KATHY DEPTULA: To find the world's best banana cream pie.
Verdict: Unknown. Having little personal knowledge of Kathy or her eating habits since we matriculated, it would be wishful thinking for me to say that this has been accomplished. Good luck Kathy!!! :)
CHRISTOPHER HOLT: To live happy and rich with my lady.
Verdict: My latest Holt update was that he had become a salesman of either cellular or cordless phones. I forget which, but apparently he won a bonus for selling the most phones in his section in a month. That must have made him marginally happy...but rich? My sources say no. Holt's "lady" is also unknown at this time, if said "lady" has yet appeared on the scene. A Chris Holt pitches currently for the Detroit Tigers, but this is in fact a different Chris Holt than Chris Holt of the Class of 97. Don't be fooled.
AMANDA MEHR: To become a Mighty Duck.
Verdict: A quick web search of the rosters for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, their minor league hockey affiliates, as well as the cast members from the Mighty Ducks movie trilogy, proves that Amanda has not yet achieved this goal.
LEAH A. SCHEER: To find my way back to San Francisco.
Verdict: The most recent editions of San Francisco's telephone directory do not list any Leah Scheers.
DAVID BOYCE: To become an actor in the television and motion picture business, after college.
Verdict: David, as I understand it, has cultivated a large presence at Middletown's local Comcast public access channel. However, this has been in the capacity as a host, and not an actor per se. A David Boyce listed in the Internet Movie Database has appeared in numerous roles. These include a Clown in The Rainbow Thief, Malvini in The Pope Must Die, the Customer with Ear in Carry on Columbus, as well as the recurring role of Millard in the TV specials Vanishing Son III and IV. However, this does not seem to be the David Boyce from Middletown's Class of 1997. Quite the contrary, our Boyce of concern does not have any major motion picture film credits to date.
TYLER SCATA: To make a lot of money.
Verdict: This can be ambiguous, as "a lot" is subjective. However, if one was to peruse the most recent Forbes 400 List of Richest U.S. citizens (released 2000), they would see that Scata's name is not included among the notables.
AMIE R. DENNIS: To live free from the fear of failure and the shackles of expectations.
Verdict: Your call.
SHAUN WYMAN: Graduate from college, be the next Marv Albert, play a lot of baseball, and have a family.
Verdict: Indeed, Wyman has participated in a significant number of baseball games while a student at North Adams in Massachussetts. To my knowledge, he has yet to marry or father children. Neither has he been arrested for a sado-masochistic biting assault involving tight-fitting leather sex accoutrements, as was the case with Albert two years ago.
SEB LENARES: To be the next Don Lapri.
Verdict: Don Lapri, a czar of money-making infomercials, has yet to be emulated in any way by Seb Lenares.
MANDY WOLF: To fix my car.
Verdict: Yet to be determined. In any case, I am still convinced that she somehow stole my old Yankees hat sophomore year of high school, perhaps from my locker or during home room. I can't tell which, but I saw a distinctive (and quite familiar looking)worn-in hat on her head soon after. Bitch.
KERRY A.Z. CALLAHAN: To change Prince spaghetti day from Wednesday to Tuesday.
Verdict: Prince spaghetti day remains a stubborn fixture of Wednesdays across the nation.
TANJANIKA BROWN: To marry Grant Hill or Anfernee Hardaway or both.
Verdict: Tanji has yet to wed either of these NBA stars. The outlook of these potential marriages also looks doubtful. Grant married Canadian native and singer Tamia Washington of Windsor, Ontario in July 1999. Hardaway, to my current knowledge, may be single. However, his multimillionaire status and lofty lifestyle may make it difficult for Tanji to enter his social circle.
ANTTI KOSKELO: To live with style.
Verdict: Accomplished.
SARAH ANTHONY: To completely become my own.
Verdict: Who was Sarah Anthony? Her ambition, too, suggests either a split personality or a MYSTERIOUS GHOST-WITHIN-SOUL INHABITANCE. Creepy.
ANGELA SALAY: To marry a rich man and drive a brand-new car.
Verdict: Unknown, but we all have our fingers crossed.
JUSTIN BILLINGS: To beat everyone in anything I can't do.
Verdict: Mixed. Billings suggests an intriguing paradox. Are the things he can't do things he couldn't do when we graduated, or things that, sadly, he will never be able to do? If so, how could he ever beat anyone at these things he can't do??? Ah, but therein lies the rub.
RYAN HOWE: To be the supreme ruler of the universe.
Verdict: No.
ERIC EYLES: To become a nomad and roam the world like Kain.
Verdict: I have seen very little of Eric since high school, and this can only lead me to believe that he has mastered the arts of kung fu and embarked on a life of keeping his karma stable and getting in adventures.
BRADFORD J. BORLAND: To secretly gain control and conquer the world.
Verdict: Getting there, if his recent burst in popularity over being held as a Navy captive in China is any indication.
GOOD LUCK TO THESE MHS DREAMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)