Jefferson students are busy working on their house for Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity. Trusses got delivered, & the students helped with the installation. Miguel got to mark the top of the walls where the trusses go. Alex was able to do the job of connecting the trusses to the crane for each truss. The roof decking & shingles are going on too. Students put on the hurricane ties that hold the trusses to the walls and added the drywall nails to the ceiling. They even adopted a friendly kitty at the site that they call GITI. The students bring canned food for it every once in a while.
RPS 205's DEI department took 28 students across all 5 high schools to College Preview Day at Central State University on November 8th – 9th.
Students experienced campus life & learned more about college opportunities at one of the Midwest premier HBCU including:
● Cheer, Band, and Choir performances
● Met current students, faculty, & university leadership
● Toured residence halls, student support services, & other facilities
● Attended the Greek Stroll
● Attended the Football game against their rival Kentucky State University
MS FALL SPORT RECAP--FOOTBALL: Congratulations to Eisenhower's JV team for winning the conference championship with double OT excitement. Kudos also go out to West's varsity team that went undefeated on their way to a conference championship and stellar season! #OurKidsRock
See you on Monday, December 2!
A Night of Gratitude: The BPAC hosted a beautiful Gratitude Dinner at Resa Middle School, bringing bilingual families together to share delicious dishes and meaningful conversations. The evening focused on discussing bilingual funding and gathering feedback to help enhance our bilingual programs. With around 100 attendees, the event was a huge success! 🎉
A big THANK YOU to our amazing BPAC cabinet members and RPS 205 Bilingual staff for making this gathering so memorable!
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¡Una Noche de Gratitud!
El BPAC organizó una hermosa Cena de Gratitud en la escuela secundaria Resa, reuniendo a familias bilingües para compartir platillos deliciosos y conversaciones significativas. La junta se centró en discutir los fondos bilingües y recopilar comentarios para mejorar nuestros programas bilingües.
Con alrededor de 100 asistentes, ¡el evento fue todo un éxito! 🎉
¡Un gran GRACIAS a nuestros increíbles miembros del gabinete de BPAC y al personal bilingüe de RPS 205 por hacer de esta reunión algo inolvidable!
MS FALL SPORT RECAP--SOCCER: Congratulations to RESA's JV team and Eisenhower's varsity team on winning their conference championship games! The stadium was rocking with great fan support and the teams played great games. #OurKidsRock
Substitute Educators Day: Recognizes the important role that they play in the schools. They ensure that learning continues when a regular teacher is absent, & their adaptability & commitment help maintain the quality of education for students. Consider becoming a substitute teacher with RPS 205!
Popular author Gordon Korman visited Flinn Middle School. He wrote his first book when he was in 7th grade & published it when he was in 9th grade! Gordon talked about how he wrote his first novel when he was only twelve — a four-month-long seventh-grade language arts assignment that produced THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL, which was published by Scholastic when he was 14. Gordon talked about research, brainstorming, developing characters, dialogue, rewriting & revision, and humor. Flinn invited Gordon Korman to share his love of writing, his experience, and writing strategies to encourage students to become better writers themselves.
PROJECT COMPLETE: Both Swanson (Guilford/East) & Wyeth (Auburn/Jefferson) had their stadiums renovated. Improvements started in April and ended in October.
Highlights:
Main grandstands included concrete repairs, underside painting, & replacement of bleachers with new aluminum bench seating. Visitor bleachers were serviced & repaired.
Renovations to the press boxes including new roof, doors, countertops, flooring, painting, & lighting.
Painting of stadium light poles and relocation of sound system.
Thank you to Scandroli Construction & Belles Firm of Architecture
MS FALL SPORT RECAP--CROSS COUNTRY: Congratulations to Marshall Middle School on winning the girls cross country conference meet and Eisenhower Middle School's boys on winning the boys meet. Additional kudos go to Alexis Stadnicki of Two-Way Language Immersion at Barbour and Alex Brockwell, Regan Bachta, Delilah Partee, & Samantha Springer from Eisenhower for making it to the state meet.
The Chicagoland 4x5 Exhibition is billed as the largest "small" art exhibit in the nation; all of the work in the show is confined within a 4" x 5" space and separated into categories by media & level. This year, the show included artwork from 60 participating middle & high schools - totaling nearly 3000 pieces of artwork. On Wednesday, November 6, Ms. Kassi Brooks, CAPA Visual Art Instructor at CAPA West and Ms. Elizabeth Wood, CAPA Visual Art Instructor at Auburn High School, traveled to Oswego High School in Chicago to attend this year's show & awards ceremony with 35 middle & high school students.
Among the students recognized for their outstanding work, nine CAPA students received honorable mentions for their artwork:
Mollie Hargan, 7th Grade, West CAPA
Solars Zuk, 7th Grade, West CAPA
Jack Koppen, 11th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Kegan Oehlke, 10th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Amya Holland, 11th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Collin Lester, 11th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Griffin Winstead, 11th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Victoria Go, 12th Grade, Auburn CAPA
Zyla Krause, 10th Grade, Auburn CAPA
The results are in! After reviewing hundreds of incredibly creative submissions, the 3 winners of the Ultimate Chicken Sandwich Promotion have been selected.
-Liam Muth, 11th grader at Auburn
-Avery Huels, 6th grader at Montessori
-Andrew Fahrenwald, 5th grader at Gregory
Those students will be awarded an iPad in December! We can't wait to feature these amazing creations on the menu in the Spring Semester!
The reviews are in!
"This cast is stacked with talent!" "Super funny!" "Kooky, Krazy FUN!"
East High School presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
Two more chances to see the hilarious musical this weekend!
FOR ALL RPS 205 FAMILIES: The VanVleet Family Foundation Annual Turkey Giveaway
Sunday, November 24 at 3 p.m.
Auburn High School Fieldhouse - Door FH11
Meal kits are given out on a first come first serve basis
Several Rockford Public Schools team members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new YMCA Good Shepherd branch, located directly across from West Middle School. This new community center will not only offer daily YMCA programming but will also dedicate youth-only hours from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, creating a safe and enriching environment for families in the northwest part of our city. This will be especially beneficial for students attending West, West View, Welsh, and Conklin.
Dawn Williamson, RPS Director of Athletics, spoke on the significance of spaces like the YMCA for youth in our community.
Pictured:
Tamir Bell (Representative West's Office)
Dawn Williamson (RPS)
Danielle Potter (Rockford Park District)
Virgil Hobson (RPS)
Jess Micheli (RPS)
Maureen Kirschmann (RPS)
Ginny Barnett (RPS)
Lamont Jones (Rockford Park District)
Brent Pentenburg (YMCA)
Auburn High School held its 3rd annual Future Fair: College Edition today.
Representatives from more than 35 colleges & universities were on hand for juniors & seniors to learn more about opportunities available after high school.
2004 Guilford High School graduate Jake Runestad has been nominated for a GRAMMY! It's for the composer's album “A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad.” It's one of five nominees in the category Best Choral Performance. Winners will be announced on February 2.
A Veterans Day Celebration was held this afternoon at Spring Creek Elementary. Students & staff sang songs for veterans in attendance. Each were recognized for their service to our country. Auburn's ROTC program performed. Guest speaker was ROTC Instructor First Sergeant Lon Pettigrew. Students also raised $1,509 for the Veteran’s Drop-In Center.
Brookview Elementary students & staff honored veterans with an assembly this morning. They sang patriotic songs, recognized veterans in attendance, and donated $1,277 to Vets Roll. The school ended the ceremony with Guilford High School students playing Taps.
Come enjoy Jefferson High School Theatre Troupe's Fall Play - 8 Minutes Left.
The world is coming to an end at exactly 4:44PM today, and no one has any time to prepare. 8 Minutes Left follows the residents of Charlesville, NJ as they navigate their final moments on this Earth - from a couple with a bunker in their backyard who can’t quite figure out how to get in, to two elderly frenemies who fight over their favorite park bench, to a mother observing her children on the playground as she wonders what their lives would have become, this thoughtful and keenly observed play manages to find the intimate humor of humans in crisis.
Performances at November 15th & 16th @ 7 p.m. & November 17th @ 1 p.m.
