Class of 1968
Alumni Liaison
Volume 8 | Number 5
Welcome to Rise, the voice of Grand Island Senior High alumni and friends. We show up every other month in over 9,000 in-boxes bringing you news, views, and memories of GISH. Rise is a publication of the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation.
This is the fifth issue of our eighth year of publishing the only consistent connection for alumni and friends of Grand Island Senior High. That makes this iteration 44 of Rise. We are happy you’re a subscriber and hope you continue to read the comings and goings of Islander alums across the globe.
Here’s some of what you will find inside this issue: We sadly say goodbye to our friend, Lanny Martin, whose generosity and vision have changed Senior High in a dramatic way. Martin died earlier this month. He and his legacy are the subjects of our lead story, “At the Top.”
Harvest, which gives donors and friends of the Grand Island Public Schools a chance to leave their own legacy, arrives later this month and Annual Giving Coordinator, Maggie McDermott, has all the details of what should be another immensely enjoyable, highly successful evening. Make plans to join us.
Avery Rogers talks all things Homecoming in her “On the Island” column. Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Executive Director, Kari Hooker-Leep, writes about Legendary Educators in her “Making Your Mark” piece.
Mike Monk's “Distant Mirror” column touts the pluses and minuses of rural vs. urban living based on his experiences of both. Bianca Ayala introduces us to two women whose educational journeys and qualities have taken them to leadership positions. Sarah Kuta chronicles her experience seeing a Central California coastal phenomenon. My column details the “sensory” memories of the starts of new school years as I saw them, heard them, felt them, tasted them, and, yes, smelled them.
In Memoriam, Reunion gatherings, and the lives and times of Islanders everywhere in Class Notes round out this edition.
Thanks again for subscribing, Islanders. Stay in touch. And remember: Keep pushing on.
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At the Top
We sadly say goodbye to our friend, Lanny Martin, whose generosity and vision have changed Senior High.
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Milestones
A GISH Alum is honored at Hasting College's Arts Awards.
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Making Your Mark
Kari Hooker-Leep writes about Legendary Educators.
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Your Legacy. Their Opportunity.
Maggie McDermott has all the details about Harvest, which should be another immensely enjoyable, highly successful evening.
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Shining Bright Since 2005
Bianca Ayala introduces us to two women whose educational journeys and qualities have taken them to leadership positions.
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I've Been Thinking
George details the “sensory” memories of the starts of new school years as he saw them, heard them, felt them, tasted them, and, yes, smelled them.
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On the Island
Avery Rogers talks all things Homecoming.
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Distant Mirror
Mike Monk touts the pluses and minuses of rural vs. urban living based on his experiences of both.
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A Wandering Writer's World
Sarah Kuta chronicles her experience seeing a Central California coastal phenomenon.
