ROCORI SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 20, 2023
DATES TO REMEMBER
1/24 - End of Term 3
1/25 - Term 4 Begins
1/25 - High School Class Registration Materials handed out
1/26 & 1/27 - Middle School Registartion Materials handed out
1/30 - SNOW WEEK BEGINS
TERM 3 ENDS TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH
TERM 4 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25TH
2023-2024 CLASS REGISTRATION DATES
We want families to be aware that we will begin to register for classes in February (See Schedule Below). Please begin talking to your student on potential interests they may want to explore in 2023-24.
RHS - Grades 9-11
Jan. 25 - Registration materials distributed in Homeroom.
Feb. 1 - Registration forms due back to Homeroom.
Feb. 15 - Students will register for classes in their Homeroom.
RMS Grades 6-8
Jan. 27th - Registration materials distributed in their English Classes.
Feb. 2 - Registration materials due back to English Teacher.
Feb. 8 - Current 7th graders will register for classes in their English class.
Feb. 9 - Current 6th graders will register for classes in their English class.
Feb. 16 - Current 8th graders will register for 9th grade classes in their English classes.
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2023
Your graduation ceremony will be held at 6:30 PM on Saturday, June 3rd in the high school gymnasium.
Beginning January 23rd you will be able to purchase your All Night Graduation Party ticket online. The cost of the ticket is $60.00 until April 5th, on April 6th the cost of the ticket will go up to $75.00
Don’t miss out on this exciting and fun night. CLICK HERE to purchase your ticket today!
BATHROOM USE
Bathroom use:
We want our building to be inviting and welcoming to students, and part of that is being able to use the restroom when you need to. We have a few students that take advantage of that and congregate in that space. We ask students to sign out before leaving the room and indicate the time they return. We are going to be analyzing those logs to identify students who may need to have some added restrictions in the building. We also reviewed a basic restroom standard with students this week that only one student should be in a stall at any given time. If we identify more than one student in the stall, we will be issuing a suspension as a consequence. By in large our kids are great, but restrooms use lately has created some behavior challenges that we are going to address with students to ensure those don’t continue.
FREE RAPID COVID TESTS AVAILABLE
The district now has Rapid Covid tests that staff and students are allowed to have and use. If you feel you have symptoms of covid and want to test, you can stop by your school health office or main office and get a box of tests. Each box contains 2 Covid tests. If you would like to keep a box of tests at home for the case of, if you need one and it’s after school hours or a weekend, you can stop by the health office or main office or ask your child’s teacher to have a box sent home with your child, to keep at home. You are by no means “required” to get or have a box of these tests, they are available to those that want or wish to have them.
If you do test positive for Covid we ask that you notify the school and follow the school’s Covid policy for return, which can be found on the school’s webpage in the health services tab, labeled Covid policy. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact District Nurse Jessica Miller, 320-685-1045 or at millerj@rocori.k12.mn.us
SNOW WEEK - JAN. 30TH-FEB. 3RD
Dress up days Monday – Friday. More information will be announced next week!
Dodgeball Tournament - Grades 9-12 dodgeball tournament will be on Wednesday night (Feb. 1st)! There will be tabling during lunches next week (Jan.23rd – Jan. 27th) for sign ups with more information. (9th -12th grade only!)
Winter Formal Dance Grades 9-12 - Winter Formal Dance Friday night (Feb. 3rd) from 8-11PM with DJ Herrig. Tickets will be available for $5 starting on Jan. 30th during lunches. Students need to be dropped off and picked up from Door 10. This is the door on the backside of the school by the tennis courts. See flyer below.(9th -12th grade only!)
RHS YEARBOOKS - GRADES 9-12
Reserve your High School Yearbook for $60 online through May 15th on RevTrak (see link below), or with check or cash in the RHS Office, while supplies last. Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of May.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK
RMS YEARBOOKS - GRADES 6-8
Purchase your Middle School Yearbook for $35 online (see link below), or with check or cash in the RHS Office, while supplies last. Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of May.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK
AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Winter weather has certainly had an impact on our school schedule. Because of this, we wish to provide some additional educational support for our RMS and RHS students (Grades 6-12). During the month of January, we will expand our Innovation Center (Media Center) hours (3-5pm). In addition, we will staff the center with support staff to assist with homework completion, test taking, and other academic needs. We will open the Innovation Center and provide help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. RMS/RHS students will have this opportunity starting January 10th running through February 2nd.
ATTENTION SENIORS & JUNIORS
Seniors and Juniors:
Check the scholarship webpage for new scholarship postings.
Applications for Educational Benefits (Free/reduced lunch) can be found on this site. We encourage all families to complete this application. Any questions, contact barkerc@rocori.k12.mn.us
