Magnet News
November 12, 2021
2 Student Surveys to complete by Tuesday: Career Day & BirthdaysCareer Day will be Friday, November 12th from 12:15-1pm. Students, we want to give you the opportunity to select which one of our phenomenal speakers you want to hear from! Please note: we will try our best to honor your first choice, but preference for more popular speakers will go to those who complete this form first. We will then use your 2nd and 3rd choice to place you. The counselors are looking to acknowledge RMSST birthdays and we need your help! We are seeking a response from all RMSST students even if you do not celebrate your birthday. Please complete the survey and mark the appropriate response(s). If you have any questions please let Ms. Lindsey or Ms. Harris know. | Extended Tutorials & Open Work Session start this Tuesday & Wednesday We are excited to share that all Magnet students are invited to take advantage of extended tutorials and work session in our Magnet Cafetorium on the dates below next week. Students can stay after school for ANY teacher's office hours and/or club or team and then report to the extended tutorial. Students are also welcome to come directly to the cafetorium to work or get help. Student created peer study groups are encouraged to stay after and use this space to work also. Students must be picked up by 6pm on extended tutorial days allowing families a later window for transportation. Below is the list of teacher/counselor/tutors available for the extended hours. Keep in mind that even if the subject you need is not listed that 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. Tuesday, November 16th: Dr. Garner - Mathematics Ms. Harris - Counselor Ms. Lindsey - Counselor Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: English, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Precalculus, Chemistry, Calculus Wednesday, November 17th: Ms. Matthews - Mathematics Mrs. Wisnewski - English Ms. Lindsey - Counseling Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: Chemistry, Calculus | Fall Ball is this SaturdayThe Fall Ball X Committee Chairs and all of Student Council are excited to host Fall Ball X this Saturday. This is a sold out event and there are no tickets available at the door. Students do not have to present a physical ticket but will be check in through our online platform. The earliest arrival for students is 6pm and all students must be picked up by 9pm. Dinner is included in the cost of the ticket. Masks are required throughout the event except during the student's dinner portion where social distancing will be in place. All students must adhere to the Fall Ball X dress code as shared during ticket sales and linked here. Remember that this year's special accessory is top hats and tiaras! |
2 Student Surveys to complete by Tuesday: Career Day & Birthdays
Career Day will be Friday, November 12th from 12:15-1pm. Students, we want to give you the opportunity to select which one of our phenomenal speakers you want to hear from! Please note: we will try our best to honor your first choice, but preference for more popular speakers will go to those who complete this form first. We will then use your 2nd and 3rd choice to place you.
The counselors are looking to acknowledge RMSST birthdays and we need your help! We are seeking a response from all RMSST students even if you do not celebrate your birthday. Please complete the survey and mark the appropriate response(s). If you have any questions please let Ms. Lindsey or Ms. Harris know.
Extended Tutorials & Open Work Session start this Tuesday & Wednesday
Students must be picked up by 6pm on extended tutorial days allowing families a later window for transportation.
Below is the list of teacher/counselor/tutors available for the extended hours. Keep in mind that even if the subject you need is not listed that 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.
Tuesday, November 16th:
Dr. Garner - Mathematics
Ms. Harris - Counselor
Ms. Lindsey - Counselor
Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: English, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Precalculus, Chemistry, Calculus
Wednesday, November 17th:
Ms. Matthews - Mathematics
Mrs. Wisnewski - English
Ms. Lindsey - Counseling
Peer Tutoring Subjects Available: Chemistry, Calculus
Fall Ball is this Saturday
The Fall Ball X Committee Chairs and all of Student Council are excited to host Fall Ball X this Saturday. This is a sold out event and there are no tickets available at the door. Students do not have to present a physical ticket but will be check in through our online platform. The earliest arrival for students is 6pm and all students must be picked up by 9pm. Dinner is included in the cost of the ticket. Masks are required throughout the event except during the student's dinner portion where social distancing will be in place. All students must adhere to the Fall Ball X dress code as shared during ticket sales and linked here. Remember that this year's special accessory is top hats and tiaras!
Holiday Poinsettia & Ornament orders due by November 19th!
Each family is requested to participate in this important fundraiser for the Rockdale Magnet School by selling at least 1 order.
Please enter a Magnet student's name and grade in the appropriate space on the order as RMSST students are competing for a prize for most sales. The top 2 sellers in each grade level will win prizes. All sales will benefit the dynamic programming and $150K budget of the Rockdale Magnet Fund including travel, community service, competitions and events for more than 25 clubs and teams at our school.
You are encouraged to present the beautiful poinsettia plants to your family, friends, church decorating staff, church members, and business associates by directing your customers to the link to our website URL, https://www.rockdalemagnetfund.com/poinsettia-sale to place their orders. This year, we have added beautiful, custom Christmas tree ornaments (designed and produced by our very Magnet Inc. Entrepreneurs club) to our sales offering. Please order the ornaments along with a beautiful poinsettia plant.
All orders should be placed at the link above.

Congratulations to the 17 Magnet Students below who will be representing our district for the state selection portion of Governor's Honors Program (GHP)!
The students below were selected through an application and interview process to represent the district in the Governor's Honors process. Good luck to all the students below as they work on their state level GHP applications!
2021-2022 District GHP Nominees
Jai’ana Burditte – Biology
Kayla Holland – Biology
Isabella Powell – Chemistry
JR Insular – Communicative Arts
Destiny Sarter – Communicative Arts
Dylan Burkey – Communicative Arts
Trenton Fulgham – Math
Jeriko Kammerer – Math
Lauren McWilliams – Math
Camila Moreno – Math
Maxwell Zhang – Math
Ethan Collinsworth – Music: Percussion/Piano
Angel Gomez – Social Studies
Helena Chapar - Spanish
Kathryn Stoltz – Spanish
Isabella Cooper – Visual Arts
Camille Hall – Visual Arts
Congratulations to our September & October Students of the Month!
Wednesday we celebrated these students of the month listed below with a donut party to award them for their efforts. The students listed below were selected by their teachers for exhibiting our RCHS PBIS expectations of Responsible, Respectful, On Time, and Ready to Learn! Keep up the great work!
9th Grade: Mariyah Humphries, Sydney Hammett, Jesus Lopez, Gianna Mitchell, Ayat Mateen, Shinnel Solomon, Zindzhi Evans, Penny Smith, Kayleigh Duren, Eric Stephens, Aryanna Davis, Victoria Brown, and Hezekiah Sylvestre.
10th Grade: Abigail Buchanan, Nicolas Cain, Camila Moreno, Kayla Holland, Roderick Sneed, Bianca Christie, Jessica Rhee, Madisyn Hill, Zoe Baker, and Destiny Simeon.
11th Grade: Isabella Cooper, Nicholas Parker, Marcanthony Fowler-Soopal, and Ryan Wood
12th Grade: Jocelyn Davis, Nylah Ductan, Rhea Sethi, and Daniela Aguilar
Congratulations to our Monster Dash winners!
High School- Female
1: Elissa Jefferson
2:Halaw Washington
3:Nisa Washington
High School- Male
1: Matthew Green
2: Noah Buchanan
3: Sam Clark

November is National Apply to College Month!

Academic Support Opportunities
Weekly Office Hours & Clubs/Teams Calendar
Please remember that all Magnet teachers provide at least one open office hour per week with many having additional availability. Please use the PDF below to see what is happening at Magnet each week organized by day of the week. Office hours are a great opportunity to ask your questions or complete assignments for the class while the teacher is available to assist with questions as you have them.
Most clubs and teams are still accepting new members, so now is the time to get involved if you have not already.
Starting November 16th, extended tutorials will be available on select days to support students staying on campus as late as 6pm to get help or have a quiet, safe space to work. Please see the announcement about extended tutorials at the top of this newsletter for more information.

Free Tutoring! Access Tutor.com via classlink for live on demand help at home! AP courses are included!
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.
This tool will provide supplemental help for quarantined students in grades 6-12 as part of the QUEST (Quarantine Education for Students) program. This will also provide online tutoring for RCPS students in grades K-12 afterschool. Spanish-speaking families and students will also be able to access live, Spanish-speaking tutors.
Students will be able to 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.
RVC Virtual Tutorials
Save the Dates!
- Fall Ball- Saturday, November 13th
- Career Day- Friday, November 19th
- No School for Students- Thanksgiving Break- November 22nd-26th
- 9th Grade & Peer Mentor Flex- Friday, December 3rd
- School Science Fair- Friday, December 10th
Highlights from this week @ RMSST! 1st Fall Ball Spirit Week & Researchers Busy in the Lab!
Key Parent & Guardian Information
Welcome Ms. Riemersma & Update to Submitting Excuse Notes
We are excited to welcome our new front office clerk Ms. Riemersma to the Magnet Staff. Ms. Riemersma will be your new contact for student attendance questions and excuse notes. 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.
A narrated video review of key attendance information can be found at this Attendance Video link.
Free Covid-19 Vaccination Event for Everyone over 5 years old
Free COVID-19 Testing
November 15-18 954 North Main Street (12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
(No KDOW testing during Thanksgiving Break, November 22-26)
November 29-December 2 954 North Main Street (12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
December 6-9 954 North Main Street (12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
December 13-16 954 North Main Street (12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
(No KDOW testing during December Break, December 20-January 3).
For all the details including the full schedule of dates, times and locations, please visit our website at www.rockdaleschools.org/covid19testing
