Thursday, November 14, 2024
Good Morning Students, Parents and Staff!
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Looking Ahead
11/15 Midterm - 2nd Quarter
11/25 Picture Retakes
11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/20 End of 2nd Quarter - 11:15 Dismissal
12/23 - 1/3/25 Winter Break
1 / 6 Teacher Institute - No Student Attendance
1 / 7 Students return to school
Double Routes 11-14-24
Route C
*All transportation questions need to be directed to the Bus Garage (217)498-9834
Madrigal Dinner & Tea Tickets
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Rochester Madrigal Dinner & Tea Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning Nov. 18 online via GoFan ticketing. Links to purchase tickets will be posted to all school announcements, on the Madrigals Instagram in the bio @officialrhsmadrigals, and on the Rochester Choral Department page on Facebook.
All performances are in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Madrigal Dinners are Friday-Saturday Dec. 6-7 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets $30/each. Dinners include a full catered Nelson's 1/2 roasted chicken dinner, potatoes, vegetable, salad, homemade wassail, coffee, and bundt cake dessert. Vegetarian option available and can be indicated on your ticket order.
Madrigal Teas are Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 7-8 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets $20/each. Teas include a homemade cheeseball and crackers snack, fresh grapes, coffee, homemade wassail, and bundt cake dessert.
NEW in 2024 - All shows are offering a no-meal, Concert-Only ticket for $10. This option allows patrons to attend the second half of the show to hear some of the best musical moments, but without a meal. The concert portion lasts appx 1 hour.
Arrival times for Concert-Only Tickets
Dinner Performances - 7:45 p.m.
Tea Performances - 3:00 p.m.
Ticket Questions can be directed to Mrs. Debbie Burke, Madrigals Ticket coordinator: dburke@rochester3a.net. Let the merriment begin!
RJHS Wrestling
Wrestling Open Mats will be from 5-7 and will be the following days: 11/14, 11/19, 11/21 and 11/26. The open mats will take place at the RJHS wrestling room.
Wrestling season begins on December 2 with practice time TBD. Please make sure you have an updated physical on file with the nurse.
School Pictures
To order pictures go to Inter-State Website. Order Code is 88035ZF or 88035ZB
Retakes will be November 25, 2024
Swing Flag Camp
SWING FLAG CAMP!! Calling all 2nd - 8th grade girls. Come join our RHS Color Guard for their annual swing flag camp fundraiser. Registration deadline is Friday, November 29th. Practices are Dec 3rd and Dec 4th with a performance on Friday, December 6th in the RAC. Check out the attached flier for more information. Each student that participates gets their very own Rocket Swing Flag! Please Register Here: RHS Swing Flag Camp
Future freshman RHS football players
If you are a parent or guardian of an 8th-grade student who wants to play Freshman Football in the fall of 2025, please fill out the form on the following link: RHS Class of 2029 Freshman Football
This will help the high school coaches anticipate the expected number of players and give football moms the ability to communicate with players and parents in the upcoming months.
Contact Lyn Young with Football Moms at rocketfootballmom@gmail.com with any questions.
RJHS Girls Volleyball Information- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Please read the information below for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade girls interested in playing volleyball! If you have any questions, please contact:
Coach Wacaser (8th Grade) at awacaser@rochetser3a.net
Coach Hawkins (7th Grade) at mhawkins@rochester3a.net
Coach Zeidler (6th Grade) at szeidler@rochester3a.net
Please sign up on this Google form if you are interested in trying out for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade volleyball teams. All students participating MUST be registered on RSchool AND have an updated sports physical on file with the school nurse PRIOR to trying out. Athletes will not be allowed to participate in tryouts if they are not registered or do not have a sports physical.
Volleyball Interest Form (Tryouts)
Tentative 6th Grade Tryout Dates (At RIS)- Tuesday, December 3-3:30 pm-5:00 pm AND Wednesday, December 4 3:30-5:00 pm
Tentative 7th and 8th Grade Tryout Dates (At RJHS)- Monday, December 9- 3:15 pm-4:45 pm AND Wednesday, December 11- 3:15 pm-4:45 pm
*Athletes must be at one tryout but are encouraged to attend both.
ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES
SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENT
If your student plans to participate in sports this school year '24-'25. Registration is open. At that time, please visit Athletic Registration to register your athlete. Please go under the 'more' tab and choose athletic registration. We will also need an updated physical on file. Don’t forget to subscribe to “notify me” for your child’s sport, this allows you to get automatic notifications of any schedule changes. If you need to check your child’s physical date or have any questions about the registration process, please contact Kim Hauck at khauck@rochester3a.net.
Concession Volunteers needed
Sign up is here for volunteers with Basketball concessions. Please take the time to come out and help.
Tardy Bell 8:05
We have had a number of students coming in late to school. They need to be in their classrooms ready to learn when the bell rings at 8:05. They will be marked Tardy-Unexcused if they are coming in after the bell. Parents please drop off your student with ample time for them to get to class before the bell rings at 8:05. Double route buses do not count towards tardiness.
Attendance Reminder
Dr./Dentist/Ortho. Notes
Make sure that you are calling your student in on days they are sick or have a doctor appointment. This way the office does not have to call you later to check in or they can have your child ready for early pick up.
Make sure that Doctor’s notes are being brought to the Jr High office after the appointment or if your student has been sick. That note will change that absence in Skyward from a parent excuse - AE to a doctor excuse - AD. Remember that students get 10 parent excused absences (AE) in a school year. After 10 they will be considered unexcused (UU). You can have your student bring in the note to the office or you can email the note to cjones@rochester3a.net .
Mental Health Days: you are allowed 5 mental health days in a school year, but those are also part of your 10 excused absences (AE) that were mentioned above. If 10 absences have been taken, all absences going forward will be marked as unexcused unless there is a doctor’s note for that day.
Show your RJHS Spirit on your car
Are you a true Rochester Rockets fan? Now you can show your support wherever you go with our exclusive Rochester Rockets License Plate Covers!
Where to Buy:
Rochester Junior High Front Office
Cocoa Blue Chocolates in Rochester
Cost: $10.00 each, cash only
Safe2Help
Safe2Help is a 24/7 program for students, staff, and families to share school safety issues, find resources to get help, and find encouragement to help others. Anyone can call to talk to a trained staff member about abuse, bullying, depression, self-injury, or suicidal thoughts for themselves or other students. You can access Safe2Help by calling 844-4-SAFEIL, texting SAFE2(72332), or emailing help@safe2helpIL.com.
LUNCH
Thursday
Rocket Line - Pasta Bowl
Corner Crust Pizza - Hawaiian Pizza
Custom Bros Grill - Bacon Cheeseburger
Friday
Rocket Line - Pasta Bowl
Corner Crust Pizza - Mexican
Custom Bros Grill - Mini Corn Dogs