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NEWS AND EVENTS
Week of September 21
, 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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Roxbury Families | Join us for Portrait of a Graduate
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Portrait of a Graduate
is a process where all community stakeholders participate in identifying the essential skills, personal attributes, and future-ready attitudes we hold in high regard and expect every graduate to acquire during his/her time in the Roxbury Schools. We are looking forward to embarking on this process with you in the months ahead and designing a Portrait of a Graduate that captures and embodies the spirit, abilities, and competencies of our graduating Gaels.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 10th, Tuesday, December 4th, and Thursday, February 13th at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln/Roosevelt School auditorium at 34 N. Hillside Avenue in Succasunna, NJ.
For additional information,
click here to view Superintendent Loretta Radulic's letter on our website regarding this journey ahead.
Register Now for 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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Not a Fun Friday for Roxbury Football & Field Hockey Teams
 The Roxbury High School football team must now look to next Friday to find its bearings after enduring its second shut-out defeat yesterday.
Having lost 39-0 to Sparta in the first game of the season on Sept. 7, the Gaels fell 29-0 to Parsippany Hills.
The football team wasn't the only sports squad from Roxbury to struggle with offense on Friday; the field hockey team was also shut out. The Gaels lost 2-0 to Morris Knolls for their first loss of the season.
Due to the rescheduling of its Sept. 17 game against Jefferson, the field hockey team is currently not scheduled to play again until Sept. 21, when it will take on Pope John XXIII at home. Click here to read the full article from Tap Into Roxbury. Click here for more football coverage from NJ.com. Click here to read additional Field Hockey game coverage from NJ.com.
 Roxbury Girls Soccer Evens Record with Win Over Chatham - Sept 15
The Roxbury High School girls soccer team reached 1-1 on the season Saturday by beating Chatham at Haas Field.
The Gaels beat the Cougars 2-0 in a game that left Chatham 0-2 so far this year. Click here to read the full article from Tap Into Roxbury.
Click here to read additional coverage from NJ.com.
Randolph (1) at Roxbury (2) - Boys Soccer - Sept 17th
TJ McMullin scored a goal to help Roxbury earn a 2-1 victory over Randolph in Roxbury.
Brandon Salmon contributed a goal, while Doddi Pincay and Omar Mougharbel each had an assist for Roxbury. Click here to read this coverage from NJ.com.
Roxbury Boys Soccer Aims for 5-0 With Pope John Game
With Monday's 2-1 overtime win against rival Randolph, the Roxbury High School boys soccer team reached 4-0, its best season start in about five years.
The Gaels are so far living up to Roxbury High School Athletics Director Stu Mason's pre-season comment: "The team was rebuilding last year, he said. "This year, we have higher expectations." Click here to read more from Tap Into Roxbury.
Morristown Girls Soccer Grabs No. 12 Seed in Morris County Tournament
Click here to see the Preliminary Round of Morris County Girls Soccer Bracket from TapInto.net.
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September 2018 Issue of the Gael Chronicles
Click here to view the latest edition of the Gael Chronicles.
Kennedy LEGO Club in Search of Donations
Hey Roxbury! Kennedy Elementary School is asking for LEGO donations for it's LEGO club. If your kids are done playing with theirs, please consider passing them on for a new group of kids to play and build with! Donations can be brought to Kennedy School (20 Pleasant Hill Road, Succasunna) and marked LEGO Club donation.
National Voter Registration Day - Sept 25th
 Did you know that Tuesday, September 25th is National Voter Registration Day? National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity every year since. Held on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day will be observed on Tuesday, September 25th this year. The holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). It is further supported by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED). Click here for more information and to register to vote if you haven't already!
Roxbury HS Cheer Car Wash - September 29th
Here's your chance again Roxbury to get your car cleaned at Eisenhower Middle School located 47 Eyland Avenue in Succasunna on Saturday, September 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Click here
to view this flyer from our Virtual Backpack.
GS Teddy Bear Tea Party - Sept 29th
 Join Girl Scouts!
Attention Kindergarten and 1st Grade girls...Girl Scouts would like to invite you to
join us for a Teddy Bear Tea Party! Wear your princess dress and bring your favorite
stuffed animal on Saturday, September 29th at 10 a.m. at the Roxbury Senior Center at Horseshoe Lake at 72 Eyland Avenue in Succasunna. This event is for
Kindergarten and 1st grade girls interested in making new friends, trying new things
and making the world a better place. New Scouts only please. Click here for more information from our Virtual Backpack.
Free Parent Presentation - Vaping: What's in the Mist? - Oct 24th
 Don't let your child's future go Up in a Mist! Vaping is s serious health risk and has become a quickly spreading threat to your child. All parents and community members need to attend this FREE educational opportunity on Wednesday, October 24th at 7pm at Eisenhower Middle School, 47 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna, NJ.
Get up close and personal with VAPES, the newest drug delivery device. Learn how this technological revolution has taken the teen drug scene by storm, enslaving man
y unsuspecting kids into a life of addiction. Learn the background, inspect the actual vape devices and become familiar with EVERYTHING you need to know as a parent. Find out what no-one else is talking about and understand why. We're here to support the success of you and your children. Join us for this potentially life-saving event.
More than 16% of American teens grow up to be drug addicts, but we can protect yours. Register for this class and get an amazingly rare look behind the drug scene. With over 100 hands-on displays of drug placebos, popular paraphernalia, concealment devices and subtle danger signs, this is the most visually stunning and practically informative drug prevention class in the country. Combined with our nationally acclaimed, expert instructor, you will be entertained, enlightened and empowered to make a real difference in your family or community.
Invite your friends! Don't forget to post your attendance on social media!
Click here to view the flyer in our Virtual Backpack!
Voice of Democracy Patriotic Audio Essay Contest - Deadline Oct 31
 On behalf of the VFW Post 2833 and its Auxiliary, we would like to invite students in Grades 9-12 to participate in our annual Voice of Democracy Program. The Voice of Democracy is a patriotic audio essay contest in which the top scholarship is $30,000. To enter students must record an original essay of 3-5 minutes on audio CD or flash drive. This year's theme is "Why My Vote Matters." All entries are due at the Post by midnight on October 31, 2018.
What a great opportunity for
our students to share "Why My Vote Matters"! Click here to view the application in our virtual backpack!
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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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