The Roeper School is proud to celebrate the many notable acts of service and individual and team accomplishments that occur throughout the Roeper community.   As a school, we prepare students to become leaders in making their communities better places for all people and encourage them to achieve excellence in all areas of their education.  These are some of the underlying values which support the students, faculty and alumni in their pursuits.  Whether the accomplishment is service to others in the community or arts, academic or athletic related, it all works together to build a strong, supportive and active community.

The following list is a small representation of the many notable accomplishments occurring within Roeper.  Please check back often as there are always new accomplishments worth congratulating.  If you have information regarding something worth congratulating, please contact Carri Hammers, Public Relations Associate, with the details at carri.hammers@roeper.org.

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• Betsy Benedict, Lorenz Mager and Rebecca Schwartz were accepted into The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for their exceptional artwork. Betsy Benedict and Rebecca Schwartz received “Silver Key” awards.
• Aidan Kelly won 2nd place at the Birmingham Community House 2009 Student Our Town exhibit for his Silver Gelatin Photographic Print.
• Star Fall and Michael Nardone were selected to be part of the Regional Honors Choir in October 2007, the State Honors Choir in December 2007 and ultimately the All State Honors Choir in February 2008.
• All five Roeper soloists who competed at the 2008 MSVMA Solo & Ensemble Festival received 1st division ratings.
• Falynn Koppy and Cesalee Morrow have been selected for the Michigan State Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) Middle School State Honors Choir.
• Ari Hajek has been recognized as the top high school timpanist in Michigan.
• Ari Teitel performed with professional jazz musicians and was featured in the Detroit News.
• The Upper School has performed numerous challenging shows including Henry V, Hair, Into The Woods, Uncle Vanya, Romeo & Juliet, and Urinetown, The Musical.
• Lower School performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.
• Alumna and actress, Dana Acheson, performed in “The Diary of Anne Frank” in Millburn, New Jersey and is preparing for the world premiere of “Lightning Rod” in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
• Alumnus, Dwayne McDuffe, a story editor and producer for Cartoon Network’s “Justice League Unlimited,” earned a Writers Guild nomination, won 11 Parents’ Choice Awards, and 6 Best Editor Awards.

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Team

• 2010 Varsity Boys Basketball State District Champions.
• 2010 Varsity Girls Basketball State District Champions.
• 2007 Varsity Girls Volleyball Team was State Runner-up and Academic All-State.
• 2007 Varsity Boys Cross Country Team was 5th place at the Regional meet.
• 2007 Varsity Girls Cross Country Team was 5th place at the Regional meet.
• 2008 Varsity Girls Basketball Team was ranked #1 in Class D in the State by Associated Press for 4 weeks and was Regional Champs.
• 2008 Varsity Girls Track Team was 9th place at the State meet, 4th place at the State Coaches Association meet, and Regional Champs.

Individual

• Alexandra Blankenburg named State Champion at the 13/14 and Open State Swim Championship Meet in March 2010
• Ryan Zinser selected to the 2010 Class D All-State Basketball Team.
• Cole Stasek and Ryan Zinser selected to the 2010 Boys Basketball MIAC 1st Team.
• Ashli Pearson selected to the Girls Basketball MIAC 1st Team.
• Jack Murray won the national singles and doubles titles at the US Tennis Association National Clay Court 12-under championships in 2008.
• Stephanie Holloman selected to 2007 Girls Volleyball All-State 2nd Team, Tricia Haslinger to 3rd Team, and Maria Bock and Zoe Miller to Academic All-State Individual.
• Brad George selected to 2008 Boys Soccer 1st Team All State, Ryan Zinser to 2nd Team All State, and Jacob Saslow to Honorable Mention All State.
• Ernie Righetti selected 2008 Class D Girls Basketball All-State Coach of the Year by Associated Press.
• Abby Lane and Lauren Reilly selected to the 2009 Girls Soccer MIAC 1st Team.
• Stephanie Holloman, Briana Ratchford and Akilah Russell selected to the 2009 Girls Track MIAC 1st Team.
• Briana Ratchford named the 2009 Girls Track MIAC Outstanding Performer.
• Ed Sack selected 2008 Division 1-4 Girls Track All-Area Coach of the Year.
• Aparna Ananthasubramaniam and Ann Finkel qualified for the 2008 State Cross Country meet.

Alumni

• Charlie White '05 and partner Meryl Davis won the Silver Medal in Ice Dancing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. 
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• Roeper hosted the 2009 Stomp Out Hunger event where 31,000 meals were packaged and shipped to refugees in Cameroon, Africa and to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Southeast Michigan.
• 6th graders packaged 480 family good boxes and 1,068 kid-to-kid snack bags at Gleaners in Detroit in October 2009.
• Roeper Upper School homeroom hosts Jamnesty Concert and raises $3,500 for Amnesty International and Alternatives for Girls.
• Students Raised $6,500 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and joined the 2007 Light the Night Walk.
• Senior class helped to build homes in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee with Habitat for Humanity.
• Lower School homerooms held a book drive for Royal Oak Beaumont Pediatric Oncology Ward and made chemo caps for cancer patients.
• Lower School homerooms collected toys for the Children’s Hospital Hematology Department.
• Syd Plotkin and Sheela Wright's Middle School homeroom visited the Huron Valley Hospital and also gave handmade pillows to the patients.
• Lower School homerooms held a can drive for the Oakland County Food Bank, collected food for the Lighthouse of Oakland County, packed food in containers at Gleaners Food Bank, and adopted families over the holidays.
• Brigitte Milner's Upper School homeroom prepared meals for the families of Children's Hospital patients at the Ronald McDonald House and also donated $2000 from the lunches at Cafe Brigitte to Ronald McDonald House and Lighthouse. 
• 13 Upper School students tutored 1st and 3rd graders on a one-on-one basis at the Von Steuben School in Detroit throughout the 2005/2006 school year.
• George Tysh's Upper School homeroom cleaned nature tails and underbrush at Bald Mountain State Park.

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• Wesley Reed, age 7, spoke to congress in Washington D.C. to advocate for food allergies.
• The Roeper School has been named an Official Michigan Green School.
• Randall Dunn, Head of The Roeper School, has been honored by the "A Better Chance" organization as one of 45 alumni who have become exemplary members of society through their achievements and serve as testaments to the power of "A Better Chance."
• Willina Cain, Griffin Dennis and Ann Finkel have been recognized by the Bloomfield Hills Optimist Club and Melissa Golden, Jaela McDonald, Lucie Rosenthal and Jacob Saslow have been recognized by the Birmingham Optimist Club for their significant contributions to their school communities.
• Mariann Hoag, lifetime employee of The Roeper School, received the "Ability is Ageless Most Able" award from the Operation Able organization in recognition of her exemplary role model to others.
• Founder, Annemarie Roeper, was the first honoree in a series called "Portraits in Gifted Education: the Legacy Series" established by NAGC to interview and videotape notable educators, researchers, leaders and advocates.
• Roeper built a 26,600 sq. ft. Community Center as a way to bring together Roeper's two campuses in a single setting, as well as to provide a single presence to the external community.
• The Roeper School received a $1,000 Wildflower Association of Michigan (WAM) / Glassen Education Grant in support of the school's plan to establish and enhance natural areas that will support local wildlife populations, while educating students on the need to protect such habitats.
• Roeper received a $25,000 challenge grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation in support of the school’s strategic goal to enhance personalization through technology.
• Roeper conducted an all-day Founders Day to reinforce the underlying principles and values and to celebrate Roeper’s heritage.
• Roeper presented 6 Golden Apple Awards at the 2006 Roeper Gala to individuals in the community who demonstrated Roeper’s values in bettering the local communities.
• Roeper participated in the YES (youth employment, education, and enrichment services) program, which helps to strengthen literacy programs in grades K-3 in the local community schools.
• Roeper Summer Day Camp was selected as the “Favorite Summer Camp” in 2005 (readers of Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle) and one of the 14 Best Day Camps for Kids (HOUR Detroit Magazine).
• Roeper is the only school in Michigan to receive the Malone Foundation Scholarship.  The school also receives scholarship support from the Skillman and Bretzlaff Foundations.  

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