In June 2013, alumni of Coral Reef High School, Miami's Mega Magnet, class of 2003 gathered for a remarkable weekend remembering life, friends, and youth during our 10 year reunion. Along the way, organizers Anais Sori, Cynthia Palanquet, Raul Garcia and Leonardo Santos Araujo were helped by fellow 'Cuda alumni, friends, family, and community to accomplish the goal of giving '03 Alumni the reunion they asked for-- on a budget.
If you do not have a reunion company hired, this series is for you. If you have hired a company, please comment with your recommendation! Your contributions are always welcome. Over the next few posts, you'll learn how to plan and execute your reunion with little trouble and lots of fun! This is a five part series of posts which will later be summarized for those who missed it. So what to do first?
1. Establish your committee and its members.
Groups need leadership. Assign roles and tasks so that everyone does their part.
2. Determine how the committee will communicate throughout planning, i.e. Private Facebook Message, Secret Facebook Group, Email, Google Group?
OVER COMMUNICATION IS BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL.
3. Claim and EIN Number from the IRS
Typically the treasurer of the committee will do this as they are the keepers of the funds.
4. Open a FREE checking account with the EIN to manage all reunion related funds *This is especially important so that committee members are not mixing their personal bank funds with reunion funds. You will be able to track costs and reimburse members for any out of pocket costs (and there will be out of pocket costs).
5. Create a FREE PayPal account and link the checking account.
We live in a digital world. Many businesses now accept PayPal as a method of payment. It's also a simple way to reimburse committee members. When ticket sales start you will want to either host a PayPal button on your site or link your PayPal account to the ticket sale tool you are using such as Eventbrite. PayPal creates a smooth flow of payment going out and coming in. *Keep in mind these sites have minimal fees to consider when budgeting and planning on ticket prices. Pricing and tickets will be addressed in a later post.
If you're Coral Reef High School alumni there's good news, we already did most of this for you. All that's left is selecting your committee! If you're planning a reunion for a CRHS Class email anais@cudareunion.com for permissions and access to the CRHS Alumni Association account to help you budget your reunion. Need a CudaReunion.com email address for you and your committee members? Just ask! The alumni association exists to support you!
The next post will be about selecting your events and setting up your tickets including what should your rate be and how do you launch your sales. How much in advance should you notify and start tracking down alumni? What are the costs to include in ticket pricing? How do we track sales? Lots of questions we asked in our own planning and thankfully were able to get answered!
What questions would you ask? Post a comment and it may be addressed in the next post!
Miami Coral Reef Senior High Alumni Reunion. If you attended Coral Reef High School. Check back once in a while for the latest on our class reunions and alumni updates.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Alumna in the Spotlight: Anais Sori, M.A.
Current Occupation: Marketing Manager
Title: Social Media Manager/Online Marketing Consultant
Academy at Coral Reef High School: VPA, Orchestra: Violin
Favorite Memory/Activity about the Reef: Daily Lunch and Breakfast with the usual crew. DJ party at Lunch hour. Floating around visiting the diverse groups of friends I had everywhere. There's so much I can list here. My high school experience was like non-other. I am truly grateful to say I loved high school.
After graduation: Soon after graduation I went to a concert at Al Lopez Park to celebrate Inauguration Day of Dominican Republic before packing up my car and driving into the next chapter of my life--college. I attended the University of South Florida and graduated in 2007 with my B.A. in English, Creative Writing. After what seems like a career as an intern, I finally got my first permanent position at the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) where I worked for the HACU National Internship program in Washington, D.C. While working for HACU I completed my Master of Arts degree program in Strategic Communications. My experience at HACU coupled with my under graduate and graduate degrees lead me to chapter two of life after high school--career. For the last eight years I have been a social media marketing consultant and manager helping small and large businesses or organizations achieve their goals with online marketing.
This past year I had the honor to use what I have learned about web content, social media, and email marketing to spread the word about our 10 year class reunion. After all the years of hard work and learning it was an absolute treat to finally give back to the class of 2003. Thank you for being my friends, my classmates, and teachers. As alumni of Coral Reef High School we have something special within us and all around us. That special something is what brought us back together in 2013 and it will always keep us together. Once again we united as one to celebrate our lives. We celebrated the happiness we once had as children, as teenagers, and as young adults who perhaps had the best high school experience there ever was. I look forward to seeing who plans our 15th or 20th year reunion and helping them communicate their efforts as we did in 2013.
Click to read more alumni stories and find out how to submit your own! Visit the post: Alumni in the Spotlight, Will it be you?
Update your contact information when you click: Submit Your Contact Info and help future organizers find you!
For anyone who will step up to the plate and plan our next reunion:
I'm here to support you! CudaReunion.com is my gift to the Class of 2003 and all CRHS Alumni. A place where our legacy's will live on forever. Keep sharing your alumni stories. We have many stories to tell and lots of time to tell them. Let me know if you want an email address at cudareunion.com or classof2003reunion.com to communicate when you plan our next reunion. Send content for CudaReunion.com to barracuda@classof2003reunion.com to update our class on what's happening with our reunion. Encourage classmates to update their contact info so you can send out invitations or email updates regarding our reunion. Not every one is on Facebook and we never know how long Facebook will be the top social media platform. If you need the Coral Reef High School Alumni Association PayPal account to help you manage reunion planning or our Eventbrite account, just ask! There are ways to set up multiple access so you can mange everything you need without having to re-create accounts that are already here for you. No need to re-invent the wheel! Save yourself time and let's support each other!
Get connected with me!
Twitter and Instagram: @DigitalSori
Click to read more alumni stories and find out how to submit your own! Visit the post: Alumni in the Spotlight, Will it be you?
Update your contact information when you click: Submit Your Contact Info and help future organizers find you!
For anyone who will step up to the plate and plan our next reunion:
I'm here to support you! CudaReunion.com is my gift to the Class of 2003 and all CRHS Alumni. A place where our legacy's will live on forever. Keep sharing your alumni stories. We have many stories to tell and lots of time to tell them. Let me know if you want an email address at cudareunion.com or classof2003reunion.com to communicate when you plan our next reunion. Send content for CudaReunion.com to barracuda@classof2003reunion.com to update our class on what's happening with our reunion. Encourage classmates to update their contact info so you can send out invitations or email updates regarding our reunion. Not every one is on Facebook and we never know how long Facebook will be the top social media platform. If you need the Coral Reef High School Alumni Association PayPal account to help you manage reunion planning or our Eventbrite account, just ask! There are ways to set up multiple access so you can mange everything you need without having to re-create accounts that are already here for you. No need to re-invent the wheel! Save yourself time and let's support each other!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Attendee list as of June 8, 2013
Wondering who you might see at our reunion events June 7th and June 8th?
Take a look at the list on CudaReunion.Eventbrite.com! Below is the current list. To view this on the Eventbrite site, you must be on the desktop version. If you are mobile, be sure to scroll to the bottom and click "View Full Site" and our attendee list is at the bottom of the ticket page. *Not every person that was in attendance is on this list.* Which academy do you represent? Share a comment below this post!
Take a look at the list on CudaReunion.Eventbrite.com! Below is the current list. To view this on the Eventbrite site, you must be on the desktop version. If you are mobile, be sure to scroll to the bottom and click "View Full Site" and our attendee list is at the bottom of the ticket page. *Not every person that was in attendance is on this list.* Which academy do you represent? Share a comment below this post!
- Crystal Simmons
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Carlos Salazar Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Jeanette Baffa
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Jannese Correa
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Christian Riera
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Jennifer Correa Riera
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Vikramjit Scoggins
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Sanpreet Dhaliwal
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Renata Bishop
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Tavaris Lee
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Julia Burnette
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The International Baccalaureate Academy
- Tavaris Lee
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Jaclyn Ojeda
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Andrea Ford
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Christina Neal
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Curtis Francis
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Valesca Francis
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The International Baccalaureate Academy
- Jennifer Davis-Tuff
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Marquise Tuff
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- John Hinson
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Kahlida Lloyd
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Legal & Public Affairs Academy
- Larsen Griffin
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Morgan Jordan
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Fernando Martinez
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Leonardo Araujo
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Michael Lott
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- TYLAR WEBB
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- David Reeves
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Kristy Schriver
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Christopher Corredor
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Christine Corredor
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Shawanna Henderson
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Carolyn Britt
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Legal & Public Affairs Academy
- David Shoemaker
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Natalie Barrios
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Legal & Public Affairs Academy
- Raul Garcia
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Shakeda Ferguson
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Roshni Phalgoo
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The International Baccalaureate Academy
- Cris Whitaker
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Fernando Martinez
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Trish Cordero
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- John Detmer
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Jessica Detmer
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Ingrid Acosta
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Health Sciences Academy
- Talia Attai
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Kevin Attai
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Alberto Blanco
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Jean-Marc Chanoine Esq.
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Erika Johnson
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- David Solomon
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Janessa Lopez-Medina
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Health Sciences Academy
- Daniel Medina
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Health Sciences Academy
- Dominique Murphy
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Kahlida Lloyd
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Legal & Public Affairs Academy
- TYLAR WEBB
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Business & Finance Academy
- Tabitha Barattini
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Charles Barattini
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Melissa Candelaria
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Gabriel Candelaria
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Rosalia Alban
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Bryan Candelaria
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- John Hinson
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Jeff Matray
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: None. I am a guest
- Ingrid Aguero
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Cynthia Palanquet
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
- Anais Sori
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Visual & Performing Arts Academy
- Ila Flannigan
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: The Legal & Public Affairs Academy
Friday, June 7, 2013
Alumna in the Spotlight: Amy Rejaian
Current Occupation/ Title: Resident Physician
Academy: Health Sciences
Favorite Memory: Going on HOSA field trips and cheering on my cousin, Ingrid, as she played for our hockey team.
After graduation:
After high school I attended the University of Miami and graduated in 2007 with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
In the spring of 2009 I began medical school at AUC (American University of the Caribbean). Many of my most treasured memories stem from my time in St. Maarten, where I completed the basic sciences portion of my schooling. After that, I returned to the U.S. and completed my clinical rotations in both Miami and NY hospitals.
I am extremely grateful to say that last month I graduated med school and was fortunate to match into my top choice for Family Medicine. In just a few weeks I will be starting my residency at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
My plan for the future (if I’m lucky) is to work for an organization like Doctors Without Borders, where I can travel the world and do a bit of good at the same time. In the meantime, I’m sure that residency will have me dedicating all of my spare time to sleeping, studying, and sleeping some more.
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Hey, reader, what have you been up to since 2003? Check out how you can submit your profile just like Amy--correction: Dr. Rejaian, and catch up on other submitted alumni stories! Click Here.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Submit Public Photos for Our Reunion Album! Use #03CudaReunion
With all that's going on how will we track pictures and updates?!
For Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest AND FACEBOOK PUBLIC POSTS:
Use our event tag! #03CudaReunion!
You may also email barracuda@classof2003reunion.com with links or files to add you images to the 10 year reunion album.
To Email a Post to the Class of 2003 Group send it to: coralreefclassof2003@groups.facebook.com
With our event hashtag everyone will be able to follow our reunion as it happens. After the weekend we'll search all of the internet for #03CudaReunion tags to track down images and create a single Class of 2003 10 Year Reunion Album.
Doooo iiiiiit!
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
The Class of 2003 Reunion T-Shirt is Ready!
We're almost there! Our class reunion is this weekend and what better way to commemorate this memorable occasion than with a classy t-shirt? Order yours here: http://cudareunion.eventbrite.com/
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T-Shirts Available for EVERYONE!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Alumna in the Spotlight: Ebony L. Orr
Current Occupation:Health Services
Title:Health Education Specialist
Your Academy at Coral Reef High School:Agriscience & Engineering Technology Academy
Your Favorite Memory/Activity about the Reef:Lunch time meet-ups with Chloe Forbes, Camille Cohen, Sommer Jackson, Melanie Blake, Marjani Christian, and Robyn Lyn.
What did you do after graduation?
After high school, I planned to go to Temple University to study public health. However, my mother passed away just a few months after graduation. I stayed close to home--attended FIU and received a Bachelor’s degree in Health Service Administration and a Masters in Public Health with a specialization in health promotion and disease prevention. I worked at Miami-Dade AHEC for 5 years coordinating programs and managing grants, namely the center’s Susan G. Komen for the Cure community education grant. During that time I also became a Certified Health Education Specialist. I recently relocated to Washington, DC for a new position. I’m now responsible for the entire health education program of an MCO that’s specifically for children with special needs. I’ve been fortunate to earn a living serving the community which has always been my passion; it’s a trait that I inherited from my mom. I’m also working on a Doctorate in Health Science and may do a little teaching in the near future.
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