2/18/16
PLEASE CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS AND WISH THEM SUCCESS IN THE
FORENSICS FINALS TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND: RAJA RAMESH, VALENCIA FU, UMMARA
KHAN, LEOPOLD BERTHOLET, CATHLEEN KONG, MELVIN LEWIS, CYNTHIS SONG, MATTHEW
PEASE, ROSE KELLY, SAAM ZAHEDIAN, AND WILLIAM WONG. RM CURRENTLY RANKS THIRD
IN THE COUNTY COMPETITION AND MANY OF THESE STUDENTS WILL BE COMPETING IN
MULTIPLE EVENTS.
RHO KAPPA MEMBERS, THERE WILL BE A MEETING TODAY DURING LUNCH IN ROOM 213.
SEE YOU THERE!
SENIORS! THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED MONTGOMERY COLLEGE WEEK BY THE
COUNSELING SERVICES DEPARTMENT! THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO MC FOR FREE IS
FAST APPROACHING AS WELL AS THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE FOR THE FAFSA FOR THE
STATE OF MARYLAND. QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS. HULL.
SENIORS PLANNING TO ATTEND MONTGOMERY COLLEGE NEXT FALL, COME TO THE
CAREER CENTER TODAY TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID
FORMS AND LEARNING WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE. IN JUST TWENTY SHORT
MINUTES YOU CAN APPLY FOR COLLEGE AND TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS YOUR
FUTURE. SEE MRS. MCKELVEY OR MS. HULL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
BLACK MASKERS, TODAY IS POWER TOOL TRAINING. YOU MUST WEAR CLOSED TOED
SHOES AND HAVE YOUR SIGNED PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM. NO SIGNED FORM, NO
TRAINING, NO SET CON FOR YOU.
TODAY'S PERSON IN BLACK HISTORY IS MARK DEAN, WHO INVENTED THE PERSONAL
COMPUTER. (VIDEO)
DO YOU HAVE ANY JEANS THAT YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE? YOU CAN PUT THEM TO
USE! DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED JEANS TO THE TEENS FOR JEANS DRIVE, WHERE ALL
DONATIONS GO TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. DROP
YOUR JEANS OFF AT THE MEDIA CENTER OR IN ROOM 234 FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY
24TH.
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF: “YOU LEARN FAR
MORE FROM NEGATIVE LEADERSHIP THAN FROM POSITIVE LEADERSHIP. BECAUSE YOU
LEARN HOW NOT TO DO IT. AND, THEREFORE, YOU LEARN HOW TO DO IT.”
HELLO RM! THIS IS RM SPORTS MINUTE, YOUR WEEKLY RM SPORTS SHOW!
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE RM BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM HAS
BEEN ON A TEAR, AS WON 5 STRAIGHT! ON FEBRUARY 1, RM DECIMATED WALTER
JOHNSON 80-58. ON FEBRUARY 3, RM DEMOLISHED CROSSTOWN RIVAL ROCKVILLE 77-60.
ON FEBRUARY 5, RM PUT THE HAMMER DOWN ON WOOTTON IN A 78-64 VICTORY. THEN,
ON THE 8TH, RM WON A NAIL BITTER AGAINST CHURCHILL 61-58. AND FINALLY, ON
FEBRUARY 9, THE TEAM BEAT WHEATON BY A CONVINCING 31 POINTS IN A 77-46
TROUNCING. CRAZY THING IS, ALL THE GAMES WERE AWAY GAMES FOR THE ROCKETS!
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY LOST TO WHITMAN YESTERDAY IN 66-65 NERVE-RACKING
PERFORMANCE. THEY WILL PLAY AT POOLESVILLE TOMORROW. FUN FACT OF THE DAY:
THE ROCKETS ARE RANKED 14TH IN THE MARYLAND SPORTS ACCESS TOP 25 BOYS
VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS. THEY ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKED MONTGOMERY
COUNTY TEAM, AS QUINCE ORCHARD IS RANKED 8TH.
THE RM VARSITY GIRLS TEAM STARTED OFF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WITH A FOURPOINT LOSS TO WALTER JOHNSON 31-26 ON THE 1ST. THEN, ON THE 3RD, THEY LOST IN A
CLOSE ONE TO ROCKVILLE 40-34. ON THE 5TH, THEY LOST TO WOOTTON 53-38, AND ON
THE 8TH, THEY LOST TO CHURCHILL 53-46. THE NET DAY, ON THE 9TH, THE GIRLS PICKED
UP THEIR FIRST WIN ALL MONTH WITH A CONVINCING 38-27 WIN OVER WHEATON.
YESTERDAY NIGHT, THEY UNFORTUNATELY LOST TO WHITMAN 69-19. THEY WILL PLAY AT
POOLESVILLE TOMORROW.
TO START OF THE MONTH GREAT IN THE POOL, THE RM BOYS SWIM TEAM WON
DIVISIONALS TO BECOME YOUR DIVISION I CHAMPS! THEN, THE NEXT WEEK MADE A
SPLASH AT THE METROS MEET, A COMPETITION IN WHICH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE BOYS TEAM STEPPED UP BIG TIME AND GOT THIRD
PLACE, ONLY LOSING TO GEORGE TOWN PREP AND GONZAGA HIGH SCHOOLS, BOTH OF
WHO ARE PRIVATE. AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RM BOYS WERE THE BEST! THE GIRLS
TEAM HAD A GREAT MEET AT DIVISIONALS AND THEN FOLLOWED IT UP WITH A STRONG
SHOWING AT METROS. THIS LAST WEEKEND, BOTH TEAMS HAD FANTASTIC SWIMS AND
DIVES AT THE REGIONALS MEET. THE BOYS GOT 1ST AND THE 200 FREE RELAY OF MATT
NGUYEN, KENNY AND GREGORY AFOLABI-BROWN, AND BOUKE EDSKES SET A REGIONALS
RECORD BY 1 SECOND. KENNY ALSO BROKE A THREE-YEAR-OLD 50 FREE RECORD. THE
GIRLS ALSO HAD SOME STELLAR PERFORMANCES FROM DIVER KAMRYN UMBEL, WHO
SCORED A 404.40, SECOND AT THE MEET, AND QUALIFIED FOR STATES, AND THE GIRLS
200 FREE RELAY WHO GOT SECOND PLACE. BOTH TEAMS WILL BE COMPETING THIS
WEEKEND AT STATES, AND BOYS TEAM IS LOOKING FOR ITS 2ND CHAMPIONSHIP IN 3
YEARS.
THE RM INDOOR TRACK TEAMS WILL COMPETE AT THE STATE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE 23RD. GOOD LUCK!
THE RM WRESTLING TEAM HAS HAD AN UP AND DOWN MONTH. THEY STARTED OUT
LOSING TO B-CC 62-11 ON THE 2ND. THEN, ON THE 5TH, THEY WON 72-12 AT KENNEDY
HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEXT DAY, THEY LOST TO DAMASCUS 58-12. THEN, ON THE 8TH, THEY
BEAT GAITHERSBURG 50-21.
WELL, THAT’S ALL FOR THIS EDITION OF RM SPORTS MINUTE. THANKS FOR WATCHING,
AND GO ROCKETS!