Roeper Alumni Spirit Week

March

6th

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March

10th

Roeper Alumni Spirit Week

Spirit Week is a celebration of our alumni community. Whether you're a Roeper lifer or spent only a short time with us, you're a member of this community and that's worth celebrating!

R.A.V.E.
^{(Roeper Alumni Virtual Event)}

Thursday, March 9, 8-9:30pm ET

Reconnect with fellow Roeper alums and beloved teachers during this virtual event. Karen Roeper and our new Head of School, Christopher Federico will share their thoughts on the Roeper educational philosophy and what makes Roeper Roeper. We hope that during our time together you’ll not only reconnect with each other but also with what you love about Roeper and this community. After our discussion with Karen and Christopher, we’ll have time in smaller groups utilizing Zoom’s breakout rooms.

Please REGISTER in advance. See who's already registered!

Join in the conversation on Facebook and Instagram!

Join our communities on Facebook and Instagram to share your favorite memories, stories and traditions. We'll be celebrating all week long!

MONDAY
^{March 6}

Monday's social media post will invite you to participate in a poll asking how long it's been since you've stepped foot on Roeper's Campus (1-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, >40 yrs). Also post a comment sharing your favorite spot on the campus!

#RoeperMemories

tUESDAY
^{March 7}

Can you win Roeper Bingo? Download your Roeper Bingo card and share your winning card to Facebook or Instagram along with a memory related to one of the squares.

#RoeperBingo

WEDNESDAY,
^March ⁸

Draw an image of Roeper's campus or a building from memory and share a photo of it on Facebook or Intagram. Best drawing gets a prize! (Jarie Ruddy will be our special guest judge reviewing posts made on Instagram!)

#RoeperCampusDrawing

THURSDAY
^{March 9}

Register for the R.A.V.E. (Roeper Alumni Virtual Event) starting at 8pm ET. Special guests include George and Annemarie’s daughter, Karen Roeper and Roeper’s new Head of School, Christopher Federico! All alumni and current and former faculty/staff are invited to attend. Event details can be found above.

#RoeperRAVE

FRIDAY
^{march 10}

Alumni Spirit Week may be coming to an end, but we encourage you to STAY CONNECTED all year round! Log into your MyRoeper account through Roeper.org to search the online alumni directory and update your contact info. Watch the handy-dandy video to learn how.

Interested in viewing electronic versions of ALL Roeper yearbooks? Simply send an email to juliette.olejnik@roeper.org to request access. #RoeperResources

#Roeperspirit Wear

Purchase Alumni Gear HERE!

Flavia Mangan Colgan, class of 1995, attended Roeper in Lower and Middle School. She went on to graduate from Harvard with honors and became the youngest-ever Chief of Staff to Pennsylvania’s first female Lieutenant Governor at the age of 23. She later became a political commentator and news correspondent, and active contributor on MSNBC, CBS Early Show, Extra, Travel Channel and FOX (just to name a few). After 15 years in television and media, she left the public eye to become the Director of a non-profit that provides hope, education, and mentorship to underserved youth. This is her true passion, and something she says was fostered at Roeper. "Roeper was a nurturing, uplifting and hopeful sanctuary for me during a time that I needed it the most. It underscored that we are not what has happened to us, but rather who we choose to become. My life’s vocation is to be a safe harbor for underserved youth so that they too can realize all their dreams and be blessed to be a blessing to others." Flavia now resides in California with her husband and two daughters, and continues to work tirelessly to support and uplift the lives of underserved children and young adults. She’s a #RoeperAlum.

Mark “Zibo” Zbikowski, class of 1974, is a former Microsoft Architect and an early computer hacker. He started working at Microsoft in 1981, only a few years after its inception, leading efforts in MS-DOS and Windows. When he left in 2006 to pursue teaching and consulting all over the world, only Bill Gates and one other person had been with the company longer. After Roeper, Mark attended Harvard University, Yale University and University of Washington. “Roeper allowed me to follow what my narrow interests were, but also taught me that there were many other things in life that I could be interested in. I had incredible teachers like Muriel McGaw, Richard Anderson, Barclay Palmer, Dick Morrow, and Jean Timar who had a huge impact on who I am as a person.” Mark is now happily married with a blended family of 8 children, regularly bikes 100 miles per week, and splits his time between Seattle and Phoenix. He’s a #RoeperAlum.

Sam Wolson ’07 is an immersive film director and photographer who covers stories about humanitarian and environmental issues. Sam’s projects have ranged from a three year documentation of one man’s struggle in a gentrifying Bay Area community to exposing the bombing of civilians in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Sundance. “Roeper taught me to constantly question my role in the world and the impact I have. As an adult, this constant questioning has taken me down the path of journalism.” His latest project “Reeducated” takes viewers inside a “reeducation” camp in Xinjiang, China, guided by the recollections of three men who were caught in what is likely the largest mass-internment drive of ethnic and religious minorities since the Second World War. “Reeducated” premieres March 16 at SXSW. When Sam isn’t out in the field working, he enjoys watching movies with his wife and two cats in Tunisia where he currently lives. He’s a #RoeperAlum.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

ADULTING AS A GIFTED PERSON

Join an engaging and interactive conversation about how giftedness shows up in our lives and how we thrive as gifted adults. We'll be joined by Joy Lawson Davis, Ed.D., Roeper Board member and expert in Gifted Education, Don Ambrose Ph.D., editor of the Roeper Review, and Pat Vance, Roeper Science teacher between 1982-2004. This event is open to Roeper alumni, current and former faculty, and current Roeper parents and students, and will be facilitated by Brad Rourke '83 and Victoria Moore '08.

Please REGISTER in advance. See who's already registered!

Alumni Spirit Week is brought to you by the

Roeper Alumni Leadership Council

Steven Scott '74

"Roeper memories: Sliding down the big hill on lunch trays. Spring trips. Cold showers by the pool after home football games. 7am basketball practice. Juniors hosting Senior Dinner."

Craig Hicks '82

Brad Rourke '83

"Roeper set me on the path for who I would become."

Miranda Beebe '84

Donna Ancypa Holmes '87'

Brian Genoa '90

"Some of my best friends today, more than 30 years after graduation, are friends that I made at Roeper."

Olacoy Lawyer '95

"What I remember most is playing basketball, Competing at Forensics States Competitions, and the creation of Umoja. 💙Roeper."

Riki Mack '02

“I have so many cherished Roeper memories like our class trip to Spain, starting a gospel choir with my classmates and rapping at halftime of a homecoming game.”

Ryan Sosin '03

David Golden '06

"I will always be thankful for Roeper, the lifelong friendships I made there, learning from incredible teachers and for guiding me with its philosophy and values. I love Roeper!"

Janea Wilson '18

Nominate a #RoeperAlum

Help us highlight the amazing individuals who make up our unique and tight-knit alumni community. Nominate a fellow alum to be featured on our social media pages as a #RoeperAlum. Simply email juliette.olejnik@roeper.org with your nomination and we'll take it from there!

#RoeperSpirit

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We look forward to you joining us!

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