Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Congratulations to our High School Quiz Show Team!!!  Rockport will be represented in the 5th season of WGBH's High School Quiz Show.  



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For details go tohttp://www.wgbh.org/articles/Super-Sunday-2013-7229


Tuesday, November 12, 2013


Rockport Middle School is proud to announce our students of the month for the month of October 2013.  Grade 6 Student of the Month is Isabelle J.  Isabelle was recognized for her enthusiastic attitude, her helpfulness, and her hard work.  She is also kind and always willing to help others.

Grade 7 Student of the Month is Mariah C.  Mariah was recognized for her hard work and her mindfulness.  She is a positive influence on her classmates and is always willing to take risks in the classroom.

Grade 8 Student of the Month is Andraya O.  Andraya was recognized for being friendly to all of her classmates while giving a helping hand to everyone without asking for anything in return.  Andraya pushes herself to do her very best.

All three students of the month received certificates from the Principal Philip Conrad, but more importantly they also received a congratulatory gift of a free pizza and a free quart of ice cream from Long Beach Dairy Maid and Surfside Subs.  We are grateful to Long Beach Dairy Maid and Surfside Subs (http://longbeachdairy.com/)for their support of our students of the month program.

Congratulations to all of our students of the month, we appreciate all you do to make our school great!


From Left to Right: Isabelle, Mariah, and Andraya


WGBH High School Quiz Show still waiting for results but in the meantime check out their Facebook photo stream at https://www.facebook.com/HighSchoolQuizShow/photos_stream

Tuesday, November 5, 2013



Reminder that United States Representative John Tierney will be here tomorrow (Wednesday, November 6, 2013) to meet with our Seniors and Juniors.  Representative Tierney will make a brief presentation and then take questions from the students.

Monday, November 4, 2013


 

Coffee with Conrad


This Wednesday morning at 9:00 the PTO will be hosting our monthly Coffee with Conrad in the cafeteria.  Hope to see you there

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!!!



Alex and Ms. Cocuzzi Halloween Twins

Thursday, October 24, 2013



The RMS Fall Play is tonight Thursday, October 24, 2013 and tomorrow night Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. You can get your tickets at the door. In addition to our amazing middle school cast and crew, there are about 18 RMS staff members - teachers, secretaries, assistants... even a superintendent participating! It's gonna be great!

Hope you can join us!

Friday, October 18, 2013

Studying at sea

Students get first-hand marine science lesson

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1909743345/Studying-at-sea
Congratulations to Mr. David Young.  Mr. Young is representing RMHS at the Mass Tech Education Engineering Collaborative annual conference at Fitchburg State University where he is presenting:

Fliers, Floaters, and Sinkers - David Young & John Banister-Marx: Learn how to build your own setup for a fun and engaging project that introduces students to the engineering design process. Using simple household materials, students race to build a unique object that can ultimately float in an air tube. Full class sets (one class) of materials including 4' framed acetate tube provided to each of the first 20 participants. 

 
The Class of 2017 will be hosting a dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, October 30, from 4:30-6:30 PM in the RMHS Cafeteria. 
Dinner will consist of spaghetti, meatballs, desserts, coffee and drinks. 
Tickets are $8 and may be purchased from a member of the class of 2017, by calling 978-546-1234 or emailing slarsen@rpk12.org. 

We will have a limited number of tickets available at the door.

Media preview

Congratulations to the Drama Llamas for a wonderful Coffee House last night.  The event was held to raise money for the Evlin de la Barre Scholarship fund.  The event featured visual, musical, and dramatic arts students working together for a great cause.


Congratulations to the MS Math Team for a great job at the math meet at Manchester Essex yesterday!  Everyone scored points!!!

Friday, October 11, 2013

Also in today's GDT



October 11, 2013

Three middle schoolers honored

ROCKPORT — Three Rockport Middle School pupils have been recognized for their positive attitudes and work ethic. The three each have been named Student of the Month for September.
Olivia Theriault, a sixth grader, was recognized for her positive attitude, leadership in the classroom, superior effort, and her courteous and polite manner.
Jacob Greene, a seventh-grader, was honored for his hard work on every single homework assignment this school year. Jacob has demonstrated superior behavior and is generous with his peers.
Abby Feener, an eighth-grader, was recognized for being a role model and for demonstrating tremendous effort and focus in the classroom.
From today's GDT
October 11, 2013

Letter: Community support boosts Rockport schools

To the editor:
The faculty and staff of Rockport Middle/High School would like to thank the educators from throughout Massachusetts that made up our Decennial Accreditation Visiting Team.
The team arrived on Sunday, Oct. 6, and remained with us until Wednesday, Oct. 9. The team was here to validate the self-study report that we have worked the past two years to prepare.
In that time, we have worked to create our core values and beliefs, express our 21st Century learning expectations for students, re-write our curriculum in an Understanding by Design format, learn to utilize a variety of instructional strategies, and design formative and summative assessments. We also worked to create a culture of high expectations, academic excellence, interpersonal skills, and civic responsibility within a framework of a caring school environment.
All of this could not be accomplished without the support of the community of Rockport. The citizens, families, businesses, town officials, and community organizations continue to be supportive of our school and we appreciate it very much.
Thanks again to everyone who participated in our visit for helping to make our school the best it can be.
PHILIP CONRAD
Principal
Rockport Middle/High School

Friday, October 4, 2013

The 8th Grade had a successful hike at the 

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation today 

in Princeton, MA




Thursday, October 3, 2013

Ekin and Danielle received their NASA Awards today at school 

from Dr. William Waller


Sunday, September 29, 2013

Last week Rockport Middle/High School Middle School students had the opportunity to vote for student council representatives and officers.  Results will be announced at school this week!


Last week's field trip by the 6th grade to Appleton Farm culminated in this class photo on Pigeon Hill!


Friday, September 27, 2013

On Thursday, October 17th from 7:00-9:00, RHS Drama will host a Coffee House Cabaret in the RMHS Cafeteria.

Students, Alumni and Faculty are invited to participate in this event which will be a celebration of passions and creativity.  Participants are encouraged to share poetry, projects, songs, dance, monologues, skits, art and other areas of interest and inspiration.


Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.  In addition refreshments will be available for purchase. 

ALL proceeds will benefit the
Evlin de la Barre Memorial Scholarship in honor of Evlin (class of 2011) whose life was cut short by leukemia.  

Those with questions or a desire to participate can contact Denise Ferazzi (dferazzi@rpk12.org).

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Thank you to the Class of 2013!!!

The Class of 2013 has decided to donate a second Elkay EZH2Owater bottle filing station!  The first machine has already saved over 1,400 plastic bottles.  Thank you to the Class of 2013 for your continued support!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Please note that the Class of 2016 Dinner planned for Thursday, September 19, 2013 has been cancelled. 

We will STILL see you at RHS Open House at 7:00pm in the auditorium

Monday, September 16, 2013


Open House is for the parents of RHS students is this Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 7:00 until 9:00. 
Our evening will begin all together in the auditorium at 7:00pm.

I hope you will be able to join us on Thursday, September 19, 2013 in the auditorium at 7:00 for the Rockport High School Open House.

Philip Conrad
Principal