Alumni Events

Alumni Virtual Session: Rock Your LinkedIn Profile – Tuesday, November 4 from 5:30-6:30 PM

Ready to give your career a lift? Join fellow alum Griffin Rettig (’18) – now soaring at LinkedIn – for a virtual session to learn how to rock your LinkedIn profile. Whether you’re looking to launch your career, spread your wings into a new role or industry, or perch yourself for your next big move, this session will give you wise insights straight from the nest. Expert Griffin will share tips and tricks on how to make your profile appeal to recruiters and hiring managers, build connections through LinkedIn, and highlight your skills and experience. Bring questions for this interactive session. Advanced registration required to receive an exclusive link to the session.

Alumni PGA Sip & Ship - Thursday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00 pm

Local parents and guardians are invited to join alum parents Tanya Vail and Lumi Gruia and Director of Alumni Engagement Jenni Baldwin for a Sip & Ship event. We'll reconnect while assembling care packages for alumni in college. Sign up for a fun-filled packing party with wine, great company, and a lot of Owl love! Register to attend the Sip & Ship here. Can't make the event? No problem. Please consider contributing items from the wish list here to help us with the care packages! Want your child to receive a care package? Complete this care package request form. Questions? Contact alumni@overlake.org.

Distinguished Alumni Award Reception - Friday, November 14 from 4:30-6:00 pm

All faculty, staff, admin, alumni, and former faculty and staff are invited to join Director of Alumni Engagement, Jenni Baldwin, and the Alumni Board in celebrating our 2025-26 Distinguished Alumni recipient former faculty and alum Greg Bamford ('92). Libations and appetizers are hosted by the school. Come by to raise a glass to our newest DAA recipient at PostDoc Brewery in Redmond! RSVP here.

Namaste in the Nest - Thursday, December 4 at 4:30 pm (Slow Flow) and 5:45 pm (Power Flow)

Join Director of Alumni Engagement, Jenni Baldwin, for a free yoga class at YogaSix Studio at Redmond Town Center. On Thursday, December 4, take the 4:30 pm Slow Flow or the 5:45 pm Power Yoga. Sign ups are required well in advance and space is limited to 10 alumni per class. Bring your yoga mat, a towel, and your favorite Owl alum, and join us for an evening of stretching, posing, and toasting! To book your space, RSVP to this event and stay tuned for details! Catch your breath in the busy season of December holidays and reconnect with fellow alumni! 

Alumni Seahawks Holiday Watch Party - Thursday, December 18 from 5-8:30 pm

Come watch the Hawks from the Owls' Nest! It's time for the annual alumni Holiday Happy Hour but this year we're making it a Seahawks watch party on Thursday, December 18 from 5-8:30 pm. Don your Seahawks gear and come ready to watch the game in the new Student & Community Center. We'll have food, desserts, and beverages. Not into watching the game? Pop by to visit or partake in cookie decorating! Let's root on the Hawks in the way only Owls can. Hoot hoot! RSVP here.

Grads Return School Event - Thursday, January 8 from 11:30 am - 1:35 pm

Calling all alumni currently in college or taking a gap year! Please join Director of Alumni Engagement, Jenni Baldwin, and the College Counseling Team, Kate Asgari, Chris Kuipers, and Regina Quiban, for our annual Grads Return program to share your Owl wisdom with our current Upper School students. Grads Return 2026 takes place on campus on Thursday, January 8 from 11:30 am until 1:35 pm. Afterward, you are invited to join us at Flatstick Pub Redmond for food, beverages, and more time to catch up with each other, other alumni, and your favorite faculty and staff. Please register for both events separately. Questions? Reach out at alumni@overlake.org. 

Grads Return After Party - Thursday, January 8 from 2-5 pm

Join Director of Alumni Engagement, Jenni Baldwin, and the College Counseling Team, Kate Asgari, Chris Kuipers, and Regina Quiban, for a grads return afterparty at Flatstick Pub, Redmond on Thursday, January 8 from 2-5 pm. All local alumni are welcome to come by and meet our returning college-aged grads. Faculty and staff are invited to swoop by after classes end for the day. Food, beverages, and games hosted by Overlake. Please RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us!

All-Class Reunion 2026 - Saturday, June 13 from 4:30-7:30 pm

We look forward to welcoming all former Owls back to campus for the alumni party of the year! Enjoy activities, food, games, campus tours, memorabilia tables, and a photo booth for all ages. We're also excited to celebrate milestone classes ending in 1s and 6s at this event! Want to help rally your classmates? Reach out! Register today to reconnect with friends, faculty, and your Owl home! Questions? Reach out at alumni@overlake.org. Please register here.