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December 1, 2023 | Issue 4 | |
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and festive Thanksgiving. Our tradition of serving students the Tuesday leading up to the holiday was filled with gratitude and fellowship as you can see in these photos. | |
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Interest in engaging with the School from alumnae and alumni continues to grow as many of you expressed your interest in volunteering from January to June. I encourage you to complete the Alumnae & Alumni Participation Opportunities Survey below if you have not yet done so. Our students and faculty benefit from your expertise and perspectives. Give Week was a big success for The Academies as all dollar-for-dollar matches were met by parents, faculty, and staff. I am pleased to also share that Head of School, Chris Lauricella’s challenge match for alumnae and alumni is off to a great start. Currently, the School has received 38 gifts towards a goal of 210 from alumnae and 72 towards a goal of 211 from alumni. For those interested in contributing this calendar year, please use the link in the Academies Fund section.
Please note upcoming events over the next few months. I’d like to highlight our Young Alumnae/i Holiday Happy Hours in the Capital Region and New York City this month, as well as the Frank O'Brien Memorial Hockey Game. This Spring, the Institutional Advancement Office will host regional alumnae/i events in Boston, Washington D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area. As many alumnae/i live throughout the country, we are working on a schedule to host events every other year to ensure that we visit the many places you reside.
As we welcome the new year, we are hoping to begin including alumnae and alumni “Spotlights” features in this publication. As many of you continue reminding us of how your Academy experience shaped your life, we think it only appropriate to share your success stories with our alumnae/i community. For those interested in sharing their professional and/or volunteer stories with us, please click on the button below. We look forward to hearing about the amazing things you are doing and the great impact you have in your communities.
We remain proud of and grateful for the thousands of Academy alumnae and alumni. As our seniors begin their transition to college, five have formally committed to their schools of choice where they will participate on Division I and Division III teams – see below. Join us in celebrating their success as, in addition to our athletic directors, faculty, and coaches, your engagement, support, and partnership enables our students to dream big, work hard, and achieve. And lastly, please click here to connect with us on LinkedIn as this is a great way for each of you to professionally connect with one another.
Respectfully,
Joe Cheeseman
Chief Advancement Officer
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Albany Academy for Girls Alumnae Council Update | |
Please use the links found below to nominate candidates for the Athletic Hall of Fame, Outstanding Young Alumna Award, Distinguished Alumna Award, and the Fredericka Voorhaar Slingerland ’32 Volunteer Service Award. Winners will be honored during Reunion 2024 Weekend!
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The Albany Academy Alumni Board Update | |
We are looking forward to the Frank O’Brien Memorial Hockey Game on Friday, Dec 29 (use the link in the right panel to sign up), and the AA vs CBA Basketball Game at UAlbany on Jan 7. I hope to see many of you there! I’m also grateful for the responses to the Alumnae & Alumni Participation Opportunities Survey. Please keep'em coming! There will be Alumnae/i Speaker Series events on Jan. 9 and Feb. 26, 2:20 - 3 p.m. in Caird Chapel. Panels are now being formed, based on the Participation Opportunities Survey results. Let us know if you are interested.
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We are excited to announce two Young Leaders Regional Holiday Gatherings in December for Alumnae/i classes 2006-2020 - one in the Capital Region and the other in New York City. Please check your email for an invitation or contact me at alydaar@gmail.com for more information.
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NYC Young Alum Holiday
Happy Hour | Dec. 7 | 7:30 p.m. Standard Biergarten
Capital Region Young Alum Holiday Happy Hour | Dec. 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Lost & Found
Frank O'Brien '84 Hockey Game | Dec. 29 (Click to Register)
AA vs CBA Basketball Game at UAlbany | Jan 7 | 1:30 p.m.
Alumnae/i Speaker Series - Justice | Jan 9
Entrepreneurship | Feb 26
Spring Gathering | April 20
Reunion | May 16 –18
Golf & Tennis Outing | June 17
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Alumnae & Alumni Participation Opportunities Survey
There are many opportunities for Alumnae and Alumni to engage with students, one another, and the School. Please complete the survey to let us know which activities you would like to participate in between January and June 2024. We will contact you with more information.
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Alumnae & Alumni Spotlights
We are pleased to announce this upcoming addition to Happenings. For those interested in sharing their professional and/or volunteer stories with us, please click on the button below. We look forward to hearing about the amazing things you are doing and the great impact you have in your communities.
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Bob Higgins '77 presentation link is now available
The Albany Academies proudly promoted a talk given Dr. Robert Higgins '77, Trustee, President, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Executive VP, Mass General Brigham, when he presented on Inclusive Leadership in Healthcare at Siena College last month. Please CLICK HERE if you would like to view the complete presentation.
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Faculty-Staff Spotlight
Chef Jeffery Rayno shares his gratitude for his exceptional kitchen team, the unwavering support of his loving family, and the joy brought by his children. In this season of Thanksgiving, he embraces love and togetherness, both in the kitchen and in his home.
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In the Archives - Take Two!
We did not receive any responses last month, test your memory skills by identifying the year, and the school in this photo. Click the link to submit your answers, we will include all correct answers in next month’s newsletter.
Click here to submit your answers
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Student-Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent
Congratulations to our student-athletes for committing to play at the Division 1 level. The following students participated in a National Letter of Intent signing on November 28, 2023 during a special assembly held in Caird Chapel. Family members joined the student-athletes on stage as they signed their letters and coaches spoke about the impact these athletes have on their teams.
Nicholas Bang, College of the Holy Cross, Mens Lacrosse
Shea Hogan, Stony Brook University, Mens Lacrosse
Emmanuel Santos, University of Rhode Island, Mens Baseball
Gabriella Sitzer, Roger Williams University, Womens Cross Country and Track & Field
Kennedy Swedick, University of Virginia, Womens Golf
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Ring Ceremony Celebration
Congratulations again to the Boys' Track and Field Team for winning the 2023 State Championship last spring. We celebrated their success with a ring ceremony last week. Many thanks to Tom Tuttle '84 for contributing these special rings for team members and coaches in recognition of their Championship Title and the lifelong lessons they learned along the way.
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International Students
Our International Programs Director, Dr. Jessica Chen, recently returned from a successful trip recruiting students in China. These students bring a global perspective to our learning community and allow all of our students to develop cross-cultural competencies as they work together. There will be opportunities for families to host international students starting in January 2024 and during the 2024-2025 school year. If you are considering hosting international students and would like to learn more about becoming a host family, please contact Dr. Chen.
Phone number: (518) 429-2329
Email: Chenj@albanyacademies.org
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Class of 1958, Frederic Rogers: We just moved from Colorado to Cannon Beach on the north coast of Oregon, going from ten thousand feet elevation to zero. To get back up on your feet after falling in snow is harder than from the sea. This is my last retirement, leaving the Colorado senior judge program and 54 years as a judge. It’s more peaceful watching the Pacific Ocean and listening to its waves. Best wishes to my classmates in ‘58. Hope to see you again in 2028 for reunion number seventy.
Class of 1959, Eric Moore: The summer of 2023 was a busy time for Eric (’59) and Janet Moore. A granddaughter’s wedding in Oneida, NY scheduled for July 29th had to be postponed for personal reasons, so instead we continued our travels eastward to Durham, NH to celebrate our youngest granddaughter’s 14th birthday on that same day. On July 31st I joined my oldest daughter Helen and her husband Russell for a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark for a two-night stay in a 4th-floor walkup apartment on our way to Helsingborg, Sweden where the three of us, along with brother Ken (’67) and his wife, attended the destination wedding of a grand nephew, son of older brother Jim’s (’57) daughter, on August 5th. Due to health concerns, Janet was unable to make the overseas trip and stayed with our youngest daughter Jodi in Durham. The days in Copenhagen were filled with trips to castles, flat-bottom boat rides around the canals and waterways of the city, and dinners and parties with family from all across the globe arriving to attend the Helsingborg wedding. A train ride for most of us from Copenhagen to Helsingborg got us to the wedding venue on August 3rd for more sightseeing and dinners with family and friends before the wedding on the 5th. The following day, Russell and I flew to London, England for two nights staying with his brother on the outskirts of the city. One day was spent visiting Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral and the second day allowed us to visit London and a whole day of sightseeing. When we returned to the States and Durham, NH, on the 10th, Janet and I stayed with Helen until the 16th when we headed for Rochester, NY, and Helen’s daughter’s wedding on the 18th. It was a busy 21 days, and we were glad to get home to New Albany, IN, for some much-welcomed rest and relaxation.
I am looking forward to our 65th high school reunion in May next year and hope many of you will join Janet and me in that celebration.
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