Join OPCs, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekend of reunion, celebration and community during OPC Weekend. View the schedule of events for more information on class gatherings, athletic games, campus tours, art show details and much more!
3:00 p.m. The PC Experience Penn Charter Campus
All OPCs are welcome to visit campus to view the All-School Art Show, take a campus tour and cheer on Quaker athletics.
3:30 p.m. Athletics Events Begin Penn Charter athletic fields
Visit the Penn Charter Athletics webpage for the most up-to-date game schedules.
5:30 p.m. 133rd OPC Weekend Awards Ceremony Meeting Room
Presentation of the David P. Montgomery OPC ’64 Alumni Award of Merit, John F. Gummere Distinguished Teacher Award and Honorary 1689 diplomas; OPC ’76 50th Reunion recognition; and remarks from Head of School Karen Warren Coleman.
6:30 p.m. OPC Weekend Reception Timmons House
Join us for a complimentary cocktail reception and celebrate with old friends.
Reunions for classes ending in 1s and 6s will take place throughout the day.
12:00 p.m. OPCs of Color Brunch Lyons Room
Hosted in partnership with Penn Charter's office of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Enjoy a catered brunch, catch up on the latest developments at the school and reconnect with fellow alumni.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. All-School Art Show Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts
The All-School Art Show will be on display May 1-15 in the Kurtz Center.
“To a graduate of the William Penn Charter School whose character and outstanding achievement have reflected lasting credit upon this old school.”
Recipient: Brent Sherwood, OPC '76
Brent Sherwood is a space architect, writer and consultant who is now retired from full-time professional work. In 2024, he served as space domain lead for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). From 2019 to 2023, he was senior vice president at Blue Origin, where he built and led a billion-dollar portfolio of programs. These included development of the lunar Human Landing System, Orbital Reef commercial space station, Blue Ring robotic orbital vehicle, Blue Alchemist lunar resource technology, and other internal in-space flight systems.
Sherwood worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2005 to 2019, initially as the founding manager of the JPL Innovation Foundry and later as program manager for Solar System Mission Formulation. From 1988 to 2005, at the Boeing Company, he led efforts in human and robotic planetary exploration formulation, space station module manufacturing methods, and new business development for Sea Launch, the International Space Station and civil space programs.
Sherwood has published more than 90 papers on space exploration and development and served as editor of Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture. He is an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics and an associate fellow of AIAA. In 2021, he received the American Society of Civil
Engineers’ Columbia Medal. He has also served as chair of the AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee and as a board member of the American Astronautical Society, and he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
“Given to a member of the Penn Charter community who has shown extraordinary commitment to the school by demonstrating pride and excellence in the performance of their duties and by consistently providing encouragement and support to the student body.”
"Honoring those who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship, teaching and character, and whose work in their field, rapport with students and colleagues, and contributions to the intellectual field of the school merit recognition.”
Recipient:
Nora Landon
Chair, English Department
For questions, please contact Director of Alumni Engagement Amanda Medina León, at amedinaleon@penncharter.com or 215-844-3460 ext. 128.
