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Schedule Highlights*

Friday, May 5, 2023
Alumni Awards Assembly
Upper Campus Classroom Visits
Lunch with Student Leaders
Outtakes from Shipley’s History with Alumni Award Winner Trina Vaux ’63
Alumni Artist Reception featuring Kim Brickley ’98
Cocktails and Dinner for the Classes of 1948-1973
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Honorary Alumni Presentation & Tea
BBQ and Picnic Lunch on the Quad
Guided Campus Tours
DEI Meeting & Conversation
Reunion Class Parties 

*Schedule subject to change. Check this page for the most up-to-date schedule of events and event descriptions.

Friday Schedule

List of 10 events.

  • May
    5

    Welcome & Check-In

    Welcome to Alumni Reunion Weekend 2023! Please check-in at the registration desk in Piltch Commons and stop by the Avery Silverman Dining Room for a continental breakfast. Check-in is open all day Friday & Saturday.
    Piltch Commons
  • May
    5

    Alumni Awards Assembly

    Join fellow alumni and Upper School students for the presentation of the Shipley Alumni Awards followed by a short Q&A with the recipients.
    • Distinguished Alumni Award: Helen Fisher ’63, PhD
    • Alumni Service Award: Trina Vaux ’63
    • Young Alumni Award: Meghan Stevenson-Krausz ’08 & Alicia Roth Weigel ’08
    Yarnall Gymnasium
  • May
    5

    Upper Campus Classroom Visits

    Alumni are invited to explore Upper Campus hallways and are invited to join designated classrooms for class observations. 
  • May
    5

    Lunch with Student Leaders

    Enjoy lunch alongside members from Lower and Middle School Student Council to learn about what it’s like to be a Shipley student today!
    Doc Morinelli Theatre
  • May
    5

    Class of 1973 Hospitality Suite

    Members of the Class of 1973 will have the opportunity to gather and reminisce together.
  • May
    5

    Student Affinity Group Meetings

    Alumni are invited to attend Upper School student affinity group meetings. Groups and meeting locations will be shared at a later date.
    Upper Campus
  • May
    5

    Outtakes from Shipley’s History with Trina Vaux ’63

    Listen and learn as Shipley historian, and Alumni Service Award winner, Trina Vaux ’63 takes you through Shipley’s rich 129-year history. 
    Doc Morinelli Theatre
  • May
    5

    Varsity Athletic Home Games

    Boys' Varsity Tennis vs. Perkiomen
    Girls' Varsity Lacrosse vs. Perkiomen
    Athletics Schedule: May 2023 home games
    Wolfson Athletic Field Complex, Upper Campus
  • May
    5

    Alumni Artist Reception: Kim Brickley ’98

    Celebrate the fine arts at Shipley with an artist reception featuring work by alumna Kim Brickley ’98.
  • May
    5

    Cocktails and Dinner: Classes of 1948 – 1973

    Alumni celebrating their 50+ reunions are invited for a cocktail reception and dinner to honor and commemorate exciting reunion milestones.
    Doc Morinelli Theatre

Saturday Schedule

List of 8 events.

  • May
    6

    Welcome & Check-in

    Welcome to Alumni Reunion Weekend 2023! Please check-in at the registration desk in Piltch Commons and stop by the Avery Silverman Dining Room for a continental breakfast. Check-in is open all day Friday & Saturday.
    Piltch Commons
  • May
    6

    Honorary Alumni Presentation & Tea

    Alumni, honorary alumni, distinguished former colleagues, and current colleagues are invited to enjoy refreshments as we honor and welcome this year’s class of honorary alumni.
    Learning and Research Center, Main Buildling
  • May
    6

    Admissions Student Ambassador Guided Tours

    See Shipley Today through the eyes of a Shipley Student Ambassador. These guided and interactive tours will take you through classrooms and buildings on Upper Campus.
    Upper Campus
  • May
    6

    Community BBQ & Picnic Lunch on the Quad

    Enjoy lunch on the Quad as you socialize with classmates, friends, and former and current colleagues. Enjoy complimentary family-friendly activities with your children on the Quad and the Wolfson Athletic Field Complex. Presentations will be made throughout the day by Shipley Singers, the Shipley Spirit Squad, and more!
  • May
    6

    DEI Meeting & Conversation

    The Shipley School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Office and Alumni Council DEI Committee leadership invite you to a meeting and conversation to learn more about the work being done at Shipley surrounding DEI initiatives. 
    Doc Morinelli Theatre
  • May
    6

    Varsity Athletic Home Game

    Boys' Varsity Lacrosse vs. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
    Athletics Schedule: May 2023 home games
    Wolfson Athletic Field Complex, Upper Campus
  • May
    6

    Reunion Class Parties

    Reunion Class Parties honoring classes ending in 3 and 8 will be held at various locations and more information will be communicated with individual classes. Please reach out to your Reunion Staff Liaison if you have questions about your class party. 

    1948, 1953, & 1958: Betsy Hastings Block ’83 & Josie Burri
    1963 & 1968: Valerie Satterfield
    1973 & 1978: Aly Mason ’07
    1983: Kristin Schwoebel & Betsy Hastings Block ’83
    1988: Kristin Schwoebel
    1993: Dan Dougherty & Valerie Satterfield
    1998: Dan Dougherty 
    2003, 2008, 2013, & 2018 (Young Alumni Reunion Party): Ali Schwartz ’10
  • May
    6

    Young Alumni Reunion Party

    Alumni from the classes of 2003 through 2018 and their guests are invited to join us on campus for a young alumni reception.
    Learning and Research Center, Main Buildling
814 Yarrow Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Phone: 610-525-4300
Fax: 610-525-5082
The Shipley School is a private, coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Through our commitment to educational excellence, we develop within each student a love of learning and a desire for compassionate participation in the world.