Reunion Weekend 2026

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Help make your Reunion a memorable celebration by joining your Reunion Committee. This weekend is only made successful with the support of fellow Ancients like you. To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please email Alumnae Relations.

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Reunion 2026!

Registration Pricing
All-Inclusive Individual Registration	$246
Saturday One-day Pass Individual Registration	$156
Young Ancients (Classes of 2011-2021)	$91
50th Reunion (Class of 1976)	Free
80th-55th Reunions (Classes of 1946-1971)	$91
Former Faculty and Staff	Free

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Event Schedule

Schedule is subject to change. Please check back often for updates, changes, and additions to the schedule. For travel and timing purposes, please note that reunion generally runs from 12:00 p.m. Friday through 1:00 p.m. Sunday (activities on Sunday are lighter).

9:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.	Alumnae Board Meeting	Riverview Lounge, Pool & Squash building
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	Main Shelf (pick up map), Main
2:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Registration	The Bates Lobby (back, lower level of Main)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Student-Led Tours of Campus	Front Parlor, Main
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Horticultural Tour	Front Porch, Main
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	MPS Leadership Hosted Class Welcome Gatherings for the Classes of 1981-2021	Various Locations: Specific class locations will be shared closer to Reunion Weekend
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Class Dinners: Food and Drink Trucks	Leila Dilworth Jones Memorial Parking Area and Fountain Lawn
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Cocktails and Dinner for the Classes of 1975 and earlier	Head of School’s Office & Main Parlors
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Class of 1976 cocktails and Dinner, 50th Class Reunion	Office of Admission, Greene House
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.	Dessert Truck	Tennis Court Parking Lot Pick-Up Loop
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Ancient Little Meeting	Weyerhaeuser Amphitheater

7:45 a.m.	Self-Guided Meditative Stroll Meet in front of Main for a self-guided walk up to the Hill-Stead Museum to trek the Woodland Trail. Flat and easy strolling. Beautiful wildflower meadows and views of the hills around Farmington as well as the lovely Pope-Riddle house which constitutes the must-see Hill-Stead Museum. Trails are free to access from the museum parking lot. There are a variety of small interconnecting loop trails through woods, meadows, and wetlands.	Meet in front of Main
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Breakfast for Reunion guests Followed by regular brunch.	Main Dining Hall
8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Registration	The Bates Lobby (back, lower level of Main)
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Class of 1976, 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
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Service of Remembrance	First Church of Christ, Congregational (Congo)
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Threads of Us: Our Lived Feminism Experience A Cross-Generational Dialogue on Shaping Everyday Life	Barbara Lang Hacker ’29 Theater
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Student-Led Tours	Front Parlor, Main
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch & Alumnae Association Meeting	Dining Hall, Main
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Leading Boldly – Women on the Frontline of Business & Finance	Barbara Lang Hacker ’29 Theater
2:05 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.	Horticultural Tour	Front Porch, Main
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Class Meetings & Photos	Various locations. Specific class locations will be shared closer to Reunion Weekend.
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Singing in the Garden	Fountain Lawn
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Reunion Cocktails & Mocktails	Fountain Lawn
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Reunion Dinner	Main Dining Hall
9:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	2026 Perilhettes Performance	Main Dining Hall

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

General Breakfast

Main Dining Hall

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

25th Reunion Breakfast/Brunch

Lamphere House

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Farmington Historical Society Walking Tour

Begin at the Congo steps – 1.5 miles with approx. 9 stops

First Church of Christ, Congregational (Congo)

Little Meeting

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!

A woman in a light jacket stands among a crowd, clapping enthusiastically with both hands raised, while others around her also applaud. The group is bathed in warm, golden light.

Interested in performing?

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!

Feel free to email [email protected] with any questions!

Please note that you must be registered for Reunion to participate.

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Panel Presentations

This year’s Reunion features an extraordinary lineup of two discussions that will leave you inspired and proud of the remarkable community you’re a part of. We’ve assembled a formidable panel and presentation of Ancients, students and guests who will speak to you on two subjects: “Beyond the Theory: Our Lived Feminism Experience” and “Leading Boldly: Women on the Frontline of Finance.” Learn more about the panels below!

Threads of Us: Our Lived Feminism Experience

A Cross-generational Dialogue on Shaping Everyday Life

What does feminism look like when it moves past textbooks and into the real world? Join us for a dynamic, intergenerational panel that bridges the wisdom of our Ancients with the energy of current students.

Moderated by Claire Shen ’28 this session features Ancients representing diverse generations, industries, and backgrounds, paired with current student voices. Together, they will share personal reflections on how feminism actively manifests in today’s workplaces, schools, cultural traditions, and everyday lives.

This event offers a unique opportunity for collaboration and dialogue between Ancients and students with an interactive breakout discussion session that will open up space for deeper connection, where attendees are encouraged to share their own stories, and inspire one another. Don’t miss this powerful conversation.

Leading Boldly: Women on the Frontline of Business & Finance

A formidable panel of Ancients will share their stories of how they have relied on their intellect, curiosity, and creativity to find solutions to challenges they face within their communities and careers, and how an MPS education prepared them for the moment we are in.

Join Meaghan Casey ’04, Kathrine Fugge ’06, Maggie Johndrow ’06, and Dawn Lazarus ’87 in this dynamic discussion as they share about their academic and career experiences in the field of business and finance.

*This panel is still forming. Check back often to see updates.

Learn more about the panelists

Meaghan Casey ’04, Strategic Partnerships at Tribe AI

Meaghan Casey ’04 leads strategic partnerships with Frontier AI Labs at Tribe AI, a forward-deployed AI engineering company. Previously, she spent nearly eight years at AWS on the Global Startup and VC teams. Earlier in her career, she served as CEO of Impact Hub Johannesburg, a consultant at IDEO, and a Partner Sales Executive at Microsoft. She is passionate about social impact and has served on the board of UnLtd USA, a women-founded incubator for social entrepreneurs, and as a mentor for the United Nations Innovation Fund. Meaghan holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Katherine Fugge ’06, Associate Director Forecasting – Dermatology at Sanofi

Kathrine Fugge ’06 joined the bitotech industry over 5 years ago and is passionate about creating long-term solutions that improve people’s lives. She leads forecasting for Dermatology at Sanofi and prior to joining Sanofi, Kathrine was at Servier Pharmaceuticals leading forecasting for products in Oncology. Prior to joining the biotech industry, she worked for a non-profit health insurance company (BMCHP) and she started the first 5 years of her career at an investment bank called Cowen and Company.

Kathrine holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northeastern University where she also graduated with an MBA in Healthcare management. She resides in Boston with her husband, Dan, and their 2 kids (Maverick and Delilah), where they enjoy making the city their playground.

Maggie Johndrow ’06, Financial Advisor and Partner at Johndrow Wealth Management

Maggie Johndrow ’06 is a Partner and Financial Advisor at Johndrow Wealth Management whose career bridges the worlds of Wall Street and community-focused financial education. After graduating from Miss Porter’s School in 2006, Maggie earned a B.A. in Economics from Providence College and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics before beginning her career at Barclays and J.P. Morgan, advising high-net-worth and institutional clients.

Passionate about expanding access to financial planning, she has led innovative initiatives for women, young professionals, and individuals navigating major life transitions, including launching a NextGen financial planning program and community divorce workshops. A frequent contributor to Forbes, Bloomberg, NPR, and U.S. News, Maggie is also deeply committed to financial literacy, volunteering with organizations including Connecticut Money School, the YWCA New Britain, and the Petit Family Foundation. Her leadership and impact have earned recognition including InvestmentNews’ 40 Under 40 and Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

Outside of work, Maggie can often be found chasing her next adventure—whether it’s skiing Vermont’s steepest runs, exploring a new destination with her family, hiking local trails, or enjoying time with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog, Ziggy.

Dawn Lazarus ’87, Advisor at Lindberg & Ripple

Dawn Lazarus ’87 is an Advisor at Lindberg & Ripple, an independent wealth management, investment and insurance advisory firm. She dedicates her practice to financial planning and wealth management for high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Dawn works collaboratively with client advisory teams—including CPAs and estate attorneys—to build comprehensive plans that provide clarity and control over long-term financial goals.

Prior to entering the financial services sector, Dawn spent 25 years working in education, later transitioning to Merrill Lynch as a personal investment advisor before joining Lindberg & Ripple.

Deeply committed to civic leadership, Dawn serves on the Board of Directors for the YWCA Hartford Region where she chairs the Investment Committee. She is a member of the Professional Advisors Community Steering Committee for Greater Hartford Gives, formerly the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Dawn is also a Board Member for Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, and a member of the Hartford HealthCare Philanthropic Committee. She serves on the Alumna Board of Miss Porter’s and is a Trustee at Renbrook. Extending her impact on local causes, Dawn served as co-chair for the inaugural Easterseals “Nine & Shine” ladies’ golf event benefiting veterans and individuals with disabilities and stepped forward as the campaign treasurer to support Lisa Lazarus’s successful election to the West Hartford Town Council.

As a proud alumna of Miss Porter’s School and Renbrook School, Dawn went on to earn degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts & Sciences and Graduate School of Education.

Parking

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 and EV charging stations available here
Office of Admission at the Greene House	44 Mill Lane

Accessibility

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 [email protected] 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 Greene House.
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 Alumnae Relations or call 860-409-3634.

Accommodations

We have secured room blocks at two area hotels for reunion classes. Please find which hotel your class should book below and click the link for more details about options and special discounted rates being offered for Reunion 2026.

Use the links below to secure your room at the discounted reunion rate.

Note: We are only able to manage and verify bookings made through these official room block links. We cannot be responsible for, or troubleshoot, any bookings made via third-party travel platforms.

Classes of 1946-1976: The Farmington Inn → Classes of 1981-2021: Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/Farmington →

If you would prefer to call the Farmington Inn directly to book, please reference the “Miss Porter’s School Reunion Room Block” by calling 860-677-2821

Other Area hotels include:

The Avon Old Farms Hotel

The Delamar, West Hartford

The Goodwin Hotel, Hartford

Residence Inn by Marriott, Avon

Frequently Asked Questions

Need more help planning?
See answers to some of the most frequently asked Reunion questions. If you do not see an answer to a question you have, please email Alumnae Relations.

Reunion weekend is Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2026.

Registration will open on July 7, 2026.

While all Ancients are welcome to register and attend a Reunion Weekend, Reunion 2026 will be specifically celebrating the Reunion years of Ancients whose classes end in 1 or 6.

We offer a tiered pricing system, 1-day Saturday registration, and also offer early bird pricing if you register by August 16, 2026. Please refer to the registration section of this post to view our pricing options.

You are welcome to bring your family, particularly during daytime events, but keep in mind that the majority of Ancients tend to attend solo to use the opportunity to reconnect with classmates. All guests must be registered for reunion – the same cost that applies to an Ancient applies to their guest as well.

If bringing children, please note that we do not offer any child-specific programming.