AlumNotes: Annual Report
In our Spring 2022 installment of AlumNotes, we present our Annual Report. Featured in this issue are updates and registration information for Reunion and the Annual Meeting, along with a summary of the work of the HCHSAA.
We invite you to join us as we plan to host Reunion
Apply for Grants to the High School
Each semester, the Grants Committee reviews proposals for projects at the high school in need of fiscal support. The pending submission deadline for grant applications spanning the coming academic year (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) is Sunday, May 1. For other projects, applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
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AlumNotes: A Traveller’s Wish
We bring our latest issue of AlumNotes to you! The feature article focuses on travel, and alums who’ve crossed borders for personal and professional pursuits. As many of us have been yearning for a return to pre-pandemic conditions when it comes to our getaways, we are pleased to share these
Nominations to the HCHSAA Board of Directors
The Alumnae/i Association invites interested alums to apply to join its Board of Directors for the academic year beginning July 1, 2022. If you have skills in areas such as business, finance/auditing, law, investments, marketing, nonprofit management, event planning, technology, grant writing, human resources, the arts or communications and would …
A 2021 Update from HCHSAA’s Diversity Committee
We would like to update the alumnae/i community on some of the initiatives and plans organized by the HCHSAA Diversity Committee. Detailed below are outcomes of important programs and events including the Hunter entrance exam, a proposed mentoring plan formulated by the Diversity Committee’s Retention sub-committee, and ongoing student internships. …
Remembering “Grandma” Inez Sewell
June 21, 1928 – August 9, 2021
Born in Havana Cuba, Inez was the third of five children. At the age of five, Inez’s family moved to Kingston, Jamaica, and then to the Parish of Saint James. Her mother was a seamstress and dressmaker, and her father was a farmer
AlumNotes: Healing the Community
The latest issue of AlumNotes presents stories of alumnae who have been a source of support to their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Collectively, we have experienced a year like no other, with conditions that look set to continue. We offer this issue, through sharing the efforts of those who’ve
Annual Meeting of Members: Ballot and Board Election Results
Thank you to all who participated! Over the next few days, we will be publishing additional details and statistics of the process. Some preliminary notable statistics include active participation by over 2,400 alums, registration to the Annual Meeting of over 220 alums, and in-person and proxy voting by nearly 1,500
…Roundtable Series on Diversity-Enhancing Reforms, Session 2: Creating and Sustaining Equitable Admissions
On Thursday, April 15, the HCHSAA Diversity Committee hosted its second panel discussion on the subject of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Speakers included English/Communication and Theatre faculty Dr. Rebecca Deans, Recruitment Subcommittee Chair Mari HOASHI Franklin ’84, Huston-Tillotson University Advisory Board Chair Brian Scott ’83, former Director