February 2011
Community Service Opportunity in NYC
NYC Alumni Give Back at YSOP
This Friday and Saturday, March 4 & 5, join the GFA junior class on its annual community service project, YSOP. Join us on Friday evening (starting at approx. 4:30 p.m.) and/or on Saturday (starting at approx. 8:00 a.m.) as we work with the homeless in New York. Email Matt Hintsa '06 at mhintsa@gfacademy.org for details. 


Community Events with GFA Alumni
Sunday, March 6: Adrienne Ruger Conzelman '88, owner of ARC Fine Art, will be holding an opening for a show of artwork by Olivia Munroe '71. The opening will go from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at 3113 Bronson Road in Fairfield, CT.
 
Sunday, April 17: Alumna author Carol Wallace '73 will speak at the Pequot Library in Southport, CT at 4:00 p.m. Her novel, Leaving Van Gogh, is about Van Gogh and his psychiatrist. This will be the first event for the book which will not be released to booksellers until a few days later!


Nominations for Distinguished Alumni Award
With Reunion 2011 just around the corner, the Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented annually at Reunion to an alumnus/a who embodies the following description:

The specific purpose of this award is to recognize the extraordinary achievements of one of our own. The recipient of this honor embodies the adage Quisque pro Omnibus or “Each for All.” The recipient should show strength, conviction and courage, and continue to be an inspiration to the entire GFA community through his or her role as friend, parent, sibling, volunteer, philanthropist and humanitarian.

 Submit your nominations by emailing alumni@gfacademy.org.


From the Archives...

Girls' Locker Room - 1974
Girls' Locker Room - 1974

GFA's new Flickr page allows us to share select images from the school's photographic archives. In each issue of Dragon Tales, we will post a new photo from the digital archives.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? We'd love to see them, no matter how old! Send us an email at alumni@gfacademy.org. 


        


Upcoming Alumni Events
MARCH 4 & 5
YSOP Community Service Opportunity in NYC

MARCH 31
GFA Comes to NYC
Yale Club, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

APRIL 7
Washington D.C. Alumni Gathering
Cosmos Club, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

MAY 21
GFA Reunion 2011
GFA campus, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Classes ending in 1 or 6 compete for participation!

For more information about any of these upcoming events, check the Calendar of Alumni Events.


Spring Coyle Scholar: Joia Mukherjee
Joia Mukherjee, Professor at Harvard University and Medical Director of Partners in Health, will speak to the GFA community on Tuesday, May 10th at 8 p.m. To reserve a seat, email afreeland@gfacademy.org. This event is open to the public.


Follow Janet Hartwell's Blog!
Head of School Janet Hartwell reflects on life at GFA in her new blog! From the blog's sidebar, you can enter your email address to receive a notification each time a new post is published.


Did you know...
...that GFA now has a robotics club? Upper School students interested in engineering can take part in the club's competitions against other schools.


Join Your Classmates in Giving Back to GFA!
Your friends and classmates have already given nearly $130,000 to GFA this year! Join them in giving back -- new giving opportunities this year include the Roger True Science Research Fund, the Sailing Team Fund and the World Perspectives Program Service Learning Travel Scholarship. Learn more about alumni giving and give online! Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference!


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