![2022 Rowland Hall valedictorian Charles Topoleski.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654736206/rowland/g34sto9gdm5mxkb1tdib/2022StudentSpeeches_FPBanner.jpg","width":1800}])
Students Share Inspiration and Gratitude at 2022 Graduation Ceremonies
At this year's twelfth-, eighth-, and fifth-grade graduation ceremonies, student speakers shared reflective and inspiring stories about their experiences at Rowland Hall.
The group included senior speakers Samantha Lehman, student body president, and Charles Topoleski (pictured above), Bishop's Award recipient; Senior Celebration speaker Ella Houden; Senior Chapel speakers Sophie Ayers-Harris, Daniel McNally, and Irenka Saffarian; eighth-grade graduation speakers Noa Fukushima and Leo Pickron; and several fifth-grade speakers.
We have posted their speeches for you to enjoy.
Student Voices
![Zack Alvidrez, head varsity boys basketball coach for Rowland Hall, named director of athletics.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713976727/rowland/mahwd67bzxrlthisecwt/rowland-hall-zack-alvidrez-director-of-athletics-fpbanner.jpg","width":1800}])
![Rowland Hall broke ground on the Richard R. Steiner Campus on April 19, 2024.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713814122/rowland/xgiji503uhihnotb84lh/rowland-hall-steiner-groundbreaking-fpbanner.jpg","width":1800}])
![Two Rowland Hall fifth-grade interns welcome visitors to Grandparents Day 2023.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710874332/rowland/k02fpzgx0twe1p6cyobr/rowland-hall-fifth-grade-internships-fpbanner.jpg","width":1800}])
![Rowland Hall high school students work on a water tower engineering project.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711379923/rowland/wl1idpvg9g01lg1yzcyj/rowland-hall-upper-school-engineer-fpbanner.jpg","width":1800}])