We've finally got the dates pinned down & and the cat's all but escaped from 
the bag, so here goes ....

July, 2002

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We will be having a reunion in Oslo July 20-30, 2002.  Anyone who was ever 
involved with OAS is invited to attend, along with spouses, significant others,
and kids.  We all remember what a great place Oslo was for kids -- after all,
that's what we were when we were there -- so let another generation
experience it, too!

This won't be like your typical high school reunion where everyone boozes it up
for an evening and goes home.  There will be excursions via bus & trykk to
Frogner Park, the museums, Holmenkollen.  Hopefully the current occupants
of our school will allow us to return for an afternoon (if not, they'll 
have to put up with us dropping in day after day for a week or two!).  Smaller
groups who used to live near one another and play together can set out in 
search of their old neighborhoods.  There should be plenty of time for people
to seek out old friends, neighbors, hangouts, or whatever.

For the benefit of people who can't stay long, a "core" program will be
targeted for July 26-28 (Fri-Sun):

        Fri. July 26, day for 3rd most important activities
        Sat. July 27, day for the most important activities (reception/picnic 
                at the old school, if they'll let us?  tether ball contest?)
        Sun. July 28, day for 2nd most important activities

One item that definitely will be on the agenda for Saturday, July 27, will be a 
vote to restore the Viking to his rightful place as the OAS mascot.  Those of
us who left in the 50's & early 60's are a bit miffed to hear how our poor 
Viking was treated after we thought we'd left him in such kind and caring 
hands!

To pull this off, we are undertaking two parallel efforts:

(1) 	Events & accommodations are being coordinated by:

	Maryl Sellman (we knew her then as Maryl Ball)

	msellman@yahoo.com

	Maryl Ball Sellman
	PO Box 1091
	Victorville, CA 92393-1091
	Telephone:  760-245-3542

	I know that Maryl would love to have some help, especially from anyone
	knowledgeable about current accommodations in Oslo.

(2)  Alumni locating is being coordinated by myself:

	Mike Vollmer

	mike@mike-vollmer.com

	Mike Vollmer
	3745 - 16th Ave. S.
	Minneapolis, MN  55407

	If you have any copies of OAS student/staff directories or yearbooks, please
	make copies for me!  I have also filed an electronic FOIA request for OAS
	directories.

	I hope to have a database of a known OAS'ers constructed within a week.  We can
	currently reach approximately 100 OAS'ers on Chris Baer's web page via email,
	and I would guess that those 100 OAS'ers know the whereabouts of several
	hundred siblings and friends.

	Beyond that, we have to do it the old fashioned way -- remember 'em & find 'em!
	Any assistance will be appreciated.

Communications:  A new site (http://www.oasalumni.org) has been created for reunion
information and alumni tracking.  Rather than fragment our existing audience, we 
would prefer that, as much as possible, any discussion take place in the
existing email discussion list:

	http://oaseagles.listbot.com

We also hope that as old classmates are rediscovered, they will be encouraged to 
list themselves on the OAS Alumni Search Page for on-line alumni:

	http://www.concentric.net/~chbaer/oas.shtml

Links to both are provided from http://www.oasalumni.org, which should be
easier to recite over the telephone.

See you in Oslo in July, 2002!