— Gryphon's Roar —

Your news source for the Crystal Alumni Community | April 2023

Reunion Celebration!

Get ready for the upcoming Crystal Alumni Reunion on June 10 and be a part of this memorable event! 

Classes celebrating milestones this year are 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003. 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 

We invite ALL Alumni to attend, regardless of their graduating year. This special gathering will provide you with the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new connections with fellow Alumni.
 
Click here to purchase your Crystal Reunion tickets now!
 
If you would like to help plan the Reunion celebration for your milestone class, please fill out this Google Form.

Tributes

 
In December, we shared sad news about two beloved Crystal faculty members, Instrumental Instructor and Conductor for 13 years, Dr. Bruce Mishkit, and Dance Teacher Maggie Fongheiser, 38 year veteran instructor who laid the foundation of our vibrant dance program and served as Fine Arts Department Chair for the last decade of her Crystal career. 

Please join us for tributes to Maggie and Bruce at the Upper School Fine Arts Festival on April 28 and 29, 2023. We will honor Maggie with a slideshow reflection before the Evening of Dance performance on April 28 at 7 pm and Bruce before the Instrumentals performance on April 29 at 6 pm.

In addition, the Fongheiser Family would like all alumni to know that there will be a Celebration of Life for Maggie on the evening of June 9 at 5 pm at Crystal’s Upper School campus. More information to come. If you would like to participate in planning this event, please contact Lucy Dillon ‘13  or Keith Fongheiser.
 

Upper School Spring Musical

GREASE

 
Upper School Spring Musical students stunned, wowed, and amazed audiences last month by delivering a set of jaw-dropping performances. As Director Gavi Goldstein put it, “Theater is an art form that bonds people for life. I saw our students show up for each other and themselves with their whole hearts. They turned into a true ensemble and made magic together.” Here's a peek at some of the production photos. 
 
 

Crystal Alumni Book Club
New Book Starting May 26

The Crystal Alumni Book Club is about to start their next great read on Friday, May 26 with Mark T. Sullivan’s The Last Green Valley and we hope you’ll join us! 
 
A fictional story based on the actual events of the Martel family’s journey to escape war-torn Eastern Europe during World War II, you don't want to miss this compelling novel. 

 
 

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