Organizing committee members Mary Ryan ’00 (left) and David Powell ’98 (right) with Kosta Popovic ’02. Left to right, Daniel Schloss ’03, Davin Michaels ’02, guest Sebastien Benoit, and David Heidelberger ’01, event organizer. Left to right, Sam Friedman ’08, a member of Jazz Band, with 2005 alums Cristal Stevens, Nathan Heidelberger, Yuka Sakai, and Cathy Liu.

At the Annual Winter Alumnae/i Gathering for classes 2001 through 2005, which took place on January 5 at historic Estherwood Mansion, former students, faculty, and guests spent an enjoyable evening socializing and reconnecting with friends. The lively group was entertained with good music provided by The Masters School Jazz Band and dined on delicious gourmet pizzas. Most of all, they enjoyed the opportunity discovering what’s happening in each other’s lives.

“The event was a great success with over fifty recent alums returning to campus to compare notes on college life and catch up with old friends,” said David Powell ’98, who was one of the event’s organizers along with Mary Ryan ’00 and David Heidelberger ’01.

“We were pleasantly surprised by the large turnout,” added David Heidelberger ’01. “It was great to see very recent and not-so-recent alums hanging out and getting along so well. It was also wonderful to have the jazz ensemble there to play.”