Come Back to Campus for Alumni Weekend
George School welcomes alumni back to campus for Alumni Weekend, May 3–5, 2019. Class years ending in 4s and 9s will celebrate their milestone reunions this year, but all alumni are welcome to join the fun.
Category: Alumni
Carol Powell Heller ’71 Endows Wendy L. Talbot ’70 Scholarship
Wendy Talbot ’70 passed away in May 2015, just weeks after attending her 45th reunion at George School. Countless George School friends and family members attended her memorial service and recounted Wendy’s ability to relate so well to people of all ages and her genuine commitment to helping others.
Great Green Give Surpasses Goal
George School surpassed its goal of 900 donors by 11:59 p.m. on February 8, 2019 during the culmination of the Great Green Give fundraising challenge, and unlocked a generous $50,000 gift from Trustee Brian Wise ’93.
Verleysen Siblings Join Forces to Promote Literacy Abroad
Anthony Verleysen ’12 and his sister Sabrina Verleysen ’14 have created Project Buku Buku (Book Book), an international book drive to collect English novels for under-resourced Muslim boarding schools in Central Java, Indonesia.
Kabir Chopra ’09 Rising New York Star
Kabir Chopra ’09 recently starred in the off-Broadway hit Queen at the Astoria Performing Arts Center in New York. Queen tells the story of two female scientists, Sanam and Ariel, who have spent the past seven years researching vanishing bee populations across the globe.
Emmy Laybourne ’89 Pens New Book
Ransacker is the most ambitious novel yet from author Emmy Laybourne ’89. The story follows the coming-of-age of Sissel Hemstad, a young Norwegian immigrant living in 1886 Montana with ancient Viking magic running in her blood. It is a companion novel to her previous novel, Berserker.
George School Alum Reaches Youth Through Skating
For Jake McNichol ’12, skating was a big part of his childhood. “I started skating when I was twelve,” he said.
The Great Green Give Gets Going
George School has kicked off the Great Green Give, a massive fundraising challenge culminating on Friday, February 8, 2019. This year, Trustee Brian Wise ’93 has challenged the George School community to generate gifts from 900 donors by 11:59 p.m. EST on February 8, in order to unlock his $50,000 gift to the School.
