Alumni Reunion

    Alumni Reunion Weekend: September 24-27, 2020

    We welcome all alumni back to Prairie, along with the featured classes of 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 (who will receive a personal invitation). If we do not have your current contact information, please send it to alumni@prairie.edu or fill out our update form. 

    Connect with friends, tour the campus, and meet current students and professors. It will be a full weekend of celebrations!

    “We recently attended our 40th class reunion and it was incredible. To reconnect with classmates and laugh, cry, pray, and sing together was truly amazing and encouraging. It was refreshing to hear the president’s progress report, meet former teachers, and tour the campus for an update on changes. What a fantastic weekend it was! Go to your class reunion – you won’t regret it.” – Tim & Blossom Teele

    Thursday, September 24

    6-7 PM – Classes Arrive and Check-in | Maxwel Centre 
    7-9 PM – Class visiting time | Maxwell Centre 

    Friday, September 25

    Programming to be determined… 

    Saturday, September 26

    Programming to be determined… 

    Sunday, September 27

    Join a local service
    10 AM – Prairie Tabernacle Congregation 
    10:30 AM – Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church
    9 AM or 10:30 AM – Mount Olive E-Free Church

    12 PM – Lunch | Sanford Hanson Dining Hall 
    1:30 PM – Good-bye until our next gathering! 

    Welcoming classmates of classes of ’69, ’79, and ’89 back to campus for the “Alumni Reunion Weekend” is one of the highlights of our fall term. 

    Headlining the reunion is our beloved tradition of Re-graduating the 50th-anniversary class where we bestow on them a “Degree of Honor,” recognizing years of faithfulness to Jesus. The pinnacle of this event was the class praying with and for current students. It was heartwarming to see young people linger long after the formalities were over, connecting with alumni and forging new friendships.

    The Alumni Reunion photos are posted on “Flickr.” View & Download Photos

    If you were unable to join us at the Reunion, here are different parts of the programming that was video recorded. To watch these programs, click each link: 
    Friday morning Alumni Chapel 
    1969 Re-Graduation program 
    Harold & Lorna Fuller’s video 

    To listen to any of these programs, visit these links: 
    Mark’s Devotion and Update 
    Workshop with Dr. Paul Chamberlain 
    Banquet with 1979 Class and Phil Callaway 

    Welcoming classmates back to campus for “Alumni Reunion Weekend” is one of the highlights of our fall term. Members from the classes of ’68 and ’78 returned in September to celebrate their 50th and 40th graduation anniversaries. Rekindling friendships, celebrating milestones, and reviving memories were special moments for attendees.

    Headlining the reunion is our beloved tradition of Re-graduating the 50th-anniversary class where we bestow on them a “Degree of Honor,” recognizing years of faithfulness to Jesus. The pinnacle of this event was the class praying with and for current students. It was heartwarming to see young people linger long after the formalities were over, connecting with alumni and forging new friendships.

    We’re thankful to the class of ’68 for generously supporting a new sign for the “Rick Down Athletic Centre.” Together with friends, they raised $20,694. This was to honour classmate Rick Down who invested much of his life in students at Prairie but was called to his eternal home in 2002.

    If you were unable to join us at the Re-Graduation of the 1968 class or would like to share with your family, click here to watch a recording of the program.

    The Alumni Reunion photos are posted on “Flickr.” View & Download Photos

    Updated prices for the 2020 Reunion will be coming in Winter 2020. 

    Prices for the 2019 Reunion Weekend: 

    • Full Reunion Registration cost will cover food and the program fee of the reunion weekend: $115 CAD plus tax (per alumnus or per family/friend who registers).
    • Class of ’69 Fee ( for the Class Booklet and Re-Grad program): $30 CAD plus tax.
      • Please make sure to pay this fee as well.
    • Partial Reunion Registration payment option (no food: only registration fee and Saturday Banquet): $50 CAD plus tax.
    • If you require a shuttle from and to the Calgary Airport, it is $85 CAD round trip or $50 CAD one way. 

    Call Kendi Dyck at 403-443-5511 ext. 3295 if you have any questions or issues with registering. 

    Banquet Tickets: 

    • Book your spot at the banquet with Lillian Bookless by calling 403-443-5511 ext. 3485 or email events@prairie.edu. 
    • Price: $25/adult or $12.50/13 years or younger. 
    • If you are an alumnus registered for the Reunion weekend (paid the full weekend fee or the partial fee), you do not need to get a ticket. 
    • This is for guests (other alumni, family, or friends) not attending the whole reunion yet wanting to join for the banquet. 

    Local Host Homes: Members of the extended Prairie community have expressed a desire to open their homes to you during this Reunion Weekend, September 24-27, 2020. Please indicate on the online registration form your desire for accommodation and the length of stay, and we are confident that we can arrange lodging for you.

    Local Accommodations: Please be aware that all these locations are at least 10 minutes walking distance from campus. Booking early would be a good idea as local accommodations may fill up quickly.

    Best Western Hotel  403.443.7889
    Rest Easy Motel  403.443.2188
    Super-8 Motel  403.443.8888
    Lamplighter Inn  403.443.5919
    Three Hills Inn  403.443.5033

    Feel free to contact Kendi Dyck at 403.443.5511 ext. 3295 for up-to-date details concerning this event.