Dear FVS Community,
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! I hope you all were able to join us for Baccalaureate and Commencement and if not, links to recordings of the broadcasts are at the end of this email. During these two ceremonies, we also honored a number of students and faculty with awards—congratulations to these individuals as well.
This coming week, I hope you all will enjoy a much-deserved break as we begin the transition to summer. And as communities and businesses begin to open back up, I hope you will have the opportunity to safely enjoy some of the aspects of life that have been put on pause in the interest of health and well-being over the past few months.
Later this week, we will gather for our Virtual Reunion and Giving Day, which will include a report on the state of the school, an address by Kiya Cockrell '20, and a video from incoming freshman Meryland Gonzalez who is one of our Summit Scholars. I’m also excited to share that we have two special musical acts lined up: FVS English faculty Josh Alford, and Ian Munsick '11. Ian is an up and coming country musician and if you have not heard of him yet, you soon will. Links to the Reunion Schedule and our YouTube Channel, where we will broadcast these events, are also at the end of this email.
This Saturday, May 30 is FVS Giving Day, and I hope you will join me in supporting our goal of reaching 400 donors by the end of day on Saturday. Any gift, regardless of the amount, made between now and then will count.
Click here to make a gift online.
As we look ahead, the question on all of our minds is what school will look like next fall. I want to say clearly that it is our hope and intention to reconvene on campus as planned. We understand that the landscape will shift in different directions between now and then, and we will have contingency plans in place to account for the myriad foreseeable situations. We have established a very good working relationship with both the Governor's Office and El Paso County Department of Health and we will continue to work in partnership with them moving forward. And following the pattern established this spring, we will continue to provide regular updates regarding all back to school details.
Finally, I want to thank all of you as we close out this school year. Your patience, persistence, and positivity have been the foundation upon which we’ve built our virtual learning environment and please know that I and the rest of the community are tremendously grateful. Together, we have navigated uncharted territory, and together, we have not only survived, but thrived. The Fountain Valley community is simply second to none, and I could not be more honored to be a part of this talented, capable, inspiring, and energizing group of people working day and night to be a positive force for good in both this community, and this world.
As always, take good care, stay safe, be well, and please join us on Friday and Saturday for Reunion and Giving Day!
Sincerely,
William Webb
Head of School
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
