4/25/16
THE SAT WORD OF THE WEEK IS EXPUNGE, A VERB MEANING TO DELETE, ERASE OR REMOVE.
IF YOU ARE REGISTERED TO TAKE AP EXAMS, AND YOU HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN AN AP PREADMINISTRATION SESSION THEN YOU MUST COME TO ROOM 258 TODAY AT LUNCH. ALL STUDENTS WHO
REGISTERED TO TAKE AP EXAMS MUST DO A PRE-ADMINISTRATION "BUBBLING" SESSION WITH MRS. TATE.
TODAY'S SESSION IS AT LUNCH IN ROOM 258. NO OTHER SESSIONS ARE PLANNED.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SSL HOURS AND ARE INTERESTED IN TUTORING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN READING AT THE LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 4 - 6 ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, OR
WEDNESDAYS, PLEASE SEE MS. SHAY IN ROOM 257A DURING LUNCH AS SOON AS YOU CAN. THANKS!
ROCKET TEACHING ASSISTANTS, YOUR LAST SEMINAR WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH AT LUNCH
IN THE CAREER CENTER. PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE BRING SOMETHING YOU CREATED FOR THE CLASS
YOU SUPPORT TO SHARE WITH YOUR FELLOW RTAS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE MRS. HEIDLER.
NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ARE DUE TODAY. LOOK FOR THE
APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS IN RM'S WORLD LANGUAGE PAGE. COMPLETE IT AND TURN IT IN TODAY
TO YOUR SPANISH TEACHER.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS, POST PROM TICKETS GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY APRIL 27TH DURING LUNCH OUTSIDE
THE GYM. TICKETS ARE $15/PER PERSON. ONLY SENIORS CAN PURCHASE TICKETS ON THE 27TH AND 28TH.
JUNIORS CAN BEGIN PURCHASING TICKETS ON APRIL 29TH. JUNIORS AND SENIORS ARE ALLOWED TO
PURCHASE 2 TICKETS EACH. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS EARLY AS WE WILL SELL OUT! ANY QUESTIONS,
CONTACT [email protected].
ARE YOU A STEM KID? DO YOU LOVE AND EXCEL AT PHYSICS, MATH, TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE,
CHEMISTRY, ART, OR ENGINEERING? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PURSUING SUMMER VOLUNTEER WORK OR
FOR-CREDIT INTERNSHIPS IN THIS FIELD? IF SO, BE SURE TO COME TO ROOM 352 ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
AT THE BEGINNING OF LUNCH TO LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE KID MUSEUM IN BETHESDA. THE KID
MUSEUM IS A HANDS-ON, EXPERIMENTAL MAKE-SPACE GEARED TOWARDS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. KIDS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT INTEGRATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
MATH, AND ART AS THEY EXPLORE WORLD CULTURES, DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. THE FOUNDER
AND CEO OF KID MUSEUM WILL BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES!
THE 2016 ROCKET YEARBOOK IS STILL ON SALE! YOU CAN GET AN ORDER FORM IN THE MAIN OFFICE, ON THE
SENIOR CLASS BULLETIN BOARD, OR GET ONE FROM MS. CONTINO IN ROOM 15.YOU MAY ALSO BUY A
YEARBOOK ONLINE WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE RMHS HOME PAGE. HURRY! THE YEARBOOKS ARE SELLING
OUT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RMBC FOR RECEIVING SECOND PLACE IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY KEEPING IT
SAFE: UNDER TWENTY-ONE ALCOHOL PREVENTION COALITION PSA CONTEST. HERE IS WINNING ENTRY.
(VIDEO)
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM BO BENNETT: “FRUSTRATION, ALTHOUGH QUITE PAINFUL AT
TIMES, IS A VERY POSITIVE AND ESSENTIAL PART OF SUCCESS.”
HELLO RICHARD MONTGOMERY! THIS IS RM SPORTS MINUTE, YOUR WEEKLY RM SPORTS SHOW!
LAST WEEK THE RM VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM HAD A ROUGH THREE GAME STRETCH. THEY STARTED OFF WITH
A 14-2 LOSS TO B-CC, FOLLOWED BY A CLOSE 10-8 LOSS TO WHITMAN, AND FINALLY A 8-1 LOSS TO PAINT
BRANCH. THE JV TEAM UNFORTUNATELY LOST TO WHITMAN LAST WEEK 12-1. THE ROCKETS HOPE TO GET
BACK ON TRACK THIS WEEK AS THEY PLAY FOUR GAMES. TONIGHT THEY PLAY AT CHURCHILL. TOMORROW
THEY PLAY AT HOME VERSUS BLAIR. ON WEDNESDAY THEY PLAY AT HOME AGAINST SENECA VALLEY, AND ON
FRIDAY THEY WILL PLAY AT NORTHWEST.
THE VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM IS COMING OFF OF AN IMPRESSIVE 2-GAME WINNING STREAK! THEY STARTED
OFF WITH A CLUTCH 14-12 WIN OVER WHITMAN AND FINISHED WITH A 11-5 WIN OVER PAINT BRANCH. THE
JV TEAM UNFORTUNATELY STARTED LAST WEEK OFF WITH A 16-8 LOSS TO WHITMAN, BUT BOUNCED BACK
WITH AN AMAZING 13-11 WIN OVER PAINT BRANCH. THEY WILL BOTH PLAY CHURCHILL TONIGHT, SENECA
VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY, AND NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
THE VARSITY BOYS LACROSSE TEAM UNFORTUNATELY HAD A ROUGH LAST TWO GAMES, AS THEY LOST TO
CHURCHILL 17-1 AND WALTER JOHNSON 17-5. THE JV TEAM ALSO HAD A TOUGH MATCH AGAINST WALTER
JOHNSON LAST WEEK, WHICH THEY LOST 11-2. THE VARSITY TEAM WILL PLAY AT HOME AGAINST
NORTHWOOD ON THURSDAY AND AT KENNEDY ON SATURDAY. THE JV TEAM WILL PLAY AT HOME AGAINST
NORTHWOOD ON THURSDAY.
THE VARSITY GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM HAD A BRUTAL PAIR OF GAMES LAST WEEK. IN THE FIRST, THEY LOST TO
CHURCHILL 21-7 AND IN THE SECOND THEY LOST TO WALTER JOHNSON 12-8. THE JV TEAM LAST WEEK
STARTED OFF RIGHT WITH A HARD FOUGHT 5-4 OVERTIME VICTORY AT CHURCHILL! THEN, IN THE NEXT
GAME, THEY LOST TO WALTER JOHNSON 10-3. THEY WILL PLAY NORTHWOOD ON THURSDAY. THE VARSITY
TEAM WILL PLAY AT NORTHWOOD THURSDAY AND AT HOME ON SATURDAY AGAINST KENNEDY.
CONGRATS ON THE RM BOYS TRACK AND FIELD FOR GOING 5-0 THIS SEASON! WAY TO GO ROCKETS!
THE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS STILL UNDEFEATED! THE ROCKETS BEAT WOOTTON LAST WEEK 3-1, GIVING
UP THEIR ONLY SET OF THE SEASON SO FAR, AND ROCKVILLE 3-0. THE COED TEAM IS ALSO STILL UNDEFEATED
AS THEY BEAT WOOTTON LAST WEEK 3-1 AND ROCKVILLE IN AN EXTREMELY CLOSE 3-2 MATCH. BOTH TEAMS
WILL PLAY MAGRUDER TONIGHT, SENECA VALLEY WEDNESDAY, AND BLAIR FRIDAY. IF YOU WANT TO SEE
UTTER DOMINANCE, GO SEE THE ROCKETS THIS WEEK AS BOTH TEAMS LOOK TO KEEP THEIR SEASONS’
PERFECT.
THE RM BOYS TENNIS TEAM BEAT WOOTTON 4-3, BUT UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR SECOND GAME OF THE
SEASON 6-1 TO WHITMAN. THEY WILL LOOK TO GET BACK ON TRACK AGAINST SENECA VALLEY TONIGHT, B-CC
WEDNESDAY, AND ROCKVILLE ON SATURDAY.
THE COED SOFTBALL TEAM WON LAST WEEK AT HOME AGAINST WATKINS MILL 18-12. THEY WILL LOOK TO
CARRY MOMENTUM INTO GAMES AGAINST CLARKSBURG THURSDAY AND DAMASCUS SATURDAY.
WELL THAT’S ALL FOR THIS EDITION OF RM SPORTS MINUTE. THANKS FOR WATCHING AND GO ROCKETS!