OUTSTANDING EVENTS
Other Homecoming activities in the new Lipschultz Plaza included the annual Lower School Field Day and float competition, as well as performances by the RCS Arts Night Parents, Alumni & Friends Band and the newly formed Upper School dance team. Lipschultz Plaza was named for Jennifer Smith Lipschultz ’89 and her husband Marc, a member of Riverdale’s Board of Trustees, in honor of the family’s longstanding support of Riverdale. Photo and video booths allowed attendees to share their favorite Riverdale memories and take fun souvenir photos, while discussions with current faculty members about admission, independent school finances, and Riverdale’s co-curricular programs were informative for all. The Class of 1989, celebrating its 25th reunion, held a panel discussion on Saturday, after nine members of the class also participated in career panels with current juniors and seniors on Friday afternoon, the day before Homecoming. The panels—“A Creative Career,” “Business as Unusual and Unusual,” and “Grappling with Big Issues in Education and Government”— showed that paths out of Riverdale can take many directions. In addition to meeting their classmates at the annual barbecue luncheon, the Classes of ’64,’69, ’74, and ’84 all had a wonderful
Members of the 50th Reunion class, the Class of 1964, gathered during the BBQ lunch (right) as well as at the Reunion dinner in the John R. Johnson Student Center (below).
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cocktail reception and dinner on campus on Saturday night. One of the highlights of the evening was hearing the Riverdale Jazz Ensemble perform. Two alumni—Kevin Ellman’69 and Eli Sands ’14—even joined the jazz band for one of the numbers. Off-campus Reunion events included a 30th-Reunion get-together for the Class of 1984 on Thursday evening, Oct. 16, as well as Friday evening events for the Classes of 1954, 1964 (both the Boys and the Girls Schools), 1974, 1979, and 2009, and Saturday night parties for the Classes of 1959, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004. For more on specific Reunion events, see Class Notes, beginning on page 32. We hope these photos will provide a sense of what a wonderful day this year’s Homecoming/Reunion really was, and entice you to join us for the 2015 event on Saturday, September 26.