Cheshire Academy to celebrate Olympic champion and alum at football game vs. Suffield Academy
Please join Cheshire Academy in welcoming back 2018 alum and 2024 Olympic gold medalist Alexis Holmes on Friday, November 8. Holmes will be here at her alma mater speaking with students in a Q&A session led by fellow alum and four-time New York Emmy-nominated reporter Tara Lynch ’18. The CA community is invited to meet Holmes, and celebrate her gold medal run for Team USA in the women’s 4x400m relay, and personal best record in the women’s 400m in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Please see information below:
WHAT
Alexis Holmes Day at Cheshire Academy
WHERE
Cheshire Academy vs. Suffield Academy Varsity Football Game
Simosa Field, Cheshire Academy
10 Main St., Cheshire, CT
WHEN
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
4 – 5 p.m.
Hospitality Tent: Alumni, parents, and friends can take a photo with Alexis with her gold medal, while enjoying coffee and cider donuts
5 p.m.
Coin Toss & Kick-off: Alexis Holmes to serve as honorary captain
Approx. 6:15 p.m.
Half-time: Alexis and her family to be honored with a proclamation of Alexis Holmes Day on the 50-yard line
Read about Alexis Holmes’ amazing story in Cheshire Academy’s new 1794 Magazine, fall 2024 issue.
