Class of 1968
Alumni Liaison
Volume 9 | Number 4
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 Issue #4 of our ninth year of publishing the only consistent connection for alumni and friends of Grand Island Senior High. That makes this iteration 52 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: “At the Top'' underscores the notion that as GISH is in some transitions, so too is Rise. You’ll also have a chance to meet two new writers -- Mike Bockoven and Abigayle Frazier-Hansen -- for the newsletter and bid adieu to a third.
Part of that transition will be an addition to the Rise lineup: “Islander Trivia.” Each issue you’ll get the chance to test your memory (or your Google search skills) with some questions specific to our alma mater. Good luck.
In her “Making Your Mark” piece, Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Executive Director Kari Hooker-Leep reminds us that summer is a good time to say thank you to GIPS teachers and staff. Avery Rogers, our wonderful student correspondent, pens her last column for Rise.
Mike Monk's “Distant Mirror” explores the world of sleep, from why we need it to how it is used in literature (Shakespeare) and song (the Beatles.) Wandering Writer Sarah Kuta is sharing her summer bucket list, which she can complete close to home in a place she loves: Colorado. Yours truly has some moveable news in “I’ve Been Thinking,” plus some tips on downsizing and what it says about our family stories.
As usual, in our In Memoriam we have a list of Islanders who have passed, in Reunions we have class gatherings and other class get-togethers, and in Class Notes we have the lives and times of Islanders everywhere.
Stay in touch, Islanders. And remember: Keep pushing on.
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At the Top
George underscores the notion that as GISH is in some transitions, so too is Rise.
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Milestones
GISH alumni Luis Rodriguez (2019) and Madison Rodriguez (2020) will both present at the GIPS Foundation’s Harvest event.
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Making Your Mark
Kari Hooker-Leep reminds us that summer is a good time to say thank you to GIPS teachers and staff.
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Your Legacy. Their Opportunity.
Mike Bockoven shares reasons to attend Harvest.
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Foundation Focus
Abigayle Frazier-Hansen introduces her new column.
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I've Been Thinking
George has some moveable news plus some tips on downsizing and what it says about our family stories.
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On the Island
Avery Rogers pens her last column for Rise.
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Distant Mirror
Mike explores the world of sleep.
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A Wandering Writer's World
Sarah Kuta is sharing her summer bucket list.
