Wilson High School, Class of ’86 — 40 Year Reunion
About this Event
The Details...Must Register to Attend
• In person • Dsytopian State Brewing Company • No-host bar • Heavy hors d’oeuvres • Partners welcome • Street parking available nearby
Schedule
6:15 pm Doors open — come early, grab a drink, find your people
6:30 pm Cocktail hour
7:00 pm Welcome program & hors d’oeuvres
Emcees Nadine Archambault & Scott Breckenridge kick things off, followed by a video retrospective* and memorial tribute by Dominic White. You won’t want to miss this one!
8:00 pm Dancing & socializing with DJ Digital Hitz
10:45 pm Goodnight — until the 50th!
Tickets — Come As You Are Pricing
We built this reunion to accomplish two imporant goals: Make sure everyone who wants to come can come. And to raise money to help support students in need at our Alma Mater. To make this happen, you'll see three ticket options:
Tier 1 — "Cover My Share" (actual cost, $70 per person + fees): This covers the real cost of your evening — venue, food, the works. No more, no less. We mean it: we'd rather have you there at cost than not there at all.
Tier 2 — "Cover My Share + Lift a Student" (cost plus, $100 per person + fees): Everything above the actual cost of your ticket goes straight to the Student Support Fund. Think of it as buying a round for a kid you'll never meet — one who needs it more than any of us needs another beer.
Tier 3 — "Choose My Own Amount": Pay what works for you. If money's tight, pay less — seriously, just come; seeing you matters more than your ticket price. And if you're in a position to be generous, this is where classmates have stepped up with gifts of $500 - $1,000+. Every dollar above cost goes to students. This tier is under the Donation headline of the ticketing section.
Why would I pay more?
Forty years ago, this school gave us our start — the teachers, the friendships, the foundation we built everything else on. This reunion is our chance to give back. Every dollar above the actual cost of the evening goes directly to the Wilson/Silas Student Support Fund, helping today's students overcome the obstacles between them and graduation — and take their next step with confidence, whether that's a trade, a college campus, or a career.
We want you there. Seriously.
Some classmates have already made generous donations. Others will pay exactly what the night costs, and that's genuinely okay — we want everyone in the room. But if life has been good to you these past forty years, consider letting your ticket do double duty: one great night, and one student's path made a little smoother.
*Video Retrospective
Dominic White is putting together a video for our class reunion. Get involved! He is coming to Tacoma to do short clips of classmates. Sign up for a session with Dominic on the weekend of June 19. There will be a virtual option as well.
A Weekend of Events
Saturday at Dystopian is our official event, but feel free to attend the other no-host gatherings happening during the weekend:
• Homecoming Football Game on Fri, Oct 9 at 7:00 PM at Stadium HS
• Free tour of Wilson/Silas HS on Sat, Oct 10 at 10:30 AM - Noon
• Brunch on Sun, Oct 11 at 11:00 AM at Cooper's Food And Drink (Pearl & 21st)
Accommodations
We have a block of rooms reserved at the Courtyard by Marriott in Downtown Tacoma from Friday, Oct 9 - Sunday, Oct 11. The Marriott is offering a special group rate of $169 USD per night. You must book your room by Sept 11, 2026. Use this link to make reservations:
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 108.55
