1979 REUNION BULLETIN

Alumni Awards Presentation and Reception

Gather in KAC to celebrate the 2024 Alumni Award Recipients!

Big Red Food Truck Picnic and Beer Garden

Enjoy lunch and treats from local food trucks. This family friendly event includes lawn games, bounce houses and inflatables, face painting, and more!

RED & BLACK SOIREE

Kick off the weekend with dinner, drinks, and dancing with Lawrentians from all class years!

THE GRAND MARCH

Bring your noisemakers, your Big Red gear, and all of your school pride to represent your class in this spirited procession from the KAC to the Circle!

CLASS OF 1979 DINNER

Enjoy dinner with your class and then head over to the Big Red Party Tent to dance the night away!

FAREWELL BRUNCH

Come say farewell to another exciting Alumni Weekend with a Mimosa Brunch.

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

Join us to honor alumni and classmates who have passed on.

We hope to see as many members of the Great Class of 1979 as possible at Alumni Weekend! Unfortunately, we've lost touch with some of your classmates. We're asking for your help bringing them back into the fold. If you have a phone number or email address for any of the classmates listed below, please contact alumni@lawrenceville.org.

Charles F. Billera

Ebert E. Boylan

David O. Burdick

Koon P. Chua

Mark C. Di Buono

Andrew W. Evans

John S. Grandt

Timothy I. Hooker

David A. Jones

R. S. Lapp

William K. MacFarlane

G. D. MacLeod

Keith E. Mahoney

Kurt Meckeler

Louise Miller

Mohammad R. Momtaz

Ira W. Nulton

Lucio A. Petrocelli

Mark V. Redgrave

Bruce M. Robinson

Zachary J. Roesemann

Alfred G. Schmidt

David M. Smith

Michael A. Smith

Robert M. Spratt

Jeffrey H. Stockman

Mark A. Tornetta

George O. Usill

Directions to Lawrenceville

From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 7A. Take I-195 West toward Trenton approximately 6 miles to the point where it ends and becomes NJ 29. Here take Exit 60B, I-295 North (toward Princeton). Take State Route 206 North exit. Go past traffic light. School is on the right.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 351. Take US 1 North about 6 miles to Route 295. Take Route 295 North into New Jersey and take Exit 69A, State Route 206 North.

From the South via Interstate 95: From Baltimore and Philadelphia take I-95 North to Route 295 into New Jersey and take Exit 69A, State Route 206 North. Go past traffic light. School is on the right.

By Air: Philadelphia and Newark airports are within a 50-mile radius of the School. Trenton-Mercer Airport is within 10 miles of the school, and solely offers flights through Frontier Airlines and general aviation. Automobile rental is available at all airports. When flying into Newark, you can take AirTrain Newark from the airport to the nearest NJ Transit station. From there, you can board a NJ Transit train to Princeton Junction, Hamilton, or Trenton, or an Amtrak train directly to Trenton.

By Rail: Trains for Princeton Junction, Hamilton, and Trenton (NJ Transit) frequently leave Penn Station in New York, and William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia (SEPTA). Amtrak express trains to Trenton are available from both Penn Station in NY, and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Taxis are available at Trenton, Hamilton, and Princeton Junction stations, and the distance to the School from each location is approximately 8 miles.

By Bus: The Suburban Transit Company has regular bus service from Manhattan’s Port Authority Terminal at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue to Princeton, where you can connect to a #606 New Jersey Transit bus to Trenton with stops in Lawrenceville. In Trenton, at the New Jersey Transit train and bus station on South Clinton Avenue (exact change required).

WEATHER

While we certainly hope for a beautiful Alumni Weekend, inclement spring weather is possible. Alumni Weekend will continue rain or shine. If there is a weather emergency, that will be communicated to all guests prior to the start of the weekend. Please dress accordingly for all conditions.

CLOTHING: SUGGESTED ATTIRE

Red & Black Soirée: Red and Black creative or casual attire. This party will be held in Tsai Commons.

Food Truck Picnic Lunch: Casual attire, Red and Black welcome! Outside in the Circle; high heels are not recommended.

Class Dinners: Red and Black attire encouraged. Each of the 5th - 45th Classes will enjoy their dinner in a class tent; high heels are not recommended. Class dinners for the 50th Reunion and above will be held indoors.

SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS

If you require a special accommodation to participate in any of the Alumni Weekend events or have questions, please contact aw@lawrenceville.org or call the Office of Alumni Engagement at (609) 896-1208.

CHILDREN

Families are encouraged to bring their children to Alumni Weekend. We are excited to announce that this year's Alumni Weekend will have a medley of family-friendly activities for children of all ages from 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.! Some of our family-friendly activities will include:

• Big Red Farm Tours
  
• Campus Tours
  
• Open Athletics including tennis, a ropes course (ages 10+), open swim, and golf
  
• Big Red Food Truck Picnic activities include: inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses, savory and sweet treat food trucks, airbrush tattoos, and much more!
  

While children are welcome to attend the family-friendly activities available each day during alumni weekend from 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., children are not permitted to attend class dinners and evening events starting at 6:30 p.m.

For safety reasons, the School is unable to provide onsite childcare and suggests that alums with children consider using the services of local, accredited organizations that provide adult-supervised childcare. Below includes a list of recommended (non-affiliate) childcare options in the area.

https://www.babysittersregistry.com/

https://www.sittercity.com/

https://www.care.com/

changing/nursing station

A changing/nursing station is located on campus in Hogate Hall. Please see the campus map and look for signs in the building.

Smoking Policy

The “New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act” governs the grounds of “non-public secondary schools”. This bill prohibits smoking in workplaces and indoor public places throughout the State and it prohibits smoking in any area of any public or non-public elementary or secondary school, whether in the buildings or on the grounds of the school. Accordingly, the only places on the Lawrenceville campus where smoking is permitted are in individual personal residences or in personal automobiles.

Alcohol Policy

The Lawrenceville School, students, and alumni are subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey as they pertain to serving and consuming of alcoholic beverages. Serving and/or drinking alcoholic beverages in areas or at times other than those designated by the Alumni Office and/or bringing alcoholic beverages onto campus is prohibited.

Noncompliance with this policy will result in confiscation of beverages and possible dismissal from the campus. All bartenders and staff have the right to request proper ID and to refuse service at their discretion. Your cooperation with this policy is appreciated.

REFUNDS

Refunds will be issued for cancellations made by 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 30, 2024. After this date we will have given counts and guarantees to our vendors and we cannot accommodate refunds. If you need a refund please email your request to aw@lawrenceville.org.

Wi-Fi

To connect to campus Wi-Fi you can select the option LVguest on your phones Wi-Fi menu, this option requires no password and should connect automatically.