Community Miller's Minutes

2/7 - Cheer Team to Florida to compete in Nationals

2/9 - Rox-THON Assembly

2/7- Sectionals for swim

3/1-3/3- Swim State preliminares

Daily Athletics Schedule

Lit Mag - Wins the distinction of EXCELLENT for Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Contest. AND, we also won FIRST PLACE from American Scholastic Press Association.

Band - Music for All Advocacy in Action award

Stephen "Quesa" Padilla - Mayo Performing Arts Center’s January 2024 Music Students of the Month – Outstanding Percussionists.

New Jersey Schools of Character (NJSOC) are selected by NJASECD for having reached a standard of excellence within in the area of character development. Over 200 schools applied for this distinction and we are proud that RHS was selected.

The Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available in December. Once the application opens, we will send a reminder. Also, there is proposed legislation that would make completing the FAFSA a graduation requirement. If that bill is approved we will make sure our families are aware.

The New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association (NJEPA) honors the State’s exemplary Emergency Managers through a series of scholarships named in their honor. These awards are named for Captain Jonathan C. Young, former President of the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association and career firefighter and fire officer and Michael W. Augustyniak a former career emergency manager and planner for the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. They are intended for a graduating high school senior, or college student presently enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in pursuing a career in the emergency management field of study. This includes emergency management, homeland security, fire suppression, law enforcement, hazardous material, arson investigation, emergency medical services, planning, Health, Public Health, Social Services, etc.- in the public or private sector.

Click on the picture to access the website and application.

Rox-THON will have its annual assembly on Friday (02/09). The assembly always has the potential to trigger emotions - please speak with your guidance counselor if you feel this will impact you.

Gael Pageant is Friday (02/09) 7 - 8:30pm in the RHS Auditorium. Students will preform in an event to raise money for Rox-THON. Be there for a good laugh and to enjoy some great talent ... and some not so great talent. Each contestant will have their own fundraising page that can be donated to.

If you would like to sign up for Rox-THON's event (Friday 03/15), click here for more information. EMS 8th grade students are welcome to participate as well.

National School Counseling Week 2024 (#NSCW24) is Feb. 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February. The 2024 theme is "School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused."

The RHS School Counseling Department has just started the 2024-2025 course selection process for current juniors. Individual student meetings will take place from now until Thursday, March 28th. During this meeting, students will be given the opportunity to meet with their counselor to discuss and select their courses for next school year. Please note that your child will be coming home with a copy of their course selection sheet that will need to be returned to RHS with a parent/guardian signature as soon as possible.

Teacher recommendations are currently available to be viewed in your parent portal in Genesis and course descriptions can be found in the Program of Studies located on the RHS School Counseling website. If you have any questions/concerns regarding your child’s placement recommendations in Genesis please contact your child’s teacher directly.

Roxbury High School will be hosting an in-person presentation from Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 5:45-7:00pm in the Media Center. This is an opportunity for students and families to learn about navigating the DDD system and also ask questions of the DDD presenter.