Stevens' Scribbles
I appreciate everyone participating in our Parent Teacher Conferences at the end of October and want to remind everyone that your child's schooling is much more successful when there is an open line of communication between the classroom and parents! The staff welcomes your calls and emails, not just when a problem arises, but also to discuss the education of your child on a regular basis!
Speaking of good communication, November brings our Digital Citizenship Week which helps everyone be a good digital citizen. Stay tuned for much more information!
November and December seem to fly away from us with the Holiday breaks causing short months, so I ask that you keep up with your child's progress by logging into PowerSchool and perusing your child's grades. If you need help accessing PowerSchool please feel free to contact the office! Another great resource, other than this newsletter, is our PowerSchool Announcements (Daily Bulletin) which you can access when you log in on your phone by simply scrolling down. This gives detailed information on the daily happenings of the building.
Finally, I wanted to touch on some highlights from October.
- The hallways have never looked better and I was very impressed that the students showed such great respect and the decorations remained untouched for two weeks!
- Pep Club put on a great spirit week!
- The choir sounded spectacular for their fall concert!
- The students enjoyed donuts and cider as part of our Fall Fun day!
- We made our own cider in Outdoor Education and have fresh honey!!!!
I look forward to a great November and wish everyone a safe Thanksgiving!
Did you Know?
Your Child's Health and Wellbeing - At RW we use a multitude of strategies that usually aren't seen by parents to impact your child's wellbeing!
- Positivity Project Building Healthy Relationships
- Sanitization
- Healthy Meals/Salad Bar Options
- Mental Health Therapist & Social Worker
- Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom with our Counselors
- Health Class during PE
- Opening the Gym/Outside for part of Lunch most days
- Pop and snack machines are off during the day
- Teams of Core Teachers
- Eye/Hearing Testing
- Mobile Dentist
- ALICE and Safety Drills
- Secured Campus/Buzz in System with Photo ID Checks
- Grow To Glow Club - LHS Girls assisting our RW Girls
6 Blue - Alec
Alec is a 6th-grade team blue student at Rolland-Warner with a variety of hobbies and interests! Alec enjoys Chess, video games, legos, reading, cooking, swimming, boating, four-wheeling, and riding the side-by-side. Alec says that Design and Modeling is his favorite class because it’s cool to get to design, measure, and build things at school.
Alec was nominated by our staff for being a hard worker and always giving his best effort. Staff say that Alec leads by example, is kind to his classmates, and frequently contributes to class discussions. Alec is a joy for them to get to work with in their classrooms.
We appreciate you, Alec; keep up the great work!
6 Green
Jaydon is a 6th-grade green-team student at Rolland-Warner with many interests. Jaydon likes playing football, playing videogames, and sometimes reading. Mr. Prill is Jaydon’s favorite teacher because he says that while Mr. Prill is good at teaching, he’s also really funny.
Jaydon was nominated by staff for being kind, and helping other students, and said to also have great leadership skills that staff members are seeing in the classroom.
Thank you, Jaydon, for all the great things you bring here to RW!
7 Blue - Emily
Emily is a 7th-grade student on the Blue team who is active outside of school doing both gymnastics and sideline cheer. Emily’s favorite teacher is Mrs. Furneaux because she’s super nice, and she loves that Mrs. Furneaux lets her students listen to music while they write.
Emily’s teachers say she is the epitome of a student that every teacher desires to have in their classroom. They describe her as being a leader in and out of the classroom, and say that she works hard to achieve her goals.
Keep being a leader, Emily; you make RW a better place!
7 Green - Trenton
Trenton is a 7th-grade student on team Green who enjoys not just his classes at Rolland-Warner, but also plays football, and soccer, and loves watching sports in general. Trenton’s favorite teacher at Rolland-Warner is Mrs. Gilbert because of her kindness and all the fun stuff that she plans.
Trenton was nominated by our staff because he is a leader in his classes and has a positive impact on his peers. Trenton is described as a good kid and he does a great job with helping out and working with the many different personalities in the LINKs program.
Thank you, Trenton, for all that you do to help make RW awesome!
RW Support Staff - Mrs. Prevo
Mrs. Prevo is the substitute head cook/cook’s helper in our kitchen here at Rolland-Warner. She started with the district in September of 2014 at Lapeer High School and then moved to RW shortly after, and we are blessed to have her.
Mrs. Prevo enjoys all kinds of things outside of school such as bowling, camping, playing bingo, and of course, watching Lightning Football!!! She really enjoys sitting around the campfire sharing stories, and lots of laughs with her friends and loved ones.
Mrs. Prevo was nominated by our staff because when someone needed to step in and fill the very large role of head cook she did, and has kept our cafeteria running as smoothly as possible with her team. There is so much planning and hard work that goes into preparing and serving the meals to 500+ students every day, and we really do appreciate the service with the friendly smile all of our kiddos get when they visit our cafeteria.
Thank you so much, Ms. Prevo, for being such a support to us here at RW!
RW Teacher - Mrs. Dodson
Mrs. Dodson is one of our fantastic teachers at Rolland-Warner, whom we currently have to share with the Zemmer building as well. Mrs. Dodson teaches Science, PLTW, and Coding. She enjoys running the ASL and Coding clubs, and getting to know her students in her classes and clubs.
Outside of school Mrs. Dodson enjoys doing crafts, calligraphy, and other artistic activities; she also enjoys watching her daughter dance and being a movie critic with her husband. Fun Fact: Mrs. Dodson’s favorite color is purple and has been since she was five years old.
Mrs. Dodson was nominated by our staff for being an amazing teacher. Staff described her as having great patience with her students (even the ones that could be described as very challenging). Her passion for growing students comes through in her teaching and classroom management, and she encourages all of her classes, bringing out the best in her students. Staff members say that they can tell students really trust Mrs. Dodson as evident by the relationships she’s able to build and not just with students, but with her peers as well, which is why they are so happy to get to work with her.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Mrs. Dodson!
Volunteer @ RW 24/25!!!!
Washington DC 2025/26
We cannot wait to start fundraising and announce the details for next year's Washington DC Trip as I know many of you cannot wait as well, however, we are currently reviewing quotes and working to get the best possible trip for the best possible cost for the current 7th graders. Once we have the best possible trip we will seek board approval and then be able to start fundraising and announce the trip! Stay tuned!
Interested in Employment with LCS?
The District is currently hiring for multiple vacancies in our support staff unit. We offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, reduced rates for employee childcare, free admission to athletic events and more! We are currently looking to fill full and part-time vacancies in the following areas:
- Bus Drivers
- Custodians
- Food Service
- Paraprofessionals
- Substitutes in all areas
Please click the link to see all our openings and start the application process. If you wish to learn more about the available positions or how to apply, please call the LCS Human Resource office at (810) 538-1609 or if interested in a position at RW call the office (810) 538-2334 and we can get you headed in the right direction!
Contact HR for more information, email tammy.creason@lapeerschools.org or call 810.538.1609.
Rolland-Warner Contact Information
Wyatt Stevens, Principal
Megan Parks, Associate Principal/Athletics
Kent Meister, Dean of Students
Renee Shrontz, Head Secretary
Amanda Turner, Attendance/Athletics Secretary
Email: renee.shrontz@lapeerschools.org
Website: rw.lapeerschools.org
Location: 3145 West Genesee Street, Lapeer, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 538-2334
Facebook: https://facebook.com/RollandWarnerMiddleSchool
Twitter: @Lapeerschools