Class reps strengthen school Opportunities for leadership and service at Miss Porter’s School don’t end when a team captain hangs up her cleats or the members of the Nova Nine graduate — many Ancients support the school and stay connected to Farmington by serving as class representatives.
“Do you care about the school? Do you care about your class? Do you give?” asked Kate Osterman ’97, a class rep since she graduated. “You’re in. If someone wants to be involved with the school, it’s the very best way to start.” Class reps organize and support activities that keep classmates in touch with each other and Miss Porter’s, encourage giving to the MPS Annual Fund and act as conduits between their class and the Alumnae and Development (A&D) Office. “It can be a pipeline for deeper engagement,” said Marisa Feijoo, associate director of annual giving. Lucy Newmyer ’23 was the student second head of school — a member of the Nova Nine — during her senior year. She and a committee of classmates were responsible for successfully soliciting 100 percent participation for their senior class gift, which went toward helping to underwrite air conditioning for three undergraduate dormitories. They met with Ms. Feijoo on a weekly basis during the school year and all have committed to serving as class reps for the next five years. “It’s a good way to get involved at a basic level,” said Ms. Newmyer. “I don’t know what I want to do with my life after college, but I see myself on some sort of board in the future and connected to Miss Porter’s.”
Ancients enjoy the 2022 reunion.
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Katie Knauss Rosenblum ’74 is a class rep and a past and present member of the Alumnae Board. “I had really only kept up with one classmate since graduating,” she said. “We didn’t have the benefit of social media, long-distance phone calls were expensive, and trying to get somebody’s contact information was nearly impossible.”
