From this to this Class of 91 High School Reunion

Story Class of 91 9-07-2011

The RHS Class of '91 20-year Reunion

1991 started on a Tuesday, and is generally considered to be the final year of the Cold War. It is also the year the Gulf War started. Globally speaking it was a year of upheaval, with airline crashes, The Visegrad Agreement, explosions at both Paddington station and Victoria station in London, coup d'états, the forming of the UNPO in The Hague, the Galileo spacecraft became the first probe to visit an asteroid, a cyclone that killed 200,000, blue roses were produced through genetic engineering, the Dead Sea Scrolls were unveiled in Israel, the Internet was made available for unrestricted commercial use, Rodney King asked us all to get along, the first version of Linux was released, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested, Joseph Harris went postal, and, so many other events charged and changed the world in ways both positive and fear-inspiring.

Calum Worthy, Erin Sanders, and Emma Roberts were among the celebrities born, while Red Grange,Michael Landon, Freddie Mercury, Gene Rodenberry, Redd Foxx and Danny Thomas passed along their way, taking a little of the sheen of the youth of this generation with them to their grave.

The cost of living in 1991 was dear, with a yearly inflation rate of 4.25% and the average cost of a new house steadying at $120,000.00.

Popular films included Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, and Thelma and Louise. Michael Jackson was still the Prince of Pop, his sister Janet was the Queen, Guns 'N' Roses ran riot, Nirvana was blissful to the ear, The Clash and Metallica made quite the din, and Boys turned in II Men.

It was a year of change, everywhere but television, where almost all the popular shows had started long before and finished long after 1991: X-Files, Will and Grace, Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ally McBeal, That 70's Show.

Yep! The people who lived through that year, who took their first tender steps out of the school system and into the world of adulthood, deserve a party! Fortunately for them, they are about to get one. The classes of '89, '90, '92 and '93 have been invited to join in, and, of course, the teachers, K-12, who helped shape the children they were and the adults they have become are welcome, as well.

On Friday, September 23^rd, there'll be a parade, so line up at 3:30 pm in front of the West End Cafe, airport road; a tour of the school starts at 5:30 pm with a cookout/tailgate party immediately following, for both 1991 Alumni and their family, at the school cafeteria or in the parking lot; the Homecoming Game starts at 7 pm; and, a party takes place at La Cantina, immediately following the game.

There are special t-shirts designed to be worn on this day. Contact Traci Borquez via Facebook or email, to order your shirts by August 29^th. The cost is $10.

Please bring food or donate money for the cookout. Volunteers will do the shopping and cooking, and, macaroni salad will be provided. Also, please bring your own drinks, water and soad, as it will still be quite warm outside!

On Saturday, September 24, the gang will gather at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale. Call 866-877-9897 to make reservations, and, be sure to ask for RHS Class of '91 group rate of $149 per night. Meet for dinner at Wandering Horse Buffet at 5 pm, for $24.95 per person; and, follow up the fun with dancing at the casino club.

Be sure and let one of the people listed below know if you want to participate in the parade , donate to the cookout, and if you will be joining in at the casino, so plans can be made:

If you have any old photos to share, Sabrina Laver (Perez) is the person to inform, call 480-292-1528 or write to her at snlaver98@gmail.com; Traci Borquez (Burnam) can be contacted at 520-405-9195 or tracilubsyou@hotmail.com; and, Angela Ramirez (Hillan) can be contacted at 602-909-1224 or angela@copperbasinaz.com.

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