Please send in your bios, whether you're attending the reunion or not! Here are some updates from RHS '92 alums:
Karly Martin
Hello fellow classmates from '92. It's Karly Martin and I cant wait to see all
of you in a couple weeks. This is what I have been up to since we walked the
halls of RHS..After graduating from RHS, I attended SIU -
Carbondale and had some of the greatest times of my life. I graduated in '96
with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. I did the "day job" thing for many years
and bartended on the side for extra $. Being the night owl, I settled on
bartending full time, which I love. I currently bartend at the Curve Inn in
Spfld. I am living in Rochester with my 13 year old daughter, Cicely- just
us girls. She has attended Rochester since kindergarten and I wouldnt have it
any other way. I have never been married; I have being with the same wonderful
guy, Denny, for the past 5 years. Maybe someday I will take that walk down the
aisle... Can't wait to see you all soon ---Karly
Gretchen Brogdon O'Byrne
Moved out of the big city to a beautiful small mountain town in Colorado. My
oldest daughter is 6 and my youngest is 3. I'm loving my job as a program
manager for a federal youth sexual health education grant. Learning to tolerate
all the sunshine here and will probably have to learn to ski.
Michelle (Kunkle) Ashby
We moved to Franklin TN 4 years ago and love it! Married to Chad and have 2
girls, Ellie (8) and Grace (4). Say hi to everyone!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The invitations have gone out for the reunion! Please check your email or Facebook account. Here's the info contained in the invitation:
You're invited to the RHS Class of 1992's 20-year high school reunion! Join us for an adult BBQ buffet dinner and cash bar at Island Bay Yacht Club.
You're invited to the RHS Class of 1992's 20-year high school reunion! Join us for an adult BBQ buffet dinner and cash bar at Island Bay Yacht Club.
Please RSVP by Aug. 4. Make a check for $25 per person payable to
"RHS Class of 1992" and send before the event to Jim Rowley, 3609 St. Annes
Drive, Springfield IL 62712.
Whether or not you can make it, please send any school-era photos you
have to rob.a.ley@gmail.com for a reunion slideshow. Also, send us a brief paragraph letting us know
where you are and what you're up to -- email to rebeccaj@eliresearch.com -- to be posted on the class blog and Facebook page.
If you know someone who does not want to provide their email address for
the Evite but wants to attend, please have them contact Siamak Mostoufi
at siamak@mohop.com to be manually added (without email) to the Evite.
Any other questions? Contact Careyana Brenham at cbrenham@simed.edu.
In the meantime, keep up with the latest news on our blog at rhs1992.blogspot.com or on our Facebook
page at facebook.com/groups/Rochester92/
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2007
If you'd like to have pictures posted to the blog, please send LINKS to photos to Rebecca at rebeccaj@eliresearch.com or the PHOTOS THEMSELVES to Jason at jayzara@gmail.com.
From Kelly (Hawkins) Murphy:
"Hi all,great pictures! I would love to see more. I am sending out a few of my own so hopefully more of you will follow.These are vacations pictures from this summer. The first one is just boring me, the second is my daughter Genevieve and her best friend Oscar and the third is G and my husband Tim. Enjoy, then send pictures!!"
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Here are the bios that were sent in on the RSVP cards, so they're a bit more brief. Thanks to Jim & Emily Rowley for compiling them and to everyone for contributing!
Candice Rutter
Practicing law in Portland, Oregon and playing with my dog, Dr. Paulie Walnuts
Kris (Braeuninger) Mauldin
Received BA in Spanish from SIUE. Currently work for Express scripts. Married in 2004.
Roxanne Sanchez
Married mother of two. Still live in the Rochester area.
Gretchen Brogden O’Byrn
Graduated EIU96 – moved to Seattle ’97 – graduated with MA in Human Development/Social Justice 2007 – married in ’04 – had baby Lucy in ’06, bought a home and am loving life in the Pacific Northwest.
Tressa (Ragan) Krippel
Graduated with a B.S. in education from EIU in ’92; married Todd Krippel in July of 1996; taught the 4th grade in Chatham for 5 years. Currently a tutor for elementary students and mom to Keagan (6 years), Corwin (4 years), and Creighton (10 months).
Staci (Groves) Loyd
I am married & have 2 daughters – Alli (6 years) & Emilie (3 years). After teaching first and second grade at Tri-City for 8 years, I decided to stay home with my girls when we moved to Morton last year. (And I’m lovin’ it!) My husband, Dave, is Controller at Ag-Land FS in Pekin, which is why we moved a year ago. We have been married 11 years in June.
Anna (Lee) Barham
I’ve taught pre-school and second grade. Now I’m a full-time mom to my 3 boys. We just moved back to the area and now live in Chatham.
Amy (Lee) Musto
Living in Dayton, Ohio, working as a City of Dayton Prosecuting Attorney
Nichole Spain (Stacy Meyer)
I am married and living in Taylorville. I am a Mary Kay consultant. I graduated from UIS in 2001 with a bachelor’s in business administration.
Heidi Andorfer
Shortly after graduating from the U of Illinois in 1996, I married my husband Jon. We are expecting our first baby in October (a little boy, we’re told!). I’ve been working as a compensation/benefits consultant with Hewitt Associates for the past 11 years. I keep busy outside of work with martial arts, yoga, and our 3 labrador retrievers.
Michelle Kunkle-Ashby
Living in Geneva, IL. Married with 3 ½ year old daughter, Ellie. Working in sales.
Daniel Richardson Jr. (D.J.)
Working - isn’t everybody?
Jessica (Mavis) Gillis
Graduated from EIU with a BA in Art Education. Been teaching art for 10 years – 9 in Ball-Chatham to 4th & 5th grade. Married Joshua Gillis in ’03. Lily Kaori arrived 4-27-04. Moved back to Rochester in ’06 – couldn’t stay away!
Jennifer Borota (J.J. Schenkelberg)
Married 10/31/01, Stryker born 3/22/03, Tori born 4/17/06. Basically chasing boys then chasing kids while becoming a CFA & portfolio manager.
Michelle (Barnick) Cotton
*Married with 3 children and 1 stepchild
*I work at Little Friends Daycare in Springfield
Cindy (Berry) Rajlich
I graduated from the U of I in 1996 with a degree in Kinesiology. I got married in 1996 to my husband Paul. We have 5 kids, and I am a stay at home mom.
Joann Hewitt
I live in Sherman & have 2 children.
I work at Memorial as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
Kristin Gail Schnelten
4 years at Truman State University, degree in communication. 4 years in Utah, ski instructor & graphic designer. 2 years in Colorado, solar energy communications. 3 years back in Springfield, studio potter. Married, moved to Canada. Expecting #1 in September.
John (Mike) Osborn
Working as an automotive painter, raising a family in Rochester, still riding bikes & skateboards, still listening to hair metal.
Careyana (Brewer) Brenham
Family medicine
3 kids (Cadence, Ashlyn, Anicka)
Married - Andy
Candice Rutter
Practicing law in Portland, Oregon and playing with my dog, Dr. Paulie Walnuts
Kris (Braeuninger) Mauldin
Received BA in Spanish from SIUE. Currently work for Express scripts. Married in 2004.
Roxanne Sanchez
Married mother of two. Still live in the Rochester area.
Gretchen Brogden O’Byrn
Graduated EIU96 – moved to Seattle ’97 – graduated with MA in Human Development/Social Justice 2007 – married in ’04 – had baby Lucy in ’06, bought a home and am loving life in the Pacific Northwest.
Tressa (Ragan) Krippel
Graduated with a B.S. in education from EIU in ’92; married Todd Krippel in July of 1996; taught the 4th grade in Chatham for 5 years. Currently a tutor for elementary students and mom to Keagan (6 years), Corwin (4 years), and Creighton (10 months).
Staci (Groves) Loyd
I am married & have 2 daughters – Alli (6 years) & Emilie (3 years). After teaching first and second grade at Tri-City for 8 years, I decided to stay home with my girls when we moved to Morton last year. (And I’m lovin’ it!) My husband, Dave, is Controller at Ag-Land FS in Pekin, which is why we moved a year ago. We have been married 11 years in June.
Anna (Lee) Barham
I’ve taught pre-school and second grade. Now I’m a full-time mom to my 3 boys. We just moved back to the area and now live in Chatham.
Amy (Lee) Musto
Living in Dayton, Ohio, working as a City of Dayton Prosecuting Attorney
Nichole Spain (Stacy Meyer)
I am married and living in Taylorville. I am a Mary Kay consultant. I graduated from UIS in 2001 with a bachelor’s in business administration.
Heidi Andorfer
Shortly after graduating from the U of Illinois in 1996, I married my husband Jon. We are expecting our first baby in October (a little boy, we’re told!). I’ve been working as a compensation/benefits consultant with Hewitt Associates for the past 11 years. I keep busy outside of work with martial arts, yoga, and our 3 labrador retrievers.
Michelle Kunkle-Ashby
Living in Geneva, IL. Married with 3 ½ year old daughter, Ellie. Working in sales.
Daniel Richardson Jr. (D.J.)
Working - isn’t everybody?
Jessica (Mavis) Gillis
Graduated from EIU with a BA in Art Education. Been teaching art for 10 years – 9 in Ball-Chatham to 4th & 5th grade. Married Joshua Gillis in ’03. Lily Kaori arrived 4-27-04. Moved back to Rochester in ’06 – couldn’t stay away!
Jennifer Borota (J.J. Schenkelberg)
Married 10/31/01, Stryker born 3/22/03, Tori born 4/17/06. Basically chasing boys then chasing kids while becoming a CFA & portfolio manager.
Michelle (Barnick) Cotton
*Married with 3 children and 1 stepchild
*I work at Little Friends Daycare in Springfield
Cindy (Berry) Rajlich
I graduated from the U of I in 1996 with a degree in Kinesiology. I got married in 1996 to my husband Paul. We have 5 kids, and I am a stay at home mom.
Joann Hewitt
I live in Sherman & have 2 children.
I work at Memorial as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
Kristin Gail Schnelten
4 years at Truman State University, degree in communication. 4 years in Utah, ski instructor & graphic designer. 2 years in Colorado, solar energy communications. 3 years back in Springfield, studio potter. Married, moved to Canada. Expecting #1 in September.
John (Mike) Osborn
Working as an automotive painter, raising a family in Rochester, still riding bikes & skateboards, still listening to hair metal.
Careyana (Brewer) Brenham
Family medicine
3 kids (Cadence, Ashlyn, Anicka)
Married - Andy
Monday, July 30, 2007
Here is a sampling of pictures from the reunion. You can see the 74 pictures we took at http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AbNnDJi4btWzj.
Friday, July 27, 2007
From Amy McBride:
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend the reunion to see everyone...our 10th year reunion was a great time and I hope you all had as much fun on Sunday!!
I'm living in Chicago and love it...like Jodi and Betsy...I'm north...I'm actually in Lakeview about 12 blocks south of Wrigley- great area and fortunately I have no complaints about parking.
Finished my bachelor's while working full-time for American Family Insurance- working full-time and school- such a good time- ha! Since then, I've worked in the insurance industry for almost 10 years and am now in a claims analyst position here in the city with AIG that I really love!
Dated over the years but haven't married, close but thank goodness I didn't do it...no kids but I look forward to when my best friend has her little one and I can be "Aunt Amy"...right, Rachel? (If I have my way, that little one will be very spoiled!)
I, of course, still try to get to Rochester once a month to see my family and friends...my sister and her husband live in the 'burbs up here so I see them a lot. If any of you are in the Chicago area for work or fun, look me up and maybe we can meet for a drink? amylmcbride@yahoo.com Take care and I look forward to our 20th reunion! (20 years since graduation- isn't that crazy!!)"
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend the reunion to see everyone...our 10th year reunion was a great time and I hope you all had as much fun on Sunday!!
I'm living in Chicago and love it...like Jodi and Betsy...I'm north...I'm actually in Lakeview about 12 blocks south of Wrigley- great area and fortunately I have no complaints about parking.
Finished my bachelor's while working full-time for American Family Insurance- working full-time and school- such a good time- ha! Since then, I've worked in the insurance industry for almost 10 years and am now in a claims analyst position here in the city with AIG that I really love!
Dated over the years but haven't married, close but thank goodness I didn't do it...no kids but I look forward to when my best friend has her little one and I can be "Aunt Amy"...right, Rachel? (If I have my way, that little one will be very spoiled!)
I, of course, still try to get to Rochester once a month to see my family and friends...my sister and her husband live in the 'burbs up here so I see them a lot. If any of you are in the Chicago area for work or fun, look me up and maybe we can meet for a drink? amylmcbride@yahoo.com Take care and I look forward to our 20th reunion! (20 years since graduation- isn't that crazy!!)"
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