PARTING THOUGHTS

KIT PARTING THOUGHTS

Denita Banks-Sims Director of Development & Publications

“Smart and Kind …”

That is how a colleague — recently appointed Interim Upper School Dean and College Counselor, Patti Bostwick — described the most foremost characteristics of a Roeper student

In my response to the query about our students from a campus visitor, I found myself waxing on a bit about the Roeper philosophy, our mission, our notable history and commitment to humanism/social justice and more Patti simply said … ”They are smart and kind ”

The Class of 2022 are smart and kind, and by their remarkable example, we have been revitalized by their genuine and contagious embrace of our path back to normal Many of our favorite traditions and festivities were held in person in this academic year of 2021/22, and the energy has been palpable

Concerts, plays, games, the Prom, George A Roeper Festival of Senior Projects, Founder’s Day and many more signature events returned to their previous splendor, and Junior/Senior Dinner and Commencement were a revelation!

From Ball State University to Morehouse College and from Columbia University to the “sister schools” in California, the graduates of the Class of 2022 are exploring a wide breadth of pursuits The evidence of their self-actualization was informed by the prescient familiarity of once-in-a-generation occurrence It’s as if they channeled this declaration from George Roeper in 1963:

Maybe the most important thing we have to do with our children is to make them ready to adapt themselves to change

It is heartening to know that they will also be “smart and kind” in the process!

Please keep in touch The Class of 2022 are smart and kind, and by their remarkable example, we have been revitalized by their genuine and contagious embrace of our path back to normal

Yours,

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