Then and Now - Katy Skinner Higgins

After her high school days as DECA president and a debate team member, she went on to do just a little bit of everything and is now the co-owner of Exit Only Entertainment.

“After high school, I got my certification as an American Sign Language interpreter. I did that for a while when I met my first husband Charlie in 2006. I quit when I gave birth to my twins Zack and Emma in October of 2008. I was a stay-at-home mom while my husband Charlie worked for North Salt Lake Police. In November 2008, Charlie was killed in the line of duty due to a fleeing suspect in a stolen vehicle. In 2010 I met my husband James. He had formed the company Exit Only Entertainment a few years prior and was mainly operating in Idaho, where he lived. We married and decided to team up and move the company to Utah. ”

Exit Only Entertainment specializes in corporate event sound and light, sound mixing, videos, music editing and special effects. As co-owner, Katy manages their website, advertising and events, while her husband operates the equipment.

“I love everything about our company. I have always had a huge love of music so that part is fun. We get to be there for a lot of people’s best moments. How can you not love that? It’s great to know that our company is ours and the possibilities are endless.”

We are excited that Katy and James are providing their equipment and time to ensure that our reunion is an event we will never forget. Exit Only Entertainment will be providing all of the lighting, sound equipment, projector and video for the evening – you won’t want to miss it! Katy said she is excited to share her passion for her company with our high school class.

A huge thanks to Katy and James! We can’t wait to see your company in action on Saturday.

Change in location announcement!

Our reunion is less than 2 weeks away … and we have some news to share about a change in location!

Our reunion will now be held at:

North Canyon Park
Small Bowery by the sand volleyball courts
3900 S. Bountiful Blvd.

We are excited about this change, and here’s why:

·       It’s free to attend!
Don’t worry - if you’ve already registered and paid, you will be refunded in full in 5-7 days.

·       It’s fun and entertaining!

We will have the same great reunion, the same awesome people (You!), with dessert and raffle ticket prizes, but in a more casual and fun environment. Exit Only Entertainment, co-owned by classmate Katy Skinner Higgins, will still provide event sound, video and lighting, and classmate Brady McDonald will play some throwback tunes of 2003.

·       It’s delicious!

COLD STONE agreed to still cater for our event! If you or a guest want some ice cream, you can buy some at the reunion. Pretty sweet deal!

So bring a few bucks along for some Cold Stone deliciousness and raffle tickets for a chance to win some great prizes.

We look forward to seeing you there! Spread the word!

Short and Sweet

Liz may have already mentioned this but I just wanted to quickly remind everyone that you can still get the discount price for the reunion by using the promo code 'wildcats'. This will get you the discounted price for the next few days only! (May 20th to be exact). I am so excited to see people at the reunion and can't believe it's next month! See you soon!

Lindsey

More excuses that you can't use to not come to the reunion!

Don't let Facebook and other social media replace your attendance at our High School Reunion. We all know that sometimes they're two different people. We want to SEE you and TALK to you! (face to face) ! Go register right now!!! 

That handsome guy below looks familiar!!!

Remember this?

This was the last day I saw most of you. Aside from the occasional bump-ins when I come home every Christmas, I haven't seen very many people from high school since graduation. I definitely hope it won't be the last time - I have many great memories, which you are all a part of.

I do hope you will all come to the reunion. That's why we are doing ONE LAST PROMOTION. From now until May 20th, you can get a discount when you use the promo code "wildcats." Just do it and share it with your friends.

PS - Who remembers who spoke at graduation and who the valedictorians are? The only thing I remember is that the madrigals sang "And so it goes." Someone fill in the gaps in my memory, please!

- Liz Jessop Wortley

Only a Few More Hours Till Early Registration is Up!

Hey Guys,
For the price of an overrated movie, you can travel back in time for a night! I really can't believe it has been ten years since we graduated high school, but it has. It's gone by so fast! Some days I feel too young to be considered an adult and other days I feel 50 years old. :)  There are only a few more hours to get the discounted price for the reunion tickets. It ends today! If you know you are coming anyway, you might as well get on and register today to save yourself a few bucks. It's super easy!

I know the reunion isn't a classy formal expensive dinner at the Ritz or anything, but lets face it, if it was, half of us wouldn't be able to afford it right now! (or is that just me????) Just come for a casual night with old friends to reminisce about the past and discuss the present.

I know I'm excited to see people!! I hope you are too.

Lindsey

Fun facts about 2003

Hi everyone - We are less than 2 months away from our reunion. Make sure to register by Tuesday, April 30 to take advantage of the discount registration price.

In the spirit of reminiscing, I thought it would be fun to take a look back in time to 2003. What were your favorite movies, tv shows and music? Below are the top 10 for each category. Check it out to see if any of your favorites made the list:

2003 Best Movies

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Finding Nemo
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4. The Matrix Reloaded
5. Bruce Almighty
6. X2: X-Men United
7. Elf
8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
9. The Matrix Revolutions
10. Cheaper By The Dozen 

2003 Most Popular TV Shows
1. American Idol (Fox)
2. CSI (CBS)
3. Survivor: All Stars (CBS)
4. Friends (NBC)
5. Survivor: Pearl Islands (CBS)
6. The Apprentice (NBC)
7. ER (NBC)
8. CSI: Miami (CBS)
9. Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
10. Without a Trace (CBS)

2003 Billboard Year-End Top 10 Singles
1. "In da Club” - 50 Cent

2. "Ignition" - R. Kelly

3. "Get Busy" - Sean Paul

4. "Crazy in Love” - Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z

5. "When I'm Gone" - 3 Doors Down

6. "Unwell" - Matchbox Twenty

7. "Right Thurr" - Chingy

8. "Miss You" - Aaliyah

9. "Picture" - Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow

10. "Bring Me to Life" - Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy

A Little Reunion Humor...

With a reunion, there is always the chance of awkward moments. You may forget someones name or even see an old crush. Instead of being afraid of the awkwardness, embrace the humor in reunions. Because there is plenty of it to go around. :)

 

It's gonna be great to see everyone again! 

Be sure to register!

-Lindsey

Procrastinators

To all of those procrastinators out there, it's time to Register.  I finally registered just now.  These past ten years have flown by and it will be fun to see everyone and find out what you all have been up to.  Just as fast as these ten years have gone, so is the time to register.  We are down to about 2 months until the reunion and before we know it, it will be here.  Help us contact those who haven't been and remind your friends to register.

I'll see you there.....

Chris Smith 

10 reasons why YOU should go to our reunion

Hi everyone, this is Liz (Jessop) Wortley. I’ve had a few people ask me some questions about the reunion: Are you going to the reunion? Why are you going to the reunion? Do you think it will be worth it?

Yes – I am going. I now live in Minnesota (random, I know), but am making the journey back home because I want to see people I haven’t seen in years AND I do think it will be worth it! I hope all of you will come too. That’s why I came up with 10 reasons why YOU should go to our 10-year reunion:

10. Good food (Cold Stone = best ice cream!)

9. The venue is sure to bring back memories (for better or for worse!)

8. You have questions, like does so-and-so still play the drums? Is it true that ____ and ____ hooked up? Whatever happened to what’s-his-bucket?

7. You might win some super-de-duper, neat-o prizes! For real – so far we already have a laser hair removal package and more.

6. Entertainment and music from back in the day – 2003 was a great year, wasn’t it?

5. You can’t beat the price – it’s cheaper than going to a movie AND is sure to be far more entertaining. And if you register by April 30, you’ll get the discount price.

4. Who knows when we’ll be throwing another one? Probably at least another 10 years!

3. You get to see all the people you stalk on Facebook. We are probably all guilty of this and know way too much about each other through social media. But seeing and talking to people in person is so much better.

2. It’ll be fun – when else can you go back in time, catch up with new and old friends, and laugh like a teenager?

1. You’re not a smelly/goober-nose/awkward teenager anymore. There’s nothing like being with people who knew you back when to make you feel grown-up, real and connected. We’ve all come a long way since high school. For example, I don’t have a brace-face anymore (I can’t believe I’m posting a picture of this.)

Photo credit: Mike Koch - I can't believe I'm still friends with him after taking this horrible picture at the Trunk-or-Treat, 2002.

Anyone else have a bad/funny photo from high school they want to share? :)

Where's Waldo???

Hey Everyone!
Only a few more months till the reunion and sad to say there are still people that don't know about it! We have done our best looking for people and you guys have helped find a few stragglers as well, but there are still too many people we don't have info on yet. Here is a revised list of the people we haven't had contact with. Please look through it, see if you have contact info for any of them, and let me know (Lindsey). I would hate for someone to feel left out because I wasn't able to find them. Thanks so much you guys!!

Need Info On:

Lynette Adams

David Aguado

Wesley Amodt

Steven Andrews

Ashlee Argyle

Erick Balarezo

Kaleena Banks

Sandi Barker

Travis Barnson

Shelah Bell

Travis Betts

Hailey Biehn

Kevin Blackburn

Danny Bost

Aimee Bown

Macall Brady

Bradie Brimley

Darlene Bugden

Chase Carlton

Anacandy Castro

Ben Cavalier

Stephen Nelsen

Dale Olsen

Christopher Palmer

Nate Parry

Taylor Jones

Alexander Keener

Fredrick Kingston

Jacqueline Krause

Andrew Lassetter

Levi Lemon

Alycia Lynn

April Magleby

Nickolas Makin

Kimberly Mceaneney

Jennifer Mcmillan

Christian Miller

Chelsea Miner

Sione Moala

Jason Moss

Darey Clark

Christie Coster

Micah Crist

Jennifer Cronin

CJ (Clifton) Dawes

Jordan Dool

Nishan Espinosa

Emily Fakalata

Matthew Hales

Hollie Haley

Jessica Hart

Allison Hatcher

Cynthia Hayden

Everardo JJ Hernandez

Becky Heyborne

Casey Hill

Daniel Jenkins

Seth Davis

Nathan Clark

Bethany Ray

Justin Richards

Jennifer Richins

Sarah Richman

Daniel Riquino

Andrea Roberts

Karla Rodriguez

Jared Rosevear

Lacey Salazar

Raymond Schluter

Kirsten Selin

Christina Simmons

Austen Simonsen

Bradley Stanley

Joshua Steadman

Jeremy Sutton

Lorenzo Swank

Leslie Taylor

Michael Thain

Tiffany Timothy

Christopher Toner

Kristin Torrance

Kalli Tuttle

James Villegas

Jennifer Wall

Vanessa Willis

Rachel Wortley

Everyone needs to register so I can see you!!!!

Class of 2003 it's good to address you as your elected official for high school!...... Totally kidding. Ha.

I am really looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10 year reunion. Lindsay, Katie, Liz, and Brenda (my wife), have done a fantastic job putting all of this together! We are going to be having:    -Brady Mac DJing up a storm

-Video of our senior year

-Catering from Cold Stone!

-You are able to roam the halls and visit the school 

-Prizes including a laser hair removal package and more....

Early registration is currently going on right now. You can have a date night for less than a movie, with all of us as company!!!! 

To give Brady ideas for what music to play or if you have some special request for music or anything else let us know......

What are some songs you remember from high school?

- Clark Jensen 

Double raffle ticket offer extended!

Can you believe we are just 99 days away from our reunion? It's time for you to get ready and register!

 

Good news -- We've extended the DOUBLE RAFFLE ticket offer. If you register for the reunion by this weekend (deadline 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 17), you will get double raffle tickets for some sweet prizes. Just click on the register tab on our blog to register today. We want everyone to be there! The more people there, the more fun we will have catching up on the last ten years! 

It will be a fun, casual evening you won’t want to miss. We’ll have refreshments, entertainment, music and prizes, plus plenty of time for you to catch-up with and make new memories with your fellow classmates. Here’s the scoop:

7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.                    Welcome and check-in

7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.                    Ice Cream Social and Music
Catered by Cold Stone Creamery
Music by Brady McDonald, Rock The Mic Entertainment

9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.                  “Then and Now” Presentation and Prizes

Hope to see you there!

 

Double Raffle Ticket Offer!

I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day! (or singles awareness day, whichever the case may be J) Remember that Valentine’s when the school had us fill out surveys and then told us the top five guys/girls we were compatible with?? Does anyone remember who was on their list? Or better yet, actually end up with someone on their list? That would be so awesome!

 Also, I wanted to announce that if you register for the reunion within the next two weeks (by March 1^st), you will get double raffle tickets for some sweet prizes. Just click on the register tab or the countdown on the right. We want everyone to be there! The more people there, the more fun we will have catching up on the last ten years!

                                 

Reunion registration is now available! Are you coming?

The year was 2003. The fifth Harry Potter book was released, a gallon of gas cost about $1.83, Lord of the Rings was all the rage and, most notably, we all graduated from Woods Cross High School.  It’s hard to believe 10 years have passed. So many things have happened—probably not what we had all planned, but we’ve each created a story and a life since we walked the halls of WX. I want to share my story and, more importantly, I want to learn yours. That’s why I hope to see you all at our upcoming reunion on June 22! 

Will you be there? Let us know that you’re coming and register for the reunion today. Discounted early-bird tickets are now available through April 30. The reunion committee needs to know how many people are coming as soon as possible so that we can plan a reunion you’ll never forget. Help us out by registering early.

Also feel free to bring a friend, date, spouse, partner, whoever. If you plan to bring a guest, be sure you purchase the “Early-bird Ticket (couple)” registration type so that we can plan on your guest.

See you at the reunion!

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