Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2025 edition of Reflections.  Click here to read more stories from this issue.

In the House System, each House event, fundraiser, and point-awarding activity that occurs throughout the year leads to the ultimate goal: The Patriot Cup Championship. Charity House has won the most championships, with three wins to its name thus far. For Charity House students, however, the community-building and goal-setting opportunities are what make the lasting impacts on its alumni.

For Julia Roberts ‘23, being a part of Charity House was something that she looked forward to, especially watching her older sisters take part in the Charity House events, like the Lip Sync Battle. Once she entered high school, she enjoyed being a part of a community within her family room that allowed her to grow closer to and connect with students in all four grade levels.

For Julia’s senior year, she was chosen to serve as both Captain in her Family Room as well as Communications Captain for her House. Within those positions, Julia worked and bonded with her fellow Charity Housemates over things like creating social media content, running House events, creating Charity’s dolphin mascot, and ultimately winning the Patriot Cup Championship in 2023.

“Being able to be a senior leader… and helping mentor the younger ones and show them how much the House community at Carroll meant to us was so much fun,” said Roberts, “It was always competitive, but everyone was so supportive of each other’s House.”

Julia not only graduated from Carroll with a House Cup Championship to her name, but she took valuable leadership skills with her as a current student at the University of Dayton. She currently holds multiple leadership positions, including Vice President of Inclusion of UD’s Kappa Delta chapter, where she plans events, mentors her peers, and works with creating digital content for social media, among many other responsibilities on campus.

Roberts also gives a lot of credit to the teacher leaders and role models she had during her time in Charity House as inspiration for her future career as a school Intervention Specialist. “The teachers at Carroll have made a very lasting impact on me,” she said. “They all were super supportive.” She hopes to provide that same support to her future students and lead them to their own classroom victories.