Alumni Association Highlights
Veterans Day in the Upper School
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rowing up in a military family, CA Junior Helen Blake wanted to mark Veterans Day in the Upper School. She organized a Town Hall Meeting featuring two CA alumni who were veterans. Together they shared their experiences serving our nation. Corporal Austin Lee Carpenter ’05 served in the Presidential Salute (GUNS Platoon) Battery Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd US Infantry Regiment, and Sergeant Colin Gumm ’94 served with B Co. 2/327 INF, and 324th Tactical PsyOp Company. The two alumni enlightened students on what it means to be a Veteran. “To me, Veterans Day marks the kinship
Austin Carpenter ’05
Colin Gumm ’94
among those who have served,” Gumm said. “It is a time to say ‘thank you’ to people who have been willing to risk their safety, health, and lives for a job, whatever that job is around the world.”
“When you enlist, you give the government a blank check,” Carpenter added. “On Veterans Day we remember the honor, duty, selfless service, and sacrifice required to protect the Constitution and what it stands for.” n
Alumni-Student Multicultural Meet-Up
Alumni-Student Multicultural Meet-Up
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n the wake of the racial tension and civil unrest that has taken place, both alumni and students have asked for more communication from the school on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics. Alumni have stepped up to help.
affinity space to support them, as they navigate Colorado Academy and the college process. Our hope is that these connections will last well past CA and college. Ultimately, one goal is to develop a multicultural network for CA alumni.
The first Alumni-Student Multicultural Meet-Up, hosted by Sarah Wright, CA’s Director of Inclusivity, featured Upper School students meeting alumni on Zoom in November. The goal was for alumni to empower students, and create an
Thank you to Brooklyn Batey ’12, Anshu Bhatia ’06, VJ Brown ’11 (Alumni Board Member), and Ulysses Estrada ’13, who participated in the first Meet-Up. Also important was an alumni
conversation in April with current CA faculty and staff during a professional day. Trier Bryant ’02 joined Brooklyn Batey ’12 and Ulysses Estrada ’13 in speaking about their experiences as students and challenging CA’s teachers to develop more inclusive curricula for their courses. Alumni Board Members who are involved with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Caroline Cramer ’11, Isabel Gary Harper ’09, Emma Harrington Kane ’07, and Elsa Woolley ’11. n
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