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Find below last minute reunion information.  If you have questions about a Birds of a Feather (BOF) activity, please direct those questions to the individual organizing that specific activity.  Contact information for BOF organizers can be found on the ticketing web page.  Reunion committee contact information can be found on the Reunion Team web page.

General Info

Birds of a Feather Tweaks
  • A decision about a potential repeat of the Wednesday, July 27, "Euro Style" hike on Rib Mountain will be made by activity participants at the conclusion of Wednesday's hike.  If the repeat does occur, it will be on Friday, July 29.  The same general activity information applies.  Please contact Phil Berg at benderino@charter.net if you are unable to make the Wednesday hike but would be interested in a potential hike on Friday.
  • The Friday, July 29, Books! (Remember Them?) BOF activity in the Community Room, Marathon County Public Library, has a late addition.  In the spirit of the more the merrier, organizer and East coast author Gil Reavill has graciously offered to let West Coast movie director Michael Sajbel grab some time with his literary efforts and insights.  Check out the updated activity information on the Ticketing web page.
Lanyards

As shown to the right, there are four types of lanyards which we hope will help you effectively sort the crowd (regrettably, none of us look like we are 18 anymore...):

  1. Red - Wausau East
  2. Blue - Wausau West
  3. Yellow - VIPs/guests of classmates
  4. Purple - Reunion Committee Members

Please NOTE: We steered clear of pin on name tags because of complaints about clothes damage.  We steered clear of sticky name tags because they fall off as the evening goes along and no one knows how to legibly write their name any more.  That leaves lanyards with plastic name tag holders.  But there is also a problem with that combo.  The typical lanyard is long to the point where you have to look down at someone's belly or lower to try to read their name.  We didn't want to go there either.  Sooooo...... these lanyards are designed so your name tag will be positioned toward the top of your chest.  That may seem high for some folks, but please go with it.  You've always wanted to know what it felt like to be awarded a Congressional or Olympic medal and strut around with it - here's your chance with something far more valuable - your name.

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Name Tags - There are two types:
Class members
  1. Graduation last name will be shown on line one, and as appropriate, married last name will be shown on line two.
  2. East graduation last names are shown in normal case.
  3. WEST graduation last names are shown in UPPER CASE.
  4. City of current residency is shown on the last line.  We know where you live...
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Guests
  1. Spouses and significant other last names on line one will be in the case which matches their host's married name.
  2. Line two denotes they are a VIP guest and very special person to be subjecting themselves to wandering into a large crowd and perhaps knowing a total of one other person.  These individuals are heroes for their bravery and deserve our awesome respect.
  3. Lines three through five provide indication of classmate association and home of residency.
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Photos

If you have read the Class Notes, you know there are already lots of requests for pictures. There are three ways you can help with this one.

  1. YOU as the photographer.  Pretty much everyone is wandering around with a hand-held thingy called a smartphone which creates snaps galore.  If you are willing to share those photos, please send to communications@whs72.org.  That email address can ingest up to 50 MB at a time.  If you need to send more than 50 MB, please send a note to that effect and arrangements will be made.  Your photos will get reviewed and incorporated into the 50-Year Reunion Album this website provided they are not tooooooo.... scandalous.  IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE FACEBOOK CROWD: "Scraping" photos off of Facebook is pain supreme.  It was done once to build the historic photo albums found on this website, but it will not be done again. If you honestly want to share your photos with the class, send them to the email address as indicated above.  That is not to say you can't also post to Facebook - just that if you only post them there, don't expect them to show up on this website where everyone has free and unfettered access.  Thanks!
  2. YOUR headshot - After check-in on both nights, please next move into the photo line to have your picture taken by our professional photographer.  Ok, ok, ok - make that have your picture taken by Everett Schmidt.
  3. The photo booth - Remember those crazy narrow booths which gave you three small black and white snaps for a $1.00, or something like that?  Well, this is your chance to be a guinea pig in an experiment which we have no idea if it will work - a homemade photo booth where you and three of your friends can squeeze into a tiny space, and then make crazy faces, roll eyes, and stick out your tongues while the digital camera clicks away endlessly at no cost to you.  Basically, act like a teenager.  Appropriate for blackmail later.  Look for it.
The "Hall Pass" Speakeasy

And you thought we were kidding about the "Go East, Beat West" booster banner being "acquired" by some malcontent who is now parading around trying to pass himself/herself off as a straight arrow member of society.  No, no, no.  If the picture to the right is not proof enough (so what if some little old lady and her Singer sewing machine sewed West on upside down), this unnamed individual has asked to do class penance by sponsoring the Hall Pass Speakeasy and Gaming Emporium in the Jefferson Street Inn.  To make this happen and keep the name of the individual under wraps (never give up leverage), reunion committee members will be serving as the speakeasy "House Mouse".  One of these individuals will let you in provided you know the answer to this question: "Who famously said - Heavens to Murgatroyd!"?

If you can find the speakeasy, and a House Mouse is there, and you know the answer to the question - inside you'll find a nice selection of FREE snacks and adult beverages, plus a variety of game boards (Texas hold'm anyone?).  Or, if you just need a place to rest your feet after cruising downtown Wausau, change clothes before the Awesome Social and Dinner, want an place to talk that is somewhat quiet, or have some similar need the reunion committee has not thought of - that works too.

Location and hours to be passed along later.

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Wausau School Foundation

The reunion committee decided early on that as part of the overall effort the class should do something to give back to the community and school system that gave us our foundational education.

It is a sobering fact that the Wausau of our youth, is not the Wausau of today.  Currently, 47% of the students in the Wausau school system are living below the poverty level.  Charity groups are packing up meals for students to take home so they have something to eat over the weekend.  Teachers are routinely paying for school items out of their own pockets to ensure students have what they need to get an education.

The committee is offering three ways you can help in our donation drive on behalf of the Wausau School Foundation:

  1. Through July 31st, you can contribute online using the link available in the WHS 72 ticketing module.
  2. If you would prefer to do something by check, you can drop it in the donation box which will be next to the WSF banner as shown to the right.  The donation box will be available both nights of the reunion and pledge cards will be available if you would prefer to have the foundation contact you or contirbute later.  Donation cards will be in a holder on the right side of the donation box.
  3. Going forward, you can contribute directly to the foundation.  Information is available on their website: www.thefoundationwsd.org.
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Friday Night Ice Breaker Social- Sconni's Alehouse & Eatery, 1239 Schofield Ave, Schofield, WI 54476

Parking

Primary parking at Sconni's will be in the North part of the lot (red box).  After those spaces are gone, it's pretty much anywhere you can find an open spot.  Key, however, is that you enter the building from the North entrance so we can use an efficient flow to get you and others checked in.  The restaurant part of the building will be open to the public and as a result to reunion attendees as well (south end/entrance - other part of the building).  But by you entering the building from the north we will have the best chance at making everything go as smooth as possible for all.

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Check In

If you are with it enough to remember to bring your paper ticket - GREAT - we love you!  But if you forget it - no big deal, cum'on down, we will make it work.  With 200 plus individuals in attendance, this place is going to get LOUD!  So, if we can get a look at your name on the ticket, we don't need that verbal communication thing.  We will then hand you your name tag and direct you to the photo line.  Please be patient.  Let Ev snap your photo, and then off to the nonsense you go!

Saturday Golf Outing - Tribute Golf Course, 1001 Golf Club Rd, Wausau, WI 54403

The Plan

Reunion committee member Mike Sajbel has been working hard to ensure the Golf Outing is a quality event at the Tribute Golf Course.  Here are some bullets for the divot diggers:

  • Rules will be handed out the day of the event. But relax, it will be a scramble format. NEW: Golf Czar Sajbel has issued his decree which can now be downloaded by clicking here.
  • In the spirit of camaraderie, Mike is requesting all golfers show up as early as 10:00 am for a pre-golf ritual libation/hair of the dog and watch the first group of golfers tee off at 10:30 am.  Please also plan on gathering in the Bunker's Bar and Grill for a post golf beverage with the other teams as they arrive back at the clubhouse - provided team members are still on speaking terms and score cards have not been torn up.
  • Awards will be announced that evening during the Awesome Social and Dinner.
Team Assignments

New: The final team assignment list can be viewed below.   The team assignments will also be available in hard copy at the Sconni's check-in desk.

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Saturday Awesome Social and Dinner - 2nd Floor Banquet Spaces, 201 Jefferson St, Wausau, WI 54403

Parking

The reunion committee recommends using the ramp located at Jefferson and Second St.  It is free to park in this ramp.

If you park on the second level of the ramp, you can use the skyway to get to the Awesome Social and Dinner.  After you park, proceed through the doors in the southeast corner of the ramp to access the skyway.  Once across, take a left when you enter the Jefferson Street Inn and proceed down the hall to the banquet room.  Look for the smiling faces of your reunion committee waiting for you at the check-in table.

Seating Cards and Meal Tickets

At the check-in table, you will be given your name tag if you did not attend the event at Sconni's the night before.  Each attendee will also need to pick up their personal seating card. IMPORTANT: Even if you already have your name tag you must pick up your seating card.  The Awesome Social and Dinner will have open seating, so you will need to use the seating card during the social hour to pick where you would like to sit.  After you have selected a spot, place your seating card and meal ticket in the middle of your respective table setting.  The staff will collect the tickets and use them to determine the number and type of meals that will be served at each table. The seating card will save your seat so you can return to cocktail hour and commiserate with your buddies, gal pals, partners in crime, whatever.

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Your meal ticket can be found behind your name card in your plastic name tag holder.

The ticket colors associated with meal types are as follows:

  • Blue - FISH
  • Yellow - CHICKEN
  • Pink - PORK LOIN
  • Green - VEGETARIAN STRUDEL

When you pick up your name tag, please check the ticket in the backside of the holder to make sure it is the correct color for the meal you ordered.

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