2020 Schedule

Alumni Weekend offers a wide variety of events and activities that allow you to reconnect with friends and classmates, reminisce your high school years, and create brand new Canterbury memories that will last a lifetime!

(Please note that times and activities listed below are subject to change.)

Classes of 1970 and prior (50th Reunion & Old Guard)
Classes of 1971 - 2019

Classes of 1970 and prior (50th Reunion & Old Guard)

Friday, June 5
12:00 - 8:00 PM	REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN Let us know you’ve arrived! Pick up your registration packet and, if you’re staying on campus, check-in to your dorm room.
12:00 - 1:30 PM	LUNCHEON WITH HEAD OF SCHOOL RACHEL STONE Graduates from the grand classes of 1970 and prior – our esteemed Old Guard – are hosted to a luncheon at O'Connor House, the home of Head of School Rachel Stone.
2:00 - 3:00 PM	STRATEGIC PLAN ROUNDTABLE Join Rachel Stone and Canterbury leadership for a discussion of the strategic vision and initiatives that are advancing alma mater into its second century.
3:30 PM	CAMPUS TOUR Led by student guides, venture on a private journey down memory lane as you visit treasured locations throughout our hilltop campus.
4:30 PM	TIME ON YOUR OWN... Relax for a brief while before the evening celebrations get underway. On-campus hospitality areas will be available.
6:00 – 10:00 PM	CONCURRENT EVENTS 50^TH REUNION PRIVATE RECEPTION & DINNER The great Class of 1970 is hosted to a formal reception and dinner to mark the momentous occasion of your 50^th Reunion celebration.
6:00 – 8:00 PM	WELCOME HOME BUFFET DINNER FOR ALL OTHER CLASSES Drop in for a casual and plentiful bite to eat. The evening is the first of many opportunities for you to reunite and reminisce with alumni across the decades!
8:00 – 10:00 PM	SPIRITS AT SHEEHAN HOUSE Make your way from dinner to Sheehan House patio (formerly known as Middle House) to sip some spirits from a local distillery as well as sample craft beers from area breweries. Gather around the fire pit to close out the night with s'mores and dessert.

Saturday, June 6

8:00 – 9:30 AM		WAKE UP & WARM-UP Start your day moving! Take a Pilates class, swim some laps in the William W. Higgins '53 Aquatic Center, or rise and shine with a 5K run/walk along our cross country campus trail.
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM		REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN For those who did not previously check-in on Friday.
9:00 – 10:30 AM		BUFFET BREAKFAST Start your day with a hot buffet breakfast, just like when you were a student!
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM		ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY & SOCIETY OF ALUMNI ANNUAL MEETING Celebrate the extraordinary lives and achievements of your fellow Saints as they are receive the School's highest alumni honors: Matthew Weir MD '70 will be awarded the Thomas J. Sheehy III Distinguished Alumni Award, and Meg Caswell Holladay '95 will be recognized with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
12:00 – 1:30 PM		BBQ LUNCH & FAMILY FUN Catch up with friends and faculty members as you feast at our BBQ lunch. Enjoy family-fun activities for our littlest Saints, including lawn games, face painting, and a bounce house!
2:00 PM	CONCURRENT EVENTS ANNUAL ALUMNI LACROSSE GAME Dust off your cleats and meet us on the turf! Fans and families welcome! Tailgating sponsored by the Canterbury Lacrosse Association.
	AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES We're still in the planning stages! Please check back soon...
	CAMPUS TOURS Led by student guides, take a walk down memory lane and tour the hilltop you once called home. Families with children beginning to think about Canterbury are encouraged to participate.
	TIME ON YOUR OWN… Wind down before the evening festivities begin.
6:15 PM	ALUMNI MEMORIAL MASS Honoring our Catholic mission and tradition, Mass is celebrated in memory of our deceased graduates.
7:00 – 11:00 PM	GRAND WEEKEND CELEBRATION It’s time to make new memories at the pinnacle moment of our entire Alumni Weekend! All classes celebrate together at this formal celebration, complete with a strolling gourmet supper, cocktails, live band and dancing!

Sunday, June 7

9:00 – 11:00 AM

FAREWELL BRUNCH
All good things must come to an end. Bid farewell to alma mater and your fellow classmates at this leisurely, informal brunch.

Classes of 1971 - 2019

Friday, June 5
4:00 - 8:00 PM	REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN Let us know you’ve arrived! Pick up your registration packet and, if you’re staying on campus, check-in to your dorm room.
6:00 – 8:00 PM	CONCURRENT EVENTS 25^TH REUNION PRIVATE DINNER The Class of 1995 is invited to commence the weekend celebrations with a private dinner hosted at the on-campus home of classmate, Matt Mulhern '95, Director of Admission, and his wife, Lindsay, English Department Chair.
	WELCOME HOME BUFFET DINNER FOR ALL OTHER CLASSES Drop in for a casual and plentiful bite to eat. The evening is the first of many opportunities for you to reunite and reminisce with alumni across the decades!
8:00 – 10:00 PM	SPIRITS AT SHEEHAN HOUSE Make your way from dinner to Sheehan House patio (formerly known as Middle House) to sip some spirits from a local distillery as well as sample craft beers from area breweries. Gather around the fire pit to close out the night with s'mores and dessert.

Saturday, June 6

8:00 – 9:30 AM		WAKE UP & WARM-UP Start your day moving! Take a Pilates class, swim some laps in the William W. Higgins '53 Aquatic Center, or rise and shine with a 5K run/walk along our cross country campus trail.
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM		REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN For those who did not previously check-in on Friday.
9:00 – 10:30 AM		BUFFET BREAKFAST Start your day with a hot buffet breakfast, just like when you were a student!
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM		ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY & SOCIETY OF ALUMNI ANNUAL MEETING Celebrate the extraordinary lives and achievements of your fellow Saints as they are receive the School's highest alumni honors: Matthew Weir MD '70 will be awarded the Thomas J. Sheehy III Distinguished Alumni Award, and Meg Caswell Holladay '95 will be recognized with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
12:00 – 1:30 PM		BARBECUE LUNCH & FAMILY FUN Catch up with friends and faculty members at our barbecue feast! Bring the kids and enjoy family-fun activities for your littlest Saints, including lawn games, face painting, and a bounce house!
2:00 PM	CONCURRENT EVENTS ANNUAL ALUMNI LACROSSE GAME Dust off your cleats and meet us on the turf for a friendly game of LAX! Fans, families and spectators welcome! Tailgating sponsored by the Canterbury Lacrosse Association.
	AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES We're still in the planning stages! Please check back soon...
	CAMPUS TOURS Led by student guides, take a walk down memory lane and tour the hilltop you once called home. Families with children beginning to think about Canterbury are encouraged to participate.
	TIME ON YOUR OWN… Wind down before the evening festivities begin.
6:15 PM	ALUMNI MEMORIAL MASS Honoring our Catholic mission and tradition, Mass is celebrated in memory of our deceased graduates.
7:00 – 11:00 PM	GRAND WEEKEND CELEBRATION It’s time to make new memories at the pinnacle moment of our entire Alumni Weekend! All classes celebrate together at this formal celebration, complete with a strolling gourmet supper, cocktails, live band and dancing!

Sunday, June 7

9:00 – 11:00 AM

FAREWELL BRUNCH
All good things must come to an end. Bid farewell to alma mater and your fellow classmates at this leisurely, informal brunch.

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2020 Schedule

Classes of 1970 and prior (50th Reunion & Old Guard)

Friday, June 5

Saturday, June 6

Sunday, June 7

Classes of 1971 - 2019

Friday, June 5

Saturday, June 6

Sunday, June 7