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NEWS AND EVENTS
Week of September 7
, 2018
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In Roxbury Township Public Schools, our students and schools are involved with more than just academics. They are active members of the community who give their time and efforts to important causes. Check out all the upcoming events happening throughout Roxbury in the coming weeks.
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ROXBURY SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS
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Roxbury we want to hear from you! We're always looking for great stories of things happening in the Roxbury Schools and around town that involve our students, staff, and families! And now we've made it even easier to submit your content! Stories, high quality pictures, and even videos can be submitted
here or by emailing
[email protected].
Please remember to include first and last names of individuals pictured!
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Welcome back Roxbury!
More than 300 first day photos were shared with us! Nice job everyone! You can still share your pictures with us by emailing them to
[email protected].
Maybe you'll see your child on our website or in future newsletters and publications!
Check out all the great pictures from the first day here!
'Olde Suckasunny Day' celebration is this Saturday, September 8th
The 31st annual Olde Suckasunny Day is finally here! Join us on M
ain Street in Succasunna on Saturday, September 8th for a fun-filled day with the family. This decades-long old fashioned street fair hosts vendors, crafters, games, and non-profit groups. It is once again be
co-sponsored by the Roxbury Township Public Library, the First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna and the Succasunna United Methodist Church. Activities and celebrations will be happening at all three adjacent locations be sure to check it all out.
Olde Suckasunny Day events this year will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Main street closes to traffic at 9:30. Fair parking will be at Lincoln/Roosevelt and Franklin Elementary Schools.
- The Cemetery Tour is Back - Tickets On Sale at Suckasunny Day - The Moonlight History & Mystery Cemetery Tour at First Presbyterian Church in Succasunna was such a great hit last year that it is back by popular demand. Church members are busily planning the tour which is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 28 starting at 6 p.m. and running until 8 p.m. The moon will be full so come on down to 99 Main Street and tour the cemetery at night, learn a little history, hear real church ghost stories and get in the Halloween spirit! Numbered tickets (with specific tour start times at 5-minute intervals) are being sold and will be available for sale on the church's front lawn at this Saturday's Olde Suckasunny Day street festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets cost only $5 per person in advance and $7 on the day of the event. You can also buy tickets by stopping by or calling the church's office at (973) 584-5238. Office hours are Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click here to read more from Tap Into Roxbury.
- Rail History Buffs Announce Olde Suckasunny Day Train Trips - People attending Olde Suckasunny Day on Saturday will be able to ride in a passenger train on the Chester Branch rail line, something that hasn't happened in about 80 years. The Tri-State Railway Historical Society, in partnership with the Dover & Rockaway River Railroad, will be bringing several cabooses from its collection of historic railroad equipment to offer free train rides to the public during the street fair on Saturday. The train will be hauled by Dover & Rockaway River Railroad's "Honoring New Jersey Veterans" locomotive. The patriotically decorated locomotive, a joint effort between the railroad and the Military Transport Association, will be unveiled during a noon ceremony. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., passengers can board the train at the rail crossing on Main Street, between Railroad Avenue and Eyland Place. A free shuttle will be available at the corner of Main Street and Hunter Avenue to bring riders on the short drive to the train. Click here to read more from Tap Into Roxbury.
Roxbury Schools Invites You to the inaugural FitnessRox Family Fun Run
 The Roxbury Township Public Schools will be holding its inaugural FitnessRox Family Fun Run on Tuesday, October 16th at Lincoln/Roosevelt School at 34 North Hillside Avenue in Succasunna, NJ. Registration and check-in opens at 4:00 p.m. at Lincoln/Roosevelt School and the run will begin at 5:00 p.m. The event is open to everyone!
The course will kick off at Lincoln/Roosevelt School to celebrate Lincoln School's 100th birthday! The course will include various fitness stations between Franklin and Lincoln/Roosevelt Schools including Meeker Street. Participants can park at either Franklin Elementary School at 8 Meeker Street in Succasunna or in the Lincoln/Roosevelt School parking lots.
The tax-deductible registration fees are $20 per individual participants and $50 for registering your immediate family (up to seven people). To register for this event, go to
www.roxbury.org/FitnessRox. The first 500 registrations before October 5th will receive a free reusable water bottle and FitnessRox t-shirt.
The funds raised from this fun, family event will help Roxbury Schools continue its goal of providing health and wellness for its staff and students. In particularly this year at Lincoln/Roosevelt School, the funds will go to help equip the new Wellness Room with yoga mats, resistance bands, etc. to promote lifelong fitness, mindfulness, and wellness.
Roxbury Township Public Schools are preparing the children of today for tomorrow by helping them to grow strong in minds and bodies. As a Bronze certificated Sustainable Jersey for School district, it is our goal to increase awareness and participation in health and wellness programs that not only benefit our students and staff but our community as a whole.
Click here to register now!
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Roxbury Boys Soccer Starts Season on Right Foot
 The Roxbury High School boys soccer team got a good start to the season Wednesday with a win over Montville.
Playing at home on a hot afternoon, the Gaels defeated the Mustangs 1-0.
The Gaels next play Friday, against West Morris Central, at the Mount Olive Middle School. Click here to read more from Tap Into Roxbury. Click here to read more coverage from NJ.com.
NJAC field hockey team-by-team preview
Click here to read the Daily Record's NJAC field hockey team-by-team preview.
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RHS Athletic Events Calendar
Click here
for the most up-to-date calendar of Roxbury High School sporting events.
RHS Performing Arts Calendar
Click here for the major events in performing arts here in Roxbury!
Roxbury Collects
Box Tops for Education
Roxbury Township Public Schools are continuously collecting "Box Tops for Education" at our K-8 schools.
This is an easy, practically effortless way to raise funds for our schools by purchasing items you buy all the time.
Clipped box tops can be sent to any of our K-8 schools district-wide. School addresses can be found on our website at
www.roxbury.org
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Check out the Virtual Backpack!
 Here we will feature events of organizations, clubs, and teams throughout our communities that serve to enrich the lives of our students.
Announcements, upcoming events, documents and forms that were previously sent home via backpacks will now be included in the Virtual Backpack. (On occasion, some paper forms, and flyers and other important information, will come home with your student or be sent to you directly via email.)
This page is updated as flyers are received.
Check the backpack!
Check Your Honeywell Settings!
 Don't wait until severe weather hits to check your settings! You may want to change your time settings from Midnight to Midnight and have more than one way of being contacted...i.e., phone call/text message and/or email! This way if the phone lines are down/circuits are busy, etc., you are covered! Log into your Honeywell account
here.
Click here for parent instructions on creating an account.
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Roxbury Alumni In the News
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