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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 35 MIN

Shaking the Tree (Ep. 18): Marcella Rogers & Nellie Harrie

from Shaking the Tree: A Royal Oak Schools Podcast · host Royal Oak Schools

This week, Dr. Tafelski is joined by our new student co-host, Stella Rogers, for a conversation focused on the impact of the PTA across Royal Oak Schools.We’re joined by Marcella Rogers, President of the Royal Oak Council PTA. Marcella’s children attended Upton Elementary and are now in 8th and 10th grade, and she is also a PTA member at ROMS and ROHS.Additionally, Nellie Harrie, Member at Large for the Royal Oak Council PTA, joins the conversation. Nellie’s children attended Oakland and include a 5th grader, 8th grader, and 10th grader. She is also a PTA member at Oakland, ROMS, and ROHS.We also hear from Jess Sorbo, a PTA member at Northwood Elementary who chairs the Science Olympiad event and Trunk or Treat, and Tiffany Vosburg, President of the ROMS PTA and Vice President of Events for Michigan PTA.Learn more about the PTA and how to get involved: ⁠https://www.royaloakschools.org/parents__guardians/district_p_t_a⁠

This week, Dr. Tafelski is joined by our new student co-host, Stella Rogers, for a conversation focused on the impact of the PTA across Royal Oak Schools.We’re joined by Marcella Rogers, President of the Royal Oak Council PTA. Marcella’s children attended Upton Elementary and are now in 8th and 10th grade, and she is also a PTA member at ROMS and ROHS.Additionally, Nellie Harrie, Member at Large for the Royal Oak Council PTA, joins the conversation. Nellie’s children attended Oakland and include a 5th grader, 8th grader, and 10th grader. She is also a PTA member at Oakland, ROMS, and ROHS.We also hear from Jess Sorbo, a PTA member at Northwood Elementary who chairs the Science Olympiad event and Trunk or Treat, and Tiffany Vosburg, President of the ROMS PTA and Vice President of Events for Michigan PTA.Learn more about the PTA and how to get involved: ⁠https://www.royaloakschools.org/parents__guardians/district_p_t_a⁠

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