Alumni Receptions

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FOLLOWING TWO VIRTUAL ALUMNI EVENTS

early in the year — the annual T.J. Vassar ’68 Alumni Diversity Celebration and a “Classes without Quizzes” evening featuring former English teacher Brian Culhane and his new poetry volume, “Remembering Lethe” — Seattle-area alumni, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in March to kick off the return of in-person alumni receptions. The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) was the perfect venue for sharing memories, connection, and community. In addressing the festive gathering, Head of School Bernie Noe highlighted what he believes to be the essence of Lakeside.

Top, in San Francisco, left to right: Morgan Rogers, Kai Henderson ’17, Santi Regan ’17, Connor Gordon. Clockwise from above left, at MOHAI: Stephen Spencer, Lauren Bricker (former Lakeside faculty member); Adrian Archer, Jacqueline Durbin ’80, Leonard Garfield (Executive Director of MOHAI); Bernie Noe; David Smith ’04, Colin Johnson ’04, Eleanor Bors ’04, Teryn Bench ’04, Andrew Bench ’04, Henry Pedersen ’04; former English teacher Tom Doelger, Lisa Black ‘88.

In late April, New York City alums met at the Harvard Club for a chance to reconnect, hear from Bernie Noe and Middle School Director Reem Abu Rahmeh, and meet our incoming head of school, Kai Bynum. A couple of weeks later, alumni around the Bay Area reunited for two separate events. Recent alums gathered at Del Popolo to share a joyful evening of conversation and laughter in a unique San Francisco version of SEE RECEPTION “Beers with Bernie.” The followPHOTOS ON LIONLINK: ing night, alums gathered at the lakesideschoolcity’s iconic Italian restaurant, alumni.com/ Perbacco. Mike Lengel, football program head, spoke about the flexibility required to be a student-athlete during the pandemic and shared some thoughts on what’s in store for the football team this fall. Bernie’s remarks echoed what he shared at many events throughout the spring, emphasizing the great joy he has felt in serving the Lakeside community for the past 23 years. Finally(!), the twice-delayed all-class Centennial Reunion took place on a cool June evening on the Lakeside Upper School campus. More than 800 St. Nicholas and Lakeside alumni across 70 classes attended the celebration. We’ll share moments and images from the special gathering in the next issue of Lakeside magazine.

NYC

Top, left to right, in New York City: Libby Ramsey ’13, George Rowe ’11, Reem Abu Rahmeh; Right: Etherea Cipriani, David Cho ’20, Rebecca Miller, Tanisha Reddy ’20.

Welcome, Amanda Campbell!

ATTENDING AND ORGANIZING all of these events was our energetic new alumni relations director, Amanda Campbell. Amanda began her new role in early January, following more than a decade working with University of Washington alumni, students, and parents and guardians. A Michigan native, Amanda received a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University and a Master of Science in college student personnel administration from Illinois State University. Find Amanda and say hi at the next alumni reception, or introduce yourself with an email to alumni@lakesideschool.org — she’s looking forward to meeting you!