Groton alumni return to the Circle for Reunion Weekend

Reunion Weekend drew more than 400 Groton alumni and their families back to the Circle May 10–12 for three days of camaraderie and community.

This year’s Reunion Weekend celebrated alumni from form years ending in four and nine, with the oldest representing the Form of 1949 and the youngest the Form of 2019. With their families, more than 600 people attended the event.

A highlight of the weekend is the presentation of the school’s highest alumni honors. This year, the Cui Servire Est Regnare Award was given to Chi-Poe Hsia ’99 and the Distinguished Grotonian award was given to Robin West ’64. Full coverage of the award ceremony, including the honorees’ remarks, will appear in the fall Quarterly.

Other weekend activities included tours, receptions, dinners, presentations from Board of Trustees President Benjamin Pyne ’77, P’12, ’15 and the Admissions Office, open classrooms, musical performances, an alumni artist gallery talk, and a special alumni Groton Women’s Network event.

Alumni rowers took to the Nashua River, and the annual Triangle Run was won by 1999 formmates Ryan Kam and Arthur Kinsolving.

The first new Athletic Hall of Fame class since 2022 was inducted, with Amy Cunningham Atkinson ’79 (field hockey, squash, and tennis), Karen Carpenter Gray ’84 (basketball, field hockey, and lacrosse), Henry F. Hoffstot ’09 (squash and crew), John Lyons (former Charles C. Alexander Endowed Varsity Football Coach), William P. Pennoyer ’84 (basketball, lacrosse, and soccer), and the 1978 Women’s Lacrosse Team taking their spots in the hall.

Following chapel services on Sunday, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered at the Sunset Farm Barn to close out the weekend by honoring retiring faculty members Stephen Belsky, Kate Dennison, Tommy Lamont, John Lyons, and Paula Marks.

See photos from Reunion Weekend.

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