Alumni and friends return to campus for Alumni and Reunion Weekend

On April 28-30, nearly 400 alumni and guests returned to campus to celebrate Alumni and Reunion Weekend. On Thursday, the Class of '66 was inducted into the 50-Year Club, whose members are alumni who graduated from Poly 50 years ago or more. Guests toured the North Campus with current students as guides, enjoyed a performance by the Lower School Junior Orchestra, and heard school and Alumni Association updates from Giancarlo DiMassa ’92 and Head of School John Bracker. "The Business of Startups" was the topic for the Alumni Roundtable at Caltech on Friday morning, featuring John Coogan ’07, Minnie Ingersoll ’94, and Brian Nickerson ’96 and moderated by John Horn ’78. Back at Poly, classroom visits led into the 99th Poly Pet and Hobby Show and the first-ever #PolyDay2016 on social media.

Friday evening, the campus filled with celebration: the centennial of Boy Scout Troop 5, the 10th anniversary of the Poly pool, and a performance of the Upper School musical offered nostalgia and fun variety. Saturday morning, alumni joined John Bracker at his home for the Head’s Welcome, where students and faculty shared Global Initiatives programming at Poly. In the afternoon, families enjoyed the annual Alumni Family Picnic on campus before the evening celebrations, when the 15th through 50th reunion classes gathered on Arden Lawn for a reception and class photos before dinner. The Class of ’86 won both the Willis Stork Award for highest participation in the Poly Fund (36 percent), and the Gosney Cup for highest dollar amount raised for the Poly Fund ($37,000).

It was great to see so many alumni, parents of alumni, and former faculty back on campus to catch up and enjoy the time together. Thank you to all who attended! Special thanks go to the 2016 reunion committees whose incredible efforts throughout the year made the weekend a success. Enjoy a slideshow of the weekend's events. 
Back