ROCORI Secondary School Update

Just when we thought spring had sprung, the reality of a Minnesota March became very real at the start of this week! It appeared that students and families had the information they needed to be successful in eLearning, but we always want to find ways to improve and evaluate how we are doing. If you would like to provide feedback on eLearning Days at ROCORI Secondary, please complete this eLearning Feedback Form for our administrative team to evaluate how these two days went.

MARCH

• MAR 29 - NO SCHOOL
  

APRIL

• APR 1 - NO SCHOOL
• APR 3 - EARLY BIRD GRADUATION PARTY TICKET SALES END
• APR 10 - PARENT DRIVERS ED MEETING @ 6:30PM IN AUDITORIUM
• APR 27 - PROM

MAY

• MAY 3 - NO SCHOOL
• MAY 7 - SENIOR CAP AND GOWN DISTRIBUTION
• MAY 9 - DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SENIORS AWARD BREAKFAST
• MAY 22 - CLASS OF 2024 EVENING OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS NIGHT
• MAY 27 - NO SCHOOL
• MAY 30 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
• MAY 31 - GRADUATION

• Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments are given for reading, math, and science
• Purpose of MCAs is to provide schools with information about student understanding and mastery of state standards in core subject areas; this information is used for curriculum improvement as well as placement in CIHS classes

• Students in grade 6-11 will take MCAs

• Grade 6/7—Reading and Math
• Grade 8—Reading, Math, and Science
  
• Grade 9—NO STATE ASSESSMENTS
• Grade 10—Reading and Science
• Grade 11—Math

HIGH SCHOOL TESTING DATES:

• Grade 10 Reading - April 3rd & 4th

• Grade 11 Math - April 16th & 17th

• Grade 10 Science - May 1st & 2nd

MIDDLE SCHOOL TESTING DATES:

• Science - April 3rd & 4th
• Reading - April 9th, 10th & 11th
• Math - April 23rd, 24th & 25th

End of the School Information

• If you have Medication in the Nurses Office – Medications/Inhalers/Epi Pens/diabetic supplies / over the counter medication need to be picked up and signed for by a parent by 4pm Thursday May 30th, 2024. Any medication left in the Nurses office will be disposed of.
• Any medications expiring during the month of May 2024 will be disposed of.

Looking Forward to next year 2024-2025

• Students need to have immunizations up to date. Please check skyward to see if your student is missing any immunizations.
• Incoming 7th graders will need meningococcal and Tdap vaccines.
• Incoming 12th Grade need second dose of Meningococcal.
• If you have a student with a Health Concern, their Care Plan needs to be updated every year.
• If your student needs to take Prescribed medications at school, they need to have a new prescription from the DR to administer at school every year. ALL Prescribed medications need to be kept in the nurse’s office. If they carry an EPI or Inhaler they also need the prescription to carry it at school.
• If you student takes over the counter medication. They need a new form filled out every year. They also need to bring in a bottle of the over-the-counter medication. If your student is in 6-8th grade all over-the-counter medication needs to be kept in the Health Office.

All Night Graduation Party | Rocori Public Schools (revtrak.net)

On November 10th our freshmen attended a Respect Retreat by Youth Frontiers. After the retreat students were asked to evaluate the program. 90% of students agreed that they would recommend the Respect Retreat to other students. 84% of students reported that they have followed through on their commitment to respect.

While at the retreat the students engaged in team activities, listened to inspiring music, reflected on respect, and had opportunities to think about the impact that our words and actions have on others.

We are thrilled to announce that two outstanding student videos from Rocori Schools have been selected as finalists in the Minnesota Manufactured™ Statewide Tour Student Video Contest!

Congratulations to:

· Abby Sorenson, 9th grade

· The Rocori VEX Robotics Team, led by Amy Soine

Their hard work and creativity have earned them a prize in the video contest (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place). The exact prize and place will be announced live at the 1st Annual Minnesota Manufactured™ Statewide Tour Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 25th, at Saint Paul College in St. Paul, MN, from 5-8 pm. The students' videos will be showcased at the event, and each team will be invited on stage to receive their award.

Learn more about the event here: Minnesota Manufactured™ Statewide Tour Awards Banquet: https://www.mnmfg.org/statewide-tour-awards-banquet/. We were incredibly impressed with the creativity and quality of your students' videos, and we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments at the awards banquet.

Rocori Middle and High School will be having a Barnes and Noble Bookfair on Friday 3/29 through Tuesday 4/2. 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 #12749727. Any purchases online also qualify and you need to put the same Bookfair ID #12749727 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. A percent of every purchase goes toward helping ROCORI Schools. With this fair’s proceeds we will purchase books to supplement our Innovation Center novel needs. If you have questions you can call ROCORI’s Innovation Center at 320-685-4919.

EPIC will be hosting an event on April 16th from 4 to 7 pm at the SCSU Field House called EPIC for Influencers! This event is designed to help the influencers in a students life, a parent, guardian, mentor, aunt, etc., better understand the career that their student is interested in.

Both employers and post-secondary partners will be represented so they can learn about education needed, pay scales, experience opportunities area businesses offer, and more! The event is linked here!

Mark your calendars for May 31st at 7:00pm when we will celebrate the 2024 graduating class.

PURCHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK HERE

While supplies last. Delivery is scheduled for the last week of school.

PURCHASE HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK HERE

When: Monday, April 8th @ 6:00pm

Where: DEF Building - Room 248

**Tickets available for sale through RevTrak or by cash/check in the District Office.

***Currently seeking donations, please reach out to the ANGP email (below) if you or your business are interested in supporting this great event!

All are welcome! If you would like to help out or have questions about the event, feel free to reach out to Robin Vettleson @ seniorallnightgraduationparty@gmail.com.