December 2021 - ISSUE 4
Winter concerts were held districtwide to celebrate the holiday season. Live streaming was made available for the performances that couldn't accommodate a live audience; links are available on the district website or by clicking the photos below. Please note that the Roslyn High School concert series has been rescheduled for January 18th and 19th, 2022.
East Hills
Harbor Hill
Middle School
HEIGHTS continued their December tradition of making Gingerbread Houses. Every student had fun crafting colorful creations using frosting, graham crackers, and candy.
EAST HILLS hosted a districtwide Change Drive to raise money to purchase gift cards for families in need. The East Hill PFA counted up a grand total of $3,356.52!
HARBOR HILL students created Mindfulness Mugs of Cocoa using marshmallows to represent all of the people and things in their lives that bring them joy.
7th grade science students at ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOL had a roaring good time participating in an experiment called
Egg Car 500 — part of a lesson about force, motion, and Newton’s Laws. Teams were tasked with designing and building small, rolling vehicles with a cavity to hold a raw egg, which were released one by one down a ramp and into a brick wall. The goal was for each egg to make it through the experiment without cracking.
ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL Senior Andrew Defrin has been selected as a winner in the New York State Theatre Education Association (NYSTEA) 2021 Student Playwriting Competition. His seven-page, five-minute play, titled "Creatures," was chosen by a panel of readers from the field of theatre and theatre education.
Roslyn Athletics held their fall sports awards on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Teams met in breakout sessions after school.
RMS Kicked off Holiday Spirit week with comfy pajama day! Then followed up with Holiday Sweater/Shirt day and Holiday Sock Day.
The Community Service Club at RMS held two fundraisers to benefit Operation Smile, an organization which offers life-changing operations to children with cleft palates. The middle schoolers were able to raise enough money to fund three operations, which was tripled when an anonymous donor bumped their final impact to fund nine operations! 
On the evening of Monday, November 29, 2021, the Roslyn High School Choral Society sang holiday carols in front of the iconic clocktower as part of the annual Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting ceremony.