ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE

This is a busy time of year, especially to celebrate the arts in the Rockland Public Schools. This past week we had the Spellman Oratorical, where eight seniors competed in the Lecture Hall for scholarship money, reading their essay responses passionately in response to a prompt. This week's weekly update features the prompt, participants, and winners. Next week is the Arts Festival, one of my favorite events of the school year. I encourage everyone to stop by and check out the amazing work of our students! Let's celebrate the arts, together!

4/29 Saturday School 9:00 AM

4/29 Community Clean-Up

5/1 Term 4 Senior Progress Available

5/1 AP Chemistry Exam 12:00 PM

5/2 AP Environmental Science Exam 8:00 AM

5/2 AP Psychology Exam 12:00 PM

5/3 AP English Literature & Composition Exam 8:00 AM

5/3 Arts Festival 6:00 PM

5/4 Early Release @11:20 AM

5/4 Arts Festival 6:00 PM

5/4 AP Statistics Exam 12:00 PM

5/5 AP European History Exam 8:00 AM

5/5 AP United States History Exam 8:00 AM

5/5 AP Microeconomics Exam 12:00 PM

5/6 SAT Testing @ RHS

5/8 AP Calculus Exam 8:00 AM

5/9 AP Lang Exam 8:00 AM

5/9 Field Trip Weymouth Diversity Summitt

5/10 AP Biology Exam 12:00 PM

5/11 High Honors Recognition

5/13 Saturday School 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM

5/15 Term 4 Progress Reports Available

5/16 MCAS Testing Grade 10 Mathematics Session 1

5/17 MCAS Testing Grade 10 Mathematics Session 2

5/23 College Fair and Campus Tour at Bridgewater State University

5/23 Last Day of Classes for Seniors

5/23 NHS Ceremony 7:00 PM

5/24 Senior Final Exams 8:00-11:00 AM

5/25 Senior Issues 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

5/25 Senior Class Meeting 9:00-10:30 AM

5/25 Senior Grades available

5/25 RHS Junior & Senior Prom

5/29 No School Memorial Day

5/30 MCAS Science Grade 9 8:10 AM

5/30 Graduation Practice 9:00 AM

5/31 Senior Breakfast, Parade to Elementary Schools & RMS, Yearbook Distribution 8:15 AM

6/1 Early Release PD @11:20 AM

6/1 Senior Academic and Athletic Banquet 7:00 PM

6/2 Graduation Practice 9:00 AM

6/2 Graduation 7:00 PM

5/8 AP Calculus Exam 8:00 AM

5/9 AP English Language & Composition Exam 8:00 AM

5/9 Senate Leadership Meeting 7:20 AM

5/9 Field Trip to Weymouth Diversity Summit

5/10 AP Biology Exam 12:00 PM

Before the break students in our cooking classes were visited by Chef Andrew Derry from Johnson and Wales University! Miso soup was on the menu and Ms. Donovan was proud of all the respectful students and adventurous soup tasters that were in the room!

This is general information we felt was important to share with families regarding Summer School 2023 (in the event that you/your student may need to attend) for planning purposes.

Summer School will be offered virtually this year through Edgenuity. Students will not need to come to the school building to complete summer school courses.

Courses will begin on Monday, June 26th and the course completion deadline will be Tuesday, August 8th.

Students MUST have a final average of 50 in a course to be eligible for summer school.

Cost per course: $100.00 per course; $50.00/per course for students who receive free/reduced lunch

Should a student fail a course for the year, the Guidance counselor will reach out to the student/family once they have final grades (beginning on June 20th) to discuss options.

Counselors will not know final grades or summer school eligibility until that date.

If you will be a junior or senior next year and are interested in being a freshman mentor, please complete this application by May 12th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Adrienne Donovan at adonovan@rocklandschools.org.

On Tuesday, May 16th and Wednesday, May 17th, all grade 10 Rockland High School students will take the Mathematics portion of the MCAS Exam in the morning. Passing the MCAS Exam is a high school graduation requirement. Test-takers need to bring a charged Chromebook and their power cord to school on the dates of testing. Grade 10 students must be in their assigned exam room on time, no later than 7:55 a.m.

Students not taking the Grade 10 Mathematics MCAS Exam (primarily grades 9, 11, and 12) must report to their first class by 10:38 a.m. (arrive at school, reporting to the cafeteria, starting at 10:30 AM).

On Friday, April 28th, RHS held the first ever "On a Roll" Student Recognition Ceremony. The following students were recognized for going above and beyond for making our school community a better place.

Ainsley Cavicchi
Alice De Andrade
Alyssa Meier
Andrew Carmo
Anna Ramponi
Anthony Cardoso
Armani Feliciano
Ashlee Canfield
Corey O'Keefe
Davonne Wilson
Emilie Trainque
Erik Daley
Felipe Dias
Greg De Souza
Gustavo Fernandes Silva
Hannah Ivil
Jackson Davis
Jaylanna Curtin-Green
John Gomes Goncalves
Joyce dos Santos
Junior (Marc) Joseph
Kamron Rodrigues
Kaua Teixeira Seghetto
Kay-lijah Oehlschlagel
Kayleigh Carey
Kelly Hamilton
Maddie Freeman
Meghan Hailer
Michael Henkert
Michael Sage
Nicolas de Souza Araujo
Raul Morell
Taylor Morrison
Terry Salazar
Yasmim Junqueira
Clayton Barbosa

After starting in Rome with the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and the Vatican, students traveled to small villages and towns such as Matera, Ostuni, and Polignano a Mare in the Puglia region. They learned about the production of buffalo mozzarella, olive oil, and chocolate, swam in the chilly Adriatic Sea, and explored the depths of a Roman amphitheater where gladiators fought. Along the way, they tried all the best Italian foods, practiced some new phrases, and spent a day learning to make their own pasta from scratch!

Fantastic molearning about traditional Italian chocolate making and exploring the small town of Benevento.

A visit to the Roman amphitheater and a buffalo mozzarella farm

Very successful pasta making!

On Wednesday, April 26th, the RHS English Department hosted the annual Spellman Oratorical in the Lecture Hall. The theme for this year's Oratorical was:

The Art of Darkness: Evil, Pain, and Enlightenment.

“Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.”

-Simone Weil

Encounters with evil and pain are inescapable aspects of the human condition. Artists throughout human history have portrayed these experiences in an effort to reflect upon and understand what it means to be a conscious being. Explore how evil and/or pain are portrayed in various works of art, and how these portrayals work to enlighten audiences about essential aspects of humanity.

The prize winners were:

1st - Sydney Blaney - $1200

2nd - Esabella Defilippo - $1000

3rd- Petr Quinn - $700

4th- Celia Jones - $500

5th - Keith Mantell - $300

6th - Matthew Medford, Shelby Bohan, Lina Nassif - $100

Spring sports are underway! Below are some pictures from the last week. Our spring athletes continue to work hard, have fun, and earn some wins!

Our boys lacrosse spent time before the vacation cleaning up the town of Rockland, collecting two truckloads worth of trash!

Below are some articles written by our students, in The Veritas, from the past week.

Rockland set to face local towns in Unified Kickball Tourney

Ms. Savage happy to be part of the RHS team

Student Government finds success at State Conference

Pathways students provide tasty treats on Fridays

Shakespeare in-school field trip spurs mixed feelings

Upperclassmen World Language students had an awesome trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on April 26th.

Student council had their big five elections this month! The big 5 includes Ava Hagan as President, Hope Sylvester as Vice President, Sophie Levy as Secretary, Samantha Murdock as Treasurer, and Meghan Gustin as PubCo. Also, congratulations to Emilee Dunham for winning the position of Historian! This month we’re focusing on teacher appreciation by making cards for staff and planning on doing a snack and drink cart in the following weeks.

RHS is hosting an information session on Thursday, May 4th, at 11:30 AM in the RHS Lecture Hall for any RHS student interested in learning about job opportunities at Linden Ponds. To sign-up, please click here.

Linden Ponds is a senior living facility with several jobs available, especially in the dining services department (see flyer below). Linden Ponds will shuttle students from RHS to their job location in Hingham after school hours. Shifts vary in length and times but to learn more, come to this information session at RHS on Thursday, May 4th at 11:30 AM (right at dismissal since it's an early release!).

The 4th Floor Artist Association of Rockland will be celebrating their 30th anniversary this weekend. Come check out what local artists in Rockland are doing this Saturday and Sunday at the Spring Open Studios at the Sandpaper Factory between 12-5 PM.

https://www.4thfloorartists.com/

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Email: jharrison@rocklandschools.org
Website: https://www.rocklandschools.org/o/rockland-high
Location: 52 Mackinlay Way, Rockland, MA, USA
Phone: 781-871-0541
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