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Providing excellent in-person learning while keeping everyone safe is a complex operation. Packer reflects on the pandemic one year later — and its effect on the community.
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![Shared Experiences, Nearly 70 Years Apart: Two Pelicans Reflect on Their Time at Packer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617256021/packer/jara4pe5lzg9gjql4fzo/175Yrs-Gerson-Rosenzweig.gif","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617256021/packer/jara4pe5lzg9gjql4fzo/175Yrs-Gerson-Rosenzweig.gif","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617256021/packer/jara4pe5lzg9gjql4fzo/175Yrs-Gerson-Rosenzweig.gif","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617256021/packer/jara4pe5lzg9gjql4fzo/175Yrs-Gerson-Rosenzweig.gif","width":1000}])
In honor of Packer’s 175th Anniversary, The Packer Magazine brought together senior Sara Gerson ’21 and Ellin Rosenzweig ’52 to reflect on their alma mater.
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The 2020-21 school year marks Packer’s “demisemiseptcentennial,” an anniversary that falls at a historic and challenging moment.
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At the beginning of their final semester, Director of Alumni David Minder met with three senior class leaders to talk about their experiences at Packer and what's coming next.
![Save the Date for Packer Reunion 2021: Saturday, April 17]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614069344/packer/fp6r4hfpb20tzgqo3dbv/2021reunion-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614069344/packer/fp6r4hfpb20tzgqo3dbv/2021reunion-2.png","width":509}])
Join our virtual celebrations at this year's Reunion on Saturday, April 17. Sign up now to volunteer and join your class in making a donation to your alma mater.
![Yves-Eric Kabore Named Head of Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614068685/packer/n2hume6nuqdxuh6lljkc/YvesEricKabore.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614068685/packer/n2hume6nuqdxuh6lljkc/YvesEricKabore.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614068685/packer/n2hume6nuqdxuh6lljkc/YvesEricKabore.png","width":579}])
Yves-Eric Kabore, currently the division director of Grades 4-8 at The Philadelphia School, will become Packer's next Head of Middle School, effective July 1, 2021.