Gould Academy
Bethel, ME
Alumni Weekend 2025
Welcome Home, Huskies!
Date and time
Friday, September 26th, 2025 –
Sunday, September 28th, 2025
Organizer
Schedule
Friday, September 26th, 2025
5:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Registration/Information Table
Ordway Patio
Make us your first stop on your trip down memory lane. Register to get your nametag, and updates to the schedule.
5:30 pm
– 9:45 pm
Community Dinner and Dance!
Under the Tent
Join alumni from all years under the tent for dinner and dancing! After a delicious dinner, dance the night way, enjoy the photo booth, and reminisce with your Gould friends!
Hey, Class of 2020- We know you didn’t get to take your graduation pictures on campus 5 years ago… we will provide a cap and gown at the photo booth for you to get your Gould Graduation pictures!
Saturday, September 27th, 2025
8:30 am
– 12:00 pm
Registration/Information Table
Alumni Courtyard
Make us your first stop on your trip down memory lane. Register to get your nametag, and updates to the schedule.
8:30 am
– 10:45 am
Welcome Coffee Station
Alumni Courtyard
Start your day with a hot cup of coffee and some pastries in the Alumni Courtyard!
9:00 am
– 10:00 am
Alumni Assembly
Bingham Auditorium
Don’t be late for assembly! Get a glimpse inside Gould today. See performances by student musicians, hear student speakers and be formally welcomed to campus by Head of School, Tao Smith ‘90, P’23, ‘28.
10:15 am
– 12:30 pm
Brunch
Clough Dining Room, Ordway Hall
10:15 am
– 10:30 am
Remembrance Ceremony
Bell Tower
11:15 am
– 12:00 pm
Alumni Awards Ceremony
Clough Dining Room, Ordway Hall
12:30 pm
– 1:30 pm
Parade of Classes/ Class Photos
Line Up Outside of Hanscom Hall
1:30 pm
– 2:30 pm
Meeting of the Alumni Association
Ordway Living Room
All alumni are welcome to the annual meeting of the Alumni Association.
1:45 pm
– 5:30 pm
Community Activities
Bethel, ME
Visit all that Bethel has to offer! Take a tour at the Bethel Historical Society, visit the world-known Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, take a hike on one of the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s beautiful trails, or bike on Inland Woods & Trails areas surrounding the Bethel Village or grab a coffee at the Gemini Cafe & Bakery. There is plenty to do and see!
5:00 pm
Registration/Information Table
Ordway Hall
Make us your first stop on your trip down memory lane. Register to get your nametag, and updates to the schedule.
5:30 pm
– 7:00 pm
Happy Hour
Under the Tent
Join all of the alumni classes for hearty appetizers and drinks before off campus class gatherings.
7:30 pm
Tent closes - Off Campus Class Gatherings
Various locations
Classes will hold gatherings off campus. Contact your class coordinator for details about your class gathering!
7:30 pm
– 9:00 pm
50th Reunion Class Dinner
Ordway Living Room
Dinner for members of the Class of 1975, and their special guests from 1974 and 1976.
Sunday, September 28th, 2025
7:00 am
Polar Plunge
Songo Pond
Hey, Polar Bears! Relieve your favorite Gould tradition… and take a polar plunge in Songo Pond.
9:00 am
– 11:00 am
Information Table
Ordway Patio
9:30 am
Frank Vogt Memorial Fun Run - 5K
Gould Trails
Join us for a 5K celebrating the memory of Frank Vogt. The race begins on the Baseball Field nearest Farnsworth Field House.
10:00 am
– 12:00 pm
Art & Mimosas
Owen Art Gallery, Art Cottage
Join us in the Art Cottage to celebrate the Gould Alumni artists.
10:30 am
– 12:00 pm
Farewell Brunch
Clough Dining Room, Ordway Hall