Class of 1968
Alumni Liaison
Volume 9 | 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 Issue #5 of our ninth year of publishing the only consistent connection for alumni and friends of Grand Island Senior High. That makes this iteration 53 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: Say hello to Alex Weaver, our new “On the Island” correspondent. I’ll leave it to Alex to introduce himself in his column, where he also fills us in on a summer filled with preparation for the new school year. Abigayle Frazier-Hansen gives us the deets on what’s happening at the GIPS Foundation office.
“At the Top” argues that GISH students might benefit from a history course on, you guessed it, Grand Island Senior High. Once again, you’ll get a chance to test your memory, your skill, or your Google search skills with another edition of “Islander Trivia.”
In her “Making Your Mark” piece, Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Executive Director Kari Hooker-Leep takes us through the thrills of the Welcome Back event for GIPS teachers and staff. If you're a Willa Cather fan, and I’m betting many of you are, read Mike Monk's “Distant Mirror” on “My Antonia.” Wandering Writer Sarah Kuta takes to the sheer beauty and grandeur of Alaska while my “I’ve Been Thinking” piece ponders the word Harvest as it relates to the seasons and the Foundation’s big event scheduled for Sept. 26.
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 argues that GISH students might benefit from a history course on, you guessed it, Grand Island Senior High.
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Making Your Mark
Kari Hooker-Leep takes us through the thrills of the Welcome Back event for GIPS teachers and staff.
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Your Legacy. Their Opportunity.
Mike Bockoven shares ways to participate in Harvest if you didn't get a ticket.
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Foundation Focus
Abigayle Frazier-Hansen gives us the deets on what’s happening at the GIPS Foundation office.
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I've Been Thinking
George ponders the word Harvest as it relates to the seasons and the Foundation’s big event scheduled for Sept. 26.
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On the Island
Alex Weaver introduces himself and fills us in on a summer filled with preparation for the new school year.
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Distant Mirror
Mike recounts Willa Cather's 'My Antonia'.
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A Wandering Writer's World
Sarah Kuta takes to the sheer beauty and grandeur of Alaska.
