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 from Mr. Anderson and 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 featured alumni giving a live opera performance and a violin concert and discussing their careers in cinematography, heart surgery and art collecting. Our 2023 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 re-connect, 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 many virtual ways to connect such as Breakfast At Blake (livestreamed with recordings on YouTube) and our Zoom Holiday Party, which past and present Blake teachers are also able to attend.
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, Pʼ28 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, Vice President
Alumni Facebook
News & Events
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Giving Week runs Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19. Make your gift and lead the way to reaching our goal of 350 donors and unlocking an additional $75,000.
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Earlier this year, Hannah Barisonzi ʼ26 became one of the first 100 young women to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in the Northern Star Council, one of the country’s largest BSA councils. Nationally, less than 8% of scouts earn the rank of Eagle.
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On April 9, the class of 2024 will embark on a long-standing Blake tradition—the senior class gift—led by the LEAG Committee, which unites classmates through educational initiatives focused on alumni and philanthropy.