Cardinal Alumni

The Corbett Cardinals have enjoyed a proud tradition of turning out outstanding students who have become extraordinary citizens for generations. As an Alumni, you well know that being a Corbett Cardinal means being a part of a family. Now take a moment to remember back to your class of about fifty. You grew up together, your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends all gave you outstanding community support. Today with that same support, the classes of 2005, 2006 and 2007 have become the most successful in school history. In fact, your own Red & Black have become a national leader in public schools. Corbett made the news last year by being ranked 216th in Newsweek magazine’s American’s Best High Schools List. Corbett was in the top one-percent of 25,000 US Public Schools based on Advanced Placement tests per graduating seniors. This year they will climb even higher into the top one-half of one percent.

As an Alumni you may remember how the student activities and sports programs welcomed everyones participation. Currently over 50% of all students participate in at least one sport. Students who participate in athletics are provided many opportunities that cannot be duplicated in the class room. Leadership, Teamwork, Self-Confidence, and Regular Physical Exercise are just a few of the many positive aspects of athletics. Corbett has always been as fierce as the East wind in their fight to provide the best for its kids, but now we need your help.

Recent budget cuts at Corbett have eliminated funding for all Junior Varsity and Middle School sports. In response to these cuts, determined parents and school staff have formed CARDS, short for Corbett Athletics Resource Development Society. Our goal is to raise $80,000 this year. This money will be used for scholarships for athletes who are unable to pay the sports’ participation fees, official’s fees, equipment, uniforms and transportation. Although the current State Government’s promises of increased funding for schools will help the over all school budget it will NOT replace funding of the Junior Varsity and Middle School Sports Programs.

Funding for Middle Schoo, Junior Varsity and High Schools sports comes from the Booster Club through Two Primary Sources. The first is a Participation Fee paid by students for each sport. The second comes directly from money raised by the CARDS–Corbett Schools Booster Club.

The existence of Corbett Middle School and Junior Varsity athletics is entirely dependent on the ability of the Booster Club to fund it, and that is where we need your support. If you are already a member or have contributed in some way we would like to say Thank You and we are grateful for your support. If you haven't had the opportunity to show your support, then we hope that you will take this moment and join many others in making a contribution to this important cause. We ask that you remember your days as a Cardinal and what the Corbett community meant to you and, in turn, give a piece of that gift back to todays Corbett kids.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Tom Layton, Class of 1975

Michael Sommerville, Class of 2006