5/16/16
THE SAT WORD OF THE WEEK IS CASTIGATE, A VERB MEANING TO CRITICIZE HARSHLY,
USUALLY WITH THE INTENTION OF CORRECTING WRONGDOING.
ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IS REALLY LIKE? COME GET
ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED TOMORROW NIGHT! A PANEL OF RM ALUMNI WILL BE
SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR FIRST YEAR COLLEGE EXPERIENCES IN THE RM CAFETERIA AT
6:30 PM. HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS READY!
IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU PRE-ORDERED THE SENIOR CLASS PHOTO, PLEASE SEE
MS. CONTINO IN ROOM 15 DURING LUNCH OR AFTERSCHOOL TO PICK UP YOUR PHOTO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE UP IN MATH? THE MATH MAKE-UP ROOM IN
OPEN DURING LUNCH ON MONDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS IN ROOM 324. CHECK WITH
YOUR TEACHER OR JUST SHOW UP! MATH ASSESSMENT GRADES GENERALLY GET
LOWER AND LOWER THE LONGER STUDENTS WAIT TO MAKE THEM UP. DON'T PUT IT OFF GET YOUR MAKE-UPS DONE ASAP! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN ROOM 324!
HEY RM, HUNGRY? COME OUT TO CALIFORNIA TORTILLA THIS THURSDAY, MAY 19TH
FROM X - X. SAY THE PASSWORD "TIDE" AND THE TIDE, YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER, WILL
RECEIVE X% OF THE PROFITS. THE TIDE. CALIFORNIA TORTILLA. THURSDAY. BE THERE!
IF YOU STILL NEED TO PURCHASE A ROCKET 2016 YEARBOOK, YOU MAY ORDER ONE
ONLINE WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE RMHS WEBSITE. ORDER FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE
MAIN OFFICE OR ON THE SENIOR CLASS BULLETIN BOARD. THERE ARE ONLY A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF YEARBOOKS LEFT SO PLEASE HURRY. ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS.
CONTINO IN ROOM 15.
YOUR UNDEFEATED BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOMORROW AT 7PM AT MAGRUDER. CURRENTLY THE ROCKETS ARE 14-0 AND ARE
LOOKING TO BE THE COUNTY CHAMPS. RM WILL BE SPONSORING A SPIRIT BUS TO GO
CHEER THE BOYS ON. TICKETS WILL BE $5 AND WILL BE ON SALE IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA
CENTER TODAY AND TOMORROW. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME SUPPORT YOUR
ROCKETS SO PLEASE PLAN ON COMING TO THE GAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEARING
YOUR BLACK AND GOLD!
GIRLS SUMMER LEAGUE BASKETBALL TRYOUTS ARE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND
FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK FROM 3-5PM IN THE GYM. PLEASE SEE COACH OAKES IN ROOM 260
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THE PARCC ASSESSMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MAY 19TH AND FRIDAY, MAY
20TH. BOTH THE ENGLISH 10 AND ALGEBRA 1 EXAMS WILL BE HELD BOTH DAYS.
STUDENTS WHO NEED TO TAKE THE ALGEBRA1 AND ENGLISH 10 EXAMS SHOULD REPORT
TO THEIR ENGLISH EXAM LOCATION ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AN ALGEBRA
MAKE- UP EXAM WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR YOU NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THE ENGLISH 10 AND ALGEBRA 1 EXAMS, REPORT TO YOUR ENGLISH EXAM LOCATION
THIS WEEK. YOU CAN FIND YOUR TESTING LOCATION BY LOOKING AT THE POSTERS THAT
ARE HANGING IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. YOU CAN ALSO ASK ANY
OF YOUR TEACHERS FOR YOUR TESTING LOCATION.
STUDENTS TAKING THE ENGLISH 10 PARCC ASSESSMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING
THEIR OWN HEADPHONES TO THE EXAM. WHILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT
PERMITTED IN THE TESTING ROOM, YOU WILL NEED HEADPHONES FOR YOUR ENGLISH
ASSESSMENT. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THEM.
DUE TO THE PARCC AND HSA ASSESSMENTS, THERE WILL BE A DELAYED OPENING
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE PARCC IN ENGLISH 10 OR ALGEBRA 1, AND YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO TAKE THE NSL OR BIOLOGY HSAS, YOU MAY REPORT TO SCHOOL FOR LUNCH AT
11:30 ON EACH OF THESE DAYS; HOWEVER, BUSES RUN ON THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULES
DURING EXAMS. IF YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE LATE, YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR OWN
TRANSPORTATION. ALSO, UNLIKE LAST YEAR, YOU MAY NOT OPT OUT OF TAKING THE
PARCC ASSESSMENT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ORDER TO MEET
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
LAST WEEK THE RM VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM FINISHED THEIR SEASON AFTER LOSING TO
KENNEDY 10-0, AND QUINCE ORCHARD 12-0. THEN, THEY WERE ELIMINATED IN THE FIRST
ROUND OF THE MPSSAA PLAYOFFS BY BLAIR AFTER A 6-1 LOSS. THEY FINISHED WITH AN
OVERALL RECORD OF 2-15.
THE VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM FINISHED THEIR REGULAR SEASON LAST WEEK WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE 20-3 BLOWOUT WIN OVER KENNEDY. THEN, IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
MPSSAA PLAYOFFS, THE TEAM SHUT OUT WALTER JOHNSON 11-0. THEY WILL FACE
NORTHWOOD AT HOME TONIGHT AT 4:00! LET’S SHOW UP AND CHEER THEM ON AS THEY
LOOK TO ADVANCE.
THE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS BEEN ON A TEAR ALL SEASON, BEATING EVERY TEAM
THEY’VE PLAYED, AND NOW THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE MCPS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
AGAINST SHERWOOD AT MAGRUDER TOMORROW. IN ALL THREE OF THEIR PLAYOFF
GAMES, THEY HAVE WON EVERY SET. THIS SHOULD BE AN EXCITING MATCH AS
SHERWOOD COMES INTO THIS GAME WITH A 13-1 RECORD, WHILE YOUR ROCKETS COME
IN WITH A PERFECT 14-0 RECORD. HOPEFULLY, THE ROCKETS CAN BRING HOME THE
GOLD AND FINISH THE SEASON UNDEFEATED. THE GAME STARTS AT 7, SO LET’S SHOW
UP AND SHOW OUR ROCKET PRIDE!
LAST WEEK THE VARSITY BOYS LACROSSE TEAM PLAYED AT WALTER JOHNSON IN THE
FIRST ROUND OF THE MPSSAA PLAYOFFS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY LOST 14-1. THIS
MARKED THE END OF THEIR 4-11 SEASON.
THE GIRLS VARSITY TEAM ALSO HAD THEIR SEASON ENDED LAST WEEK AFTER A
CRUSHING 11-10 LOSS TO B-CC IN A HARD FOUGHT CONTEST. THEY FINISHED WITH A
RESPECTABLE 6-7 SEASON.
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM MARK TWAIN: "ANGER IS AN ACID THAT CAN
DO MORE HARM TO THE VESSEL IN WHICH IT IS STORED THAN TO ANYTHING ON WHICH IT
IS POURED."