Alumni Events
Career Day was held on Friday, October 22. This year’s presenters included two fathers, in addition to six alumni, all of whom spent the afternoon sharing their life experiences and wisdom with Forms V and VI. Continuing on a trend that started last year, the event divides the two Forms into four breakout groups, and rotates the presenters amongst them for roughly 25 minutes. After that, they continue on to the next group. The idea is to allow the students a more personal setting in which to ask questions and engage with the presenters. The alumni this year included Brandon Bates ’04, Nik Jendrisak ’05, John Peckham ’85, Fred Sauer ’89, Dan Simpson ’97, and Corge Umlauf ’89, with Fathers’ Club Board Members Chris McKee and Paul Reitz rounding out the group. Paul commented that he “especially enjoyed the idea of teaming two presenters with similar interests,” which was facilitated by having a few overlapping areas. This year’s presenters had a blend of humor and seriousness when talking about Career paths. The pairing could not have been better, and
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really highlighted the diversity amongst out alumni. One example stands out in particular. Dan Simpson shared his thoughts on entering Law School, and asked students to be prepared to do the work if that’s what they wanted. John Peckham, in contrast, shared the anecdotes of what happens when one does not do the work, which prompted a chorus of laughter from all the students. We look forward to next year, and hope to continue a tradition that has grown into something special for our students. This year’s Homecoming was special. First, it was marked by a change in the location from the West side of the Gym to the North. Alumni volunteers Tom Plunkert ’70, Steve Nangle ’67, and Mark Bahn ’67 cooked up hamburgers and hotdogs, while Past Alumni Board President Iggy Yuan ’74, along with Director of Development Julie Lohr and Director of Finance (and Alumni Mother) Dawn Szatkowski served a bustling crowd prior to the football game.