REUNION 2014
by KELLY POORT
Celebrating 4s and 9s
Upper School math teacher Liz Gallagher, left, with members of the Class of ’04, Freddie Wong and Lara Jones.
Photo booth fun with Class of ’09 members, from left, Maya Gainer, Laura Coff in, Alex Gravley, Devon Thorsell, and Nicole Assumpcao.
n June, more than 450 alumni and friends gathered in The Paul G. Allen Athletics Center to celebrate Reunion 2014. Alumni from classes ending in 4 and I9 reminisced, caught up with current and former faculty and staff members, posed
for photo-booth pictures, and toured the new facility before sitting down for dinner in the Ackerley Gymnasium. Celebratory shouts could be heard throughout the evening in the corridor outside the gym as alumni found, and often posed for a picture with, their senior bricks. The crowd paused during dinner to recognize a number of groups including: the Class of ’89 for the largest number of classmates in attendance; the Lakeside Class of ’54 for the highest percentage of their class in attendance; and the Lakeside and St. Nicholas Classes of 1964 for their milestone 50th reunion. Also honored were Willis Brown, John Cronkhite, and Dick Rodbury from the Class of 1949 on their 65th reunion. Next year’s reunion dinner will take place June 12 for classes ending in 0 and 5. ■
T.J. Vassar III ’94, left, and Doug Porter ’80, Upper School PE department head.
Kelly Poort is assistant director of development, alumni relations. She can be reached at 206-440-2730 or kelly.poort@lakesideschool.org.
Members of the Lakeside and St. Nicholas Classes of 1964 gather for a photo outside of McKay Chapel before leading the Class of 2014 in their commencement procession.
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From left, Kevin Ke ’09, Head of School Bernie Noe, and Michael Schwartz ’09.
Members of the Class of 1949 celebrating their 65th reunion, from left, Willis Brown, John Cronkhite, and Dick Rodbury.