Register for Homecoming Weekend—Oct. 24-25, 2025!
We are thrilled to welcome our alumni, families and students to campus for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025 on Oct. 24 and 25! This year, we especially celebrate the milestone reunions for classes ending in 5 and 0.
Exciting festivities are planned for the entire Tower Hill community on Friday and Saturday. Highlights include the presentation of our Distinguished Alumni Awards, along with sports competitions, campus tours, a picnic lunch and more!
2025 Homecoming Schedule
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
5:30 p.m. JV Girls Volleyball vs. Wilmington Friends (Carpenter Field House)
7 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Wilmington Friends (Carpenter Field House)
7:30 p.m. Class of 1975 Social (Buckley Tavern)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
10 a.m. JV Boys Soccer vs. Wilmington Friends (DeGroat Field)
10-11 a.m. Student-led school tours (Beginning at 17th St. Entrance)
11 a.m. Varsity Field Hockey vs Wilmington Friends (Richardson Field)
12-1:30 p.m. Picnic Lunch (Kullman Commons)
12 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Wilmington Friends (DeGroat Field)
12:30 p.m. JV Field Hockey vs. Wilmington Friends (Richardson Field)
2-3 p.m. Presentation of Distinguished Alumni Award followed by The State of School and Alumni Annual Meeting (1919 Auditorium), and Supervised Play at the Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Playground
3 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Mt. Pleasant HS (DeGroat Field)
5:30-7 p.m. Alumni Reception with all alumni invited to attend. Group photos for reunions will be taken throughout the evening (Hayward House Lawn Tent).
7 p.m. Reunion Dinner for Class of 1975 (50th yr.) hosted at a classmate's private residence. Contact [email protected] for more information.
7 p.m. Reunion Dinner for 1970 (55th yr.), 1965 (60th yr.), 1960 (65th yr.) and beyond (Kullman Commons)
7 p.m. Additional reunion gatherings for class years ending in 0 and 5 held at various locations and posted on this website as information becomes available:
- Class of 1980 - Location TBD
- Class of 1985 - Location TBD
- Class of 1990 - Location TBD
- Class of 1995 - classmate’s private residence (email [email protected] for details)
- Class of 2000 - Location TBD
- Class of 2005 - Kelly’s Logan House (1701 Delaware Ave #2329, Wilmington, DE 19806)
- Class of 2010 - Kelly’s Logan House (1701 Delaware Ave #2329, Wilmington, DE 19806)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
10 a.m. Class of 1975 Brunch - Location TBD
Celebrate with a gift to The Hiller Fund!
As we gather to reminisce, reconnect and celebrate the Tower Hill spirit during Homecoming, there’s no better time to make a lasting impact. Honor the memories that shaped your journey by supporting today’s students, faculty and programs through The Hiller Fund. Your gift ensures that the Tower Hill experience continues to grow and thrive for future generations.
Carmen Wallace '93
2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
Carmen Wallace '93 will receive the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award during our Homecoming Weekend. The award will be presented at Convocation, held on Hayward House lawn on Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m.
Carmen Wallace is a Tower Hill School "Lifer." Entering THS in preschool, Carmen lettered in basketball, earning the honors of 2-time Independent School Player of Year and in 1993, Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year. He also lettered in baseball, football and track.
An Academic All-American, he was recruited by Duke University for basketball, where he was eventually named a captain, and earned a degree in history and sociology in 1997. Carmen currently represents NFL stars, NFL coaches, NFL executives, college basketball and football coaches, and sports broadcasters as one of the founders of the agency Athletes First in Laguna Hills, California. His role includes recruiting, training and negotiating on behalf of these professionals with their respective teams, universities, networks or digital entities.
Carmen was inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. His dedication to Tower Hill School has been stellar and steadfast, serving as a THS Trustee for the past nine years.