Students eventually leave Unquowa,
but Unquowa never leaves them.Our alumni share a special connection to the school, and to each other. Discovering together, learning together, and growing side by side builds priceless, enduring friendships, and our graduates will always be welcome, cherished members of our community. We’re proud to hear that many of our students feel lucky to have come here, but we’re even more proud to watch them go unafraid in to the world.
We’d love to hear about all your amazing achievements, and we invite you to please share updates, photos, stories, or just say hi!
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93% First Choice High School Acceptance Rate
Recent Graduates Attend These Independent and Boarding Schools:
Bard Academy
Berkshire School
Blair Academy
Cheshire Academy
Choate Rosemary Hall
Concord Academy
The Ethel Walker School
Fairfield Prep
The Frederick Gunn School
Greens Farms Academy
Hamden Hall Country Day
The Harvey School
Hopkins School
Kent School
King School
Lauralton Hall
Loomis Chaffee
Marvelwood School
The Masters School
Millbrook School
Miss Porter’s School
Northfield Mount Hermon
Notre Dame Prep
Pierrepont School
Pomfret School
The Putney School
Solebury School
St. Joseph’s School
St. Luke’s School
Suffield Academy
Westover School
Wooster School
Others choose to continue in the highest academic tracks at local public high schools
Congratulations Class of 2026!
Posted by Karen Williamson
We are so proud to share that our 8th grade students will be attending the following schools for the Fall of 2026:
Fairfield Prep
Greens Farms Academy
Hopkins School
Kent School
King School
Lauralton Hall
St. Joseph High School
St. Luke’s School
Staples High School
The Ethel Walker School
The Masters School
Susan Ann Kotrady (Mello) ’66
Posted by Jacqui Mudre
We were thrilled to welcome Susan Ann Kotrady (Mello) ’66 back to Unquowa for Winterfest this year. She loved the show, but the highlight of her visit was spotting herself in a classic historic field hockey photo displayed on our gym wall.
Susan graduated when Unquowa included 9th grade, and she was close friends with former students Virginia Ives McLevy and Sarah Ives — the grandmother and great aunt of current students Jack and Charlie Bazzanella. If you look really closely, Susan was even wearing her official Unquowa school uniform sweater! Susan’s recent visit was a wonderful reminder of how deep roots and lasting connections can span generations in the Unquowa community. Go Gators!!!
Class of 2024 ~ James di Bonaventura and Virginia Murphy
Posted by Jacqui Mudre
Class of 2024 friends and former Unquowa Cross Country teammates James di Bonaventura and Virginia Murphy reunited recently at the Southport 5 mile Turkey Trot and finished just as they started their Unquowa journey: side by side. Crossing the finish line together with impressive times of 37 and 38 minutes, they proved that the Gator spirit and strong running skills have lasted beyond graduation. Way to go, James and Virginia. Gator pride runs forever!
Cam Phelan ’13
Posted by Jacqui Mudre
Cam Phelan ’13 recently earned her doctorate from Cal Berkeley in Environmental and Civil Engineering where she studied air quality modeling. Her dissertation was titled- Investigating Chemical and Meteorological Feedbacks of Simulated Secondary Air Pollution within 4-D Chemical Transport Models. She earned her BS in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Classics (Latin) at Washington University in St Louis and her MS in Environmental Engineering at Cal Berkeley. We are so proud of your accomplishments Cam and can’t wait to see what comes next!
National Champ – Ben Stokes ’19
Posted by Jacqui Mudre
Ben Stokes ’19 is currently a junior at Colorado School of Mines studying Mechanical Engineering. In October, riding for the university, he won the National Collegiate Championship for Mountain Biking. The school also won the Team Relay as well as the overall Team National Championship.
Ben has spent the last couple of summers road racing in Europe for the Kelly Benefits Team but it was especially nice to win a high profile mountain biking race here at home. Congratulations Ben – so great you are following your passion.
Everett Carrillo-Foote ’21 – Pursuing his passion!
Posted by Jacqui Mudre
Everett Carrillo-Foote ’21, big brother to Piper Carrillo-Foote ’24, recently graduated from the Fairfield Fire Academy and is now serving as a firefighter for the Town of Fairfield at Station #1. He was the youngest recruit in this year’s class. Everett graduated from Fairfield Prep last May, and he is thrilled to be pursuing his passion right out of high school. Way to go, Everett — we are so proud of you!
