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Breaking news

2008 BSAA/BHS Alumni
Hall of Fame members announced

The Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) is proud to announce the 2008 members of its BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame:

Daan Braveman (BHS ’65), president of Nazareth College, Rochester, NY;

Karen Noble Hanson (BHS ’61), chief financial officer (CFO) and canon for Finance, Resource and Community Development, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester; and

Dr. Robert Weisbuch (BHS ’64), president of  Drew University, Madison, NJ

            

Braveman Hanson Weisbuch    

The new members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame will be introduced to the BHS student body during award ceremonies on the morning of June 6 and will be inducted at the annual Alumni Hall of Fame Recognition Dinner that evening. The previous evening, the BSAA will hold its first-ever Alumni Hall of Fame Symposium, at which inductees are expected to share their perspectives on their Brighton educations and their areas of achievement for the benefit of current students. For dinner information, click here or use the Alumni Hall of Fame button at top left.

BCSD budget vote coming up May 20

The BSAA has been asked to remind Brighton residents to mark their calendars for May 20, when the school-district budget will be up for vote. Please be sure to cast your vote for the budget!

Brick and benches available for

purchase in BHS Courtyard Garden

As part of the BSAA's work with BHS students, staff and faculty in beautifying an unused courtyard at the high school, we will be selling commemorative bricks and benches. For details, click on the BSAA Projects button at left.

Nominations remain open for BSAA Alumni Hall of Fame

If you know of a Brighton High School (BHS) classmate or other alumnus who has made important contributions in his or her profession, or to a community in some worthwhile way, you can still nominate them for the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame, even though the deadline for this year's selections has passed. We have changed the nomination process so that you may nominate fellow alumni all year round; the nomination process remains open or rolling continually. For a nomination form in Word, click here; as a PDF, click here.

There also will be an exciting new component to the 2008 celebration of the BSAA Alumni Hall of Fame - a symposium featuring new and past inductees, sharing their knowledge, perspectives and experience with BHS students and the public. This program expands on the 2007 classroom experiences with inductees Lonne Lane and John Shoemaker. Mark your calendar for June 5, and watch this space for details!

For further information, just use the Alumni Hall of Fame button at left.

 

Recent events

• Members of the BHS classes from the 1940s had another delightful Forties Fling over the weekend of October 4-5, 2007. More than 100 devoted BHS classmates enjoyed dinner at Woodcliff and a bag lunch at Lake Riley Lodge at Cobbs Hill, followed by a bus tour of the city of Rochester. Dick Lee, class of 1933, joined in on Friday evening to represent his decade; now that’s a faithful alum! The moving force behind this delightful event is the energy and dedication of Kay (Heinrich) Clark (’46), with the enthusiastic assistance of Pat (Jones) Corbett ('47).

• The class of '47 got together for a picnic on October 6.

• The class of '65 came home over the BHS Homecoming weekend for a reunion, and several class members joined in when BSAA marched in the Homecoming parade.

• The BSAA provided serious rock-your-socks-off live music from East Coast Connection at this year's Coming Home Concert, held at 12 Corners before the Homecoming parade and games. Several BSAA members had a great time marching in this year's Homecoming parade as well.

 

2007 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees
honored at May 31 dinner at Oak Hill

About 100 BHS alumni, friends and family had a delightful time at the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) Alumni Hall of Fame recognition dinner in honor of 2007 inductees physician Brad Berk, MD, Ph.D. (Brighton High School class of 1971), scientist Arthur Lonne Lane, Ph.D. (BHS '57) and business leader John Shoemaker (BHS 1960). All three of this year's inductees attended the dinner in person, held May 31 at Oak Hill Country Club. Highlights and photos will be posted shortly. Click here to see the program for the dinner. Click here for bios of the recipients that were included in the dinner program.

The new inductees were introduced to the BHS student body during this year's Awards Ceremony on June 1. Later that morning, Lane (below) and Shoemaker led classes at BHS in physics and marketing, respectively, as part of the BSAA's commitment that its Alumni Hall of Fame be a way to show current students where their Brighton educations can take them.

    

2007 Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Lonne Lane discusses space and earth science projects with BHS students after awards ceremony.

For more about these outstanding alumni, just click on the Alumni Hall of Fame link at the left. Contact the BSAA with any questions at (585) 442-6055 or (585) 248-8464.

BSAA launches scholarship program with two awards

Thanks to generous contributions from a number of alumni, the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) has launched a scholarship program for Brighton High School (BHS) students. Alumni response to the inaugural year of fundraising for the scholarship program was so great that we were able to present two scholarships at $1,500 per year for four years, rather than the one that was expected. The first two recipients were announced at the BSAA's recognition dinner for its 2007 Alumni Hall of Fame honorees (see above for details).

Rachel Mantel will study veterinary medicine at Ohio State University and Jennifer Milton will study English and music at Connecticut College with support from the BSAA Scholarship Fund.

Courtyard plans advance

The school board has approved BSAA's plans to beautify a courtyard at BHS. BSAA board member Scott Miller has developed a dynamic design for the space, and a great group of current students is involved in the planning and design process. Details to come!

Herb Carlberg dies
The Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) regrets to note that Herbert "Herb" Carlberg died on April 2, 2007.

 

2006 All-Alumni Picnic photos are up!
Just use the Photos button at left to see what a great time was had by all.
This year's picnic is coming up on the fourth Thursday of July at Ellison Park.

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Our Mission:

The Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) was founded in 1999 to recognize the heritage of Brighton schools and their contributions by:

  • Promoting alumni relations
  • Supporting the educational mission of Brighton public schools
  • Preserving the tradition of educational excellence in the Brighton public schools
  • Coordinating and supporting reunion activities
  • Maintaining archival materials
  • Initiating projects that recognize individual and class accomplishments

BSAA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization; contributions are tax-deductible under the IRS code.  


Contact Information:

Telephones:
(585) 442-6055 (BSAA Resource Room)
(585) 428-8464 (Ruth)
Postal address:
BSAA, c/o Brighton Central School District
2035 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY  14618
E-mail contacts for various areas:
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