Congratulations to our students that earned Honor Roll for 1st Semester!
Congratulations to our students that earned High Honor Roll for 1st Semester!
Due to the dangerously cold temperatures expected in the early morning, there will be NO SCHOOL Tuesday, January 16.
Parents,
As a reminder, we only have two days of school this week- Monday and Tuesday. On both days, jr. high students will be dismissed at 1:40pm. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday break! School resumes January 4th.
The Jr. High Chorus Concert is tomorrow, December 12th at 6:30pm in the Auditorium. The Band Concert will follow in the Auditorium at 7:30pm.
We hope to see everyone there!
UPDATE regarding the Junior High Chorus Concert:
This is a reminder that we will be having our Junior High Choir Concert on December 12th at 6:30 in the RHS auditorium.
Students should plan to arrive at 6:10 pm and meet in the RHS Commons. Family and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend.
After discussing with students, 7th and 8th grade Concert Choir will be wearing concert black, and 6th Grade Chorus will be wearing festive Christmas attire. 7th and 8th grade students can choose to wear a Christmas accessory (hat, headband, earrings, etc.) as long as it doesn’t light up or make noise.
Please be aware that this performance is required for students enrolled in Chorus as part of their semester grade. We have been working toward this concert all semester, and students are depending on their fellow classmates to make this event successful. It is a great opportunity for students to perform in front of an audience, an experience that is impossible to recreate in a classroom during the school day. All grade levels are sounding great, and excited to share their performance with our school community.
Congratulations to Willow Gross and Brooke Pauley on their selection to represent our school at Belleville West High School this past weekend. Both students performed vocal (singing) auditions in October and were selected to perform in the ILMEA District 6 Junior Treble Choir this past Saturday. They spent the morning rehearing alongside other selected vocalists from all over Southern Illinois and then the choir gave an excellent, afternoon performance.
Well done to both Willow and Brooke for qualifying for this honor.
Friends and families of Roxana Junior High School,
RJHS's very own Elizabeth Schaab has been named one of Emerson's 2023 Excellence in Teaching Awards honorees! We are so proud of Ms. Schaab for her continued dedication to our students and for demonstrating true excellence in education. #ExcellenceInTeaching
Congratulations, Ms. Schaab!!!
Good evening, families. To show support for our varsity football team and its historic playoff run, we are encouraging all students and staff to wear red tomorrow to school. We wish the football team and coaching staff success Saturday against Mt. Carmel.
Dave Oestreich
RJHS Principal
HOUSE UPDATE:
Congratulations to our first quarter house winners:
6th grade- Jasiri
7th grade- Sakati
8th grade- Jasiri
The students in those grade level houses will be bringing home a permission slip today to attend a movie at the Roxana Nazarene Theater. All students will receive a soda and popcorn. The theater charges $5 per student. We are asking parents to send in $3 for their student to offset the cost, but no student will be excluded if they cannot pay. If anyone in the community would like to sponsor a student or two for these trips, donations can be made to Roxana Jr. High. 254-7561.
Here are the House Heroes for October! Congratulations to our students. ❤️💙💛
We found out yesterday that two of our RJHS choir students were selected by audition for ILMEA District Honor Choir! Willow Gross and Brooke Pauley will be participating in honor choir performances at Belleville West High School on November 18.
We had 11 junior high students try out! We are so proud of our students for being willing to take risks and working hard.
Happy Birthday to Aiden Moore, Karsen Price, Kayden Price, and Isaiah Walker.
Matthew Phillips will be celebrating a birthday on Saturday. Happy Early Birthday.
Next Tuesday's concession stand workers are: Autumn Sharp, Brooke Pauley, Andrew Heigert, Kaylee Bertoletti, Emily Oliver, and Isaiah Walker. Please report to the junior high concession stand at 3:30. If you are unable to go home before that time, you may bring something to work on in Mrs. Russell's room until then. Please make arrangements to be picked up at 6:00.
Staff and Students: Reminder that you need to be working on your Red Ribbon Door Decorating today. All door decorating must be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 27th.
Boys basketball tryouts will be October 23rd. Open gym is from 6-7:30 and has started.
Students, as a reminder you are eligible for 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch per day. If you want more than that, you will need to have money in your account to purchase additional items or meals. Thank you!
House Drawing-
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Noah Blas Miller Phoenix Brady Leyton Smay
Elanor Hansberger Ayden Trail Danna Lesmes
Kenny Nguyen Noah Surtani Josie Janes
Lucas Skinner Conner Price Daphne Manacop
CONGRATULATIONS to our RJHS cross country state qualifiers Nova Shaw and Savannah Cline; they will run at our state meet this Saturday in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Nova ran an incredible 12:19 and Savannah ran a remarkable 12:40...Great Job girls!
The annual budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year for Roxana CUSD #1 is posted on the district website, and is available to view here: https://5il.co/25ls6
Mrs. Suhre's class has been reading about the NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission. NASA was able to obtain a sample from the asteroid Bennu and brought it back to earth, dropping it in a desert in Utah for scientists to retrieve and study. Last week, Mrs. Suhre's class made their own asteroids and created three versions of Landers. Their goal was to successfully drop the asteroids from space (the classroom window) to Utah (the ground) without hurting the asteroid. Everyone had fun, but only one person was successful in keeping their asteroid safe on the trip to earth!
Tuesday's House Day!
