Fort Hamilton Alumni Association inducts Hall of Famers
High school celebrates 75th anniversary this year
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge and the school’s Alumni Association decided to celebrate the major milestone in grand style with a gala dinner-dance, during which the organization inducted new members into its Alumni Hall of Fame.
More than 200 people attended the dinner, which took place at the El Caribe Country Club on Feb. 13.
Alumni Association President Valerie Hodgson (Class of 1973) and members of the group officially inducted New York Jets safety Jaiquawn Jarrett (Class of 2007) and Bay Ridge business and civic leader J. Peter Clavin (Class of 1971) into the Hall of Fame.