ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE
December 15, 2023
The Principal's Corner
We are approaching the final week before the Holiday break. As a reminder, there is no school next Friday, December 22nd. Let's have a strong finish this week to the 2023 year!
The Week Ahead
Monday, December 18th- DAY 2
Tuesday, December 19th- DAY 3
Wednesday, December 20th- DAY 4
Thursday, December 21st- DAY 5
Alumni Panel for Seniors @ 10:15 AM (Lecture Hall)
Music Department District and Holiday Stroll (students will return for B Block)
Dates to Remember
December
12/21 Alumni Panel for Seniors
12/21 RHS Band & Chorus Students Participate in Elementary School & Senior Stroll
12/22-1/1 No School December Vacation
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January
1/2 School Reopens
1/4 Early Release for Staff Professional Development @ 11:25 AM
1/6 Saturday School 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
1/9 Senate Leadership Council 7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Library)
1/11 Dog Block 10:42 AM-11:28 AM
1/15 No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/18 Early Release for Staff Professional Development @ 11:25 AM
1/18-1/23 Midterm Week
1/20 Saturday School 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
1/23 Term 2 Closes; Semester 1 Ends
1/24 College Admissions Presentations for Parents 6:30 PM (Lecture Hall)
1/30 Site Council Meeting 7:30 AM- 8:00 AM (Library)
1/30 Term 2 and Semester 1 Grades Available
In the Classroom
Students in Ms. Coulombe's science class were testing a festive hypothesis for candy canes in various liquids!
Midterm Schedule (Draft)
Midterm exams for all full-year and semester courses begin on Thursday, January 18th, and conclude on Tuesday, January 23rd. Term 3 will begin on Wednesday, January 24th, as Day 1. If a snow day occurs during the midterm week, everything will get pushed back a day. For instance, a snow day resulting in school cancellation on Thursday, January 18th, will result in what was previously scheduled on Thursday, January 18th, to be completed on Friday, January 19th.
Term 2 and midterm grades will be available for full-year courses by Tuesday, January 30th. For semester courses, term 2, final exam, and semester final grades will also be available by Tuesday, January 30th.
Chorus & Concert Band Put us in Holiday Spirit!
Congratulations to all of our performers in the chorus and band who each had their holiday concerts this week!
Guidance Update
This week the guidance department introduced Juniors to SCOIR - an online system that provides students with college and career planning tools to use during their time at Rockland High School. Students were invited to join SCOIR through their school email.
Juniors completed the PrinciplesYou assessment. This assessment is designed to tap into character traits and provide students with results that give them a better understanding of how they will fit into careers and how jobs match their tendencies. Students receive an individualized report as well as Career Matches.
In Careers, filter by PrinciplesYou to see a list of best-fit careers based on assessment results. Students can also filter their matches by Education Needed, Income and Career Outlook. Students can search for information on any career of interest by typing it into the Search Bar.
If a student was absent today, they can access SCOIR via the email that was sent. To take the PrinciplesYou assessment, click on Discover, then Careers, then Your Assessments.
Note: PrinciplesYou can only be taken once. Students can retake the Career Interest Assessment (also available under (Your Assessments) as many times as they’d like.
We look forward to using this helpful information with Juniors during individual future planning meetings, which counselors will begin scheduling in January.
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Rockland High School
Principal
Email: jharrison@rocklandschools.org
Website: https://www.rocklandschools.org/o/rockland-high
Location: 52 Mackinlay Way, Rockland, MA, USA
Phone: 781-871-0541
Twitter: @RocklandHS