Grandparents Help Begin New Bosque School Tradition
Bosque’s first grandparent day brought an amazing turnout of over 180 Middle School grandparents who went Back to School on November 20th for a morning of entertainment, education and conversation. The middle school choir, drama, jazz band, and string ensemble, and the upper school Cantate and jazz group Dialect entertained during breakfast. After the performances they joined their grandchildren in class and the morning concluded with tours of the campus.

The weather was beautiful and the turnout was inspiring. Next year the upper school Grandparents will be invited to take part in this annual event which will always take place on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week.
Mark your calendar and plan your travel to be part of Grandparent Day 2008, Tuesday, November 25th.

Discussions begin to form Bosque Grandparent Association
Shortly after Grandparent Day, Bob Plane, former President of Clarkson University and retired President of Wells College, and his wife Mary, grandparents of a Bosque 6th grader (G’14), stepped forward with a bold plan to harness the spirit and energy of our first Grandparent Day.

They along with Bob and Zane Taichert G’14; Sally McGrath G’05, G’07, G’08; Richard & Celia Ransom G’14 and Anne Taylor G’13 met on January 15th to discuss the concept of forming a Bosque Grandparent Association.

The main thrust of the conversation focused on ways for Grandparents to get involved at Bosque. It was decided that a larger meeting is needed to get input from a broader representation of grandparents. The group invites all grandparents to attend the “Grandparent Coffee” on Thursday, March 6. Preliminary agenda items include: volunteerism at Bosque, Headmaster’s update, and discussion of creating a Bosque Grandparent Association.

Challenging All Grandparents
In his Grandparent Day remarks, Andrew Wooden, Head of School, spoke passionately about the future and the need for more upper school teaching and learning space. “We will start design immediately and if the campaign is successful — and about that I worry — we will break ground within the year. That schedule is incredibly daunting—but we have never before backed down from a challenge; let’s not now!”

Just before the holiday break he had a lovely conversation with a grandparent who has challenged the Bosque Grandparent body to step up and support this effort. While wishing to be anonymous, she will match gifts made by Bosque Grandparents to the new building up to $100,000. Both outright gifts and pledges, payable up to five years, will count but must be made or pledged by May 1, 2008. A gift of $10,000 towards the challenge has been received to kick off the effort!

Please consider helping to meet the challenge by making your commitment to the new Upper School House which will provide much needed academic and leisure space for students for years to come. For more information contact Peter Meehan, Director of Advancement, 505.898.6388 or at pmeeh@bosqueschool.org.