ROYALS' ROAR RAISED $170,000

By Al Stilley
Editor

The festive “Lights,
Camera, ROAR!” held
April 29 raised a massive
$170,000 in much-needed
funds for students, families,
faculty, and staff of Roncalli
High School.
Nearly 500 guests took
part in the fund-raising and
fun night in the Ascension St.
Vincent Gymnasium on the
Roncalli campus.
The annual ROAR event
is the largest single fundraising
event at Roncalli.
Funds at “Lights, Camera,
ROAR!” were raised in one
night through donations,
silent and live auctions, and
various games.
Promoted as a behindthe-
scenes event, hundreds
of attendees stepped up to
help Roncalli and become
a movie, TV star, or stage
entertainer for the night.
Patrons dressed as their
favorite movie star, movie
character, or behind-thescenes
crewmembers.
Superman, the Pink Ladies,
and Napoleon Dynamite
were among the characters
who had tons of fun at the
ROAR.
Popular radio and TV
personality JMV served
as emcee. Big Rosco and
the Hammers provided live
entertainment. Patrons were
served cocktails, appetizers,
and dinner.
The entire Roncalli family
is grateful for the support
from the fun-filled event that
transformed the gymnasium
into a movie-goers delight.

Clark Kent/Superman (Chuck Weisenbach, Roncalli President) with Pink Lady (Terese Carson).

Director David Lauck (Roncalli athletic director and coach), right, with his sound man, Eric Schoettle, left, and film crew Angie Schoettle and Jan Lauck at
Saturday’s event.

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” are Terri Edwards, Terese Carson, Joan Patterson and Lynn Parker.

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Dressed as Napoleon Dynamite from “Napoleon Dynamite” and Cher Horowitz from “Clueless” are DJ and Ali Coffey.