Flintridge Prep wishes you and your family a very happy holiday season!  We are looking forward to celebrating with you at the traditional Holiday Alumni Events – Alumni Sports Day, Five and Ten Year Reunions, and the Alumni Holiday Party.  We hope to see you at one of these upcoming events.  In the meantime, please read on for the latest news from Flintridge Prep.

Thanksgiving Open House The 4th Annual Alumni-in-College Thanksgiving Open House was held on Wednesday, November 25.  Read more…

 

 

 

Flintridge Prep Alumni Return Home to Honor Tom Fry There were the grey and blue balloons, supportive banners, cheerleaders, parents, alumni and the traditional In-N-Out truck. But one thing was missing for the first time in 18 years, Mr. Tom Fry.  Read more…

 

 

 

 

Parents of Alumni Receptions
Parents of Alumni enthusiastically returned to campus in October for reunions of their own.  Class of 2009 parents gathered to swap stories about how their children are settling in at college and also assembled care packages that were mailed to their children just in time for Halloween.  Parents from Classes 2003-2008 gathered to catch up with one another and with the latest happenings at Prep.

Online Community – my.flintridgeprep.org
Almost 500 alums have registered with our new online community!  Use my.flintridgeprep.org to reconnect with classmates, seek mentorship in a field of interest, start local alumni groups, or find other alums living in your area.  Your last name and a unique code are required for initial registration with the site – if you did not receive your code, please contact Jacqueline Epley.

Global Friends Project Prep Students work with Global Friends Project organizing donations destined for schools in Nigeria.  Read more…

 

Living With Wolves Flintridge welcomed Jamie and Jim Dutcher who shared their account of living with a wolf pack in the Sawtooth Mountains of Central Idaho.  Read more…

 

 

Cultural fusion comes to Prep: Kogi Korean BBQ Taco Truck and KoTolán Band Cultures collided in the best way at Prep when the “famous” Kogi truck was brought to Prep as a joint venture between the Student Senate and the Spanish Honor Society.  Read more…

 

 

 

 

Writer, Saϊd Sayrafiezadeh, visits Prep Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, author of his critically acclaimed memoir When Skateboards Will Be Free, shared his excerpts from his book as well as taking student questions.  Read more…

 

 

 

 

“Tell your story.  It is a really important thing.”  Kip Fulbeck visits Prep to discuss the Hapa identity With a knack for verbal speed and a flash of images, Kip Fulbeck, Professor and Chair of Art at UC Santa Barbara, delivered a provocative and highly engaging spoken word performance to Prep students.  Read more…

 

 

 

Fall Play Features Classic Whodunnit
"And Then There Were None" was performed at the Miller Theater November 12, 13, and 14, 2009.  Read More…

 

Upcoming Events:
Alumni are welcome to attend upcoming student productions and exhibitions. 

Eighteenth Annual Winter Music Concert
The concert will showcase our wonderful orchestra, the Jazz Fusion ensemble, and the Flintridge Choir.
December 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Norris Auditorium

Dance Concert
January 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Norris Auditorium

Spring Musical: “Fiddler on the Roof”
March 18-20 at 7:30 p.m.
March 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Norris Auditorium

Catch up on news and results from Flintridge Prep’s athletic teams.  Full reports on Fall 2009 sports teams will be available soon on the school website and in the next edition of PrepTalk.  Read more…

 

 

 

Visit the online alumni calendar for more information.

Alumni Sports Day
Friday, December 18, 2009
Prep Athletic Facilities

Class of 1999 10-year Reunion
Class of 2004 5-year Reunion
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Flintridge Preparatory School
To help organize your class reunion, contact Jacqueline Epley, Director of Alumni Relations, at jepley@flintridgeprep.org or 818-949-5526.

All-Alumni Holiday Party
Sunday, December 27, 2009
ix tapa Cantina (formerly Fred’s Mexican Café)
119 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
All alumni are welcome.

San Francisco Alumni Reception
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Details: TBD

Prep Reunion Day
Classes ’50, ’55, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, and ’95
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Flintridge Preparatory School
To help organize your class reunion, contact Jacqueline Epley, Director of Alumni Relations, at jepley@flintridgeprep.org or 818-949-5526.

Prep Golf Tournament
Extend your Reunion weekend and join us on the links!
Monday, May 3, 2010
La Cañada Country Club

Reunion Volunteers are wanted to help plan our upcoming events.  If your class is approaching a milestone (5-, 10-, 15-, 20-year, etc.) reunion and you wish to participate in its planning, please let us know.  Phone-a-thon Volunteers are also needed to call classmates on specific evenings each October.  This is a fun way to catch up with fellow alums and help your alma mater in the process.  If you are interested in these volunteer opportunities, please email Jacqueline Epley, Director of Alumni Relations, or call the Office of Alumni Relations (818) 949-5526.

Submit class news via the online Alumni Information Update Form or call 818-949-5526 by January 15 to be included in the spring 2010 issue of PrepTalk.  Please send photographs with captions (name identification) to Jacqueline Epley.  Photographs in .JPG or .TIF file format with 300 dpi resolution are preferred.  Publication of photographs in PrepTalk depends on space availability and image quality and content.

We are pleased to announce that an electronic version of our quarterly magazine, PrepTalk, is now available online for your reading pleasure! 

To update your address or personal information, visit the Alumni Information Update Form or update your online profile at my.flintridgeprep.org.

I hope to see you at the upcoming alumni activities.   In the meantime, please keep in touch and stay connected via Prep’s website — www.flintridgeprep.org

Regards,

Jacqueline E. Epley ’97
Director of Alumni Relations

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