Sam Barone

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school?
I’ve kept in touch with people from my Detwa days. Not as many as I would have liked or as much either. Why didn’t somebody start this 10yrs ago?
2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do?
I wish I would have pursued my passion for water Ballet. I used to compete on a National level. Now, I can only do this in my spare time.
3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do?
Live in Dallas a single man. Cut the umbilical chords of my 4 boys : o
“Action” Jackson-5, Cecil “Diesel”-4, Twins Zachary & Tyler-20mos.
I cried during all of them. Women are amazing to me!
4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years?
The time I spent in Paris relaxing in that small café sipping on International blends…….What was the name of that waitress……..?????
I’ve been to a lot of places, but I had the most fun in Dallas. It’s definitely the place to be for a single guy ;) It’s also where I met my lovely wife. We now reside with our 4 boys in Maryland. 5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh
Some of the shit that used to go down at Groves back in the day you would be in serious trouble for today. The last 1-2 weeks of school things would get a little crazy. I’ll never forget the time McCardle deployed a military smoke bomb in the hallway. It was a tribute to Jimmy Hendrix’s “Purple Haze”. What a classic!
6.) Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion?
I’m looking forward to seeing the people that are ready to forget their lives for a while and disco down! Even though I moved to Maryland my junior year, I was always at Groves in spirit. Thanks to all of my friends who opened their doors and treated me like family when I came back to visit summers and holidays. You know who you are and I love you. I can’t wait to man handle you ; )

7.) Is there anything your spouse/significant other would be surprised to know about you from your high school days?
No. She knows I’m a freak without warning!

Matt Alvin

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school?
There are a few that I have stayed in contact with over the last 20 years but there are too many that slipped away.

2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do?
I should have finished college and gotten my bachelors degree.

3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do?
Riding/touring on my motorcycle all over the back roads of the east coast with my wife. You really get to see things in a different way. After the reunion, I will be touring Michigan for 2 weeks...of course on motorcyle with my wife. How do you think I got to the reunion...in car...LOL

4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years?
The beach in Rimini, Italy on the Adriatic Sea. You can see the Adriatic coast behind me in the picture.

5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh?
There are quite a few...one I remember vividly is having a teacher (I forgot his name) give me a "C" on a final exam I never took...woohoo. Another would be barfing all over my desk in English class and having Greg Sangregorio (R.I.P. my friend) push my books off just in time.

6.) Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion?
After seeing the blogspot photos...everyone.

7.) Is there anything your spouse/significant other would be surprised to know about you from your high school days?
Hmm...I am sure someone at the reunion will fill her in on something...LOL

Julie Forhan Gillich

1. Who do you wish you kept in touch with from H.S.?
I wish I could see Lisa (Livingston) Rathke and Michelle (Stubner) Alster more...Sandy Kowalewski, Lynn Campbell, Pam Daines...the whole gang from the toga days...

2. What is something you never did after HS/college you wish you had the chance to do?
Mostly stuff I could still do...write a children's book, stay in better shape, take up an instrument. I do wish I had gone to Stratford with my Mom while her health was still good enough.

3. What is something you're glad you've had the chance to do?
Oh, all the basics like finish my BA and Masters, staying at home with my kids. Also, seeing Shakespeare's Globe and Paris with Mom (and my Dad and Steve).

4. Where is your favorite place you've been over the last 20 years?
Wide and varied...Four Green Fields (been there? 13 & Woodward) only cause I met my husband there (yes, a bar!)...summer/study in Vienna...Paris, London and Prague are all beautiful...loved my honeymoon in San Fransisco/Napa...Disney with the kids was a ball too...or just sitting on my parents' porch when they lived in Brighton.

5. Name a HS memory that still makes you laugh?
Seriously, just one? (I have the opposite problem as you Wendy!)...Sandy and Susan, dressed in hippie clothes singing "I'm a Little Teapot" in the cafeteria (as slaves!)..."lunchtime polls" - remember those Wendy?...Hey Andrea, Wonder Twin powers activate!...Mr. Campbell calling us "Babe" (as in the blue ox)..."I'm looking for a new love baby, a new love"...Nip as Morris Day (but then again, when didn't he make me laugh?)...Sunrise on Yoda's roof (and then running into his neighbor as we returned all the beer cans!)...Senior skip day sophomore year (how do you spell Kowalewski? I'll never forget now!)...Oyster Ally...the "beast" losing a muffler on the way home from Greektown and getting lost ("Did that sign say Cass Corridor?")...hanging out at that elementary school on the hill on Sat nights (the cops only chased us away once, right, Lisa, Nip, Mich?)...Don Andrews and Rob Nicholson - need I say more?

6. Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion? Lisa, Michelle, Lynn and the whole volleyball gang, Pam, Sandy, Dan, Nip, Huey, Yoda, Wendy...just everyone!

7. Is there anything your spouse would be surprised to hear about HS days? Nope! I'm still as stupid as I was then, so he sees it every day! (Poor guy!)

Michelle Eusebio Watterworth

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school? Definitely way too many to mention – a lot of people you’d suspect, and some people you wouldn’t!

2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do? I’ve always wanted to go to Spain and Italy .

3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do? I’ve been fortunate to have been able to travel throughout most of the US – hiking through the Adirondacks, Sedona and Yosemite, white water rafting in Virginia , sailing in the Caribbean , etc. Finding a career I love is also top on my list (and now being able to do it part time is a plus!). But, nothing I’ve done compares to the opportunity my husband and I had a few years ago to adopt two beautiful little babies from Russia . Our identical twin girls came home just about the time they were starting to walk, and honestly haven’t stopped running since (quite frankly, neither have we)!

4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years? Sedona is one of the most beautiful and relaxing places I’ve ever been to. Russia was definitely the most memorable.

5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh: Toga parties, driving around in Stacy’s van, spring break in the Bahamas, Whitney’s words of “wisdom” (One hot body is like another….just show up and breathe.)

6.) Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion? Pretty much everybody – really!

7.) Is there anything your spouse/significant other would be surprised to know about you from your high school days? I don’t think so. He’s heard most of my college stories. Not much else would surprise him after that!

Brian Sherman

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school?

Actually because of this event (thanks planning committee!), I was able to reconnect with a number of old friends including Bob Abele, Scott McCall, Chuck Simpson, James Chesna, Steve Gougeon, and Dave St. John. Great to be in contact with those guys again! Of course there are too many count as I would also love to reconnect with the old Evergreen Elementary and Berkshire Middle School folks.

2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do?

Almost went bungee jumping off a bridge while in college down at Ohio State – wish I did now as it would make a great story however I sure as heck wouldn’t do it now!

3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do?

Over my professional career I have been fortunate enough to travel a number of interesting places including Japan , Korea and Mexico . For leisure my wife and I headed over to Germany , Austria and Scotland and loved every bit of it (see Kim and I dancing in front of the gazebo from ‘Sound of Music’ – taken outside Saltzburg , Austria ). Now Kim and I are living in the Raleigh , North Carolina area (beach two hours away, mountains four hours away) and loving it. The snow blower has been sold!

4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years?

Tough call, probably a toss-up between St. Andrews , Scotland and Halstatt , Austria . Amazing scenery and history! If I had to pick one of the two, well, the wheat beer from Austria/Germany puts Halstatt over the top. If your asking about domestic locations, top three are Asheville, NC, Isle Royale National Park, U.P. of Michigan and Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (sorry, had to get that dig in there; Go Bucks!). A very close fourth is Yellowstone National Park in the spring – Go if you haven’t been!

5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh?

Rolling out of a smoke-filled Greg Panek car with Bob, Scott, Dave and several others during sign-up for our senior year. Foolish!

6.) Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion?

Unfortunately I will not be attending the reunion as Kim and I are expecting our first child (due Sept. 3rd – Labor Day of course)! I wouldn’t miss that for the world. I hope everyone has fun reconnecting!

7.) Is there anything your spouse/significant other would be surprised to know about you from your high school days?

Not that I’m aware of but I’m sure there is something.

Anne Held Reeves

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school? I have lost touch with many of The Groves Singers, friends from Frau Guilmet’s German class, so many great people who participated in the musicals etc. I hope you all come to the reunion!
2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do? I was an English Lit major at MSU so I wish that I had figured out studying in England one semester.
3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do? I love running my own business! I have an online accessories company http://www.anadesigns.com/ and a gift-giving subscription company http://www.subscribetodelight.com/. They keep me both busy and happy. I have been volunteering with the Junior League of Birmingham since 1997. I am married (15 years!) and live in Troy.
4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years? Paris
5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh. Mock Rock

Jeff Jacobs

1.) Who do you wish you kept in touch with from high school?
Too many people to name, but the people who I’m still in touch have become excellent friendships.

2.) What is something you wish you did after high school or college that you never had the chance to do?
Star in an action movie and travel to more countries.

3.) What is something you're happy you had the chance to do?
Going snowboarding out in Utah every year and riding amazing powder. Owning my own business and being self employed, there have been many highs and lows but I have lived everyday by my own schedule. And last, having the opportunity to practice Kung Fu with wise teachers, which has given me a deeper understanding of life and blessed me with excellent health.

4.) Where is your favorite place you've been to in the last 20 years?
It would be a toss up between Scotland and Utah mountains.

5.) Name a high school memory that still makes you smile/laugh.
Gosh, there were so many, when I think back at the shit we got away with and didn’t get killed it amazes me. Spring break 87 in Jamaica , Ya Mon!

6.) Who are you looking forward to seeing at the reunion?
All the gang, it will be good to catch up, hopefully Andy Marr will be in town. And for the rest of you slackers post your info up on this blog!

7.) Not married, no children.