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Tradition of Excellence 2011 Award Recognizes Two Special Alumni On Friday, November 4, Oak Park & River Forest High School recognized two distinguished alumni with the annual Tradition of Excellence Award. Established by the Class of 1982, the award is presented annually to alumni or former students who have distinguished themselves professionally and who, through these accomplishments, have brought great credit to their alma mater. These distinguished alumni are honored at a brunch following the awards presentation during back-to-back all-school assemblies. The alumni honored with the award in 2011 are IRIS KRASNOW '72 and PHIL RADFORD '94. Iris is a journalist and author; she has written numerous books, appeared in diverse publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, the Washington Post and Parade Magazine, and is a frequent guest on radio and television. Phil Radford is the Executive Director of Greenpeace. In that post, he is at the helm of one of the largest and most influential environmental organizations in the country. Radford leads a national team of 500 highly-skilled environmental leaders working in 23 cities across the U.S. on national and global campaigns to protect our planet’s oceans, forests, and climate. More about these distinguished alumni can be found at this LINK.
Class Reunion groups make generous donations The 2011 Reunion season recently concluded and we are very appreciative of the donations we received from the Class of 1951, the Class of 1961 and the Class of 1986. The members of the CLASS of '51 were especially generous. In addition to a sizeable donation, they sent a copy of their booklet "A Brief History of Oak Park and River Forest High School" which included a number of interesting comparisons of "then" and "now" - not the least of which was the change in the name of the school in 1950 from OAK PARK TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOl to its current name. We are so grateful to the Classes of '51, '61 and '86 for their recent donations, which support all of our programs, including our Summer Enrichment grants. This past summer, 21 students were awarded a total of over $13,000 to participate in a variety of educational summer programs in the arts and sciences.
With your support we can do even more next year!
Thank you Classic Cinemas LAKE Theatre We are very grateful for the support we receive from our many donors, including members of the local business and educational community. Because our budget is funded entirely by donations, we would not be able to function without this vital support. The Summer 2011 edition of our 8-page AlumNews newsletter was sponsored by the LAKE THEATRE in honor of their 75th anniversary. The Lake Theatre, opened in 1936, remains an art-deco masterpiece in the heart of downtown Oak Park that offers state-of-the-art sound and picutre technology. Our Spring 2011 issue of the ALUMNEWS newsletter was sponsored by a donation from RESURRECTION UNIVERSITY or as it might be better know by some of our older alumni, the West Suburban College of Nursing which was founded in 1914. Since that time, it has provided a quality eduation preparing students for careers in nursing and related healthcare services. For more information about Resurrection University, visit call (708) 763-6530 or visit their website at www.resu.edu. We are so grateful to RESURRECTION UNIVERSITY for their donation to underwrite the printing and mailing costs for our 8 page newsletter. This sponsorship allows us to devote our resources to support our other programs, including our Summer Enrichment grants. This summer, 24 students were awarded a total of over $14,000 to participate in a variety of educational summer programs in the arts and sciences. Donations also provide operating funds so we can continue to provide reunion support and other alumni networking opportunites. --------------------------------------- It was wonderful to see so many alumni return for REUNIONS and to have the opportunity to meet so many of you at the ALUMNI Homecoming Lunch Social.
We mail our 8-page newsletter to our donor/members three times per year. It's filled with news of our activities, upcoming reunions, school news and updates from alumni of all ages. Sponsors of recent editions include H & H INDUSTRIAL MOTOR SERVICES of Cicero, Illinois, co-owned by alum Larry Fulgenzi '67 - - The FOREST AGENCY INSURANCE CO. of Oak Park owned by Dan Browne '74 - - and Steve Dienberg '77 of DIENBERG PRINTING of Oak Park, Other alumni who have made DONATIONS to underwrite our printing and mailing costs include Mary Dibbern Cappelli ('84) and Gregory W. Cappelli ('85) and FRAME WAREHOUSE of Oak Park & Evanston in memory of Paul Hamer Sr., Class of 1947. We are grateful to these generous alumni for their support. Please consider a donation to sponsor a future newsletter. We have had wonderful support from members of the local business community, as well as donations in honor of a classmate or faculty member. For information, please call (708)434-3281 or e-mail alumniassociation@oprfhs.org.
LINKS for Alumni News and NETWORKING We have a NEW group on facebook for ALUMNI NETWORKING. You can find it by following this LINK: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=78032036609 Use it to post personal announcements or business and relocation related networking. If you'd like to invite other alumni to your own event or if you're looking to network with classmates for REUNION planning, please visit our facebook group for REUNIONS & ALUMNI EVENTS: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46630059389 Are you looking for news about an upcoming class reunion - - or just looking for news about classmates or other OPRFHS graduates? Check out the information we have listed on our LINKS page here www.alumni.oprfhs.org/Links/Links. If you know of a group that you think should be included here, please send an e-mail to alumniassociation@oprfhs.org
Alumni Association Board of Directors |
Roberta Wolin Raymond Larson - 1955 Theresa Guarino Lipo - 1982 Bob Allan - 1955 Honorary & Founding Board Members William B. Sullivan - 1984 Special Committee Members
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Please also check these other sites for updated information:
SUMMER MINI-REUNIONS Visit the BOYS SOCCER TEAM PAGE for l information: www.oprfsoccer.com
Upcoming
REUNIONS
Thank You to these sponsors of
our Alumni Lunch
A BOOK RELEASE PARTY was held at OPRFHS on May 14 to honor A book of memories and tributes to Jim was compiled by a group of alumni. Copies of the book are available for purchase. Follow the link for information.
HUSKIE HOWL Thanks to Healy's for hosting this event for us once agan and thanks to the alumni and friends who attended. It wa nice to see some familiar faces as well as to have a chance to see a few new faces!
THANK YOU to Golf Outing SPONSORS, Donors and Participants We appreciate the assistance of the staff at GLEN EAGLES COUNTRY CLUB in Lemont, Illinois for hosting a wonderful afternoon of golf and dinner. We appreciate the generous support from these sponsors: * Belmont Village, Oak Park
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Thanks to our past
newsletter sponsors
Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre
Resurrection University
the OPRFHS Class of 1955
H & H Industrial Motor Services
for donations to underwrite the costs to print & mail recent issues of our AlumNews newsletter.
Updated NOVEMBER 2011
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