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This past spring, the Alumni Office helped to bring graduates and teachers together for virtual class socials with over 120 alumni participants. Some of the socials are highlighted below. In addition to these pictures, the Classes of 1951, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1994, 1999, 2014 also hosted virtual socials.

Class of 1981: May 3, 2020

There were 17 participants for the 1981 Class Social hosted by Eric Rothstein ’81. Class of 1996: May 6, 2020 There were 17 participants for the 1996 Class Social hosted by Tristan Howard ’96 with a special appearance by Head of Upper School, Steve Cohen.

Class of 1997: April 28, 2020

The 1997 Class Social was hosted by Jaison Spain ’97, with a

special appearance by David Kersey h’98.

Class of 2000: April 28, 2020

The Class of 2000 Class Social was hosted by Kerim Eken ’00.

Class of 2012: April 10, 2020 There were 10 participants for the 2012 Class Social hosted by Cameron Koffman ’12 and Nick Hershey ’12. The 2015 Class Social was hosted by Daniel Belfer ’15.

Class of 2013: April 23, 2020

There were 14 participants for the 2013 Class Social hosted by Matthew Schnitzer ’13.

Class of 2019: April 25, 2020

The 2019 Class Social was hosted by Sebastien Chesse ’19.

Class of 2020: May 2, 2020

There were 25 participants for the 2020 Class Social hosted by Richie Heller ’20 and Jack McGovern ’20.

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1951 In March, alums visited Allen-Stevenson for the Gilbert & Sullivan Pirates of Penzance dress rehearsal. While at the rehearsal, Bob Freedman ’51 sang “The Pirate King” for all of the students. Hold your phone’s camera over the QR code to hear Bob Freedman sing. 1984 On April 25, Peter Kellner ’84 and his wife Meredith welcomed baby boy Grayson Bicknell Kellner. Congratulations to the growing Kellner family! 1981 Nick Kotsonis ’81 thanks his classmates for their support on the passing of his mother Penelope Kotsonis. She loved the School so much, and the boys. She especially enjoyed dressing performers in the Gilbert & Sullivan productions. 1987 Pete Conlon ’87 worked on the title designs for Patton Oswalt's new Netflix special, Patton Owswalt: I Love Everything. Be on the lookout for the special at the end of 2020. 1992 Ted Grozier ’92 showcased his vintage Allen-Stevenson gear on his daughter Matilda in May.

2000 Alumni and political editors, Benjy Sarlin ’00 and Will Rahn ’02, spoke with Upper School and Middle School

students in October about the upcoming election. 2001 Freddy Gonzalez ’01 was featured on KNKX, Seattle's local NPR station in June. He was interviewed about teaching his students the history of protest music.

2002 On Monday, April 20, Upper and Middle School students were joined virtually by Matt Levinson ’02 (Stage Name: Matt Butler), who spoke to them about the importance of staying connected and performed a few of his songs.