Announcing the
Preliminary Planning for Celebrating the
125th Anniversary of Far
Rockaway High School -
October, 2022
Dear Far Rockaway Grads,
In 1997, 5,000 graduates traveled worldwide to Far Rockaway, New York to attend
the Far Rockaway High School 100th Anniversary Celebration. In the end, all
agreed, it was an unparalleled and unforgettable event.
During the past 23
years as we attended many regional reunions, the question whether another FRHS
anniversary celebration could happen again was always brought up. We took this
question to heart! We are in the preliminary planning stage of such an
event to assess if
there is enough interest and support to move forward for a 125th Anniversary
Celebration - to take place around October of 2022.
Although much has changed over the years including the very name of our high
school, we all have a shared experience of fellowship, camaraderie and
community. What an
amazing, joyful experience it would be to come together again to celebrate.
Preliminary plans call for a Saturday rally, football game, tour of the school
building with an evening event at a chosen hotel or beach club, and of course
Sunday brunch. In addition, because this event is scheduled to take place in
2022, we would be honored to have the graduating classes
of 1952, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2002 celebrate their respective anniversaries as part of this event.
While those dates have a greater significance to each of those classes because
this celebration will take place in 2022,
this event is open to anyone whoever attended Far
Rockaway High School. Because of the COVID19
lockdowns, classes ending in 00, and 01 who were not able to celebrate their
respective reunions may also want to plan something special as part of our 125th
Celebration.
We would like you to complete a short confidential
questionnaire (link below) and add any additional thoughts and comments you may
have in the planning and execution of what will undoubtedly be an extraordinary
event.
We will be launching a new Facebook page shortly specifically devoted to this event. Once this page is up and running, we will let you know how to access it so you can be kept informed of any and all updates as our planning moves forward.
Remember, “There’s No Place Like
Home!”
Best regards,
Alan, Bob, Skip, Toby & Robin
Please Click Here to Complete the Survey
Your Planning Committee
Alan
Silverstein - Class of 1970
Bob
Goldman - Class of 1972
Alan 'Skip'
Weinstock - Class of 1963
Toby Indig Kronick, Class of 1968
Robin Greenberg Johnson Class of 1971