Class Spirit Challenge: Young Alumni Edition 2024

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The Class Spirit Challenge: Young Alumni Edition is back! Rally with your classmates to make the incredible possible though support for the Annual Fund. The classes with the highest Annual Fund participation level will earn bragging rights and a grand prize!

All Annual Fund dollars support the incredible teachers, students, and experiences at US.

GOAL

Help us reach 300 donors and blow last year's Challenge out of the water! Make your gift today, spread the word, and help move your class forward in the challenge.


Already made your gift? Don't worry. Your gift is counted in this challenge! We hope you'll consider becoming an advocate for this Challenge. Click the button above to sign up!

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Make a gift of $50 to receive a copy of The Record - a publication showcasing students’ creative writing and original artwork.
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Make a gift of $75 or more and receive a signed copy of Mr. Jim Garrett's "Innkeepers of Shorelight"
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University School's own Maple Syrup collected by Terry Harmon and a group of young Preppers on our campus. (Local pick up only - cannot ship!)
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Updates
Thank you for your incredible show of school spirit!

So many Young Alumni joined in for the Class Spirit Challenge! Your generosity is a strong statement of support for US and the incredible teachers who inspire US boys and young men every day.

Thank you!  

Monday we will share our final number and announce the winning class! 

811 days ago by Hannah Kish
40 gifts to go!

40 gifts in 4 hours - let’s do this!

811 days ago by Hannah Kish
​We need fewer than 50 gifts to hit our goal!

With your help, we can do it. Make your gift, spread the word, and get excited for the Class Spirit Challenge!  

811 days ago by Hannah Kish
Trivia Night Winners!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Young Alumni Trivia Night! We had a great time at Great Lakes Brewing Company.  

Congratulations to the winners! See below:  

1st place:  

  • Liam O’Toole ’16  
  • John Piazza ’16  
  • Pavan Kumar Narendrula ’12  
  • Conner Judson ’12  

  

2nd place: 

  • Charlie Anderson ’09  
  • Amy Anderson  
  • Jeremy Aronoff ’09 

811 days ago by Hannah Kish
Challenge Update!

The Class of 2010 has taken the lead! 

There's plenty of time left to rally with your classmates... who will ultimately rise to the Challenge by midnight tonight and clinch victory?

811 days ago by Hannah Kish
We need 105 more donors!

The goal of 300 Young Alumni donors by Friday is still within reach... we need you to spread the word to your friends! Encourage them to join you in support of US. 

Support what matters most to you - Athletics, Financial Aid, Fine and Performing Arts, Outdoor Projects, or Faculty. 

What matters most is your support - every gift matters!

812 days ago by Hannah Kish
Check out the TIME Person of the Year the year you graduated!

Year

Person of the Year

2004

George W. Bush 

2005

The Good Samaritans

2006

You (Representing individual content creators on the World Wide Web)

2007

Vladimir Putin

2008

Barack Obama

2009

Ben Bernanke

2010

Mark Zuckerberg

2011

The Protester

2012

Barack Obama 

2013

Francis

2014

Ebola fighters

2015

Angela Merkel

2016

Donald Trump

2017

The Silence Breakers

2018

The Guardians

2019

Greta Thunberg

2020

Joe Biden

Kamala Harris

2021

Elon Musk

2022

Volodymyr Zelensky

The Spirit of Ukraine

2023

Taylor Swift      


812 days ago by Hannah Kish
Trivia Night is Tonight! Register here.

Tonight! Join fellow young alumni, spouses, and significant others from the classes of 2004 - 2023 for a night of trivia and fun at Great Lakes Brewing.

Encourage your classmates to attend, as we will form teams the night of the event. We will provide food and two drink tickets, but we will not help you with the answers!

Trivia will begin promptly at 7PM!

Register here!

812 days ago by Hannah Kish
Can they be caught?!

The Class of 2023 is in the lead... can they be caught? 

Every gift matters and puts your class one step closer to victory. Make your gift before Friday and spread the word!

Class of 2023 Commencement
Class of 2023 Commencement

813 days ago by Hannah Kish
Help Unlock $5,000!

An alum celebrating his 50th reunion heard about our Class Spirit Challenge for Young Alumni and was inspired to get involved – he's pledged $5,000 to challenge us to reach our goal of 300 donors by Friday!  

If you haven’t made an Annual Fund gift this year, your support this week moves us one step closer to unlocking this special gift.

 

813 days ago by Hannah Kish
Class Leaderboard
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)Goal (Donors)%
200619$7,7159220.7%
201220$3,5109620.8%
202321$1,51610120.8%
201023$6,5869225.0%
201817$1,52110116.8%
20136$3,850966.3%
200916$11,3159217.4%
201415$5,5409216.3%
20087$3,225927.6%
20117$3,130977.2%
200713$6,6809114.3%
200412$9,6509213.0%
202012$1,77410311.7%
201910$2,2759710.3%
20177$5351007.0%
20056$4,000817.4%
202112$1,69610211.8%
20157$1,100947.4%
202214$1,26010313.6%
20169$5,5001058.6%
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