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Parents:
The Hyde park field trip was an exceptional
experience for our students and chaperones. We had never been to the
Culinary Institute before, but we are sure that it will continue to be a
part of our future trips to Hyde Park. Most students felt their
experience at the CIA was worthwhile, which is quite a good 8th grade
compliment. They usually say the bus ride was the best part!
While at the CIA, our busses were trapped
in the center of a solemn 9/11 ceremony, and many of our students missed
their excursion to the Vanderbilt mansion. However, in exchange, we
witnessed a touching moment of tribute to three CIA alumni who lost their
lives in the World Trade center. We watched a baby and her mother
reveal a memorial of tribute, and we decided to learn more about these
people. Click
here to see the web site we read in class.
The woman and baby were Jean O'Leary and
her son Michael. Our class was touched by this family's loss, and
have decided to do our best to touch their lives in a positive
way.
Mr. Vititow has put up a voluntary $1
challenge to students on the team. If all students participate at
$1, we can raise $100 and buy Michael a savings bond for college.
Some students will contribute pictures of the day's field trip, including
our photos of this 9/11 tribute that we witnessed for a scrap book.
I am writing Mrs. O'Leary a letter of explanation, and will include with
it any letters written by students to the family.
I will update you on the progress of this
event.
Mr. V.
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Mary Jean and Michael O'Leary
(left) in front of a tree planted in memory of Gerald O'Leary '89 at
the CIA. With them are Gerald's father-in-law Robert McCarthy,
mother Julie Lestrange, and stepfather George Lestrange. Also
honored at the April 16, 2003 ceremony were Heather Ho '93 and Jay
Robert Magazine '75. All three CIA alumni were killed in the World
Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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