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Dorset

It hardly seems possible, but in less than four hours we'll be getting together at the Dorset for our high school reunion. We're expecting about 80 people to turn up and we hope everyone has a great night. There'll be lots of photos taken on the night so we'll post them on the blog for everyone to see...

It's been an interesting time leading up to tonight. We've managed to find a lot of people and nearly all of you have been enthusiastic about reuniting after all this time. Thanks to everyone for your help and support. It'll be a weird and wonderful night. We just hope everyone has fun. This blog will be a good way of keeping in touch after the reunion too, so make sure you come back from time to time and leave a comment

See you soon!

who are all these people?

Only 3 weeks to go and we're still finding people! Some have been easy to find, others have been a bit trickier. Below is a list of all the people we've been able to locate, followed by a list of those we haven't been able to find. If you can help us out with any of these people, please let us know

Able to locate:
Steven Baddock
Ingrid Balzereit
Jackie Benson
Stephen Blackey
Jamie Blackmore
Judy Blanchett
Dale Blood
David Blyth
Andrew Boyle
Ian Bradnock
Sean Braidner
Liz Brown
Michael Brown
Dennis Bucknell
Gary Burleigh
Debbie Burmeister
Andrew Bushby
Phillip Bysher
Rose Chafer
Darcy Chene
Peter Classon
Karen Conroy
Germano Coppola
Michelle Cousins
Bruce Cowie
Helen Cox
Sheryl Crawt
Cheryl Critchley
Angela Dalboni
Simone Dall
Leith Darkin
Sandra Davis
Michele de Gidro
Sherna de Long
Narelle Dewberry
Dominic Di Placido
Karen Diggins
Jenny Dooley
Ross Douglas
David Dowdeswell
Jane Drennan
Debbie Dunn
Neil Evans
Julie Faber
Shirley Fall
Dianne Flavell
Caren Ford
John Fulton
Jacinta Gallagher
Maureen Gerrey
Gael Gibbs
Melinda Gladman
Maxine Gorman
Andrea Goulding
Margaret Grande
Kim Haartsen
Neville Hague
Jacki Haley
Robyn Hammond
Diane Hanczar
Bernadette Hawkins
Annette Hay
Wendy Heath
Simone Hendy
Peter Henkes
David Hindby
Grant Hobson
Jeanette Hollingsworth
Stephen Hoxey
Tracey Hudson
Catherine Irving
Belinda Jackson
Linda Johnston
Kim Jones
Paula Jones
Kerri Judd
Julie Kean
Stewart Kelberg
Jenny Kelly
Melissa Kilburn
Andrew Kontra
Tina Kopa
Belinda Kurzmann
Connie Lee
Yvonne Lesueur
Tracey Lewis
Lorelle Lind
Paul Lockwood
Linda Lovell
Debbie Macey
Garry Madden
Peter Maloney
Christina Marceddo
Sandy Maree
Lesley McBrinn
Alison McMahon
Lorraine McMahon
Sharon McMinn
Karen Menzies
Nikki Millar
Rhonda Moore
Andrew Moore
Tracy Munro
Madeline Nagle
Karen Newton
Kerryn Nicks
Anne Nye
Brad O'Donnell
Sue Oldham
Megan Oliver
Ken O'Neill
Brett O'Sughrue
Anthony O'Sughrue
Jill Owen
Alex Panagiotidis
Anita Parker
Leanne Partridge
Darren Paterson
Sylvia Pergande
Vivienne Pickthall
Joanne Potter
Britt Puschak
Rene Raulin
Kerry Reardon
Graham Reynolds
Errin Ridley
Natalie Robertson
Beverley Rout
Sean Ryan
Adam Sears
Alison Senior
Davinia Setter
Linda Seymour
David Shaw
Claire Shenton
Kim Skinner
Bernard Spieth
Neil Spiker
David Steer
Sharon Stephens
Lisa Stok
Nicole Supple
Janet Thompson
Robert Vajna
Yvonne Van De Ridder
Lilian Van den Bosch
Connie Van der Schaft
Peter Van Dijk
Lisa Voutier
Kathy Wallis
Paula Watkins
Troya Watkins
Yvonne Watson
Tony Webber
Andrea Wells
Sandra West
Darren Wright
Michael Wyatt
Mark Youle
Sue Zoethout

Unable to locate:
Ronald Abrahall
Michael Afentakis
Ron Arbuckle
Danny Barrett
Robin Baxter
Bruce Bennett
Ian Berry
Vincent Bowen
Hugh Bower
Carlos Bravo
Andrew Bridger 
Leanne Carter
Peter Curry
Andre Dedio
Tania Deegan
Angela Deegan
Douglas Edwards
Gail Emerson
Sean Garretty
Mario Greco
Mathew Greenwood
Chris Griffin
Karl Holland
Simon Hood
Phil Hopewell
Janet Horne
Sue Horne
James Hudson (I)
James Hudson (II)
Andrew Johnson
Paul Jones
Warren Kidd
Michelle Knight
Robert Lane
Erica Livingston
Darren Lord
Christina MacLeod
Risti Manoussakis
Valerie Marsden
Brenda Marshall
Janene McKenzie
Janine McKenzie
Tracey Moore
Birgit Nelsson
Annette Old
Robert Parry
Cordula Rausch
Marc "Tatts" Read
Randy Richardson
Wayne Savage
Jon Schurr
David Schwan
David Stocker
Anja Tieman-Kaplan
Andrew Trueman
Lisa Trueman
Robert Vandersteen
Lisa Vears
Antoinette Vella
Tim Wall
Anna Wall
Bruce Wilson
Lynn Wilson
Stephen Worcester
Denise Worrall
Some of these names you'll remember, others you won't! Some were students at Croydon High for only a short time, others were there forever (or so it seemed at the time). On the night of the reunion we'll have name tags for everyone so you don't have to worry about figuring out who all these people are. As for the photos we've posted below, we'll leave it up to you to work out who's who. If you have any questions, just use the comments box(es) - we've made it simpler and you no longer have to sign in using a valid email address. All you need to do is click on the name/URL button under choose an identity. If you still can't figure it out ask one of your computer savvy kids!

In Memoriam

People have been asking us why some names aren't on the list. Sadly, not everyone we went to school with is still with us. The following friends have passed away over the last 25 years or so...

Paul (Van den) Brand
Jenny Kruisheer
Janet Mackie
Gary Galvin
Fiona Deuchar
Elizabeth Gordon

On the night of the reunion we'd like to take a moment to remember the friends we've lost and raise a glass in their honour

$25

The reunion may still be a couple of months away, but we'd like to know if you're coming along ASAP. The final date for RSVP and payment is Saturday 13th of September. The sooner we know how many are coming, the sooner we can finalise all the arrangements.

The $25 we're charging is to cover expenses including venue hire, finger food and stuff like printing and postage. If there's enough money left over we'll give everyone a complimentary drink on arrival.

We're offering a couple of different payment options for those wishing to attend. You can either pay by cheque or bank deposit. If you choose to send cash please make sure it's well concealed.

Cheques should be made payable to:
Megan Tindley - 2c Blackwood Mews Wonga Park VIC 3115.

Bank deposit details are as follows:
Megan Tindley ANZ Bank BSB 012-363 Account No. 596x-xxxxx
Please ensure you include your name as a reference.

You're welcome to bring partners, friends and siblings along if you'd like to (but maybe leave your parents at home)

So please don't delay, let us know if you plan on attending the reunion today!

Year 7 Pics - 1978

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Year 8 Pics - 1979

Year 9 Pics - 1980

Year 10 Pics - 1981

Year 11 Pics - 1982

Year 12 Pics - 1983

Over 200 names

Welcome to the Croydon High School Reunion Blog. Between now and October 4th we'll be posting updates and other stuff along with old school photos for you to check out. It's by going through the photos that we've been able to come up with the list of names of people to invite to the reunion. Megan contacted the school hoping they'd provide us with a list of students' names, but they wouldn't do it (said it was against the rules or something).

We really want to make this reunion a night to remember for everyone, so we're hoping to track down as many ex-students as possible - all up it's over 200 names. Have a look at the list of names as well as the photos and let us know if you can identify anyone we haven't been able to. Also, let us know if you have any links to someone we're trying to find. The sooner we can make contact with people the better, especially if they live far away. The reunion's already less than 3 months away and with your help we should be able to find nearly everyone.

Now that you've found the reunion blog keep coming back to find out what's happening. Say hello and leave a comment so we know you've had a look. It's also a good way of letting others know you're around. It's pretty straightforward. You can use the comments box to make contact with us and all the other blog readers. Just click on "comments" at the end of each post and follow the steps to create a google account. Let us know if you have any problems. It'll be fun to see who pops up.

Now, because you've been so good we'll let you go home 5 minutes early...