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Snedaker '85 and Hansson '83 Share Wit and Wisdom with Upper Schoolers |
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 On Tuesday, March 29, Price Snedaker '85 and Othar Hansson '83 returned to campus to speak to the Upper School as part of GFA's annual Career Day assembly.
Price, a dedicated volunteer, social worker (now focusing her efforts on childhood concussions), and single mother of three, emphasized the importance of GFA's close student-faculty relationships. "In real life," she said, "teachers are called experts."
Othar, a software engineer at Google, recalled his days at GFA tinkering with a refrigerator-sized computer with Ed Denes. Referring to the highly collaborative nature of his work at Google, one of Othar's takeaway points was, "learn how to be smart without being annoying."
Continue reading about Price and Othar |
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GFA Comes to DC - RSVP deadline extended |
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Join GFA alumni (and Ed Denes!) in the nation's capital for a gathering at the Cosmos Club next Thursday, April 7 from 6-8 p.m. A list of confirmed attendees and more information can be found at gfacademy.org/dc2011. Please submit your RSVP by 8 a.m. on Monday, April 4. We hope to see you there. |
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Nominations for Distinguished Alumni Award |
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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. |
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Community Events with GFA Alumni |
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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! |
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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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APRIL 7GFA Comes to Washington, D.C.
Cosmos Club, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.MAY 21Reunion 2011GFA campus, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Classes ending in 1 or 6 compete for participation!
JUNE 9
Commencement
GFA front lawn, 9:00 am
JUNE 11
Zombie Jam
Bedford Gym, 7:00 pm
JUNE 14
Boston Alumni Gathering
Hosted by David Capodilupo '79
JUNE 16
NYC Alumni Council Fundraiser
To benefit GFA's Horizons Scholarship Fund
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Reunion 2011 - May 21 |
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Join your classmates for Reunion 2011 in the Lower School courtyard at GFA on Saturday, May 21 from 4-8 p.m. More information will be hitting your inbox in the coming weeks. |
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Did you know... |
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...that a ninth grader recited over 270 digits of Pi (π) in this year's Pi memorization contest? |
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Join Your Classmates in Giving Back to GFA! |
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Your friends and classmates have already given more than $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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