Grand Reunion 2009
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he Grand Reunion 2009 was celebrated on October 9 and October 10, a beautiful autumn weekend, by more than 250 alumnae from the SJA classes ending in “4” or “9”. This event has grown each year, and attendees thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to visit SJA and participate in some meaningful rituals reminiscent of their days at the Academy. New this year was a Friday night get-together just for the youngest alumnae who graduated five and ten years ago. These young women enjoyed a casual evening with each other and toured the school noting every new thing added since their graduation! On Saturday, alumnae who graduated fifty or more years ago enjoyed time to visit at a delightful luncheon at SJA. At the same time, alumnae from all the reunion classes toured the school at the Saturday Open House. Mass was celebrated and the reunion tree was blessed. The dinner that evening at La Centre was the final piece in the two-day celebration. Special recognition was given to the class of 1959 who were celebrating the 50 year anniversary of their graduation. It was a grand celebration as attendees reminisced about the “home of their youth and memories so dear.” Mary Lou Gallagher J’64 summed it up by commenting, “I now know that the Grand Reunion is a marvelous opportunitiy to shatter the barriers that time and distance have erected.” The SJA classes ending in a “0”or “5” should mark their calendars now for the 2010 Grand Reunion the weekend of October 9, 2010.
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