Magnet News
February 3, 2022
Celebrating Academic Excellence
Congratulations Science Team!
The RMSST Science Team competed in State Science Bowl this Saturday fielding three teams: Rockdale A, Rockdale B, and Rockdale C. They had their best finish ever in the state tournament with each team finishing within the top 20 teams overall. Congratulations Ms. Kennen, Mrs. Jones, and our dedicated science team members!
Rockdale A Finished 9th
Rockdale B Finished 11th
Rockdale C Finished 17th
Celebrating Honor Roll for 1st Semester
On February 4th, 2021 we will proudly celebrate many of our distinguished scholars for earning Honor Roll recognitions from first semester grades. This is a students-only celebration spread out across the morning to ensure social distancing. Although families cannot attend in person, we will be sharing photos after the event.
Principal's List
The following students are recognized on the Principal's List, for earning all A's first semester:
9th Grade: Connor Akin, Precious Babajide, Abigail Baker, Ethan Barlay, Ariana Boyd, Victoria Brown, Zoe Cannon, Salvador Cervantes, Aryanna Davis, Barkley Dowdy, Taylor Flagg, Aiden French, Gupta Prakash, Nia Halley, Bao Nguyen Le, Jesus Lopez, Ayat Mateen, Daniel Menghisteab, Maleah Miller, Juan Moran, Dalena Nguyen, Maya Odell, Victor Olufowote, Delano Page, Ryan Rakestraw, Gavin Reece, Alismariet Salom Maceira, Shianne Shaw, Penny Smith, Shinnel Solomon, Hezekiah Sylvestre.
10th Grade: Zoe Baker, Abigail Buchanan, Noah Buchanan, Alyssa Cornwall, Trenton Fulgham, Jose Funes, Camille Hall, Kayla Holland, Saidah Hoyte, Trinity James, Jassmine Lackey, Camila Moreno, Alan Nguyen, Hayaa Patel, Lucas Rodgers, Matilda Rodgers, Emily Grace Royal, Logan Sprinkle, Kathryn Stoltz
11th Grade: Jai’ana Burditte, Dylan Burkey, Isabella Cooper, Simon DePina, Jr Insular, Deandre Johnney, Jeriko Kammerer, Grace Kirkland, Duc Le, Maya Lester, Kayla Lewis, Dylan Mack, Lauren McWilliams, Stewart Oser, Isabella Powell, Amani Roberson, Destiny Sarter, Khalil Sistrat, Ryan Wood, Maxwell Zhang
12th Grade: Daniela Aguilar, Hector Aguirre, Saraiya Allen, Daniel Arias, Tyloni Bailey, Isaac Bare, Douglas Bone, Lesly Cadena, Christian Davis, Nylah Ductan, Clark Fulgham, Junay Gamory, Morgan Gill, Laura Goldgar, Sydnee Hairston, Mytien Hyunh, Margaret Hwang, Madison Jackson, Jackson Myers, Sydney Moodie, William Moss, Temidipupo Oluwo, Joel Oniha, Amelia Page, Mariana Rios, Jaidyn Sawyer, Robert South, Zak Yassin, Alexander Zakirov
Honor Roll with Distinction
The following students are recognized on the Honor Roll with Distinction, for earning mostly A's first semester:
9th Grade: Emmanuel Allen, Hannah Coley, Kayleigh Duren, Adayvia Gilbert, Sierra Hairston, Kenya Howard, Mariyah Humphries, Evan Johnston, Shiloh Knutsen, Demilade Ladipo, Matthew Lumpkin, Matthew McCoy, Thalia McLymore, Dakota Melvin, Gianna Mitchell, Parizehra Momin, Ian Morgan, Amaya Shepard, Kayla-Renae Smith, Aiyana Tran-Williams, Jeremy White, Alicia Wright
10th Grade: Nicholas Bentley, Kala Berry, Nicolas Cain, Skye Chandler, Skylar Chandler, Madisyn Dennis, Gemma Gayle, Jaycee Herth, Madisyn Hill, Kaitlyn Johnson, Katya Lans, Jin Lin, Terron McRae, Aeneas Moore, Michelle Ngo, Jessica Rhee, Emilia Samuels
11th Grade: Helena Chapar, Kimberly Cortez, Fatoumata Diakite, Angel Gomez, Mone’t James, Genaro Moreno, Ethan Myers, Nicholas Parker, Damaria Ponder, Jasmyne Porter, Christina Reed, Camani Stegall, Alexander Thomas, Christian White, Sabra Winston, Laila Wood
12th Grade: Henry Canseco, Samuel Clark, Grayson Cornelius, Gabrielle Daley, Jerry Gonzalez, Guinevere Grant, Terrance Hollingsworth, Patricia Ilic, Janae Inniss, Jalyn Jones, Kyndel Jones, Skyler McLymore, Eric Montgomery, Abigail Paterson, Alishia Robbins, Rhea Sethi, Sara Tanner, James Waits, Jaydan Ziglar
Honor Roll
The following students are recognized on the Honor Roll earning all A's and B's first semester:
9th Grade: Jairus Butler, Ethan Floyd, Mila Gutsulyak, Sydney Hammett, Colin Hudson, Rowan Rodgers, Joel Samuels, Kaymon Sledge, Jamecia Small, Lauren Smikle, Alena Thomas, Douglas Wilkerson
10th Grade: Xander Atkinson, Brianna Carr, Bianca Christie, Ethan Collinsworth, Joshua Comeau, Olivia DeFrancesco, Matthew Gatewood, Andrew Tyler, Halani Washington
11th Grade: Precious Dace, Marcanthony Fowler-Soopal, Brent Joyce, Timothy Kindell, Gabriel Macias, Jynae McFarlane, Taylor McIntyre, Simone Nelson
12th Grade: Kenitra Jackson, Aaron Prioleau, Elijah Simpkins, Jayden Walters
Two student researchers selected as Top 50 in the state!
Regional Science Fair Judging on Friday, February 11th
We have partnered with RCA to produce a highlights video that will be shared with guests. The awards will also be a virtual production shared the Tuesday after the event at this link so that students can share the recorded awards with their family and friends.
Updates and Announcements
Time to Vote!
Attention all Magnet students! We need your help to pick a name as we repurpose the existing Learning Commons into a collaborative creative space.
Vote for your favorite from the names submitted by clicking this link.
Existing plans include adding a presentation room with a giant television, having a two projector simultaneous display, a podcast studio, a 3D printing area, a makers cart, green screen, MacBooks with design software, iPads, and more! Our Magnet Fund has generously agreed to install a new floor and help brand the space. You should start seeing many changes before the end of this school year.
Magnet Fund Meeting on Tuesday, February 8th
We appreciate the ongoing support of the Rockdale Magnet Fund as the Academic Booster Club supporting our Magnet students!
Safety Reminders & COVID-19 Testing
Also, RCPS continues to offer free COVID testing Monday through Thursday along with free vaccine events. To learn more about contact tracing, isolation and quarantine guidance, testing and vaccines, please visit the district website at www.rockdaleschools.org and click on the COVID tab at the top of the page. Thank you for doing your part to keep our students and staff healthy!
Submitting Excuse Notes & Limiting Unexcused Absences
Excuse notes can be brought to Magnet’s front office or submitted via email to
MagnetOffice@rockdale.k12.ga.us .Please note that excuse notes must be submitted within 3 days of your student’s return to school.
Students must stay home if they are sick and stay home until they have been fever free for a minimum of 24 hours. Additionally, students and staff are required to isolate for 10 days when they receive a positive COVID-19 test.
While understanding it is key to stay home if a student is sick, we also need your partnership in limiting or eliminating unexcused absences. Students, you will not be eligible to exempt your Spring final exams if you have more than 3 unexcused absences. Please ensure that you are coming to school on all days that you are able.
Academic Support Opportunities
Extended Tutorials & Open Work Session Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Below is the list of teacher/counselors/tutors available for the extended hours. Keep in mind that even if the subject you need is not listed, any of the adults can help you make a tutor.com appointment or give you general direction on making the most of your study time. Students can stay after school for ANY teacher's office hours, clubs, and/or teams and then report to the extended tutorial OR students can come directly to the cafetorium to work or get help. Students must be picked up by 6pm on extended tutorial days. This allows families a later window for transportation.
Tuesday, February 8th:
Garner - Mathematics
Powell - AP Environmental Science
Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: Analytic Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, Spanish I
Wednesday, February 9th:
Matthews - Mathematics
Lindsey - Counseling
Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: Analytic Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry, AP Environmental Science
Weekly Office Hours and Clubs/Teams Calendar
Free Tutoring! Access Tutor.com via ClassLink for Live On-Demand Help at Home! AP Courses are Included!
Reminder: Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) and Tutor.com, one of the world’s largest online tutoring services, have partnered to provide live, online tutoring services for RCPS students. Through this partnership, quarantined RCPS students in grades 6-12 can access live tutors on-demand, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from Tutor.com for 1-to-1 learning support. RCPS students in grades K-12 can access the same expert tutors afterschool.
The service provides homework help across more than 120 subjects, along with drop-off essay review and test prep.
Students can access Tutor.com through the ClassLink landing page in any internet browser on their school-issued laptop or device, which will automatically sign in the student to their account. Or they can visit https://launchpad.classlink.com/rockdale.
PBIS School Wide Rules with RCHS
Be Responsible
Be On time
Be Ready to Learn
Rockdale Magnet School Mission
The mission of RMSST, a specialized research-focused learning community, is to foster and produce students who think ethically, critically, and independently while excelling in competitive academic environments and demonstrating high standards and expectations.
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
Email: abaskett@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Website: rockdalemagnetschool.com
Location: 930 Rowland Road Northeast, Conyers, GA, USA
Phone: 770-483-8737
Facebook: facebook.com/RockdaleMagnet
Twitter: @RockdaleMagnet