At the 2026 Senior Baccalaureate service, returning alumni reflected on gratitude, mentorship, lifelong friendships, and the enduring connections formed at Cranbrook Schools. Through stories about faculty influence, Wilderness experiences, alumni engagement, and the importance of staying connected, members of the alumni community encouraged the Class of 2026 to appreciate their final days as students and embrace their next chapter as Cranbrook alumni.

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The classes of 1946,  1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021  will be celebrating milestone reunions.  

Ideas, connections, and new ventures took center stage at TechTown Detroit on February 24, as alumni entrepreneurs and innovators gathered for the Entrepreneurship Panel & Networking event.

When Gretchen “Itchy” Markle Thams ’45, known to her Kingswood friends across generations simply as “Itchy,” was on campus this past fall, she mentioned one place she had yet to see: the Cranbrook Kingswood Girls Middle School, now located on the site where she once played tennis as a Kingswood student. This spring, that wish became a reality, as Itchy returned for a visit that connected her memories of campus with the experiences of today’s students.

The digital issue of the winter issue of Tradition is now available. The issue features an update on our popular Senior May Project program for CK seniors, a remembrance of art teacher and Gallimaufry advisor Christine Goodale and profiles of actor Chase Sui-Wonders '14 and London-based artist Dominic Harris '94.

We are saddened to share that former Kingswood Headmaster William C. Prescott has died. Bill led Kingswood School Cranbrook from 1976 to 1980, arriving at a moment of transition and providing the steady, thoughtful leadership that restored faculty confidence and stabilized the school during a period of cultural and structural change. He strengthened the academic program, supported professional growth, introduced enduring community traditions, and helped lay the groundwork for the relocation and expansion of the Kingswood Library—an initiative realized shortly after his departure but rooted in his vision.

In the reflection that follows, Upper School Librarian and Department Head Kate Covintree—who had the rare experience of working at both Kingswood and later at The Wheeler School under Prescott’s legacy—shares a personal remembrance of the lasting impact his commitment to libraries and learning spaces had on her career and on generations of students.

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More than 70 career mentors met with Cranbrook Kingswood juniors and seniors at this year’s CKAA Alumni Career Fair, an evening that has become a meaningful touchpoint for students beginning to map out their next steps.

As campus came back to life following winter break, the Cranbrook Dining Hall filled with familiar faces as alumni from the Classes of 2021–2025 returned for a Young Alumni Lunch. The gathering offered recent graduates an opportunity to reconnect with classmates, greet faculty and staff, and spend time once again in a space that remains central to their Cranbrook experience before heading back to school and work.