Alumni Events | Alumni | Friends Select School | Philadelphia

Alumni Weekend will take place from May 2-4, 2025. Reunions will be held throughout the weekend. Please check back for additional details. For further information, email or call Pamela McCabe, advancement events coordinator and admission associate.
 

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Friday, May 2

Alumni Welcome Back Party
Celebrating Reunion Years ending in '0s and '5s
5:30-8:30 p.m. 
Vintage Wine Bar 
129 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
All FSS Alumni 21+ Welcome!

Celebration for Alumni from 1970-1979
5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Curtis Lounge at P.J. Clarke’s
601 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Saturday, May 3

Alumni Welcome
Campus Tours of the Parkway and Steam Buildings 
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Parkway Building Lobby
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Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Gray Library, Parkway Building. Learn more.

Alumni Awards: 

• Natalie Mayer P’32, Distinguished Teaching Award
• Tracy Romans ’75, Meritorious Service Award
• Jeffrey Tubbs ’95, Distinguished Alumni Award

Athletic Hall of Fame:

• Zina Robbins-Maldonado ’16
• Patrice Canuso Kirby ’85
• Beth Feldman Folkman ’80

Special Lunch for the Class of 1955 (70th Reunion) 
12:30-2:30 p.m., STEAM Building

Lunch for Alumni with Former and Current FSS Faculty, and a Celebration of Dick Hoffman’s 90th Birthday
12:30-3:30 p.m., Gray Library, Parkway Building

Reception for On (and off) the Wall Art Exhibition
Featuring FSS alumni, faculty, staff, parents, guardians, grandparents, and grand friends
3:30-5 p.m., Select Gallery, Parkway Building

FSS Film Screenings: Featuring Documentaries, Student Animations, and More 
Blauvelt Theatre, Parkway Building 
11 a.m.-5 p.m. (running continuously throughout the afternoon)

Spring Fair 
12:30-3:30 p.m.
For FSS alumni, current students, families, faculty, and staff!

On the Back Lot

• Food trucks featuring international street cuisine
• Games and crafts
• FSS swag
• DJ
•  Family dance party 

In the Parkway Building

• On (and off) the Wall Art Exhibition in the Select Gallery
• Lobby Lounge: coffee, tea, and biscotti (all day)
• Quiet Room: Zen stone stacking, deep breathing, and simple yoga practice w/Tr. Dan (all day in room 116)

On the Rooftop Athletic Field

• Mini golf, Twister, inflatable basketball, and more
• 1 p.m.: Concert featuring the upper school Lab Band 
• 12:30-3:30 p.m.: Baby/toddler play area 

Sunday, May 4

Alumni Meeting for Worship
11 a.m., Race Street Meetinghouse, 1501 Cherry Street
The Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting invites Friends Select alumni to join them for Meeting for Worship.