Senior Banquet

Last night the Class of 2012 celebrated the end of high school with their parents and peers last night at Cruiseport in Gloucester.  At the event Ms. Cocuzzi and Ms. Quirk were honored for all of their work as class advisors.  Also Ms. Vaughan and Ms. Rose were lauded for their patience and guidance for the past four years helping seniors with everything from the emotional roller coaster of high school to the tension of applying and choosing a post secondary path.  The class also thanked Ms. Bogardus for all of her help keeping the books, and keeping everyone on track towards graduation.  Mr. Kasper and Ms. Cowe-Spigai also received praise for their work with the class.  Congratulations on a beautiful evening and a wonderful event.  We will see you all at Graduation on Friday night June 1st 2012!

6th Graders Travel to Stone Zoo

 

Yesterday the entire 6th grade went to the Stone Zoo where they studied the classification of animals.  The weather was perfect for the trip.  While at the zoo the students saw bears, coyotes, cougars, a snow leopard, and many other wild animals.

Envirothon Team Results!

On Thursday, May 17th our Envirothon team competed at the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park Thur. May 17.  Our team tied for 4th place in soils and 5th place in water out of 34 teams from across the state.  Congratulations to the team!

A new option for summer study!

The North Shore Summer School, an effort presented by Pingree School and supported by school districts on the North shore (including Rockport) is hosting an Open House at Pingree School, 537 Highland Street in Hamilton on Sunday, June 3rd from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Parents and students are invited to come meet the teachers, tour the facilities, and learn more about this full academic summer program. No RSVP necessary.    The program will include enrichment and credit recovery courses.  Parents and students need to check with their guidance counselor before taking any course for the purposes of credit recovery.

School and Community Partnership!

On Thursday, May 24, students in Mr. Larsen's Marketing II class, got a chance to put into practice what they have been learning for the past two years. Groups of 2-3 students made their "pitches" to members of the Rotary, Economic Development Committee, and Gloucester Times on ways to improve the Rockport Tourism industry. Ideas ranged from better use of social media to a "mini Motif #1" tourism booth. The adults were quite impressed with the ideas and look forward to a partnership with our marketing students in the future.

Congratulations to Ms. McWilliams

Congratulations to Ms. Carolyn McWilliams, Rockport Middle School's own 8th grade science teacher has been named TBL (Thinking Based Learning) Teacher of the Year by NCTT (The National Center for Teaching Thinking)!  This is a great honor for Ms. McWilliams and all of the educators who have been a part of the Tower Foundation Grant.  During the grant Ms. McWilliams and the entire M/HS have had the opportunity to learn about Thinking Skills, Standards based Reporting, Understanding by Design, and interactive classroom technology.  As a result of this honor Ms. McWilliams has been invited to speak at the annual NCTT Summer Institute.  Congratulations Ms. McWilliams!!!

Seniors are in exams!

Today marked the first day of senior exams.  Most seniors will be in and out as they complete their exams and prepare for next weeks activities.  The exam schedule is:
Tuesday B and D
Wednesday E and F
Thursday A and C
Friday G and H
On Friday we will be our last day with the seniors :-(  (Next week is senior week)

Prom and Promenade are a star studded event!

"Old Hollywood" was the theme of this year's prom held last night at the Danversport Yacht Club.  Over 140 students and guests enjoyed a night of dancing.  Thank you to everyone who attended Promenade and Prom, it was a wonderful event!


Congratulations to Joey and Kristen for being named 2012 Prom King and Queen!