Spence School Alumnae Association

Congrats to Marley Marius '13 who wrote the cover story for Vogue's April edition!

Zendaya Talks ‘Challengers,’ Talks to Serena Williams, and Considers Her Future “Even I was scared of her,” she says of her character Tashi.

It's peanut butter & jelly day in the Upper School... students dress up in pairs. Here is our duck, duck, goose theme!!

Leanore Huppert Levin '64 and Judy Kim '89 have been award the Jenkins Award on behalf of the Spence School Alumnae Association for 2024!

Will you join us at Reunion to catch up with classmates and friends and see Spence today? Please register at www.spenceschool.org/reunion2024 today!

Read more on these two dynamic alumnae today: https://www.spenceschool.org/news-detail?pk=1494823&nc=15670&fromId=292236

2024 Judith Joseph Jenkins ’91 Distinguished Alumna Award Recipients

Leanore Huppert Levin '64 and Judy Kim '89 have been award the Jenkins Award on behalf of the Spence School Alumnae Association for 2024!

Will you join us at Reunion to catch up with classmates and friends and see Spence today? Please register at www.spenceschool.org/reunion2024 today!

Read more on these two dynamic alumnae today: https://www.spenceschool.org/news-detail?pk=1494823&nc=15670&fromId=292236

Spence plays Hackley today at 412 for the NYSAIS Squash Championship title! Go Sabers!

The East Coast Inspirational Singers visited 91st Street for an Upper School assembly in honor of Black History Month this week!

Thanks to the Evelyn G Haynes Fund, Spence alumnae enjoyed a tour of "A Foreigner Called Picasso" with Michael Cary at Gagosian last night. What a special evening!

Who can spot Mr. York and Ms. Sullivan from this 1980s yearbook photo of the science department? Both beloved teachers and administrators celebrate their last year at Spence in 2024. The Annual Alumnae Party Tuesday evening, 1/16 from 6 - 8 p.m. is hosted in their honor. We hope you'll come celebrate these two icons!

Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU, is at Spence today for the 9th Annual Mary Frosch Lecture for Equity and Justice.

Spence alumnae and their families gathered for a performance of George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet. Thank you for all who joined!

We did it!

Thank you to each of our Young Alumnae (Classes of 1999-2022) who supported our Annual Fund last week and helped us surpass our goal of 227 new gifts and pledges in honor of each faculty and staff member here at Spence who received yummy treats to celebrate! We couldn't have done it without you!

Our first Alumnae Perspectives speaker of the year was Anne Wellde Smits '05 who spoke to Upper School students about her journey beyond Spence and her job as the National Director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program. Thank you, Anne!

We invite all alumnae in the Classes of 1999-2022 to join us this week in our Young Alumnae Giving Week Challenge!
In the spirit of giving, from today through Friday, December 1, our goal is to reach at least 227 new gifts and pledges to celebrate, acknowledge and honor the 227 full-time faculty and staff working hard each day at Spence!
To make your gift or pledge now, please visit our website here:

Give to Spence

Thank you to the alumnae who joined Head of School Felicia Wilks for a cocktail reception at the Chilton Club in Boston! Alumnae enjoyed catching up with each other and an update about Spence.

Alumnae from the Classes of 1950-1969 joined Head of School Felicia Wilks for lunch in the Drawing Room. Alumnae enjoyed reminiscing about their days as students as well as an update from Felicia about Spence today.

Thank you Tess Druckenmiller '11 for speaking to our Middle School about her career as a Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies and as a singer/songwriter! To learn more about Tess' assembly, visit our website here:

Tess Druckenmiller '11 Performs at Spence Middle School Assembly

Spence alumnae across decades gathered for Back to School Night! Current Spence faculty members taught classes spanning a variety of subjects, from paper weaving to discussions on the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Alumnae and past faculty cheered on our Spence Sabers in our Alumnae Hospitality Suite during Homecoming this year. Thank you to all who joined us!

Thank you to the Washington, D.C. area alumnae who gathered for dinner and an update from Head of School Felicia Wilks!

The Spence Gallery has reopened this year with a collection of work from our very own Photography and Multi-Media Teacher Joseph Moore!

The 2023 Commencement photo is now part of our collection of Commencement photos in the Drawing Room. We wish the best of luck to the Class of 2023 on their future endeavors and hope they will visit us back at the Red Doors soon!

Today marks a hundred years since the passing of Clara Spence, our trailblazing founder.

This tree, planted by the Spence Alumnae Association on the northeast side of Central Park near the 96th Street entrance, stands as a living memory of Miss Spence. We will remember her and her "ideals and vision that lighted the way, not only for our School but for our lives."

Thank you to all the alumnae from the Classes of 2008-2019 who joined us for our Young Alumnae Party this year at Pretty Ricky's! A special thanks to our Young Alumnae Party Co-Chairs, Charlotte Levy ’13, Eni Popoola ’13, Morgan Kang ’16, Paola Tabet ’16, Greer Bizzell-Hatcher ’17 and Bates Wheaton Crawford ’18 and the entire Committee for making the evening a huge success!

Congratulations to the 66 members in the graduating Class of 2023! We are glad to welcome each of you to the Spence Alumnae Association!

TODAY, June 30th is the final day to support Spence's Annual Fund before the fiscal year closes at midnight tonight!
The Annual Fund continues to provide crucial support for the budget each school year, touching everything from faculty salaries, financial aid, and maintaining technology, to supporting curriculum development and innovation, allowing Spence to provide a dynamic education for all students.
No matter the amount, every gift to the Annual Fund makes a difference. We offer our deepest thanks to all who have participated since July 1, 2022, and we hope that if you haven’t, you’ll consider making a gift of any size online today at

Give to The Spence School | An All-Girls School in Manhattan Every gift to Spence makes a difference, no matter what the amount.Your contribution helps continue our tradition of offering girls and young women a rigorous education and resource-rich experience.

Members of the Spence LGBTQIA+ Alumnae Affinity Group gathered to celebrate Pride Month together with alumnae from Brearley, Chapin and Nightingale. Thank you to our Co-Chairs Amanda Young '93 and Miriam Zlotnick '13 for helping to make the evening a huge success!

College Age Alumnae (Classes of 2019-2023) gathered to celebrate the end of the school year and reconnect with their fellow alumnae and former faculty and staff. Thank you to all who joined!

'A Protest in 8 Acts,' the latest show in Spence's 7th Floor Gallery, features work from Upper School students in the Synthesis and Expression class offered by the Art Department.

Thank you Emi Warner '13, Private Banker at J.P. Morgan, for joining Upper School Business Club to discuss her career!

Parents of Spence Alumnae Gathered for their Annual Gathering at Spence. The evening began with cocktails on the roof followed by a welcome from PSA Co-Chair Caren Skutch P'18, 20, an introduction from Allyson Mitchell Waterman '85, P'22 and remarks from Head of School Felicia Wilks. Thank you to all who joined!