Recent Highlights
Alumna Appointed to New York State Board of Regents
Frances SCHIFF Wills ’59 was appointed to the New York State Board of Regents in March 2020. Wills, a retired schools superintendent, has served in education for over fifty years; twenty-five of which were spent in Maine. In New York, she had most recently served as...
Robert Lopez ’93 Receives Award and Works on a New Musical
Robert Lopez has received another award for his songwriting, this time for the compositions that he and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, created for Frozen 2. Now in its sixth year, the Variety Artisans award recognizes distinctive contributions to the filmmaking...
Justice Kagan Receives Gold Medal for Distinguished Service
Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan ’77 was named the 2020 recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Gold Medal for Distinguished Service in the Law. Presented annually, the award is given to a lawyer who has achieved “outstanding legal...
SERVE
HCHSAA exists to support the mission of Hunter College High School and to provide services like class reunions, network opportunities, mentorships programs that connect, engage and educate the alumnae/i body.
CONNECT
With over 14,000 alumnae/i worldwide, HCHSAA is the “homebase” for the alumnae/i community; we organize reunions, sponsor mentorship programs, and provide alums with opportunities to build their careers.
ENGAGE
Engaging the alumnae/i community nurtures affinity with our school and facilitates invaluable lifelong support through financial and other means.
EDUCATE
The Alumnae/i community is a powerful resource that the AA harnesses through educational opportunities, publications, events, book clubs, and social media in order to build connections and elevate awareness about the needs of the high school.
Our Mission
To advance the mission of Hunter College High School as a school for the intellectually gifted, and to serve, connect, engage, and educate the school’s alumnae/i community.
Your gift to Hunter affects every student and every teacher every day. Your donation helps finance new academic initiatives, attract and retain an outstanding faculty as well as a diverse and talented student body, and sustain the excellence of HCHS program.
From January 2023 – June 2023, we have made significant progress toward impacting and improving the experiences of our future generations including:
Transportation Grant for disadvantaged students
Paid to students participating in the student summer internship
Donated to benefit and support Hunter College High School students
Supported low-income students who could not afford prom
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Alumnae/i News
HCHS Alumna Joan Blair ’63 Hosts a Greater Boston Area Alumnae/i Reception
Thank you class of 1984!
The Alumnae/i Association’s virtual Townhall Q&A Meeting
Performance by the Whiffenpoofs of Yale
A Fireside Chat with Alum Chris Hayes at the 2023 HCHSAA Reunion
