CALLING ALUM!

From Ann Higgins-D’Alessandro, PhD – Professor, Psychology – ahiggins@fordham.edu

Thanks for reading this invitation!

I am inviting Bronx High School of Science alum from 1985-1992 to participate in a research study that looks at how life experiences influence adult valuing and civic and social problem-solving and decision-making in daily life. We know that nature and nurture continue to work together throughout life and influence what we see as our successes, what we consider our failures and mistakes, and how we see ourselves. The project goal is to understand adult daily decision making in important domains of parenting, work, and citizenship/civic involvement via work or volunteering and the extent to which high school experiences may still play some role. I conducted research in the 1980’s at Bronx Science on the Civic Education Program (CEP), so I will be following up with many of you as well as welcoming new participants.

Questions will cover your current life but discussion will include ideas of citizenship and society, self-reflections on identity and values/ethics and your life from high school to the present. I am interested in hearing from ANY and ALL Bronx Science alum from that time, and whether or not you participated in the Civic Education Program (CEP), a project I worked on with Lawrence Kohlberg, Harvard, at that time. If you are willing to spend two 45 minute, confidential zoom interviews and complete a 20-minute open-ended email survey to participate, please email me at: ahiggins@fordham.edu. As a token of my genuine appreciation, you will receive $100 in gift cards.

With my regard and best wishes,

UPDATE! 02-30-2022

We are looking forward to seeing you all! Please bring and be prepared to show your updated vaccinations’ status. And on the day of the reunion, if you believe you’ve come in contact with someone with covid or you are not feeling well, please take the rapid test, to confirm your status. The events organizers and attendees thank you in advance. Best, K,J,J&C

From classmate Jamie:
Reunion Details
Saturday 30th of April 2022
7pm – 11:30pm
NY VINTNERS CLUB – Tribeca https://newyorkvintners.com/
63 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10007

LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE – $179-$210

Exciting ’86 Alums, Spectacular Space – ‘Farm Room’, Yummy Eats, 80’s Tunes, Open Bar – Wine and Cocktails! All for our 35.5th Reunion!

Open bar and plenty of food bites depending on # of people it will be $175 for many hours at private club NY Vintners (Seriously cool 3 level spot) thanks to King!!!! (includes $15 in ticketing fees)

As we’ve done in the past for those that have the means to underwrite others to allow them do so, So far we have 4 sponsored tickets —so if you need a full or partial sponsor please message us confidentially.

And of course for those looking to volunteer — we’d love it.

We will also follow local Covid protocol. Negative test required. (CLICK PAGE 2 BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS)

Thanks again to Ceming who has graciously volunteered his time to assist with the ticketing.
If you have not done so already—-please purchase your ticket! Looking forward to seeing many of you!!

From organizers – Jamie, Joan, and King

So… seven years? It’s been that long? This small corner of the web is really nothing more than a true ‘bulletin board’ in that it’s not meant for daily communiques, but instead just items of interest that should stay up… longer than what social media usually handles. Ah yes, social media… if there’s been any change in the past seven years… it’s social media. Social Media is now the true lubricant of the internet. The true killer of websites in that if you want to reach an audience quickly, nothing beats the breadth and depth of social media.

Anyway enough of my blathering. There’s a reason I’m dusting off the cobwebs here… there’s an actual bit of news that deserves posting here. Two items actually. And those are…

Rhonda Best and Jackie Lewis, 2011. 25th Year Reunion party. Photo credit: Betty Sze

From our classmate Karli Woods:

Dear Family and Friends, For those of you who haven’t received the unfortunate news, my sister, Rhonda, passed away yesterday morning after fighting brain cancer for the past five years.

I’ve just learned from Rhonda’s husband, Jeff, that funeral services have been arranged on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at:

Corona Congregational Church 102-18 34th Avenue. Queens, NY 11368. Telephone #: 718-335-8185

Viewing will be from 5-7 pm with services beginning immediately following the viewing.

Interment will be held the following morning, Friday May 29, 2015 at:

Calverton National Cemetery 210 Princeton Blvd, Calverton, NY 11933.

After this sad news made the rounds through our circle of friends, Karli passed along this other message from Rhonda’s family:

For those family and friends interested in sending flowers or making donations, Jeff has suggested that you can arrange to have flowers delivered to Corona Congregational Church (see address above), prior to the start of viewing on Thursday May 28. Alternatively, if you’d prefer to make a charitable donation in Rhonda’s name in lieu of flowers the recommendations for charities are:

American Cancer Society
or
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

Finally, Jeff is arranging a repast to be held at the church after returning from the interment services, Friday.

Best regards,
Reginald (Patrice) Best

Rhonda Cheryl Best-Robinson was our classmate, and through a strong friendship with another classmate, Karli Woods, met her future husband Jeff. Thus a life-long connection was made, from friendship to family. Now she is gone, and so we mourn.

Folks have inquired about doing something, and so we will accept donations to purchase a flower arrangement for the funeral a week from now.  Please click on the donate button below and donate whatever you feel comfortable. A decent arrangement is about $200, if just a few of us throw in about $20, we should be fine. Anything beyond the price of the flowers will be donated equally to the two charities Reginald listed above. The donate button will be up until sometime in the evening (EST) Tuesday, May 26.

Thank you, and goodbye to you sweet Rhonda.

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. YOU DO NOT NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT TO DONATE, BUT IT HELPS.