8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Alumni Weekend 2022 Check-in
Please check in at the registration table to receive
your name tag, welcome folder, and campus map.
Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center Terrace
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast
A full breakfast will be served.
Solley Dining Hall
9:00 a.m. Student-Led Campus Tour (30 minutes)
Get reacquainted with our beautiful campus while one of our student tour guides show you around.
Will leave promptly from the Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Strategic Plan Update with Peter Becker
Learn more about the School’s 2025 Strategic Plan and our recommitment to Mr. Gunn’s values from Head of School Peter Becker.
Tisch Family Auditorium, Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center
10:30 a.m. Center for Innovation and Active Citizenship Overview
Join Chief Development Officer, Sean Brown as he discusses the architectural plans for the new 24,000-square-foot facility that will house our innovative science, math, engineering, technology, entrepreneurship, and citizenship programs in one location overlooking the school’s historic Quad.
Outside Tisch Schoolhouse
(rain location: Tisch Family Auditorium, Thomas S.
Perakos Arts and Community Center)
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. Parade of Alumni & Class Photos
Show your class spirit! Join your classmates and say “cheese” during your march through campus on your way to the annual Alumni Association Meeting!
Assemble at Tisch Schoolhouse ( weather permitting )
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Annual Alumni Association Meeting & Pinning Ceremony
Join us for our annual Alumni Association Meeting, including The 1850 Fund awards, Hall of Fame Award presentation, and In Memoriam reading.
Tisch Family Auditorium, Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center
12:15 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
The Koven-Jones Glade
(rain plan: Solley Dining Hall)
12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Reminisce & Reconnect
We hope you will take some time to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Feel free to bring chairs and blankets to hang out on the Quad or Koven-Jones Glade. There will be games provided on the Quad.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Gunn Detective Sleuthing
Take a trip down memory lane and help us identify some photos from the archives.
Downstairs in the Tisch Family Library, The Paula and George Krimsky ’60 Archives and Special Collections
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. 1957 Hines Sculpture Dedication
Join us in a celebration of Norman P. Hines ’57 and the sculpture he recently donated to The Frederick Gunn School in hopes that it inspires future generations of students to pursue their artistic passions.
Lower Level Arts Lobby, Thomas S. Perakos Arts and
Community Center
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Alumni Art Exhibit Reception
Enjoy this special art exhibit featuring various works
by Gunn alumni. Champagne and canapes will be available.
Norman R. Lemcke Community Room, Thomas S. Perakos Arts & Community Center
3:00 p.m. Alumni Row
Ready, Set, Row! Ready to get back out on the water? Join us for a wonderful afternoon on the lake!
Beebe Boathouse, Lake Waramaug (transportation
provided, weather permitting)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Estate Planning Presentation and Underhill Society Reception with Paul McManus ’87 P’21 ’23
Join estate planning professional Paul McManus ’87 P’21 ’23 to learn more about tax-advantageous ways you can support The Frederick Gunn School. Cocktails and hor d'oeuvres will be provided.
Bourne Courtyard (Bourne Reading Room Rain Plan)
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Alumni Weekend Saturday Night Check-in
Please check in with us to receive your name tag before you enjoy the Gunn Gala!
Tent on Edward Wersebe Memorial Field
6:00 - 11:00 p.m. Gunn Gala (semi-formal)
Break out your dancing shoes! Join your classmates and friends for our signature Reunion event, featuring cocktails, dinner, and dancing (Belmont Stakes viewing available in the field house).
Tent on Edward Wersebe Memorial Field