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Come join us in Philadelphia and celebrate all things Farragut and America's Game.
Join us for a special evening the night of December 9th at the premier Union League of Philadelphia, to celebrate our Farragut legacy and to honor Donald Schreiber's '46N life and his incredible impact. We will also include the BlueJacket Inductee celebration to honor those who have given $100k to Admiral Farragut Academy.
Join us for this exclusive event that holds so much tradition and honors our Academy and our Farragut community.
On Saturday, December 10th join in for America’s Game - U.S. Military Academy versus U.S. Naval Academy at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Kick-off is at 3 PM so get ready to cheer on your favorite team!
Register Today: https://farragut.org/alumni/events/army-navy-weekend/
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Honoring the Past. Propelling the Future.
Celebrating Classes ending in ‘3,’8,’ and 9, all alumni are welcome!
We look forward to hosting you at this year’s Alumni Homecoming scheduled for January 19 - 21, 2023 in sunny St. Petersburg, FL. Get ready for wonderful fun-filled events over three days to celebrate 90 years of the Farragut legacy. We will have some special features at this Homecoming celebration kicking off with a waterfront reception, Farragut Experience day on campus, to an alumni dinner with special guest speaker Richard Fisher ‘67N, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, who will share in his Farragut experience and his successful career.
Take a look at the weekend events and reserve your hotel room now at: https://farragut.org/alumni/events/homecoming/
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Roy Wheeler '76 retired from the Academy in June after over 39 years of employment.
Roy attended the Academy as a cadet in 1972 and graduated in 1976. After College Roy returned to the Academy as a Teacher of Computer Science. Throughout his career, Roy served as a Teacher, Alumni Director, Business Manager, CFO and COO before returning to his roots as the Technology Officer.
Roy looks forward to spending more time with his family including his wife Linda, dad RADM Richard Wheeler, daughter Julie '12, and new grandson Elliot.
Wishing Roy and the family many great memories in his retirement. Thank you for your many years of service to Farragut.
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Calling All Class Agents!
Farragut is looking for you to help support your alma mater by connecting with your classmates and giving them updates on
upcoming events and opportunities to get involved and make a difference. Help us to find your classmates by connecting on LinkedIn, Social Media, or a friend of a friend, to bring your time and resources to continue to elevate your alma mater. Our alumni are important to invest in our long history and legacy for the next generation. Please email:
vraymer@Farragut.org
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#NJROTC students interested in applying to the US Naval Academy recently attended the annual U.S. Naval Academy Founders' Day Dinner, celebrating the 177th anniversary of the founding of the U. S. Naval Academy!
Cadet Second Class Ashton Raymer '20, Midshipman First Class Evan Schlifstein '19, and Cadet Second Class Fernando Robalino '20 are Farragut brothers who came together today for the US Air Force Academy versus US Naval Academy game. Air Force won the game today with a score 13 - 10.
It is admirable to see how these cadets and midshipman support each other and will lead our nation one day.
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If you have an update on a new job promotion, wedding, or retirement we would love to hear from you. Share your update to
alumni@farragut.org
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Around Campus:
We are pleased to name NCAA winning, college basketball coaching legend, Paul Evans, Head Varsity Basketball Coach.
While coaching David Robinson of USA’s Olympic Basketball ‘Dream Team’, he turned the Naval Academy into a national powerhouse. While at Pitt, he led the team to a #2 ranking in the nation. Coach Evans has made seven NCAA tournament appearances with the University of Pittsburgh and Navy, including an Elite Eight appearance. He has had great success developing assistant coaches, including John Calapari (University of Kentucky), Todd Golden (University of Florida), and Sean Miller (University of Arizona).
Paul Evans coached college basketball for 21 seasons, building an incredible coaching success story. He accumulated 392 victories. He worked his way up from Division III St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., to the sport's top ranks. He has a history of running basketball programs in which players graduate and lead successful, productive lives.
As a college basketball coach, Evans earned the nickname "The Mad Doctor" from some of his players, not just from making players carry bricks or run arena steps wearing weighted jackets, but from his unconventional motivational tactics.
Farragut Varsity Basketball is the defending district champion. The Florida High School Athletic Association’s varsity basketball season begins November 1st.
Evans, a resident of Treasure Island, joins Admiral Farragut Academy as it celebrates its 90th anniversary of developing leaders.
Hurricane Ian:
Admiral Farragut Academy was very fortunate in our outcome from Hurricane Ian, having only downed tree branches, and a few minor damages. We are very grateful for our family's flexibility, our staff's dedication, and the greater community's unwavering desire to help in the clean up and get the campus back to normal.
There is strength in numbers, and right after Hurricane Ian forced our school to close and prepare for the hurricane. The Farragut community came together to help clean up our campus after the hurricane and we had over 40 volunteers from students to parents in the effort.
During the clean up I learned from a current parent that her daughter expressed, " We need to go and help clean up at Farragut to make sure we have school Monday!"
We have a strong Farragut community and know we are stronger working together.
We will continue to send an abundance of thoughts and prayers to our neighbors and families south of us as they continue to clean up, repair, and rebuild.
Alumni Events:
Alumni Soiree - October 21st 5:30PM - 7PM at Isaland Cabana Bar, Charleston, SC. All alumni are welcomed to reconnect and enjoy Island Brands libations owned by Scott Hansen ‘90N.
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Elizabeth Metzger '06 with husband Curt Metzger at the Naval Air Station Pensacola for the Navy Ball. Looking good guys!
This painting holds a lot of meaning to members of the class of 1968, as it was painted by Chuck Koczwara's '68N sister, Christine, and it hung in the home of Coach Stan Slaby and Polly for years.
About 15 years ago it was passed down to David Yoho '68N and Annie's home. David and Annie have given this special painting back to Chuck Koczwara but said it represented special moments and times shared with Coach and Polly in their home and needed to go back to Chuck Koczwara '68N.
Gil Wheelahan ‘84 (left) and David Llerena ‘87 (right). Gil was kind enough to loan David his chainsaws for the hurricane clean up at his house.
Fallon Arnold '14 entrepreneur, successful realtor with Coldwell Banker in Tampa Bay, and world traveler. We are so happy to congratulate Fallon on her engagement to Jose Fernandez. Here's to all the happiness in their next journey together.
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For more information contact Victoria Raymer, Director of Alumni Giving and Engagement, by email at vraymer@farragut.org or call 727-384-5500 ext 293. |
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