Check Your Spring Grapevine for All the Exciting News
by Cathie Hogue Huffman, ’63
Welcome to all of you who are new members of Golden Grads and thanks to all of you who have renewed your membership in 2023.
The Golden Grads website, rhsgoldengrads.org, (you’re looking at it) has LOTS of information you can look up. Are you wondering who are members and where your classmates might be? It’s here. How about the RHS calendar … check what’s there.
The class of 1953’s 70th reunion is coming up Wednesday, September 13. Please see the Spring Grapevine for details and follow the information on the website rhs53.com. While you’re there you can also enjoy scenes from their 50th and 60th reunions on the Reunions page!
The youngsters in the class of 1963 will have their 60th reunion Thursday, September 28th at the Nile Country Club from 11-3. Please watch for RSVP info.
The Golden Grad Luncheon is June 21st. Further registration information will be in the Grapevine or print out this registration form and mail in with payment
MEANWHILE AT ROOSEVELT
The Jazz Band is again going to the Essentially Ellington Festival where they will compete in the finals May 11-13th. This website (https://www.jazzlive.com/essentially-ellington-23) will take you to the festivals page and links where you can see the students perform. Bothell and Garfield are also in the finals.
There is a great article in the Seattle Times about Hannah Mowry who took over as band director after Scott Brown’s retirement last spring. See it at https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/roosevelt-high-schools-new-band-director-smashes-jazzs-glass-ceiling/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_inset_1.1
Cinderella is the Spring Musical and is presenting a Golden Grads Night performance (it’s FREE) at 7 pm May 30th. This event is always special!
I hope you’re enjoying your Spring season, regardless of the weather!
Cathie Huffman