Friday, June 812:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.RegistrationFrench Student Center

Welcome! Pick up your registration packet with the most up to date schedule of events for the weekend.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Golf at Ould Newbury Golf Club

Put together a foursome or go solo! Either way you’ll enjoy a challenging 9 hole course and beautiful scenery!

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Walking Marsh ToursTake in the beautiful scenery of the Great Salt Marsh and the Parker River. Explore over 60 acres of walking trails through the marsh directly behind our campus.

Tour de NewburyBring your bike to Byfield! Take a spin thru Byfield and beyond, stopping at historic landmarks along the way. Routes range from 2 to 20 miles. Fun for the whole family!

Guided Campus ToursWhether it’s been 5 years or 25 years, our students are eager to show off their campus! Revisit old stomping grounds and come see what’s new!

3:00 p.m.Guided Book Discussion GroupLocation TBDMaude Hamovit, English Department Chair. Join us for a faculty guided discussion of The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread, by Don Robertson.

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Cocktails & Governor’s Feast under the Tent

6:40 p.m. 50th Reunion Class Dinner Whiston • Bragdon Arena

Saturday, June 97:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.BreakfastWhiston • Bragdon Arena

7:30 a.m. YogaNamaste. Start off your day with a yoga session led by long time faculty member and current Dean of Faculty, Lynda Fitzgerald.

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Registration all day French Student CenterWelcome! Stop in and pick up your registration packet with the most up to date schedule of events for the weekend.

8:15 a.m.30th Annual 5K Pie RaceOn your mark, get set, GO! Join your fellow alumni, faculty and staff, for one of the oldest Pie Races in the country! And yes…all who finish receive a pie!

Tot Trot200m race for children

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Guided Campus Tours

Planned Giving WorkshopPescosolido LibraryMartha Delay, Director of Planned Giving Learn how you can leave a lasting legacy with your gift to GDA.

10:15 a.m.Parade of ClassesMansion House LawnAlumni and alumnae will process with their class banners from the Mansion House lawn to the Performing Arts Center with bagpipes leading the way! Show off your class participation and join in the fun!

ReuNiON WeeKeND JuNe 8-10, 2012

For more inFormation, contact amy SwiniarSki at 978.499.3187 or aSwiniarSki@govSacademy.org.

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Saturday, June 9 (continued)

10:30 a.m.Headmaster’s Address & Annual Meeting of the Alumni AssociationPerforming Arts CenterHear directly from Headmaster, Dr. Peter Quimby ’85, and from Alumni Council President, Dan Look ’68. Also joining the meeting are the infamous Meistersingers who will serenade us with a few timeless melodies!

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.Cookout Luncheon under the Tent; all classes are welcome

CLASS OF 1962 – Champagne Luncheon

Duncan Phillips Library, Phillips Building

Old Guard – Champagne LuncheonFrost Library

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Croquet and Wine TastingMansion House LawnA reunion favorite! Join John Mercer ’64 for a sampling of fine white wines as you test your croquet skills!

Golf at Ould Newbury Golf Club

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Alumni Seminars and WorkshopsLocations TBD

Class session a 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.ecology of the Parker River; Dr. Susan Olesko, Science Department

Theater Games; Paul Wann, English Department & Drama Director, Bonnie Jean Wilber, Drama Assistant

Legacy Admissions Workshop Mike Kinnealey, Director of Admissions

Class session B 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Student Panel – The Governor’s Academy Then & Now

GDA: A Historical Perspective; Bill Quigley, History Department Little Red School House

“i Served”; a round table discussion for all of our veteran alumni

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Afternoon Activities for KidsPescosolido Field House

Class of 1967 vs. Class of 1971 Softball Game

Alumni Baseball GameNavins Field

Guided Campus Tours

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Harbor Tours of NewburyportAll aboard the Yankee Clipper! Set off from the Newburyport boardwalk, for a narrated 45 minute tour of the Merrimack River and historic Newburyport (space is limited).

5:00 p.m.Service of RemembranceMoseley ChapelJoin us for a memorial service honoring those members of the Reunion Classes who have passed away since your last Reunion.

5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.ChildcarePescosolido Field House

5:45 p.m.Friends of Bill W. Meeting

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Class Dinners locations TBD

50th Reunion DinnerThe Black Cow Restaurant, Newburyport

8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Entertainment and cash bar under the tent

Until 12:30 a.m.After HoursFrench Student CenterThe fun never stops! Wrap up your night here.

Sunday, June 108:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Farewell BrunchWhiston • Bragdon ArenaEnjoy brunch while gathering with friends and classmates to say farewell.

By 11:00 a.m.Checkout

events and Locations Subject to Change

ReuNiON WeeKeNDJuNe 8 – 10, 2012

For more inFormation, contact amy SwiniarSki at 978.499.3187 or aSwiniarSki@govSacademy.org.