Greetings!
That's a wrap on the 2022-23 school year! We celebrated graduation on May 27 with a beautiful ceremony in the Formal Gardens. Congratulations to the Class of 2023 and welcome to the alumni community. We are now 116 alumni stronger!
As the end of our fiscal year approaches on June 30, we encourage all alumni to support the Academy through the annual fund. We are grateful for your gifts, which sustain the school throughout the year. Please visit www.lfanet.org/give
Thank you. Go, Caxys!
Ruth Keyso
Director of Alumni Engagement
847.615.3268 (office)
847.224.6072 (cell)
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Congratulations, Class of 2023
In the days leading up to Graduation, we celebrated our seniors in special ways.
On May 24, we enjoyed Senior Celebration Night in Reid Hall. This was followed by the annual paver ceremony, where the Class of 2023 placed their class paver, signed on the back by all members of the class, into the patio at Alumni Circle.
We wish the Class of 2023 all the best as they begin their journey post high school. View the impressive list of colleges and universities that our Caxys will be attending. And take a look at photos from Graduation and Move-Up Day.
caption for photo above: Senior class leaders pose with their class paver at Alumni Circle and the Bowditch Bell. l to r: All-School President Riko Kishitani, Yaelle Ortiz, Senior Class President Heewoong Kim, Jack Wyne, and Bryson Royale
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Academy Fund – Summer Funding Needs
LFA funds 9 months of school across all 12 months of our fiscal year. So, although the school year has wrapped up, there is still a current need - and your gift will go to work right away!
This summer, a number of teachers are researching and developing new courses that are in response to student interests and skill sets that are emerging in importance in our world.
The fiscal year ends on June 30. Make your gift today to support LFA faculty and students, including summer innovation, at www.lfanet.org/give
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Athletic Center: Get In on the Action!
The Athletic Center Expansion project is on track to break ground in the coming weeks with an anticipated completion by fall 2024. Thank you to the many alumni who have already made gifts to this very special initiative.
Additional alumni support is critical to crossing the finish line! For information on named space opportunities, contact Ruth Keyso, Christine Ryder or Garry Sloan. In addition, donors who make gifts of $10,000 or more to this building project will become members of the Laurel Society and will be listed on a plaque inside the new facility. View our Laurel Society levels here.
If you are a champion of sports and want to be listed among other Caxy donors, please give one of our above gift officers a call. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
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Harwood '11 Addresses Students at Cum Laude Lunch
Thank you to alumnus Graham Harwood ’11, who spoke at this year’s Cum Laude Society Luncheon at LFA on May 25.
Graham is a graduate of Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering, information science, systems, and technology. He also holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
He has worked as a developer at several proprietary trading firms and as a software engineer at Goldman Sachs. Graham has a fellowship lined up in Washington, D.C., with the minority of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Graham was inducted as a Cum Laude Society member during his senior year at LFA 12 years ago.
Thank you, Graham, for your inspiring words to our students!
Photo above: Graham Harwood '11 addresses the Cum Laude Society inductees in Reid Hall, May 2023
Below: Harwood with Associate Dean of College Counseling Ben Wetherbee (head of the Cum Laude Committee) and math teacher Maggie Tennyson P'27
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Gimbel '93 Talks eSports
On May 22, LFA computer science and math teacher Joe Ward, along with students interested in eSports, joined a Zoom call with alumnus Jordan Gimbel '93, Deputy General Counsel at Twitch in the Bay Area. Discussion focused on his career at Twitch and his pathway from LFA to working at a tech company.
Jordan graduated from George Washington University with a degree in economics. He earned his JD degree from Pepperdine Law School and his LLM in information technology and law at Stockholm University. He has also completed additional coursework on EU intellectual law at Stockholm.
Thank you, Jordan, for sharing your knowledge with our students!
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Coming Up:
YA Happy Hour
Alumni, join us on Thurs., July 13 for the annual young alumni happy hour in Chicago at Punch Bowl Social in Fulton Market District! For graduates in the classes of 2008-2019. We'll bring faculty members with us--a great way to spend a summer night.
Details and registration HERE. Register TODAY; pricing increases after June 15.
Thank you to our Host Committee members:
Eric Bauer '12 (AAB), Josh Brass '10 (AAB), Romaer Chopra '15 (AAB)
Mbasa Mayikana '14, Emma Ismail '15, Liza Tarr '15
Peter Corsiglia '17, Katie Dozois '17
Andrew Ryder '17, Connor Hudziak '19
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Will You Take the Challenge?
The Caxy Legacy Challenge, fueled by Sheri Kersch Schultz '72 (Ferry Hall alumna and 2022 Woman of Distinction honoree) and LFA Trustee David Gupta '81 (LFA alumnus and 2021 LFA Hall of Famer), provides immediate challenge funds to individuals who create a new bequest commitment or who verify an existing bequest through documentation. Challenge dollars are directed toward a current endowed fund of the donor's choosing. Eligible estate gift commitments of $50,000 or more unlock 10% of the gift's face value from the challenge pool, up to a maximum of $10,000.
Estate gifts strengthen the LFA endowment, providing stability for the school's future. Endowment funds provide essential resources for student financial aid, faculty professional development and other designated purposes. Learn more about the Caxy Legacy Challenge.
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The Bell
Did you miss this most recent issue of The Bell, LFA's gift planning newsletter? If so, you can read it, along with past issues, and find lots of helpful gift planning information on LFA's gift planning website.
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Then and Now – Reunion 2023
Save the Dates for Reunion 2023 have landed in mailboxes. Now that you’ve marked your calendar for October 14 – you have, right? – reach out to a classmate or someone you want to reconnect with and make sure they plan to attend as well!
This year’s Reunion theme is “Then and Now” – make sure to come to see what has changed (a few buildings) and what hasn’t (the connections formed in your years).
Sabrina Zhou, Cameron Judge '17, Angela Zhou ’18, Gabe Minchev, and Dieter Villegas ’18 gather at Reunion in the fall 2022
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Class Notes and Death Notices
We plan to run class notes and death notices in the alumni enews as well as in the Review. Please click here to read recent submissions. Send your career/family updates and photos to classnotes@lfanet.org
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Contact Info Updates
If you have recently moved, changed jobs or have a new email address or cell phone number, please let us know so that we can update our database and reach you with news from LFA. Send your data to updates@lfanet.orgdates@lfanet.org
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Link In with Us
Alumni, stay connected with us through the LFA Alumni LinkedIn page. As our students graduate from LFA and start building their networks of alumni contacts, we'd like our LinkedIn site to be as robust as possible. Thank you for joining our group.
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