Happy long weekend, RHS Students!

I hope you find some time for the things that bring you joy and peace 😊. Today marks the mid-term point for Q1. As we approach the first major milestone of the year, please be sure to check Aspen/Google Classroom and inquire with your teachers if you have any questions or concerns about your progress thus far.

Reflecting on the year to this point, I continue to be inspired by the work of our students and staff. Just this past week, the RHS Chamber musicians wow'ed us with their performance at Weekly Assembly. A huge thank you to Clara, Jaelyn, Alyssa, Mari, Marianna, Lily, Sally, Gavin, Simon, Victor, Cole, & Benji for exemplifying this month's theme of courageous leadership; not to mention out-of-this world talent 🎹🎸🎤. We are looking forward to a season of talent as we approach the busy time for plays, concerts, art shows, athletic events and so much more!

Peer Leaders and Student Council are joining forces to bring back a full lineup of experiences that will serve to build school culture and bring good ole fashion fun to the halls of RHS 👏😉. A sneak peak of events includes bringing back the Student vs. Staff competitions; starting at the end of the month with the annual Halloween Costume contest! 👻🎃🥳 We are excited for the opportunity to enhance school culture with a little friendly competition over the coming year.

We look forward to welcoming you back from the long weekend on Wednesday 10/12. Just a reminder that all juniors will be jumping into PSATs first thing that day; while seniors take over the town assisting our senior citizens with various household projects as part of the annual Seniors Helping Seniors event.

Here's to a great week ahead! 😎

10/10 - No School (Holiday)

10/11 - No School for Students; PD Day for RPS Staff

10/12 - PSATs - All Grade 11 students (See details below)

10/12 - Seniors Helping Seniors - Grade 12 Students (All Day)

10/31 - Halloween Costume Contest (Student vs. Staff)

11/4 - End of Q1 (Grades Close)

11/7 - Career Day 8:00 am - 10:30 am

11/10 - Report Cards Available in Aspen

11/11 - No School (Veteran's Day)

11/23 - 1/2 Day before the Thanksgiving Holiday

Thursday, May 25th: Senior Showcase at The Shalin Liu Performance Center

Friday, May 26th: Last day of school for seniors (Exams may be built into the final few days of school. Details will be forthcoming as we get closer to the date).

Tuesday, May 30th - Friday, June 2nd: Senior Week! All seniors are expected to attend graduation rehearsals from 8am - 10:30 am that week. Evening events are scheduled for the majority of nights that week. Stay tuned for details to come.

Friday, June 2nd: RHS Graduation @ 5 pm

Becoming a Courageous Leader

Food Services will now be serving breakfast on half days 😋

The Rockport High School Senior class is partnering with the Rockport Council on Aging to bring back our annual Seniors Helping Seniors event on Wednesday, October 12th. Seniors will go out into the town to assist senior citizens with a variety of household/yard needs. Seniors should plan to meet in the main lobby at 8:00 am to review the schedule of events for the day and take a Senior Class Picture. Please dress appropriately for raking and other household chores.

Pizza will be served at the conclusion of the event on the Ryan-Curley Athletic Field (weather dependent). 🍕😋

Juniors, Class of 2024:

• Reminder that PSAT/NMSQT exams will take place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 for Juniors. Test fee is $20. Cash and/or check payable to RHS is accepted in the RHS Guidance Office on test day or after.

Seniors, Class of 2023:

• Calling all SSU applicants! Join us October 13, 2022 at 9:30am for an Application Workshop with a Salem State University admissions representative. Sign-up outside of Guidance or in the Senior Room. Bring your social security number and your laptop to the event.

• College Rep Visits - Please use this link for information and directions for signing up in Naviance. Many more colleges are scheduled to visit RHS!

• Please return your purple FERPA Transcript Release Authorization Form to Guidance

Wednesday October, 12 6:30-8pm

Rockport High School Cafeteria

The Rockport PTO invites all Rockport Schools parents & teachers to join our member meeting. We will offer light refreshments, introduce the PTO mission & board and welcome special guest Rebecca Sly to lead planning for the Rockport PTO Holiday Fair to be held Saturday, November 17th.

Please consider joining the PTO. Your unique talents, ideas and enthusiasm are welcomed! Use the link below to complete a membership form for the 2022-2023 school year.

Join the PTO today! (google.com) RSVP to PTORockport@gmail.com

The 2022 MCAS results were released to schools this past week and will be mailed home to families on Friday, October 14th. Please look for your child's score reports after that date and reach out to Ms. Luster, the MCAS Coordinator, if you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress.

District and school-specific scores will be analyzed by teachers and staff over the coming weeks. If your child requires additional assistance based on the results of their scores, students and families will be notified directly after the completion of the formal review.

On Monday, November 7th, RHS DECA is hosting the Career Day event for all students from 8:00 -10:15 am. We have over 40 professionals signed up including alumni of RHS. At the end of next week, DECA will provide all students with a Google form sign up link so that you can pick 2 workshops to go to that day. Stay tuned for that link. Our hope is that everyone finds this a valuable experience and gets to hear some inside information about various careers and life experiences.

Parents & Guardians - If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to fill out the Superintendent's Entry Plan Survey. The information gathered will be used by Dr. Branco as he works to complete his Entry Plan and looks towards the future of RPS. Please complete the survey by Friday, October 21, 2022.

RPS Superintendent's Entry Plan Survey

RHS Students - Dr. Branco will be providing a separate opportunity through focus groups for you to provide your feedback and experience as an RPS student. Stay tuned on more information on this come!

Golf ⛳🏌️‍♀️: On Thursday, the Golf team participated in the Cape Ann League open. Tyler Bouchie and Jameson Colbert participated, and played well. 👏🎉

Field Hockey 🏑👏

The field hockey team is half way through our season. The record is 2-8 with victories coming against Northeast. Leading the team in scoring is Sydney Bouchie with 5 goals including a hat trick vs Northeast; Ella Lorenz & Amelia Lucas with 2 goals and chipping in with a goal each are Julia Sekercan, Addie Gardner and Ceci Chadbourne. 💪

The team has continued to work hard and show improvements. Highlight of this week was our 2-0 loss against Manchester-Essex, #3 ranked team in the MIAA Power Rankings. Lynn Morin was HUGE in goal stopping 33 shots! Natalie Lamond, Emily Hale, Sami Morrill, and Addie Gardner played stellar defense in M/E game! 🥳

Field Hockey will return on Friday against Pentucket at 3:45.

Girls Soccer ⚽ 👍

GSOC hosted the Hornets on Tuesday night, for another rainy game. They fought hard and played tough! On Thursday they traveled to Pentucket, also with a hard fight, the seniors were recognized, and it was a well fought game! 👏

They play again on Saturday at GHS (4:00pm).

Boys Soccer ⚽🙌

The boys visited the Hornets on a cold rainy night for their last regular season matchup of 2022.

Eddy Merz added to his team lead in goals with a breakaway in the 1st 10 minutes of the game to make it 1-0. Excellent defense by Nate Cook and Will Caron, they kept the M-E offense quiet throughout the 1st half. With the score tied at 1-1 in the 2nd, Owen Aiello found the back of the net on a breakaway to give the Vikings the lead. Atticus Anderson and Nick Nocella created several great offensive chances in the Midfield area. Despite a season high 14 saves by freshmen keeper Zakarya Bouafi, the Vikings lost 2-3. 💫🎉

BSOC hosted Pentucket on Thursday night, and they won 3-0! Goals by Eddy Merz (2) and Atticus Anderson (1) ⚽😎

They play again this Saturday at GHS (6:00pm)

-Ms. Rose