May 3, 2016

5/3/16
THE VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM BEAT OUT THE RAIN AND KENNEDY IN THEIR 20-3 WIN
YESTERDAY. EAGER TO ADD ANOTHER WIN TO THEIR RECORD AND REDEEM THEIR BACK
TO BACK LOSSES, THE ROCKETS PUT UP 14 RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING ALONE. THE
ROCKETS NEARLY SHUT DOWN THE KNIGHTS DEFENSIVELY, ONLY ALLOWING THREE
RUNS THROUGHOUT THE GAME. SOLID OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES WERE MADE BY
RACHEL LEBEDINSKY AND DEVON GOETZ WHO BOTH HAD HOMERUN SHOTS OVER THE
CENTER FIELDER'S HEAD. COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE ROCKETS AS THEY CLOSE OUT
THEIR LAST TWO HOME GAMES ON THURSDAY AGAINST GAITHERSBURG, AND
SATURDAY'S SENIOR GAME AGAINST QUINCE ORCHARD.
THE COED VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM UPSET ROCKVILLE IN A 3-2 MATCH AND BLAIR IN A
3-0 MATCH. THIS BRINGS OUR RECORD TO 10-1. NOW THAT WE HAVE WON OUR DIVISION,
WE LOOK FORWARD IN HOSTING PLAYOFFS HERE ON OUR HOME COURT THIS THURSDAY,
MAY 4TH AT 5:15PM. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAM'S WINNING STREAK AS
WE FIGHT TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THANKS TO ALL OUR FANS WHO HAVE HELPED TO
MOVE US FORWARD IN VICTORIES. GREAT JOB TEAM AND GO ROCKETS!
PLEASE JOIN MR. MALLORY IN CONGRATULATING HIS CHEMISTRY CLUB STUDENTS FOR
FINE PERFORMANCES AT THE ANNUAL CHEMATHON COMPETITION AT UMD LAST
SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH. THE LEVEL II UPPERCLASSMEN TEAM WON 9TH PLACE AMONG 20
LEVEL II TEAMS, AND THE LEVEL I UNDERCLASSMEN TEAM WON 8TH PLACE AMONG 24
LEVEL I TEAMS. LET’S GO JUNIORS AND SENIORS, THOSE UNDERCLASSMEN ARE
SHOWING YOU HOW IT'S DONE!
JUNIORS AND SENIORS, YOU ONLY HAVE TODAY AND TOMORROW TO BUY YOUR PROM
TICKETS. THE LAST DAY OF SALES WILL BE MAY 4TH. TICKETS ARE $55, DON'T MISS OUT.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS! POST PROM TICKETS ARE ON SALE DURING LUNCH OUTSIDE THE
GYM. SALES WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK OR UNTIL WE SELL OUT. TICKETS ARE $15/PER
PERSON. JUNIORS BEGAN PURCHASING TICKETS LAST FRIDAY. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL
BE BETTER THAN EVER AND WILL INCLUDE ALL NIGHT BOWLING, FOOD, PHOTO BOOTH,
GAMES, AIRBRUSH TATTOOS, AMAZING PRIZES AND MUCH MORE! PURCHASE YOUR
TICKETS EARLY AS WE WILL SELL OUT. ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT
[email protected]
THE SGA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS TO BE A PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE
2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. THE APPLICATIONS ARE ON THE SGA BULLETIN BOARD AND ARE
DUE TO MRS. KELLINGER IN ROOM 236 BY MONDAY, MAY 9TH.
WANT TO GET A HEAD START ON NEXT YEAR'S MATH CLASS? WANT HELP ON YOUR
SUMMER MATH PACKET? THERE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE WEEK LONG MATH PREP
SESSIONS THIS YEAR FOR ALGEBRA 1, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA 2 AND PRECALC. JULY 11TH
- JULY 15TH AND JULY 18TH - JULY 22ND WITH CLASSES RUNNING FROM 9 - 12 EACH DAY.
THE COST IS $125/SESSION. GO THE RM MATH WEBPAGE FOR MORE INFO AND LINKS FOR
ON-LINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT.
WHAT IF YOU COULD TAKE A 3-WEEK COURSE AND EARN A SEMESTER’S WORTH OF
CREDIT BY COMBINING FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH ONLINE
LEARNING FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY! IMAGINE MEETING JUST 2X/WEEK FROM 9:30 – 12:30
AND DOING THE REST COMPLETELY ONLINE. YOU COULD WORK POOLSIDE, IN YOUR
JAMMIES, OR AFTER YOUR WORK SHIFT. YOU COULD DO IT TO MAKE UP CREDIT, RAISE
YOUR GPA OR TAKE A COURSE THAT YOU CAN’T OTHERWISE FIT IN YOUR SCHEDULE.
RM'S SUMMER 2.0 MIGHT JUST BE FOR YOU!
THE APRIL 2016 DEATH TOLL IN THE POWERFUL ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE RISES TO 654,
MORE THAN 2,500 INJURED. FROM APRIL 27TH THROUGH MAY 6TH, IN COLLABORATION,
THE BILINGUAL AND HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE MEMBERS, SPONSORED
BY SRA. MARTIN- ANTONETTI AND THE MEMBERS OF THE RED CROSS CLUB, SPONSORED
BY MRS. STEVENSON WILL BE COLLECTING CLOTHING AND $1.00, DONATIONS, IF
POSSIBLE, PER STUDENT TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF ECUADOR. ANY CLOTHING CAN BE
BROUGHT TO ROOMS 162 AND 219. MONEY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SRA. MARTINANTONETTI OR MRS. STEVENSON. THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS IN THIS
SCHOOL, IF EVERYONE CAN DONATE $1.00, IT WOULD REALLY HELP THE PEOPLE OF
ECUADOR. ¡GRACIAS! ¡THANK YOU!
JOIN GIRL UP, A NEW CUB SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION, THAT HAS
FORMED TO HELP AND SUPPORT GIRLS IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHO NEED OUR HELP. GIRL
UP WILL MEET IN ROOM 242 ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, DURING LUNCH TO DISCUSS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SSL HOURS, FUNDRAISER IDEAS, WAYS TO UNITE OUR COMMUNITY,
AND CURRENT ISSUES. GIRL UP WELCOMES EVERYONE TO JOIN. SEE YOU THERE!
NEWSFLASH: TODAY'S HOMEWORK CLUB IS RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY. SEE YOU
THEN.
DO YOU WANT TO DANCE YOUR WAY INTO THE HEARTS OF THE STUDENTS AT RM? THE
RM POMS WILL HOLD A MANDATORY MEETING FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT
FOR NEXT YEAR'S SQUAD, THURSDAY, MAY 5TH AT 6PM IN ROOM 222. PARENTS AND
PERSPECTIVE POMS SHOULD PLAN ON ATTENDING.
BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS, THERE WILL BE A SUMMER LEAGUE INTEREST MEETING ON
THURSDAY AT LUNCH IN ROOM 212. ALL PLAYERS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT SHOULD
ATTEND. AGAIN THAT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY IN ROOM 212.
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM OG MANDINO: “FAILURE WILL NEVER
OVERTAKE ME IF MY DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED IS STRONG ENOUGH.”