Saturday, April 16, 2011

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!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

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.

Monday, March 7, 2011

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...

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Pam (Haslem) Dana





Wow, 10 years... part of me is shocked that I've already been graduated for 10 years and the other part barely seems to remember High School and all the fun (drama) that came with it!  After High School I attempted a little college at DSC and then thought I would attempt to experience life outside St. George in Logan, but it also was short lived.  I was back in St. George by 20 and haven't left since!  I truly love Southern Utah and am so grateful that I have been able to start my own family here.  I worked for about 5 years between Southern Utah Title and First American Title as an Escrow Officer (the person that signs the papers with you when you buy a house or refinance your house).  During that time I met my husband, Scott and we were married in January 2006.  Believe it or not we actually met at our LDS singles ward!  Scott is from Grantsville, UT (West of SLC in Tooele County) and he is a Graphic and Web Designer.  We have our own design business Dana Six, but he mainly contracts with H&S Performance (Bentley Hugie's company).  I loved working and learning, but jumped at the opportunity to be home once we decided to start our own family.  We had our first son, Nathan, in July 2008 and our lives were forever changed.  Nathan is a little mini-Scott, but we are discovering he has his mother's attitude and patience (or lack of) very quickly!  Jeffrey Von joined our family in May 2010.  We thought we were going to get a little passive guy, but his little personality is quickly making us think otherwise.  He is opinionated and wants what he wants!  Between making sure they are fed, doing housework, and wiping bums we are laughing, crying, and fit throwing (them and us), but we are one dang happy little family!  We are also lucky enough for our boys to have 17 of their 22 cousins all here in Southern Utah. As a family we love to ride dirt bikes and 4 wheelers, go camping, go on trips, play at the park, have popcorn movie nights, and hang out with all our friends and family!

What do I remember from HS?  My head goes directly to all the teams I played on, mainly Soccer and Basketball!  Those were some good times!  Eating Charlie's sandwiches, Pasta Factory the night before a game, bus trips, N Sync, Damn Gina's, Page bball tournament, swimming after soccer tryouts, really the list could go on forever!  I also remember good times with Gordo (Jessica Gordon) and let's not forget all the fun HS boyfriend memories!  haha :)  Oh and restitution.  Sadly, I spent way to much time there!  I hope everyone is healthy and happy and can't wait to catch up with everyone at the reunion!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Janese (Bateman) Botelho



After graduation I went to Dixie and got my Associates in 3 semesters.  I then served a mission in Santiago, Chile.  After my mission I went up to Logan to attend USU's elementary ed program.  There I met my husband Carlos.  He was visiting from Brazil for General Conference and was in Logan staying with some friends who happened to live next door to me.  We started a VERY LONG distance relationship and were married about a year and a half later in May of 2007.  Since that time my husband has corrupted my Spanish and turned it into Portuguese.  I transferred down to BYU and changed my major to Linguistics and graduated in August of 2008 with a very large pregnant belly.  In October of 2008 we had a little boy, and we had our beautiful little girl 3 weeks ago in February of 2011.  My husband just got a job in Boise so we've moved up to Idaho and are still adjusting and making new friends.

 Some of my favorite memories from High School are eating lunch on the floor of the Seminary Building with Brother Day and my friends.  Hanging with Alyssa Cunningham, Caralee Banks, Kim Dickman and Marie Jones.  Doing service projects with the RASKALS and Honor Society and spending time at football games.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Ashley (Ctibor) Plumb



1- what have you been up to the past 10 years? (college, mission, family, career, etc. )

     I met my hubby in Jan of '02 (we both worked at Harmon's). We were married in May of '03. We now have 3 kids and hubby is in the Army.

2- favorite memories from high school?

     Hiking, rock climbing, repelling, making up crazy games, and just having a blast with Matt Coulter, Cade Stubbs, CJ Hatch, Julie Jones, Hazel Brown, and Emily Kirkland.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Chrissy (Campbell) Lee & Tamron Lee


THEN



NOW





After graduation, Tamron went on a mission to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. I stayed in St. George and went to Dixie and worked at Pine View High and Sunset Elementary in the Special Education Departments. Tamron returned home April 2004 and we were married July 31. Our first year of marriage was filled with school, work, and some traveling through Europe.

We had our first baby, Phoebe in March 2006 then moved to Shanghai, China in November that same year.  Tamron ran an exporting company for the 9 months we were there. We moved back to St. George after China and Tamron finished his Bachelor degree at Dixie. We had our second baby, Nate, July 2008. We moved to Cedar in the summer of 2009 so Tamron could finish up school at SUU. He graduated with an MBA in May 2010. After graduation, Tamron was offered a job at Dixie College as the coordinator of the testing center so we moved back to St. George. We just had our third baby, Suzy, December 2010.

Some of my favorite memories from high school would have to be cross country trips, eating at Burger Place (so sad that it’s gone), dances, drive-by’s, dating Tamron, choir trips, having funny friends, inside jokes with Kori Boren, writing notes back and forth in Psychology on Melenie Lloyd’s book cover, going to Bishops for breakfast, working at Charlie’s with Crystal and Abby, swimming at the canals, and night hikes.