In 1970, our first graduating class of 19 students began their endeavors as young adults. Since then, Prairie has graduated nearly 2,000 students. As alumni, you constitute a valued and important part of our school community. We celebrate the importance of the past by inviting you to get engaged and remain connected in the following ways.
Stay connected to Prairie and fellow alumni wherever life takes you. Join us for Alumni Weekend, regional gatherings, campus events, and opportunities to reconnect with the Prairie community.
Alumni Weekend provides an opportunity for you to come together for each other, for the faculty that made an impact, and for the connection you all share as Prairie Hawks. The weekend serves as a means to convene in person, but it also aims to facilitate conversations and engage our alumni community through personal updates and shared stories.
The Prairie School Hall of Fame represents a cooperative effort between Prairie’s Development Office and the alumni community to honor those who have demonstrated success in one of four key areas: academia, the arts, athletics and leadership.
These four categories represent Prairie’s mission and philosophy of practice, celebrating alumni who have carried the spirit of Prairie into their lives post-graduation.
You’ve expressed the desire to connect not just here on campus, but in different cities across the country. So, we listened. Complete details for each city will be shared later this fall. Want to make sure you get the invite? Share your updated contact information with us!
New York: Week of October 19th | Alumni Gathering: Thursday, October 22nd
Arizona: February 2027
Seattle: May 2027
Chicago: June 2027
Your experiences help inspire today’s Hawks as they imagine what comes next. At both Career Day and Alumni Day, graduates share insight, offer advice, and connect with Upper School students.
Save the Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2026 - Downtown Racine
Your Prairie story continues long after graduation, and we’d love to hear where life has taken you. Share your experiences, inspire current students, update your information, or help us spotlight the many paths our alumni are taking.
Our alumni magazine celebrates your stories, connections, and accomplishments while also highlighting current life at TPS.
Did you move? Get married? Change jobs? We want to know! Please use this form to update your contact information and/or share your latest accomplishments for possible publication in Prairie, our alumni magazine.
Why does alumni participation matter? It’s one of the clearest ways our graduates can say “Prairie mattered to me and I want it to matter to the next generation.” Across the nation at independent day schools like Prairie, alumni giving makes up 6% of the total funds raised; Prairie grads are responsible for 4% of our fundraising dollars, so there is room to grow – and exceed – industry rates.
You don’t have to look to another school, though, to see how strength in numbers positively impacts students. We are fortunate to have seen our parent giving percentage increase, most recently to a record-setting 77% in the 2025-26 school year.
When more alumni participate, regardless of the size of their gift, it sends a powerful message about the lasting connection our graduates have to Prairie and helps build a culture of philanthropy that can continue from one generation of Hawks to the next.
