Recent graduates return to Fort Hamilton HS to offer students advice
One would think that when you graduate from high school, the last place you’d want to return to after your first semester at college is your old high school. But that’s not the case with graduates of Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge, where members of the alumni routinely return to their alma mater to share with students what they’ve learned in the world of higher education.
Under a program sponsored by the Fort Hamilton Chapter of the National Honor Society, college students, many of whom graduated only in 2012 or 2011, came back to the school, at 8301 Shore Road, to offer information and advice to those nearing the end of their high school days.
The school recently hosted its Seventh Annual Alumni Day, welcoming more than 40 recent graduates. The former Fort Hamilton students provided feedback to current high school students about the rigors and challenges of college and enjoyed catching up with teachers and friends, according to a teacher who organized the event.