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Alumni Corner










Still Crazy (about Jamboree) After All These Years!
Get reacquainted with some alumni who have remained engaged for many years


Rosie & Sean McCooe
Rosie and Sean McCooe have been major contributors to Jamboree for the past 21 years—more than half of their married lives as a couple! Longtime cast members, they fondly remember playing Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their Jamboree debut. From there, they went on to dazzle audiences with singing, dancing, tapping, swinging, and kicklining (well, at least Rosie did). Sean, meanwhile, was always willing to ham it up and proudly serve as one of Jamboree’s greatest che


Zigi Putnins
2025 marks Zigi’s 24th consecutive year in Jamboree – an impressive streak that began when his daughter cheerfully informed him, “All Junior parents have to do Jamboree.” Thus began his journey as a backstage hero, a role he embraced before being promoted to the bright lights of the stage for the next five years. When his oldest graduated, Zigi pivoted back behind the curtain, supporting Jamboree through managing the website, creating and maintaining the foundational proce


Linda Scarpa
In the fall of 2003, my eldest son, Kevin was starting to look at colleges. As a single mother, with two other younger sons, I was concerned how on earth I was going to be able to help my oldest son with college expenses. I was working full time and caring for three sons. I never had time to meet many people in the Village. I decided to go the Ridgewood High School Guidance office and make an appointment with Kevin's guidance counselor. I was requesting information on any sch


PJ Lalwani
PJ in 2010 originally wanted to be backstage help when he came to RHS for Jamboree, but was somehow recruited to be on stage, in spite of insisting he had no talent in singing/dancing or acting. See, no talent required in Jamboree :) After having been on board or involved with other scholarships/charities, he has been totally dedicated to fundraising efforts at Jamboree since then. He was Producer in 2013 that for the first time broke the 6figure fundraising and that same yea
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