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LA Alumni Gather for Reunion The planning began nearly a year ago. The search for 2s and 7s began in earnest. Class coordinators started to spread the word by mouth, Facebook, and Twitter, and the Development Office at LA began preparing for Reunion Weekend 2012. The weather cooperated and on Friday, May 18, a gentle breeze and glorious sunshine ushered back to campus Golden Alumni, from the classes of 1947–1962. The alumni visited classes in the morning and enjoyed a luncheon at Park House hosted by Interim Head of School Greg Foster, his wife Pati, and Chairman of the Heading to the Dining Hall for the Alumni/Faculty Appreciation Luncheon Board of Trustees Bruce MacNeil ’70. LA’s choral group, SLACS, opened up the Golden Alumni luncheon with a popular 50s song, “Good Night Sweetheart.” “The school is in terrific shape,” said Mr. Foster. “We’ve enjoyed a very productive year, have just completed the first step of the NEASC accreditation process, and are in the midst of actively planning for the future, including building several new faculty homes, for which the construction is already underway.”
Chris and the Boomers, Friday night’s band, featuring LA’s own Peter “Haz” Hazzard (P ’91, ’98, ’01, 03)
The Golden Alumni spent the afternoon touring campus and visiting the school’s archival display at the Jeffers Heritage Center. The Class of ’62 planted a tree in honor of their 50th reunion, accompanied by Rob Moore, Richmond and Edi Baker, and George Peabody. Many of the alumni reconnected and enjoyed an afternoon at leisure at Park House, catching up on their lives and reminiscing about their LA experience. By mid-afternoon Friday, the doors to the Schoolhouse were thrown open to all alumni from classes ending in 2s or 7s to register for Reunion Weekend. A steady stream of LA alumni made their way into the Schoolhouse and then spent the afternoon gathering on the Quad, attending athletic events, and visiting the dorms and school buildings, both old and new. The Friday night reception took place on the McDonald Library terrace
Tom Warner ’75 Memorial 5K Walk/Run
Front Row kneeling L–R: Sandy Sweeney Gallo ’75, Sarah Romac, Christopher Russell ’80, Connor Warner, Chris Ellsasser (faculty), Back Row L–R: Vic Laushine ’74, Patrick Warner ’80, Kathryn Maynes ’74, Rich Johnson ’74, Sarah Klopfer ’02, Lindsay Murdock ’02, Richard Whipple ’87, Deb Baker Gray ’74, Melissa Gray Romac ’74, former Head of School Ben Williams III (P’82, 84), Kevin Keady ’80, Nicole DiCello, Kevin Simonton, Julie DiCello, Nancy Felmeister, Jason Rakip ’92, Stephanie Clark ’93, Mimi Bell Rainford ’92, Catie Floyd McMenamin ’97, and Tony Sampas ’74
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