Alumni Spotlights
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Trantor ’07
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Trantor ’07 By: Katie Rodemich ’02 When Brooke Trantor returned to her hometown of Quincy, she brought more than ambition—she carried a story only this community could inspire. From her early days on the Quincy Community Theatre stage to nearly fifteen years in Los Angeles filmmaking, her journey has come full…
Read MoreA Legacy of Tradition: Celebrating Four Fine Arts Legends of Quincy Public Schools
A Legacy of Tradition: Celebrating Four Fine Arts Legends of Quincy Public Schools By: Katie Rodemich ’02 For generations of Quincy High School students, A Building was more than classrooms and rehearsal halls. It was where voices found strength, where spotlights revealed hidden confidence, and where music and performance transformed strangers into family. Together, Clyde…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Michèle Crider 1977
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Michèle Crider 1977 From Quincy’s Choir Room to the World’s Great Opera Houses By: Katie Rodemich ’02 Sometimes the most extraordinary journeys begin in the most familiar places. For Michèle Crider ’77, that place was Quincy—where a family of singers, a church choir, and dedicated teachers first nurtured her gift. From those…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Eric Loos ’01 & Heidi Holzgrafe ’00
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Eric Loos ’01 & Heidi Holzgrafe ’00 2025 A Night to Dream Big Chairs: From Blue Devil Days to Building Quincy’s Future By: Katie Rodemich ’02 The QPS Foundation is honored to announce Heidi Holzgrafe ’00 and Eric Loos ’01, as the chairs of the 2025 Annual Campaign. The couple’s decision to…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Prater ’91
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Prater ’91 By: Katie Rodemich ’02 Ethan, a proud graduate of the QHS Class of 1991, grew up on 22nd and Aldo, just a few blocks from the neighborhood where he would walk and bike to Madison, Baldwin, and Quincy Junior High School, and discovered the first sparks of what became…
Read MoreQPS Staff Spotlight: Angela Raines-Caldwell
QPS Staff Spotlight: Angela Raines-Caldwell Angela Raines-Caldwell Leads as New Community School Coordinator at QHS By: Katie Rodemich ’02 As Quincy Senior High School’s first-ever Community School Coordinator, Angela Raines-Caldwell brings not just bold vision but a lifetime of lived experience to the role. She knows the power of community—and what happens when it’s missing.…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Rose ’22
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Rose ’22 From Pageants and Public Service to Purposeful Entrepreneurship By: Katie Rodemich ’02 At just 21 years old, Shelby Rose has already built a life defined by purpose, resilience, and lasting impact. and a student at the University of Alabama, her story spans nonprofit leadership, viral social media success, pageantry,…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Sparks ’01
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Sparks ’01 Investing in Quincy, On and Off the Field By: Katie Rodemich ’02 When Ryan Sparks walked the halls of Quincy High School in the late ’90s and early 2000s, he was the kind of student who always had a full plate and a full heart. A pitcher for the…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Lung ’97
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Lung ’97 By: Katie Rodemich ’02 For Jeff Lung, high school at Quincy Senior High School was more than just an education—it was a refuge, a steady place in a world that often felt unpredictable. There, he found structure, community, and the freedom to express himself through music, theater, and art.…
Read MoreQHS Alumni Spotlight: Dan Isaacson ’67
QHS Alumni Spotlight: Dan Isaacson ’67 How a QHS Alum Became a Hollywood Trainer to the Stars By: Katie Rodemich ’02 From North 12th Street to soundstages in Hollywood, Dan Isaacson’s journey has been anything but typical—but its foundation was unmistakably Quincy. As a proud graduate of the QHS Class of 1967, Dan’s life has…
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