Friday, March 13, 2015

We Need Your Deposits!

We've got a lot of interest in the reunion, but now we need some commitment!

We needed to make a deposit right away to hold the hotel and guarantee the room rate, so we are asking that those that plan on coming to send in a $50 deposit. The deposit will be put toward your total reunion fee.

Send in the deposit before April 30, 2015 and you will be eligible for a drawing for a room upgrade to a Marina Suite

Send in the entire registration fee ($350) by August 31st 2015, and you will eligible for a drawing for a free standard room for three nights at the San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina during the reunion.


Click here for the deposit / registration form.

Who's invited: All who attended Wagner from classes '75 - '80 plus any Wagnerites they know who would like to come as well. Agenda: Friday night welcome reception, Saturday night dinner/dance, and a Sunday brunch before we all head our separate ways. Plus there's tons of stuff to do in San Diego, so make this a great family trip!


Wagner 75-80 Reunion
July 1-3, 2016
(Friday - Sunday)
Reunion Fee: $350/person
Hotel Room Rate:  $149/night
wagner75.80reunion@gmail.com

(Photo credit: Joanne DiBona/SanDiego.org)

Show us your commitment to the reunion and get your deposits in! Put the check in the mail! This is going to be a great reunion and who knows when the next one will be.

An update on our numbers; We have 148 people who have expressed interest in coming. So far, the class of '77 is in the lead, with the class of '78 in second. 

Thanks in advance from the reunion committee: Gigi Hensley McCombe, Valerie Moore Andrews, Teri Self Hamilton & Nina Pierce Baker.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Make Plans to Come to the 2016 Wagner Reunion in San Diego!



The reunion committee has had a great positive response and the 2016 Wagner Reunion is officially a go! Start making your plans to come - here are the deets:

Reunion Committee: Valerie Moore Andrews, Gigi Hensley McCombe, Teri Self Hamilton & Nina Pierce Baker. Plus any and all that would like to help closer to the date! 

Who's invited: All who attended Wagner from classes '75 - '80 plus any Wagnerites they know who would like to come as well.

Wagner 75-80 Reunion
July 1-3, 2016
(Friday - Sunday)
Reunion Fee: $350/person
Hotel Room Rate:  $149/night
wagner75.80reunion@gmail.com


As we needed to make a deposit right away to hold the hotel and guarantee the room rate, we are asking that those that plan on coming to send in a $50 deposit. The deposit will be put toward your total reunion fee.

Send in the deposit before April 30, 2015 and you will be eligible for a drawing for a room upgrade to a Marina Suite

Click here for the deposit / registration form.



The San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina is a gorgeous hotel located on San Diego Bay offering panoramic views and easy access to the historic Gaslamp District, Seaport Village, the San Diego Convention Center, the San Diego Zoo and many other great attractions. 

We'll have beautiful views of the San Diego city skyline, bay and marina. There is a complimentary airport shuttle service, three pools, discounted onsite parking for our group, complimentary basic internet access in the rooms, easy access to downtown via the Big Bay Shuttle, and an onsite Enterprise-Rent-a-Car service. Click here for more of the hotel features.

If you are thinking of coming, please fill out this quick survey or send in your deposit / registration form! Don't miss this reunion - they don't happen very often and the friendships made at Wagner are worth celebrating and renewing!!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Calling all Wagner High 75-80 Alumni!

It's hard to believe that the Washington D.C. Reunion was in 2011. Time has flown by and it's time to start planning the 2016 Wagner 75-80 Reunion.

Gigi Hensley McCombe, Valerie Moore Andrews, Teri Self Hamilton and Nina Pierce Baker (all '77) have volunteered to take on the organization of the next big reunion.

There have been mentions of several options: another weekend in a major stateside city, a cruise, or an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean or Mexico.

Some folks get seasick. Some don't have passports. So, we opted to investigate several major cities that were easily accessible to everyone and that most everyone would enjoy visiting. Since the majority of our alumni live in California and Texas, we looked at Austin and San Diego.

We decided to keep the reunion the same weekend (4th of July) that it's been the past few times as that seems to work out well for most people. We also decided on San Diego since that would make the organization easier for the Reunion Committee.

Before we commit to signing any contracts, we'd like to know who all would be interested in coming and whether you would be willing to plunk down a $50.00 non-refundable deposit. The $50 deposit is to put toward the $5,000 deposit that the hotel requires to hold the date and the rooms, and will be credited toward your total reunion fee.

This is what we're looking at right now - a three day event from July 1 through July 3, 2016.

July 1-3, 2016
Friday - Sunday
San Diego, CA
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
Approximate Reunion Fee = $350 per person
Approximate hotel room cost  = $150/night

We chose the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina due to its location right on the Harbor, a great room rate, the free airport shuttle, and the easy accessiblity to downtown via the Big Bay Shuttle.

We're thinking of having a 3-day versus 4-day event and trying to keep the expenses as low as possible.

If you're interested in coming, please take the time to fill out this quick survey, so we can get a handle on the numbers involved and who is interested. Although this is a reunion of our 75-80 group, any Wagner Alumni and staff who are friends may attend as well.

Also, many of my email addresses are out of date, so please forward this to any alumni you know that may be interested in attending.

Click link for Quick Survey of Reunion Interest


Time is flying by and some of our group are no longer with us - LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!