Occupation:  Stay at home mom/former 
teacher
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
From Cheryl:
Married 14 years to college sweetheart. We have 2 kids, Ryan is 11 and Megan is 7 1/2. Graduated from ISU in 1991 and got my Master's degree in 1996. I taught elementary school until my son went to school. Now I am a stay at home mom.

Occupation:  manager of customer 
relations
Marital Status:  Divorced

Occupation:  Regional Sales Manager
Marital Status:  Married
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  C** on Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot
Favorite high school memory?:
Taking Karen C's beautiful white convertible corvette for a spin after school while driving down Main Street in DG cruising for hotties! Gosh, we were so pathetic, but man was it fun at the time!! :)
From Valerie:
After screwing around after graduating from U of I in 91, I finally got "serious"- moved out to Phoenix and got myself a real job. 14 yrs later, Im doing the sales gig and love it. Believe I have found my dream career working as a sales manager for a great sales team at Wells Fargo.

Married for the 2nd time (oops!) to an AWESOME AZ boy a couple years ago. Both of us dont want kids- instead electing for a fun active & lifestyle (FREE SPRIITS ARE WE!!!) and 2 furry guys (my beloved terriers).

I travel alot -both for work and adventure. My passion is still visiting other countries (& US) and learning about their cultures. Last year China, this year a hiking trip in Turkey and next year is Thailand. 

Probably wont make the reunion but its been great "seeing" you all again!!! 

Occupation:  CEO
Website:  innerpac.com
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  Blister in the Sun (of course)
Favorite high school memory?:
Chuck Parise doing donuts in the truck in the student parking lot. Paul Yu and I switching seats in the front of a moving car. Braidwood.
Most memorable experience since high school?:
Meeting my wife and starting our family.
From Gene:
Better late than never.  Looking forward to catching up with everyone.

Occupation:  Custom Home Builder
Website:  matthiesbuilders.com
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  19

Occupation:  Teacher
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  Family Ties TV Show Some people still stop me and ask if I'm Alex P. Keaton :)
Favorite high school memory?:
That whole last week in May of '87 from Prom Night (Friday) up through Senior Ditch Day (Tuesday) was pretty memorable, but honestly who can forget graduating outside in that oppressive 107 degree heat?! I thought hell was supposed to be getting through four years of high school, not the last day.
Most memorable experience since high school?:
Personally: I'm truly blessed to have my wife and children. Having a family profoundly changed my life and enriched it immeasurably. Professionally: Having various careers that afforded the opportunity to interact with U.S Presidents, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices and Nelson Mandela - opportunities I dreamed about growing up as a kid.
From Keith:

I was fortunate to be a scholarship athlete in gymnastics and win two national championships at Purdue. After graduation, I worked on Capitol Hill, a law firm and a Fortune 75 company. Eventually, I discovered my passion was in education and have been a teacher for the past seven years. I teach Constitutional Law and Am. Government at Lake Park H.S. in Roselle and I’m the head gymnastics coach as well. Ironically, teaching at the high school level is like never having left DGN when we were students in 1987!  I have been married to my wife Dawn for ten years and we’re raising two wonderful little boys in Drew (5) and Quin (3). 
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8/09 Update - the now picture is my wife and I at the Obama Innauguration this past January, 2009 with a couple million of our closest friends! We had great seats, but waited 7 HOURS to get to the capitol and get our seats! Don't worry, I'm still a Republican, but as a history teacher I could not pass up a significant historical moment.

Occupation:  Software Sales
Website:  www.oncenter.com
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  Better Off Dead, Sixteen Candles, Black Flag
Favorite high school memory?:
Senior Spirit Day when we all wore black (I ditched). I think that showed what we were made of. Hanging, banging, and slanging cane (HA!). I really didn't like it at all.
Most memorable experience since high school?:
Birth of kids. They are what I live for now. Jumping out of a perfectly good plane. Riding a mountain bike down from 14,000 ft and passing cars on a highway on my honeymoon. Ah, good times.
From Phil:
Hi everybody.  Litterally just moved to Houston, TX. (8-11-07).  I guess I won't be there for the reunion.  Good luck to everyone.  
Married 12 years.  Lived in Naperville for the past 9 years. I'm into cycling, Mountain bikes, Snowboarding, Just outside stuff, I guess I'm still extreme (or I'm still trying) it hurts alot.  I've been working around all facets of construction for the past 13 years.  Now I'm selling blueprint reading and estimating software.  Man is it HOT down here.  I can't wait till winter when it's 70, YES!!!!

Occupation:  CAD Technician / 
Administrative Assistant
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  Shot Through the Heart - Bon Jovi
Favorite high school memory?:
Swim Team. Hanging out at "Wag's".
Most memorable experience since high school?:
Having my children.
From Laura:
Apparently I was lost, but now I am found!

Occupation:  stay-at-home 
mom/freelance proofreader
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  INXS, Yaz, Violent Femmes
Favorite high school memory?:
Far too many for there to be one favorite. Parties, parties, parties. Track and cross-country. Prom weekend. Best friends--Jennifer Skimel and Wendy Engelke.
Most memorable experience since high school?:
So many ... isn't life grand? But number one must be every special day I share with my beautiful boys who are now 5 and 3.
From Dawn:
I can't wait for the reunion. Next month John and I will have been married 10 years. We have Luke, 3.5 yrs., and Leo, 15 mos. Those boys are the absolute light of my life. I hope they have all the wonderful things we had in high school and that they are perfect angels and don't get into trouble! I never would have predicted this, but we are Chicago Southsiders, now for 8 years. We moved to Beverly to be near John's work when we moved back here from California. Our favorite things to do are to show the boys new things as often as possible and anything that involves family time.

Occupation:  Singer/Writer/Office 
Manager
Website:  www.deaftomcrow.com
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
What song or TV show reminds you of high school?:  Hmmmm....anyone remember my Madonna phase? Anything by Madonna, by default, reminds me of high school
Favorite high school memory?:
Undoubtedly, "South Pacific." I have many memories of great things in high school, but that one really does stick with me...and Mary Ruscitti reminded me...Showbiz Tuesdays!!!
Most memorable experience since high school?:
Wow - there are so many, I can't choose just one, but my top three would be: (3) touring Italy with my church choir, (2) singing the National Anthem at Comiskey Park (it was still Comiskey then), and (#1!!!!) starting my band where I ultimately met and married my husband (married him in a barn, with a horse). Wow, you guys! I'm getting so excited! Have FOUND so many of you, I'm getting all nostalgic and silly!
From Christina:
20 YRS!  HOLY COW! I missed you guys at the 10 and have TONS of catching up to do. 

I'm a working mom, married to the most "wonderful guy" in the world (sorry Paul...LOL), three beautiful children : Josh, Becky, & Sam (who will, by reunion time be 17, 15, & 11).  I'm singing in my band,  Deaf Tom Crow,  w/ my hubby on guitar (Really, did you think I'd be happy doing  ANYTHING ELSE?), in the choir at church - which afforded me the opportunity to sing at high mass at the Vatican in October '01, writing as the parent of a special-needs child blogger, two kiddos with licenses, yet I'm still playing taxi driver, secretary, chef, judge, jury & executioner, driver's ed instructor, counselor, to all of my kids while working to raise autism awareness for my youngest.

Had a great time at the reunion.  Hope to see you all again real soon.  You can always find me by checking the band website and stopping by, or you can also find me on facebook.