Archive for August 2025
QHS Class of 2005
20 Year: Class of 2005 Reunion Come celebrate with the Class of ’05! Can you believe it’s been 20 years since we walked across that stage and into the world? It’s time to reconnect, reminisce, and raise a glass to everything we’ve done — and everything still to come! Saturday, November 22, 2025 | The…
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75th Birthday Bash: Class of 1968 Reunion Come celebrate with the Class of ’68! Can you believe it’s been 75 years since we were born and 60 years since graduation? It’s the perfect moment to reconnect, reminisce, and raise a glass to everything we’ve done — and everything still to come! Saturday, September 20, 2025…
Read MoreQPS Foundation Facilitates Fund to Support Newly Hired Elementary Teachers
The Quincy Public Schools Foundation is announcing the launch of a new initiative aimed at supporting newly hired elementary school teachers. Through the generosity of local donors Kim & Kathy Humphry, each new K–5 classroom general education teacher in Quincy Public Schools’ elementary schools will receive a $250 grant to help with the costs of…
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60 Year: Class of 1965 Reunion Come celebrate with the Class of ’65! Can you believe it’s been 60 years since we walked across that stage and into the world? It’s time to reconnect, reminisce, and raise a glass to everything we’ve done — and everything still to come! Friday, August 22, 2025 | 7:00…
Read MoreDream Big Grants in Action: Stitching Skills for Life
QJHS Life skills-basic sewing Program Threads Confidence, Creativity, and Community By: Katie Rodemich ’02 At Quincy Junior High School, students are learning far more than what’s found in textbooks. They are gaining the kinds of hands-on skills that last a lifetime—such as how to sew on a button, cook a meal, or stick with a…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Prater ’91
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Prater ’91 By: Katie Rodemich ’02 Ethan, a proud graduate of the QHS Class of 1991, grew up on 22nd and Aldo, just a few blocks from the neighborhood where he would walk and bike to Madison, Baldwin, and Quincy Junior High School, and discovered the first sparks of what became…
Read MoreQPS Staff Spotlight: Angela Raines-Caldwell
QPS Staff Spotlight: Angela Raines-Caldwell Angela Raines-Caldwell Leads as New Community School Coordinator at QHS By: Katie Rodemich ’02 As Quincy Senior High School’s first-ever Community School Coordinator, Angela Raines-Caldwell brings not just bold vision but a lifetime of lived experience to the role. She knows the power of community—and what happens when it’s missing.…
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