Fall Fair & Homecoming
This treasured tradition is a highlight of each new school year, where we celebrate what makes our Quaker school community special.

Saturday, October 18, 2025
Join us on October 3, 2026!
11 am to 5 pm
Fall Fair – Open to the public
8:30 am: 15th Annual Brian Hom ’11 Memorial Run & Walk; register
11 am to 5 pm: Get ready for an afternoon of fun and thrills!
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Newton Rides – Enjoy the Zipper, Super Slide, Cliffhanger, Tornado, Dizzy Dragon, Round-Up, and games for all ages; purchase ride bracelets
- New this year – Come hungry! This year's Fall Fair features an exciting lineup of food trucks and booths serving something for every appetite
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Empanadas, Ice Cream, BBQ
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Italian-inspired favorites, Gourmasian, Caribbean
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Quaker Baker, Friends Fries, and Quenchers
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- Activities & Family Fun – Explore all that Fall Fair has to offer throughout the day
- Photo Booth; Airbrush T-Shirts, hats and more
- Facepainting; Hair Tinsel; Toys and Accessories
- Grit Ninja Obstacle Course (required waiver)
- Permanent Jewelry; Henna Artist; Trading Cars; Candy Sushi; Petting Zoo!

- Friends Athletics – Cheer on our Friends Academy Teams and Show your Quaker Spirit!
- Friends Girls Field Hockey: 1 pm vs. North Shore High School
- Friends Boys Soccer: 3 pm vs. Clarke High School
Sponsor the Fair!
Sponsorship support helps make this special tradition possible while providing our business and community partners with a unique opportunity to connect with Friends Academy families and be part of this historic 150th anniversary celebration.
Alumni Homecoming Events
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8:30 am: 15th Annual Brian Hom ’11 Memorial Run & Walk; register
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9:30 am: Campus Tours for returning alumni
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11 am: Meeting for Worship
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12:30 pm: Gideon’s Guard & 50th Reunion Luncheon
All alumni who have celebrated their 50th Reunion (Class of 1976 and older) are invited to this annual luncheon. RSVP REQUIRED to Director of Alumni Relations Jodie Sperico
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2 pm: Sesquicentennial Social with special gatherings for Alumni in the Arts, Couples, Legacies & Lifers, Athletes
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2:30 pm: Sesquicentennial Salute
Class Reunions!
Each year, class representatives collaborate with the Alumni Office to gather and reminisce.
For class reunion information please contact Director of Alumni Relations Jodie Sperico.

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This year we are celebrating the following milestone years:
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60th reunion - Class of 1966
Organizer: Sandy Lotowycz Rising -
50th reunion - Class of 1976
Organizer: Nancy Toher Hawkins -
30th reunion - Class of 1996
Organizers: Chris DeNatale and Melissa Barbagelata Shaltis -
25th reunion - Class of 2001
Organizers: Hadley Mongell Gerrish or Elizabeth Ong Witthuhn -
20th reunion - Class of 2006
Organizers: Emily Lepore Jonap, Alexandra Kelly, and Gia Vigliotti-Barone -
15th reunion - Class of 2011
Organizer: Alison Kennedy Petrilak -
10th reunion - Class of 2016
Organizer: Jenn Keogh -
5th reunion - Class of 2021
Organizers: Sam Kallman or Riley Schultz
Fall Fair Through the Years
Look back on our 60+ years of Fall Fair!