On the Wings of a Gryphon November 2015 No. 8 Upcoming Events!!! Class of 1990-25 Year Reunion! Chartres House 601 Chartres Street Saturday, December 26 th 7pm-10pm Buffet includes: Crab and Corn Bisque Caesar Salad Blackened Chicken with Crawfish Cream Sauce Shrimp and Tasso Penne Pasta Bread Pudding Open Bar LHS classes of 87-93 are invited to join us!!! Cost is $75/person. Reserve your spot by December 18 th. We hope you can make it!! Checks can be mailed to: Ashley Reso 1015 Orion Avenue Metairie, LA 70005 LHS Alumni Gift Gathering Party Save The Date!!!! The 2016 Alumni Gift Gathering Party will be held on Saturday, January 16 th. All alumni are invited!! Invitation email to follow in January.
Gryphon Gala XXXIX - A Gryphon Homecoming SAVE THE DATE!! This year s Gryphon Gala is being held on Saturday, March 19 th at Atonement Lutheran Church and School in Metairie(6500 Riverside Drive). The hospitality hour and silent auction begin at 5pm, followed by a catered sit-down dinner at 6:00, and the verbal auction at 7:30. The Gala provides a fun atmosphere where you can reunite with old friends and teachers while supporting the ministry of Lutheran High School! If you haven t been to the Gala in a few years, now is the perfect time to get involved with LHS again. Tables of 10 will be available. It would be great for each class to try to get a table of 10 (or more!) together. This year, the Gala will be honoring the Class of 1993!!! We would love to see you there! If you are not sure if you are on the Gala mailing list, please send your address to Ashley Reso (afreso@cox.net). If you have any items you would like to donate to the Gala, please call Lutheran High School at 504-455-4062. More info to come as the Gala gets closer!!
In case you missed it... 2015 LHS Gryphon Gala Alumni Party in March
and Gryphon Gala 2015... Honorary Chairpersons - Matthew and Beth Saacks (LHS Class of 84) Matthew and Beth Saacks with Matthew s sister, Rachel Saacks Morse (LHS Class of 89) The Class of 1982 was chosen as the Honorary Class! Representing the Class of 1982: Lisa Emboulas Farrell, Heidi Hill, Julie Taglauer, Jan Schindler Knecht, and Karla Feliu Yent
Alumni Updates Classes of 1975 and 1976 Celebrate REUNIONS!! This summer, the LHS Classes of 1975 and 1976 celebrated their 40 th and 39 th reunions at David and Melanie Broadbridge s second-home in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Nearly 40 people, including spouses, attended the event!! Pictured below: David and Melanie Broadbridge, Russell and Karen Cosgrove, Jimmy and Lisa Davis, Cathy Williams Frabbiele, John and Tina Hellmers, Bruce Isbell, James Joubert, Kerry and Tami Lawrence Kessler, Cheryl Williams Knudsen and Benny, Michael and Carol Oster Kripner, Donny and Earlyn Baron Lawrence, Ray and Bridget Bolin LeBlanc, Bob and Leisa Centanni Martin, Sonny Nuccio, Tim and Sandra Bacle Oster, Denise Peterson, David and Donna Satter, Robert and Diane Sigle, Susan Silbernagel and Michael Mays, Arlyn Lodriguss Smith, Ronald and Charlene Trapp, Liande Waine, and Gay Dorand Zehner.
Congratulations!! Wedding! Makenzie Steffen Kokko graduated from Lutheran High in May 2010. Makenzie married Mitchell Kokko a graduate of Lutheran Northwest, Rochester Hills, Mi on May 16, 2014. They reside in Lansing, Michigan where Mitchell is a computer programmer and Makenzie is a private nanny. Graduations! Kyle Kessler (LHS Graduate of 2011) graduated from LSU in May 2015. He graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.95 GPA) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Kyle received the Civil Engineering Faculty Award for Leadership awarded by the faculty for academic excellence, and he passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in August 2014. Kyle is currently working with an engineering firm in New Orleans. He is the son of Kerry Kessler (LHS Class of 75) and Tami Lawrence Kessler (LHS Class of 76). Kristen Yent graduated from Destrehan High School in May 2015 with honors. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.8 GPA and received several scholarships to LSU. Kristen was the Student Council President, a member of National Honor Society, and a member of Beta. She will be majoring in International Studies at LSU (starting as a sophomore) and will graduate in 3 years due to Advanced Placement (AP) credits! GEAUX TIGERS! Kristen is the daughter of Karla Feliu Yent (LHS Class of 82).
Business Update Here s a business update from Toby Moore (LHS Class of 85) and Vicki Ponson Moore (Class of 87). Orders can be made at Toby s website anywhere in the U.S. and shipping is quick and affordable. God Bless and Good Health! Toby Moore AdvoCare Independent Distributor www.bodytransformance.com 850-572-8025 Toby has become an Independent Distributor for AdvoCare s World Class Health and Nutritional Products, so he can share the products and his experience with friends and family all over the country. He says he and Vicki are in better health now then they were in their college years! Keep in touch! We are counting on you to keep us informed. Alumni news is posted on the Alumni page of the LHS website (www.lutheranhighschool.net). If you have any news you would like to share in the next newsletter, contact Ashley Filiberto Reso (afreso@cox.net). *marriages *honors *births *business openings *engagements *graduations *reunions *get-togethers Also, if you recently gathered contact information for your class, please pass that information on to LHS through Tami Lawrence Kessler (tkessler@cox.net) who is updating the Alumni Database. We look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon!!