Old Sennockian reunions
Sevenoaks School’s alumni programme represents
the opportunity for the school to connect with and
celebrate its former students. As well as helping OS to
reconnect, our alumni events give a real insight into
the school’s recent and distant past, and reveal the
warmth OS feel for the school.
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Annual Dinner 10 and 20 Year Reunions
Our reunion events are some of the highlights of our
year. The biggest of the reunions is the Annual Dinner,
which this year was held at the House of Commons
in November. The House of Commons provided a
historic backdrop to the event and many attendees
took advantage of a tour of the building beforehand.
Lord Evans (Jonathan Evans, OS 1976), former
Director-General of MI5, gave an excellent speech
about his time at Sevenoaks and his career with
the security service. This event has been running for
the last five years and the numbers attending have
steadily increased. Any Old Sennockians can attend
but it focuses on those who left 30 and 40 years ago.
This year’s total of 170 shows how successful the
Annual Dinner has become, with OS travelling from
around the world to attend. The 10 Year Reunion took place in March with over
100 former students from the Class of 2007, and in
May over 60 OS attended the 20 Year Reunion for
the Class of 1997.
ALUMNI REVIEW
90 years of Johnsons
and 40 years of GIH
We held two boarding house reunions in the Summer
term. In May a group of Old Johnsonians enjoyed
a tour of Johnsons, followed by lunch in the Recital
Room to celebrate the boarding house’s 90-year
anniversary. There was a striking range of OS at this
event with leavers from 1945 through to 2016.
Founder’s Day
On the school’s Founder’s Day we welcomed back 70
OS to have lunch on Manor House lawn followed by
a tour of the school. The tour took in old sites such as
the Johnson Library, Swanzy Block and the (never to
be missed) old swimming pool. The history of these
buildings is a striking contrast to the most recent
additions, The Space, The Sennocke Centre and what
will be the new Science and Technology and Sixth
Form Centres.
Alex Smith
The GIH 40th anniversary reunion was held on a
beautiful afternoon in June. Over 70 OS enjoyed
drinks and a BBQ with the house staff and current
GIH Lower Sixth students.
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