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A Q&A with Futurist Langdon Morris, Class of 1974
After presenting to FVS students, faculty, and staff in September 2024, Langdon Morris '74 reflected on his time as a student at Fountain Valley School, shared insights regarding the importance of educating today’s youth on the complex issues of our world, and offered his advice to those interested in someday working in innovation or strategy.
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Alumni Get "Back on the Bike" in Honor of FVS's Inaugural Lazy B Ranch Rally, a High School Mountain Bike Race on the Prairie
Whether participating in media interviews (Davis Tutt ’11), showing support for their second-generation FVS student (Vandy Johnson '94, P '24, '26, and Richard and Alice Johnson P ’91, ’94, GP ’24, ’26), cheering for his son, Kyle, coach for the Roaring Fork mountain bike team (Derek Premac ’76), or returning to campus to relive their own time as Danes (Nic Jenkins ’17 and Dolphin Qian ’24), each alumni played a large part in making FVS’s inaugural Lazy B Ranch Rally all the more special. Nearly 730 riders across 51 teams and multiple states gathered on the Prairie from September 20-22, 2024, for this historic occasion marking the first-ever mountain bike race on a high school campus in the Front Range.
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Relive FVS's 2024 Reunion Weekend with Photos
Hundreds of alumni and faculty from around the world, and as far back as the Class of 1962, gathered for Fountain Valley’s 2024 Reunion Weekend between May 30 and June 2, 2024. A gallery of photos from this year’s Reunion – held both at the Class of 1969 Mountain Campus and on the Prairie – is available for download and/or purchase here »
Save the date for FVS’s next “Party on the Prairie” from May 29 through June 1, 2025, as we pay special tribute to alumni with milestone graduation years ending in ‘0’ and ‘5’.
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Head of School's Fall 2024 Receptions Celebrate the People, Place and Programs that Make Fountain Valley School So Unique
Faculty, alumni, past and current parents, and friends of FVS recently gathered in Colorado Springs, Boulder, Colo., and Vietnam, for receptions recognizing the people, place, and programs that make Fountain Valley the top boarding and day school in the American West. Photos can be accessed via the corresponding links above.
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Fountain Valley School and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
This past summer, several members of the Fountain Valley School family offered their support toward the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in various capacities. While none participated as athletes, their behind-the-scenes efforts impacted hundreds of countries and sports competing on the global stage. Among the below FVS alumni and former faculty/staff who contributed to the Summer Olympics was the late Annie Goodwin ’08, whose spirit and legacy live on through her horse, Bruno. #RideForAnnie
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Kate Baum '19
Kate worked as a post-production assistant (PA) in NBC’s Athlete Features Department. Together with a producer and editor, Kate specialized in beach volleyball, water polo, surfing, and end credits. Her day-to-day responsibilities consisted of labeling and ingesting new footage, pulling select moments from each competition into edits, and making string outs and rough cuts of her edits. “It was an amazing experience to see how the live coverage gets from Paris to screen, and to witness the volume of people it takes to make something like the Olympics happen,” she said. “It was one of the best jobs I've ever had, and I am looking forward to Milan in 2026!"
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Annie Goodwin '08
A 2023 Fountain Valley School Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Annie passed away tragically in 2021 during a riding accident that occurred while pursuing her Olympic dreams. The 4-star horse that she had trained and was riding at the time, Fedarman B (also known as Bruno), was syndicated after her death and Annie's own trainer, Boyd Martin, rode the KWPN gelding in this year's Paris Summer Olympics. Annie's legacy lives on through Bruno's journey to the Olympics with Boyd, who competed for the U.S. eventing team.
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Britta Pestak
For former Associate Athletic Director Britta Pestak, Paris marked her third Olympics offering production support to NBC. This year, Britta was assigned to swimming. During her time in Paris, she assisted producers, commentators, and broadcast managers behind-the-scenes to provide exciting coverage of major races and USA favorites. “Paris did a fabulous job of showcasing their country and historic landmarks,” said Britta. “I am looking forward to witnessing the 2028 Summer Olympics on home soil.”
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Davis Tutt '11
Davis and his company, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, co-presented Downtown Summer Fest in Olympic City, USA, on July 27, 2024. The event, held at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum (USOPM) in downtown Colorado Springs, featured sport activations from over a dozen national governing bodies, live entertainment, and the ceremonial lighting of the USOPM cauldron to celebrate the Paris games.
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Tell a Friend: FVS Admission Open House on October 18
According to a study by Nielsen, 92% of consumers trust recommendations from friends and family over other forms of advertising. Spread the word about Fountain Valley School – ranked among the top boarding and day high schools in the West – and tell a friend about our Fall 2024 Open House on Friday, October 18, beginning at 12:30pm MT.
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Introducing Fountain Valley School Alumni Stories
Everyone’s got a story to tell. This fall, six young alumni – Mason Burdett ’22, Meryland González Herrera '24, Kaleb Gramsch ’24, Natalie Haase ’23, Hannah Pratt ’14, and Garrett Van Wyhe ’15 – caught up with the Office of Marketing & Communications to share tales of their time at Fountain Valley School. These stories, part of a new 2024-25 Admission marketing campaign, aim to capture, in alumni’s own words, the impact that FVS has had on their academic, athletic, professional, and life journeys.
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