The Rockville Times
January, 2022
Happy New Year!
- January - A/B Days
- January 5 - A Day
- January 12 - B Day
- January 19 - Exams
- January 26 - A Day (Semester 2)
Please note that dates have changed slightly due to our snow day last week
January 19- Blocks 1 and 2
January 20- Blocks 3 and 4
January 21- Blocks 5 and 6
January 24- Blocks 7 and 8
Cocoa and Cram
Come study with us!
Student T-Shirts
We have purchased T-Shirts for every student at Rockville High School. We are going to give one to each student who meets the following criteria at the end of the 2nd quarter.
1. you must be passing all of your classes
2. you must have no discipline referrals in the quarter
3. you must not be considered truant
4. you cannot have more than 3 tardies
5. you must have multiple community service hours
If you do not reach this goal after Quarter 2 you will have the same opportunity quarters 3 and 4 to get yourself a free T-shirt if you meet those 5 criteria. Closer to the end of the quarter I will share where you can pick up your T-shirt.
Work Hard, Play Hard, Own it!
Mr. Magao
THE RHS MUSIC PROGRAM NEEDS YOU!
Come to an informational meeting on 01/11 at 2:05
Senior Recognition Yearbook Ads
Dear Class of 2022 Parent/Guardian:
Don't miss out on creating a senior recognition ad for yearbook to showcase your senior. You can add a message and pictures to wish your student well. Prices and directions on how to order can be found at jostensadservice.com. The deadline is January 28, 2022 and there are no extensions. If you have any questions, please reach out to one of the yearbook advisors (Amanda Langan at amanda.langan@vernonct.org or Jill Williams at jill.williams@vernonct.org).
ASTE Updates
In December ASTE held their annual Holiday Sale event. Wreaths, birch reindeer, poinsettias and more where sold. Items were made and managed by ASTE students. The FFA Officer ran a "Light Up Someone's Day" fundraiser. Students and staff were able to purchase paper winter holiday lights they could write a message on and send to some one. The lights were hung in the ASTE building for all to see. The FFA Officers delivered the lights to recipients with a candy cane before winter break.
Students are preparing for public speaking competitions and Spring Career Development Events. Some of the teams include tractor driving, aquaculture, dairy cattle evaluation and veterinary science.
Events from December 2021
Spirit Week
The week before break, Student Council hosted a school spirit week!
Monday- Flannel Day
Tuesday- Candy Cane Day
Wednesday- Holiday Hats and Socks
Thursday- Ugly Sweater Day
The Library Media Center also hosted a green screen photo booth with fun backgrounds!
Young Writers Unsolved Flash Fiction Competition Winners from RHS
Twenty RHS Creative Writers were winners in the Young Writers Unsolved Flash Fiction Competition. Their pieces were selected for publication from over 8,000 entries from across the nation. This is a record for RHS!! Congratulations to Abigail Aggarwala, April Bartolotta, Joe Bradford, Caitlin Chatterton, Natalie Crowley, Olivia Crowley, Jerelis Deleon, Grace Dehnel, Clarissa Halpryn, Ryan Harvey, Josh Grisales, Athena Lavigne, Samara Mercado, Emma Millet, Destiny Ouellette, Victoria Prignano, Anaya Tolton, Abbie Ursin, Lillian Westerberg, and Olivia Willis.
Advisory Door Decorating
During the month of December each advisory class planned and created a design for their classroom door!
9th Grade - Sports
10th Grade - Snow/Winter
11th Grade - School Spirit
12th Grade - College/Careers
The winning classroom door for each grade earned donuts on January 12th ( the next advisory meeting).
Freshmen - Room 129 (Andrews and Kupferschmid Advisories)
Sophomores - Room 230 (Mendelsohn Advisory)
Juniors - Room 167 (Cianci Advisory)
Seniors - C-1 - ASTE Room (Lanz Advisory)
Special recognition for infusing multiple categories: Room 121 (Ann Marie Stevenson)
Mr. RHS Pageant
Mr. RHS took place on Friday, December 10th. Eight Senior boys competed to be crowned the ultimate title - "Mr. RHS." All contestants brought their "A game" in all categories. It was an evening full of laughter, amazing music, and even some sentimental moments. In an extremely close race, Will Johns was crowned Mr. RHS 2021!
RAMS ATHLETICS
Fall Sports Pep Rally on December 10th
The entire student body met at the Football Field on Friday afternoon, December 10th. We wished our football team the best of luck in the State Championship, recognized all Fall sports, listened the the RAM Marching Band, and cheered with our cheerleading squad. It was a great way to start the weekend!
Congrats to the RHS Football team on a great game in the Class M State Championship. We are so proud of your hard work this season!
Winter Sports Schedules
With the uptick in positive Covid cases we are going to be limiting spectators at our basketball games. Moving forward we will only be allowing families of the student athletes to attend games. Students will not be permitted to attend games unless they have a sibling on the team. We will continue to assess the situation on a weekly basis and send out updates if things change.
Thank you for your cooperation!
RHS GIVES BACK
Food Drive - The student council hosted a Winter Can Drive at the beginning of December. Student Council collected 240 cans and the top donators where the Sophomore class! The top 5 students who donated will be recognized.
The RHS Peer Advocates ran a Gift Card drive to help RHS families in need from December 6- December 17. They collected gift cards of any amount! They also sold raffle tickets to win some amazing holiday stuffed animals!
The ASEP program spread seasonal cheer by selling Snowman Grams before winter break. For 50 cents, staff and students could purchase a Snowman Gram, write a message for a student or staff member and it was delivered to the recipient with a little bag of Hershey Kisses on Tuesday Dec 21st.
Tabletop RPG gift collection - The Tabletop RPG club teamed up with Imperial Gaming and Collectibles to collect donations of toys, games and books for kids at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Pajama Day - On Friday, December 17th, RHS participated in the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center PAJAMA DAY in support of the patients at CCMC. Patients at CCMC sometimes wear their PJs for months at a time while undergoing treatments for life threatening illnesses. Every year, this is our way to show support for those patients, and to help fund important research in the fight against childhood diseases. It was $1 (or more) to participate and support the kids at CCMC!
It was inspiring to see all of the students and staff in their pajamas today in support of the patients at CCMC!
Our students raised $709.25, and with our staff donations, we are at $850.25!
Student raffles were drawn at the end of the day. The winners were Maureen Mensah, Bella Artega, and Rachel Mathes!
Thank you again for participating! Great job Rockstars!
Cards for the Holidays - RHS Creative Writers made holiday cards for PitKat Center residents! What a fun December lock-in!
Student Work
Club News
RHS Library Media Club
Starting on January 7th, The Library Media Club is hosting the annual RHS Winter Read-a-Thon. In the Read-a-Thon, you read 4-5 books to complete a “bingo” on a Book Bingo Card. Each “Bingo” you complete will earn you an entry into a gift card raffle! ALL entries will earn a small prize. In order to participate, visit the Library Media Center to pick up your materials and learn more. All entries must be turned in on or before March 7th. ALL students and staff are invited to participate!