ALUMNI NEWS
DECEMBER 2024
Friar Faithful, Friar Faithful,
As we enter Winter and the Christmas As we enter Winter and the Christmas season, I am able to look back and season, I am able to look back and celebrate a very busy and success fall. celebrate a very busy and success fall. Thanks to all that have attended and Thanks to all that have attended and supported our events In November alone supported our events. In November alone we hosted our annual Memorial Mass and we hosted our annual Memorial Mass and breakfast, a fun and informative Whiskey breakfast, a fun and informative Whiskey Tasting, a successful Reunion Night, and Tasting, a successful Reunion Night, and just last night a gathering of our Curley just last night a gathering of our Curley Connects networking group. Connects networking group For the students, fall sports have For the students, fall sports have concluded and our winter athletes have concluded and our winter athletes have begun their seasons. They are halfway begun their seasons. They are halfway through the second academic quarter, through the second academic quarter, preparing for exams in just a couple of preparing for exams in just a couple of weeks All the while eagerly awaiting their weeks. All the while eagerly awaiting their Christmas break. There is still much to do Christmas break There is still much to do before they can relax and enjoy their before they can relax and enjoy their time off. Tonight is our Choral Christmas time off. Tonight is our Choral Christmas Concert, which will be held in the Suehle Concert, which will be held in the Suehle Auditorium at 7:00pm. Stop by and enjoy Auditorium at 7:00pm Stop by and enjoy the talents of our Choir, Schola, Lumniare, the talents of our Choir, Schola, Lumniare, and Ringers to get you in the Christmas and Ringers to get you in the Christmas spirit. The juniors will receive their rings spirit. The juniors will receive their rings this Sunday at their Ring Ceremony, and this Sunday at their Ring Ceremony, and join the ranks of upperclassmen. Next join the ranks of upperclassmen. Next Friday, December 13th, join us in the Friday, December 13th, join us in the Suehle Auditorium for our Instrumental Suehle Auditorium for our Instrumental Christmas Concert at 7:00pm. And the Christmas Concert at 7:00pm. And the last bit of business for our students is a last bit of business for our students is a week of exams, which will conclude on week of exams, which will conclude on December 20th and mark the beginning December 20th and mark the beginning of Christmas break. of Christmas break.
We will be hosting alumni and family for the Ravens game next Sunday, December 15th. It is a 1:00 kickoff and our doors will open at noon. The game will be shown on two projection screens in the SDR.
Please note that we are capping this event at 150 people, so be sure to get your spot now. You can't go anywhere for $10 anymore... its the deal of the season!
Curley's "C-Notes" will Curley's "C-Notes" will host their annual Night host their annual Night at the Races on at the Races on Saturday, January Saturday, January 25th. This event is 25th. This event is always a blast and always a blast and always sells out. Don't always sells out. Don't wait to get your wait to get your tickets. See the flyer tickets. See the flyer below for all of the below for all of the details. and a link to details. and a link to get your tickets. get your tickets.
Our first alumni event of the new year will be our Annual Young Alumni Lunch. On January 3, 2025 we invite our newest alumni (2020 - 2024) back to the corner of Sinclair and Erdman for lunch. Members of the last 5 graduating classes are welcome back for lunch and given the opportunity to catch up with classmates, teachers, and coaches. If you are from one of these classes please consider stopping by to say hi and let us know what you are up to. This is a free event. We just ask that you register via the google form to help us prepare for the correct number of guests. CLICK HERE to register for the Young Alumni Lunch or use the QR code located on the flyer below. Plans are also in the works for the Class of 2020 as they celebrate their 5 year milestone. Be on the lookout for more information to come.
The annual Shrimp Feast & Bull Roast will be held in the gym at Curley on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is one of the Alumni Associations largest fundraisers of the year, come join us. See the flyer below for details and a link to purchase tickets. Discounted tickets for a table of 10 will run through January 31st.
This year we celebrate the Class of 1975 as our next class of Golden Friars. A reunion dinner will be held on May 17th, with invitations to a school Mass and 2025 Commencement Exercises also in the plans.
Mark your calendars!!! Curley Gala 30 is Saturday, April 12, 2025. The gala committee is already working to make this another gala to remember. Tickets will go on sale in January.
There are plenty more events to There are plenty more events to come as the year progresses, and come as the year progresses, and we will provide more details for we will provide more details for those events as their dates those events as their dates approach. A few things in the works approach. A few things in the works are: a 5 year reunion for the Class of are: a 5 year reunion for the Class of 2025, a lunch for our Golden Friars 2025, a lunch for our Golden Friars celebrating their 55th and 60th celebrating their 55th and 60th reunions, and an alumni event in reunions, and an alumni event in Ocean City. Stayed tuned for more Ocean City. Stayed tuned for more information on these events. information on these events. There is an ongoing conversation There is an ongoing conversation every year about when to host every year about when to host Reunion Night. Some enjoy having it Reunion Night. Some enjoy having it the day after Thanksgiving because the day after Thanksgiving because they are back in town visiting friends they are back in town visiting friends and family and are able to attend. and family and are able to attend. Others find it hard to attend because Others find it hard to attend because they travel out of town for they travel out of town for Thanksgiving. Attendance is what Thanksgiving. Attendance is what makes Reunion Night successful. If makes Reunion Night successful. If we will have better attendance in the we will have better attendance in the spring, closer to graduation, we can spring, closer to graduation, we can make that happen. To help us gauge make that happen. To help us gauge what time of the year is best for our what time of the year is best for our alumni we ask you to complete a alumni we ask you to complete a short (2 minute) survey by clicking short (2 minute) survey by clicking the following link. CLICK HERE FOR the following link. CLICK HERE FOR REUNION NIGHT SURVEY. REUNION NIGHT SURVEY.
We are always looking to hear from
We are always looking to hear from our alumni to see what's new and to our alumni to see what's new and to celebrate their accomplishments. If celebrate their accomplishments. If you have exciting news please send you have exciting news please send it my way via email at it my way via email at gloftus@archbishopcurley.org so gloftus@archbishopcurley.org so that we can celebrate you and share that we can celebrate you and share it with your brothers. it with your brothers.
GOFRIARS! GOFRIARS!
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Greg Loftus, Director of Alumni
Greg Loftus, Director of Alumni
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