This week we had a lot of exciting learning take place inside the classrooms. We also had our monthly dog block. Some students decided to participate in the community service session to help the United Nations World Food Program by testing their vocabulary skills at http://freerice.org.

I wanted to share with the community that we have five students doing internships this semester. We have 2 students interning at Electroswitch, 2 students interning at Rockland Daycare and 1 student interning at the South Shore Hospital. We are proud of these students for applying the learning they have done in the classrooms to learning about skills in the working world.

Monday, February 12th- DAY 7

Tuesday, February 13th- DAY 1

Wednesday, February 14th- DAY 2

Thursday, February 15th- DAY 3

Early Release Professional Development at 11:25 AM

Period 1: 8:10-8:40 AM F Block (30 Minutes)

Period 2: 8:44-9:13 AM A Block (29 Minutes)

Period 3: 9:17-9:46 AM B Block (29 Minutes)

Period 4: 9:50-10:19 AM C Block (29 Minutes)

Period 5: 10:23-10:45 AM D Block (29 Minutes)

Students will not go to the period 6 class on this date (we will skip L Block). Students will be dismissed by grade from their period 5 class to attend a unified pep rally, organized by the Student Government Council.

Pep Rally: 10:55-11:25 AM (30 Minutes)

Friday, February 16th- DAY 4

February

2/10 Saturday School 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

2/15 Early Release for Staff Professional Development @ 11:25 AM

2/15 Unified Pep Rally & Polar Plunge

2/19-2/23 No School February Vacation

2/27 Site Council Meeting 7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Library)

March

3/1 Term 3 Progress Reports Available

3/2 Saturday School 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

3/4 MCAS ELA Session 1 Retest

3/5 No School Staff Professional Development

3/6 MCAS ELA Session 2 Retest

3/7 MCAS Math Session 1 Retest

3/8 MCAS Math Session 2 Retest

3/12 Senate Leadership Council Meeting 7:30 AM- 8:00 AM (Library)

3/12 Seal of Biliteracy Testing 8:10 AM-11:10 AM (Library Media Center)

3/14 Dog Block 10:42 AM- 11:28 AM

Several new articles in the school newspaper are now posted. Please check them out and thank you to our student journalists!

We are excited to report that on February 15th, Special Olympics of Massachusetts will be coming to Rockland Highschool to host a Polar Plunge! February 15th, is a half day for students and it will be a spirit day where students will wear RED in honor of kids with intellectual disabilities. This day will include an inclusion pep rally, the Polar Plunge in the RHS front parking lot, and a pizza party in the cafe for all participants. Those who participate and fundraise $10 to the cause will earn a total of 4 community service hours. Please consider discussing this amazing opportunity with your child. Rockland is so proud to be teaming up with such an impactful organization this year, we wouldn't want your child to miss out!

Why donate? We're fundraising for Special Olympics Massachusetts because we believe that sports are the gateway to building confidence, lifelong friendships, and becoming leaders in the community. We're asking for your donation because it will fund inclusive experiences for more than 14,000 Special Olympics athletes and 15,000+ volunteers in Massachusetts.

https://fundraise.specialolympicsma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=7210

Details:

• Starting Feb 1, students will be able to register for the plunge in the RHS cafe.
• Students will need to return a signed waiver.
• Students should bring a change of clothes and a beach towel to school that day.
• Students who participate and fundraise will earn 4 hours of community service.

Will they take the plunge?

Sincerely,

Student Council

FASFA

Schools will not receive FAFSA information until mid-MARCH—even if you submitted earlier. During this time, schools will be unable to confirm receipt of your FAFSA form. However, once you complete the FAFSA form, you will receive a confirmation page and email that includes your estimated Student Aid Index (SAI)—this means your FAFSA application has been completed.

Student Aid Index (SAI) could be a negative number.

With the change to use the Student Aid Index (SAI) for need-based financial aid, there is a possibility for an SAI to be a negative number, with a minimum SAI of -1,500 instead of zero. The lower the SAI the more need the family demonstrates.

More information on the SAI can be found here.

Join MEFA for a webinar on Thursday, February 15th at 8:30 a.m. during which they will review known issues, technical bugs, and workarounds (when available) of the new FAFSA. They will also discuss the impact of the delayed FAFSA launch on financial aid deadlines and the release of financial aid offers, as well as the process of updating and correcting FAFSA data. Register now to reserve your spot.

Register here.

Scholarship Information

The presentation, which is also in Seniors Guidance Google classroom, can be found here. Please read through the presentation carefully.

There are two scholarship lists, each with their own application. Instructions are listed at the top of each list - read them carefully! There are 4 additional scholarships that require their own application - this is all detailed in the presentation.

For scholarships on the General Scholarship list, students only need to complete and submit one application to be considered for every scholarship.

For scholarships on the Outside Scholarship list, students must submit an application for EACH scholarship they are applying for. Some require additional materials; read the instructions for the scholarship carefully as incomplete applications will not be considered.

Students CANNOT submit applications electronically. Completed applications must be printed and brought to Guidance. Students can print applications in the Library - we suggest you do not wait until the last day to do this.

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COMPLETED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS TO GUIDANCE IS 3:00 PM on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29th. There are NO exceptions to this deadline.

Use your time over the next few weeks to apply for every scholarship you are eligible for - every dollar counts!

If you have questions about scholarships, please refer them to Mrs. Carla Dunn in Guidance (cdunn@rocklandschools.org) or (781) 871-8410.

The Student Government Council announced on February 7th that the Winter Formal will be cancelled due to low interest. The revenue from the event was not going to cover the cost of the dj and other expenses, so we needed to cancel per our contract with the dj. SGC can provide refunds at lunch to any student who purchased a ticket.

Boys basketball and cheerleading celebrated senior night this week! The dogs managed a 1 point win over Randolph!

The girls 4x400m team came in 2nd place with a time of 4:43.59! Congratulations Claire Carpine, Emilee Dunham, Jade Sforza and Mia Radzik!

Mia Radzik places 2nd in the 600m at the South Shore League Championship meet with a time of 1:49.7!

Emilee Dunham places 2nd in the 300m at the South Shore Championship Meet with a time of 42.37!

Luca Bahnuk places 5th in the 1000m at the South Shore Championship Meet with the time of 2:60.88!

The swim team was ready to go for their all league meet this past weekend!

Congratulations to RHS students who qualified over the weekend for the Senior Semsba Festival Chorus: Lil Bossie, Allyson Leary, McKenna Maher, Tri Nguyen Also congratulate Lilly George, who qualified for the Junior Semsba Festival Chorus. Great job!

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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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