Radiant Rogers House

Year after year, young men enter Rogers House for the first time with a raging mix of anxiety and excitement surging through their bodies. The thought of living in a boarding house with 70 other teenagers, on a remote campus, far from home, can get in the way of one truly knowing what a regular boarding experience is like. Luckily, however, Rogers is far from a regular boarding house.  Being a member of Rogers House is, in its own way, prestigious. The house has so many prefects, a dorm full of them would be bursting at the seams. We also have the biggest rooms, the best facilities, and the nicest layout of any house. However, all luxuries pale into insignificance when you take into consideration the members of the house and their connection to one another.  Day to day, groups of Rogers boys from all grades spend time together in one way or another. Often will you find juniors in prefect’s dorms having a conversation, or a large group of boys in the common room, challenging each other to a game of pool or perhaps a match of FIFA. Whoever you are and whatever you’re interested in, there's a person in Rogers House for you. House Captain Ian G, Rogers ’19  believes that “The spirit is genuine. It’s exciting to be around a group of people that actually cares about one another.”  A tradition among a group of people is an incredible way to create a sense of community. Not surprisingly, Rogers House is no stranger to traditions. From bi-annual House tie ceremonies to a remarkable battle on the paintball field on the last day of the year, the men of Rogers House give it their all to make it an experience to remember. Kenton L, Rogers ‘20 feels as if “The community is bonded between the bricks that make the house, woven into the soul and mind of every Rogers man.” To me, it isn’t just the people in Rogers House that make it special to me. Every day students from all other houses, boy or girl, are found in the Rogers common room, playing pool or gaming against each other on the PS4. Three times a week, students migrate to Rogers to partake in Chem or Math help, filling the common rooms with lively conversation. The open sense of welcoming resonates through the members of Rogers and reverberates through the rest of the campus. These small things that bring people together through Rogers House are what make it such a special place. Omar W, Rogers ‘19