Celebrating Class Reunions

Celebrating Reunions

We are forever Ursuline, and we are forever grateful to be able to come together as a community. The first weekend in October was filled with celebrations, connecting, and community as we celebrated our Alumnae Spirit Day encompassing reunions, memorials, and sisterhood. Having spent a year apart during the Covid 19 pandemic, reunions took on a special meaning as gatherings began to return to normal, and classes who would have been celebrating in 2020 were also able to reconnect and return to campus to take part in the celebrations.

The Alumnae Association hosted a beautiful weekend, beginning with a ceremony honoring our 2021 Alumnae Award recipients. Theresa Kaiser ’07 and Liz Kaiser Dwyer ’10 were chosen as the Distinguished Alumnae, for their leadership in getting the Ursuline Varsity Soccer to winning the State Championship. Madeline Senay ’12 was chosen as the Young Alumna Serviam Award recipient for her work as a Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer in Ukraine and all the ways she embodies our Ursuline value of Serviam

After the awards ceremony, the “Toast for Tradition” luncheon took place, a lovely gathering for alums who celebrated 50 or more years since their Ursuline graduation. Memories, school songs, and many laughs were shared over a champagne toast. Tours of campus followed as did our tree dedication for the beloved Thelma Hartnett which introduced our memorial Mass in the afternoon. Later that evening, music, food trucks, Narwhal’s Crafted bar, campus tours, spirit shopping, and overdue celebrations filled the night.

The following day we hosted a virtual “Bear Walk,” a fun run/walk to encourage alumnae spirit from anywhere in the world. Groups of alumnae and classmates met up for a walk together, and others shared it with their daughters and families. It was a complete weekend full of Ursuline spirit and sisterhood.

“LOVED our 50th reunion celebration. I really enjoyed getting a tour of all the new things at the school and the classrooms and the biology and science labs. Loved the tribute to Thelma Hartnett.”

-Suzanne Einig LaPlante, Class of ’71