SAS: A Family Business
The
Eagle
Connection Vicki Rameker Rogers (95, faculty 2001-present)
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S I N G A P O R E AM E R I CA N S CH O O L J O U R N E Y S
Singapore American School has been a part of my family for almost 30 years. When my parents moved our family to Singapore in 1983 and enrolled my siblings—Kimberly Rameker Hurst (94) and Victor Rameker (97)—and me in SAS, we did not expect to still be chanting, “Go Eagles!” nearly three decades later. I didn’t expect to marry a fellow SAS classmate, Matt Rogers (95), or that Victor would marry Allyson Tippie (99) as well. I certainly didn’t expect to find myself on the other side of an SAS classroom teaching, sharing stories of overseas teaching with my mother-in-law, Ginny, who taught at SAS for a number of years and was one of those super-dedicated parents who actively contributed to the school. One of the things that has become apparent to me and Matt over the years is the extent and value of the SAS network. My interview with former superintendent Bob Gross came about as a result of a few SAS teachers who personally passed along my resume. I will always be grateful to them all for giving me the opportunity to “come home” and give back to an institution that had taught and inspired me so much. My husband’s employment history also has SAS fingerprints all over it. In fact, he learned about all three Singapore companies where he has worked through various SAS connections. A more recent example of the power of our SAS network was evident this spring during an eighth grade social studies trip I organized to Philadelphia, New York, F ALL 2 0 1 2