Welcome Alumni! The Buckley Alumni Association is 4,300 strong and fellow Griffins take pride in their school. Our mission, with the support of the alumni engagement board, is to continue to fuel that appetite by expanding engagement and service opportunities for alumni around the globe and to encourage your continued involvement to ensure the Griffini community remains robust, vibrant and supportive.
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Alumni Engagement Board (AEB)
The AEB is a 29-member group of energetic and dedicated alumni whose mission and purpose is to engage and serve all alumni; nurture lifelong connections between the school, its graduates, and students; and champion goodwill and philanthropic support for Buckley. They help develop strategies for connecting, engaging, growing, and retaining an engaged and diverse alumni community through 6 AEB committees, and help fulfill its goals in accordance with the school’s mission and vision.
Alumni Event Calendar
Catch up with former classmates for reunion, cheer on fellow Griffins at an alumni basketball game, or reconnect with your former teachers and current students for an on campus visit. See below.
Event Calendar
- Aug 22 Ladies Alumni Tennis | Balboa Tennis Center | 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- Sep 7 Alumni 10K Sep Fun Run | Buckley Campus | 10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Sep 24 Jewish Singles Event (in collaboration w/LA Independent School Collective) | LOX Club | 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
- Oct 4 Founder’s Day Parade & Assembly | Buckley Campus | 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Oct 4-6 Online Alumni Giving Challenge | 3-Day, 72-Hour campaign
- Oct 18 Quarterly Pick-Up Basketball | Disney Pavilion | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | RSVP NOW
- Nov 6 Fall Musical Preview | CCA & CCA Courtyard | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
- Dec 14 Alumni 10K Dec Fun Run | Buckley Campus | 10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Dec 18 Alumni Sports Day | Gilley Field & Disney Pavilion | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Opens Spring 2025
Griffin Business Directory – Unlock the power of your alumni network
Introducing the Griffin Business Directory, a searchable online database features businesses of all kinds – event planners, health and wellness coaches, website designers and more. When looking for alumni businesses, you can search by six industry categories, as well as business name, title, region, and keyword. Users can discover and patronize Griffin-led businesses and continue the tradition of Griffins supporting Griffins.
Griffin Insider Publication Archive
Missed an issue of Griffin Insider, your alumni news and information source? Check out all archived issues here.
Fall 2018 Issue No 1 Fall 2020 Issue No 7
Winter 2019 Issue No 2 Winter 2020 Issue No 8
Spring 2019 Issue No 3 Winter 2021 Issue No 9
Fall 2019 Issue No 4 Fall 2021 Issue No 10
AEB Committees
We welcome your involvement by joining an AEB committee. If you are interested in volunteering for your alumni community by serving on an AEB committee, email [email protected]
Committees
Documents and saves as much of Buckley’s history and memorabilia, both physically and digitally, to ensure the school’s legacy for future Griffins.
Encourages professional connections among alumni and organizes, in coordination with the alumni director, professional networking programs leveraging Buckley alumni in targeted across multiple industries.
Supports representative diversity on the alumni engagement board and committees, and in alumni programming that is inclusive of the current and future alumni populations, and identifies strategies to increase diversity among alumni participation.
Supports the fundraising strategies and goals established by the alumni and advancement director, assists with new outreach ideas and strategies, and promotes alumni attendance and giving for school fundraisers, such as Gala, Buckley Fair, and The Buckley Fund.
Encourages connections among alumni, increases alumni attendance and identifies social events aimed at a variety of affinities: sports, arts, culture, etc.
Creates connections between current students and alumni, builds understanding and awareness on the importance of alumni engagement, and introduces students to the benefits of the Alumni Association and resources available to aid in the transition to the alumni community.