From the “ALL ALUMNI” Fairley High Alumni Association, Inc. 2017 inception one of the original objectives for incorporating was to organize alumni to help prevent school closure. Due to poor academic performance and under 300 low enrollment, the closure threat spanned over several years. The looming close status changed 2024 when fellow alumni Dr. Steevon Hunter was selected as Principal.  

 

Our cyclical involvement has provided financial and mentoring support to students in various academic, sports, and community engagement capacities. Year round and year-after-year there are various adhoc projects requested by school administrators:

• Sponsorship for senior activities and dues

• Sponsoring sports banquets and other auxiliary activities

• ACT test prep camps and ACT cost support

• Procuring resources for homeless students

• Group and one-on-one student mentoring

• Parent's emergency utility cutoff assistance

• Student hygiene care packs

• Back to School packs

• Scholarships 

 

2021 – 2024 sustained “Do not Close FHS” campaign with the Board of Education (BOE).  Whenever FHS was on the agenda for closure discussions FHS engaged lobbying, advocating, letter and robust email campaigns, attending BOE meetings, etc. 

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2020 – 50th Anniversary 1st installment (February 2020) – the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Wisdom Induction Ceremony – nominated and selected their peers to receive the honor of a pictured plaque in the Principal’s trophy case designated as "Distinguished Alumni"

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2019 Board development of FHS 50th Anniversary year long activities 

• 2019 student/alum creative spoof 50th promo video VIDEO FHS 50th promo student alum collab Nov 2019

• 2nd and 3rd installment planning was near complete but did not occur due to the global 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. (2nd installment)  FB Live Membership Drive and (3rd installment) 3-day Homecoming that included Riverboat Cruise Party, Alum/Student Home Coming Week activity, and 500 plus capacity OBW Ball at The Guest House.

 

• From 2017 to current, the alumni association has had a productive and appreciated relationship with 5 principals

  • 2024 As the school enters its renaissance season, current Principal Dr. Hunter and fellow alumni is very appreciative and fully partnered with the alumni association 

  • 2020 – 2023 Principal Julius Blackburn was a full partner and helped to prevent school closure; during the pandemic augmentation, the alum/principal collaboration creatively engaged safe distancing activity for Homecoming with energetic neighborhood parades, meaningful Social Media presence, live entertain, and OBW Fashion segments, gatherings @ the Motherland African Store on Elvis Presley Blvd

  • 2019 Principal Dr. Sylvester was co-architect of Distinguished Alumni Wall of Wisdom and participated in students creative 50th Anniversary promotional spoof

  • 2017 Principal Banks donated the library to alumni to use for any gatherings and gave us permission to refurbish; also promoted the Bulldogs Official Linedance, "The Bulldog Stomp" at the 2017 Homecoming Game half-time performed by the attending alumni. 

 

• 2018 – 2019 Annual Facebook Live Membership Drive, FHS widely known for it’s celebrated high profile music legacy never disappointed with top-shelf talent infused in the annual fundraiser

• 2018 Annual Homecoming activities – Homecoming lunch and dinner for team, homecoming court and cheerleaders

 

• Prom Dress donation campaign

 

• 2018 – 2019 Annual scholarships (2) per year

 

• 2018 – 2019 Fun filled participation at the Annual I love Whitehaven Parade and Market Square

 

• 2017 To help reduce tech divide – alumni meetings added.time for young alums to teach tech basics to older alums

 

• 2017 Alum/student funFIT collab created the Official “BULLDOG STOMP”. Introduced by Principal Bates at the 2017 Football Homecoming Game Halftime debut https://youtu.be/UdeZwDFcGto

 

• 2017 Began tradition of FHS Alum full size orange “Memorial Tree”. Designed to be present at major Alum events  

 

• 2017 – 2019 Our fundraising-made-easy were the ever fab Day Parties @ our alum partner-in-purpose, Curtis Given’s Love Night Club (Memorial Weekend, Labor Day Weekend and 1st Saturday Christmas aka. “Bold & Beautiful Bulldog Day Party”