With the time and place settled, the next big task is to setup a payment system. Use the Follow button to be notified of changes coming up with this blog to be better informed of the reunion. See you there, Class of 1985!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Time and Place Set for the Big Reunion
We have selected the Astoria Manor in Queens as the place to hold our 25-year reunion on September 25, 2010! The Manor is located at
Monday, January 4, 2010
Newtown Re-Visited
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In October 2009, I re-visited Newtown High School through the Alumni Association's Breakfast Event. Class of 1985 had a few representatives, all but one I already contacted via Facebook so it was not a major event for recruiting. What was great was that after the breakfast, we were allowed to roam the school, to walk down the old hallways and memory lanes. Current students were available to accompany us on the tour, too.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
September 2009 Mini Reunion
On September 25, 2009, a year before the big 25th anniversary reunion being planned, some of us Newtown '85 got together at the Grandstand Bar & Restaurant in Elmhurst, NY, not too far from Newtown itself. Not all of us showed at once but in the end we had more than a dozen people. Facebook is nice but it cannot replace meeting the old friends face-to-face. Do you recognize anyone?
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Finalized - Mini Reunion Drink for Newtow 85 Grads in NY Metro
It's finalized! We will meet at
Grandstand Bar & Restaurant
85-35 Grand Avenue
Elmhurst, NY 11373
718 478 9633
6 PM to 10 PM
Friday 25 September 2009
That's on Grand Avenue in Elmhurst, midway between Queens Boulevard and the LIRR. We will have a room to sit down and wax nostalgia or go over yearbook photos etc. You can run to the bar and grab a drink or bring food from the restaurant area. Thanks go to Newtown 85's own Marie C. (nee Maria B.) and Grandstand's owner Mark for arrangement of the room. It helps to have a personal relationship, that's why I chose Grandstand.
We already have 18 confirmed guests in Facebook plus 22 "maybe". Hope to see you there! If you are coming, leave some contact info in a comment (it won't be published, unless you ask it to be) or better yet just text me at 347 725 0649 or call
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Mini Reunion Drink for Newtow 85 Grads in NY Metro
If you live in the New York metro area, please let me know if you are interested in a Mini Reunion Drink on Friday, September 25, 2009 - a year before the big 25-year anniversary in 2010. Time will be around 7 PM on, but no location has been selected yet. Your ideas are welcomed. I think we need a bar/restaurant big enough for 20 or more people, where we have a big table for people to come and go. Hopefully we'll be catching up on what happened in the past 24+ years so we prefer some place quiet enough for conversation.
If interested, please respond via the Comment section of this blog post or leave me a voice message through my Google Voice below.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
A rare music video featuring Newtown High School seniors, Class of 1985. The technical person in me cannot help wonder how it was made. These days any digital camera can also record videos, why, even most cell phones can. But back in 1985, the camera must be one of those bulky things. Non-linear video editing was exorbitantly expensive for individuals. Whoever put together the video probably worked in the audio/video department at Newtown.
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