A ton of Rosary alumnae roam the halls of the academy every day working as teachers, administration, and staff. Many alumnae agree that each Red and Gold season was the highlight of their high school years, and they look forward to watching current Royals compete in this, “coming-of-age,” tradition.

To close off the 52nd annual Red and Gold, we interviewed Rosary alumnae staff members to learn more about their Red and Gold experiences. Some Rosary employees had positive experiences to look back on, while others struggled to take a dub.

To start, we have the queen of Red and Gold herself, Mrs. Huerta ’94. Mrs. Huerta went all over the board when it comes to Red and Gold categories. Her freshman year she was on drill, then the following years she was a captain for publicity and a stage manager captain. When asked what her favorite year was she states, “My favorite year was when I was a senior captain and we won!”

Mrs. O’ Campo ‘02 spent every year on drill. She stated, “My favorite Red and Gold was my sophomore year (2000). During our final stunt, the flyers rolled down an American flag and the audience went crazy, I was on red and we won.” A win for red and for America!

Ms. LaBonte ‘09 started off on fashion her freshman year and then switched to choral for the remainder of high school. LaBonte said, “My favorite year was my junior year. I really liked the theme “Out of the Shadows” and my team’s storyline- ‘It was dark and moody.'” LaBonte also enjoyed her senior year because she and her best friend were finally on the same team: “It was nice to share that together.” How sweet. Miss LaBonte’s overall Red and Gold record is 3-1.

(Daly) Unfortunately, we can not relate to Ms. LaBonte and her best friend because my best friend, Evelyn LeVecke ’22, left me for the white team. #sadday

Although many students have their fair share of wins and losses, our beloved Ms. Barclay ’94 only took L’s her entire career at Rosary. She states, “It a farce. It makes no sense. The ballots must have had ‘hanging chad’ issues.” Fun fact: Ms. Barclay was actually a script captain her senior year and made herself the lead role. Since 1995, script captains can no longer write themselves into their shows because of Ms. Barclay.

As you can see, many of our faculty and staff can relate and share stories with their students about their time at Rosary. Though it is very difficult to go all four years without losing, it is all part of the fun and is a great experience for every girl who goes through Rosary. Congrats on a fantastic Red and Gold season!