ROCORI Secondary School Update

On September 25th ROCORI will have our first late start of the year. This means that classes will simply begin one hour late with a start time of 9:10 in RHS and 9:15 in RMS. Bussing will be adjusted by one hour to accommodate the schedule change. If you intend to drop off your student prior to 8:30 am, we will welcome them in our building and provide some spaces for students to be supervised. To effectively plan for staffing needs please complete the below form only if you intend to drop off prior to 8:30 am. If there are other circumstances we need to be aware of please let us know by sending an email to Jake Nelson for RMS or Emily Peterson for RHS. We greatly appreciate this time for staff to align curriculum and use data to improve instruction for students.

• Homecoming Dress Up Days
• High School: Anything but a Backpack
• Middle School: Pajama Day
• Home J.V. Football vs. Orono – 3:30pm
• Variety Show in High School Gym – 7pm

• Homecoming Dress Up Days
• High School: Jersey
• Middle School: Jersey
• Home Girls Soccer Game vs. Sauk Rapids – JV 5pm / Varsity 7pm
• Home JV2 Boys Soccer Game vs. St. Cloud Tech – 5pm

• Homecoming Dress Up Days
• High School: USA
• Middle School: USA
• Powder Puff Football in Blattner Stadium – 6pm
• Iron Man Volleyball in High School Gym – 7:30pm

• Homecoming Dress Up Days
• High School: Rhyme Without a Reason
• Middle School: Soccer Moms vs BBQ Dads
• Home Volleyball Game vs. St. Cloud Tech – JV 5:45pm / Varsity 7pm
• Home Girls Soccer vs. Willmar – JV 5pm / Varsity 7pm
• Home Swim & Dive vs. Apollo – 6pm
• Home Cross Country Meet – 4:15pm
• Home 9th Grade Football – 4:30pm

• Homecoming Dress Up Days
• High School: School Spirit
• Middle School: School Spirit
• Flapjack Friday
• Pep fest – 2:30pm
• Homecoming Parade – 4:00pm
• Food Trucks on Site – 5pm to 8pm
• Lily’s Wings
• Wild Willie’s Sandwich Shack
• Nautical Bowls
• Home Football Game vs. Hutchinson – 6pm
  
• Homecoming Dance after the game – until 10:30pm

As we make the transition to digital tickets, here are some helpful hints and tips to make your life easier if you haven't done digital ticketing before:

1. Download the GoFan App onto your phone. The app looks like the picture posted above.

2. Create an account with your email and personal password

3. It will have you search for your favorite team - type in Rocori

This will be your new home to get season passes, buy tickets to all game, both home and away, etc.

When you get to the game, open up the app and click on tickets. There you show the gate attendant your ticket.

Thanks for your patience as we make this adjustment in the Central Lakes Conference to have all our teams using the same system.

Go Spartans!!

September 23: Picture Retake Day

September 25: 1 Hour Late Start

October 3: Senior Class Picture

October 8: 10th Grade Ring Presentation during Homeroom

October 9: 1 Hour Late Start

October 11: Last Day of Term 1

October 14: First Day of Term 2

October 15: 10th Grade Ring Orders 9:15-10

October 17: No School

October 18: No School

October 23: 1 Hour Late Start

Picture retakes will be on September 23rd. A few days after Picture Day, you will be able to view your images online using this event code: FE63524

If your doctor or clinic is trying to fax health information to the school nurse, please ask them to email the documents to boucherm@rocori.k12.mn.us instead.

FAST Testing Grades 6-8:

Reading: Oct 1, Jan 16, May 6

Math: Oct 3, Jan 14, May 8

MCA Testing Grades 6-8:

Science (Grade 8): April 2 - 3

Reading (Grades 6-8): April 8 - 10

Math (Grades 6-8): April 22 - 24

FAST Testing Grades 9-11:

Reading: Oct 1, Jan 14, May 6

Math: Oct 3, Jan 16, May 8

MCA Testing Grades 9-11:

Reading (Grade 10): April 8

Math (Grade 11)

• March 3 - 4 for Tri 2 math students
• April 23 - 23 for Tri 3 math students

Science (Grade 10)

• Mar 3 - 4 for Tri 2 Biology II students
• April 23 - 24 for Tri 3 Biology II students

The senior class picture will be taken during 2nd chance and 2nd hour in the high school gym. Please wear the senior shirts that were bought at the end of last year. If you do not have a shirt but would like to purchase one, please see Dave Hinkemeyer or get in contact with Autumn Kron, Cora Yarke or Olivia Schreifels.

Seniors will have their graduation product review with grad rep in homeroom.

Optional Senior baby photos & messages are due Nov. 15

Senior graduation ordering date. 11am-2pm in the commons.

Senior pictures are due December 1

Parents, Seniors & Juniors,

Please go to the Counselors webpage for College Info and important dates and events.

ROCORI Schools would like to invite parents, business leaders, and community members to participate in our district’s curriculum and instruction advisory committee. This committee will meet 3-4 times per year to review district goals, curriculum standards and resource recommendations, and district-level assessment information. We are asking for a commitment to this committee that will last for 3 years. Meetings would occur in the evening and last about 90 minutes each time. We hope to create a committee of about 7-10 people. If you are interested, please complete this linked survey by Monday, September 16th. Completion of the survey is not a guarantee of membership on the committee.

Reminder: There are no left turns out of the parking lot onto County Road 2. Citations will be issued.

All vehicles parked in the ROCORI Parking lots must now have a parking permit displayed at all times. Citations will be issued for cars without them after September 13th. The parking permit application is available online in Skyward or a paper copy can be picked up in the office. If you complete this form and pay online, you must still come to the office and pick up your permit.

ROCORI Secondary’s ROCORI Way Team meets monthly to ensure quality implementation of PBIS (positive behavior interventions and supports). One way we evaluate our system is by completing an inventory called the TFI and comparing our results to previous years. When in the initial rollout of PBIS, this inventory is completed several times throughout the year. The results not only reflect our implementation of PBIS but also our training of new staff that join the team. As you can see by the attached visual we continue to learn and grow into our implementation over time at both RHS and RMS.

Order your Middle School Yearbooks online for $35!

Order your High School Yearbooks online for $65!

www.jostens.com/backtoschool

Dear Seniors, Parents, and Guardians,

Thank you for your patience regarding the Jostens online link for submitting class of 2025 senior photos, baby photos (optional) and messages (optional). When you are ready to submit the photos and optional message, please visit: Jostens Photo Upload. You may also scan this QR code to take you directly to the site.

You will be asked to create an account, and then you can submit your senior photo and baby photo (along with the message) under the portraits section. Please remember to tag ALL photos AND messages with your student’s name to ensure proper identification. It’s important to register your account with an email that you check regularly so we can reach out if we have any questions.

We appreciate your understanding as we transition to a new system this year. The deadlines for the yearbook are:

• November 15th: Optional Baby photo and message due.
• December 1st: Senior photos due.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to yearbook@rocori.k12.mn.us.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Best regards,

ROCORI High School Yearbook Advisors

Anna Panek and Renee Bacon