Mrs. Carpenter was born in Indiana and moved to the Melbourne area as a teenager. She met her husband, Loyde, at Harris Semiconductor (Intersil/Renesas), where she worked for 19 years. After retiring from Intersil, she came to BCS in 2001 and taught off and on until 2017; after a year, she returned and is now working part time in admissions. Her oldest son and daughter attended BCS for a short time. Rosie’s two oldest grandchildren graduated from BCS; her granddaughter and great grandson currently attend BCS. She loves to read and spend time outdoors. Rosie believes family is important, but God is #1. Her life’s verse is Philippians 4:13.