By GG President Doug Whalley (’63) The Roosevelt High School Foundation Golden Grads is not the only group supporting Roosevelt. The RHS Foundation is a major source of outside funding for the school’s needs. Their website describes their history. The Foundation has a paid staff member and does extensive fundraising, including sponsoring an annual Spring …
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Jun 10
A Successful Golden Grads Spring Luncheon Back at the Nile!
The Golden Grads 37th Annual Luncheon was great fun, thanks to hard work by Chair Cindy Dack and her crew of volunteers. Over 120 members and guests enjoyed good food and good company at the Nile Country Club north of Seattle. We voted to accept the budget and the slate of officers. RHS students performed …
May 10
President’s Report for Spring 2019
By GG President Doug Whalley (’63) Our New Grapevine Editor This is the first Grapevine edited by Janet SAGE Whalley, ’64 (my wife). Janet replaces Lorraine HITT Carter, ’56, who retired after a very successful tenure. Janet was a childbirth educator for 35 years and the Executive Director of the Childbirth Education Association for 25 …
Apr 17
Golden Grads Free Night at the Spring Musical, May 21, 2019
See this year’s Spring Musical, A Chorus Line, for free at the Golden Grads free performance at 7pm on Tuesday May 21, 2019 in the RHS Theatre. This will be the Mature Content version at the full-dress rehearsal and we are thrilled to be their audience for the night! A Chorus Line was the longest …
Apr 15
Spring 2019 Board of Directors Meeting Is Monday May 6
The Spring Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 6 at 10:00 am in the Roosevelt Alumni Room at the High School. Principal Kristina Rodgers will speak to us during the meeting. Don’t miss all the important info including Treasurer’s report by Mike Bush ’64, Secretary’s Report-Cathie HOGUE Huffman ’63, Scholarship Report-Antonia FILIGNO Clark ’53, …
Apr 05
The 37th Annual Golden Grads Luncheon Venue Has Changed to the Nile Country Club on June 5 at 11 AM
We hope to see you Wednesday, June 5th, 11:00 am, Nile Country Club, 6601 244th St SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA ready to eat, drink, and be merry with all your friends from Roosevelt. Fill in and send the Luncheon Reservation form on pages 2-3 of your Grapevine with your payment of $32.00 per person to …
Nov 06
Welcome to the Class of 1967 – Our Newest Golden Grads!
Over 200 of the Roosevelt Class of 1967 came out for the 50th Reunion Weekend that included a variety of planned activities from Friday October 6 through Saturday October 7, featuring a golf outing on Friday, a tour of the school and drinks at a local watering hole Friday afternoon, and a big dinner Saturday …
Jul 28
Class of 1953 65th Reunion Report
by Jerry Chichester Our 65th Reunion went off very well on July 18, 2018. As always, we had a blast! With the able leadership of Gale Wergeland, we had as much fun planning it as doing it. Seventy-eight of the class came to the events out of 325 active members. That’s 24% – a good …
Jul 05
President’s Report on the Golden Grads 2018 Annual Luncheon
By GG President Doug Whalley (’63) Golden Grad Superstars All of the Golden Grad volunteers deserve credit for their hard work, but in this issue I wanted to give special thanks to these Superstars! Cindy Dack (’60) has chaired the Luncheon Committee for several years, and has done a remarkable job. From the menu to …
Mar 16
36th Annual Golden Grads Luncheon Will Be June 9th at the Sand Point Country Club
The 36th Annual Golden Grad Luncheon will be held Saturday June 9, 2018, 11 am, at Sand Point Country Club, 8333 – 55th N.E., Seattle, WA. Don’t forget to send in your registration form (click here) and encourage your classmates to attend this annual event! Reservations ($32 per person) are required and must be in …