Summer 2024
![Recapping Centennial Weekend]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678315435/kentdenver/z2brxqmj6hyuijrhlbdj/CentennialCelebration-022.jpg","width":2200}])
Take a look back at highlights from Kent Denver's Centennial Weekend celebration!
![On the Shoulders of Giants: The Legacy of Kent Denver's Founders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677526985/kentdenver/wmmu9ftbn41npfnexn60/AllLivingHeads1980s.jpg","width":2200}])
Remembering the women and men who founded the Kent School for Girls and Denver Country Day and laid the groundwork for today's Kent Denver School.
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Fred Norgaard '71 and Eric Mosley '76 reflect on student activism and courage during Kent Denver's early years of integration.
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Faculty member Hilary Carlson and 1974–1975 all-school president Glenn Abrams '75 remember Kent Denver's first year as a coeducational school.
A companion to the printed Centennial Edition of our alumni magazine, this digital issue of Perspective features recent alumni and campus news, class notes and extended versions of articles from the magazine.
Many thanks to our alumni authors for bringing school history to life as we celebrate 100 years of Kent Denver School!
Features
Take a look back at highlights from Kent Denver's Centennial Weekend celebration!
Remembering the women and men who founded the Kent School for Girls and Denver Country Day and laid the groundwork for today's Kent Denver School.
Fred Norgaard '71 and Eric Mosley '76 reflect on student activism and courage during Kent Denver's early years of integration.
Faculty member Hilary Carlson and 1974–1975 all-school president Glenn Abrams '75 remember Kent Denver's first year as a coeducational school.
Alumni News
![Alumni Class Note]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1612297247/kentdenver/dzldacehiptsoxo4x7gx/ClassNotes_MainGraphic.png","width":2200}])
Catch up with your classmates, and submit your own good news!
![Jaqi Howard ‘16: Making Her Dreams Come True]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678229265/kentdenver/e9yeqliokiceyhdi1l8t/JHowardLinkedIn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678229265/kentdenver/e9yeqliokiceyhdi1l8t/JHowardLinkedIn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678229265/kentdenver/e9yeqliokiceyhdi1l8t/JHowardLinkedIn.jpg","width":595}])
An interview with Jaqi Howard '16, animation enthusiast and Creative Development team member at Disney.
![Remembering Ed Connors: Notes from Alumni and Faculty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678125236/kentdenver/zugq5v2wde5tmpfmgt86/EdConnorsDCD.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678125236/kentdenver/zugq5v2wde5tmpfmgt86/EdConnorsDCD.png","width":326}])
Members of the Kent Denver community share their favorite memories of Ed Connors as a teacher, colleague and mentor.
![Oliver Jack ’18 Shares his Journey to Recovery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678469241/kentdenver/celusstane1clxrjz2ol/IMG_4750.jpg","width":2200}])
Athlete and traumatic brain injury survivor Oliver Jack ‘18 shares life lessons in a special keynote address at an Upper School Assembly.
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A spotlight on two Kent Denver alumni filmmakers who earned major awards recognition this year.
![Judy Graese poses in her costume storage room]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678306528/kentdenver/rsqdqzzeuec0k6ldeaqf/JudyGraeese.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Sustainability Innovation Workshop]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678479491/kentdenver/rkuijj1bmnbnaalvlfhs/SustainabilityWorkshop-4.jpg","width":2200}])
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