October 2018
Capuchino High School Alumni Association
Newsletter
Welcome, Mustangs, to the latest edition of our newsletter! It's full of exciting news and important updates. We hope you enjoy it!
Welch Family Partnership Grant
On October 11th, Whitney  Welch  presented a $25,000 grant from the  Welch  Family Foundation to the Alumni Association for Capuchino’s IB program. The funds will be used for teacher training and development. Capuchino is on its way to becoming a complete IB School, not just a school with an IB program.

Pictured:  Jessie Boise, Capuchino Principal, Judith Puccini, VP Capuchino Alumni Association, Whitney  Welch Welch Family Partnership (Picture was taken at the Welch Slot Machine Museum with W.C. Field’s watching.)
Battle of the Wits Trivia Contest
Thursday November 1, 2018
Dinner at 5:30-6:30 - Contest begins at 6:30-8:00
Proceeds benefit The Capuchino Growth Fund

Our school departments and their students vie for the brain trophy and the honor of being the most knowledgeable on campus. This is a fun evening with a great dinner at $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and should not be missed.

If want to prepay dinner with your credit card, please go to the Growth Fund page.  Next to your name add the # of people in your party and in the donation slot, pay the amount owed for the dinner.  If you would care to add an additional donation, it would definitely be welcomed. Otherwise dinner can be paid for at the door (no credit cards).


Music in the Air
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 
Reception at 5:00 – Concert begins at 6:00

Music in the Air is a  free concert for the San Bruno Community sponsored by You Tube showcasing the music from the San Bruno Park District schools and San Mateo Union High School District’s Capuchino High School.

In addition to San Bruno’s student musicians, you will hear:
  • Master of Ceremonies 99.7 Now! DJ St. John
  • Opera singer Kevin Thompson 
  • Clint Baker’s All-Stars, a New Orleans style jazz ensemble/ 
  •  VIBO Music, a guitar duet.

The music educators involved with the teaching of our students are Kyle Baldwin- at elementary schools, Ciana Whitfield- band instruments at Parkside, Elyse Mahfouz- strings at Parkside, and Scott Sousa- all instruments and choir at Capuchino. Bryan Vander Lugt, a member of the San Bruno Park Foundation, has done a magnificent job of coordinating this wonderful event.


Capuchino Drama Presents “A Wrinkle in Time”
November 30 - December 2

Samuel Johnson Jr. Performing Arts Center
Capuchino High School
1501 Magnolia Avenue, San Bruno

Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg's classmate Calvin O'Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.

November 30th & December 1st @ 7:00 PM
December 2nd @ 1:00 PM

General Admission $10 / Students and Seniors $8:00

For more details and to purchase tickets online visit: CapuchinoDrama.Weebly.com

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