Tuesday, August 9, 2011

TEN YEARS LATER: P-Z

Kristen Pantone Wright-- I went to college at Weber State University and completed my bachelor's degree in psychology. I went into my Master's program shortly after for mental health counseling. I have been a Liscenced Professional Counselor for three years. I just started my own business called Body Luv Solutions. I do mentoring and training workshops and retreats to help people with their body, weight, and health issues. I also work at McKay Dee on the adult inpatient psychiatric unit doing therapy. I love helping people and seeing them transform their lives!
I started dating Gage in my senior year of high school. We have been together even since and have basically grown up together through all the fun, yet confusing and difficult times as young kids attempting to be adults. Every year has been better than the last and I anticipate next year to be even better than this year. Throughout the years I have done some stupid things, made a lot of mistakes, and been grateful for every one of them for the experiences and lessons I've learned. We have been married now for 7 years and live in a home in Washington Terrace that we bought from Gage's grandma. We have our 8 year old dog Taz who is our kid, and we are hoping to get pregnant soon.
I spend my time working hard and enjoying life as much as possible. I love biking, swimming, yoga, skiing (water and snow), running, weight lifting, dancing, sky diving, hiking, camping, going to concerts, attending seminars and workshops, time with friends and family...anything fun, new and outdoors and I am in! I keep myself open to the new experiences and love doing things I have never done before...any ideas?

Natalie Petersen Bennion-- Well let's see. Since high school I went to Weber State for 2 years. In the middle of my 2nd year I met my soon-to-be husband at our singles ward. We dated for about 10 months. We got married in May of 2003 and in Aug of 03 we moved to Memphis TN so my husband could finish up his schooling. We had our first child a girl in 2005. We moved back to Hurricane in 2007 where we had our second child a son. We had our third child another girl in 2009. Other than that not much is going on.

Jamie Potter Shaffer-- Well, several things have happened in my life. But, of course everyone says that. From being the shy girl in high school I have defiantly been on a roller coaster ride. After high school I got married and lived up in logan. The man I married, needless to say was cruel and abusive. I left him 3 months pregnant, after a grueling court process. I was finally divorced. Not many people are married and divorced so quickly. But without this man entering my life, I wouldn't be blessed with a beautiful little boy. After my son turned the age of two he was diagnosed with autism. This has been a challenge, and a blessing in my life.
Shortly after my son was diagnosed I went to school and graduated in medical specialties. With this degree I was able to get a job at intermountain pediatrics; inside Mckay Dee hospital. As I worked there I moved from Liberty, to south weber, to Ogden, to Riverdale. I wouldn't say I have moved the most compared to some people, but I did stay pretty consistent. After 4 years went by, working; I came upon and old friend on facebook that I went to junior high and high school with. Robert Shaffer, we rekindled are friendship through the magical workings of today's technology. Shortly after we were married, there's nothing like marring one of your best friends. We moved to Tooele county to be closer to family, and now we are expecting a baby. We are so happy and excited.

Justin Rogers-- I went on a mission to Paraguay in South America. I took a job with the federal government working for the Army as a civilian fire fighter. I currently work at the Tooele Army Depot Fire Department. I also serve my country one weekend a month in the Air Force Reserves, until called to active duty for deployment. My temporary military locations have been San Antonio Texas, San Angelo Texas, and Kirkuk Iraq. I will be completing my initial enlistment in the military this next year and will be able to hold my head high for doing my part to keep our country safe and protected. I am still working on my college degree. I am a student at Weber State University studying construction management. I am scheduled to complete my Bachelors of Applied Science in Construction Management Technologies next fall with a minor in Spanish. I have been married for almost 3 years to Nicole Parry. We recently had our first child. His name is Jake Justin Rogers and he is just over a month old.

Heather Schoss Jacobs-- Since high school I have mostly been in school. I finally graduated in 2009...8 years. I received my bachelors from Weber State University with a BS in Accounting. I went on from there to get a MBA with an emphasis in International Business from Park University out of Missouri.
I got married in 2008 to Jay Jacobs. He is originally from OK but was in the Air Force for 6 years. He got out of the military and got a job at Hill AFB, which is were I work as an Budget Analyst. We meet at work and got married 2 years later. We lived in Roy before moving to Farr West. We have 2 boys, Justin & Jordan. Jordan is our newest addition born July 5, 2011.

Tyler Schvaneveldt-- I am going to do the best I can to summarize the last 10 years of my life. Right out of High School I attended a semester of College at Weber State University taking some general classes. In 2002 I left to Wisconsin to serve an LDS Mission for 2 years. When I returned home from serving a mission I had to answer some of life's most difficult questions. I decided to go back to Weber State to finish College. While attending Weber State I met my beautiful wife. After dating for about a year and a half we got married (she is a Roy Royal so it took a little convincing for her to marry a Warrior... haha). Both of us continued to attend Weber State to pursue our degrees. After completing my generals I decided I wanted to get a Business Degree in Accounting. I found a job that allowed me to gain experience in my field while I continued to attend school. I worked full time and went to school full time so I don't have a lot of real exciting things to put down for this time of my life. I graduated with a Bachelors degree in Accounting in 2009 and went right back to Weber State to complete a Masters degree. I received a Masters in Accounting with an emphasis in Tax in the spring of 2010. Let me just say I am more than happy I have finished this part of my life. I found a different job after receiving a Masters degree and am now working for an IT company doing their accounting. My wife and I had our first child in March of this year and are excited to finally be in this stage of our lives. We had a boy and named him Tydan. My wife received her degree from Weber State in Elementary Education. She has been a 2nd grade Teacher at Plain City Elementary for a couple of years and this year she will be teaching part time as a 3rd grade Teacher for the same school. We also have a family pet who is an English Bulldog named Snoop.

Crystal Shackley Syme-

lives in Roy, Utah with her husband of 6 years and 2 kids.

Tarra Sillitoe Tippets-- I have been married for 8 years, and have two kids, Jacie is 5 and will be starting kindergarten this year, and Braxton is 3. I am only a few classes away from my associates degree at Weber State University, sad I know after 8 years, but I am still excited about it! I have worked at Acres Market, Lee's Market and Treehouse Children's Museum, and am now a stay at home mom. I have traveled to the east coast a couple times, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, that whole area. Most of our vacations are to St. George, it is so beautiful there. In high school I enjoyed doing pottery and art, and I still do now, when I get the time. I plan on staying in this area for a long time, who knows maybe my kids will also go to Weber High!

Jaclyn Skeen Since graduating from Weber, I have attended two colleges, Weber State University and Utah State University. I earned two Associate’s Degrees: General Studies and Nursing. I was married for four and a half years, no currently divorced. I have one five-year-old daughter, Jenna, who is my life. She will be starting Kindergarten this fall. I am currently employed as a Registered Nurse at McKay-Dee Hospital in the GI lab. I have been a nurse for five and a half years. I have lived in North Ogden, Logan, Connecticut, Pleasant View, and now South Ogden. In my spare time I enjoy being outdoors in warm weather, mountain biking, hiking, going to baseball games, going to Lagoon with my daughter, traveling, baking, and watching/quoting movies.

Maren Sontag Cook-- After graduating from Weber High I started working in Ogden and went to school at Weber State. I met and married my husband (Daniel) in 2003. We lived on the east bench in Ogden for a while and then moved out to North Ogden for a bit. I graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Magnetic Resonance Technology and began working at McKay-Dee Hospital. We bought a house out in Roy in 2007. Our first little boy (Braden) was born in January 2008 and our second (Ashton) was born this last fall (September 2010). I stopped working when Ashton was born and now I am enjoying being a stay-at-home mom!

Sheree Smith Jensen-- After high school I married a guy. We moved to CA. He deployed and I continued with school. When he returned to the states after Afghanistan we divorced. Best decision ever. I started nursing school. I met Dane on a Blind date. I told myself I would not date seriously for one year after ending things with my ex. Got into an accident and I was attending Physical Therapy. This woman there that I was talking with said her brother would be perfect date for me. I decided I had never been on a blind date, and it would be an experience either way. So Dane called me and asked me out. It was a year to the day that things were over with my ex. So we went out with his entire family because his ex had a bad time getting along with them. He figured it was too hard so this time he would make sure everyone got along before feelings were formed. Well it wasn't half way through the date and his niece spilled water and ice cream all over me. Then She started to smell. I asked her mommy if she was potty trained or needed a diaper change. She was potty trained. We asked her if she had an accident and she said yea. I picked her up off of my lap and she pointed to the floor with the water. She had just tooted, but man I thought my date was over. Well we figured out she is just a stinky girl (still is). Since then Dane Jensen and I have been together.
Then I was in my last semester of Nursing School. We decided we were going to get married (we actually almost eloped my 3rd semester.) He got a job in Boise. So we were planning the wedding from long distance, and still no ring. So I came up to Boise to househunt during spring break. His brother was in Wizard of Oz playing the scarecrow. During intermission he was skipping down the yellow brick road and tripped over a box. He looked around and asked whose it was. Dane stood up and in front of a packed audience asked me to marry him. That was March 17. We were married on May 11, I graduated May 12, and moved to Idaho May 14. Here we are. And that is the story of How Dane and Sheree met and got married.
We just welcomed our baby on June 3rd to our family. Ainzlee is precious and after many years we are happy she is here with us.

Sheena Speechly Harris-- I stayed at home for school and attended Weber State University. I moved out when I got accepted in the the RN program at WSU. I am currently a Pediatric Nurse at McKay Dee Hospital and love my job. I met my husband (Nick Harris) through my cousin and we have been married now for 4 years. I got pregnant with my little girl (Autumn) six months after being married it was a shock to both of us, but we wouldn't change it. We are just getting ready to move outside of Las Vegas for my husbands work and I will continue to work as a Pediatric nurse at a local hospital in Las Vegas. Since I have graduated I have been to Europe twice, Mexico, Hawaii, back East, Florida, needless to say we love to travel its our favorite thing to do.

Emily Spicker Price Trevor and I have been married 2 ½ years. We currently live in Harrisville. We do not have any kids as of yet… but probably soon. Trevor is a web developer and finished college before I met him. I wasn’t quite as dedicated, but I am finishing up my Bachelor’s in Psychology and will graduate next Spring and plant to continue on to get my Master’s in School Counseling. WE have had a blast these past few years. We love to travel and have been to Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Hawaii, New York, California all within the last year. We love to work in the yard, spend time outdoors, and just hand out with family and friends. We have a great life together!

Ryan Starks Shortly after graduation, I left to serve a two-year mission in Ecuador where I learned Spanish and developed a great love for the people. Upon returning, I enrolled at Weber State University where I met my wife Amy, a microbiology major who graduated from Northridge High in 2002. During my time at Weber State, I served as Student Body President. Later I went on to get a Master’s degree in Public Administration from BYU. Between my first and second years of grad school, I had the opportunity to go to Ghana for three weeks and consult with small businesses. Upon returning from Africa, my family moved to Washington DC to do a summer internship with the US Government Accountability Office. I currently work as a budget and policy analyst at the Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget. My wife, Amy, and I are the proud parent of two little boys—Ashton, four years; and Dylan, two years. We are expecting a little girl on Thanksgiving Day.

Mike Stoddard-- After graduation I went on a mission to Santa Rosa, California. When I got home from that I started school at Weber St. and got married in August of 2006. Around May of 2008 I dropped out of Weber St. and started flight training in helicopters. I finished up my training in November of 2010 and got a job with Whirlybird Helicopters. I still currently work for Whirlybird as a flight instructor but also do a lot of your flights and photo flights. in January of 2010 my wife and I welcomed our son into this world and we named him Duke. I currently still live in North Ogden with my wife, Duke and our 2 year old pit bull Knox. I hope by the end of the year I will be out of Utah flying the bigger and better helicopters.

Mallory Stoker Steele-- Shortly after graduating from Weber High, I moved to Logan and began attending Utah State. While at Utah State I focused my studies on becoming a Dental Hygienist. At USU I became a True Aggie and met my future husband, Nate Steele. After school I began working in the dental field until the arrival of the first of our two children, Landon 5 and Hailey 2.5 yrs old. We currently live just outside Washington D.C., where I act as the CEO of our family, and my husband is employed by the Department of Homeland Security. We have enjoyed our time together and have been taken to a number of great locations including Mexico, Guatemala, and our favorite Maui Hawaii.

Ragan Stoker Shupe-- After graduation, I went to Weber State and got my associates degree before serving a mission to Germany and Austria from July 2004 - Feb. 2006. When I returned home I met my husband, Paul Shupe. We dated for six months and were married in October of 2006. We bought an old house in Ogden when we got married and have been fixing it up ever since. I finished up my degree in Visual Communications at Weber State and graduated with my bachelors in May of 2007. I worked as a graphic designer for a design studio in Ogden for a few months and then worked as a graphic designer at a print shop in Washington Terrace for 2 years. I quit working in Feb. 2009 when our first son, Warren was born. He is now 2 and we just had our second boy, Everett, in April.

Emily Stokes Petersen
has been married for 7 years and has two beautiful daughters… and a dog.

Megan Storey Dunn I have my CNA, but have been a stay-at-home-mom. I was married for 8 years, but recently got divorced. I have two awesome kids—Preston is 7 and Mikelle just turned 4. They are my world! I dont know really what to add. My life has been pretty unexciting to most people. Just love being a mom and I love LOVE to scrapbook and make cards. Anything crafty really. I love to bake and make treats, not so much love the baking, but love peoples reactions when they love something I made. Haha.

Karen Taylor Reeder After graduation I went on an awesome Europe trip. Went to Weber State for two years and graduated with an associates in General Studies. Worked as a nanny in CT. Served a mission for the LDS Church in Roseville, CA. Completed a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education at Utah State University, graduated in December 2007. The summer before graduation I met Tyson Reeder (of Nibley, UT) and married him 2 days after graduating. We went on a honeymoon to Mexico. Lived in Logan for 6 months while he finished his Bachelor’s in history and I worked as a supervisor at Macey’s Grocery and substitute taught. We moved to Fairfax, VA in the summer of 2008 for Tyson’s Master’s program in history at George Mason University and I got a job teaching 6th grade. Summer 2009 we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy, Matthew. Living in the DC suburbs was a fun adventure, but after two years, the Master’s was completed and we moved to Woodland, CA—where we now live. Tyson is working on a PhD in history at UCDavis, with the goal of becoming a professor. I am a stay at home mom and thoroughly enjoy my life.

Heather Tippets Bradford-- After graduation I kept going up to WSU (I started just before our senior year) and finishing Dental Assisting classes at the OWATC. After working dumb odd jobs, I started working for a dentist that I am still currently working for (just as a fill in now) I am so glad that I was working there since that is where Keith came in and we met (again.) I was much more shy in high school and didn't dare to ask him when I wanted to. I am not that shy anymore and decided that I would ask him out, but I didn't even have to. He asked first!! 6 months later (October 2005) we were married.
I have worked full time to put Keith through school ever since we were married right up until we had our little guy Carsen in Aug 2009 and have been a stay at home mom ever since :)
Keith is Finishing up his Masters of Mechanical Engineering at USU and we will be done in December!! YAY!!!
We have lived up in Logan for the past 4 years (a hard move for me but we have really enjoyed it ) and are excited for the next adventure!

James Tippets—aka James Bingham. served a mission to Moscow, Russia. Went to BYU, graduated with a degree in European Studies and Russian. I drove tour buses in Anchorage, translated for the 2006 Olympics in Italy, and interned for a company in Moscow to get my through college and travel a bit. Married Bethany Peart in 2007, we have a two-year old girl and another on the way. I joined the Army in 2008 and became an Armor Officer leading a tank platoon. I am currently on a 12-month tour to Southern Afghanistan, which is why I missed the reunion.

Jessica Turner Giroux-- After high school, went to college in California-- transferred a couple times, took a break in Jackson Hole for about a year, moved to Alaska to work for a Heli-skiing operation, stayed to go to school at APU, met and married my husband and now we own a couple fishing lodges out of Bristol Bay here in Alaska, so in the summer we are very busy and in the winter we get to do a fair amount of traveling.

Kariann Urry Tensmeyer-- Let's see, the last 10 years have flown by. After graduation I went to 1 year at Weber State and then decided to do a dental assisting program that my neighbor was doing. After getting my certificate in 2002 I got a job for an Endodontist. I met who is now my husband in May of 2002 and we were married December of 2002. In 2003 Ryan transferred up to Utah State and I worked for a Dentist until our first child was born in 2005. I have been able to stay home with my kids since she was born. We had plans of moving to Ogden area after graduation but have stayed in Logan and we love it. I have since had 2 more children (all girls) and we have another child (don't know the gender) on the way, due in January of 2012. I have had the opportunity to go to Brazil and I finally made it to Disnyeland along with many other small trips here and there with my family. I guess you could say I'm where I thought I'd be in 10 years, I love my life.

Brooklin Vernieuw Healy-- After high school, I attended Utah State University for 3 years where I met my husband of 9 years, Brian Healy, from Salt Lake. When he graduated from USU we moved to Bountiful, Utah and I transferred to Weber State where I finished my senior year of school and received my Bachelor's degree in Literary Studies and Psychology in 2005. I worked for the State of Utah for 2 ½ years, until I left the office to start a new job as a mother. We lived in Bountiful for three years until an opportunity came up that took us to the East Coast. In 2007 we moved to Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington DC. We thought we’d be back home in Utah after a couple of years—but nearly four years later we recently bought a house and call Reston, Virginia our home…. for a while at least. Brian and I have two kids—a daughter, Reagan, who is 4 ½ and a son, Jon, who is 2. For now, I’m doing the mommy thing and loving life.

Jenny Walker Story-- After graduation, I attended Weber State for a few years working on my Associates Degree. During that time I met my husband, Jacob Story (not the one we all went to school with). We dated for two years and were married in the Salt Lake Temple in January 2005. We bought a house in North Ogden in 2006 and have been here since. I worked for three years with Dr. Pobanz doing Orthodontics and loved it, and knew I wanted to do something in the dental field. In 2006, I was able to open my own photography business, Storybook Photography. We were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Maddyn, in September 2008. At that time I was able to quit my day job and just do photography, and since I had more free time I decided to go back to school and finish my degree. I was accepted into the Dental Hygiene program at Weber State in 2009, and just graduated in April with my Bachelors Degree. I am currently working at three different dental offices and am loving it. Life has been great since graduation. We are planning on building a home and growing our family in the near future as well! Life is good!

April Wangsgard Lopshire-- I went to school at WSU. I graduated in '06 with a Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy. I have been employed at McKay Dee as a Respiratory Therapist since '05. I am married to Travis Lopshire and we will celebrate our 10th anniversary in August. Together we have three wonderful children, Ty is 10, Trinitie is 9, and Ruger is 5. We have chose to raise our children in Huntsville, so they can be raised on a farm as I was. We don't travel much. Our kids rodeo, so that is all the traveling we do.

Corinne Wollschleger Homer-- After graduating highschool, I started college at UVSC in Orem. I spent a summer working in Alaska. I continued my education at DSC, in St. George. It was here that I met my future husband, Tyler Homer. After we met, he left for a fulltime LDS mission to Brazil. I attended Utah State in Logan until I left on an LDS mission to Munich, Germany and Vienna, Austria. Eight months after my mission, I married Tyler in the Salt Lake Temple. We spent the first years of our marriage in St. George while my husband finished his MBA. We now live in the Salt Lake area with our two boys, Ralston (3 1/2 yrs.) and Spencer (1 1/2 yrs.).

John Wolthuis-- A lot has happened in the last ten years, I left on a LDS mission less than 3 months after graduating from Weber High. I served in the New Zealand Wellington Mission from Aug. 2001- Aug. 2003, which has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I returned home, went to school at Weber State for a semester, then transferred to BYU-Idaho where I met my beautiful wife Brittney. We were married in December 2004. I transferred back to Weber State and graduated in December 2006 with a Bachelor's of Integrated Studies Degree with area's of emphasis in Chemistry, Zoology and Sales and Service Technology. I was on my way to Dental School when I was offered a job by my father-in-law and that offer was just too good to refuse. I moved to Portland, OR the day after graduation and immediately started working at West Coast Container, Inc. Brittney and I have one son, Lincoln, who was born in October 2010. He has been a great blessing in our life. We live in West Linn, Oregon, and have spent a lot of time traveling, going to different sporting events and just enjoying life!

Katie Wood Deamer-- After graduation, I went to the ATC for Cosmetology. Got married in 2003 to Jeremy Deamer, who I am still married to. Our 8 year anniversary is this weekend. I started at a salon that fall, but moved and have worked at Split Enz Salon, for about 7 years. We have two girls Reese (4) and Rylee (18 months). When I had my second baby, my husband built me a salon in my house. So now I work right behind my home, (Katie's Salon). We have lived in 4 different places, all within about a half a mile, and have gotten closer and closer to my in-laws each move. In North Ogden. We currently live two houses up the road, and right next door to his grandpa, in a house my husband completely gutted and renovated almost completely by himself. Besides doing hair, and being a mom, I've started making and decorating cakes as a hobby on the side. We've been to Yellowstone and Disneyland a bunch of times. New York and Boston have been my favorite trips we've taken so far, my next goal is to make it outside the country. My husband has been quite a few times without me. I had never flown on a plane before we even got married, which was pathetic, but we've had some fun trips.
Did I think I'd be here in 10 years, I guess so. I think I assumed I'd be a mom, just not sure I realized how happy I would be doing it. That's about it I guess.

Deneal Yeip Schmidt-- Attended Utah state university and majored in flight technology engineering in the professional pilot program. Moved to Oregon in 2004 and started my career as a corporate pilot. Traveling was my passion and I figured what better way to do it then on someone else's dollar. The first 4 yrs. of my career I was blessed to travel the world flying and working as program managers for various contracts. In 2008 I was offered a job that allowed me to take a position flying for a family in Portland. Wanting a little breather I took the job and have been flying for them ever since.
In July 2010 I married the love of my life and we just celebrated our 1 yr. Anniversary. We live in the Portland metro area

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