All-Alumni Weekend, June 12 and 13

Alumni of all ages, from all corners of the country attended up to four events over the weekend.

A committee of alumni and teachers created our first all-alumni weekend gathering. Graduates from the Triangle as well as far-flung former students from Arizona, Michigan, and Texas attended. Members of the Alumni Committee worked long and hard to make the weekend a huge success. They included:

• Hopie Fulkerson
• Beth Littlejohn
• Erin McGovern
• Cam Eubanks
• Liz  Liptzin Dubose
• Jason Parker
• Tim Wells
• Elizabeth Taylor (alumni parent)
• Jim Henderson

Saturday, June 12

CFS alumni gathering  from 5-8 pm at Alivia's Bistro in downtown Durham.  More than 75 alumni from the '70s through the '00s as well as current and former staff gathered to reconnect. The committee offered a generous spread of food, which guests enjoyed as they visited, hugged, and caught up with one another.

Not even a downpour at 5:00 could dampen the spirits of those attending.

A host of current and former staff members greeted alumni, including former principal Don Wells; current principal Mike Hanas; Assistant Principal John McGovern; former staffers Diana M. Levy and Norm Budnitz; and current staffers Bryce Little, Willy Rotella, Annie Dwyer, and others.

Slideshow of Alivia's here....

Henry's Pig Pickin'

After the party at Alivia's wound down, a number of alumni went to staff members Henry and Joan Walker's home for their annual Pig Pickin'. Food, music, and dodging the rain were the featured events of the gathering.

Sunday, June 13

Breakfast with Friends Before Graduation from 9 to 10:15 am. A delicious spread of biscuits, pastries, fruit, and beverages was laid out in the shade of the trees in front of the Center Building. A committee led by alumni parent Elizabeth Taylor organized the whole thing. Alumni, alumni parents, alumni teachers, and current teachers mingled and chatted as performers played classical music  in the background. 

Graduation from 10:30 am to noon in the CFS gym. Thirty-seven members of the class of 2010 received their diplomas during the Meeting for Worship with Attention to Graduation.  More than 450 parents, family, staff,  alumni parents, and friends attended. A larger than usual contingent of alumni was there, several of whom spoke into the silence.

More on graduation, here....