Thursday, October 13, 2022
Good Morning Students, Parents and Staff!
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Looking Ahead:
10/14 End of 1st Quarter
10/18 - RJHS/RHS Choral Concert
10/20 Term 1 grades posted after 3pm
10/20 - Leadership Conference
10/20 - Honor Band at GMS
10/28 - Into the Woods school preview
10/29 - Into the Woods - 7:00 p.m.
10/30 - Into the Woods - 2:00 p.m.
Parent Teacher Conferences
The portal is open to sign up for the final parent teacher conference in November.
The last Parent/Teacher Conference will be held for RJHS on Wednesday, November 2 from 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. Conferences will be held virtually or in person (if requested) this fall. Parents should use their Skyward Family Access to schedule a 15-minute appointment with their student’s teachers that they would like to visit with about their student.
After scheduling your conference(s), parents will be sent a link by the teacher for each meeting via their email. Directions on how to schedule a conference can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact Christie Jones at 217-498-9761, Ext. 1002 or cjones@rochester3a.net.
Choir Concert
Come hear the choirs sing at the Fall Choral Concert Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The Junior High Concert begins at 6 p.m. and features the 7th Grade Chorus, 8th Grade Chorus, Jr. High Jazz Choir, and Combined Choirs. There will also be a preview from the cast of the Jr. High Musical INTO THE WOODS, JR. The Senior High Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the Concert Choir and Madrigals. The concert will conclude with the announcement of the Spring musical. There is a $1 general admission charge. Come out and support the Rochester Choral Music Department.
RJHS Rocket Gear - Annual PTO Fundraiser
The Rochester Junior High is having their annual fundraiser. They will be selling Rocket apparel click the link below to order.
https://shop.primodesigns.net/RJHSPTO/shop/home
Rocket Football Food Drive
Rocket Food Drive ~ Team up with the Rockets and 1450 for the annual Stuff the Trailer Food Drive. Join us in collection items Oct 14-21st
INFORMATION NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE!
RJHS Boys Basketball
We are excited to announce that 7th and 8th-grade boys’ basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, October 17, and Tuesday, October 18 from 5:00 -7:00 in the junior high gym. All students interested in trying out for the team must have a current physical on file with the school and be registered for Boys Basketball 7th-8th on Rschool. If you have questions regarding basketball, please contact Coach Spencer at jspencer@rochester3a.net. If you have questions about physicals or Rschool registration, please contact Sara Powless at spowless@rochester3a.net.
Double Bus Routes 10-13-22
RJHS riders for Bus #7 & #19 need to wait in the HS/JH cafeteria until your bus comes to pick you up and take you home.
Bus #7 - Ran by Bus #15 PM
Bus #19 - Ran by Bus #2 PM
*Any transportation changes need to be made before 2:00, so we can get students where they need to go.
*PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING LATE BUSES TO THE BUS GARAGE. THEY CAN BE REACHED AT (217)498-9834
Lunch Notifications
The low lunch balance alerts have been reactivated for all families. You will get an alert when your lunch balance is below $5.00. If you choose to shut off the alert, you will no longer receive messages from Skyward or Thrillshare.
Lunch Menu:
Thursday
Rocket Line - French Toast Sticks w/ Cheese Omelet
Corner Crust Pizza - Meatball Pizza
Custom Bros Grill - Bacon Cheeseburger
Salad Bar - Cobb
Friday
Rocket Line - Chicken Enchilada
Corner Crust Pizza - Buffalo Chicken
Custom Bros Grill - Mini Corn Dogs
Salad Bar - Chef