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To enhance the connection experience amid the large turnout and expansive Hyatt floorplan, we’re setting up good old-fashioned Homerooms. Partygoers will be directed to their homeroom upon check-in.
Arranged by decades, one large space will be home to the classes of ’59-’79. The 1980s will have a room, so will the 90’s, and one for ’00-plus. Near each doorway will be a large board where attendees will be listed and can check in. Serving as a home base for the entire night, each Homeroom will be a great place to check back, see who’s around, see who’s checked-in, and leave a note. And don’t forget the Teachers’ Lounge. That’s where retired and current faculty and staff can hang out to connect with their students from the past. Of course, you’re free to roam, just consider these spaces as your home base to regroup and connect. In May of 2022 we lost the legendary coach, administrator, Park District pillar, Lisle icon, Foundation namesake, and multiple Hall of Famer, Carlin Nalley. A whole lot of people around the state and nation in athletic and education circles know of Lisle, Illinois and LHS as the home of Carlin Nalley.
At “Together Again” we will honor Coach with an area in the “Teachers’ Lounge” with some memorabilia and scrapbooks, and a toast in the main ballroom when the DJ fires things up at 9:30. Coach’s family of LHS alums; Karla, John, and Alan, plus Mrs. Nancy Nalley will all be at “Together Again”. Coach loved the all-years reunion concept and the four he attended. No question he’ll be there on October 15 in spirit. John Deffner is the second act (1:00 to 1:45) for the Lisle Alumni Rock Fest Saturday, October 15.10/8/2022 John Deffner Lisle Class of 73 will be performing a solo act starting at 1:00 on Saturday, Oct. 15. John acquired a Music Education degree from Illinois State. Retired from Financial Services industry in 2018. Married 41 years with 3 daughters. Performing solo, playing Billy Joel-52nd Street and Piano Man. Elton John-Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me and Rocket Man. Procal Harum-White Shade of Pale. Beatles-Something and Yesterday and Billy Vera-At.
Street Sweeper- Opens the Lisle Alumni Rock Fest at noon Saturday, October 15.
The Street Sweepers Trio will "play to the crowd." They paly classic rock and consist of guitar, bass and Nate on drums. Classic ONE of the best parts of hosting our All-Years reunions is watching family members gather to celebrate together while connecting with their schoolmates from across the graduating classes.
The Lednovich family will be reuniting in one week at "Together Again" the all years reunion at the Hyatt Lisle. Life has separated the seven of them geographically, so the all-years reunion is a chance for them to hold a family reunion within the reunion. "We get together so infrequently, all of us," Al Lednovich said. The Lisle Alumni Carlin Nalley Foundation is pleased to provide the perfect opportunity for the Lednovich family and all LHS alums to do the same We are still working on the details but, Lisle Elementary (pictured above) the new school on the site of the old Meadows School is confirmed for an open house.
We are waiting on Lisle schools to confirm other schools for open houses. Times and details will be shared as we learn them. Lisle’s All-Years Reunion “Together Again” officially begins Friday October 14, when the Lions host the Manteno Panthers at Benedictine Field. The JV kicks-off at 5:30, the varsity game follows at approximately 7:00 pm. The entire northern end of the home stands and press box complex has been reserved for Lisle alumni and guests. Outstanding views via indoor and outdoor space at the top of the stadium. The perfect spot to gather with fellow alums and watch the Navy and White battle to victory. All alums registered for “Together Again” will be admitted at no charge. Otherwise, tickets are at the general admission fee of $5.00. Once inside the stadium the press box plaza is accessible via elevator or the bleacher steps. Lite refreshments will be available on the alumni plaza, full concessions are in the ground level concourse. Let’s have a great alumni turnout to kick-off the weekend’s festivities and root the Lions on to victory. Check out the press box accommodations.
“Together Again”, the all-years reunion slated for Saturday, October 15 at the Lisle Hilton promises to be
a phenomenal night of music, refreshments, and most of all, connections. With so many major life events delayed, cancelled or downsized due to Covid, the previous couple of years has left some voids in everyone’s social life. A couple of months before the country shut down, Ron Logeman was inducted into Lisle’s Hall of Fame. A nice reception was held at the Hyatt in his honor, but the pandemic was already affecting attendance at group functions. A year later, Beverly Fiore was inducted into the Hall of Fame, but no reception took place under the shutdown. Both legendary and beloved educators, coaches, and mentors deserved a bigger event in their honor. Now’s our chance The Lisle Alumni Carlin Nalley Foundation is pleased announce both Beverly Fiore and Ron Logeman will attend Together Again. The pair touched so many lives in so many positive ways, “Together Again” is the perfect way to greet and congratulate them and let them know how you’re doing and share some memories. We’re sure these Hall of Famers would love to see you. Lisle high School's fifth All-Years Reunion aptly titled, “Together Again”.
Together Again, the Carlin Nalley Foundation’s Fifth All-Years Reunion is weeks away and it’s generating several questions and even a few concerns. We’re answering them here!
I DON’T DRINK That’s okay. We understand there’s some teetotalers among the group. That’s why our base registration fee is $45. You won’t pay for booze you didn’t drink. Non-alcoholic beverages are available as a cash item all night long. Your fee will include the casual food items available all evening. Plus, the music, activities, and your chance to party. All the fun is our gift to you! IS DINNER SERVED? No, but there’ll be snacks throughout the night, then some more substantial late-night chow to soak up the libations. We’ll roll out some creative food options to fuel the final few hours of the bash. I SEE I CAN GET DRINK TICKETS UP FRONT. CAN I BUY MORE? You bet. Drink tickets will be available all night. In fact, we’re going to have a pair of official specialty drinks to Lion-ize the party! So no fear, your whistle will be wetted through the wee hours. WHO HAS REGISTERED FROM MY CLASS? Well, we really can’t give out that info, including the fact our registrations change daily. So here’s a request. BRING your classmates with you! Remember, YOU PLUS TWO. We’re counting on it. The beauty of our All-Years format is you’ll run into plenty of people you know from outside of your graduating class. But all LHS alums are ambassadors for TOGETHER AGAIN! Your mission is to get the band back together and plan to meet at the Lisle Hyatt on October 15! I DON’T DO REUNIONS If we had a dollar for everyone in the past four all-years events who said that, came anyway, and had the time of their life, well…..we could probably lower our admission price for this one! “I almost didn’t come, now I’m so glad I did,” is a popular refrain. WILL THERE BE ENTERTAINMENT? Alumnus Ken Modaff (’72) and alumnus mom Stefanie Brinegar (mom to Justin and Josie, LHS ’18) and the Call me Jo Band kicks off the evening in the main ballroom. Two hours of rockin’ it out. Call me Jo plays their final song around 8:00 before jetting off to open for the Stones (okay, maybe that isn’t true) a DJ will take over and the dance hall is open. It’ll be loud and wild! HOWEVER, because we have the entire ground floor of the Hyatt, there’s copious amounts of space away from the crazy’s so you can talk and yuk it up with your pals from LHS without having to shout. I SEE EVERYONE I WANT TO SEE OUTSIDE OF REUNIONS ……Until you come to an All-Years reunion and realize a few need to be added to your speed dial and inner circle. IT’S AT A HOTEL SO DO I GET A BREAK ON THE ROOM? Yup. The Hyatt is offering a special rate for LHS partygoers. Simply call the Hyatt at (630) 852-1234 and tell them you’re part of the Lisle alumni block and plan to stagger to your room in the wee hours. On our website you’ll also notice a place for you to register for a party and pass-out package (we don’t officially call it that, but you get the gist). The package is room, drink tix for two, and a little sponsorship of the evening, plus our undying gratitude! I HAVE PLANS THAT NIGHT. Welp, if they’re local how ‘bout the best of both worlds? Do your thing until your thing is done, then head to the Hyatt. Food is coming out after 10 or so, bar closes at 2 am…..and you can get a room upstairs. Sounds like a doubleheader to me! WHEN IS THE NEXT ALL YEARS REUNION? October 15, 2022. See what I did there? Subliminal messaging. That IS our next all-years reunion. The message is to be at the Lisle Hyatt this October. No time like the present! I HEARD THE ALL-YEARS REUNIONS ARE FOR OLD PEOPLE Hey there pal, watch it. Ever see the movie “Woodstock”? That generation INVENTED big parties. We guaranty plenty of alums from the 60’s and 70’s will close-down the bar at 2 am. Still, if you’re the class of ’99, ’09, or ‘19 we don’t expect you to want to party like it’s 1959. The Hyatt is ENORMOUS, and we have every square inch of the ground floor plus the indoor party tent so you can hang with the alums from your era in whatever corner you carve out. Just know the ballroom will be rocking with Lions. Hope you can keep up. I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR. Well, we draw the line at nothing, but beyond that wear whatever! We’ve had prom dresses to gym shorts, three-piece suits to sundresses. Jeans, T’s, evening gowns. We’ve even had some where white slacks despite it being after Labor Day. Nobody cares what you wear. Or what you do, or what you failed to do. Or that you look older than you did in the yearbook (Spoiler alert: you’re not alone). Or that you put on a few (see previous spoiler alert). We’ll miss you and that’s worse than showing up in your SpongeBob Onesie or Daisy Dukes. SHOULD WE PIGGY-BACK OUR CLASS REUNION WITH THE ALL-YEARS REUNION? Yes. A very good idea. And we can help you publicize through our website and all-years reunion correspondence. Every all-years reunion included groups that met for dinner then headed to the big event en masse. And “REUNIONS” come in many forms. + Class Reunions + Family Reunions + Team Reunions + Cast Reunions + Neighborhood Reunions + 1973 Student walk-out reunions (okay, maybe that’s a stretch although it actually happened) Contact Jay Grochowski, Nalley Foundation Director at [email protected] and let’s put our heads together. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? YOU PLUS TWO…. Push, prod, cajole, shame, brow beat, whatever it takes to encourage others to meet you at “TOGETHER AGAIN” In a crazy world of uncertainty one thing is for certain. Our little town and the people of our school days are a sight for sore eyes. So, start by signing up. We’ve made it uber-easy via our website. It’s also your home for all the key information so check back daily. Then find two more people and have them find two more of their own. YOU PLUS TWO, rinse and repeat. If something comes up, we’re not going to keep your money so it’s fully refundable. Hey, we went to school together, so we’ve got your back. SUMMARY REGISTER NOW and talk it up for the next two months. The Nalley Foundation will rock the foundation of the Lisle Hyatt October 15, 2022, 6:30pm til 2:00 am.
Photos Needed - Upload to the Shutterfly Shared Photo Album!
In order to gain momentum for the reunion, we are hoping to utilize your best high school photos to promote AY5 on our social media pages--this includes yearbook photos, athletics, homecoming events, prom pictures, sports teams, musicals, etc. Therefore, please upload photos of your favorite high school memories to this shared Shutterfly album here: https://lislealumniphotos.shutterfly.com/pictures. Please create a new album titled 'Your name and graduating year', for example, Rachel Birkley, 2013. In addition, these photos will be compiled into a slideshow and will be projected the night of the reunion, so you can reminisce (and hopefully laugh a lot) all night long. ? |
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