Farmington is calling you…
We are excited to welcome Ancients whose class year ends in 4 or 9 back to Farmington this fall for the 2024 Reunion Weekend!
This page will contain all the information that Ancients need to know about the weekend’s specifics. Check back for periodic updates and email Alumnae Relations with any questions!
Registration is now open!
Standard Pricing Tiers | |
| Individual Registration | $185 |
| Young Ancients (Classes of 2009-2019) | $75 |
| 50th Reunion (Class of 1974) | FREE |
| 75th-55th Reunions (Classes of 1949-1969) | $75 |
| Former Faculty and Staff | Free |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | |
| General Lunch | Main Dining Hall |
| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | |
| Self-Guided Tours of Campus | Pick up map on Main Shelf |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |
| Student-led Campus Tours | Leave from the front porch of Main |
| 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| Registration | The Bates Lobby in the back, lower level of Main |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | |
| Horticultural Tour of Campus | Leave from the front porch of Main |
| 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | |
| MPS Leadership Class Welcome Gatherings | Classes of 1984, 1989, 1994
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| 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | |
| Class Dinners: Food and Drink Trucks | Fountain Lawn/Leila Dilworth Jones Memorial Parking Lot Rain Plan: The Crisp Gym |
| 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | |
| Cocktails, Mocktails, and Dinner for the Classes of 1973 and earlier | Cocktails & Mocktails: Head of School’s Office, Main Dinner: Main Parlors |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | |
| Class of 1974 Cocktails, Mocktails, and Dinner, 50th Class Reunion | Office of Admission, Greene House |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | |
| Dessert Truck | Tennis Court Parking Lot Loop |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | |
| Little Meeting | Weyerhaeuser Amphitheater Rain Plan: Barbara Lang Hacker ’29 Theater Sign up to participate here. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | |
| Continental Breakfast | Main Dining Hall |
| 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
| Registration | Bates Lobby in the back, lower level of Main |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | |
| Class of 1974, 50th Reunion Breakfast | Lamphere House |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | |
| Friends of Bill W. Meeting | Bent Seminar Room, M. Burch Tracy Ford Library |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | |
| Ancient Perilhettes Rehearsal | Barbara Lang Hacker ’29 Theater |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | |
| Service of Remembrance | First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652 This event will be livestreamed. |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | |
| Student Led Campus Tours | Leave from the front porch of Main |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | |
| Office of Equity & Inclusion Reception | Dr. Glenda Newell Harris ’71 Student Center |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | |
| AnnaRose King ’04 Lamp Post Dedication | Behind Wallace Entry to Main, adjacent to Bates Lobby |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | |
| 50th Reunion – Historical Preservation Campus Tour | Meet outside First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652 |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | |
| Lunch and Alumnae Association Meeting | Main Dining Hall |
| Small Panel Workshops We will be offering Ancient-Led small panel workshops with the overall theme of Health & Wellness. In the weeks leading up to Reunion Weekend we will share the topics of each panel. | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | |
| Small Panel Workshop – Self-care and Crafting | Join Ancient Claire Theobald ’84 and other Reunion attendees for a self-care and craft knitting workshop on Saturday, September 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Come for the whole time or just an hour. Please sign up here for this fantastic event. It’s open to students and adult community members. |
| 2:05 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | |
| Small Panel Workshop – Caring for Our Planet: Climate Solutions for All of Us | In this empowering session, Ancients Sarah Finnie ’74 and Sarah Pendorf ’99, MPS faculty member Cate Rigoulot, and MPS seniors Margaret Fennebresque and Kate Hebard will discuss how participants can take meaningful action against climate change in their daily lives. |
| 2:05 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | |
| Horticultural Tour | Leave from the Barbara Lang Hacker ’29 Theater |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | |
| Class Meetings and Photos | Various Locations |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| All-Reunion Cocktails & Mocktails | Fountain Lawn Rain Plan: M. Burch Tracy Ford Library |
| 7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
| Singing in the Garden | Fountain Lawn |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | |
| All-Reunion Dinner | Main Dining Hall |
| 9:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | |
| Current and Ancient Perilhettes Performance | Main Dining Hall |
| 9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | |
| After Dinner S’mores and Firepit | Class of 1953 Patio at the Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris ’71 Student Center |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | |
| General Breakfast | Main Dining Hall |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | |
| 25th Reunion Breakfast/Brunch | Lamphere House |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | |
Farmington Historical Society Walking Tour | Leave from the front porch of Main |
| 10:00 a.m. | JV Field Hockey v. Rumsey Hall School Oaklea Field |
| 1:00 p.m. | Varsity Field Hockey v. St. Luke’s Oaklea Field |
| 2:00 p.m. | Varsity Soccer v. Worcester Academy Kiki’s Field |
| 2:00 p.m. | Thirds Volleyball v. Taft School Mellon Gym |
Enjoy the current iteration of the beloved MPS tradition where your fellow MPS Ancients and current students will share their talents in the form of music, dance, spoken word, and more! Want to perform a song with you and your friends? Have a favorite dance or spirit cheer that you did at school that you’d like to bring back? Any other special talents you’d like to share? This is your opportunity to shine! Click the button below to sign up and email alumnaerelations@missporters.org with any questions!
Please note that you must be registered for Reunion to participate.
Sign up for this hands-on session with Claire Theobald ’84 to learn how to knit an MPS hat while relaxing your mind and body!
This session requires you to bring your own supplies (including yarn) so make sure to sign-up using the button above and click here to learn more about the project. Supply list, specifications, and pattern will be sent upon sign-up!
The Ivy School Store Reunion Hours
| Friday | 10:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for a look at what food options will be available through the food trucks coming to our Friday Night Class Dinners!
Parking for Reunion Weekend will be available in the following areas:
| Tennis Court Parking Lot | 69 Garden Street | Accessible parking spots available here |
| Pool & Squash Building Parking Lot | 88 Garden Street | Accessible parking spots available here |
| North Campus Loop | 3 Porter Road | Accessible parking spots available here EV charging stations available here |
| Office of Admission at the Grist Mill | 44 Mill Lane |
In response to the Ancient Census feedback that we have received to date, and in our efforts to make Miss Porter’s School an authentic community of belonging, we have worked to ensure that our events and programming are accessible to all who want to participate. In addition to the many changes made to campus to make school more physically accessible to students, Ancients, employees, visitors, below, you will find the list of accommodation and accessibility considerations we have made throughout our Reunion planning process.
- Our Dining Service, Flik Independent School Dining, will offer a wide range of food options throughout the weekend. If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, the staff will be able to answer questions for you regarding ingredients. Please know that the MPS campus is nut-free, and that there will always be gluten-free, dairy free and vegetarian options available at each event. Please email alumnaerelations@missporters.org if you will be coming to campus and have a severe food allergy that we should know about.
- Large-print weekend schedules will be available at registration.
- A designated quiet space will be available.
- Gender neutral bathrooms will be available in Main (primary floor), the Noni, the Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris ’71 Student Center, the M. Burch Tracy Ford Library (first floor), and The Grist Mill.
- A Friends of Bill W meeting will be held on Saturday morning.
- Mocktails and non-alcoholic beverages will be available in every place that alcohol will be offered.
- Two separate nursing and pumping spaces and a Pluie changing table will be available in Main.
- Dining chairs will accommodate larger body sizes.
- Golf cart transportation will be available from the Farmington Inn to campus as well as around campus for those that need it.
- Pronoun ribbons will be provided at registration for Ancients to share their pronouns on their name tags if they feel comfortable.
- There will be ample spaces and signage for accessible parking.
If you have any questions, or specific accessibility issues that you would like to discuss prior to your visit, please feel free to contact alumnaerelations@missporters.org or call 860-409-3634.
We have secured room blocks at three area hotels for reunion classes. Please find which hotel your class should book at below and click the link for more details
- Classes of 1949-1974: The Farmington Inn
- Classes of: 1979-2019: Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/Farmington
Other Area hotels include:
The “See Who’s Coming” list will be updated on a weekly basis.
Joan Merrill Collins
Be the first to register!
Jean Blair Bowerman
Missy Ridgway Crisp
Sally Barlow Fleming
Rebecca Miller Harvey
Candee Oxnard Meade
Kathleen Kingsford Davis
Sally Dodge
Clover Macdonald Drinkwater
Elaine Walker Fiske
Joanne Fleming Hayes
Toni Gile Sennott
Missie Rennie Taylor
Franny Rogers Zilkha
Eliza Kimball
Nina Knowles Smith
Elizabeth Ashforth Bacon
Dede O’Brien Baker
Diane Boyer
Callie Madeira Brauer
Sarah Chase
Nano Chatfield
Claudia Cooke
Lisa Crockett
Sarah Finnie
Molly Flickinger Ford
Laureen Forgione-Rubino
Ali Mauran Freed
Beth Williams Garrett
Liz Gorman
Alexandra Halsey
Christine Christiansen Hamilton
Muffy Hart Hansen
Lucinda Smith Hay
Hanna McCrum Henderson
K Henry
Maureen Hunter
Molly Schueler Hurley
Cam McClellan Lanphier
Lisa Davis Macfarlane
Amy Horrax McIntyre
Nan Muchnic
Pat Mueller
Leslie Moore Murray
Anne Nimick Neilson
Ruth Redington
Robin Reid
Katie Knauss Rosenblum
Megan Cairns Sampson
Quita Atchley Schillhammer
Cinnie Riker Slack
Mollie Hemphill Smith
Alison Stone
Jen Scholl Swanson
Carry Cudahy Thacher
Diane Rosenthal Thomas
Ellen Torrey
Caren Unger Woodruff
Reed Wulsin
Be the first to register!
Diana Irwin Beck
Jane Biondi
Anne Wilmott Brown
Victoria Brown
Fiona Clark
Gail Bough Clark
Natasha Reed DeVoe
Jane Donahue
Autumn Drayton
Susu Cross Foxley
Allison Jenkins Jackson
Cecily Chapman LaChapelle
Elizabeth Bernier Lamont
Nance Tupper Ling
Elizabeth McLean
Carmen Reynal
Valerie Stambaugh Robbins
Claire Theobald
Melissa Burchill DePalma
Michelle Dumais Duffy
Kirke Hoffman Hall
Abby Aldrich Homiller
Kristen Shaw Jezersk
Cricket Alexandre King
Jody Young Llewellyn
Sarah Lynch
Katie Drew Mitchell
Lou Borden Pons
Cindy Bevivino Quealy
Kathryn Knight Sellschop
Katie Cassidy Sutherland
Nikki Davis Webb
Magaly Barajas-Román
Leyla Touma Dailey
Ursula Galindo
Lucy Gordon
Savile Lord
Heather Lynch McAuliffe
Paulina Mejia
Cheyne Munk Beys
Kelly O’Boyle
Karen Blanchette Richardson
Jen DiMario Sabatini
Molly McCaffrey Schlobohm
Lindsay Sherman Shurman
Qian Wang Smith
Andrea Valdes-Fauli
Daniela Sabatini Zegarelli
Nora Newman Benanti
Whitney Cheshire Collins
Erica Moffitt Dilks
Siobhan Duff
Virginia Falvey
Juliana Garcia-Uribe
Annie Gill
Aime Dizon Harrison
Julia Hickman-Himes
Deana Jones Jean
Mindy Gorzelany Jones
Bea Davis July
June Karbowski
Alexis Neider
Eva Barlow Nickelson
Daja O’Bryant
Monica Talbot Ogelby
Sarah Zisa Penndorf
Kate Lange Redmond
Grace Ryder-O’Malley
Tenysa Kennedy Santiago
Tia Benjamin Silas
Cerina Silvestro
Meg Foley Vess
Roxanne Wadia
Caitlin Kottage White
Sarah Afragola
Halley Allaire
Francie Brewer-Krebs
Meaghan Casey
Maggie Caswell & Ryan Osborne
Gizelle Clemens
Ali Cappuccio Connors
Alex Buenaventura Gillett
Tamara Hamilton
Lisa Swanson Herd
Morgan Clifford Howell
Jen Rompre Imperato
Elin Ostvik-White Indeck
Rahima Rachel N.R. Jefferson
Carly Matfus Keane
Mary Kelso
Jules Kerrest
Renee Seong Kyriacou
Soraya Gallegos Landry
Gina Cesaro Leckie
Olivia West Martinez
Flora Mendoza
Betsy Schmidt Punderson
Sarah Renert
Krissy Healey Rice
Laurie O’Hara Roberts & Alex Roberts
Frances Sanda & Karolina Wojtasik
Allison Whittemore
Margaret Abelkop
Whitney Bailey
Naya Bricher
Erin Kelly
Ali Lazowski
Alex Ley
Rachel McGrath
Christina Rohrmann
Courtney Anderson
Ellie Gan
Julianne Loree & Christopher Van Akin
Cait Reynolds
Bobbie Semple
Lilli Aferzon
Sofi Alvarez de Rosenzweig
Cricket Barnes
Olivia Bellusci
Gabrielle Brewer
Marisol Carty
Gracie Childs
Meg Conner
Mary Crooks
Tiara Do
Katie Guyer
Merritt Hall
Imandi Herath
Emily Homiller
Trish Kapur
Eliza Kennedy
Soraya Lahlou
Clara Landon
Caroline Ma
Ashley Meltzer
Sophie Mohindra-Green
Caroline Palmer
Anni Philomin
Jessica Sardilli
Priyanka Tomar
Ellen White
Liv Yonkman
Sara “Penny” Prentis Brown
Officer Phil Daigle
Jackie Gray
Carole Shmurak