Alumni Events
- Alumni Weekend (May 5-7, 2022)
- Among Friends: Virtual Wine and Cheese Tasting
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
- YUTZI Show at Sagamore Spirit Distillery (August 20, 2022)
- Alumni Lacrosse Games (June 4, 2022)
- Classes of 1970 & 1971 50th Reunion Events (May 14, 2022)
- Among Friends: Hop on the Nature Trail - Exploring Friends School's Native Plant Teaching Gardens w/ Kay McConnell H'22, P'02, '05, '10 (April 8, 2022)
- Mary Allen Wilkes '55 STEM Speaker Series Event (April 6, 2022)
- Los Angeles Gathering with Interim Head of School, Christian Donovan (March 25, 2022)
- Among Friends: Everything You Want to Know About Oil & Gas with Jon Krome '82 (March 23, 2022)
- Boston Alumni & Parents of Alumni Happy Hour (March 10, 2022)
- Among Friends: Telling Real Stories, Behind the Scenes of Nonfiction TV with Claire Cherlin Kosloff '97 (February 25, 2022)
- Black Alumni Network Interest Meeting
- Among Friends: Dirty Money, A Financial Crime Expert’s Perspective with Morrie Ruehsen ’81, PhD, CAMS, CFCS
Alumni Weekend (May 5-7, 2022)
Among Friends: Virtual Wine and Cheese Tasting
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
YUTZI Show at Sagamore Spirit Distillery (August 20, 2022)
Alumni Lacrosse Games (June 4, 2022)
Classes of 1970 & 1971 50th Reunion Events (May 14, 2022)
Among Friends: Hop on the Nature Trail - Exploring Friends School's Native Plant Teaching Gardens w/ Kay McConnell H'22, P'02, '05, '10 (April 8, 2022)
Mary Allen Wilkes '55 STEM Speaker Series Event (April 6, 2022)
Los Angeles Gathering with Interim Head of School, Christian Donovan (March 25, 2022)
Among Friends: Everything You Want to Know About Oil & Gas with Jon Krome '82 (March 23, 2022)
Boston Alumni & Parents of Alumni Happy Hour (March 10, 2022)
Among Friends: Telling Real Stories, Behind the Scenes of Nonfiction TV with Claire Cherlin Kosloff '97 (February 25, 2022)
Black Alumni Network Interest Meeting
Among Friends: Dirty Money, A Financial Crime Expert’s Perspective with Morrie Ruehsen ’81, PhD, CAMS, CFCS
Past Event Recordings
Among Friends Virtual Alumni Speaker Series
If you were unable to join us for the first three sessions of Among Friends, click below to see what you missed!
Creating Community in a Digital World
Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons '92
Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons ‘92, Visual Storyteller, Digital Media Advisor; Faculty Member, Tourism & Hospitality Dept at University of Southern Maine joins us for our first installment of this series to talk about creating community in a digital world, in meetings, on social media, and beyond.
To view the recording, click here.
Coping with Our New Normal
Anita Gadhia-Smith '80 and Kit MacLean '02
Kit MacLean '02, Licensed Clinical Psychologist; and Anita Gadhia-Smith '80, Doctor of Psychology and Clinical Social Worker, 2020 Best in Washington, D.C. Psychotherapist, and 2020 Friends School Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, join us to talk about themes that they are seeing with patients in their own practices, and coping with our new reality through self-care, structure, and connection.
To view the recording, click here.
Estate Planning, What You Should Know
Portia Wood '02
Portia Wood, Esq '02, Partner at Wood Legal Group, LLP, named Top 40 under 40 by the National Black Lawyers Association for the past four years, discusses important elements of estate planning and financial strategy. Portia's firm specializes in comprehensive estate planning, child guardianship planning, trust administration, and probate litigation. Her passion is working with young families. This session is for all ages - "Everyone over the age of 18 needs an estate plan but you don't need the same estate plan," Portia says.
To view the recording, click here.
The Future of Film
Jason Berman '02
Jason Berman '02, President of Mandalay Pictures, discusses his recent projects including Nine Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020, what working in the film industry was like at the peak of the pandemic, and the industry's future.
To view the recording, click here.
Dirty Money, A Financial Crime Expert’s Perspective
Morrie Ruehsen ’81, PhD, CAMS, CFCS
To view the recording, click here.
Telling Real Stories, Behind the Scenes of Nonfiction TV
Claire Cherlin Kosloff '97
Virtual Oyster Tasting with Dylan's Oyster Cellar
In February 2021, Alumni Association Board for a Virtual Oyster Tasting with Dylan's Oyster Cellar. Co-owners Irene Donnelly Salmon '02 and Dylan Salmon talked guests through three different oyster farming regions and provided tasting notes for each example oyster. Guests also tasted and discussed the restaurant's signature coddie - a regional classic, and enjoyed their famous Surfer Rosa cocktail!
To view the recording, click here.
Alumni Weekend 2021
Hundreds of alumni from the classes ending in 0, 1, 5, and 6 joined us for Alumni Weekend 2021. On April 29 - May 1, 2021, the Alumni Office hosted a number of engaging virutal events including a campus tour, "Collection" remarks from Head of School Matt Micciche, the 2020 & 2021 Alumni Award Ceremonies, virtual Meeting for Worship, and virtual trivia. Many classes gathered for their Reunions, some in person, some virtual, and some a hybrid of both!
A highlight of the weekend were the Alumni Award Ceremonies. The Distinguished Alumni Awards, Outstanding Alumni Service Awards, and Honorary Alumni Award are presented at this annual celebration (which is typically a luncheon on campus). This year, the ceremonies will be split into two events - one for the 2020 recipients and one for the 2021 recipients. Enjoy recordings of these ceremonies below:
- 2021 Alumni Award Ceremony for the recipients in the classes ending in 1 and 6: Peter Kaestner '71, Distinguished Alumni Award; Philip J. Merrill '81, Distinguished Alumni Award; John Humphries, MD '76*, Outstanding Alumni Service Award; Janelle Milam Schmidt '96, Outstanding Alumni Service Award.
Video link here.
- 2020 Alumni Award Ceremony for the recipients in the classes ending in 0 and 5: Peter Block, MD '55, Distinguished Alumni Award; Anita Gadhia-Smith, Psy.D., M.S.W. '80, Distinguished Alumni Award; Kitty Bryant '75, Outstanding Alumni Service Award; Heidi Blalock H'20, Honorary Alumni Award.
Video link here.
Thank you to all of our Reunion Committees for your hard work!