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McTeacher Night!
September 15, 2011
Rockton Grade School teachers and staff served
meals, sold cookies and worked the drive thru at the Roscoe
McDonald's on September 15th. McDonald's donated a portion
of all sales generated that evening to the PTO. This year
the Rockton PTO is working with the Rockton Booster Club in a
joint project to earn funds for a track storage shed and
concession stand at Stephen Mack Middle School. As a
result of their efforts, the teachers earned $837!
Teacher of the Week!
November 9, 2010
Congratulations to Rockton
Grade School first grade teacher, Annie Rohrer, for being
selected "Teacher of the Week" from WZOK radio. On November 9th
representatives from Broadway Florist and WZOK surprised Mrs.
Rohrer in her classroom by presenting her with flowers and
treats from Panera bread. She was nominated by her student
teacher, Leshel McDonald, who wrote in her letter that she
wishes she could have had Mrs. Rohrer when she was in first
grade!
Sumo wrestling at RGS!
October 22, 2010
Congratulations to RGS for
raising $16,435 during the 5th annual Fun Run! A big
thank you goes out to all
the volunteers, parents, and families!
Fun Run!
October 1, 2010
On Friday, October 1st the
Rockton School District PTO held their annual Fun Run at all
three schools. The PTO would like to thank all of the community
business partners that helped make the day a great success.
Wal-Mart supplied water bottles and popsicles for all three
schools and J.D. Mason of Delta Disc Jockeys kept everyone
entertained all day with music and games. Other community
sponsors include Kohl's, NorthPointe Wellness Center, Badger Pro
Construction, SAL Plumbing and Today's Dental.
If each school meets their goal the students will get to see
their Principals and several teachers sumo wrestle at an
upcoming assembly!
April 29, 2010
The grounds around the
Rockton School District’s elementary buildings are looking a bit
spiffier these days thanks to the senior class at Hononegah High
School. Accepting the challenge from Principal Ehren Jarrett,
65 members of the senior class converged on the school grounds
during senior week to help spruce up the courtyard and
recreational areas. “I posed the challenge to the group to do a
community service project,” said Jarrett, “and they embraced it
and exceeded all my expectations.”
HHS senior Vince Guzzetta
says the students have been organizing the community service
project since the beginning of the year. “It was really just a
good opportunity to give back to our community and start a neat
tradition,” he says. “It felt good to be a part of something
new and helpful and it was uplifting to see the excitement on
the kids faces when they saw the work we did.”
Some students cleaned up
the Rockton Grade School courtyard and planted and mulched.
Other students painted four squares in play areas of Whitman
Post Elementary School. Still others visited Highview in the
Woodlands to fill planters and do arts and crafts with the
residents. “I’m so proud of what they’ve accomplished,” adds
Jarrett.
Superintendent Randy Gross
was on site to witness the students in action. “It was nice to
see them give back to their community for the excellent
education they received not only at the high school but the
elementary level as well.”
Principal Barb Browning was
amazed at the impact of the seniors’ hard work at RGS. “The
Hononegah students literally transformed our courtyard from a
weedy eye sore to a beautiful retreat,” she exclaimed. “They
were so respectful of the school and the children while they
were here, and worked very well together to complete a task they
and their teachers should be proud of! Their work has
definitely made a difference at RGS.”
WPES
Principal Scott Rollinson was impressed with the amount of
planning and effort by the seniors. “Even though it rained and
we had to change some of the original plans, the students did a
wonderful job cleaning up the RGS garden, planting new flowers
and plants, and painting 4-squares at WPES,” he says. “Students
here started playing with the 4-squares the very next day.”
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