Volume 8 | October 4, 2020
Upper School News
Hello Upper School Families,

This week is Spirit Week-Hooray! I am looking forward to seeing everyone's special garb and celebrating Griffinity. Please note-Tuesday during EAGLE hour, we will have a special Roycemore Day celebration in Advisories. Students will be dismissed after the fun, around 3pm. Zoom link to register below, join us! Happy Birthday to us...
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Great Breaks for Online Learners:













Roycemore Day Zoom Link



PSAT Testing
The PSAT will be administered during school hours on Wednesday, October 14. This standardized test is designed for 8-11th grade students and allows them to practice skills for the SAT and ACT. It also allows qualified 11th graders to earn national recognition and scholarships. You do not need to take any steps to register for this test.

Note that online education site Khan Academy (a great online free resource for most subjects) now offers free online test prep for the SAT and PSAT. Check it out here: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat.



Behind The Mask
COVID-19 has impacted us all! Evanston Cradle to Career is sponsoring a Citywide Campaign called Behind the Mask, it is designed to create awareness around COVID safety procedures and the importance of wearing masks. The Mask Challenge will give students (K-12) a platform where they can express the impact of COVID safety procedures on their daily lives. They will have the opportunity to empower themselves and their community on an issue that is impacting the entire world.
 



Virtual Leadership Opportunity through IHSA
Students from both the IHSA Student Advisory Committee and the Special Olympics Illinois Youth Activation Committee have worked together to put this program in place. We are offering it free to all students, with and without disabilities. Upon completion, your students will earn a Youth Leadership Certificate. This is a valuable item for them to include on their resumes and college applications! The registration link is: https://forms.gle/jUAdg9i24feiGRwW6. Please see the flyer below with more info.
Young Women of Color in Independent Schools Symposium: Save the Date: March 20, 2020.
YWOC is an empowering leadership conference for 7th-12th grade, self-identified young women of color in independent schools in the Chicagoland area. The day will feature workshops, affinity group sessions, and activities geared toward providing brave and necessary spaces for participants to explore and celebrate their identities, to develop skills for self-advocacy, and to form lifelong connections and community. The goal is to provide a collaborative environment and experience that promotes opportunities to learn, inspire, and empower participants.

Registration information forthcoming. 
We look forward to gathering with you virtually in the Spring. 

Please contact Terri Jackson tjackson@loy.org should you have any questions.


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Reminders
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Yummy Soaps and More!
Did you know that our very own, Senior Alex O'Koon, runs his own business? In case anyone wants to order some awesome soaps, lotions or salts/sugar scrubs...please visit his website: thesudsygoatbathco.com

Hand Cut Foods
IMPORTANT! If you opted in to Hand Cut Foods-you MUST order your lunch each week. If you do not place an order, they will NOT automatically prepare a meal for you. Today is the deadline to do so! If you have not done so already, please go to your Roycemore email and follow the instructions sent by Hand Cut.

Literary Magazine
Our Lit. Mag. is up and running! Students-please send any and all submissions to litmag@roycemoreschool.org. Stories, photos, artwork, etc...all submissions are welcome!

Attendance
If you know your student will be absent on an upcoming day due to a medical appointment, college visit or other needed reason, please be sure to email: attendance@roycemoreschool.org. Students who will miss school should also take a form to their teachers for signatures and to get information on any classes they will miss. Forms are available in the Upper School office.

Calendar
To view all events please visit our calendar at the following link: roycemoreschool.org/calendar.