Community Miller's Minutes

2/16-18 - RHS Musical - Into The Woods

2/20 - No School - Presidents' Day

2/22 - A Day That Rox

Robotix - Robot Reveal

2/23 - Global Hi-5 Multicultural Expo

Sports Schedules

All students and families should begin working on the FAFSA.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government to help pay for college. Each year, over 13 million students who file the FAFSA get more than $120 billion in grants, work-study, and low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Education.

Lots of states and colleges also use the FAFSA to determine which students get financial aid—and how much they’ll get.

Lit Mag is starting to accept submissions for the 2023 magazine. They accept any type of writing whether it's poetry or excerpts! The initial deadline for submissions is February 2nd and submissions can be put in this google form: Literary Magazine Work Submissions using this the image below.: Literary Magazine Photo . People can choose to remain anonymous if they'd like and everyone is more than welcome to join Lit Mag for the next general meeting (January 18th) to discuss their own works and share!

RHS Alum Brian Gonzalez (Class of 2019) was honored early this year at a Kansas City Chiefs game. Check out the video on News 12. I'm so proud of that kid.

Beginning January 8, 2023, through March 7, 2023, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton SPARK Teen Ministry invites you to take part in our Parish's SHOE DRIVE FUNDRAISER!

Did you know you can change the world in just 10 minutes? Cleaning out your closet and donating used, gently worn, and new shoes will:

1. Help raise funds to support our Parish Activities

2. Help maintain a cleaner environment by keeping shoes out of landfills

3. Support micro-businesses in developing countries around the globe by improving their economy, community, and quality of life!

All of this, just by donating shoes you don't use anymore anyway!

Drop off Sites include:

-Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (located outside the main office and in the Security lobby)

-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Community Room, 61 Main Street, Flanders, NJ

-Berenzy Chiropractic, 240 US-206, Flanders, NJ

Look for the Boxes with our Information on them. Simply place donations in the marked boxes, and we will take care of bagging them. ALL types and sizes of shoes, boots, cleats, athletic, casual, and dress shoes are accepted. (Please no skates or clip-in ski boots)

If you have any questions you may contact Corinne Kilkeary at youthministry@stelizabethschurch.org

Senior Week will officially start on Monday, June 5. Below are important dates for our Senior Class and their families.

Thursday, June 1 - Senior Art Show

Friday, June 2 - Senior Dance Recital

Monday, June 5 - Senior Athletic Awards

Tuesday, June 6 - Senior Yearbook Signing and Pizza Party

Wednesday, June 7 - Senior Academic Awards

Thursday, June 8 - Top 10 Dinner

Friday, June 9 - Senior Clearance

Monday, June 12 - Graduation Practice & Senior Prom

Tuesday, June 13 - Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony & Project Graduation

Wednesday, June 14 - Final Review & Reflection Day - Seniors pick up Diplomas

Every year, HSF selects 10,000 outstanding students as HSF Scholars from a broad and talented pool of applicants. HSF Scholars are a part of an unrivaled group of 25,000+ Scholars from 50 states, and more than 1,200 institutions, who make up the current HSF Scholar network.

Seniors of Hispanic heritage are encouraged to apply for scholarship opportunities from HSF.

Roxbury High School has earned the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). This award acknowledges schools across the country for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2021-22 school year.

According to the data, female students who take AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) in high school are more than five times as likely to major in computer science in college, compared to female students of similar background and academic preparation who do not take AP CSP. The study also finds that AP CSP serves as a stepping stone for students to take other advanced STEM coursework. Providing female students with access to computer science courses is critical to ensuring gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs, and to driving innovation, creativity, and representation. We are proud to be recognized in the category of AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) for having 50% or higher female representation in our AP CSP class, and we continue to strive to encourage our young women to explore career options in Computer Science and STEM fields.

If you or your child is interested in taking AP Computer Science Principles in the 2023-2024 school year please have them speak to their counselor about this amazing opportunity!

- If you’d like to buy Rox-THON/Roxbury apparel (closes Monday, 02/20), or a shirt for $15, please click here

- Rox-THON Registration is due Friday (02/24). Here’s how you can sign up.

- If you’d like to volunteer before or during Rox-THON (Fri 3/10), please click here

Thirteen Roxbury students successfully auditioned for the North Jersey School Music Association Region High School Honors Band and Choir. These ensembles are comprised of the top high school musicians across northern New Jersey. Five students were accepted into the honors bands and eight made it into the choirs.

Congratulations to RHS Band students Nick Andrade (12), Mikayla Provenzano (12), and Joe Sabando (12) for making the Wind Symphony, and Jeremy Maida (12) and Justin Masi (11) for making the Symphonic Band. In addition, Nick Andrade placed first out of all trombone players who auditioned and will be the principal trombonist for the Wind Symphony. Both honors bands will be performing at Parsippany Hills High School on Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 pm.

Congratulations to RHS Choir students Joseph Borda (9), Rebecca Borda (11), David Doherty (10), Colleen Feeney (9), Julia Gonzalez (11), Airyana Hoover (11), Elizabeth Ricucci (9), and Nicholas Spivak on this great accomplishment. They will be performing at Morris Knolls High School on Saturday, February 4th at 4:00 pm.

The mission of the North Jersey School Music Association is the advancement of music instruction in Northern New Jersey’s educational institutions at all levels that provide in-service and enrichment opportunities for practicing and retired teachers and prospective music educators, as well as sponsoring various festivals and performing groups for K-12 students.

Check out this week's Student Spotlight. This week we'd like you to meet Diya Narayan.