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Chantee’ Taylor Roberts ’88 Pays A Visit
Pastor Chantee’ Taylor Roberts ’88 was back in Rhode Island recently for a revival and while in the state she paid a visit to La Salle with her father, Ralph Taylor, to see her former school and visit a few people.
“La Salle was a very special place for me,” said Chantee’ who attended Perry Middle School in Providence before coming to La Salle. “Among the faculty and staff, I fondly remember Brother Jerome and I always loved Brother Fred – he liked my singing. I also remember Bob Lisi and Ms. Lachetti (now Ms. Romani) whom I had for French and I remember Ms. Starkey.”
After graduating from La Salle, Chantee’ attended Providence Community College (now CCRI) and ultimately earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Pastor Chantee’ Taylor Roberts ’88 was back in Rhode Island recently for a revival and while in the state she paid a visit to La Salle with her father, Ralph Taylor, to see her former school and visit a few people.
“La Salle was a very special place for me,” said Chantee’ who attended Perry Middle School in Providence before coming to La Salle. “Among the faculty and staff, I fondly remember Brother Jerome and I always loved Brother Fred – he liked my singing. I also remember Bob Lisi and Ms. Lachetti (now Ms. Romani) whom I had for French and I remember Ms. Starkey.”
After graduating from La Salle, Chantee’ attended Providence Community College (now CCRI) and ultimately earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 1988 La Salle yearbook says of Chantee’: “Chant”, Basketball, Volleyball, Drama, Chorus, Class Officer, “Put God first and I guarantee you he will help you obtain your goals” . . . an apt description of the now Floridian non-denominational minister.
“La Salle truly prepared me for the ministry,” she said. “I learned all the dos and don’ts
at La Salle. It is a place where you learn to blend in and accept everyone. I became close friends with Kim Adelderman. I was a pretty good student – mostly Bs.”
Mr. Taylor, whose son Leon attended La Salle after Chantee’, said that this was his first visit to the school. “I am very proud Chantee’ as I am of all of my five children and my 13 grandchildren.”
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
