10/8/15
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JV VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THEIR GAME AGAINST
CHURCHILL 2-0, MAKING THEIR CURRENT RECORD 8-0. GO ROCKETS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO PHIL COLEVAS FOR PLACING 5TH OUT OF 125 GOLFERS AT THE
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. PHIL SCORE OF 74 QUALIFIES HIM TO PLAY IN THE STATE
TOURNAMENT. GREAT JOB PHIL, GOOD LUCK STATES!
STARTING OCTOBER 15TH STUDENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE AN APPROVED FARMS
APPLICATION FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR WILL LOSE THEIR MEAL BENEFITS AND
WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MEALS.
ALL 9TH GRADERS IN REGULAR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE MOTHER OF ALL KAHOOT COMPETITIONS FOCUSING ON SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
THIS FRIDAY DURING LUNCH IN ROOM 258. YOU MUST BE THERE BY 11:20 IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR TOP WINNERS! SEE MS. SHAY IN 257A IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AVIATION,
AEROSPACE, ENGINEERING, SECURITY & INTELLIGENCE AND BUSINESS? ON THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 15TH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
WILL BE VISITING RM AND WILL GIVE TWO PRESENTATIONS IN THE AUDITORIUM, ONE
DURING 4TH PERIOD AND THE OTHER AT 7:00 P.M. IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND DURING THE DAY,
COME BACK FOR THE EVENING PROGRAM AND BRING YOUR PARENTS! HOPE TO SEE YOU
AT ONE OF THESE SESSIONS.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY APPLICANTS, ACCEPTANCE LETTERS WILL BE COMING OUT
TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHERS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. OUR INDUCTION CEREMONY
WILL BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH STARTING AT 6:30 PM. PLEASE SEE MR. SCHAUER
IN ROOM 234 WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
THE MEDIA CENTER WILL BE CLOSED THIS MORNING UNTIL 5TH PERIOD.
DON'T FORGET, APPLICATIONS TO JOIN THE NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY ARE
DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. DROP OFF YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION IN THE ENGLISH
OFFICE, ROOM 257. ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE MS. WILSON IN 257 AT LUNCH OR EMAIL
[email protected]
SENIORS, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR MARYLAND STATE
GOVERNMENT? WANT TO LEARN FROM THE INSIDE? APPLICATIONS FOR THE MARYLAND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY STUDENT PAGE PROGRAM ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE CAREER
CENTER. IF YOU'RE THINKING OF STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE OR HOPE TO RUN FOR
POLITICAL OFFICE IN THE FUTURE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. COMPLETED
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP OFFICE NO LATER THAN
OCTOBER, 15TH. QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS. HULL TODAY!
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE. IS HAVING A DAY OF WRITING WITH AUTHORS, A ONE DAY
WRITING PROGRAM OFFERED FOR STUDENTS, GRADES 6-9. THE PROGRAM WILL BE ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH FROM 8:30-3:30 ON THE ROCKVILLE CAMPUS OF
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN TWO WORKSHOPS WITH
PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE AUTHOR’S BOOK. A BOOK
SIGNING WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM.
DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF ITEMS IN THE LOST & FOUND, WE ARE
PLANNING A DONATION SOONER THAN NORMAL. SO IF YOU LOST ANY ITEM OF CLOTHING,
BOOKS, BINDER, WATER BOTTLE, LUNCH BAG, AND SO FORTH, YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 9TH TO SEARCH THE LOST & FOUND FOR IT. AFTER THIS DATE WE WILL BE
DONATING THE ITEMS. AND IF YOU FORGOT, THE LOST & FOUND IS LOCATED IN THE MAIN
OFFICE.
STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR RM’S AWARD WINNING MOCK TRIAL TEAM
SHOULD ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING DURING LUNCH IN ROOM 215 ON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH.
COME EXPLORE THE PUZZLING WORLD OF ENIGMATOLOGY! SHARPEN YOUR
CROSSWORD SKILLS AND COMPLETE PUZZLES THAT TEST YOUR LOGICAL REASONING.
WE MEET ON FRIDAYS AT LUNCH IN ROOM 263. STOP BY ANYTIME DURING THE WEEK AND
GRAB A PUZZLE-TO-GO OFF THE DOOR OF ROOM 263.
DO YOU HAVE ARTISTIC SKILLS? ENTER THE REFLECTIONS COMPETITION! THIS YEAR’S
THEME IS: LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLY. THE CATEGORIES ARE: LITERATURE, VISUAL
ARTS, MUSIC COMPOSITION, FILM PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND CHOREOGRAPHY.
MULTIPLE ENTRIES OK. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CAN RECEIVE SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS. THE DUE DATE IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH. AN ENTRY COLLECTION
BOX IS IN THE MEDIA CENTER. FOR ENTRY FORMS AND RULES, VISIT "UPCOMING EVENTS"
ON THE RM WEB PAGE.
JOIN OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING 30 MINUTES OUT OF THEIR DAY TODAY TO
UNWIND AND RELAX. LIE DOWN AND DE-STRESS FROM 11:30 UNTIL NOON TODAY WITH
THE NEW IREST CLUB IN ROOM 26, THE DANCE STUDIO. SEE YOU THERE!
TRI-M, THE MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY, WILL MEET ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT 11:20 IN
ROOM 107, THE CHORUS ROOM. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE
HARMONICS, A GROUP INCLUDING 2 RM ALUMNI WHO DO "THROAT SINGING", THAT IS SING
2 NOTES AT THE SAME TIME!! THIS UNIQUE STYLE IS COMMON IN PARTS OF ASIA, SOUTH
AMERICA, AND ALASKA.
RM'S SCIENCE BOWL TEAM WILL BE HOLDING TRYOUTS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH IN
ROOM 342. COME EITHER DURING LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL.
FORENSICS CLUB WILL MEET TODAY IN ROOM 248 AT LUNCH. ANYONE WHO HAS
ATTENDED A PRIOR MEETING SHOULD COME PREPARED TO SIGN UP FOR A CATEGORY
OR CATEGORIES FOR THE OCTOBER 24 COMPETITION. NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.
THIS IS THE LAST MEETING FOR NEW MEMBERS WHO WANT TO COMPETE IN OCTOBER.
ALL MEMBERS SHOULD ATTEND THE OCTOBER 15TH AND 22ND LUNCH MEETINGS.
MEGAN HILTY, STAR OF TV’S SMASH AND BROADWAY ACTRESS WILL BE SINGING AND
ANSWERING QUESTIONS THIS SATURDAY AT 1 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM. ADMISSION IS
FREE! IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEATRE, SINGING, OR ACTING MAKE SURE TO BE
HERE THIS SATURDAY.
HEY ROCKETS! WANT TO HELP THE BADMINTON CLUB BEAT B-CC IN NOVEMBER? COME
TO TRYOUTS FOR THE BADMINTON TEAM TODAY DURING LUNCH IN THE GYM!
ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE RM SWIM AND DIVE TEAM WE WILL BE HAVING AN
INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH DURING LUNCH IN ROOM 18.
PAPER WORK WILL BE HANDED OUT, INFORMATION ABOUT THE UP COMING SEASON WILL
BE TALKED ABOUT AND THE PROCESS OF TRY-OUTS WILL BE DISCUSSED. PLEASE SEE
MRS. WHEELER IN ROOM 15 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS HOSTING THE 3RD ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
GAME TONIGHT VS. CHURCHILL. JV PLAYS AT 5:45 AND VARSITY AT 7:15. COME SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT AND CHEER THE GIRLS ON TO VICTORY!
REMEMBER THAT TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO BRING IN CANS TO YOUR FIRST
PERIOD CLASS. ALL DONATIONS GO TO MANNA FOOD BANK. AS OF WEDNESDAY HINES
WAS IN FIRST PLACE, BOCCER IN SECOND PLACE AND SHAW IN THIRD PLACE.
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM AMIT ABRAHAM: “IT’S A
MATHEMATICAL FACT THAT TWO NEGATIVES MAKE A POSITIVE SO EVEN UNDER ADVERSE
CIRCUMSTANCES THINK POSITIVELY.”