Artificial turf is on the way

Varsity sports practices begin on Monday, August 17, and we are told the new artificial turf with a wet weather playing surface for winter soccer will be ready.  For the past several weeks workers have spent hours making the field level and preparing the surface for the addition of the turf.  I will keep you posted with more pictures as the turf is rolled out.

Remember that the Home Coming football game kicks off at 1:00 on October 10 at 1:00.  We will host a reception for alumni and friends in the Mansion beginning at 11:30, and there will be a special "ribbon cutting" for the new field that afternoon.

CSUS football field under construction

Construction of the new, turf football/soccer field began right after graduation.  Our new athletic league, The West Bay Athletic League, plays football, yes Crystal Football, in the fall and boys and girls soccer in the winter.  When the autumn and winter rains arrived, the field was so overused that it was a miserable and a dangerous experience to be on the grass field.  And then there is the financial impact of mowing and watering the grass field.  Well, when all the above was carefully considered, the concept of replacing the old field with artificial turf got some real traction.  I will keep you posted with more pictures and facts and figures as the summer progresses.  

Football practice begins August 17 and the homecoming football game is October 10.  Kickoff is at 1:00.  See you there.

The boys are back in town

In the late 70's as Crystal was turning to coeducation, Dick Loveland hired a stunning group of young, athletic teachers who brought positive energy, a zest for life, and a can do attitude to the faculty.  Sadly some moved on after only a few years, but they are well remembered and loved by students of that era and their former colleagues.

Jake, Tom, Michael and Jess posted for the May reunion.  Jake is teaching at Thacher School in Ojai, Tom runs a successful company, Experience, which places Ph.D's in the work force, Michael teaches in a community college near their home in Silver Spring, and Jess has made his career working for the US State Department and is currently stationed in Shanghai, China.  He got the prize for the greatest distance traveled for the reunion.

The podcast below is my first ever, but I plan to add more in the future.  Reunion photography by Jennifer Lea Wischmeyer.  Enjoy!

Kindness in giving

I came upon the following thought in a book about philanthropy, and I thought I would pass it along.

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu