45th Reunion Survey Results evaluating the School Tour

10/01/07 02:16 PM

Here are the results of the 45th Reunion Survey evaluating the West High School Tour:
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3 - West High School Tour
Q3A: Offer your comments about this event: (4 replies)
"Absolutely terrible. Boring. Needs a person who well help the class to remember their own experiences"
"It was enjoyable and interesting.!"
"The gentleman was so kind to give us the tour. However, it was rather lengthy"
"DID NOT ATTEND"
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Q3B: Should this event be considered for the 50th Reunion: . (9 replies - 2 Yes - 1 No - 6 No Opinion)

45th Reunion Survey Results evaluating the Saturday Night Dinner at Maple Bluff Country Club

10/01/07 02:11 PM

School Tour: 3 out of 25 respondents Golf Outing: 4 out of 25 respondents Dinner: 14 out of 25 respondents Picnic: 11 out of 25 respondents
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Q1A: Please offer your comments about the facilities for the Saturday night dinner. (13 replies)
"Excellent venue! Good food, enough room to mingle,nice evening. Didn't need the interruption for the "class picture.""
"EXCELLENT"
"Best ever. Plenty of comfortable space, terrific service, delicious food."
"Maple Bluff was fine. However, it would have been helpful to have been able to have all attendees sitting in the same room! It was all rather cramped!" "Too cramped for the size of our group but otherwise fine"
"great facility, very enjoyable. Ended too soon. Should not have started speeches so soon cause once they were over, the evening ended. Give more time at dinner and for after-dinner mixing."
"A little crowded."
"The Country Club was a wonderful setting. Needed only to have after dinner dancing"
"Place was superb. It is definitely the best facility so far."
"if we could all be in one room with the lights on"
"great Place, but a bit too small for the number of attendees"
"Excellent"
"A very nice facility, but quite far from the West side"
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Q1B: Please offer your comments about the meal: (12 replies)
"Excellent."
"EXCELLENT"
"Tasty, well presented."
"My meal was fine. Dessert rather than jelly beans?"
"Can't remember it....thanks to a diminished memory!"
"I had vegetarian and it was absolutely delicious"
"Average"
"Good food"
"Meal was very good, excellent."
"good food"
"Excellent"
"It was "OK", but not exceptional."
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Q1C: Offer general comments about this event: (11 replies)
"Wouldn't mind going back there again for the 50th."
"It was great fun just having time together. What we do is secondary."
"Classy"
"Dick did a nice job as MC!"
"A very enjoyable experience"
"it would be nice if we could have the event in a hotel where we could all stay--like we did at the concourse--maybe there are some places on the beltline that could accommodate us."
"It was fun watching the videos.It might have been interesting to hear a few more speakers... perhaps ask if any would like to say a few words."
"**** and I had a wonderful time. I especially enjoyed connecting with old friends again."
"I thought the program was a little corny ( I was never sure if Dick was serious or not )!!!"
"Right amount of comments from the podium"
"OUTSIDE PHOTO WAS TIME-CONSUMING AND DISRUPTIVE"
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Q1D: What would you like to see added or changed in this event: (10 replies)
"Nothing"
"I think it was Nakoma Country Club which was the best place for the dinner. Is it available still, for the 50th?"
"Music and dancing. 50s music."
"Already works well"
"One large room would have been better for the dinner."
"Provide the class photo free, included in the event price"
"Already works well"
larger space,more amenable to visiting
"Buffet like we had at the 40th. We mixed more as we moved around. There were people who attended the dinner that I never knew were there."
"DELETE GROUP PHOTO"

Here are the results of the 45th Reunion Survey evaluation the Saturday Night Dinner at Maple Bluff Country Club
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1 - Saturday Night Dinner
Q1: Which of the activities did you attend or participate in?
Friday Night Reception: 10 out of 25 respondents

45th Reunion Survey Results evaluating the Picnic/Pig Roast

10/01/07 02:09 PM

Here are the results of the 45th Reunion Survey evaluating the Picnic/Pig Roast:
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5 - Picnic/Pig Roast
Q5A: Offer your comments about this event: (9 replies)
"It's a nice wind-up for the weekend, and the pork is great"
"Great fun. Good location. Nice to see some of the old teachers"
"Nice event"
"I had to leave mid-morning. How about a buffet breakfast rather than the Pig Roast?"
"For me, seeing Mr. Antonie again was one of the highlights of the entire weekend."
"It was great.I really enjoyed seeing the West High teachers."
"This was a "want-a-be" pig roast. The food was inadequate and the selection was poor. If we need to charge more, let's do it."
"great, as always"
"DELETE THIS FUNCTION. IT WILL SAVE MANY HOURS OF WORK FOR OUR SLAVES.. IT ALSO REMOVES WEATHER CONCERNS. HAVE A SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE SAME "UNDER-ONE-ROOF" CONCEPT."
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Q5B: What would you like to see added or changed in this event: (6 replies)
"Nothing"
"Have the guy who danced the applejack be accompanied by others, with actual music in the background."
"Nothing"
"Buffet breakfast rather than pig roast?"
"Liked it just the way it was"
"HAVE ALL FUNCTIONS (EXCEPT GOLF) UNDER ONE ROOF. THIS REMOVES ALL DRIVING CONSIDERATIONS. I ALSO REMEMBER HAVING MUCH MORE CONTACT WITH VARIOUS CLASSMATES AROUND THE HOTEL IN THE RESTAURANTS, LOBBY AND GUEST'S ROOMS."
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Q5C: Should this event be considered for the 50th Reunion: . (11 replies - 10 Yes - 1 No Opinion)

45th Reunion Survey Results evaluating Golf Outing

10/01/07 02:04 PM

Here are the results of the 45th Reunion Survey evaluating the Golf Outing:
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4 - Golf Outing
Q4A: Offer your comments about this event: (4 replies)
"It would be nice to attract more people, but those that played had a great time."
"Did not attend"
"A few people dropped out when another small outing was put together for the day before (friday) by another classmate. It became a scheduling problem."
"LOTS OF FUN...WISH MORE WOULD PARTICIPATE"
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Q4B: Should this event be considered for the 50th Reunion: . (9 replies - 3 Yes - 6 No Opinion)

45th Reunion Survey Results - General Comments questions:

10/01/07 02:03 PM

"i think the Ladies Luncheon on Saturday (or it could be brunch)--turned out to be fun --it could be included in the festivities."
"The luncheon on Sat. noon for the "class of '58 ladies" was a very nice added event. Phyllis Mintz planned it."
"Great job by Chuck with the directory etc. Nice work by John Lorimer with organizing."
"The committee did a wonderful job...Thanks Again!!"
"GREAT JOB BOYS AND GIRLS!" =======================================
Q7A: Which of the past reunions have you attended: (out of 29 total respondents): 10th (14) - 15th (11) - 20th (14) - 25th (15) 30th - (13) 35th - (11 ) - 40th (17 ) - 45th (15)
Q7B: Should we have a formal dinner on Saturday night : ( 26 replies - Yes [21] - No Opinion [5])
Q7C: Should dinner be held at: ( 26 replies - Hotel [4] - Country Club [8] - Restaurant [3] - Doesn't Matter [11])
Q7D: What type of meal do you prefer: ( 26 replies - Sit Down [14] - Buffet [11] - Other [1] )
Q7E: Should the Reunion Committee consider holding the 50th Reunion at a difference time of the year: (21 replies - Yes [3] - No Opinion [8])
Q7E2 If the 50th Reunion were held at a different time of year, which period would you prefer: (4 replies - Fall (Sep-Nov) [2] - Summer (Jun-Aug) [1] - Winter (Dec-Feb) [1]
Q7F: Is it important to have our reunion coincide with the Madison Art Fair on the Capital Square: (23 replies - Yes [2] - No Opinion [2] - No [19]) =======================================
Q7G: List any activities that you would like to see included in our 50th Reunion : (8 replies)
"Wheel chair races; memory Olympics; hearing and eyesight contests; rocking chair marathon; bingo for the boring; sit-down jitterbug dancing (just hold hands and wiggle).LOL"
"Remembering West High" group experience"
"Sunday morning Buffet Breakfast? Saturday dinner at a Hotel so that many people might also stay at that Hotel!"
"I couldn't attend this year, but the ladies luncheon was a great idea, and the variety of activities is super."
"wheelchair races down the halls of west high"
"I would prefer that we not choose such a hot and humid time of summer. Although, according to the website we have already chosen the July weekend already."
"I couldn't attend this year, but the ladies luncheon was a great idea, and the variety of activities is super"
"WHEEL CHAIR RACES...CANE FENCING...DROOLING...TEETH CLACKING...TELLING OLD STORIES AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. OUTLAW ANY REFERENCES TO GRANDCHILDREN. MUCH GROPING. HAPPY TRAILS EVERYBODY!" =======================================
Q7H: Is there a per person cost threshold that might cause you to decide not to attend our 50th Reunion: (20 replies - Plan to attend if reasonable [18] - Over $75 [2]

45th Reunion Survey Results evaluating the Friday Night Reception

10/01/07 02:00 PM

Here are the results of the 45th Reunion Survey evaluating the Friday Night Reception (aka "Keg Party"):
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Q2A: Offer your comments about this event (9 replies):
"Venue was ok, a little crowded, but it was inside which was nice. AC problem but they tried to fix it. Hard to find just the right place, I'm sure. It's a nice ice breaker for the weekend."
"Better setup than the 40th, but very noisy room. Of course, anywhere we would be would be noisy I think."
"Good place."
"Informal setting for meeting people and having a lot of time to talk. A little crowded, but that's to be expected"
"I enjoyed it, though we arrived quite late."
"The informality and friendliness of most was delightful. It was a good ice breaker."
"Nice time !!"
"great idea...gave some of us some extra time to catch up with old friends"
"EXCELLENT, BUT QUITE REMOTE LOCATION. TOO MUCH DRIVING REQUIRED. LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING WAS A FLUKE."
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Q2B: What would you like to see added or changed in this event (6 replies):
"It's fine"
"Just the room, especially as we get older and harder of hearing anyway"
"Seemed about right."
"i think we definitely should have an event on Friday night--but does it always have to be at a bar--and how about for dinner?"
"Just fine the way it was."
"HAVE ALL EVENTS UNDER ONE ROOF, INCLUDING LODGING."
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Q2C: Should this event be considered for the 50th Reunion: . (12 replies - 12 Yes)

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