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NEWS & EVENTS
Week of November 8
, 2019
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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
goodnews@roxbury.org.
Please remember to include first and last names of individuals pictured!
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Thank You to All Who Served
On behalf of the Roxbury Township Public Schools, we'd like to take a moment to thank all the brave men and women who have served our country in the armed forces as we approach Veteran's Day on Monday, November 11th. Thank you for your service!
Jefferson Kindergarteners Thank Our Veterans
 Small acts of kindness continue to flourish at Jefferson Elementary School in Roxbury Township where Kindergarteners recently made cards for our country's Veterans in honor of the upcoming Veteran's Day. These highly decorated and colorful cards will be passed out at a Veteran's Hospital in Delaware.
Students not only made cards but learned a little too. Kindergarten Teacher Meghan Storm shared, "Students talked about the branches of the military and expressed how thankful they were about what the military does for our country."
Click here to read this story on our website under "In the News".
Roxbury School Psychologist Recognized with Externship Commitment Award
 One of Roxbury's School Psychologists, Deborah Wetreich was invited last weekend to attend the Lafayette College Volunteer Awards Ceremony where she was honored with the "Externship Commitment Award".
Wetreich, an alumnus of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania has hosted Lafayette College students as "externs" in the Roxbury Public Schools for the past ten years.
Lafayette students participate in a career shadow experience through the College's Career Services Department over Lafayette's January break. These college students learn about the roles and responsibilities of a School Psychologist in a public school district.
"This volunteer effort is a way for students to experience the profession first hand as they are deciding on future career choices," shared Wetreich.
Lafayette honored its ten-year participants at the Alumni Volunteer Award Ceremony where a fall luncheon and Tiffany gift were provided.
Click here to read this story on our website under "In the News".
Rox-THON gets their Flock on
 Flocking is back at Roxbury! It will begin this fall and continue until the ground freezes, before resuming next spring; all weather dependent. While the fundraiser remains the same, the organization bears a new name. Putting more of an emphasis on our local community, Roxbury High School's mini-THON will now be known as Rox-THON. It is the same group of students working towards the same cause, however, a majority of our proceeds will now stay here in Morris County.
Starting this year, donations will go to Goryeb Children's Hospital (Morristown, NJ) and 30% of those proceeds will support pediatric cancer research and medical bills through Four Diamonds (Penn State Children's Hospital). Roxbury High School will also host its 7th Annual event to fight childhood cancer on Friday, March 13, 2020.
"Flocking is super simple! Flocking is when you harmlessly prank your friends by signing up for us to put a flock of plastic flamingo
s on their lawn," explained Captain Holly Van Ness, a senior at the school.
If you would like to flock-a-friend, you can choose how many flamingos you want to migrate to your friend's yard for up to 48 hours. A small flock of only 10 flamingos is only $15, a medium flock of 30 for $25, or you can choose a large flock of 50 flamingos for $35. If you have a special occasion, you may also choose to request a specific date for an additional $15. Click here to read more on our website under "In the News".
Roxbury High School's Structural Fabrication and Design Journey
 Follow the new beginnings of the Structural Fabrication and Design program at Roxbury High School with weekly updates on the growth of the program and the work that the students are doing as they explore the human-designed world through the learning of SDF.
Click here
to find out more information about the program and to follow along on this year one journey.
Elementary Families: Looking for ways to help your child at home?
 There is a newly improved Roxbury Elementary Resources webpage that holds the key you're looking for. Resources for parents provide content support along with interactive activities and games to make learning at home fun!
This website was created to support student growth and achievement within Roxbury. In order to achieve student success, it is important that teachers and parents work together to help develop children's skills throughout the school year. This website acts as a location to access resources to ensure all staff and parents are on the same page to provide the continued support to our students that is integral to growth and success. Click here to check out these resources.
Forkin' it out to Support the Jefferson PTA - Nov 15
 Come support the Jefferson School PTA for a November Family Night Out on Friday, November 15th all day at Fuddruckers at the Roxbury Mall.
Visit the PTA table for a very special raffle (TBA).
Come in with the physical paper ticket, an email of it or just on your phone for the Jefferson School PTA to receive a predetermined percentage of your purchase.
Click here to view or print off a ticket from our Virtual Backpack.
Franklin School's Vendor & Craft Fair - Nov 22
 Come for an evening of shopping at the Franklin School Vendor and Craft Fair Shopping Extravaganza on Friday, November 22nd at Franklin School at 8 Meeker Street in Succasunna from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Shop from over 45 local vendors and crafters while supporting Franklin School. What a perfect time to do a little holiday shopping!
Click here to view the event flyer in our Virtual Backpack.
Roxbury Library - My Favorite Book Contest - Now thru Dec 1
 The Roxbury Public Library is once again partnering with the Roxbury Woman's Club for the My Favorite Book Contest, open to all 6th graders who live or go to school in Roxbury. Visit
www.roxburylibrary.org/kids for the information flyer and entry form or stop at over at the library.
The top three entries will win gift cards to Barnes and Noble. Entries must be turned in to the library by Sunday, December 1. Click here to view this contest in our Virtual Backpack.
Roxbury's Global Hi-5 Expo (Multi-Cultural Celebration) - Feb 20
 Come and tantalize your five senses through international expressions of cuisine, music, art, crafts, costumes, dance performances, and so much more on Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 6-9 p.m. at Roxbury High School! Experience the gift of the one HUMAN race and its multisensory cultural diversity in CommUNITY.
Gather up your family, friends, clubs, and business to sponsor a booth to represent a country of your background or interest! Then, plaster the booth with all the information, color and creativity that you can with food, fun crafts, music/dance performances and prizes!
Now is the time to be proud! Raise multi-cultural awareness and let's celebrate and travel to cultures around the world! Click here to sign up for a booth now! Click here for more information regarding this event from our website under "In the News".
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Roxbury Football Updates:
 Loss to West Morris Ends Tough Roxbury Football Season - Nov 1
The Roxbury High School football team's season came to a close Friday night with a crushing loss to West Morris Central.
Playing in Chester on a chilly night, the Gaels were defeated 49-7 by the Wolf Pack. The loss left Roxbury with a 2-7 record for the season.
It was the final high school gridiron action for graduating seniors Dominic Badgley, Tyler Doerr, Jakob Giammarino, Luke Hathaway, Charlie Lisa, Jorge Rivera and Anthony Tye. Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury.
Unbeaten Roxbury Junior Gaels Head to Football Conference Championship
 The 8th Grade Roxbury Varsity Junior Gaels didn't lose a game this year. One more victory and the 13-year-olds will be the champions of their conference.
The game will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. in Jannarone Park, Parsippany.
The team's regular season ended on Oct. 26 with the young athletes celebrating their undefeated season and No. 1 seed in the Iron Division of the Morris County Youth Football League.
The team won the championship two years ago as Pee Wees and are ready to bring it back to Roxbury before they head into high school. The players, who love their community and the sport, are just as dedicated off the field; this year this team raised almost $1,000 and purchased much-needed equipment for the football field Snack Stand.
They also spruced-up the Snack Stand a bit with paint and banners as a way of showing their gratitude and to celebrate Horseshoe Lake's new turf field. Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury.
Roxbury Gymnastics Updates:
 Gymnastics: Roxbury arrives with North Jersey, Section 1 title
By the time Mount Olive moved to floor with the lead at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1 meet on Saturday, Roxbury had been waiting for well over an hour and found itself trailing by less than five hundredths of a point.
With Mount Olive competing in an auxiliary gym and all other events in the main gym finished, all eyes were on Roxbury and its senior captain, Tiffany Zieba.
Despite counting two falls in the first routine and one in the third, Roxbury needed just a 8.875 from Zieba to secure the first sectional title in the program's two-year history.
Competing a college-level beam routine, Zieba came out confident, nailing her back handspring-layout stepout series and switch split-back tuck combination. With most of her difficult elements behind her, Zieba landed a front tuck on one knee and found herself standing on the mat.
It did not matter.
The judges flashed a 8.9 for Zieba, who had no idea she had just led her team to a sectional title, defeating Mount Olive 105.95-105.925. Click here to read more details from NJ.com.
Roxbury Soccer Updates:
No. 19 Montville over Roxbury - Boys - NJSIAA N1G3 quarterfinals - Nov 1
Giovanni LoGrasso scored two goals to lead top-seeded Montville, No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, over Roxbury, 4-1, in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 tournament in Montville.
Ken Shimabuku and Andres Lazo each added a goal of their own for Montville (18-2-1).
Montville defeated Roxbury in both regular season matchups earlier this year.
Montville advances to host fourth-seeded Paramus in the semifinal round on Tuesday.
Roxbury falls to 10-9. Click here to read this coverage from NJ.com.
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Gaels Going Green - Did you know...
 Since 2016, the Roxbury Township Public Schools has been striving to become more sustainable and green in its policies and practices. The Board of Education and administration made the decision to pursue district sustainability and green initiatives by creating and approving a half of dozen different policies outlining its position and efforts.
To that end, all seven schools in Roxbury Township attained Silver certification through Sustainable Jersey for Schools in August 2018. In this section, you will find various green initiatives, events, and tips to live a healthier, greener life.
Click here for more information regarding our sustainability initiative.
Girl Scouts Help Neighbors with Fall Cleanup
 Several Succasunna children and their parents gathered recently to rake leaves in the yard of a neighbor who needed some help.
When the kids were finished with the cleanup, the woman told the group her neighbor recently underwent quadruple bypass surgery and was unable to do his fall cleanup. So the group crossed the street and tackled his yard as well.'
"It was a great way to spread Roxbury kindness and to help neighbors in need," said one mom.
The students who volunteered include Julianna Uccello, Nicholas Uccello, Kyle Corrado, Becca Corrado, Kimmie Corrado, Amanda Pieklo, Alyna Pieklo and Victoria Phelan-Fonseca.
Julianna, Becca, Amanda, Kimmie, Alyna and Victoria are also part of the MARS Girl Scouts.
Roxbury Township Pitches Together on Clean-Up throughout October
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Project Graduation
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Throughout the month of October Roxbury Township has dispatched groups of volunteers that included young scouts, high school clubs, and green enthusiasts all giving their time to clear litter from many roads and parks throughout town.
Although the ground is covered in leaves this did not stop groups from diving in and removing 88 bags of trash and 19 bags of recycling totaling over 1,000 pounds of mixed materials being removed from our roadways, parks, and streams. This number does not include tires, furniture, office chairs, lumber, brick, concrete, various heavy metals, pool stairs, car parts and bicycles which could easily add another 1,000 pounds or more to the total number of weight collected.
We were lucky to have a number of groups such as the Roxbury High School Lacrosse team, Project Graduation and a number of scout troops who had a large group of participants sign up. This gave us an opportunity to "deep clean" some of the targeted areas. Although many of the areas have had surface clean ups in the past, we were excited to have these larger groups thoroughly work through these areas. The groups were able to remove items that have been buried for some time, increasing our overall collection number. Click here to read more from Hopatcong Lake Regional News.
Rox Wellness Expo at RHS - Dec 5 and Dec 6
 Roxbury High School will host the First Annual Rox Wellness Expo on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th from 8am to 2 pm at Roxbury High School at 1 Bryant Drive in Succasunna, NJ. The goal of this expo is to promote a healthy lifestyle and community, with the over 1,500 Roxbury High School students and staff, by providing a means of awareness of the services that are available to assist them in their daily lives. Roxbury High School has been progressive in integrating the most current fitness and wellness trends. Some of the courses being offered include Personal Wellness, Intro to Exercise Science, Intro to Exercise Psychology, and Foundational Components of Allied Health Services.
The Rox Wellness Expo will be an opportunity to introduce services to the high school community and connect with them on an individual basis. Interested in being an exhibitor, instructor, or to make a donation? Click here for more information and for the instructor/exhibitor application.
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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!
Specific school related events can be found on their respective website calendars by visiting
www.roxbury.org
and selecting the school from the drop down at the top left of the screen.
RHS Project Graduation
 Roxbury Project Graduation is NOT just for senior parents! We need all high school parents to get involved. This group and event benefit all Roxbury students. Don't wait, we need your help now.
Each year on the night of graduation, we host Project Graduation, an all-night, alcohol/drug free event for Roxbury's graduating High School Seniors.
To make this happen each year we need your HELP!
Our meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the RHS guidance conference room. The next meeting is Tuesday, October 8th. Check us out on our Facebook page, Roxbury Project Graduation or the link for our website on the RHS website.
If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering,
please contact
Alana Hayford or
Audra Sarafin. Click here to read more details about this year's Project Graduation from our Virtual Backpack under the Flyer section.
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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