Community Miller's Minutes

2/16 - Rox-THON to Penn State's THON

2/17 - District 6 Wrestling Tournament

2/19 - No School (President's Day)

2/20 - Day That Rox

2/21 - All-State Choir To NJMEA in Atlantic City

Roxbotix Robot Reveal

2/23 - Kevin Atlas Assembly

2/27 - Melodies Sendoff Concert

2/28 - Melodies to ACDA in Rhode Island

3/1-3/3- Swim State preliminaries

Daily Athletics Schedule

Skylar Skupienski represented Roxbury at the Regional Poetry Out Loud competition! She absolutely killed it. I wanted to pass along the pictures to celebrate.

The team at the Morris Museum received applications for works of art created by over 250 students, representing 35 schools located in ten New Jersey counties. The panel of jurors selected 50 artworks to be displayed at the 35th Annual Fresh Perspectives High School Exhibition at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ from March 15 through May 26, 2024. This competitive show began in 1989 as an outlet for artistically accomplished New Jersey high school students to express their curiosity and creativity. We are proud to say that Roxbury High School had the most works selected from any one school. Congratulations to these students for their creativity and dedication to the visual arts.

Frank Seretis (Gr 9), Kiara Ortiz (Gr 9), Anna Vorotsova (Gr 11), Elysha Magat (Gr 11), Josseline Molina-Cute (Gr 12), and Julia Katz (Gr 11).

New Jersey Schools of Character (NJSOC) are selected by NJASECD for having reached a standard of excellence within in the area of character development. Over 200 schools applied for this distinction and we are proud that RHS was selected.

The Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available in December. Once the application opens, we will send a reminder. Also, there is proposed legislation that would make completing the FAFSA a graduation requirement. If that bill is approved we will make sure our families are aware.

On Saturday, March 2, I will be participating in the 2024 Snow Bowl. The Snow Bowl is a three day flag football fundraising tournament at Metlife Stadium to support the athletes of Special Olympics New Jersey. Please do not feel obligated, but if you would like to donate to Special Olympics on behalf of my team, here is the link.

The New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association (NJEPA) honors the State’s exemplary Emergency Managers through a series of scholarships named in their honor. These awards are named for Captain Jonathan C. Young, former President of the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association and career firefighter and fire officer and Michael W. Augustyniak a former career emergency manager and planner for the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. They are intended for a graduating high school senior, or college student presently enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in pursuing a career in the emergency management field of study. This includes emergency management, homeland security, fire suppression, law enforcement, hazardous material, arson investigation, emergency medical services, planning, Health, Public Health, Social Services, etc.- in the public or private sector.

Click on the picture to access the website and application.

The RHS School Counseling Department has just started the 2024-2025 course selection process for current juniors. Individual student meetings will take place from now until Thursday, March 28th. During this meeting, students will be given the opportunity to meet with their counselor to discuss and select their courses for next school year. Please note that your child will be coming home with a copy of their course selection sheet that will need to be returned to RHS with a parent/guardian signature as soon as possible.

Teacher recommendations are currently available to be viewed in your parent portal in Genesis and course descriptions can be found in the Program of Studies located on the RHS School Counseling website. If you have any questions/concerns regarding your child’s placement recommendations in Genesis please contact your child’s teacher directly.

Roxbury High School will be hosting an in-person presentation from Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 5:45-7:00pm in the Media Center. This is an opportunity for students and families to learn about navigating the DDD system and also ask questions of the DDD presenter.

Date: Friday February, 23

Time: 8:45-10:00

Message: OVERCOMING ADVERSITY AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS THROUGH DETERMINATION

Take a look at the video below to find out more about Kevin Atlas and his powerful message.