Last Sunday, we were delighted to host a reunion for US-based Old Suttonians at the Yale Club in New York City. The School last held an event in the US in 2003, so, some 20 years later, we were delighted to return. James Thomas (SVS Headmaster), Kitty-Jack-Thomas and Will Radford (SVS Director of Admissions and Development) were joined by six Old Suttonians who had attended the School between 1962 and 1979 collectively.  Attending were John Cox (1963 C), John Marshman (1975 L), Mark Edwards (1976 F), Richard Nichols (1978 L), Michael Darling (1979 L) and Samer Taki (1979 W).

The lunch proved to to be a fantastic opportunity to catch up with Old Suttonians whom we had not seen in a long time and finally meet others for whom email communication had previously been the only contact. Given the School's rich heritage of attracting English-Speaking Union (ESU) scholars, we have a strong base of American Old Suttonians, along with a large number of English OS who have since emigrated to the States and that was reflected in the assembled guests for this event. The group was hugely enthusiastic about the School and keen to learn about the changes that have occurred since they have left, as well as the future plans and opportunities to celebrate the 450th anniversary in 2026.

For the Headmaster, this was a first opportunity to travel to meet some of our overseas Old Suttonians and he was delighted to be greeted by such an engaged group. We hope this will be the first of many such reunions in the US and plans are already afoot for a follow-up event in March 2024. 

We are incredibly grateful to all of the attendees, but in particular John Marshman, who facilitated our use of The Yale Club for the lunch. We look forward to seeing you all next year.