Early Bird Tickets Sold Out

Thanks so much for taking advantage of the Early Bird discount! You not only gave us a great start to attendance but helped fund deposits for the event we had to personally make in advance. We are off to a great start and I hope it created a lot of excitement for Reunion 40.
Now we all need to work on finding friends from Class of 73. Start looking through your email address and FB friends and direct them to our blog, Classmates, and our Facebook group. Once you find people please make sure they email us at carrollreunion@yahoo.com so we can add them to the confirmed contact list. That is our main source for contacting alumni for the reunion.

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Beach Memories of Padre Island

Our first week with open registration and e-payments was great with 24 tickets sold! That really helps the Reunion Team with making deposits and getting things firmed up. It looks like registration went smooth with no problems too! Ten years ago, and all the previous reunions as well, we had to open a PO box, a checking account, and mail out invitations by snail mail! Now it is 2013 and we are doing it all online and with e-commerce programs. Very cool right!

We are working on t-shirt logo and firming up the buffet dinner menu for Saturday night. Of course you have to have some seafood and maybe a little chicken or beef. Remember sand burgers and cooking out on the beach? Oh yeah! We are looking at doing that on Friday night of the reunion to bring back those fond memories of the beach.

Ok! Remember camping out on the beach in a tent and the grittiness and humidity and the wind? How did we put up with that crud?We loved it and did it all the time because that's just what you do at the beach. The Friday night and Saturday events are destined to bring back those good memories as well with a big tent on the beach.

Kick off your shoes and hang ten at the Big Tent during Reunion 40. Yes it very well could be windy, humid, and gritty, so get over it and come anyway. Everyone will be there!

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Back in Time Performs at Reunion 40

Back In Time is a cover band dedicated to classic rock hits from the 70's. That era produced some of the greatest rock music in history and now those hits are being brought back for some real fun. The band was created by alumni Rick Cadden especially for the purpose of playing his high school reunion. Little did he know they would be performing live at various venues along the way. The band is based out of Mansfield, Texas and is a 6 member band of musicians that having been playing music for over 2 decades with many different bands. Somehow they were able to bring together 6 people that absolutely love classic rock. Catch them June 15th at Farr Best Theater in Mansfield, Texas for some 70's trivia and classic rock hits.

Have you ever heard of these songs? Gimmie Three Steps, Balinese, Wonderful Tonight, Green River, China Grove, Born to be Wild, Sunshine of Your Love, Long Train Runnin, Cinnamon Girl, Take It Easy, Needle and the Spoon, and so much more.

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Event Registration and Payment

Registration is now open for reunion 40 "Friends for Life" for Oct 11-12, 2013. To make this easy you can register for the event and pay on-line at the same time.
Go to Reunion 40 Registration for all the details of the event. While you are there you can register, pay with a Paypal account or credit card, reserve a reunion t-shirt and give shirt size, and get all the details of the event. NOTE: the registration site is password protected ~ gotigers (you have to click submit)
Once you register you will be able to print your tickets. Please save these for the event and present your tickets at the door as you arrive. You will also get a confirmation email showing your charges and that your order is complete. That's it. You are ready to party!

Plans Are Coming Together for a Big Event

As usual the Class of 73 just can't do a simple reunion; we have to make it a big event with all the bells and whistles. Remember the 30 Year Reunion? It was huge and was a big party with great attendance and great fun. I think every reunion we have done has been big and fun. This one will be no less!

Reunion 40 will host not one night of fun but two nights of fun, food, and fellowship! Given that it is held in Port A, well it just has to be a beach party! Yes, that means a big tent on the beach, bonfire, cook out, and as always music! That's just the start of the weekend with sand volleyball on Saturday and hangin out at the tent as you like. Then the main event has a full buffet dinner, more fellowship time, and then classic rock music hits from the 70's by Back in Time Band! (led by alumni Rick Cadden)

Ok! So if that does not excite you, you ARE getting old! lol. If I were you, I not let this weekend go by and you not be in it. We have accommodations for you, parties for you, live entertainment for you, and lots of food for you. With all your high school friends there, what else could you want! The cost? It will certainly cost you but no more than any other fun packed weekend. We have worked hard to keep the cost as low as possible.

See you there or be square!

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Accommodations for Reunion 40

We have a block of 50 rooms set aside for the reunion starting at just $89 a night (required 2 night min). To reserve at the Sandcastle for the reunion, please call direct and ask for the discount rate and block of rooms for Carroll High School Reunion. Do not book on line or you will not get the special rate. NOTE: If we book 50 or more rooms the rate will be discounted down 15% for each reservation! All the events are held at the Sandcastle Condominiums in the Conference Center and out front of the condo on the beach. Plus if you stay there you have full access to the pool and hot tub area right on the beach.

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