FHS Tiger Class of 1981

FHS Tiger Class of 1981 Connecting with Classmates from Farmington High School, MN Class of 1981 to keep in touch, share mem

04/06/2026

**45th RESCHEDULED to Sept 26th, 2026**
Due to Circumstances beyond our control, our 45th Class reunion has been RESCHEDULED to Sept 26th @ the Empire Maintenance Center(same place as our 40!)

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see at the REUNION!

We'll be sending out the information on or around June 1st.

IF you have moved since 2021, have any questions or want to HELP with the Reunion...FB msg Here, Email, text or call Dolly Bongard Newberg @612-221-2600 or [email protected]

PARTYTIME begins in T-Minus 5.5 Months!!

Sorry to share that one of our FHS teachers has passed.  Mrs Legrand's son Bryan reached out and wanted me to share her ...
03/27/2026

Sorry to share that one of our FHS teachers has passed. Mrs Legrand's son Bryan reached out and wanted me to share her obituary. She was a Big part of Our FHS history and will be missed! RIP dear Lady...

View Sally Grinde Legrand's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 4 tribute posts from the community.

Dear Class of '81... Please keep one of our own, Jim Bratsch, in your prayers!  He was just diagnosed with heart failure...
03/15/2026

Dear Class of '81... Please keep one of our own, Jim Bratsch, in your prayers! He was just diagnosed with heart failure and has a long road ahead of him. If you can, donate to his Gofundme campaign or if you are unable, please send positive mojo his way!! Miracles Happen Everyday!

Hi everyone, I’m Tiffany Morris, one of Jim and Sandy Bratsch’s daughters. … Tiffany Bratsch needs your support for Support Jim Bratsch’s Heart Health Journey

CALLING ALL...         💥🌿 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 🌿💥Our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 “Still Alive & Mostly...
03/09/2026

CALLING ALL...
💥🌿 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 🌿💥
Our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 “Still Alive & Mostly Operational” Edition is COMING to Time Travel us Back to 1981, ​w​ith fewer shoulder pads, flatter hair, and thankfully, no SHORT shorts​ for the men!

This is your OFFICIAL NOTICE...
✌️🌻​I​t’s ​Reunion ​Time, ​Baby! SOooooo..HERE WE GO.....💥😂

REUNION Details.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📅 DATE: ​​Saturday, September 12th, 2026 (MAIN EVENT)
2️⃣ ​Possibly a Friday 'Casual' meetup at a local bar. BYOB & come if you can for as long as you want. (TBD)
​🕒 TIME: TBD
📍 LOCATION: ​EMPIRE Public Works Building​ 2577 Vermillion River Trail​, Empire (same place but we'll have More Flare!) 🔥

🫵 WE WANT YOU🫵
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PLEASE Don’t make us track you down...So
🫵 If you’ve moved since 2021, please update your contact info.
🫵If you have 1981 Grad SIBLINGS, Please have them Follow our page
🫵 ​Send updated address, email & phone to:
📩 PM: Dolly Bongard Newberg
📱 Text: 612-221-2600​ [email protected]
OR VIA a msg thru the FHS TIGER CLASS of 1981

🕰️⏰GOT TIME?🕗⏳
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
​We'd Love help, so LMK if you can help Plan, have contacts for Fun additions or have IDEAS we can try.

⏰WE NEED a Yearbook. Anyone have 1 hanging around you won't NEED for a few Months?? We need to scan photos, etc. ⏰

At this reunion we will also take a moment to honor classmates we have lost since our 2021 gathering. Their friendship, laughter, and memories remain a part of our class story.

🐅 Frank Meyers
🐅 Jim Whokittle
🐅 Rob Vettell
🐅 Danielle Pietsch

They helped shape the memories we all share, and they will always be part of the FHS Tiger Class of 1981. They are deeply missed.

Class of 1981..
Let’s make new stories, new memories, and Have a LEGENDARY 45th Class Reunion.

💥🌿 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 🌿💥
Our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 “Still Alive & Mostly Operational” Edition is COMING to Time Travel us Back to 1981, ​w​ith fewer shoulder pads, flatter hair, and thankfully, no SHORT shorts​ for the men!
This is your OFFICIAL NOTICE: it’s time to:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
💋Dust off those old yearbooks & Grab Your Cheaters
💋Flex those memory (NOT with Pot)
​💋Take a Zumba class to tighten our touche's
💋 Book a Botox Treatment ..Just Because
💋​And...Invest in Tylenol & Back Braces...Just in Case!
💋​Because the 45th ​Reunion is officially ON THE BOOKS!💋​​

​ 💥😂On the Agenda:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Awkward hugs, Nostalgic moments, Questionable dance moves, Food, Drink and WILD Stories that would make Pinocchio PROUD!
✌️🌻​I​t’s ​Reunion ​Time, ​Baby! SOooooo..HERE WE GO.....💥😂

​ REUNION Details.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📅 DATE: ​​Saturday, September 12th, 2026 (MAIN EVENT)
2️⃣ ​Possibly a Friday 'Casual' meetup at a local bar. BYOB & come if you can for as long as you want. (TBD)
​🕒 TIME: TBD (after everyone's afternoon nap)
📍 LOCATION: ​EMPIRE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING​ 2577 Vermillion River Trail​, Empire (same place but will have More Flare!) 🔥

🫵 WE WANT YOU🫵
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
🫵 Don’t make us track you down like Mr. G​, Mrs Cook or Poor Mrs Walters when someone Stole her Rice Krispie Bar recipe.
🫵 If you’ve moved since 2021, please update your contact info.
🫵 ​Send updated address, email & phone to:
📩 PM: Dolly Bongard Newberg
📱 Text: 612-221-2600​ MirrorMePerfect.com

🕰️⏰GOT TIME?🕗⏳
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
​We'd Love help so LMK if you want to help Plan, have contacts for Fun additions or have IDEAS we can try.

⏰WE NEED a Yearbook for a few months! Anyone got ONE!?!⏰

🤣 2021 Reunion Highlights
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(A.K.A. The “Wait… Is That Me?” Edition)
✨ Walking in and realizing ​we look like ​2 legged Shar Pei​s
✨ Smiling confidently while secretly decoding name tags like it’s hieroglyphics
✨ Yelling “HEYYY YOU!” and praying they hug first so you can figure out who they are
✨ Comparing surgeries, meds, and weird aches like they were limited-edition baseball cards
✨ Discovering the music from our glory days is now loud & Obnoxious
✨ Bragging about your kids, grandkids, and miraculous survival of the 80s (leg warmers included)
✨We were Known for Drinking & Partying, and NOW....We're the Generation of B***r pills & Cholesterol Meds!
✨ Group photos where everyone groaned “Do we HAVE to?” …then asked 'When are ya Gonna Post those?

👕 DRESS CODE:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
👕Whatever fits.
👕Whatever stretches.
👕Whatever doesn’t require bending over too far.

​​​ 🚨​SCAM ALERT....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will NOT ​be posting Links to Buy Rando S**T! So, ​If you get messages ​f​rom a LUCY LU with a Chinese profile, She's NOT from our Class! :)
​*S​end us a Note with the info & we'll Report & Ban their Asses!

🐯🐅We are TIGERS! We are LEGENDS! 🐅🐯
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're going to stumble, swagger, and shimmy into #45 like CHAMPIONS of Old...
🐯Creaking.
🐯Popping.
🐯Groaning.
✨ 🐯Powered by nostalgia, caffeine, and prescription-strength ibuprofen—because surviving the 80s wasn’t just an achievement… it was a Full-Contact Sport. 💥😂

​ 👉 FOLLOW this page
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
👉 SHARE So we can find our Missing Tigers
👉 Updates will be Posted On THIS PAGE
👉 Let us know if you want to help plan the chaos.

CAN’T WAIT to see everyone again! 🐅🎉
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Let’s Make it a Night of Laughter, 'Remember When' stories & Celebrate that somehow — We Never Crashed into a Lake on the way Home from a New Prague Dance ! 😛

🐯🐅We are TIGERS! We are Great! 🐅🐯

💥🌿 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 🌿💥Our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 “Still Alive & Mostly Operational” Edition i...
03/08/2026

💥🌿 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 🌿💥
Our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 “Still Alive & Mostly Operational” Edition is COMING to Time Travel us Back to 1981, ​w​ith fewer shoulder pads, flatter hair, and thankfully, no SHORT shorts​ for the men!
This is your OFFICIAL NOTICE: it’s time to:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
💋Dust off those old yearbooks & Grab Your Cheaters
💋Flex those memory (NOT with Pot)
​💋Take a Zumba class to tighten our touche's
💋 Book a Botox Treatment ..Just Because
💋​And...Invest in Tylenol & Back Braces...Just in Case!
💋​Because the 45th ​Reunion is officially ON THE BOOKS!💋​​

​ 💥😂On the Agenda:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Awkward hugs, Nostalgic moments, Questionable dance moves, Food, Drink and WILD Stories that would make Pinocchio PROUD!
✌️🌻​I​t’s ​Reunion ​Time, ​Baby! SOooooo..HERE WE GO.....💥😂

​ REUNION Details.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📅 DATE: ​​Saturday, September 12th, 2026 (MAIN EVENT)
2️⃣ ​Possibly a Friday 'Casual' meetup at a local bar. BYOB & come if you can for as long as you want. (TBD)
​🕒 TIME: TBD (after everyone's afternoon nap)
📍 LOCATION: ​EMPIRE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING​ 2577 Vermillion River Trail​, Empire (same place but will have More Flare!) 🔥

🫵 WE WANT YOU🫵
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
🫵 Don’t make us track you down like Mr. G​, Mrs Cook or Poor Mrs Walters when someone Stole her Rice Krispie Bar recipe.
🫵 If you’ve moved since 2021, please update your contact info.
🫵 ​Send updated address, email & phone to:
📩 PM: Dolly Bongard Newberg
📱 Text: 612-221-2600​ MirrorMePerfect.com

🕰️⏰GOT TIME?🕗⏳
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
​We'd Love help so LMK if you want to help Plan, have contacts for Fun additions or have IDEAS we can try.

⏰WE NEED a Yearbook for a few months! Anyone got ONE!?!⏰

🤣 2021 Reunion Highlights
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(A.K.A. The “Wait… Is That Me?” Edition)
✨ Walking in and realizing ​we look like ​2 legged Shar Pei​s
✨ Smiling confidently while secretly decoding name tags like it’s hieroglyphics
✨ Yelling “HEYYY YOU!” and praying they hug first so you can figure out who they are
✨ Comparing surgeries, meds, and weird aches like they were limited-edition baseball cards
✨ Discovering the music from our glory days is now loud & Obnoxious
✨ Bragging about your kids, grandkids, and miraculous survival of the 80s (leg warmers included)
✨We were Known for Drinking & Partying, and NOW....We're the Generation of B***r pills & Cholesterol Meds!
✨ Group photos where everyone groaned “Do we HAVE to?” …then asked 'When are ya Gonna Post those?

👕 DRESS CODE:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
👕Whatever fits.
👕Whatever stretches.
👕Whatever doesn’t require bending over too far.

​​​ 🚨​SCAM ALERT....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will NOT ​be posting Links to Buy Rando S**T! So, ​If you get messages ​f​rom a LUCY LU with a Chinese profile, She's NOT from our Class! :)
​*S​end us a Note with the info & we'll Report & Ban their Asses!

🐯🐅We are TIGERS! We are LEGENDS! 🐅🐯
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're going to stumble, swagger, and shimmy into #45 like CHAMPIONS of Old...
🐯Creaking.
🐯Popping.
🐯Groaning.
✨ 🐯Powered by nostalgia, caffeine, and prescription-strength ibuprofen—because surviving the 80s wasn’t just an achievement… it was a Full-Contact Sport. 💥😂

​ 👉 FOLLOW this page
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
👉 SHARE So we can find our Missing Tigers
👉 Updates will be Posted On THIS PAGE
👉 Let us know if you want to help plan the chaos.

CAN’T WAIT to see everyone again! 🐅🎉
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Let’s Make it a Night of Laughter, 'Remember When' stories & Celebrate that somehow — We Never Crashed into a Lake on the way Home from a New Prague Dance ! 😛

🐯🐅We are TIGERS! We are Great! 🐅🐯

11/16/2025

💥 Farmington, MN TIGERS – CLASS OF 1981 💥
It's Time for our 45th Class Reunion: The 2026 Chaos Edition!!

It's Time!! It's Time! No, it's not time for your meds (well, could be). But, It’s time for our 45th Reunion, because in 2021, We decided to Celebrate every 5 years and pretend we Remember each other WITHOUT our Cheaters On!

📅 DATE: ***Sometime Aug or Sept 2026!
🕒 TIME: ***TBD
📍 LOCATION: ***Staying LOCAL to Farmington Area to KISS
💛🔥**Please Vote: Which option would you be interested in?
1) ONE day/Night Festivities like 2021 OR
2) TWO Days of Fun so Travel people have options?!

RSVP: TBD as we Explore Possible Dates!
*PLEASE...Do NOT make us chase you down like Mr G in the Library! If you've moved since 2021, PM me or text 612-221-2600 with updated address, email & phone numbers.

RECAP 2021 Hilarious Moments...
✨ Walked in and immediately panic because everyone looked like their parents
✨ Failed to remember names but confidently yelled “HEY YOU!” until we got close enough to read a Name tag!
✨ Compared surgeries like they were Pokémon cards
✨ LOUD Music from our glory days gave us a headache
✨ Such Amazing Food, drinks, Bragging Rights about questionable HS decisions (just like high school, but with more antacids)
✨ Group photos where everyone pretended to HATE it But the SMILES Said Differently!

DRESS CODE: Whatever fits. Whatever stretches & Whatever doesn’t require bending over.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Whoever Brings their 1981 Yearbook...You're Officially OFF the hook to Help with our 50th!

Let’s Make it a Night of Laughter & 'Remember When' stories. Let's Bore the room with Grandkid photos & Celebrate the fact that somehow — We Never Crashed into a Lake on the way Home from a New Prague Dance ! :P

**Housekeeping Note: We WILL NOT(have not) sent PM's for T-shirts or other CRAP, so ANY Strange Notifications from this page, PLEASE LMK!

We are TIGERS! We are GREAT! And We'll march into this reunion like LEGENDS of Old....complete with creaking, groaning, popping, wheezing, sparkling, glitching, and powered by nostalgia and prescription-strength ibuprofen.

Please FOLLOW this page, SHARE Far & WIDE for this Fact-Finding Mission & Let us know if you'd like to help plan the FUN!

Can't WAIT!

Jim Woh's Obituary... I'll be sending a flower arrangement from our Class..FYIhttps://www.whitefuneralhomes.com/obituary...
08/05/2025

Jim Woh's Obituary...
I'll be sending a flower arrangement from our Class..FYI
https://www.whitefuneralhomes.com/obituary/james-wohkittel
A Memorial service will be held 1 PM Saturday August 16, 2025 at the White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr., Lakeville, MN (952-469-2723) with a gathering of family and friends starting at 11 AM,
Interment, St Michael's Church Cemetery, Farmington.
RIP Woh...

James Allen Wohkittel, age 63, Beloved father, brother, uncle and friend of Shoreview, MN formerly of Farmington, MN passed away on July 31, 2025. James was born in Farmington on February 7, 1962 to Joseph and Ione Wohkittel. James attended Farmington Schools, and went on to obtain his BS Degree

08/01/2025

Dear Class of 1981, I'm sorry to report another loss...Jim Wohkittel has passed away. For those who were at the 40th Reunion in 2021, Jim was able to attend, thanks to his brother, and it was special to spend time with them both. I will post any funeral information as it is made available but for now...RIP Jim!

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