Updates

This year's graduation was a smashing success. It was the first Manual graduation to take place since the school reopened.

This link has an article about it we thought you might enjoy reading:
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18177430.

Upcoming Events

There are a number of Manual High School alumni events taking place this summer that may be of interest to you:

Class of 1961 - Please contact Bonita Smith Vayden (303-355-3016)
Class of 1971 - Please visit http://manualthunderboltsalumni.com/ to sign-up.

There will also be an organized tour of the school taking place on July 22nd at 10 a.m.

Class of 1981 - Please contact Cathy Crawford (303-388-7234)
Class of 1991 - TBA, please stay tuned

In addition, the class of 1971 is holding a fundraising event for the entire community on July 23 that will benefit the Friends of Manual. To sign up for this gala event please go to http://manualthunderboltsalumni.com/.

Volunteer Opportunities

Finally, if you are interested in volunteer opportunities with the Friends of Manual, here is who to contact:

1.       If you are interested in being on the Friends of Manual board, please         contact GG Johnston (gg.j@beintentional.com).
2.       If you are interested in being on the program committee, planning             monthly breakfasts with new Manual principal Brian Dale and                 connecting school programming, please contact Lane Volpe                     (lvolpe1@gmail.com).
3.       If you are interested in being on the fundraising committee and                 helping with next year's breakfast, please contact Marty Zimmerman         (marty@zimconsulting.net).
4.       If you are interested in being on the finance committee, please                 contact Laurence Schiffman (laurence.schiffman@nmfn.com).
5.       If you'd like to contact all of these Friends of Manual leaders at once,         please email friends_of_manual@msn.com.

Thanks everyone, and please stay in touch with the Friends of Manual.

Go Thunderbolts!

Join the Board

Dear Friends,

School has started and there is an incredible energy around Manual High School. Enrollment is up, and the entire school community is filled with excitement, potential and an awareness that great things are happening.

Friends of Manual is on the cusp of major growth opportunities. Because of this, we are looking to expand our board and volunteer leadership as we create new programming. We are seeking volunteers who are excited to use their skills to make an enormous impact on the lives of others.

Specifically, we are looking for the following:

•    One or two alumni to represent the classes that graduated in the 1960’s
•    One or two alumni to represent the classes that graduated in the 1970’s
•    “Community connectors” willing to leverage their relationships with the following Denver neighborhoods:
•    Whittier, Five Points, Park Hill, City Park/City Park West, Clayton and Cole
•    People in the following industries or with skills in any of the following areas:
•    Business, insurance, real estate, accounting/finance, health, public policy, marketing, and fundraising

A board job description and application can be found by clicking here:
http://www.friendsofmanual.org/FOMBoardApp.pdf

If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please join current board members on Tuesday, September 20th, at 5pm at a special reception and meeting. Please email friends_of_manual@msn.com to learn the location of this event.

If you would like to learn more about Friends of Manual, please email friends_of_manual@msn.com. We’d love to hear from you.

Thank you very much!

The 2011-2012 Friends of Manual Board

Celebrate

Here is some exciting new about Manual High School to share:

This is the first graduating class since Manual High School reopened as an innovation school!
100% of our seniors have applied to a secondary education programs
71% have already been accepted to a college or technical program
30% have completed the FAFSA form for financial aid
30% have applied for the Denver Scholarship Foundation scholarship

Facebook

Click here to visit the Friends of Manual High School Fundraising Breakfast event page on Facebook.