ROCORI SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

4/7 - Book Fair Begins

4/10 - All Night Grad Party Meeting 6:30PM

4/12 - MCA Testing Resumes

4/19 - Drivers Ed parent Meeting 6PM Auditorium

4/22 - PROM 2023 - Grand March at 7PM

Caps and gowns will be distributed on May 3rd in the commons from 10 – 2 PM. If you have questions please stop and see Dee in the office.

Senior parents please join us for the All night Grad Party planning meeting Monday April 10th at 6:30 pm at the Side Bar.

Any Questions, please let feel free to contact us -

seniorallnightgraduationparty@gmail.com

Stacy Wild 320-293-3396

Amanda Lopau 320-260-1598

Pam Bierschbach 320-309-0346

Whether we realize it or not, in the future almost every one of us will engage with some form of artificial intelligence regularly. Almost all people use AI tools for maps and navigation, or face recognition on a cell phone, but these technologies are quickly changing and improving. Recently AI intersected with education in a new way with a program called ChatGPT. This is a very impressive writing tool, but also ones that bring about concerns of what does represent a students work and how this will impact everything from creativity to future written work. As we navigate this exciting tool and new challenge, we want students to know that the work they turn in needs to be a representation of their original work. If they are using AI for any component of work represented as their own, they need to check with the teacher in advance.

As the world of education navigates this new technology, I’m confident we will learn how to better incorporate it and manage it. In the short term, we would ask student to understand the limits of its expected use, and for parents to support that students work needs to represent their work. A quick google search will teach you lots about this artificial intelligence, but this tech blog provides a brief overview of what ChatGPT is and how it is being used.

Ryan Hauge

ROCORI 6-12 Secondary Principal

hauger@rocori.k12.mn.us

Drivers Education Parent meeting

April 19, 2023

6 – 8 PM in the Auditorium

Junior/Senior Prom is Saturday, April 22 with a Viva Las Vegas Theme. There will be a professional group photo taken at 6:15 pm in front of the stadium. Grand March will start at 7 pm with doors opening to the public at 6 pm. From 8:30 - 11:30 pm, students will have a dance and casino night filled with games, food, beverages, and prizes. Tickets for students to attend prom are $50 and can be purchased on RevTrak. There will be a $2 charge for the public to attend Grand March.

Rocori Middle and High School will be having a Barnes and Noble Bookfair on Friday 4/7 through Tuesday 4/11. Items can be purchased in store or online during these days. When you are ready to check out at the St. Cloud, MN store mention that you are purchasing to support ROCORI. If you go to a different location you just need to tell the store at checkout that you are supporting Bookfair #12649646. Any purchases online also qualify and you need to put the same Bookfair ID #12649646 when checking out and paying. Anything in store or online are considered qualifying purchases except for gift cards, memberships, textbooks, video games, or digital devices. In store café purchases DO qualify as well. If you would like to pre-order anything from the café an order form is attached. A percent of every purchase goes toward helping ROCORI Schools. With this fair’s proceeds we will purchase books and materials to support our library. If you have questions you can call ROCORI’s Innovation Center at 320-685-4919.

Your graduation ceremony will be held at 6:30 PM on Saturday, June 3rd in the high school gymnasium.

Grad Party Tickets are $75.00

Don’t miss out on this exciting and fun night. CLICK HERE to purchase your ticket today!

Reserve your High School Yearbook for $60 online through May 15th on RevTrak (see link below), or with check or cash in the RHS Office, while supplies last. Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of May.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK

Purchase your Middle School Yearbook for $35 online (see link below), or with check or cash in the RHS Office, while supplies last. Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of May.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK

Science (Gr10) - Round 1 (student that completed Bio I & II)

• Date: Thursday, March 30-31st

Reading (Gr10)

• Date: Wednesday, April 12th -Thursday, April 13th - Students will be taking the MCA test in their English classes or receive a designated testing time (for those not in English)

Math (Gr11)

• Date: Tuesday, April 25th, Make up Wednesday, April 26th

Science (Gr10) - Round 2 (remainder of the students that completed Bio II)

• Date: Wednesday, May 10th-11th

Seniors and Juniors:

Check the scholarship webpage for new scholarship postings.

4/4 - 4/5 - Science MCA - 8th Grade Only

4/12 - 4/14 - MCA Reading Grades 6-8

4/25 - 4/27 - MCA Math Grades 6-8

Applications for Educational Benefits (Free/reduced lunch) can be found on this site. We encourage all families to complete this application. Any questions, contact barkerc@rocori.k12.mn.us

Administration:

Ryan Hauge - Secondary Principal, grades 6 - 12 - hauger@rocori.k12.mn.us

Josh Austad - Assistant Principal, grades 9 - 12 - austadj@rocori.k12.mn us

Jake Nelson - Assistant Principal, grades 6 - 8 - nelsonj@rocori.k12.mn.us

Stephanie Ruegemer - Assistant Principal, grades 6-12 - ruegemers@rocori.k12.mn.us

Joel Baumgarten - Activities Director - baumgartenj@rocori.k12.mn.us

Counselors:

Marsha Gilbertson - Guidance Counselor, grades 9-12 - gilbertsonm@rocori.k12.mn.us

Shelly Collison - Guidance Counselor, grades 9 - 12 - collisons@rocori.k12.mn.us

Kendra Schlangen - Guidance Counselor, grades 6 - 8 schlangenk@rocori.k12.mn.us

Amy Olson - Guidance Counselor, grades 6 - 8 - olsonamy@rocori.k12.mn.us