Still to this day, I can't believe I married a band teacher :) I can't believe 10 years have already gone by since high school, but I am sure glad of what has happened in my life since then. I am loving being a mother to two beautiful and smart children and to have such a hard working husband! 
 
My favorite memories of high school are: I was in a choir every year and senior year I was in two. Getting up early to go to Trilogy was fun, but I don't think I was ever on time. I miss Mr. Lister, he was the greatest! If I wasn't hanging in the choir room I was staying after school in the Art room, I was such a big geek! I will never forget Mr. Jones, he let me do as many pots as I wanted, and he always pushed me to go into Art in college. I remember hangin' in Mrs. Lafaele's room during lunch or whenever, she always let me even if I was ditching another class and she always had a movie on or something funny going on. I loved going to the dances, and football games and the stomps afterwards. I really enjoyed Seminary and always saw it as an escape from the high school dramas! Can't wait to hear about what everyone else has been up to, and hope everyone is doing what they love!

Abby (Lundin) Tatton

(my sister, me, my mom)  only pic i could find

A month after we graduated I started Hairschool at Evans Hairstyling College.  Graduated one year later in the summer of 2002.  Shortly after decided to move to Provo.  I worked in a salon in provo and lived with Abby Taylor and some other people I didn't know.  

Met Bronson Tatton a few months later.  We lived in the same apartment complex and we were in the same ward.  And he was also randomly roomates with Lacey Rynearsons brother, Scott.  We hung out here and there for a couple months and then started dating in February of 2003.  I planned on going to BYU Hawaii that coming summer but decided to stay home and get married instead.  We were married in August of 2003.  

We lived in Provo, Virgina, and Orem the first 3 years of marriage and then after Bronson graduated from BYU we moved to Logan where we spent 2 1/2  years there while bronson got his masters.

We now live in Farmington, Utah.  We've been in davis county since 2008 and are hoping someday to make it back to southern utah to the sunshine:)

We have 2 boys Sam (5) and Henry 1 1/2 and a third boy due on July 15th.  We are in for it!  But we are so excited!

I have so many favorite memories from highschool I don't even know where to begin!!  I loved all the dances, Basketball games, Football games, stomps, etc.  Loved going to maren hackers house for lunch everyday!  Loved soccer and Track and choir.  Drive-by's, working at charlies, swimming at the boulders pool, the red convertible, and the green suburban, assemblies… The list could go on!  I loved highschool!!

Tiffany (Fry) McDuffie

Wow!  I can't believe it's been 10 years!  After graduating from high school, I went right into good 'ol Evans Hairstlying College and got my Cosmetology license a year later.  I had a few adventures to Long Beach, California, and to BYU-Hawaii.  I attended Dixie State College for a year total while working as a hairstylist full time to save up and go up to Provo, Utah.  I went to UVSC (now UVU) and worked towards getting my pre-req.'s done to go into their Nursing Program, while cutting hair.  That was the best decision I ever made!  I had the best roommates who I still keep in contact with to this day!  There I met Morgan McDuffie, and became good friends with him and his roommates.  It was love at first sight (just don't ask my husband for the whole story :)), and we soon were dating, engaged and married in June of 2005.  We moved to Provo for schooling when surprise!...I was pregnant!  Morgan got a job instead and it all worked out for the best.  We soon came back down to St. George for job opportunities, got into a beautiful home and Savanna soon came after.  15 months later we had our little girl Gracie!  After a grueling process, Morgan was hired as a Seminary Teacher for the LDS church and now works at Pine View High School--->  I have to laugh about that!  Of all the places he could be teaching, he's at good 'Ol Pine View!  18 months after Gracie, Joshua came, and he is my little man!  My husband finished his Masters and I teach Preschool out of the home, which is challenging but so fun!  We have a 4, 3, and 2 year old and a little boy, Caleb, on the way due in May!  About 2 years ago, we added onto our home and have Morgan's Dad, Dennis, living with us.  Life is crazy, but we couldn't be happier and just love our little piece of Heaven on earth.

My absolute favorite memories from High School would have to be swim team, all the friends, and all the swim trips, but I sure do not miss the hard hard workouts!  I loved floating at the lake with the gals, and floating down the canal...I remember Kristen Cox, Megan Leavitt and I busting up for an hour trying to get out of the canal...good times!  I loved getting ready and all dressed up for the dances and going and seeing how pretty everyone else looked.  I loved loved loved the basketball and football games.  I loved "supermanning" it out of the Jeep to go see the witch's ball in the grave yard.  I loved concert choir, Mr. Page, lunches at friends' houses, Charlies, and all the friends I made.  I just wish I hadn't been so shy and got to know a lot more people.  I'm excited to see how everyone is and what everyone has done!

Jared Buhanan-Decker

After HS graduation I went on a mission to San Fernando, California. Then shortly after returning home I met the girl of my dreams at a fellow 01'er's house, Aaron Stapley, while playing a rousing game of Settlers of Catan. Sharry and I dated for a couple of years, then were engaged and married the winter of 2006. We had a pretty awesome honeymoon where we backpacked through Europe for six weeks the cheapest anyone has ever done it. We did it camping, eating bread and cheese from little grocery bags we carried around, sleeping at rail stations (we pretty much were foreign bums) and when we were feeling ritzy in hostels. I graduated from Dixie with my Associate and then transferred clear up to SUU. While there I got my BS in Social Sciences Secondary Education. We then decided since we both graduated we might as well go teach English abroad. So we moved to South Korea where we were each responsible for an entire elementary school. I grew to love kimchi and Korean BBQ and to appreciate a very different culture. I am currently in Grad School through the UofU working to be a school counselor and should finish Spring 2012. No kids but we did put some roots down and got a cute little kitty last fall. Oh and I think I've put on like 30-40 lbs, married life and a love for eating will do that to you. (o:

HS memories: fun dances and the crazy nerves that came with those, what happens when you can't dance and are with whatever girl you had a crush on at the time. Cross country was good times not so much for the running (not good times, bad times) but for all the fun folks on it, math class with Mr. Christensen all three freaking years and watching him play Star Craft or whatever it was during class, the fabulous Mr Page, gummi worming, making cat cutouts and freaking out cars, sophomore girls, senior trip to San Diego and Tijuana, loads of fun concerts, journalism, and all you good people. High School was fun, horrible, crappy, amazing, happy, depressing, full of friends, lonely and so much more.

Alyssa (Cunningham) Shrout

After graduating, I immediately trained for and ran my first St. George marathon. I went to Dixie for 2 years where I got my Associates Degree. I also served on the Institute Council where I met my husband, Will Shrout (Dan Shrout's older brother). We got married in July 2003, and transferred up to BYU that fall. I got my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, where I taught for a year as an intern teaching 2nd grade. I did a couple of long-term substitute jobs for a few months. I stay home now with my sweet, yet rambunctious two little boys! Ian is 4 1/2 and Calvin is 2 1/2. We are expecting our third boy in March 2011. I love spending my free time writing YA fantasy and reading anything I can get my hands on! 
 
Memories: Writing ongoing comic book with Georgia in Mr. Talbot's AP History class; CRAZY group dates with Georgia M., Chrissy C., Kori B., Kiarah C., Crystal F., Holly W., Cindy K., Heidi H., Nate W., Dustin H., Jared D., Jon S., Spencer E., Cameron M., etc; fun cross-country trips; going to Charlie's, Mr. Page's class (the video with the earthquake drill and him putting the stool on his head), band trips, pep band, Mr. Holt, choir trips, being late to first period Journalism daily, eating lunch in Seminary building hallway, Honor Society meetings with Alison K., Bro. Ford's scripture mastery cards, watching movies in Spanish (that I can never watch again in English) in Sr. Geiger's class, having my locker next to cool Crystal F., sitting next to Chris C. in Mr. Cottle's math class trying to figure out proofs, Wet 'n Wild Sr. Sluff trips, studying like crazy for AP tests/ACT test, DMB concerts with Nate W., Dustin H., Spencer E., and Jon S., girls' nights sleepovers and drive-bys, crashing the boys' campout at 3 a.m. Whew. That just exhausted my pregnant brain...