Head-Royce School Alumni

Congratulations Leigh Rondon-Davis '10, named by American Theatre Magazine as one of 19 Theatre Workers You Should Know! Rondon-Davis is one of four artists selected for Theatre Bay Area’s Director Residency and will be in residence at Shotgun Players next season. They will perform in the virtual production of The Light by Loy A. Webb for Shotgun Players this fall. Rondon-Davis is also curating a weekly show for Crowded Fire’s Twitch Stream.

Congratulations, Kate '13! We also can't wait for the release of your upcoming book, Whistleblower.

Alums! We are working on the next issue of the Head-Royce magazine. Please share your updates with us for Alumni notes - including how COVID has impacted you and work that you might be doing for the anti-racist and social justice movement. Any and all updates welcome! Please submit to [email protected] - photos appreciated!

Join Jayhawks supporting It Takes A Village. ITAV was founded by Shelly W., HRS alumni parent, and managed with two HRS parents, Eva C. and Julia C. Over 55 of our 240 volunteers come from the HRS community, and what a supportive group it is! The need for PPE persists in the medically underserved communities that we support. Since March our volunteers have generously given their time so we could donate donate nearly 40,000 face masks and 12,000 face shields.... We need Makers to refurbish N95s and assemble face shields, and elastic/fabric cutters - no special skills required. We also need sewists. These tasks are done at your convenience from the safety of your home. We supply all materials. We are also looking for drivers to pick up/drop off materials and donations. Check us out in this video by Tyler Markovich '18 and at https://www.it-takes-a-village.org/.

Next week! Please join us for our second webinar: "From Surviving to Thriving," led by Dr. Dena Simmons, Assistant Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Int...elligence. Dr. Simmons will talk about impostor syndrome in the classroom and culturally relevant teaching practices. Ask her a question here: https://forms.gle/QBvcQNnVkwpUZDn48. Learn more and find the Zoom details here: https://www.headroyce.org/about-us/diversity. Please note this webinar will NOT be recorded, so do your best to attend!

Congratulations, Grace Yasumura '06! https://americanart.si.edu//grace-yasumura-joins-smithsoni

TONIGHT: Dr. Howard C. Stevenson talks to the Head-Royce community about how we can all speak out against racism, manage in-the-moment racial stress, and help s...top the racial trauma that undermines the well-being of our Black students. Join the webinar at 5 p.m. PST. Link + password here: https://www.headroyce.org/about-us/diversity Ask Dr. Stevenson a question here: https://forms.gle/m2yvE2tPpb9mWgC7A

TONIGHT: Join us for the first webinar in our summer series, hosted by the Office of Equity & Inclusion. All Head-Royce students, alumni, parents, guardians, ...and professional community members are invited to a webinar on Tuesday by Howard C. Stevenson, Ph.D., author of Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences that Make A Difference. Learn more and submit a question for Dr. Stevenson here: https://www.headroyce.org/about-us/diversity. Dr. Stevenson will share strategies for how we can speak out against racism and micro-aggressions, and manage in-the-moment racial stress. We hope this session will help us become more responsive and do our part to stop the racial trauma that undermines the well-being, development, and academic achievement of our Black students. With questions about the webinar, email [email protected].

To read today’s full letter to alumni click here: https://mailchi.mp//a-message-to-hrs-alumni-about-our-anti

UPDATE: The School administration is reading the painful and important stories shared by Black students and alumni on the @BlackatHRS Instagram account and has ...carefully read the Hawk’s Eye Special Edition on racism at our School. Please note that these first two forums are Black alumni affinity spaces. We will follow these with more opportunities for community listening. The letter that we’re sending on Monday will reflect all of our equity and inclusion work for this summer and fall. See more

Head-Royce School stands against racism and hatred in all its forms. Our entire community reflects diversity in cultural, racial, and gender identities and we a...re stronger because of it. We acknowledge the significant and ongoing pain and violence inflicted upon our Black community and pledge to embody our mission by taking tangible actions to dismantle systemic racism and oppression. Illustration of George Floyd by activist-artist Zoe B. '21

Krista Marie Yu '06 will be appearing on 'Stars In the House' TONIGHT with her former Dr. Ken costar Ken Jeong!