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Alumni Association Highlights
1997 Field Hockey Team Honored by CHSAA
On October 25, 2018, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) honored the very first sanctioned Colorado Championship Field Hockey Team, the 1997 Colorado Academy Varsity Team. Members of the team were introduced prior to the championship game and presented the winning trophy. CA was a pioneer for this sport in Colorado, starting a team in the fall of 1971 when girls were first admitted to the Upper School. Archival records show that CA’s team won the State Championship Game (not yet sanctioned by CHSAA) in 1977. In 1981, five members of CA’s Field Hockey Team competed on a Colorado All-Star Team at a national tournament in Florida. In 1992, CA’s team won its second State Championship in an exciting overtime game against Kent Denver School. More recently CA’s Field Hockey Team has won championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. n
1971 Field Hockey practice
1997 Championship Field Hockey Team 1992 Championship Field Hockey Team
Homecoming Spirit Day
The aroma of 30 dozen donuts and 15 dozen bagels filled the Upper School lobby on Friday, September 14. It was Spirit Day at Colorado Academy, and the Alumni Association treated Upper School students and faculty to a Spirit Breakfast. Alumni and their children greeted students with embroidered CA stickers and cheers of “Go Mustangs!” Of course everyone was dressed in red and black for the pep rally later in the day. Saturday featured Varsity games, a BBQ lunch, and a children’s carnival. n
Cindy Jordan, 1981 Telesis
Celebrate Cindy Jordan!
Cynthia Sheppard joined Colorado Academy’s music department in the fall of 1976. Little did she know then, her career at CA would span more than four decades. Cindy has given her students so much. “Generations of CA alums are singers and lovers of music because of her, and everyone has been touched by the warmth of her personality and the joy in her heart.” – Chris Babbs, former Head of School Read more about Cindy on page 18.
Let’s show her how much she has inspired us.
Mark your calendar to greet Cindy at the Alumni-Faculty Party on Giant Relay Day! Friday, May 24, 2019 3:30-7:00 p.m. Welborn House and Lawn
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Quarterly Alumni Newsletter
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Ice Skating, Dinner, and Spirits
Skate or warm by one of the fireplaces!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Denver Country Club Skate House 5:30 p.m. Family Skate Dinner: 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Broomball: 8:00 p.m. RSVP at: coloradoacademy.org/page/ca-alumni
