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Alumni News

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  Bon Voyage to the Class of 1961!

  Posted May 8, 2013

  The class of 1961 heads to Falaise, France, for a special class reunion.

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  Senior Studio Students Visit PAFA—and Artist Mariel Capanna ’06

  Posted April 18, 2013

  Senior Studio art students took a trip to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to see an exhibit and visit with PAFA artist and GFS alumna Mariel Capanna ’06.

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  Alumni Journalists Report to Campus

  Posted April 5, 2013

  Four GFS alumni journalists returned to campus for the Third Annual High School Journalism Conference. They ran workshops for budding student writers from high schools all over the Philadelphia area and beyond. Freelance writer Zach Baron ’00 talked to the students about how to use social media to develop a voice and a reputation as a writer. PJ Vogt ’04 spoke about his work at NPR and gave advice on the art of constructing and editing a story. Author and Salon.com contributor Rebecca Traister ’93 worked with the students to develop stories from their personal points of view. And Allison Steele ’98 gave the students pointers she has learned in her years of reporting crime for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The event was engaging and inspiring for the young journalists and GFS is proud to see our students become the teachers!

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  Athletes in the News: Kat Bixby ’06

  Posted February 21, 2013

  Kat Bixby, Class of 2006 and superstar athlete, went on to shine at Ithaca College as one of the strongest women’s basketball players in the school’s history. In July she was hired as the top assistant coach of the Bombers 2012-13 team—a team just named #24 in the nation in a poll of US coaches. Read more about her here.

• Photographer Will Steacy ’99 Has Project Featured on CNN Report

  Posted February 20, 2013

  Acclaimed photographer Will Steacy ’99 (son of fifth-grade teacher Faye Steacy) created a photo essay on the Philadelphia Inquirer for CNN. See it here.