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Thank you so much to our amazing cafeteria staff for all they do for RHS students and staff!

Rockville High School's Agriculture, Science & Technology's Spring Plant Sale is taking place Friday May 5th from 2:00 - 5:00 and Saturday May 6th from 9:00 - 12:00.

There will be many different plants to choose from including:

• Vegetable starters - tomatoes, peppers, herbs, squash, cucumbers, and eggplant.
• Hanging baskets - petunias, begonias, verbena, and torenia.
• Flowering plants - geraniums, petunias, lantana, verbena, & impatiens.

Cash & Checks accepted. Great gifts for Mother's Day!

On May 5th at 7pm, May 6th at 2pm & 7pm & May 7th at 2pm- 2023, The Rockville High School Musical Theater Company is proud to present: Wizard of Oz, The Musical. Tickets are now on sale from: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/73220

Seniors/Child (ages 3-9) are $10, Adults are $15. RHS students will be able to purchase tickets for $10 during lunch waves beginning next Wednesday. This will be the first full length musical at RHS in over six years.

*** This production will feature a live professional pit orchestra as well as the RHS cast/crew and over 30 local elementary school munchkins.

Hope to see you there!

Create your team of 8-10 players and pay the $5 registration fee to join in on the fun. Permission forms and fee payment can be given to Ms. Camolli or Mrs. Gonzalez in the Math hallway.

Rockville High School Student Council and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive!

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

Site: Rockville High School; 70 Loveland Hill Road, Vernon Rockville, CT, 06066
Where: Auditorium
Date: Fri May 26, 2023
Time: 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Click here to make an appointment

To honor all of the creative endeavors of its multi-talented students, the Fine Art, Music and World Language Departments at Rockville High School will hold their 1st annual Rock the Arts event on Thursday May 25th at 6pm. We’re celebrating the visual and performing arts with a walk-through art show, performing ensembles, soloists, poetry readings, drama club performances, photo booth, as well as cultural art presentations. We will be offering light refreshments. All are welcome, and admission is free!

Program of Events- RHS Auditorium doors open at 6pm!

6:00-8:00pm:

Art Show (Auditorium Lobby)

Clay and sculpture display (Senior Lounge)

Technology/engineering student projects (Senior Lounge)

International/Intercultural Student Displays (Large Café)

6:15-6:30pm:

Poetry Readings (Library)

6:30-6:45pm:

Play Monologues (Library)

7:00pm:

”A Night At The Movies” concert with RHS Band and Chorus (Auditorium)

Dear Families,

Flamingo Flocking for RHS Seniors will began on April 30th and will go through early June. Don't miss out, spaces are limited! For only $20.00, the RHS Project Grad Committee Members will leave a flock of flamingos in a Rockville High School Senior's yard. We will once again be using Sign Up Genius. (See Link Below) You can choose your own date and make the payment right on the site. Flocking has never been easier. Let's have our Flamingo 2023 Flock be seen all over our town. Thank you in advance for ensuring graduation night is memorable and safe for our seniors.

Flamingo Flocking 2023

If you have any questions please reach out to us at rockprojectgrad@yahoo.com

Thank you,

RHS Project Grad

Natalie Crowley has been selected as a winner with a First Class designation in the 2023 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. This program "was established in 1957 to recognize some of the best student writers in the nation." All compositions were evaluated by national judges on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style. Natalie received the highest award in this prestigious national writing competition.

Congratulations to first place winner Grace Dehnel, second place winner McKena Clemons, and third place winner Natalie Crowley in the 2023 UCONN ECE Wallace Stevens Poetry contest!

Grace will receive a $500.00 prize.

McKena will receive a $300.00 prize.

Natalie will receive a $200.00 prize.

Rockville High School swept every award in this prestigious State competition! RHS is so proud of you!

Congratulations to Clarissa Halpryn, Lauren Tedford, and Athena Lavigne who have been selected as readers at UCONN's Connecticut Student Writer Magazine Ceremony at the Jorgenson Auditorium on May 11. Moreover, Caitlin Chatterton, Elizabeth Dwelly, and Iris Hida have been selected as alternate readers at the event. There is only one reader per grade at the K-12 event. RHS makes up 25% of all of the invited readers. This is a truly incredible achievement.

RHS received 13 out of the 30 total published pieces in the 9-12 categories. We represent almost half of the magazine in our age category. Additionally, we are published in every category. Our students won more awards than any other school in CT.

On Sunday, April 23, 2023, three Rockville teenagers were presented with The President's Volunteer Service Award. Isabella Kirchmeier, Josephine Carmicheal, and Archer Carmicheal are all volunteers at The Cornerstone in Rockville, CT. Congratulations!

On Friday April 28th students were able to visit our career fair during their block 7 classes.

Students were able to talk with representatives from over 35 companies: All branches of the military, FedEx, Fortis Solutions (Manufacturing), Lighthouse Surgery Center, MCC Allied Health programs including Surg Tech, Respiratory, Occupational Therapy, Radiography, Asnuntuck, Lincoln Tech, Ray Page Plumbing, Vernon Fire, First Approach EMT, International Institute of Cosmetology, 360 Credit Union, Job Corps, 6 Flags, Big Y, COCC (information technology), Hartford Courant, Vernon Parks and Rec, YMCA, and more.

The fair also had live demonstrations and hands-on learning opportunities! It was a great event- students get hired from this career fair every year!

On April 22nd RHS juniors celebrated their prom at Maneeleys. It was a night of great food, music, and friends. The prom was a huge success and created lifelong memories for all attending. Thank you to everyone who made it happen, especially student council members and chaperones!

On April 29th seniors had their prom at Saint Clements Castle in Portland, CT. It was another huge success and seniors had tons of fun together at their last prom. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! We are hoping to include some photos in our June newsletter!

Juniors and Seniors were invited to witness a powerful and impactful event, the Mock Car Crash on April 21st. A car crash scene was created on Loveland Hill outside of the school, and students came out to watch the aftermath of a fake fatal car crash. Student actors portrayed different teens coming home from a party and getting into an accident that ended up costing lives. The Vernon Police Department, as well as the Vernon Fire Department, paramedics, and even Life Star showed up to emphasize the gravity of the situation. This event was extremely impactful to students in reminding them of the consequences of irresponsible driving and the value of their and others' lives. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped make this happen.

Below are the Rock Stars of the Month from April! Rock Stars of the Month are nominated by teachers at RHS and then selected from a committee. These students worked hard, played hard, and owned it in the month of April. Students received a certificate and a personalized T-shirt! Please tell them congratulations if you see them in person!

9th: Steven Ruede & Kiara Louis

10th: Peter Glidden & Paige Basquiat

11th: Carlos Davila & Joe Bradford

12th: Anaya Tolton & Gwenyth McCavanagh

A group of thirteen Rockville High students were able to go to Paris, France, and Barcelona Spain through the language department. They arrived in Paris on April 6th and spent four days there, before taking a scenic train ride to Barcelona, and spending another three days there before returning home on the 13th. The students visited countless historic landmarks in Paris such as the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Versailles, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, as well as many sites along the Seine river. In Bacelona, students saw La Basílica de la Sagrada Família, La Rambla, Park de Güell, the Arco de Triunfo, many mercados around the city, and of course, the beach! Students were able to employ their language skills in both countries, as well as learn extensively about the culture and history of both cities. The travelers simultaneously cultivated important skills in navigation and travel in foreign countries! The trip was a huge success and students had a blast. None of it would have been possible without the incredible Rockville chaperones, Madame Taweh, Miss Cianci, and Mrs. Howard-Bender. A huge thank you also goes out to Pierre Continaud, the trip tour guide!

Congratulations to our girls’ ice hockey team, specifically Katherine Morey and Audrey Molin for representing Rockville and a great season. They advanced to the state semifinals and had a very successful season.

Click here for spring schedules.

Congratulations to Miles Tolman who competed in the 2023 USA Powerlifting High School Nationals. He placed 19th in the nation. Miles holds the CT Deadlift Record, CT Push/Pull Record (bench / deadlift), and CT Total Record (bench / deadlift / squat) for his weight class.

Spring Sports

Baseball- 5/5- 3:45

Softball-5/8- 4:00

Boys tennis- 5/10- @3:45

Girls lax- 5/11- 5:30

Track- 5/16- 3:45

Boys volleyball- 5/20 @ 5:00

Live Streaming-

We live stream all of our events in the gym and on the turf. Here are the links to watch if you cannot make the games. (Home games only)

RHS Gym (Volleyball, Basketball & Wrestling) Link

RHS Turf (Lacrosse, Track & Field)- Link

Registration for fall sports will be open soon. Go to FamilyID.com to register!

Website: https://www.vernonpublicschools.org/rockville-high-school-home
Location: 70 Loveland Hill Road, Vernon, CT, USA
Phone: 8608706050