Kari Gilbertson is retiring after 28 years teaching in RISD.
Lake Highlands High School choir boosters are hosting a retirement reception for Kari Gilbertson Friday in honor of her 36 years of dedication to students. She spent 15 years as the choral director at Forest Meadow Junior High and 13 years at LHHS.
In her time mentoring some of Lake Highlands’ most talented and accomplished students, Gilbertson has chaperoned Espree ski trips, led her A Cappella choirs to big wins at competition and been invited as a special guest by Top Ten Graduates to their honorary luncheon.
The party will immediately follow the high school’s annual spring concert which begins at 7 p.m. Friday night in the LHHS auditorium. The highlight of the evening, as always, will be the singing of “Set Me as a Seal” by students and graduates in the audience. A second reception will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9904 Windlake Circle. All are invited.
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH’s Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough’s Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA’s Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA’s Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she’s a sustaining member of LH Women’s League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.