This past weekend, October 20-22, 2017, the Saint Rose Alumni had the opportunity to come together and celebrate everything they loved most about this school with the people they shared those memories with. Multiple activities were set up by the directors of alumni relations and it was all such a great success! Everyone had a blast catching up, telling old stories, and performing in all the fun events planned. It all began on Friday night, October 20th. There was a Class Rep Dinner at the Spring Lake Manor to simply being the conversations they have missed out on for years. The next day was a long and eventful day for the alumni. It began with an exciting alumni soccer game and tailgate at our very own Saint Rose fields. They were able to play each other in an intense game, which consisted of many laughs and jokes throughout. An award ceremony was held later on for the alumni. The Alumni Achievement award was given to the Forlenza family, while the Loyalty Award was given to Robert King, class of 1976. Anthony Ranaudo was given the Saint Sebastian Athletic award and Maryanne Putz Kain, class of 1975, was given the Distinguished Service Award. We congratulate all of the winners and thank them for their great service and loyalty toward Saint Rose High School, it is greatly appreciated!

The beautiful night was finished off with Cocktails and eventually an alumni party under the tent in the SRHS MAAC. Director of alumni relations, Erin O’Brien says, “The alumni enjoyed lots of fun activities and events throughout the entire weekend. It was great to see them all catching up with old friends and classmates. They love seeing all of the renovations we have made to the school throughout their years and they love continuing to be a part of it all.” The next morning, there was an alumni mass held in the Saint Rose church at 10am. They eventually moved on to a brunch in the MAAC to continue to catch up and spend as much time with each other as they possibly could due to their hectic schedules that interfere with them getting together frequently. Another party is held under the tent on Sunday night for everyone, with music from the Joe Baracata Band. They all came for dinner, drinks, and dancing. Everyone had a blast the entire weekend and took advantage of the time they got to spend together! They will forever be Purple Roses!

By Brittany Lopes ’18