Secondary School Update

What are we doing with late starts?

When students have a late start every other Wednesday, we want you to know that our staff is busy and engaged. This time is valuable! At ROCORI Secondary, we are a professional learning community focused on student achievement. During these late starts, our staff is engaged in a collaborative process where we review our standards and ensure that our assessments are measuring achievement on those standards. This time is always focused on four essential questions: 1. What do we want students to know? 2. How will we know that they know it? 3. What do we do when they don’t? 4. What do we do when we do? The goal is to constantly improve instruction to help our students achieve more through collaborative teaming.

This video on the PLC process shares more information on the staff work being conducted during late starts.

Because we have high standards for student and adult learning, we limit student access to academic hallways until 8:55 while teachers meet and collaborate. We are happy to welcome students whenever they arrive on these late starts, but we ask them to stay in our supervised commons and gym until 8:55.

Thank you for supporting this important work by reinforcing this expectation when talking with your child.

Ryan Hauge

October 14: First Day of Term 2

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

October 16: Unity Day. Wear Orange to stand up to Bullying

October 17: No School

October 18: No School

October 23: 1 Hour Late Start

October 25: EPIC Event - 10th Grade

If you do not want photos of your student taken or shared on any school media, please complete the Photo Opt Out form on Skyward Family Access. Look on the message board for a link to the form (example below).

All students are defaulted to YES, please switch the dropdown box to no to indicate your denial of permission for use of your child's photo in any school media.

Reminder to order your school pictures! If your student had their photos taken, but you have not received an email with your student's pictures, please contact Dee in the office.

On Friday, October 25th, our 10th grade students will once again be attending the EPIC Event at SCTCC. Click the link below if you would like to learn more about the event and the opportunities it provides for our students.

Night school will begin Monday, October 14th. Night school is to assist students in recovering credits needed for graduation. Students and their families were invited via a Skyward email. Questions feel free to contact the High School Guidance office at (320) 685-4916.

ROCORI Work Based Learning Newsletter

ROCORI high school administration and staff are not responsible for lost/stolen personal items. While we would like to be helpful in locating lost or stolen items, our time is limited. To prevent items from being lost or stolen, we provide lockers/locks. Students are expected to lock their personal items when leaving them in the locker room.

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

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

Order your Middle School Yearbooks online for $35!

Order your High School Yearbooks online for $65!

www.jostens.com/backtoschool

Share pictures of ROCORI Middle School students participating in ROCORI school activities! For example: sporting events, activities, special events, dress up days!

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 15 = optional baby photo and message deadline
• December 1 = senior portrait deadline

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

ROCORI Middle School is hosting a Scholastic Bookfair from Monday 10/28-Thursday 10/31. It will be held in the Innovation Center and will be from 7:45-3:45 each day. If you would like to see more information about what is on the fair please visit the ROCORI Bookfair webpage. If you have any questions please contact the Innovation Center at 685-4919.

Parents of students in all HS grade levels are welcome to join us and learn more about this exciting ROCORI parent hosted tradition. Topics to be covered include:

• What the event is all about/what to expect that night (why is it so special?)
• Rough timeline and location information
• Help needed for various committees (Ticket sales, Advertising, Donations, Prizes, etc.)
• Support needed through donations/gifts
• General Q & A
  
  

Meeting Information:

• When: Wednesday, October 23rd @ 7:00pm
• Where: ROCORI HS Media Center
• Who: Parents only - we try to keep as much information about the event as possible a surprise for our graduates.
  
  

If you already know you'd like to volunteer to chair a committee or are unable to attend and have questions, please feel free to reach out via email to seniorallnightgraduationparty@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Robin Vettleson and the All Night Grad Party Planning Committee