Alumni and College Events

Alumni College Student Homecoming Reunion 2014

Every January, we welcome back college alumni for a free Chinese roasted chicken leg lunch, the chance to meet up with their high school classmates and teachers, and the opportunity to share their newly gained collegiate wisdom by participating on the College Alumni Panel for parents and in advisor sessions with seniors. This year, seven students from the classes of 2011 and 2013 returned as speakers for the Parent Panel: Nicholas Yeh ’13 from Occidental College, Tess Harty ’13 from Carnegie Mellon, Peyton Harris ’13 from the University of Miami, Kevin Huang ’13 from Boston University, Steve Fan ’13 from Columbia University, Bridget Lo ’11 from Penn State University, and Hannah Lin ’13 from Johns Hopkins University. They arrived in the early morning to answer questions from eager parents that will be sending their own children to college in the next few years. The panel shared important tips on what to pack for college, the best way to meet new friends, how to manage money, and of course how to pick a major.

Alumni and college events

Upper School College Counselor Andrew Lowman met alumni attending Carleton during his college visits in January. College Counselors Warren Emanuel and Dabina Gim went on a college visit in February and had breakfast with five alumni attending Duke. One would never think college students could get up for a morning alumni event. But when there is food, they will show up!

In November, PE teacher Dan Long was heading to San Francisco for a conference, and got in touch with some of his former students whom he knew were in the Berkeley area. One of them, Kristina Lin ’11, sent the word out to others. She chose the restaurant and made the reservation. A large number of alumni joined them. Dan taught most of those alumni in years past, although not all. Next time, he’ll make sure to include all students who are in the area.