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Welcome Back, Alumni!

Last week, two cherished Saint David's traditions that kick off the holiday season brought upwards of 200 alumni back to our school and were a reminder of the strong ties in our alumni community.

The Young Alumni Chapel and Dinner gathers together our high school age alumni and the current eighth grade for a Chapel talk given by a fellow young alumnus. Held the Tuesday evening before Thanksgiving, it is an opportunity for our graduating class and the young alum community to gather, reconnect, and share at the start of the holiday season.

This year's speaker, James Wood '11, recent Cornell grad, shared with the boys sports stories from the book Range, Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, about the importance of trying out different paths in life and of recognizing that failure can be an effective teacher.

"Saint David's did a great job exposing me to an array of disciplines that allowed me to figure out who I am, to shape me," he said.

It was so good to see James and to welcome back all of the high school alumni present--150 strong!

The evening also included a photo with the Class of 2019, whose legacy gift was the outfitting of the Innovation Lab, and presentation of a check to Save the Children in the amount of $13,000 for the fundraising the Class of 2019 led in support of the second school we are building in Ethiopia.

On Wednesday, alumni returned for the annual alumni/faculty lunch and, fortified after a good meal, the Odds vs Evens basketball and soccer games. Odds won the basketball; evens, soccer.

I have no doubt that after these events, when alumni left Saint David's to attend their family Thanksgivings, they did so with the warmth and good feeling that true fellowship elicits.

I look forward to seeing these boys and more of our alumni community at our upcoming Christmas Gathering.




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