Category: 80’s Prom

St. John parent and photographer Alastair Turner captured all of the fun that was had at the auction on April 28th. Thank you for the photos!

80’s

So many iconic songs…

• I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
• Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
• Every Breath You Take – The Police
• With or Without You – U2
• Take on Me – A-ha
• Sweet Dreams are Made of These – Eurythmics
• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

A FEW ITEMS AT THIS YEAR’S AUCTION

• Three Night Stay in Sunriver
• Game Truck Party with Pizza
• Dinner & Cooking Lesson for 12 at the Pantry at Delancey

FREE DRESS

Do your kids want FREE DRESS on Friday, April 28th? If so, buy auction tickets, bake or buy a dessert for the DESSERT DASH, or volunteer the week of the auction to be eligible!

DINNER AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES
Dinner tickets for the Gala Dinner & Live Auction are now on sale at  Bidding for Good . We have already sold 245 tickets, please buy your tickets now before prices go up on April 14th. (No exceptions) Tables seat 10 people and are available to purchase as a whole table. We have three ticket levels available:

1. Prom Committee – standard ticket, $95 per person
2. Prom Court – upgraded ticket, $125 per person
3. Prom Kings & Queens – VIP ticket, $150 per person (comes with stainless steel mug shown below)

Don’t forget to sell your raffle tickets!  Each family is responsible for selling 15 tickets (at $5.00 each) for a chance to win $2500. The winner will be chosen at the Live Auction on April 28th. More tickets can be obtained at the church or school office. Please note that St. John must account for every raffle ticket –sold or unsold. Return sold and unsold tickets with payment (checks should be made payable to “St. John School”) to the auction office.

VOLUNTEER AT THE ST. JOHN AUCTION!

The auction can only be successful if people attend and/or volunteer at the auction. Would you like to volunteer the night of the auction? We would LOVE your help! Please visit the Auction Volunteers at Fremont Studios sign up using the button below to find a volunteer shift. It is a great night whether  you are attending or volunteering. Thank you.

DESSERT DASH SIGN UP!

Last year’s Dessert Dash raised over $8,000 for our school and it all starts with you donating a delicious dessert worthy of high bids! Please use the link below to donate a dessert. New this year, choose a pre-selected dessert from Simply Desserts or Larsens Bakery, pay for it and the Dessert Dash team will pick it up for you!

ART PROJECTS ON DISPLAY AT GREENWOOD LIBRARY

Did you know the Greenwood Library is re-opening on April 17th? That’s great news because we are displaying the St. John PreK-5 Art Projects there from April 24-27. Take a look at the fantastic art work  before you bid on them the night of the auction!

IT’S THE 80’s!

If you would like to accessorize your 80’s prom dress or tux with flowers with a corsage or boutonnière, go to our local Ballard Blossom. Call them (website won’t recognize discount code) and give them the code “StJohns” for $3 off your purchase.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Karen Bombino at karegunther@yahoo.com or at auction@st-johnschool.org.
Thank you.

St. John School Auction Sponsors

80’s

Fun toys from the 1980s…

• My Little Pony
• Transformers
• Pound Puppies
• Dukes of Hazzard Set
• Glo-Worm
• Atari 5200
• Speak & Spell
• Rubik’s Cube
• Sony Walkman
• Etch-a-Sketch

A FEW ITEMS AT THIS YEAR’S AUCTION

• Exclusive gift set from Ree “Pioneer Woman” Drummond – includes an autographed copy of her cookbook Pioneer Woman Cooks Dinnertime plus a wonderful basket filled with some of Ree’s favorite Williams-Sonoma items: 5-quart Le Creuset french oven, utensils, Wusthof knife, Microplane Adjustable Slicer, and four dish towels.
• Third Grade Family Dance Party (a family sign-up party) is on June 10th at the Ballard Elks.
• A Gonzaga Basketball signed by the entire team!

DINNER AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES
Dinner tickets for the Gala Dinner & Live Auction are now on sale at  Bidding for Good . We have already sold 199 tickets, please buy your tickets now before prices go up on April 14th. Tables seat 10 people and are available to purchase as a whole table. We have three ticket levels available:

1. Prom Committee – standard ticket, $95 per person
2. Prom Court – upgraded ticket, $125 per person
3. Prom Kings & Queens – VIP ticket, $150 per person (comes with stainless steel mug shown below)

Don’t forget to sell your raffle tickets!  Each family is responsible for selling 15 tickets (at $5.00 each) for a chance to win $2500. The winner will be chosen at the Live Auction on April 28th. More tickets can be obtained at the church or school office. Please note that St. John must account for every raffle ticket –sold or unsold. Return sold and unsold tickets with payment (checks should be made payable to “St. John School”) to the auction office.

VOLUNTEER AT THE ST. JOHN AUCTION!

The auction can only be successful if people attend and/or volunteer at the auction. Would you like to volunteer the night of the auction? We would LOVE your help! Please visit the Auction Volunteers at Fremont Studios sign up using the button below to find a volunteer shift. It is a great night whether  you are attending or volunteering. Thank you.

DESSERT DASH SIGN UP!

Last year’s Dessert Dash raised over $8,000 for our school and it all starts with you donating a delicious dessert worthy of high bids! Please use the link below to donate a dessert. New this year, choose a pre-selected dessert from Simply Desserts or Larsens Bakery, pay for it and the Dessert Dash team will pick it up for you!

THANK YOUS

I would like to thank Lauren Exnicios, Julie Skinner & Kevin Skinner for volunteering with me at the Broadview Thomson auction last Saturday night. Because of this, Broadview Thomson will be sending volunteers to help out at our auction. Thank you, volunteers!

PROM PICTURES

Please send in your prom pictures, regardless of the decade, so that we can include them on the auction big screens. Please send them to auction@st-johnschool.org. Thank you.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Karen Bombino at karegunther@yahoo.com or at auction@st-johnschool.org.
Thank you.

St. John School Auction Sponsors

80’s

These events happened in the 1980s…

• 1981 – First woman was appointed to the Supreme Court
• 1981 – Lady Diana and Prince Charles married
• 1982 – Michael Jackson’s album, Thriller, debuted
• 1980 – Mt. St. Helen’s erupted
• 1980 – Miracle on Ice – US Men’s Hockey Team won Gold
• 1981 – MTV was born
• 1985 – New Coke
• 1989 – The Simpsons debuted
• 1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall

ALL PHYSICAL ITEMS/GIFT CARDS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY

Please submit all physical items (items, gift cards, gift certificates, etc.) to the auction office by this Friday, March 31st. Also, if you have participated in a group item coordinated by the class liaison – all payments need to be made to the coordinator by Friday, March 31st. The auction team needs to finalize the online auction. You may drop off at the school or parish office. Thank you.

DINNER AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES
Dinner tickets for the Gala Dinner & Live Auction are now on sale at  Bidding for Good . We have already sold 167 tickets, please buy your tickets now before prices go up on April 14th. Tables seat 10 people and are available to purchase as a whole table. We have three ticket levels available:

1. Prom Committee – standard ticket, $95 per person
2. Prom Court – upgraded ticket, $125 per person
3. Prom Kings & Queens – VIP ticket, $150 per person

Don’t forget to sell your raffle tickets!  Each family is responsible for selling 15 tickets (at $5.00 each) for a chance to win $2500. The winner will be chosen at the Live Auction on April 28th. More tickets can be obtained at the church or school office. Please note that St. John must account for every raffle ticket –sold or unsold. Return sold and unsold tickets with payment (checks should be made payable to “St. John School”) to the auction office.

VOLUNTEER FOR BROADVIEW THOMSON AUCTION & ST. JOHN AUCTION!

Broadview Thomson K-8 School’s auction is this Saturday, April 1st at the Bitter Lake Community Center. We need 3 more volunteers (we have 3 already.) Broadview Thomson is graciously sending 6 volunteers to our auction (they have already signed up!) and we would like provide them with the same number of people. This weekend’s shift is from 4:45-9:00pm. Please email auction@st-johnschool.org if you are able to help. Thank you in advance.

Would you like to volunteer the night of the auction? We would LOVE your help! Please visit the Auction Volunteers at Fremont Studios sign up using the button below to find a volunteer shift. It is a great night whether  you are attending or volunteering. Thank you.

PROM PICTURES

Please send in your prom pictures, regardless of the decade, so that we can include them on the auction big screens. Please send them to auction@st-johnschool.org. Thank you.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Karen Bombino at karegunther@yahoo.com or at auction@st-johnschool.org.
Thank you.

St. John School Auction Sponsors

80’s

Do you remember these favorite 1980’s trends??

• Break Dancing
• Boom Boxes
• Cabbage Patch Dolls
• Friendship Bracelets
• Penny loafers
• Rubik’s cubes
• Smurfs
• Trivial Pursuit
• “Saved By The Bell”

DINNER AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES
Dinner tickets for the Live Auction are now on sale at  Bidding for Good . We have already sold 130 tickets, please buy your tickets now before prices go up on April 14th. Tables seat 10 people and are available to purchase as a whole table. We have three ticket levels available:

1. Prom Committee – standard ticket, $95 per person
2. Prom Court – upgraded ticket, $125 per person
3. Prom Kings & Queens – VIP ticket, $150 per person

Don’t forget to sell your raffle tickets!  Each family is responsible for selling 15 tickets (at $5.00 each) for a chance to win $2500. The winner will be chosen at the Live Auction on April 28th. More tickets can be obtained at the church or school office. Please note that St. John must account for every raffle ticket –sold or unsold. Return sold and unsold tickets with payment (checks should be made payable to “St. John School”) to the auction office.

VOLUNTEER ON AUCTION NIGHT!

Would you like to volunteer the night of the auction? We would LOVE your help! Please visit the Auction Volunteers at Fremont Studios sign up using the button below to find a volunteer shift. It is a great night whether  you are attending or volunteering. Thank you.

SPONSORS

Thank you to ALL of our sponsors, we are beyond thankful that 37 businesses associated with St. John and the Northwest Seattle community stepped up to the plate. Please thank them when you get a chance. Thank you!

PROM PICTURES

Please send in your prom pictures, regardless of the decade, so that we can include them on the auction big screens. Please send them to auction@st-johnschool.org. Thank you.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Karen Bombino at karegunther@yahoo.com or at the auction@st-johnschool.org.
Thank you.

St. John School Auction Sponsors