![]() ![]() Project plans for the stadium, built in 1947 and suffering from both age and the demands of outdoor venues in the 21st Century, are twofold. The third leg of the project’s “stool” is the Grand Island Public School, already committed to spending $2 million on Memorial Stadium. Inspired by a $10 million gift from 1964 Senior High graduate and Hall of Honor member, Lanny Martin, the Memorial Stadium Project now looks to raise an additional $5 million to restore Grand Island’s venerable Memorial Stadium, creating a magnificent legacy for the city. We hope you enjoy this Rise as we head toward “summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime,” the perfect time to keep pushing on.Īt the Top Memorial Stadium Project Ready to Move Forward My I’ve Been Thinking column both praises and picks on Grand Island’s “spring” environment - especially how it affects high school graduation, Islander sports, and our attitudes.Īs we do every issue, we honor those Islanders who passed the last couple months in our In Memoriam section.Īs usual, we’ll see what songs were popular on the radio, what movies were wooing us to the big screen, and what television shows kept us from our homework each decade during May. The runners were successful, and the trip rekindled many fond memories of Boston for Mike who went to school at Harvard College. Our Distant Mirror correspondent Mike Monk followed his daughter and her husband to Bean Town last month as they ran this year’s Boston Marathon. Our From the Island correspondent Taylor Keyes writes a heartfelt farewell to Grand Island Senior High as she and her senior classmates stand on the threshold of entirely new chapters in their lives. Our Class Reunion Update lets you know who is going to party and when in case your class is on deck or maybe you just want to crash another class’s soiree and see a few old friends. Traci also gives you what you need to know - including criteria and who is in - about Senior High’s new Academic Hall of Fame in her Shaking the World article. This is all about street cred, and Traci has the winners and the details in her Legacy update. GISH alum Lanny Martin (1964) has generously donated $10 million to the effort.Īlso in this issue, Foundation Executive Director Traci Skalberg announces the winners of the second “Decade Challenge” among the GISH graduating classes during Go Big Give earlier this month. You can reach us at trumpeting our At the Top feature this issue as it announces an incredible new project to renovate Memorial Stadium. Give us a shout, especially if you or a GISH alum you know has done something new, newsy, or newsworthy. We really enjoy hearing from those of you who find Rise in your in-box every other month. Thanks for reading us and for your comments and support. This is Volume 3, Number 3, the third edition of Rise this calendar year, our third year as the official publication for alums of Islander Nation. ![]() Rise is where we connect with thousands of Islanders across the globe, keeping you and them informed on what’s happening in Purple and Gold land, and reminiscing a little bit as well. ![]() Welcome to the May 2018 edition of Rise Grand Island the alumni newsletter for Grand Island Senior High published every other month by the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation. ![]()
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