2025 Spring/Summer Update
The Board of Directors participated in the 2025 Memorial Day Parade!
President’s Message:
The last several months have found the Board of Directors busy with upcoming events and new fundraising ideas which will be mentioned in depth elsewhere in the newsletter. Briefly, we will be having our Hall of Excellence event in September, followed by our 25th Anniversary Gala in November. We will also have a raffle for New York Giants season tickets and are establishing an online store for Alumni Association merchandise.
Over the last year and a half, I have spoken to alumni of other high schools in New York State that want to form their own alumni association. It seems we are one of the very few high school alumni associations. These individuals were very impressed with all the activities we plan and implement, including awarding scholarships, sponsoring the Alumni Weekend, our two Halls and more. I told them we started out small and grew over 25 years.
As our Association grows, more opportunities emerge for alumni to get involved. Being a board member is not a requirement to join in and help with the tasks we have to do during the year. There are many ways to help. One way is to become a class rep. While we have a very good group of class reps, there are a number of classes that have no one, especially for classes from the last 30 years. Having representation and involvement for those years will ensure the future of the Alumni Association. Melinda Kaiser, a non-board member, is our coordinator. Three to four times a year, she will send out a newsletter to the reps that can be copied and pasted and emailed to class members. Class reps are free to add what they would like to communicate to classmates.
There are other areas where help is needed such as membership, planning and running events, fundraising, being involved with the scholarship process, writing newsletter content and outreach.
If you’d like to learn how you can become involved, please reach out to any board member or attend one of our board meetings. You can always reach us at info@hohalumni.org!
-Stan Madyda, President, Class of 1973
Raffle: Giants Season Tickets!Generously donated by Richard Tom (1954) for raffle, this season tickets package is for 2 seats in Section 123, Row 20 with Gold parking, row 3 (valued at $3,700). The raffle will be drawn on August 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM during our monthly meeting. Raffle tickets are available online HERE.
2025 Hall of Excellence Inductees Announced:
Our 2025 Hall of Excellence Inductees have been announced! We’re pleased to induct a new slate of alumni to honor their life and work achievements. Our induction ceremony and dinner will be September 20, 2025 at the Hastings Southside Social & Athletic Club. To purchase tickets online, click HERE. If you’d like to pay by check, complete a reservation form HERE.
Alumni Pop-up Shop & Alumni Weekend:
We’ve recently partnered with GC Promo to create an online pop-up shop for alumni swag. The pop-up shop will be open through August 15, and all swag will ship in time for Alumni Weekend! Profits from the sale of each item will go to supporting our mission of providing scholarships for graduates. Show your alumni pride by purchasing an item from our new online store! Check out our swag HERE.
Alumni Weekend will be September 19th and 20th of this year. The All Class Reunion will be on September 19th at the James Harmon Community Center, from 6 PM to 10 PM. Our Hall of Excellence Induction and Dinner will be on September 20th at the Hastings Southside Social & Athletic Club at 6 PM.
Stay tuned for more info about additional Alumni Weekend events!
2025 Scholarship Night:
Thanks to the continued generosity and support of our alumni, we’ve been able to once again award scholarships to graduating seniors. This year, we’ve awarded $29,750. Check out the list of awardees HERE.
Pictured right: Victoria (Gagliardi) Kelter (2006), presenting the Julius Chemka Community Scholarship to Kaylee Arau.
If you’d like to donate to a scholarship, you can do so HERE. If you’d like to start a scholarship, please reach out to us at info@hohalumni.org. Any and all donations are tax deductible.
25th Anniversary Celebration:
To celebrate our 25th Anniversary and the work done to support our graduates, the Alumni Association is hosting a Gala at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation Museum on November 8, 2025 beginning at 7PM. The event will feature basket raffles, a silent auction, and a program dedicated to the Association’s history and our excellent alumni. Check out the gala page on our website HERE. Tickets are limited, so sign up to party ASAP!
We’re also producing a Program Journal as a commemorative memento of this special gala event that will also highlight interesting stories from our alumni. Click HERE to learn more about the Journal.
Alumni Spotlight!
During this year’s Village Police Department Inspection, the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department commended four graduates on their good work in investigating an armed home invasion, which occurred in May of 2024. The investigation culminated in the arrest of the perpetrator and the recovery of most of the stolen goods.
Pictured left: L to R: Detectives Chris Urban (2003) and Jonathan Blake (2001) of Yonkers PD and Detective Sergeant Justin Bottiglieri (2003) and Lieutenant Robert Gagliardi (2000) of Hastings PD.
