Issue 45
April 30, 2021
HC Alumni News
April 2021 is in the books! As our campus prepares for the last five weeks of school, we are racing to squeeze in as much "normal" as possible!

Houston Christian rolled out the red carpet on Friday, April 9th, for Lights! Camera! Auction! Hollywood Nights! It was a sold-out event that included an alumni table and an alumni parent table. It was a glamorous and joyful evening in support of HC! This annual event is becoming a must-go event for our community! We hope to see you there next year too!

On Wednesday, April 21, HC's Admin Team surprised our campus successfully with the third Mustang Madness Day! Our students and teachers took a break from classes, projects and daily operations to enjoy some much-needed, community-building time with pick-up basketball games, board games, sand volleyball, laser tag, Kona Ice, lots of popcorn and a stress-relieving petting zoo! Our Mustang Madness Day was perfectly coordinated with our new campus health & safety guidelines, which were updated on April 14, in which students are no longer required to wear their masks outside during unstructured time.

Party on the Patio with new senior bricks! Houston Christian's newer tradition of celebrating our Senior Bricks with a special reveal occurred after the Red Shirt Day event on April 23rd. The class of 2021 was excited to see where they left their mark on HC's campus. Take a peek at this video we shared with our senior parents!

This month also was our time to onboard the senior class to HC Connects. You should have seen a big jump in new members as we spoke to each senior bible class and helped them register. Please feel free to reach out through HC Connects to mentor, provide inspiration or merely say congratulations to the Class of 2021!

Lastly, we hosted our first ever Alumni Giving Day online last week! Many thanks to all of our alumni and alumni parents who supported Indexed Tuition and our HC community! It is never too late to give and there are always new stories to be written by students who are given an opportunity to excel at HC!

We are looking forward to finishing out our spring semester with some great opportunities for alumni to send notes to retiring teachers, attend a virtual coffee with Colonel and Nancy Wilson, and to start networking with our Class of 2021 seniors!
Gala Wrap Up!
A huge thank to our entire gala committee for their help in making our second on-campus gala a reality! Our visionary gala co-chairs led an incredible team of parents in transforming the MetroNational Gym into a ballroom with some help from Hope City Church!

Take a look at some of the ways we measured our gala's success and the support from our community!
Alumni Giving Day!
This year was our FIRST Alumni Giving Day! We are so grateful for the new gifts we received that will go towards Indexed Tuition! Thank you for Investing in Education!

We look forward to preparing for our next Alumni Giving Day! In the meantime, please keep us in your family's philanthropic focus! Every Mustang, Every Day!
Alumni Opportunities
Coffee with the Colonel!
Join us May 6 at 3 PM for a coffee toast with Colonel and Nancy Wilson

Colonel Wilson is retiring from Houston Christian this year and we want you to have a chance to reconnect with him and Nancy!

Take your next coffee break with Colonel Wilson, Nancy, and our newest Bush Center faculty.
Would you like to be sent the zoom link?
LOCATION
Virtual AlumNight via Zoom

DATE AND TIME
05/06/21 3:00pm - 05/06/21 4:00pm

Coffee with Colonel and Nancy Wilson - join us for an afternoon break and reconnect with some of your favorite people!
Yes, I'll be there & send me a link
I can't make it
*Link will also be available on HC Connects in "Events"
Make a difference TODAY!
Please be sure to log on to HC Connects today to check and see if you have any message requests from the Class of 2021!
Our seniors were excited to see this platform was available to them and we hope you will all enjoy building your networks!

If you want to help make a difference, mentor, give advice, or have internships available - JOIN HC Connects TODAY!
On May 14th at 3:15 p.m. we will celebrate Diane Creekmore (English), Colonel Tom Wilson (Leadership), and Jim Kelley (Science) who will be retiring spring 2021. In honor of their years of service we would like to present them with notes, pictures and remembrances from any and all who want to submit a note (or video). 

Use the Google forms below to submit a story or note to each teacher. If you have any videos, email them to: alumni@houstonchristian.org or click submit photos below.

QUICK TURNAROUND!
Notes, photos, videos & remembrances need to be submitted
by MONDAY, May 3, 2021!
The theater department just revealed the news!
Save the dates for the fall and spring HC Theatreworks Productions of
"A Christmas Story" & "Newsies"
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