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High School Spring Sports Start Dates:

Softball, Track & Field, Adapted Softball - March 10th

Golf, Baseball, Boys Volleyball - March 17th

Boys Tennis - March 24th

Lacrosse - March 31st

Ultimate Frisbee - End of February (dates still TBD)

Clay Target - End of March (dates still TBD)

*NEW* Girls Flag Football - Start date mid-April (additional info below)

Questions about captains practice and the regular season? Go to rosevilleraiders.org and search the sport for coach contact information.

The ExCEL Award – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership – is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high school juniors who are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service.

Brian Bailey directed unranked Roseville to an eighth place state meet finish. The Raiders qualified via a runner-up finish in the Section 5AAA meet by seven points. Roseville placed fourth in the top heavy Suburban East conference meet. The Raiders had one all-state athlete in two-time State Champion Robert Mechura. “We had our largest number of athletes participating since pre-covid. Another aspect of our team that is very special is that our top runner Robert Mechura is possibly the best boy cross country runner in the history of our State. He is an outstanding team leader and the way he interacts with our younger runners is truly heartwarming as a coach. Our team gained strength from Robert's success and they all want to be a part of everything that he does and he also wants his teammates to be a part of everything. Having this dynamic was something that I will never forget for as long as I coach.” Brian completed his 19th year as Head Coach.

Head Coach Scott Steffen had the opportunity to sit down with Youth Hockey Hub to talk hockey, specifically about the legacy and tradition of Roseville Hockey. This year, the team decided on a third jersey, which is a throwback to the 1965 Ramsey High School hockey team. A few years ago, the team did something similar, honoring both Ramsey and Kellogg, with a logo that incorporated all three schools. In the coming years, Coach Steffen would like to do the same for Kellogg. Steffen said of the program, "We're a very proud hockey community. The tradition is unbelievable". The team also recognized RAHS grad '92 Bobby Dustin, who had an amazing career with the Raiders and went on to play four years for the Gophers.

Roseville Drama has once again showcased its incredible talent and dedication, earning prestigious Spotlight honors for their fall musical. Spotlight, an organization dedicated to supporting high school theater, sent professional evaluators to review the production. These evaluators assess and celebrate notable achievements by nominating individuals and elements that stand out, justifying each nomination with detailed feedback.

The results were nothing short of outstanding: five Roseville students achieved the highest honor of "outstanding," and the entire student pit orchestra received the same designation.

The overall performance review commended the production for its passion and storytelling:
"This production clearly had a lot of passion poured into it by all who were involved. The entire cast understood the story they were telling and executed it well. This company is making bold choices in their storytelling and backing it up with many strong technical and performance elements."

The student orchestra received exceptional praise for their musical excellence:
"This is one of the best student pit orchestras I have ever heard. The orchestra demonstrated a great understanding of the musicality this show required. The orchestra approached the challenging material with creativity and solid technique. The sound matched the tone of the piece and was executed well."

These accolades reflect the dedication and hard work of Roseville Drama's cast, crew, and orchestra. The honors not only celebrate the technical and artistic achievements of the production but also highlight the passion and creativity that define Roseville Drama’s performances.

In collaboration with the Vikings, Roseville is set to offer its first official High School Girls Flag Football season this spring! Last year we hosted a spring flag football clinic, with the hopes it would attract some attention and this year we're ready to roll out an official season! The Vikings are finalizing teams and will put together our schedule for us. While we don't currently have an official start date, we believe the season will be appx 6 weeks long, starting mid-April.

In 2022, the Minnesota Vikings partnered with Minneapolis Public Schools to pilot a middle school girls flag program. The Vikings are now also working with high school programs throughout the state. Four teams just completed the inaugural season of high school girls flag football (La Crescent-Hokah, Rosemount, Pine Island, and Houston high schools), with nearly two dozen high schools set to play in spring of 2025. To date, the Vikings have contributed over $300,000 to girls flag efforts statewide, reducing barriers to play through funding coaching staff, officials, transportation and facility costs, and registration fees.

Currently, 12 states have girls flag football sanctioned at the high school level (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawai'i, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Colorado, and Tennessee). The NFL and Minnesota Vikings have a mutual goal of sanctioning girls flag football at the varsity level in all 50 states. Flag football is set to debut as an Olympic sport at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Follow this link for additional information about the MN Vikings and MN Girls Flag Football.

Roseville Area High School is thrilled to announce that boys volleyball will become an official MSHSL-sponsored sport for the 2025 spring season! Having previously offered the program as a club sport, we are proud to now provide boys volleyball with the same status as girls volleyball. The team achieved incredible success as a club program, and we look forward to continuing that tradition of excellence as a fully sanctioned sport this spring.

Registration and start date information is located at the top of this newsletter.

Congratulations to our Dance team for being named December's Dunkin' Team of the Month! They wrapped up 2024 on an outstanding note at the Conference Championships, securing 3rd place in Varsity Kick and 4th place in Varsity Jazz. In addition, they earned 3rd place overall in SEC Kick, 4th place overall in SEC Jazz, and the SEC Team Sportsmanship Award. With three more invites ahead before heading into sections in February, we wish them the best of luck. You continue to make us so proud!

Congratulations to Addison Andre for being name December's Dunkin Raider of the month! Addison recorded her 100th career point in her team's 3-0 win over Mounds View/Irondale. She currently has 15 points this season with 7 goals and 8 assists. She has signed to Franklin Pierce where she will play hockey for the Ravens! We are so proud of you!

Ava Fitzgerald ('22) was a standout athlete for Roseville, boasting many first place finishes in her events. She holds the title of Minnesota State Champion in the 100-hurdles during her senior season with a PR of 13.81 in the finals, setting the state record. She was All State and All Conference in multiple hurdle and relay events throughout her tenure at RAHS, as well as a Ms. Track and Field nominee.

Ava is in her junior year and participates in Track and Field for Sacramento State. She has continued to receive All Conference honors in her events, sets her PR's, and finished in first place at the Sacramento State Invitational and Causeway Classic Dual. Ava has earned All-Big Sky Honors in both her freshman and sophomore years, and has had her name added to the top ten all time in her school history for a number of events.

Good luck this year, Ava! Go Hornets!

https://hornetsports.com/sports/track/roster/ava-fitzgerald/9964

Want to have quick and up-to-the-minute access to RAHS activities schedules? Download the rschool Today Activity Scheduler app!

The app has event details including location, date, time, online ticketing, and streaming information for all sports and activities.

Want quick access to ticketing at Roseville and SEC conference schools home and away events? Download the HomeTown ticketing app now so you can move quickly through ticketing lines.

While RAHS still accepts cash at limited events (football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling), many schools have gone away from cash all together.

Roseville offers student and adult annual passes that get you into all home ticketed events (hockey excluded). For those of you planning on attending 10 or more ticketed events this year, this pass is for you! Passes can be purchased on the HomeTown Ticketing App (mentioned above).

Students: $50

Adults: $100

We will be asking for student ID with passes so please do not try to purchase the student pass if you are not a student.

Students 8th grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult AND that adult must stay and monitor those students. Students and parents who don't follow these expectations will be subject to loss of entry to future RAHS events.

We will be offering online ticketing at all ticketed events. We will only be accepting cash at football, volleyball, basketball and wrestling events this year. Thank you for understanding our desire to provide our ticketing staff and site supervisors with a more safe and secure ticketing process.

Roseville Area Schools strive to offer accessible after school programming to our students. Unfortunately, the nation-wide bus driver shortage has made it difficult for us to provide busing to "away" events during our after school routes. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in becoming a bus driver, please follow this link for more information.

Email: rahsactivities@isd623.org
Website: https://www.rosevilleraiders.org/
Phone: 651-635-1670
Twitter: @RAHSRaiders