Give me some ideas for planning a 10 year high school reunion.?

Answer 1

Picnic in the park. Most everyone has kids.
But, they don't get out much because of it. OUr 10 yr reunion was at a fancy place, so everyone could act cool & show off how well they'd done. I just had to host my 30 yr & all the 'cool' snotty sochies didn't show up. Guess they didn't do so well after all. I was one of the rebels in school. Didn't wear shoes, had patches on everythng, even the new stuff. Didn't get good grades. But... had a LOT of fun! Come 30 yr, none of the ones who looked down on me had any $$ to front for the reunion, so I footed the bill!

So, lower end... casual or snotty country club... doesn't really matter. If you go w/ the country club, have a picnic the next day, for everyone to see everyone else's kids.
If you live in an area where prices have sky rocketed, try to get a notebook together about what land values have done. I spent a year collecting flyers at open houses in my hometown. I put them in a notebook listed by area. You should have seen some of the amazed faces at what houses were selling for these days! Some of my classmates found their childhood home in the notebook & were so happy to get the flyer for their house, at 10 what it sold for 30 yrs ago!

Answer 2

We had our 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 in hotel banquet rooms and our 30, 35 & 40th at a park. Here is some advice you didn't ask for that I paste every chance I get: The single most important thing you can do to insure a good time is talk to the DJ before hand. The people who never left town and see each other every week at PTA, soccer practice, poker night etc. are going to want to dance. The ones who DID leave town and flew 1,500 miles to attend are going to want to catch up, and they are not going to want to shout over the music. The ideal solution, if you can afford it, is to hire two rooms. Unless you are from Beverly Hills High, you won't be able to do that. Having the music "on" for 30 minutes, then off for 30 would be a reasonable compromise. Promise the DJ the same amount of money as if he played all night. Impress upon him the desire of half the audience to talk. Reunions are not the same as dances or concerts. People don't go to concerts to talk. They do go to reunions want to talk. Keep hammering that home to the DJ. If necessary, tattoo it on his forehead backwards and give him a mirror. Appoint a "Quiet time" monitor. I hear "It was a nice reunion, but the DJ ruined it" a dozen times a year from friends and family.

Answer 3

Weigh everyone and see what the difference is at the 20 year reunion.

Answer 4

For pity's don't do it! Oh, it starts off pleasant enough but pretty soon the old resentments start to surface and before you know it a mass brawl has erupted and your being led out to the police car and the buildings on fire..spare yourself all this misery. Stay home and rent a DVD instead.

Answer 5

Have your favorite catering business cater for the dining. Have bright decorations, and a theme. Themes could be anything. Have yearbooks so they can look back. Or even host a ROAST. I have this program that takes pictures and u can decorate them and everything. Get creative.

Answer 6

dont go. High school reunions are for losers who cant get over the past. move on!!!

Answer 7

StumpsProm.com (Theme kits)
ShindigZ.com
OrientalTradingCo.com

Try getting one of the "prom theme" kits for easy decorating of the gym its only a few hundred bucks, That will give you a united theme, that should lead the way with menu, music, and invitations.

Good Luck

Answer 8

Stay far away. The people you want to see get their come-up-ins have not and the ones you want to remember will surely disappoint you. Just don't go.

Answer 9

a bar! find out if any of them have a band and ask them if they would play free or cheep, find a open spaced place to have it. no one like to be crowded:) good luck.

Answer 10

get a few kegs every thing will fall into place