Scroll down to read about our newsletters, The Messenger, class events, and updates.
2026
Saturday, June 6: Annual GGG Luncheon and Meeting, Garfield High School Commons
Tuesday, February 10, 12:30-3 pm: GGG Board meeting, Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S. Seattle, 98144 (206-684-4711). Bring your lunch or snacks, a beverage, and a ton of enthusiasm. There is ample parking both in the large lot and on the street. If you are not a Board member but would like to attend, please let Henry Brashen know.
February 4: *UPDATED* Letter from your website manager about how to contribute news and photos, send questions and feedback, and connect via social media
2025
August 5: 12-2 pm, Green Lake Library, GGG Board meeting, free parking
May 22-June 1: Jackie Cravens Wright ’64 bowled in TNBA’s national tournament
May 5–11: Garfield Jazz competed at Essential Ellington
April 22: Carver Gayton ’56 spoke at MOHAI. Read his letter to the class of 1964 and an excerpt from his book on standing up for racial equality.
February 27: Sarah Lessig ’25 nominated for the prestigious Seattle Sports Star of the Year Award. A standout athlete and a pivotal member of Garfield’s basketball team, Lessig has proven remarkably versatile in many sports. She is headed to Princeton University. See the Seattle Times article.
2024
Sunday, December 8: 2 pm at the Frye Art Museum, free Garfield Jazz concert
October 9: “David Baker, a UW professor and a ‘local kid’ from Garfield High [Class of 1980] wins a Nobel Prize” in chemistry (link to Seattle Times article by Jenn Smith)
Summer 2024: Seattle Black Renaissance Exhibit, by Aaron Vederoff ’61
“Baseball Saved Us”: National Park Service article on the importance of baseball during 1942-45 for the internees at Minidoka, who suffered harsh living conditions, loss of civil rights, and racial discrimination. Let’s honor the legacy of the Japanese Americans and prevent such atrocities from happening again to any marginalized group.
August 11: Report on Honoring John Edward Bruce, by William Seraile ’59
July 18: Story of Betty Aoki Inui, oldest living Garfield student, by Eric Leberg ’64
June 9: Robert Stephens Jr. ’64 is spearheading the Garfield Super Block for Seattle’s Central District (external link to Seattle Times article by Sara Jean Green)
June 2: Garfield sophomore Lusa Wilder won a 2024 Student Emmy for Photographer in the annual NATAS Northwest competition. Garfield participants received 10 Student Emmy nominations, more than any other high school.
Freshman Rafael Brewer with the GHS news quiz game (Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times)
March 2: Congratulations to the incredible Garfield Girls Basketball team for an unprecedented 4th state title. To quote GGG President Henry Brashen: “This is legendary and historical. Hats off to their dedication, resilience, creativity, energy, and talent.”
Garfield Golden Grads News
Two newsletters are mailed each year to members. The Garfield Messenger is responsible for the design and graphics of that newsletter as well as sharing student articles. You can also expect President’s letters emailed 4-6 times per year. Got news to share? Send it with your name and email address to Henry Brashen (HenryMB [@] aol [dot] com).
Got a story for the website? Please use this Stories Form to submit your article, news, book review, or anecdote about Garfield, or send an interesting tidbit or sports news. Please limit your story to 500 words with a topic about Garfield and its alumni. Submission means you agree to have your work published.
For complete Guidelines for submitting news, click here on the Newsletter Guidelines.
Subscribe to The Messenger!
Garfield’s Messenger has been in existence since 1922. Currently under faculty advisor Mr. Tim Zimmerman, its staff has about 35 students. The Messenger reaches a diverse population of over 2000 students, faculty, parents, community members, and friends and family of students. It provides Garfield High School and the community news, information on what is going on, entertainment, and more.
Challenged by the pandemic and budget cuts, The Messenger is fighting for survival. Please subscribe to this twice-a-month newsletter. In addition to subscriptions, donations are a much-needed source of revenue.
- How to donate: Visit The Messenger website. Alternatively, you may find it easier to write a check to Garfield Golden Grads and specify a donation to the Messenger. Then mail it directly to our Treasurer Ralph Walker. If you don’t have his address, you can call him at 425-208-1785.
- How to subscribe: Contact garfieldmessenger@gmail.com.
Let’s support our Bulldogs!
GGG has developed a partnership with The Messenger. They are currently doing the designing, editing, and graphics for our Newsletters. Messenger staff are also writing two articles for each of our Newsletters, this year. We also have an opportunity to promote GGG in The Messenger by placing an ad. The Messenger staff has been instrumental in helping locate students who would be willing to help us with some of our current GGG needs.
Other Publications
For 100 years, Garfield High School students have proudly produced and published our beloved Annual: The Arrow. GGG has collected copies of The Arrow from most years, but we are still missing copies from these years:
- 1940 and 1949
- 1961-72
We also welcome copies of the Garfield literary publication, the Garfield Pen.
Thank you to the many people who have donated to our collection! If you have any Arrows or Pens to donate (or if you wish to purchase any extra copies we may have), contact Historian Lana Finegold at alfinegold [@] icloud [dot] com
The final issue of the GGG Gazette was published in October 2023 and mailed to all members whose dues were up to date. Click here for the history of the Gazette. If you would like to see a Gazette from 2015, click here to download it.
Reunions, Announcements, Class Events, Class Lists
Your Class Representative is the source of all the information about your class reunion and other events, classmates and announcements pertaining to your class. Be sure you have registered your current contact information with your Class Rep. For a complete list of Class Representatives, click here.
Website Updates
Website updates are made semi-annually or as determined by the Web Manager. Updates include change of Officers and Chairs; change of Class Reps and other contacts; additions to Hall of Fame and other lists; addition or replacement of photos; and revisions to documents and forms. To contact the Website Manager, Pat Mouton, click here.