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We Came, We Saw, We Partied Our Middle Aged Butts Off!

"Warriors, Come Out and Play!"
 
30 Year High School Reunion 2010
July 23rd - 25th, 2010

IT"S DONE! It was done well and by the time it was over - most of us felt like we were well done.

Meridian High School Class of 1980 | 2010 Thirty Year Reunion is done but it is far from over...


26 July 2010 - After a year of planning, organizing and reaching out to reconnect with over 673 MHS 80 classmates, our thirty year class reunion weekend has drawn to a close. But the old friendships revisited and new bounds that have been formed are too valuable to once again let slip into obscurity. We encourage each and everyone of you to join us and stay connected as we proceed forth as a group with a common connection reaching back over 30 years plus. Please sign up for our newsletter using the form below to stay informed about news, upcoming events and activities concerning you and our class. For example, we are currently looking into a very affordable family and friends cruise package that may be available to us as early as July 2011!

Additionally we would are looking into scheduling affordable or free informal get-togethers on an  more regular basis: family picnics, river raft trips, bar-b-ques, boating, golfing, camping and a host of other activities that will help us maintain the bond that was strengthened by this reunion.

Our next goal as a group is to decide how often to hold formal reunions - every 10 years? Five? Two? We want your input to help decide.

Once you have subscribed to our class newsletter, you may update your contact information at any time. So come on Warriors! Come out and play!


Please sign up for our MHS Class of 80 Newsletter to keep up to date (NOTE: Once you receive your subscription confirmation email, please click "Manage My Sucbscription" to ensure we have your latest contact info.)

 



MHS Class of 1980 - Welcome Home!
 
 
They say that you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose; but you can't pick your friend's nose - or your family. We, the Meridian High School Class of 1980, are part of your 'extended' family. Love us or hate us; we are here to welcome YOU back. In the summer of 2010 we are having a family reunion. You are wanted, welcomed, and invited to come home to visit and celebrate with your family - no excuses!
 
We look forward to seeing all your bright shiny faces both at the reunion in 2010 and through out the next year both in person and online as we plan our 30 year extravaganza!

MHS Class of 1980 - This Year's Reunion Activities!



We've got something for everyone! Rafting, Golfing, Socializing, Schmoozing, Panaching and more! Please check back daily as we post Event and Activity pages along with secure PayPal payment options so that you can pay easily and conveniently. Feed back from our classmates indicate that while many will be paying for all their selections at one time; some will be paying as their budget allows (ie: Saturday Night Social this month, Whitewater rafting next month, etc.)

Each page has the event or activity description along with costs and the point of contact should you require additional information. We would like to encourage you to complete your selections and pay as early as possible so that we can plan and budget accordingly.

We have endeavored to make each event and activity as affordable as possible with the intention of making the weekend memorable, fun and worthwhile, especially for those who have the added expense of traveling back to the Treasure Valley. We will continue working on deals and packages for travel and lodging and will post that information here and on our class facebook page.



MHS80 has selected the Band Voted Best of Boise TWICE OVER!

Saturday Night's Dinner & Dance Event will feature Treasure Valley Favorite: PILOT ERROR!

Formed in 2005, this Boise rock outfit knows what’s up. Crowd-pleasing cover songs are what’s up. If you haven’t caught Pilot Error at Bad Irish, Reef, Hannah’s or another Boise bar, or gigging in Sun Valley and McCall, then you need to visit the group’s MySpace page. That’s where you’ll find a live recording of Pilot Error rocking through Journey’s “Any Way You Want It.” Check. Out. Those. Vocals. Baby. (And the guitar solo, which is reverently faithful to the original.) read more...

Boise Weekly




What do you do?


We may as well make use of our numbers, connections and resources. Tell us what you do and what kind of deal you might offer to your fellow classmates. It doesn't have to be your own business; if you are able to connect one of us with a person, product or service that you feel would prove valuable - let us know. It beats going through the Yellow Pages or Trial and Error. Just like a little 'Alumni / Classmate Union' - we have negotiating power and consumer influence as a group. Let's use it!

Submit your info here.

Please join us in our efforts to reconnect to the remaining members of our class. Remember, the only requirement that must be met is that the person went to Meridian High School / Meridian, Idaho sometime between 1976 and 1980 (even for a day) whether they graduated with us or not. Our group also includes significant others who may or may not have gone to MHS. Invite them to connect here, on classmates.com or on our facebook page.
Our Official Reunion Sponsors and Vendors:


Mara Andersson of Country Inns & Suites is working out a special rate just for the MHS80 Reunion Weekend (or longer as needed). Details will be posted here along with a flyer she is designing that we will email out. If you have a facebook account, we ask that you join the CI&S group page to show our class support. Go to to the group page by clicking here. (MHS80 Rates will be posted soon)



What is the power of 673?

 

Well if you add 6+7+3 it equals 16 and if you add 6+1, that equals 7.
We all know that 7 is a lucky number and it may prove so for you if you are a business owner:



This web page and it's attendant growing facebook group, twitter feeds, linkedin connections, personal and business webs and social network is a cohesive, intelligent, stable and successful group of somewhat like minded individuals who have much in common including and especially a shared history reaching back over 30 years plus. Given that most business in the Treasure Valley is created through word of mouth; someone we have a connection to - when one of us is treated well or gets a good deal - we tell (and recommend to) the rest of the group. 673 can definatley be a lucky number.

In June of 1980, Meridian High School commenced the largest graduating class in the state of Idaho - 673, now fully fledged, graduates - consumers.

20 years later, at our 20 year reunion we discovered some interesting factors:
-80% of us were married (bringing our group total to 1211)
- of that 80%, seventy percent were married to their first and only spouse
- of that 80%, forty-five percent had 4 or more children raising the group number to 2152 people.
- 30 years later most of us (close to 50%) have at least one or two married children (who also have children)

The average facebook user has 200 friends with whom they communicate. One can see how the recommendations and complaints that we (MHS 80) make as a group soon approach nearly half a million consumers.

With our class reunion quickly approaching we have a large number of folks who check this page and our other social networks on a regular, if not, daily basis. We are willing to allow a small select group of businesses to advertise to MHS80 / 673+ (and our large network) for very reasonable flat rate or monthly fees. If you are such a business, please submit your information here.



Connect and Communicate:

 

With our own domain (mhs80.com and .net) we should be able to create a simple yet effective tool to keep our class informed, updated and connected. Please feel free to give us your input as to what types of features you would like to see available going forward. (read more...)

 




Meridian High School Class of 1980
Reunion Committee
 
Snail Mail Address:
 
MHS80
c/o J. Dana Cowan
1300 E. Shepherd St.
Meridian, ID 83642
 
Committee Email: MeridianHS@gmail.com

PayPal: Mhs80money@gmail.com

Committee Members (Volunteers Still Needed!)
 
Brad Campbell / Class President

J. Dana Cowan / Treasurer
 
Eugene Boyle / Media and Networking
Links to other related sites:
Meridian High School


Classmates

 Facebook


 MHS80.net (BLOG)


Plaxo


ClassReports


Meridian High School NET