Alejandro & Solmeriz Hernandez (Garcia-Montoya) – Union High School – Class of 2002
I married my high school sweetheart! I met my now husband, Alejandro while attending Union High School. We met
Ward & Mary Jo Winer (Wielinga) – South High School – Class of 1954
We met in a 10th grade civics class at South High School in 1951 and started dating shortly after.
Tim & Jordan Roberts (Allen) – Ottawa Hills High School – Class of 2000 & 2002
It all started with a note passed in the stairwell of Ottawa Hills high school. I was a freshman
Michael & Andrea Kulhawik (Stulpe) – Union High School – Class of 1993 & 1995
Michael and I met in 1991 while in French class at UHS. We married in May of 1999 and
Jeffrey Thomas & Elianna Bootzin – City High Middle School – Class of 2005
We met in 8th-grade geometry class, and after a brief disastrous attempt at a relationship and some 9th-grade awkwardness,
Marcus & Elizabeth (Danielski) Hoeksema – City High Middle School – Class of 1998
Marcus and I met in 1992. I remember seeing him for the first time sitting on a radiator getting
Xavier & Audrey (Johnson) Greenfield – City High School – Class of 2008
Xavier and I met in seventh grade at City Middle. We were seated at a table in Mr. Mirandette’s
Brian & Julie (Pyorala) Marks – Union and Hancock High School – Class of 1961 and 1969
We met in an Art Appreciation class at Grand Rapids Jr. College in the fall of 1969. I was
Douglas & Charyl (Moss) Martinez – Central High School – Class of 1961 and 1962
Doug and I first saw each other outside the truant office In Central HS. Doug was standing in the
Kurt & Joie (Howland) Hauschild – Ottawa Hills High School – Class of 1995 and 1996
Kurt and Joie met in 1992 thru their friend, Karin DeHaan (Kohn). Joie was a Freshman and Kurt was
Derek & Natalie (Selmon) James – Ottawa Hills High School – Class of 1998
Natalie and Derek met in 9th grade in Ms. Noah’s freshman honors English class at Ottawa Hills High School.
Russ & Elizabeth (Sienko) Whitaker – Creston High School – Class of 1984 and 1982
We both attended GRPS from elementary (Palmer and Riverside) then both went to Riverside Middle, then both of us
Jack & Anne (Edsenga) Gietzen – Union High School – Class of 1973 and 1972
Jack and I met in Chemistry class. I was a cheerleader and he was a football player. Our teacher,
Pat & Kathy (Peckham) Smith – Ottawa Hills High School – Class of 1970 and 1969
In 1968, during a time of racial unrest, it was a champion basketball team that brought a community together,