Allen Gum's SAU Baseball Team is #1

Rob Featherston says:

"I’ve linked a story below about Southern Arkansas University being the #1 ranked baseball team in NCAA Division II. Allen Gum is in his third year as the Manager of the team. It’s the first time in school history that they’ve been #1. I spoke with Allen this morning and he’s pretty excited."

HERE'S THE LINK

Here's the story in case the link goes down:

"MAGNOLIA, Ark. – For the first time in Southern Arkansas baseball history, the Muleriders have reached a new zenith, in being ranked first in the nation by both the coaches’ Collegiate Baseball and the Ping! Baseball polls released this week.

SAU’s 5-0 record this past week vaulted them to the top spot as previous No. 1 Mount Olive (N.C.) (36-4), second-ranked Sonoma State (Calif.) (29-3), and No. 3 West Alabama (29-8) all suffered losses.

Southern Arkansas’ previous high mark in collegiate baseball polls was two weeks ago when Ping! placed the Muleriders second, and the tie at No. 4 last week was their highest finish in the Collegiate Baseball poll since being affiliated with the NCAA. Prior to that, SAU ended the 1987 season at No. 3 when that team finished 46-7 and was third at the NAIA World Series.

Southern Arkansas’ mid-week doubleheader wins at East Central (Okla.) and their three-game Gulf South Conference (GSC) series sweep of Arkansas-Monticello over the weekend gave them their 21st consecutive win, one shy of the school record 22 by the 1987 team. East Central had given the Muleriders (29-3) the first of their only three losses in a 5-3 setback in the back end of a doubleheader in Magnolia February 6 after SAU had won the opener, 12-3. Southern Arkansas outscored Arkansas-Monticello by a combined 51-1 in their three games Saturday and Sunday, posting a school record for runs in the game two 31-0 win.

Southern Arkansas’ stellar season has shown up in the NCAA national statistics as well, ranking first in Division II in four categories last week and in the top 10 in 12 categories. The Muleriders came into last week leading the nation in runs per game (11.8), doubles per game (3.41), total doubles (92), and slugging percentage (.630). They were second in batting average (.377), total runs scored (318), and homeruns per game (1.56). SAU was also tied at third in sacrifice flies (24), fifth in stolen bases (76) and tied at fifth in hit by pitches (58), sixth in stolen bases per game (2.81), and tied at seventh in total homeruns (42).

Southern Arkansas Coach Allen Gum is currently 110-38 in his third season at his alma mater. His 2006 squad garnered the university’s first-ever outright GSC title in any sport when they won the conference tournament championship in his first year. Gum played two seasons (1990-1991) for the Muleriders, helping lead them to the NAIA World Series in 1991.

The No. 1 ranking by the baseball team is the second in SAU athletic history, matching that same feat by the 1981 Mulerider football team when they won their first five games under Coach Jimmy (Red) Parker.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) poll will not be released until Tuesday. Southern Arkansas was fourth in it last week."

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20-year Reunion Night Two Pics Up

A few pictures from the Reunion Gala held at the Clarion Hotel are up here now. If you have any other pictures you would like me to add to the set, please forward them to me at jamesspears@bhs87.com.

And Todd Elkins passes along kind words about the reunion planners as well:
"It was good seeing everyone!
20 year reunion was great! Well planned and very relaxed!
Special thanks to James for the website! Rob this couldn't have been put together without you and the committee members! Thanks again to everyone!
Its a real shame more locals didn't attend."

20-year Reunion Night One

Last night we got together at the Quail Unlimited Barn outside Bentonville. I had a great time seeing everyone, and I'm sure others did as well. Tami and I took a few photos. Click the image below to see the entire set of pictures. I'll work on adding names to the pictures soon. If you were there and took pictures you would like me to add to the set, please email them to me.

Marni Wells, David Ewalt and, Stacy Malone Signs Up

Marni, David, and Stacy signed up recently. Check out Marni's update over on her personal page. Hopefully David and Stacy will be posting to their pages soon.

Melissa Shelton Signs Up

Melissa signed up today. Check out the update over at her personal page.

Mike Senkevech Signs Up

Mike signed up this weekend. You can check for updates at his personal page.

Bruce Jones retiring from Bentonville Schools

NWAnews.com has a nice story about "Principal Jones'" retirement. He's seen quite a few changes in the school system since he came to town in 1979. Read the entire article here.

Thanks to Rob Featherston for passing the story along.

Drama and Sign-ups

Last month while we were on Spring Break, our home was burglarized, and (among many other things including our car) my BHS87 laptop was stolen. So I've been reconstructing some tools, changing passwords, and remembering how everything gets done on BHS87.com. So I've been preoccupied with other things and have been a little slow with getting new sign-ups taken care of. We should be back to business-as-usual now, though.

Over the past month or so, we've had quite a few people sign up for the site. Visit their personal pages by clicking on their names.

Katy Owen

Lisa Baker

Robert Mercer

Mike Catron SORRY, NO PICTURE AVAILABLE

Bobbie Knoot

Mark Speight

Dana Hamilton

Jeff Stout

Rusty Baird

Michael Anderson, Larry Herron, and Lonnie Hoelscher Sign Up

Michael, Larry, and Lonnie all signed up this week. Click on their first names to see the updates on their personal pages.

Darla Bunting, Janice Helm, and Mike Jarvis Sign Up

Darla, Janice, and Mike signed up recently. Visit their personal pages by clicking on their names.

Reunion Planning Luncheon 03/01/2007

Another planning luncheon was held on March 1st. You can see the entire set of photos here.

Tammy White reports the following:
Some of the 'usual suspects' were there: Gan, Rob, Shannon and myself. Also there that day, Pam, Michelle, Chad and Tracy. :)

Mainly that day we discussed the plans that are already in place and the percentage of 'found' classmates and our intent to continue to track down the 'missing'. Also, just caught up with each other and had a great time. :)

Several New Signups This Week

Everyone must be getting excited about the 20-year reunion. Debbie Flaherty, Randy Chase, Jimmy Haefner, and Tim Wilson all signed up for the site this week. Click on their names to visit their personal pages. Debbie and Tim have provided updates.

Dawn Maxwell Signs Up

Dawn Maxwell signed up this weekend. Check out her personal page to see if she's added any updates.

Holiday Gathering Pictures

A BHS Class of 1987 holiday gathering was held December 29, 2006 at the Icehouse Restaurant and Lounge in Bentonville. Attendees were Jason Runions, Kurt Sij, Tammy White, Denise Chandler, Joni Thompson, Cathy Picken, Gan Nunnally, Chris Stucky, David Dray, Marshal Law, Charlie Coffelt, Shannon Townzen, Lee Taylor, Melissa Dennison, Kraig Mathews, Susan Loyd, Mike Cox, Dennis Hickman and Rob Featherston. See the set of pictures here.

Susan Loyd Signs Up

Susan signed up recently. Check out the update on her personal page.

Shane Church and Laura Murphy Sign Up

Shane and Laura signed up recently. Check out Laura's update on her page. Hopefully Shane will be adding some interesting information to his page soon.

October Luncheon

A reunion planning meeting was held recently in Bentonville. Rob sent over a few pictures. See the whole set here. You'll note that Rob was having some camera problems, and the pictures are a bit blurry, but I figured blurry pictures are better than no pictures.

"Attendees - Shannon Taylor (Townzen); Pam Teague (Fairbanks) and her husband, Fred; Renee Nichols (Guyll); Chris Stucky; Kraig Mathews; Dennis Hickman; Cathy Williams (Picken); and myself. (It's worth noting that Pam and her husband drove up from Russellville just for the lunch!)" -Rob Featherston

Cathy Picken Signs Up

Cathy signed up today. Check out the update on her personal page.

Mike McDaniel Signs Up

Mike signed up recently. Check out the update over on his personal page.

Obituary

Someone brought to my attention the following from today's Daily News regarding Kurt Sij's wife. Apparently she had battled breast cancer for quite some time, and had beaten it once before it recently spread to her brain. You can reach Kurt through his bhs87.com email address to pass along your condolences or fill out the form at the funeral home's web site.

"OBITUARY - Catherine ‘ Cathy’ Elaine Sij
Catherine “ Cathy” Elaine Sij, 37, of Rogers, Ark., died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 9, 1969, in North Little Rock, Ark., to Paul Boeckmann and Myra Dunaway. She married Kurt Sij on June 22, 1991. The couple had lived in northwest Arkansas for about 11 years. She was employed by CED of Springdale, Ark., with the accounts payable division. She collected angels.

Survivors include her husband of 15 years, Kurt Sij; a son, Matthew Sij of the home; her father, Paul Boeckmann and his wife Jill Boeckmann of Bee Branch, Ark.; her mother, Myra Caton and her husband Jim Caton of North Little Rock, Ark.; her father-inlaw and mother-in-law, James Sij and Jan Sij of Garfield, Ark.; four sisters; Kelly, Lisa, Christie and Jennifer; and Grandpa Dunaway of North Little Rock.

Visitation will be from 5 p. m. to 8 p. m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers.

Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers with Pastor Gordon Besel.

Burial will be at the Walnut Hill Cemetery in Brightwater, Ark. Pallbearers will be coworkers from CED.

Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Rogers or to the educational trust fund for Matthew Sij.

Online condolences may be made at stockdalefuneral.com."

Paul Cothern and Tony Ford Sign Up

Paul and Tony signed up today. Check out their personal pages to see if they've added any updates - PAUL, TONY.

Genia Mattingly Signs Up

Genia signed up today. Check out the update on her personal page.

Homecoming 2006 Photos

Denise Chandler sent over some photos from the small gathering at this year's homecoming game. See the whole set here.

Lori Callison and Kurt Sij Sign Up

Lori and Kurt signed up recently. Visit Lori's page to see what she's been up to. Hopefully Kurt will be posting an update on his page soon.

Stacee Skaggs, Shawn Nicholson, and Todd Hook Sign Up

Stacee, Shawn, and Todd signed up today. Check for updates on their personal pages: Stacee, Shawn, Todd.

Trudy Ruehmann Signs Up

Trudy signed up tody. Catch up on her worldly adventures and see some great photos over on her personal page.

Pam Fairbanks Signs Up

Pam signed up today. Check out the update over at her personal page.

Todd Phillips Signs Up

Todd signed up today. Check out his update on his personal page.

Marsha Schinkel Signs Up

Marsha signed up today. Check the update on her personal page.

Scot Mason Signs Up

Scot Mason signed up recently. Check out his update on his personal page.

Second Reunion Planning Meeting - Update From Rob

*We're still looking at several options for a gathering at Homecoming on Friday, September 29th. The Class of 1986 is having their 20 Year Reunion that weekend, so it will be a good opportunity to catch up with some of their class at the same time as begin our planning in earnest. Tammy White Needham should be able to shed some light on what their class has decided to do.

*Find attached a photograph of those who attended our September lunch: back row - Kraig Mathews, Shane Gordon and Chad Radford Eiler; front row - Shannon Townzen Taylor, Dennis Hickman, Gan Nunnally, Tammy White Needham and Rob Featherston.

*As of today, August 28th, between the class website, Internet searches, the telephone book, parent's still living in the area, Gan's vast database of addresses and phone numbers at Nunnally Chevrolet and help from several others, we have located 111 classmates of the 192 member graduating class. That's 58% and doesn't include four others we have located who spent the majority of their years with our class but graduated elsewhere - Marsha Browers, Tania Nichols, Lee Taylor and Joni Thompson. Not too bad considering our reunion is still almost 11 months away!

*I'll provide an update on our Homecoming plans sometime next week after making some phone calls. Hopefully, this will also allow us some additional time to gather numerous e-mail addresses of those classmates who still live in the area but who have not yet registered on the website.
-Rob Featherston

Hello All and Many Thanks

Hello All, WOW what a grat Job James did on the site. I missed the 10 year reunion as I was out of the country. Very much looking forward to seeing you all at the 20 year. I go to Bentonville a couple of times a year to visit family and I am amazes at the growth and changes. Please let me know if I can help in anyway. Here is a pic oe me and my "kids" Ebbie and Tobey. Todd Elkins

http://www.toddelkins.com

Todd Elkins Signs Up

Todd Elkins signed up this evening. You can visit his personal page for an update. He also provides some details on Bob Smith on Bob's page.

Several New Signups This Week

Denise Chandler, Shane Gordon, Tammy Horton, Joni Thompson, and Scott Thompson all signed up this week. Check out their personal pages by clicking on their names. (Sorry, no picture of Joni yet since she wasn't in our senior yearbook.)

Dennis Hickman Signs Up

Dennis signed up today. Check out the update on his personal page.

John Fultz Signs Up

John signed up yesterday. You can find an update over at his personal page.

Kerry Rice and Marshal Law Sign Up

Kerry Rice and Marshal Law signed up earlier this week. Check out their updates on their personal pages.

Allen Gum Signs Up

Allen Gum signed up recently. You can find his update over at his personal page.

Mike Holmes Signs Up

Mike signed up today. Check out the update over at his personal page.

Ronnie Hawkins Signs Up

Ronnie signed up recently. Check out his update on his personal page.

Chad Radford Sends Pictures!

Check out some pictures Chad sent over this evening. Thanks Chad!

David Page Signs Up

David Page signed up today. Check out his personal page for an update.

Senior Yearbook Photos

Blast from the past time! It took her a few months to find the time to get it all done, but my wife (Tami) finally got all of the senior pictures from the yearbook scanned. Flickr was the easiest way to get the pictures up quickly so everyone could see them (in case you've lost your yearbook). We hope you enjoy them!

1987 Yearbook Photos - mouse over pictures for names, click pictures to enlarge.

- A million thanks to Tami for taking the time to do this project for me! It wouldn't have been done if she hadn't taken the project on.

Anita Gann and Stephani Lewallen Sign Up

Anita and Stepani signed up today. You can check out Anita's page here or Stephani's here.

Lynette Cloe Signs Up

Lynette signed up today. Check out her personal page to see if she's posted any updates.

More Pictures From Gan

Gan sent over more pictures that many of you will find interesting. There are so many pictures I decided to put them on their own pages by category. Thanks for sending them Gan!

Class Pictures - This is a set of class pictures from second through sixth grades. I'm guessing these are Gan's homeroom classes. Gan doesn't have a record of the names of the people in the pictures.

Parade Pictures - These are a few pictures from some parades. Gan says "The Benton County Queen float is LeAnn Bachman Queen, Denise Chandler, and Chris Stuckey". There's also one picture from a 1987 Valentine's Dance on this page.

Rogers Week - This is a set of pictures from Rogers Week. They appear to be Gan's gang making some signs in preparation for the big football game.

Pictures From Gan - 10-Year Reunion and Proms

Gan sent the pictures below this evening. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

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(Click the pictures for slightly larger versions.)

10-year Reunion Picture
First Row L to R: Jimmy Herron, Larry Herron, Kurt Sij, Ronnie Pangle, Marshal Law, Kenneth Mahon, Terry Thomas, Kraig Mathews
Second Row: Scott Mason, Kelli Turner, Bob Smith, Kim Bennett, Carrie Mandella, Mary Jane Bockholt, Ronda Beaty, Tom Phillips, Beth Neal, Darla Bunting
Third Row: Tammy Horton, Laura Murphy, Cathy Picken, Michelle Brewster, Lynette Cloe, Jennifer Easterling, Joni Thompson, Kerry Rice, Tammy White, Vicki Skidgel, Susan Loyd
Fourth Row: John Fultz, Melissa Shelton, Dallas Baker, Sheila Ide, Denise Chandler, Dana Ferguson, Dana Hamilton, Joelle Glaysher, Leann Bachman, Sandy Shores, Stacy Malone, Anna Moss, Toni Orndorff, Jennifer Jackson, Lillian Vorisek, Shannon Townzen, Missy Dodson, Sandy Fletcher, Lonnie Hoelsher
Fifth Row: Shane Gordon, Todd Hook, Gan Nunnally, Curtis Crouse, Rob Featherston, Jeff Stout, Paul Cothern, Gordie Preuett, Charlie Coffelt, Jeff Garrett, Scott Thompson, Chad Radford (Eiler), David Page, Dawn Maxwell

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Senior Prom Picture - Guys
Sitting L to R: Robert Green, Paul Green, Jimmy Haefner, Chandler Daggett, Shawn Cooper, Rusty Setser.
Kneeling: Jeff Stout, Jason Runions, Scott Holtgrewe, Charlie Coffelt, Shane Church, Lonnie Hoelscher, Dennis Hickman, Rusty Baird
Standing First Row: Marcus Farriester, Steve Waltman, Gan Nunnally, Mike Holmes, Stone Faulkenberry, Mark Speight, Doug Potter, Tim Wilson, Kraig Mathews, Mitch Maddox
Standing Second Row: Scott Thompson, Dean Booher, Gary Beckman, Mike Anderson, Ron Barnes, David Dray, Bryan Bennett, Paul Cothern, Rob Featherston, Johnny Fultz, Chris Mackey

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Junior Prom Picture - Guys
Sorry, no legend yet. If someone wants to go to the effort of identifying everybody and emailing the list to me, I'll post it here.

Chad Radford (Eiler) Signed Up Today!

Chad signed up today. Check out the update over on his personal page.

First Planning Meeting for Our 20-year Reunion

Rob Featherston sends this report from the first planning meeting for our 20-year reunion. In the future, I'll set up a page just for information about the reunion to get all of the important details in one place. (Update: I've set up the page. It's here. -James 08/18/2006)

Our first official catchup and 20-Year Reunion session was held over lunch on Thursday, July 20th at Fred's Hickory Inn in Bentonville. See the attached photographs for the twelve classmates who were there (somehow LeAnn Bachman Huff didn't make any of the pictures, though she hasn't aged a bit!). It was extremely informal as we had a great time reminiscing about the good 'ol days! Summarizing our thoughts and ideas on the reunion, here's how we left things:

*We voted to have both official and unofficial events over a four-day span from Thursday, July 19th through Sunday, July 22nd, 2007. Our thoughts were to have something both optional and informal for Thursday night and Sunday afternoon to provide flexibility for our out-of-town classmates, i.e. dinner at a restaurant or a drop-in on Thursday and maybe a brunch or picnic outing on Sunday.

*Ideas for Friday or Saturday night include perhaps a luau-type theme event at the Bentonville City Pool which would be family-inclusive. This option would definitely be family-friendly as the city does not allow alcohol at the pool and would allow children to swim. Joelle Glaysher has checked with her father, the Bentonville Parks Director, and we could utilize the pool from 6:45 p.m. through 12:00 a.m on either night. The pool would be closed for use by our class only and the city would waive the usage fee with our only fee being to compensate two lifeguards that would be required to be on duty.

*We're open to suggestions for another evening event - perhaps a sit-down dinner with a cash bar and a disc jockey. Let's be clear that nothing's set in stone yet and suggestions and ideas from all classmates are both welcome and encouraged!

*Joelle will be putting together a package for hotel rooms at the Homewood Suites by Hilton, a new hotel opening this Fall. She can definitely put together a group rate in the range of $39.00 - $69.00 per night, extremely reasonable rates for the Bentonville-Rogers market. She'll give us an update as the hotel gets closer to opening.

*We're going to try and get together this Fall for Homecoming. Homecoming is set for Friday, September 29th against Fort Smith Northside. Check back for more details as that date gets closer.

*I have started a database for our graduating class and would ask classmates to directly e-mail me their contact information at rfeatherston@cox.net. Provide your mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number. This information will be kept private and will only be used so we can contact you this winter and spring as we firm up events. If you don't wish to share this information, at the very least please register for the website through James or refer to the reunion updates on the website.

*For those of you in the area, please think about assisting with the preparation of our reunion. Besides Homecoming, we'll probably get together at least once this fall with hopes of more frequent meetings in the winter and spring.

In a nutshell, that's what I recall and I would encourage anyone who attended lunch today to add their input or correct me if I didn't remember something relevant. It was great seeing everyone and I think we're off to a good start!

Rob

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CLICK PICTURES FOR LARGER SIZE

Shannon Townzen Taylor and Joelle Glaysher:

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In clockwise order - Tammy White Needham, Renee Guyll Nichols, Gan Nunnally, Paul Green, Shannon Townzen Taylor, Joelle Glaysher and Rob Featherston:

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Gan Nunnally and Paul Green:

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Susan Loyd and Ryan Pittman:

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Tom Phillips, Rob Featherston and Ronda Beaty Phillips:

Tammy White, Dean Booher, and Gan Nunnally All Sign Up Today!

Check out Tammy and Dean's updates on their personal pages. Hopefully Gan will be adding some info soon.

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE!

BHS87.com gets over a hundred visits each month, so I know our classmates are finding the site and they're curious about how everyone is doing and what they're up to. I just wanted to post this quick plea for everyone to sign up and to share your updates. I've devoted a great deal of time to providing this forum for us to keep in touch, and I appreciate the folks who have taken the time to add their stories. But the site is not that interesting if we don't all contribute as much as possible.

If you graduated from Bentonville High School in 1987 and haven't yet signed up for the site, please do so now. It's a very simple process. Just fill out this form, and I'll get everything set up for you.

If you've signed up but haven't posted anything yet, why not? Here are the instructions in case you lost the email I sent when you signed up. If you lost your password for Blogger, just send me an email, and I'll provide it to you again. If it's just all too much to deal with figuring out how to post your updates/pictures, email them to me, and I would be glad to post them for you.

20-year Reunion

Rob Featherston reports that he and a few of our classmates are holding the first planning meeting for our 20-year class reunion. Please sign up for BHS87.com, so they can reach you through the site to keep you updated. If you have any input for them or would like to participate, feel free to email Rob.

Renee Guyll Signed Up Today

Renee signed up for the site today. Hopefully she'll be posting some updates soon. Check them out over at her personal page.

Dana Ferguson Signs Up

Dana recently signed up for bhs87.com. You can visit her personal page for an update.

Update From Tracy Kennan/Tracy Signs Up

Tracy Kennan sends word that she and her family are doing well post-Katrina. Read her comments at the bottom of this page. You can visit Tracy's personal page.

Ralynn Driggs Signs Up

Ralynn Driggs signed up for the site recently. Check out the update over at her personal page.

Shannon Townzen Signs Up

Shannon Townzen signed up this weekend. See her brief update on her personal page.

New BHS Football Stadium

Here's a link to a four-page profile the Northwest Arkansas Morning News did last August of the new football stadium and indoor athletic complex at Bentonville High School.

http://www.nwanews.com/dailyrecord/extras/TigerStadiumSection.pdf

SUBMITTED BY ROB FEATHERSTON

Updates From Rob Featherston

I received an email from Rob. Here's what he had to say:

1. I've attached a photo for the home page of the website. From left to right, it's Marshall Law, Chris Mackey and myself in Mrs. Christman's Senior English class. Ralynn Driggs took the photo and it was during 'Rogers Week', hence the hideous dress!

2. Unfortunately, both Bobby Jacka and Bob Smith are deceased. Bobby was killed in an automobile accident, I believe in the early nineties, and Bob passed away in the summer of 2004. I wasn't able to get any details of his death and was very saddened to hear of his passing. I considered him a friend and had an enjoyable visit with him at our 10-year reunion.

3. Also, let me know if you would like me to pass on some newspaper links about our classmates. The Daily Record had a good article on Jason Runions several weeks ago. He's a sheriff's deputy in Bella Vista. And, Bryan Bennett's on either his second or third term with the Bentonville City Council!

I've set up a personal page for Rob. Hopefully he'll be posting some information about himself soon.

Kenneth Mahon Signed Up Today

Kenneth signed up today. Check his personal page to see any information he has provided.

Doug Potter Signed Up Today

Doug signed up today. Check his personal page to see any information he has provided.

Picture Added

Joelle Glaysher has added a picture to her personal page. Check it out here.

More Posts

Ricky Pope and Melissa (Dennison) Elliott have updated their weblogs and even included pictures. Check them out if you get a chance. And send me your updates and pictures if you would like me to upload them to the site. Have a great week.

Update - Tracy Kennan

There was some concern about Tracy in New Orleans, but she sends the update below. Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

No, no, we're all okay! My parents had some flooding in their basement and a little at the business, but we are doing great compared to most. My husband, son and I were on vacation in New Mexico when the storm hit and so stayed their for 6 months. My family was able to join us for Christmas and we had a great time. I rent a house and we did not have any damage inside. And my business did not flood either. All we lost were our two cars and they were insured. Thanks for your concern! So many people lost so much, but we were very lucky! Hope to see you all next reunion! Tracy

Hurricane Katrina/Tracy Kennan in New Orleans?

Back when I was setting up BHS87.com, I Googled everyone from our graduating class. In keeping up with the week's events from the Gulf Coast, I just remembered that my Google search from earlier this year turned up the fact that Tracy Kennan is living in New Orleans. She hasn't signed up for bhs87.com yet, so you can't email her through the site. Here's a link to the web site for the company she owns. There is an email at the bottom of each page on the site in case anyone wants to try to reach her. I hope she's doing as well as can be expected.

Read an update from Tracy at the bottom of this page.

Happy Holidays!!!

I hope everyone has a happy and joyous holiday season. I have enjoyed catching up with some of you and look forward to hearing from more '87 BHS friends. Take care and God bless.

Tell A Classmate

If you're in touch with a classmate who hasn't registered yet, fill out this form to send them an email telling them about the site. Or you could just send them an email. Help spread the word!

Thanks James!!!

I just wanted to say "Thanks James" for putting this site together. I have already received emails from several classmates and look forward to hearing from more.

Bentonville Public Schools Alumni Registry

There are a few of our classmates listed on the Bentonville Public Schools Alumni Registry (Follow the link, then select 1987 and click "Find"). I sent emails inviting them to post their information on this site, so hopefully we'll be seeing more information from them soon.

Be Sure To Check Profiles!

A couple of people have updated their profiles, but haven't added any comments to their weblogs, so be sure to click on "VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE" on the personal pages to see what they're up to.

Up and Running

The BHS 87 web log is up and running. Feel free to post information here that will be of interest of everyone. If you would like to post personal information in your own area, please log into your own space. If you don't have a sign-in for your own space, please get with me at jamesspears(at)bhs87.com.