Reunion 2017

Eaglebrook classes ending in 2s or 7s were the special honorees at Reunion 2017, held June 9-11 on the school campus. Alums from all over the world returned to the Hill on Friday afternoon to enjoy a barbeque on Infirmary Field. Sam von Trapp ’87 donated beer from his new brewery, von Trapp Brewing, for all to enjoy, and Brad Beckerman ’96 donated jerk chicken for the meal. Classmates mingled with each other, the larger group of alumni, and with current and former faculty members and administrators throughout the night.
 
The traditional “Eaglebrook Today” talk was held in Copley Library on Saturday morning. Headmaster Andy Chase ’73 had everyone in the room speak about the school. Many alums spoke about what Eaglebrook has meant to them over the course of their lives. “When I came to Eaglebrook, it was like giving water to a flower,” Chris Kniffin ’72 said. “Being here was a defining moment in my life,” Scudder Fowler ’87 shared. “This school, unlike any other school I went to, really was a family, and to this day it is still a family,” he added.
 
A cocktail reception was held Saturday evening at the newly opened Edward P. Evans Academic Center, right on the bank of Whipple Pond. A candlelight dinner followed, where a representative from every class present spoke. Justice Ukadike spoke on behalf of the class of 2007. He gave a list of affirmations and gratitude for Eaglebrook, “Thank you for the Hill, the sunset, and the fresh air that will always be a part of my constitution. Thank you for my class. I love you all dearly and can, and never will forget what we had. Thank you for the second, third, fourth, fifth through tenth mothers who cared for me in spite of my lowest lows here. Thank you for the LC, where I learned I needed wings, how to make those wings, and eventually how to fly those wings. Thank you for polishing the rough edges of mine because I know there were many. Thank you for giving me brotherhood.”
 
See photos from Reunion weekend here. Watch a video here
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