Weekend Schedule

Registration

Please note, many events are still to be announced, and the weekend schedule is subject to change. Check back often as we are continuously updating this page! Events with an asterisk (*) are offered both in person and virtually.

Flower Mart opens at 10:00 am on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.

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Thursday, May 2

4:00 pm

30th Annual Kente Cloth Ceremony & Reception *

Ceremony: Grace Chapel

Reception: Curran Courtyard (rain plan is Middle School Commons)

Join members of the Black Student Union (BSU), Black Parent Alliance (BPA), and the Black Alumnae Association (BAA), for NCS’s Kente Cloth Ceremony—the annual induction of senior members of the BSU into the BAA.

Join us on Zoom!

https://zoom.us/j/92494162770?pwd=OERtUkJyR08yWDMxM2dVT0RibWF0Zz09
Passcode: Reunion24!

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Reunion Weekend Kick-Off Happy Hour | Hosted by the Alumnae Advisory Group
Patio at Head of School's Home (rain plan is Gray Library)

RSVP Required

Friday, May 3

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Reunion Registration & Hospitality Suite

Hearst Hall Alumnae Parlor

Enjoy a slideshow of photos from the Archives, fill a swag bag, have a snack, or simply kick your heels up in the Alumnae Hospitality Suite!

Throughout the Day:

Middle and Upper School Class Visits & Student-led Campus Tours

9:00 am

Chapel Service with Lower School

Grace Chapel, Woodley North
Featuring alumnae homilists Laura Schifter Scriven ’99 and Careina Williams ’94.

12:30 – 2:00 pm

50th Reunion Luncheon Honoring the Class of 1974

Patio at Head of School's Home (rain plan is Gray Library)
Join Head of School Elinor Scully for a special luncheon honoring the Class of 1974.

12:45 – 1:30 pm

All Alumnae Lunch with the Class of 2024

Hearst Hall Auditorium

Welcome the Class of 2024 to the 4s and 9s Reunion cycle and enjoy a catered lunch from Jettie’s!

RSVP Required; $15 per person

2:00 pm & 3:00 pm

Reaching New Heights: Cathedral Bell Tower Tours with Quilla Roth ’66

Members of our Cornerstone, 1900, and Satterlee Societies generously support NCS and are invited for an exclusive tour of the National Cathedral bell tower, led by fellow alumna and Whitechapel Guild Coordinator Quilla Roth ’66. Thank you for allowing our students to soar to new heights! Questions about our giving societies? Please contact the Director of Development for Individual Giving Karen Ballotta at kballotta@cathedral.org or (202) 537-6662.

RSVP Required

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Cocktails in the Courtyard: Celebrating the Retirements of Mark Bishop, Sylvie Bouvier, and Elna Clevenger

Curran Courtyard (rain plan is Gray Library)

Join NCS faculty and staff, past and present, to celebrate the careers of Theater Department Chair Mark Bishop, Upper School French Teacher Sylvie Bouvier, and Archivist Elna Clevenger.

5:00 – 6:00 pm

25th Reunion Toast

Whitby terrace (rain plan is LS assembly room)

Calling all members of the Class of 1999! Join us for a pre-BBQ toast in honor of your milestone Reunion.

RSVP Required

6:00 – 8:00 pm

27th Annual NCS & STA BBQ

Upper Field, NCS Athletic Center

Join all STA and NCS Reunion classes for an enjoyable evening on the Close, featuring BBQ, games, and activities for the whole family!

RSVP Required; $25 per person, free for children under 12

If attending the BBQ, please park in the Cathedral Garage, which has entrances along Woodley Road NW and Wisconsin Avenue NW, and not in the adjacent neighborhood.

7:00 – 10:00 pm

NCS/STA Black Alumni and Friends Happy Hour

Shanklin Hall

2325 18^th Street NW

For questions and to RSVP, please contact event organizer Kim Tignor ’97 at kimtignor@gmail.com.

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Saturday, May 4

8:30 – 9:15 am

Alumnae Memorial Service

Great Choir, Washington National Cathedral
This Service is in memory of NCS alumnae in Reunion classes who have passed away. Please join us for this time of reflection and remembrance.

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Reunion Registration & Hospitality Suite

Hearst Hall Alumnae Parlor

Enjoy a slideshow of photos from the Archives, fill a swag bag, have a snack, or simply kick your heels up in the Alumnae Hospitality Suite!

Throughout the Day:

Student-led Campus Tours

9:30 - 10:30 am

NCS Reunions—How They’ve Evolved! *

Middle School Assembly Room and Virtually

Join NCS Archivist Elna Clevenger for an illustrated presentation that will trace the growth and development of Reunion from 1904 to the present.

Join us on Zoom!
https://zoom.us/j/96274272959?pwd=SlRTaFBIdjFJL3lzbDZaRmpDSkhwdz09
Passcode: Reunion24!

10:30 – 11:30 am

First Ladies Tea

Middle School Commons, Procter Hall, Woodley North

Calling all members of the classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and 1974 – this is your time to gather, connect, and reflect as First Ladies!

12:00 – 2:00 pm

*Alumnae Awards Luncheon

Hearst Hall Auditorium and Virtually

Join us as we honor alumnae receiving awards for Excellence, Service, Courage, Conscience, and the Bettie Warner Thompson ’46 Lifetime Achievement Award. The class winner(s) of the Hollerith-Ouverson Award and Board of Visitors Trophy will also be announced during this celebratory luncheon.

RSVP Required; $25 per person

Join us on Zoom!
https://zoom.us/j/93446199597?pwd=ZnpycTZ4NWIyYzlLMnZoMmh1WVV5dz09
Passcode: Reunion24!

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Class Photos

Hearst Hall Auditorium

3:30 – 5:00 pm

NCS/STA Networking and Beer Tasting

Sam’s Bar (St. Alban’s, Marriott Hall, 1st Floor)

Network and connect with both NCS and STA alumni while sampling beers from D.C.’s own Hellbender Brewing Company. Co-founder Ben Evans (and his spouse, St. Albans Lower School Dean Kelly Castellanos Evans) will be on hand to discuss (and pour) Hellbender’s brews.

Class-Organized Activities and Events

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