PCG Newsletter 2013-14 Flyer
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THE PRINCETON CLUB OF GEORGIA 2013-2014 Newsletter Kickoff Party at Atlanta Botanical Garden Board Members You’re Invited!!! Sam Burch '97 Thursday October 10th, at 7pm President Cocktails in the Garden at ABG! Fifth Annual Club Kickoff Event Janelle Richards '00 Vice President You’re invited to the 5th Annual Club Kickoff Event for the Princeton Club of GA 2013-14 year! Just pay your 2013-14 Membership Dues and enjoy an evening among Princeton Alumni at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for Heather McCloskey '93 just $10. This includes free admission and one free drink ticket (priceless). Treasurer Amelia Baker '79 Join us on Thursday, October 10th, in conjunction with ABG’s “Cocktails in the Garden” event, and enjoy the Board Member At-Large company of fellow Princetonians while taking in wonderful garden exhibits for all ages. The 40-ft.-high Canopy Walk is most impressive at dusk, and the Fuqua Orchid Center, the Children’s Garden, and the Edible Garden are Jamie Carroll '83 big favorites. As with last year’s event, we’ll have our own dedicated bar, and we’ll be sure to cap off the Board Member At-Large evening with Old Nassau. Event signs will direct you to the Alston Overlook. Anna Dunn ‘07 This is your invitation – please just RSVP to Janelle Richards at [email protected] or at Alumni Schools Committee Co-Chair (706) 577-6065, and we’ll see you there. You can pay your dues with the envelope enclosed in the newsletter or Gerald Ellis '89 in person at the Botanical Garden. In either case, please let Janelle know how many will be attending and if Princeton Prize in Race Relations you’re ABG Members. Co-Chair RSVP: Janelle Richards at [email protected] or at (706) 577-6065 Joe Fiveash ‘84 When: Thursday, October 10th, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Board Member At-LArge Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Alston Overlook www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org Rich Holland '96 Princeton Prize in Race Relations 1345 Piedmont Avenue, NE Co-Chair Atlanta, GA 30309 Dues: Regular $40; Patron $125; Young Alumni $25 Charlie Hurt ‘91 Cost: Dues plus $10, or $20 for any guests Woodrow Wilson Community (kids are free) Service Award - Co-Chair Justin Im '97 ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award - Co-Chair Bill Kaspers '70 Annual Giving Chair Join Us for Hamlet at Events Calendar Arthur Kent '72 Georgia Shakespeare Parents Committee Chair Scheduled Events The Arts and Social Committee of your Club 10/10 Atlanta Botanical Gardens Kickoff Jason Pawlowski '99 is organizing an evening event to see a (Starts at 7pm) Technology Co-Chair performance of Hamlet at Georgia 10/24 Woodrow Wilson Award Ceremony Beth Stahlman '89 Shakespeare (at Oglethorpe University) on Alumni Schools Committee Co-Chair October 25th. There will be a special PCGA 10/25 Hamlet, at Georgia Shakespeare reception, both before the performance and at Matt Westmoreland '10 intermission, which includes hors d'oeuvres, 11/9, 11/16 Early Action Alumni Interviews Membership Chair dessert and wine courtesy of Georgia Shakespeare. 1/4, 1/11, Alumni Interviews Jon Ziglar '95 1/25, 2/15 Programs – Events Please watch your e-mail for further 1/26 Triangle Show information about the event, which will provide special instructions about how to 2/19 Annual Dinner request tickets for the event. Events to Watch for Be sure to give a special thanks to Winston - Softball Game and Picnic (April) Weinmann '80 for making this event possible. - Global Networking Event (May) Alumni Schools Committee - Looking Back Congratulations to the incoming Class of 2017! Out of an original pool of 462 applicants, 38 students were admitted (including 3 off the wait-list). The following 19 students are attending Princeton this fall: Name: High School: Name: High School: Ammad Ashraf Dutchtown High School Richard Peay Dekalb School of the Arts Taylor Brown Lovett School Jillian Puskas Westminster Schools Saeyong Chang Northview High School Joseph Sheehan Westminster Schools Mary deGolian Woodward Academy Christopher Shin Johns Creek High School Selah Hampton Phillips Exeter Academy Arfan Siddique Chamblee High School Hunter Hill Roswell High School Safa Syed Northview High School John Koh North Gwinnett High School Anna Walker Gainesville High School John Leahey Marist School Asanni York Langston Hughes High School Yaakov Mitchell Yeshiva Of New Haven High School Catherine Niu George Walton Comprehensive HS Moniade Owoade Phillips Exeter Academy We would like to thank our friends at Arnall Golden Gregory and King & Spalding for providing the office space for our Saturday interviewing sessions this year. We would also like to thank John Puskas ’82 for hosting the early admit reception, Bill deGolian ’72 for hosting the full admit reception, and Arthur Kent ’72 for hosting the matriculating students reception. Additionally, special thanks to outgoing ASC Chairs Janelle Richards ’00 and Jamie Carroll ’83, who have been heading up ASC for several years. We would not have achieved anything without their hard work and dedication. In addition, we would like to extend our appreciation to all of the alumni who volunteered their time to interview applicants this cycle. We greatly appreciate your help! We are looking for additional volunteers to interview applicants for the Class of 2017. We are also looking for Vice Chairs to assist Anna Dunn and Beth Stahlman with organization and planning for the upcoming year. If you are interested in participating in the Alumni Schools Committee this year, please contact one of the following ASC Chairs: Anna Dunn '07 ([email protected]) or Beth Stahlman '89 ([email protected]). ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ Alumni Schools Committee - Looking Forward With your help and support, the ASC interviewed 100% of applicants from our region last year (67 early and 395 regular). We expect similar numbers this season, if not more, and need your help to achieve 100%. In addition to helping the University, interviewing gives you a chance to catch up with other alumni over breakfast/lunch and to meet some truly outstanding high school students. Here are the dates and locations for our interviewing sessions this year: Date & Time: Location: Date & Time: Location: Saturday, Nov. 9 (AM only) Arnall Golden Gregory Saturday, January 4 (all day) King & Spalding Saturday, Nov. 16 (AM only) Arnall Golden Gregory Saturday, January 11 (all day) King & Spalding Saturday, January 25 (all day) King & Spalding Saturday, February 15 (all day) King & Spalding If you can help out any of those days, please email Beth Stahlman '89 at [email protected]. Even if you are unable to make the Saturday sessions, we always need some help with interviews of students who themselves can't make one of our Saturday interview days. Be on the lookout for emails asking for help with these individual interviews. We look forward to another great year! Be sure to check us out on the web at: www.princetonclubofgeorgia.com Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award The Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award was established by the Princeton Club of Georgia in 1985. Unique to our club, the award honors Atlanta area high school juniors who, through community involvement and personal initiative, best exemplify the ideals of service and volunteerism espoused by Woodrow Wilson, former President of the United States and of Princeton University. The ideal candidate volunteers out of a passion to improve our community, not to fulfill school requirements or to build a resume, and for whom service is a part of everyday life. Past winners have created their own service projects, have made long-term commitments to established community projects, or have taken existing projects to exceptional levels. The Committee selected six finalists for the 2012/2013 Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award: • Nick Na – Brookwood • Lauren Prunkl – Blessed Trinity • Sarah Greenberg – Riverwood • Janay Charles – Stephenson • Colin Humble – Walton • Sara Fridovich-Keil – Westminster There will be an award presentation ceremony on Thursday, October 24th at the Georgia State Capitol. The ceremony will start at 9:00 am on the south steps of the Capitol, followed by a group picture with Governor Deal. The 2013/2014 search for the next group of outstanding young community leaders in Atlanta is beginning. We are looking for metro-area high school juniors who have demonstrated terrific community initiatives. Applications will soon be available on our website: http://princetonclubofgeorgia.com. We would welcome volunteers who can assist in compiling and sending applications, reviewing applications and planning the award ceremony. For more information please email co-Chairs Charlie Hurt ([email protected]) or Justin Im ([email protected]). ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ Princeton Prize in Race Relations In 2013, the Princeton Prize in Race Relations (PPRR) had another great year. The PPRR encourages, recognizes, and awards the brave young people who positively solve racial issues in their schools and communities, and provide leadership on these issues for their generation. This year’s Princeton Prize winner was Berenice Rodriguez. Berenice is a student at The Paideia School. She was awarded the Prize for her incomparable dedication to the human concerns of Hispanic workers and immigrants in Georgia. In the summer before her senior year, Berenice traveled to the onion fields of Vidalia, GA where she translated the concerns of the field workers to Emory University doctors who were addressing their health issues at the Emory South Georgia Farm Workers Health Project. She worked tirelessly to explain their plight to her fellow students and teachers. Berenice is the founder of Student Dreamers and Allies, an organization she created to educate her school and community about similar issues in Atlanta. Winners of the runner-up certificates included Eli Mercer of The Lovett School, Yooha Park of Philips Exeter Academy, Vanilla Parthiban of Woodward Academy, Chastity Van Dyke of Roswell High School, Diana Vela of Gainesville High School, and Gloria Villegas of Tucker High School.