Collegiate will hold its 2008 Alumni Reunion Weekend May 30 through June 2.

The weekend will include a luncheon for all returning classes, special class recognition, along with a tour of the campus. Reunion classes are encouraged to hold individual dinners or parties Saturday night of Reunion Weekend.

Collegiate will invite the following classes to participate: Classes of 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, 1958, 1953, 1948, 1943 and 1938. Representatives from these classes can contact the Alumni Office by phone at (502) 479-0376 or by email at tsebastian@loucol.com for event and registration details.

The weekend also offers Collegiate's 92nd Commencement ceremony and the 9th-Annual Golf Scramble. Commencement will be held Friday, May 30 at 4 p.m. at St. Matthews Baptist Church on 3515 Grandview Ave. The Golf Scramble will be held Monday, June 2, 1:30 p.m. at the Standard Country Club. The golf scramble is sponsored by Lannert Warehouse 6, LLC.

Please look for your invitation to Collegiate's 2008 Reunion Weekend in your mailboxes in February 2008. Cost of admission and more details about the weekend will be announced in the January 2008 I-News.

Over the last two years, Louisville Collegiate School has awarded eight Merit Scholar Grants to rising 8th-graders who wanted to study in our Upper School.

The alumni community can take pride in this program since alumni dues and sales from the Glenmary Shop help support a percentage of these scholarships.

The Alumni Association Board encourages all alumni to help support the Association and this program by paying their annual dues.

Additionally, if you know of any current 8th-graders in and around Louisville who are interested in high school at Collegiate, please have them contact our Admission Office. The deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Collegiate is looking for students with a high academic achievement, outstanding leadership skills, exceptional character and extracurricular talents. Testing for the scholarships is Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at Collegiate. For an application and to reserve a testing spot, contact Robin Seiler at (502) 479-0395 or at robin_seiler@loucol.com. Click on "more" for an application.

Thanks to an anonymous donor in 2006, Collegiate awarded four members of the Class of 2010 partial tuition grants to help fund their high school. The 2006 Merit Scholars are sophomores Taylor Hodge, Matthew Kubicki, Andrew Mattingly and Kelley Walton.

The 2007 Collegiate Scholars, however, were awarded their half tuition grants for their four years of high school with funding from the Alumni Association, Parents Association, Collecting Dinner and Auctions and Annual Giving. These programs will continue to fund future merit scholar grants.

Members of the Class of 2011 who earned this honor are Will Bryant, Max Burge, Ayana Lowry and Sophie Miller. Ayana came from Meyzeek Middle School and Sophie came from Brown Middle School.

Please help us support this program by paying your alumni dues today.

Collegiate's 2007-2008 Annual Giving Campaign, "Creating Opportunities. Shaping Students," is inching closer to its $485,000 goal. The campaign has been a successful community-wide effort since its launch back in September on "Blue and Gold Sunday."

We are still looking for Collegiate's alums to reach their goal of $41,688.69. To date, alums have given $38,754.30. Please join the campaign and support Collegiate today by clicking on "more" to contribute to Annual Giving.

Collegiate is looking for 100 percent participation from our alumni community. We encourage you to give at a comfortable level for you and your family.

The money raised through Annual Giving provides need-based financial assistance for qualified students, faculty salaries, facilities upkeep and programs like arts, athletics, professional development and technology. More than $1.3 million in financial aid was awarded in 2007, thereby, increasing economic, social and cultural diversity in the school.

Collegiate field hockey Amazons paid tribute to the late Elizabeth “Bunch” Sanders Griffin today at the gates of Cave Hill Cemetery. Griffin, who graduated from Collegiate in 1937, passed away on Tuesday. She was 88.

As the funeral procession entered Cave Hill Cemetery this afternoon, the Amazons raised their hockey sticks to honor Bunch Griffin, who was a founding member of Collegiate’s historic Amazon field hockey team back in 1933.

Please take some time to update your online alumni profile, send us a class note online or find a fellow alum by using our database. By doing this, you can be better informed about Collegiate and the alumni community. Here is how:

Step one: Click on "more" or go to www.loucol.com, pull down the Alumni display window and select "Online Directory."

Step two: Type in your email address and password. The email address is the one that brings you Collegiate I-News every month. If you have forgotten your password or need to establish one, there is an option on this screen to assist you.

Step three: Click on option 5: Edit/Update Profile Options and proceed to update your profile. This information is not publicly shared or seen by others.

To post a Class Note: Select option No. 4: Messaging Options to post a Class Note. You may read Class Notes here, too.

To find a fellow alum: Select option No. 1 or No. 2 Search Options to review who all is in your class or to locate one specific alum.

The Collegiate Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards. You may nominate an alum for an award by clicking on "more." The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2008. The categories are the Distinguished Alumni Award, Young Alumni Achievement Award and Collegiate Service Award. The descriptions of each award are on the nomination form.