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Good Morning Rochester Intermediate School Students and Staff!

Today is Thursday, September 9, 2021

Please stand for the Pledge: 

I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

 

And now for a moment of reflection

 

Happy birthday today to...

Stevie Peoples

Today’s lunch menu includes…

  1. Pizza Bosco Sticks with Sauce

  2. Chicken Patty

  3. Popcorn Chicken

  4. Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza

  5. Beefy Nachos

September Lunch Menu

Please remember to be respectful, be responsible, and be safe and choose to make today great!

 

 

Band Booster Parent Meeting 

The Rochester Band Booster parent meeting will be held on Monday, September 13, at 6 p.m. in the Rochester Fine Arts Auditorium.  Parents of band students in grades 5th-12th are invited to come participate.  Directly following the booster meeting at 7 p.m., the informational student/parent Disney Trip Meeting will also be held in the Rochester Fine Arts Auditorium.  All high school music students in choir and/or band are eligible to participate in the Disney Trip.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Bauser by email at bbauser@rochester3a.net. 

 

Future Cheerleading Clinic Update: 

The future cheerleading performance for tonight has been rescheduled for the home football game on Friday, October 15th. 

More information to come about a refresher clinic prior to the new game date and/or opportunity to sign up to participate if you missed it the first time around. 

 

6th Grade Girls Basketball

For any 6th grade girls who are interested in playing basketball, 6th-grade GBB will hold tryouts for the team on September 9 and September 10 from 3:30-5:00 at the RIS gym.  All interested students must have a current physical on file with the school and be registered on RSchool. Rschool Registration Instructions

If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Spencer at jspencer@rochester3a.net.

 

Who is ready for Leonard Bowl XII?

Leonard Bowl will be held this year on our own field, Rocket Booster Stadium on Friday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m.

The Apparel Store for Leonard Bowl XII is now open!  Store Closes on September 2nd at midnight, so hurry and get your orders in.

Apparel pickup will be Thursday, September 9th; time and location TBD.

https://shop.primodesigns.net/Rochester_Leonard_Bowl_21/shop/home  

Any questions please reach out to apparel team at rocketfootballorders@gmail.com

 

High School Homecoming Parade

This year’s Rochester High School Homecoming Parade will be on Wednesday, September 22 at 5:30 pm. The parade will start at the Rochester Baptist Church on State Street, will turn left on Main Street, and turn right on North Walnut and  will end in the back parking lot at the high school. This year’s theme is “Fairytales”. If you are interested in participating in the parade or need additional information, please contact Deena Powell at (217) 498-9761 ext. 3122 during the school day or you can email at dpowell@rochester3a.net. Parade entries should fill out a form at this link https://bit.ly/3fvvVG7.  All parade entries need to have adult supervision and will not include political entries. We would love to see area businesses participate in our parade! There will be monetary prizes for the best parade entries that follow the parade theme displaying school spirit. (Businesses are not eligible for prizes)

 

Kindergarten Parents: Kindergarten Parents: The fairytale for the Kindergarten students will be There's No Place Like Home (The Wizard of Oz).  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher (not the office).

 

ALL sports/activities/businesses not directly connected to the Rochester Schools will need to fill out a Waiver of Liability Form and return to Deena Powell dpowell@rochester3a.net no later than 3:15 pm on Tuesday, September 21.  (Just take a picture of your completed form with your phone camera and email to me) The head/owner of each group (President, Owner, etc) can sign the waiver for the entire group if you have your own liability insurance. Example: the head of JFL will sign for all the JFL entries.  I do NOT need waivers signed from each individual parent unless there is not an individual who is able to sign for the entire group.  This form takes liability away from the Rochester School District.  Click here for Waiver of Liability Form