JUST HEARD THE GREAT NEWS!!! LAURA MAC HAS BEEN DECLARED "IN REMISSION" BY HER DR'S WITH NO TRACE OF CANCER SEEN ON THE PET SCAN. WHAT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT! THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF Y'ALL FOR ALL THE PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES! AND LAURA MAC - GET YOUR REST AND GET READY FOR THE 25TH REUNION! WE ARE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT IS 1989!
We would like to thank each and everyone of you that came out and made our reunion weekend such a huge success!
The weekend began at the Homecoming football game vs Lee County. The school provided us with reserved seating and it was so wonderful to see so many alumni come back home to see the game. Thank you for coming out and continuing to support the school. Athens Drive was down at half time and many of the alumni left before the end of the game , The Jaguars came back and won 26-25! Congratulatons to the current ADHS Football Jaguars for pullng out the homecoming victory!
From the game many alumni went to Sammy's Sports Bar on Avent Ferry for a post game mixer and it was so great to see everyone there. Thank you to the management and staff of Sammy's for all their time, effort and amazing service they have provided us over the past year of planning the reunion and especially for the service we received Friday night.
Saturday morning we had a great turnout for the Family Picnic @ Pullen Park. It was wonderful to get to see everyone's children. A big thank you
should be extended to Craig Pounds ( husband of Jennifer Jackson Pounds) for all his help with the set up and for providing the coolers and ice for the picnic. Also, none of us would have eaten if not for Scott Salmon and his generosity of his "pig cooker" grill, and his time and energy he spent cooking for everyone. We were blessed with beautiful weather and wonderful company.
After the Picnic, we went back home to Athens Drive High School, and toured the school. Although it has been through some major changes in the past 20 years, some things will never change, according to Jeff Spitz, the locker room still smells the same. We are very grateful to the current students and staff of Athens Drive for allowing us to take the stroll down memory lane and opening the school for us on a Saturday.
Saturday Evening we all came together at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Downtown Raleigh for a little more formal event. ( More details on this event will be posted soon.)
The party continued at The Downtown Marriott City Center hotel in the lounge. We shut the place down and a large time was had by all.
Everyone looked amazing and the comment was made by some of the class of 88 ladies that our class of 89 men had aged very very well. ( Our class always had the best looking men anyway!) All the ladies were gorgeous and looked even more beautiful than they did 20 years ago.
Thank you again to each and everyone of you that came out and helped make each of these events such a success!
NOW WHO'S READY FOR THE 25th Reunion????
We will be asking for feedback and suggestions on how we can make the 25th Reunion even better( if that's possible).
We will be contacting everyone with the opportunity to purchase a professionally designed memory book from the weekend events.
( please email any pictures you would like to share for the purpose of this memory book to either Kim Smith Salmon or to Tracie Holiday Hembrick)
The Alumni Directoies will be mailed out to all classmates that attended the reunion this weekend. So please make sure we have a current address for you. ( If you wer not able to attend the reunion and would like to receive an alumni directory, please contact Kim Smith Salmon.)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE 25th REUNION FUND- SEND CHECKS /MONEY ORDERS MADE PAYABLE TO
TRACIE HEMBRICK
Mailed to :
ATHENS REUNION
PO BOX 58583
RALEIGH, NC 27658
This website and the post office box will be maintianed throughout the next five years in preparation for the BIG 25th reunion.
If you would like to help in the plannng of the 25th reunion please contact Tracie Hembrick or Kim Salmon with your contact information.
A big Thank you needs to be extended to the employers, spouses and children of the four ladies that planned this reunion for their constant and unwaivering love, support and understanding.
20th REUNION TEAM MEMBERS:
TRACIE HEMBRICK athensdrive89@yahoo.com
KIM SMITH SALMON
kwagner1222@hotmail.com or athensdrive89@live.com
JENNIFER JACKSON PUNDS- Jennifer.Pounds@ssa.gov
KIM BAKER MARSHALL-
kimbmarshall@hotmail.com
