A Message from Doug Sheldon, SCSAA President Dear Friends and Fellow Alumni, I have had the pleasure to serve as a director of our SCS Alumni Association since 2000 and the privilege to serve as its president since 2013. Why is it a pleasure and a privilege for me to serve? Why am I passionate about the bonds of Sidney High Alumni? Why am I so committed to the work of our alumni association? Why do I make 400 The January meeting of the Board of Directors, held mile, round trips to to plan for the year ahead, is located in the new Alumni Room. attend a board meeting or a committee meeting? Why do I bring my children and grandchildren every Memorial Day weekend to Sidney, and why do I bring my brother, sister and daughter every SCS reunion? The friends and aquaintances of my youth and the education, mentoring, and culture that I absorbed living in Sidney from age 4-21 shaped my life, my thoughts, my passions, and my talents in deep, unmistakable and unshakeable ways. The respect I had for my parents, my teachers, and for the kids that were so much a part of my life remains powerful. If I think a moment about all that, I realize that all my subsequent efforts to form a career, a family, a new life with new definitions always draw me right back to the values I gained from the culture that is imbued in living and learning in Sidney, New York. I have recently challenged the SCSAA Board of Directors in particular, to begin a membership campaign to increase our alumni dues paying members from 800 to 1,200. Why such a campaign? Con’t on pg. 2
Association to create network for connecting Alumni and SCS Students
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The SCSAA is working conALUMNI SHARING tinuously to KNOWLEDGE strengthen the connection between Alumni and current Sidney students working closely with the Sidney School administration to host events and programs which benefit students in many ways. The SCSAA annual Career Day brings Alumni to the school from various professional backgrounds to share their experiences and insight with students from grades 7-12. Con’t on pg. 2
What’s Inside ... A Message from the SCSAA President 1-2 Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) 1-3 Stay Connected 3 Meet the Directors 4-5 Sponsors & Partners 4 The Value of Membership 6-8 Class Representatives 9-10 Membership Form 11