29. The Dalton Alumni

The Dalton alumni community continues to expand and grow closer. In answer to the Centennial survey, many alumni submitted quotes from teachers they still recall decades later.

When I graduated from Dalton, I never thought too much about what it meant to be a Dalton Alum or how being part of the Dalton Alumni community would impact me. I was too busy getting ready for my last summer before heading off to college and thinking about the next chapter of my life.

Thirty plus years later and countless Dalton Alumni events, meetings, reunions (some official, others less so) including weddings of fellow alums, the birth of children, and other special events, have helped shape my thinking about what it means to be a Dalton Alum. We’re progressive, we’re curious, we inquire, we challenge, and we’re not afraid. A Dalton Alum can be and do almost anything.

I’ve watched the Dalton Alumni community grow stronger together. I believe there’s a sense of pride, loyalty and community that continues to expand. I’ve felt a bond among alumni that goes well beyond the few grades above or below my own. I’ve watched my own class become closer, and I’ve heard the same from other classes. As a community, we’re growing stronger together, and I feel a greater sense of belonging, connectivity and pride from Alumni of all ages.

Dalton prepares its students for college. I don’t believe there’s much debate about that. However the interactions and relationships that students form with teachers, administrators, and coaches contribute to this idea of preparedness that goes well beyond the classroom, academics, and certainly college.

Dalton is turning 100 years old — a milestone that all Dalton Alumni should take pride in and celebrate.
—Jimmy Frischling ’86, Alumni Council President