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Alumni Visit for American University Lunch & Learn

Five alumni visited Crescent for an American University Lunch & Learn on Friday, November 25. Thomas Herring ’16, Andrew Herring ’22, Michael Farkouh ’20, Nathan Beber ’20, and Ben Klassen ’17 met with met with Upper School students, sharing why they chose to go to school in the U.S. and their experiences to date. They broke into smaller groups for discussion and detailed Q&A.

Career Spotlight Speaker Series Returns

Alumni share career advice with Upper School

The Career Spotlight Speaker Series invites alumni brothers to visit the Upper School and impart their career stories and tips to students. Spencer Belyea ’13 (top), David-Michael Phillips ’11 (middle) and Mark Graham ’92 (bottom) recently visited Grade 10 career classes to share their experience and to answer student questions. “The students enjoyed hearing from the alumni on following your passion and how career journeys aren’t always linear,” shares Guidance and University Counsellor Megan Berry. “They found it so valuable that they requested to have more guest speakers in the future.”

Belyea is an Associate Underwriter, Phillips is working as a Lab Manager and Research Engineer in an orthopedic biomechanics laboratory, and Graham is a tech entrepreneur.