I located: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is

surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation."

An example of a paraprosdokian sentence is "The Evening News is

where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't."

Routinely we encounter examples of those programs and activities where something has gone wrong, and this onslaught of problems can make us weary. That is why it is so refreshing and exciting to share stories of the success our alumni are experiencing.  I trust you will enjoy reading about the success that Carly and Justin and Angela and many others are experiencing, and I invite you to follow us on Facebook,

Click Here to read the Winter 2011-2012 issue of RPS Today.

Oops! In the Winter 2011-2012 print version of RPS Today,                                                          Julie Grossman Kantrowitz '97 was mistakenly identified as having left before graduation.    Julie graduated from RPS in 1997.  Our sincere apologies to Julie.

Carly Syms '07 is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where she majored in Communications and Political Science.  She is currently on a new path to a master's degree in Journalism at Northwestern.  She is an avid football fan, has published two novels and is working on a third.  Here she describes her journey to that first novel.

Kristen Tamburro '07, a graduate of Connecticut College, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia. Fulbright fellows receive round-trip transportation to the host country, a living stipend, research allowances and medical insurance. Kristen will teach English at a high school. At Connecticut College she majored in government and was a scholar in the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy. Kristen also studied in Vietnam through the College's Study Away, Teach Away (SATA) program. To follow Kristen's experiences Click Here.