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NEWS & EVENTS
Week of December 20
, 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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Soldier Surprises Sibling with Military Homecoming
 Last spring Roxbury High School watched graduating senior Tyler DePree commit to joining the United States Army. Tyler left shortly after graduation to head to basic training in North Carolina and then on to Virginia for Advanced Individual Training where he's been since.
During this time, communication with his family has been limited as cell phones weren't permitted so when Tyler had a chance to come home, he wanted to be sure to see his younger brother, Kevin Powers, a third grader at Nixon School.
Tyler actually arrived home yesterday afternoon and even surprised his mom who thought he wouldn't be home until the 20th. Tyler told his mom, Krystin that he wanted to surprise Kevin at school. With a day's notice, Krystin DePree called up Principal Lynch to set the plan in motion.
Tyler came to Nixon School Friday morning and surprised Kevin with their favorite shared meal for lunch, chicken nuggets, fries, and a Frosty from Wendy's. When Kevin saw Tyler, he jumped in his arms for a big brotherly hug. Tyler stayed for the rest of lunch and dined with Kevin and his classmates.
Click here to read more about this special surprise on our website under "In the News".
Giving Tree at Jefferson Teaches Community Service
 First graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Roxbury Township learned first hand about giving back to the people in their community this holiday season.
The first-grade staff and students collected hats, gloves, and socks for Roxbury Social Services during the month of December as part of their annual Giving Tree Project.
Click here to read more on our website under "In the News".
Roxbury Schools Benefitting from New SDF Program
 New this year to Roxbury High School is a Structural Design and Fabrication course that covers a wide variety of topics including construction, carpentry, architecture, and design. Students are putting their knowledge and skills to work here at home in Roxbury.
Over the past few months, SDF students were tasked with transforming an unusable courtyard at Lincoln/Roosevelt School into an instructional space for elementary school students and teachers to use during the school day. This transformation included planning, building, and assembling a boardwalk in the outdoor space.
"This area is a hidden gem that wasn't really being utilized," shared Denise Glenn, Roxbury's Science Supervisor for Grades 6-12.
"By building and installing the boardwalk our students and staff now have an outdoor classroom that is accessible to all. Classes will be able to go outside and enjoy fresh air, do projects, labs, or just enjoy reading a good book," explained Glenn.
LRS Principal Chris Argenziano was so impressed with the students' interest level, work ethic, and attention to detail that he asked them to build planters and flower beds that will also go in this space.
Students will begin drawing up plans over the next few months for this aspect of the project.
Eventually "Our Secret Garden" will have planters filled with a variety of plants. This project really builds upon our wellness and sustainability initiatives. Down the road, we hope to add a Koi pond and add a rain barrel. Not only do students benefit from being outside in "Our Secret Garden", but it is also beautiful to look at from the inside. For years, students and staff have looked at this space filled with stones, a few tables, and the brick wall, which is not very appealing or welcoming. Now we have an area that will be warm and inviting for all.
Follow Roxbury High School's first year of SDF highlighting the design and building of each project and student growth as a result of this new and exciting learning opportunity at
https://roxwix.wixsite.com/website-12
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Click here to read more about this build on our website under "In the News".
"In Our Hearts, On Our Sleeves" Yearbook wins with ASPA
 Roxbury High School's yearbook design team continues to shine. Its 2018/2019 Echo Yearbook publication, "In Our Hearts, On Our Sleeves" was awarded first place with the gold medalist award for the Garden State Scholastic Press Association annual yearbook contest earlier this fall and was just notified that it also placed within the First-Place category for the American Scholastic Press Association contest.
The American Scholastic Press Association provides advice on page design, story layout, graphics, headlining, cover design, advertising placement, photography, and a variety of other useful items.
Students involved in the creation of the 2018/2019 book included Caitlin Crowley, Shane Cummis, Joe Eible, Anne Gede, Dana Gesregan, Maxwell Green, Madisyn Keith, Amelia Letchford, Antoinette Melillo, Ashley Miller, Michael Noonan, Katie Smith, Tony Sutton, Mat Talmadge, and Kelsey Young. Click here to read more on our website under "In the News".
Audience Doubles for Second Roxbury Band Holiday Pops Concert
 On the heels of performing at a N.Y. Jets game, the Roxbury High School band program spread holiday cheer locally last Saturday at its second annual Holiday Pops Concert, an event that saw almost double the audience compared to last year.
Following the holiday music concert by the Honors Wind Symphony, a show that got the youngest guests up and dancing, the band program members offered free hot chocolate, coffee and snacks.
The little ones enjoyed a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and made crafts including Christmas ornaments. The band program accepted donations for Roxbury Social Services rather than charging admissions.
About 100 people attended, nearly doubling last year's head count, according to Mike Mangano, president of the Roxbury High School Band Parents Association.
Robxury High School Director of Bands Jeffrey Conrad started the concert with hopes it would become a community tradition. "My real inspiration was my children," he said. "I wanted to create a concert for families that was short and sweet with music that was accessible to kids."
The Holiday Pops Concert is an opportunity to showcase musical talent, but Conrad said the event is also about building Roxbury's musical community. Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury.
Roxbury Rotary to Buy Tourniquets for Schools
 The Roxbury Rotary Club is buying 100 easy-to-use tourniquets that will donated to the Roxbury school system for use in active shooter and other emergencies involving trauma.
The club voted recently to spend $1,000 on the effort, something that will bolster the school system's fledgling
"Stop the Bleed" program
designed to help students and staff react to incidents, such as shootings, where people are bleeding.
The Rotary Club hopes the donation will start a movement in the township in which parents and other residents donate enough money to place tourniquets in every Roxbury classroom. Roxbury Rotary President Steve Alford said there are about 600 classrooms throughout the district.
Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury.
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".
RHS Launches Online Roxbury Review
 Roxbury High School launches online Roxbury Review!
Some of their recent segments and articles include:
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.
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".
K-6 STEAM Expo: Seeds of Sustainability - Register now thru Jan 15
 Calling all Scientists, Engineers, and Earth Savers! Registration is now open for the K-6 STEAM Expo and will remain open until January 15th. This year's expo will be Saturday, March 7, 2020. This year's STEAM Expo theme is
Sustainability: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies. We want to see projects that touch on sustainability like renewable energy, eco-friendly, gardens/composts, weather, health and wellness, recycling, food/waste, etc.
The mission of the Roxbury STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) EXPO is to motivate and develop the passion of all learners. We support the achievements of our students as they prepare to become leaders and innovators in STEAM and 21st Century Careers.
We are also inviting local businesses and organizations to set up tables and promote their programs for students that support science, engineering, and sustainability practices with a focus this year on Sustainability. If this is something you may be interested in, please visit
www.roxbury.org/STEAMExpoVendor.
As mentioned, this year's STEAM Expo theme is "Sustainability: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies". If you choose to be a part of this event, we ask that you try and gear your information, projects, or takeaways with a sustainable topic like renewable energy, eco-friendly, gardens/composts, weather, health and wellness, recycling, food/waste, etc.
For more information and to register online, please visit
www.roxbury.org/STEAMExpo. Each registered student will receive a STEAM t-shirt!
As you know, in 2018 the Roxbury Schools earned Bronze certification in the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program and a big portion of this program is education, so let's all do our part to be informed! For more information to see what Roxbury is doing, please visit
www.roxbury.org/Sustainable. Here you'll find board approved policies, initiatives, and news!
Dates Set for Roxbury's Kindergarten Registration for Next Year
 Roxbury Township Public Schools, a K-12 school district preparing the children of today for tomorrow, has set its Kindergarten registration dates for the 2020/2021 school year. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2019 to participate.
Click here
for more information regarding Roxbury's Entrance Age Policy (P5112). If there are any questions regarding the policy or procedure, please reach out to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chuck Seipp at
cseipp@roxbury.org
or by calling 973-584-6799.
Roxbury Township Public Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program designed to develop knowledge and skills in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Our goal is to help children develop skills and strategies that will help them learn and establish a foundation for lifelong success in education. The program allows more time for students to address curriculum in depth and allows teachers to provide additional activities in learning.
To register for Kindergarten, parents must bring their child's original birth certificate, record of immunizations, and three proofs of residency at the time of registration. To access more details, visit
www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration.
Parents must make an appointment at their home school to register their child. If the home school is unknown, please contact the Transportation department at 973-584-6756 and based on your address, they can let you know what school your child should be attending.
Click here
to view the different school's registration schedules.
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Roxbury Ice Hockey Updates:
 Chatham over Roxbury - Boys ice hockey recap - Dec 12
Doyle Curry scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Chatham over Roxbury, 8-1, at Mennen Arena in Morristown.
Ryan Sordillo scored twice while Tommy Sennett, Brandon Lupi and Ronan Curry added a goal apiece for Chatham (2-0-2), which is outscoring opponents by a combined score of 18-8 through four games.
Will White and Jeffrey Burke recorded an assist apiece for Chatham, which held a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period. Click here to read this coverage from NJ.com.
Roxbury Ice Hockey Beats Sparta/Jefferson - Dec 14
After enduring a tough loss to Chatham on Thursday, the Roxbury High School ice hockey team got back in the win column Saturday with a victory over Sparta/Jefferson United.
The Gaels put Thursday's 8-1 defeat behind themselves with the 4-1 triumph at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm.
Kevin Keane got the scoring started for Roxbury with a power play goal in the first period with an assist from Nick Hefferle. The win moves Roxbury to 3-1-1 on the season. Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury.
With Win, Roxbury Hockey Tops Division - Dec 18
The undefeated high school ice hockey teams from Roxbury and Montville faced off in a spirited battle Wednesday that ended with a 3-2 victory for the Gaels that placed them at the top of the Halvorsen Division.
Goaltenders kept things scoreless for the first half of the game, before Montville broke through seven minutes into the second period. But the lead was short-lived.
Roxbury's Kevin Keane scored on the next shift with an assist from Ethan Barooah. Four minutes later, defenseman Kyle Jenkins gave the Gaels the lead as he blasted a shot past Montville goalie Kevin Faulkner with Barooah picking up his second assist.
The 4-1-1 Gaels next take on West Essex-Caldwell as the holiday tournament begins on Saturday, at 8 p.m. at the Ice Vault in Wayne. Click here to read more from TAPinto Roxbury. Click here to read additional game 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.
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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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