It's November on the Close, and life at The Cathedral School feels, dare we say it, rather normal. Things that felt novel and strange just a year ago, like wearing masks and being mindful of social distancing, have become old hat, while things that were once routine, like enjoying a pastry with friends at Hungarian Bakery, have been reborn as fresh, new experiences to be relished. As we move into the holiday season, we hope that you in our Cathedral Alumni family are also relishing your reclaimed traditions, even as we all create new ones. Happy Holidays!

Send Us Your Class Notes!

Spring may seem like it's ages away, but we are already hard at work on the 2022 issue of Cathedral magazine, which will be coming your way this spring, and we are looking for news and stories from our fabulous Alumni community!

From graduations and new jobs to recent travels, volunteer activities, family updates and more, please consider sharing a news item—large or small—to be published as a Class Note in the magazine. Feel free to include a photo as well!

Please click here to submit a Class Note. Photos can be emailed to alumni@cathedralnyc.org. We look forward to hearing what you have been up to!

Click Here to Submit a Note!

The Cathedral School Virtual Book Fair

It's that time of year again—the Virtual Book Fair has arrived!

The Cathedral Parents Association is partnering with Main Street Books to bring families a huge assortment of book titles to choose from. Start thinking about all those holiday gifts for the book lovers in your life. The online store is open now through Friday, November 19—please shop and support our school’s PA!

Click here to shop the Cathedral Virtual Book Fair

Alumni and Community News

Convocation 2021

At Cathedral, Convocation is a special event to mark the advent of a new school year and to celebrate the newest and oldest students in our community. This year, 8th grade students and their kindergarten counterparts entered Synod Hall connected by colorful paper chains for Convocation 2021. We invite you to view the video recording of Convocation 2021 here. If you would like to read Ms. Corbin's remarks, they can be found here.

The paper chains that were unveiled at Convocation are an ongoing project involving students, faculty, and staff. The chains are made of slips of paper; each one written on by a member of the Cathedral community. For the first phase of this creative collaboration, students were asked to decorate their individual slip of paper with their name and to answer a question about their hopes for the future or what Cathedral means to them. These slips were then collected and formed into chains. Soon, links will be collected from others in the community and formed into longer chains to adorn the halls of The Cathedral School—a tangible representation of unity and a connected community at a time when we are joyfully coming together but still not able to gather fully. These colorful and symbolic paper chains will also be used during other special moments throughout the year.

A Cathedral School 1990s Reunion

As we continue to explore more and better ways to keep our Cathedral community connected, we are excited to announce the first ever Cathedral School full-decade reunion, to be held in the spring of 2022!

If you graduated from Cathedral between 1990 and 1999, please be on the lookout for more information in the coming weeks.*

If you are interested in getting involved by being a Class Captain, please email Carly Caiola: ccaiola@cathedralnyc.org.

*We hope to plan reunions for other decades of alumni in future years. Please email Carly if you graduated in a different decade and would like to get involved.

CSCS: Cathedral School Community Support

When asked about their hopes for 2021-2022, Cathedral School students, from kindergarten to 8th grade, reflected and responded in a spirit of GOAL-SETTING, GRATITUDE, and GROWTH. These answers became the links in colorful garlands that adorn the corridors—an extraordinary celebration of our Cathedral community. Your gift to CSCS: Cathedral School Community Support ensures that these and all aspirations yet to be dreamt remain within our students’ grasp.

As the newly-permanent name for our traditional Annual Fund, CSCS: Cathedral School Community Support is the first and most important philanthropic gift that is asked of all Cathedral School community members.

We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our community and ask that you join this extraordinary tradition of support by making a gift to CSCS in 2021-2022.

Click here to make a gift or pledge to CSCS today!