Russell Wilde

While ya'll are reuniting I'll be hard at work reporting the news in Austin, Texas. I've been at News 8 Austin for a little over a year, and to think 10 years ago it was Red Devil Point of View...After graduation I went to SUU, went on a two year sabbatical to Houston, then back to SUU. My first job was @ KCSG in St. George. I covered floods, fires, and Warren Jeffs. After nearly 3 years I thought I'd mix things up by quitting my job and getting married.I met my wife, Chow (Charmaine) during my last year at SUU. She proposed, I said yes, and she said what was your name again. After that exchange we dated for a little over a year and then she went on an 18 month sabbatical to Hawaii.After her return we dated for a few more months and headed to Canada to get hitched. (We're both half Canadian, our goal is have a child that is 100% Canadian.)On our wedding day I got a call about the job in Austin, three days later I got the voice mail. We rerouted our honey to the Lone Star State. A month later we were starting our new life in Texas.The past 15 months have been great. Being married is stupid fun and my job is great.I do the myblogface thing, you can look me up, or go to http://www.wildewedding.com/. Oh and if anyone has seen David Young in the last 5 years or so, let me know.

Ryan Vogel

I really can’t believe it’s been 10 years already! I wish I could make it to the reunion this summer but we just can’t make it out right now... I would like to say first though – a BIG THANK YOU to Sherie and Sophie for this blog in addition to all the hard work they have done for the reunion. This is all due to them and their dedication.

Well, the past 10 years have been eventful. After graduation, I attended UVSC for a year before serving a mission to the Philippines. Two years later I was back at UVSC, which I loved, where I finished up in 2004, graduating in Political Science and English. I took a year “off” after college and was fortunate enough to be able to teach introductory political science and American history classes at UVSC for three semesters.

It was during this time that I met my wonderful and beautiful wife Maren, from Kaysville, Utah. As some of you know who have met her she is amazing and a perfect match for me (i.e. she makes fun of me mercilessly and humbles me every day!) After a year of dating – sometimes long distance when I moved to Washington, DC – we were married in May of 2006. We currently live in Alexandria, Virginia (across the river from DC) and are loving life out here.

I moved out to DC in 2005 for law school at American University and to work on the Hill with Senator Hatch’s office. It has been a great experience and in the past couple years I have been able to work at the State Department and with a pro bono law firm assisting post-conflict states with writing constitutions and peace treaties. Pretty much my dream jobs! I just graduated from law school and right now I am studying for the Maryland bar. I will take up my new job for the Department of Defense (at the Pentagon) doing foreign policy work in August. Maren currently works at a lobbying firm downtown but we are planning on starting a family in the very near future. Life has been really busy but very good to us.

Anyway, it is great to see all the people in here! I really wish I could have made it back to Utah for the reunion. If anyone wants to stay in touch – or get back in touch – email me at ryanjvogel@hotmail.com. Have fun and see you in 5 or 10!

Crystal (Cox) Hurst

It is amazing that it has been 10 years. Wow, has time flown by for me. I have been greatly blessed in those 10 years. I left Springville for Alaska just a few days after graduation. I started work as an insurance agent for Geico and was there for a couple years. I finally decided I wanted to go to college. So I moved back home and started at BYU. I attended there for a year while I was assistant manager at Krispy Kreme in Orem and was trying to start modeling on the side. I didn't go back to school after that first year, but instead worked extra long hours. And went on my first date with Justin, my husband, during finals. He worked out of state for the summer, so we did the long distance thing and fell in love. Six short months later we were married over Thanksgiving break in Virginia. We had to rush back to Utah where I had to train my replacement at Krispy Kreme before we moved to Reno. In Reno, I was able to assist in the opening of a new Krispy Kreme there as the assistant manager. Yup, I got a whole bunch of doughnuts every single day. I totally miss them now. Justin worked for his brother in law at Gale Building Products working with installing insulation and gutters. After a year in Reno, Justin was able to get a job in the computer field in Alaska. His major at BYU had been in computers so he was happy to move up here for a good job. In December 2002 we made the move to Anchorage, AK. Bought our house and have been here since. I was able to start work at Geico again as an insurance agent. And did that up until our second child was born last year, when I was able to be a stay at home mom and have loved it ever since. A dream come true being home with these little ones. In September 2003 we were blessed with Ryan. Our now rambunctious three and a half year old who always keeps me on my toes. Then we had Kara in May 2007. Our little darling princess just turned one and that year has gone insanely fast for me. We are now awaiting the arrival of child number three, which is a surprise. I am due in 40 days and yep the countdown has begun. This is why I am unable to attend the reunion. If anyone wants to keep in touch, we have a family website http://thehurst.com/ I try to keep the blog up to date with new pictures and info about the family. I am currently doing an at home preschool for my son and he is doing great at it. I am trying to finish the alphabet before the next baby comes so we aren't interrupted at w or x. Good luck to everyone it is great to read your stories.

MaryJane (Gillett) West

I enjoyed reading others’ posts so thought I would share a little what I have been up to since our Graduation.
After high school I went to UofU. I started out in nursing, but then took a psychology class and realized how much I enjoyed it (I learned I wasn’t the only crazy person around) and pursued psychology.
In 2000 I grew tired of Utah and needed an adventure, so I tried to think of the furthest place possible, in my mind it was Africa. I volunteered with a program (kind of like the Peace Corp). Basically I rode around the States in a hippie van raising funds for Africa. Yeah, they had us “idealistic” kids begging for money on the streets all over the country. After 6 months of fundraising on the streets I went to Zambia, Africa for 6 months and volunteered in the “bush” with the HIV/AIDS centers and the preschool teachers. An amazing experience, but mostly because I met my husband, David West, while working in Zambia.
2001 David and I returned to Utah so I could finish school, David didn’t know at that time that I am a professional student. I switched my major to Sociology and graduated with a double BS in Psychology and Sociology. No, I don’t use my degrees.
David finally convinced me to marry him (after 5 years of dating) and we married in 2005. A couple months later we adopted a darling dog, the famous Mr. Charlie Brown. He is the joy of our life.
Currently, David and I live in Springdale, Utah, (right at the mouth of Zion Canyon). We own a beautiful fine art photography gallery, David J. West Gallery, which we opened April 1, 2007. (David is a photographer). We are opening our second gallery (mixed-media) July 1, 2008, Old Church Gallery, also in Springdale, Utah. Our current website is http://www.davidjwest.com/.
I just signed up for classes, sigh, for Autumn semester.
We spend our time going crazy in Nature.

Matt Gammell

Since High School, I attended UVSC for a year then served a mission in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. After my mission I attended UVSC for 1 semester then transferred to BYU. I married Christie Newbury, from Springville, in April a year after my mission. I graduated from BYU in 2004 with a bachelors degree in Facilities Management. I have always worked for the family business, ClydeCo. I handle all of the Residential sales and bids. Christie and I had our first child on our 5th wedding anniversary. We had a little girl named Adilyn. She is currently 13 months old and a lot of fun. As a family we enjoy being outside walking, riding bikes or 4-wheeling.

Michelle (Murray) Jensen

Are we really all almost 30? What have I been up to Since Good old SHS . I got my cosmetologist license in 98' and I have been busy doing hair for about 10 years in a Salon/Spa and now in my home.

In September of 2000 I married Cody Jensen . We have been blessed with Two Beautiful children. My son Gavin will be 4 in July. And my Sweet Sophia is 15 months. I think the greatest blessing in my life is my family, I couldn't ask for anything more. I love where I am at in my life.My husband just finished school for his journeyman and at the moment we are trying to sell our beautiful home in Spanish Fork so we can build our dream house .

Kelli (Thornock) France

I am in denial that it has been 10 years! I still feel like the same goofy girl I was in high school. I just have some random gray hairs and 3 kids that call me "Mom" now.
The summer after high school, I went to Ricks College (okay, I guess I am old because now it's BYU-Idaho) where I met my husband, Matt (from Denver, Colorado). We got married in 2000 and I transferred over to BYU where I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. The day after Graduation we headed to Kansas (I know, I know, what's in Kansas?) where my man went to the University of Kansas (go Jayhawks!) for Law School. We had 2 kids during that time. After he graduated, we took a job Carson City, Nevada (in between Reno and Lake Tahoe) where we are now. Matt works as a Deputy Attorney General and I stay home with the kiddos (we have 3 now!) and juggle being a Mom and a Photographer specializing in custom portraiture for newborns, babies, and children (http://www.francephotography.com/ and http://www.francephotography.blogspot.com/. I am excited to see everyone! P.S. You'd think I could get a decent family picture of us. Honestly. But here's some pics of my kids.

Matt Bradley

The last ten years have been busy! Not long after high school I was called to the Russia Samara Mission where I served, learned, and loved for just over two years. Upon returning home in early 2001, I attended UVSC where I received my AA before going back to the Russian Federation in 2002 to study and travel with fellow classmate Ray Bradford. While there I picked up a Diploma of Russian Studies from Kazan State Technical University in the Republic of Tatarstan. I finished off my BA in English Literature at the Uof U in spring of 2003 and worked in D.C. as a summer congressional intern for Congressman Chris Cannon that same year. I took a long trip to Europe, helped Coach (Greg) Smith on a couple of 'Survival' treks and officially became a menace to the Mapleton 10th Singles Ward. My plans for law school were derailed in 2005 when my then super-hot girlfriend from Bar Harbor Maine, Cassandra Bingham, gave me an ultimatum between herself and New York. I choose her, and one year and a million laughs later we were married. Having temporarily had enough of the Utah life, two months after becoming newlyweds we packed up and moved to Dublin, Ireland where I got my M.Phil in International Politics and she worked as a manager for an Irish boy-band. In 2007 we moved back to Utah where I found a job as a 4th grade teacher at Liberty Academy in Salem and also began attending the Uof U for my Ph. D in International Relations. Teaching is the best and I can't believe I get paid (what little I actually make that is) for having this much fun. Sandy makes the real money as a Product Line Manager for an internationally marketed nutracutical company also based out of Salem. Neither of us do much in the way of hobbies and most of our free time is spent either getting into trouble, wrestling, or hanging out with friends both old and new. In short, life is just as ridiculously awesome as it ever was. In the future I look forward to more exotic adventures as well as having some kids of my own (besides the kind that leave when the bell rings) and hope to get a job instructing at the collegiate level.

Cassi (Mittanck) Capell

After graduation I attended Ricks College and then BYU. I was also lucky enough to participate in a Study Abroad to Vienna, Austria for a semester while at BYU. I loved Europe and can't wait to get back there someday. My Junior year at BYU, Anna York set me up with her cousin Ben. We were married in August of 2002. The following Spring we both graduated from BYU. Ben with his BS in Business Administration/Finance, and me with my BS in Psychology. Right after graduation we moved across the country to Boston, MA for Ben's work. We loved our time in Boston and became (of course) Red Sox Fans! In October 2004 our first son, Cameron, was born. He was a joy from the beginning, eager to be involved in everything. He was a sweet child and quickly made friends with his penetrating eyes and wide smile. He had amazing coordination for his age, and was shooting hoops at 16 months, and pitching and hitting a baseball at 19 months. Life is precious and unpredictable as we quickly learned. On August 16, 2006 our sweet Cameron quickly and unexpectantly passed from this life to the next. We still miss him everyday and continue to learn and grow from this experience. At the time of Cameron's accident I was 4 months pregnant with our second son. Joshua Cameron was born February 2007. What a gift he has been in our lives. We love him dearly. We said goodbye to Boston in June 2007 and moved to Walnut Creek, CA for the summer while Ben worked for a start up company. Then we moved to Utah for a few months, and then in January 2008 we moved back across the country to the DC area where Ben is working for the same start up company. We plan on moving back to Utah the end of this summer, where Ben will attend the BYU MBA program. Josh is a handful and keeps me hopping. We just seem to have very high energy active boys around here. Which I love and wouldn't change, but the scrapes and falls are making me age faster! Josh is also a sweetheart and a momma's boy. I am expecting our third child in December. Life has been crazy and wonderful. I feel very blessed to share it with my wonderful family and friends. I love being a mom and wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

Gary & Adrien (Newton) Robinson

After Gary got home from a mission to Seoul West, Korea in 2000, we got married in 2001. Adrien graduated from BYU in 2002 with a Bachelors degree in Marriage, Family and Human Development. Gary graduated from the University of Utah in 2006 and is now working as an occupational therapist. He currently works at Kids on the Move in Orem where he helps children (ages 0-3) with disabilities. We have 3 kids - Kayden (4), Parker (2) and Sydney (almost 2 weeks.) Adrien stays at home with the kids and does wedding flowers on the side. We live in Eagle Mountain. Wow, a 10 year reunion sure makes us feel old!

Amanda (Crandall) Mueller

After high school, I went right to work for the family business, Provo Abstract Company, where I am a licensed Title Officer. I never moved far away, although I have lived in almost every town in Utah County, South of Orem. I met my wonderful, italian husband, Vinny, in the summer of 2000. We didn't decide to settle down and get married until June 2003. Along with Vinny came his daughter, Amanda, who is 8 years old now and his stepson, Derrick, who is 13 years old now. We had our own little girl in May 2007. I can't believe she's a year old already! Her name is Marissa. After a difficult delivery, she was born with Erb's Palsy and didn't have the use of her left arm for the first few months of her life. She has full use of her arm now, but we are still dealing with Torticollis. She goes to physical therapy twice a month for that. None of this keeps her down though! She is a very active, happy baby. I work full time, but I am able to bring Marissa with me, so I have the best of both worlds! http://www.myspace.com/amandacmueller

Darwin Deming

After high school graduation I did a year at UVSC before serving a mission in Fortaleza, Brazil. I continued most of my college education at UVSC except for a semester at USU and a semester working at Disney World in Florida. It was a wonderful experience. I graduated from UVSC with my BS in Earth Science Education and have recently applied for graduate school at Mississippi State University for a Teaching in Geoscience emphasis. Right now I teach 7th grade science and 9th grade Earth Systems at Union Middle School in Sandy. As you can see from the pictures, middle school students can literally turn you into a mad scientist. As difficult as it is sometimes, I still love it. For example, I was freezing carrots in liquid nitrogen the other day and a student put it in his mouth and it froze solid to his tongue. LOL! The best part of my life thus far is meeting my exquisitely beautiful wife, Kiara. She and I literally laugh together every day. We met in 2004 and after a week of dating we decided to get married nine months later, Aug. 12, 2005. We're coming up on our three year anniversary and we're still on the honeymoon! She is absolutely wonderful. No kiddies in the oven yet but soon enough. We are currently living in Orem right now while Kiara goes to UVSC to get her AS degree this December. She plans on getting a BS in Psychology. We love the outdoors, watching movies, or anything where we're together. (The only problem being outside is I start to explain the science of what's around us, picking up rocks and explaining what happened millions of years ago at that location.) You can find more info about our lives on our blog: http://www.kiarwin.blogspot.com/. We look forward to the reunion.

Josh Carlson

Happy Tenth, Red Devils! This is Josh's new wife, Kara, and I am going to fill you in on my favorite Springville graduate. During his undergrad years Josh attended BYU, served a mission in Guatemala, worked as a wildland firefighter during the summers and moved to New York City upon college graduation. The two of us met at the start of his second year at NYU Medical School. I was a performer on Broadway at the time and was surprised to learn he had never seen a show before. Since then we have seen many productions and enjoyed exploring Manhattan together. We were married at the Newport Beach Temple last June and honeymooned in Mexico. Currently, I am a Radio City Rockette and Josh has one year until graduation, at which point he will pursue a career in ophthalmology. Our big news is that we are expecting our first little bundle of joy this Halloween (my dancing shoes will be taking a little break!). I wish we could attend the reunion, but Josh has some scheduling conflicts so we hope to see you all at the next one! Feel free to contact Josh at joshua.n.carlson@gmail.com.

Laura (Finlayson) Sheneman

I can't believe it's already been 10 years!! After graduation, I attended Snow College for a year and it was there that I met Doug Sheneman from Grand Junction, Colorado. We dated for about a year and were married in August 1999. We moved to Colorado for a year and then to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah. Doug now owns a commercial and residential heating and cooling company, Hidden Canyon Heating & Cooling(keepcomfy.com) and really enjoys that. I own a photography business, Studio Sixteen Photography that I run in my spare time (not very often).We have a 5 year old daughter named Mia and a 2 year old son named Jack. I feel very lucky to be able to stay home and be their mom. We are also expecting another little girl in a few months and are really excited about that.We currently live in Draper, but are building a home in Mapleton where we plan on staying. We don't have a blog, because apparently we are un-hip losers, but you can email me at utahlaura@yahoo.com if you want to catch up.

Kaleb Washburn

After high school I went to college for a year and then to perth, Australia on my mission. When I got back I worked for my dad at the car lot and went to UVSC. A year later I got set up on a blind date with my wife Cassidy. We have been married for 6 years and have two awesome kids, Jordan our 5 year old daughter aka "Drama Queen" and Connelly our 2 year old boy AKA"Conzo". I went and got my real estate license and worked for landmark real estate for a couple years,Then my cousin and I started our own company, we worked together for a while until I got a great oppertunity to move my license back to landmark and start a home building division of the company. We Currently live in spanish fork and are just going through life working and tryng to play as much as possible. For fun we love to go camping and ride the motorcycles, our kids did there first race on5-10-2008 it was so much fun for them especially the power wheels class. We are excited to see everyone again, and look forward to catching up.