Alumni
Welcome, Blake alumni!
Imagine receiving an invitation to attend a live performance by an accomplished opera singer, plant seeds on a beautiful spring day to support a local nonprofit, or compete in a Zoom trivia game featuring questions by Mrs. Woolman.
Good news! As a Blake alum, you have a standing invitation to attend these events and more.
The above are all recent examples of activities the Blake Alumni Board hosted and to which you, as an alum, were invited. Our Breakfast at Blake series has featured alumni giving a live opera performance and a violin concert and discussing their careers in cinematography, heart surgery and art collecting. Our 2024 Alumni Service Day supported Appetite for Change, a North Minneapolis-based nonprofit co-founded by a Blake alumna. Our last online trivia game was like being back in high school but (thankfully) was not graded.
If you are a Blake alum anywhere in the world who attended The Blake School, Blake, Northrop or Highcroft, you have automatic access to these and other fun, free, interesting and inspiring activities. Join us to reconnect, learn from and become newly acquainted with fellow alumni.
For local Twin Cities alumni, we continue to host in-person events such as Alumni Party on the Terrace, school- and class-hosted reunion activities, the Alumni Holiday Party and Alumni Service Day. For out-of-town alumni or anyone not able to attend events in person, we offer a virtual option for Breakfast At Blake (livestreamed with recordings on YouTube).
Whether you have maintained an on-going tie to Blake or are seeking to get reacquainted, we welcome you. To be sure you are on our email list for future activities or with any questions about how to get involved, please contact Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement Jon Friedell ʼ85, P'24 ʼ28 at jfriedell@blakeschool.org. Also, our alumni Facebook feed and links to Blake's other social media accounts are in the right column.
Please join us!
Melissa Allen ʼ82, President
Aren Faruq '96, Co-Vice President
Cory Dayton '00, Co-Vice President
Alumni Facebook
News & Events
![Chris Torino Named New Head of School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747843095/blakeschool/zi2nsdvokhzfducynbzo/ChrisTornioThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747843095/blakeschool/zi2nsdvokhzfducynbzo/ChrisTornioThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747843095/blakeschool/zi2nsdvokhzfducynbzo/ChrisTornioThumb.jpg","width":585}])
The Board of Trustees and the Head of School Search Committee have announced the appointment of Chris Torino as Blake’s next Head of School. Torino will assume his role in the 2026-27 school year, beginning July 1, 2026.
![Anne Stavney ISACS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746804674/blakeschool/juiof0mg4jo6mm3jhyyj/AnneStavneyISACS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746804674/blakeschool/juiof0mg4jo6mm3jhyyj/AnneStavneyISACS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746804674/blakeschool/juiof0mg4jo6mm3jhyyj/AnneStavneyISACS.jpg","width":600}])
Blake's Head of School has been appointed executive director of the Independent Schools Association of the Central States beginning July 2026.
![2025 Senior Class Gift Supports Faculty Professional Development]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745853191/blakeschool/ntd1erqqmvyk0jdlw74p/SeniorGift25.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745853191/blakeschool/ntd1erqqmvyk0jdlw74p/SeniorGift25.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745853191/blakeschool/ntd1erqqmvyk0jdlw74p/SeniorGift25.png","width":600}])
Led by the LEAG (Leadership, Engagement, Alumni, Giving) Committee, the class of 2025 has officially kicked off its senior class gift campaign.