Romig News

It's time to sign up for quarter 3 sports: wrestling, boys basketball, and cross country skiing! The deadline to sign up for quarter 3 sports is before winter break: December 17th at 4:30 pm.

Have a great week,

Bethany Essary
Principal, Romig Middle School

• This week's events at Romig
• Romig Travel: Opportunity for 7th and 8th graders to visit Washington DC and NYC in April
• Q3 Sports Sign-up!
• Q-Tip: How to update contact info
• Pre-order your yearbook

Homework Help

Need a little extra help with your school work? Have to come to school early anyway and want to knock out some homework? Just want a quiet place to work with access to a teacher who can help if you need it? Homework help is available every Tuesday morning from 8:30 - 9:15 and is open to any student who wants to come! Students do not need a participation form to come to Homework Help. Students are welcome to attend whenever they want the time or help!

When: Tuesdays

Time: 8:30 - 9:15 am

Where: Room 105

Who: Anyone who wants to work on assignments with teacher support

• Weight Training Group A
• Volleyball Practices
• Modified Bell Schedule (Regular school hours 10:30 - 4)
• Veterans Day Celebration & Presentations

• D&D Club Meets 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
• Volleyball Practices
• Weight Lifting Group B
• Debate Practice, Chess Club, Homework Help 8:30 am - 9:15 am

• Veterans Day | No School for Students & Staff

• MathCounts starts this week! 8:30 am in room 209
• Volleyball practices
• Weight Lifting Group A
• DC/NYC Informational Meeting, 6 pm in the West Romig Library

• Battle of the Books practices 8:30 - 9:15
• Volleyball practices
• Weight Lifting Group B

Romig Trojans are heading to Washington, D.C., and New York City in the Spring of 2027, and we’d love for your student to join us! This opportunity is open to current 7th & 8th graders at Romig MS.

We are excited to share the details of this adventure and our collaboration with EF Explore America, our educational travel partner. We are hosting an informational meeting on November 12th. Please be sure to register for this 6:00 pm session held at the West Romig Library, so we can best plan for this event. If you can't attend our in-person meeting, please RSVP "No" so we can send you the information after the 11/12/26 meeting - Click here or scan the QR code below to RSVP.

It has been our experience that when students travel, they expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about different people and places, grow their self-confidence, and become more independent. These skills are stepping stones for our children to become informed, engaged global citizens. We would love to have your student join us on this adventure.

In this info session, we’ll talk about:

• How this experience will benefit your student

• What we’ll see and do on our trip

• Everything that’s included in this tour

• How your child can earn academic credit

• How we’re keeping this safe and affordable

• Getting the student application to apply for this trip

There are limited spots on this trip, about 40-45 students. Only current Romig 7th and 8th graders are eligible for travel.

We hope to see you there and look forward to sharing how this trip can be a powerful and unforgettable chapter in your child’s life!

Thank you,

Amber Myers, Traci Stanley, John Bruce, Alison McCarrey, Grecia Barajas, and Bret Clark

Trip Coordinators

It's time to sign up for coed wrestling, coed cross-country skiing, or girl's basketball. All students are invited to join, regardless of experience! Romig has skis and boots for students who do not have their own ski gear.

• A completed participation form (even if they've played other sports)
• A current physical on file with Romig
• To pay the $150 activity fee through Parent Connect (Instructions for paying online here)

• Wrestling - Jan 4 (first day we're back from winter break!)
• Girl's Basketball - Jan 6
• Cross Country Skiing - Jan 11

• Girls Basketball Schedule
• XC Skiing Schedule
• Wrestling Schedule

• You can sign your student up for sports starting now! Email completed forms to Grant_Kayla@asdk12.org and pay online! Please include a list of the attachments in the body of the email to Kayla. Thank you!
• Students can also pick up paper copies of the forms in the main office.
• With some exceptions, practices are held after school, Monday-Friday, at Romig from 4:15 - 5:45. If the wrestling team is as popular as it was last year, we will need to hold practices before school as well.
• If you have any questions about athletics, don't hesitate to reach out to one of Romig's assistant principals: Allison Little and Jen Birtz.

3. Click on your name and update information as necessary

4. Hit the submit button in the top left hand corner to save your updates.

The counselors will start hosting lunches throughout the year! Some lunches will focus on fun ways to get to know others and make new friends, while others will focus on building skills, such as organization, goal setting, completing assignments, coping strategies, and managing anxiety. Students who participate will receive an incentive! More info will be shared with students as lunches are scheduled.

Yearbooks are available for purchase on the LifeTouch Yearbook website. To purchase your students yearbook:

• Go to LifeTouch Yearbook Pay
• Romig school code is 1761927
• Last day to pre-order yearbooks: April 9th
• There will be a limited supply of yearbooks available for purchase at the school at the end of the year

Other Info: Yearbooks are passed out to students on the second-to-last day of school near the end of the school day. Pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee your student gets a yearbook!

is through Q Parent Connect.

Enter the details - you can excuse the entire day or a portion of the day. (Click on the image to make it larger - shows where to click to enter the info!)

You can also call to excuse an absence. Call 907-742-5200 and choose option 1. Due to the high volume of calls we receive, it is likely you will be asked to leave a message. We check messages throughout the day.

If you are asked to leave a message, please include:

• Student's first and last name
• Date of the excused absence or the time and date of the blue pass being requested
• Reason for the absence.

To report an absence via email, send the email to Ms. Allison (Hutson_Allison@asdk12.org).

We are incredibly fortunate to be part of a community where volunteers support the Anchorage School District students, teachers, and staff through commitment and service. If you are interested in volunteering at Romig MS this year (including chaperoning any events), you can complete the ASD volunteer application now! All volunteers must be approved prior to visiting the schools. Be sure to select any schools you might want to volunteer at. It takes 1-2 weeks for volunteers to be approved. Thank you for all you do! Learn more about volunteering in ASD here.

November

• 11/2 No BaseCamp (regular school day, modified bell schedule)
• 11/3 Teacher In-Service Day | No School for Students
• 11/6 DanceWest Performance (West High Auditorium) modified bell schedule
• 11/9 Romig Veterans Day Celebration
• 11/11 Veterans Day | No School
• 11/12 Washington, D.C./NYC Trip Informational Meeting (RSVP here) 6 pm in Library
• 11/19 Free Vaccine Clinic at ASD Ed Center 3-7
• 11/26 Thanksgiving | No School
• 11/27 No School

December

• 12/7 Intermediate & Advanced Band Concert
• 12/10 PTSA General Meeting 9:45 am
• 12/14 Orchestra Concert
• 12/15 Choir Concert Date may change
• 12/15 Beginning & Jazz Band Concert
• 12/17 Sign-up deadline for wrestling, xc skiing, and girls basketball
• 12/17 Last Day of Quarter 2
• 12/18 Teacher Work Day | No School for Students
• 12/21 - 1/1 Winter Break

• 1/4/27 First Day of Semester 2!

• 2/25/27 Cake Auction
• 3/15 - 3/19 Spring Break | No School

Click here to access the ASD School Year Calendar

Sign-up deadlines (4:30 pm):

12/17/26 Coed Wrestling

12/17/26 Girls Basketball

12/17/26 Coed Cross Country Skiing

3/11/27 Coed Track & Field

Main Office Hours: 8:30 - 4:30

• Follow Romig on Facebook and Instagram!
• Registration Questions: Registrar Megan Pledger, Pledger_Megan@asdk12.org
• Attendance and General Questions: RomigClerical@asdk12.org
• Online Payment Questions: Kayla Grant, Grant_Kayla@asdk12.org
• Activities or Student Services Questions:
• Assistant Principal, Allison Little, Little_Allison@asdk12.org
• Assistant Principal, Jen Birtz, Birtz_Jennifer@asdk12.org
• Curriculum or Program Needs: Principal, Bethany Essary, Essary_Bethany@asdk12.org