There will be no school this Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. School will resume on Monday, December 2nd. We hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving!
Roxana Junior High Families,
We wanted to remind you that parent-teacher conferences are today and tomorrow. Tomorrow (Thursday) is an 11:20 dismissal day due to the conferences. All staff get Friday off this week as compensation for two longer work days. Additionally, we do not have school on Monday, November 11 due to Veteran's Day.
We look forward to seeing our families at the conferences this week!
Please help vote for the 2024 National Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest that some of our RJHS Student Council Members participated in. Voting begins November 2nd at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 16th (ET). You may vote via email, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites through the link below. You may have one vote per entry per 24 hours per IP address. If you are staff, we encourage you to vote from your home computer, as staff will be sharing the same IP address, so not everyone will be able to vote from school. Help us at the chance of winning $1000 to go towards educating our students in living a drug free life.
https://redribbon.wishpond.com/school-category-photo-submission-2024/entries/206261023/reference
Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before going to bed tonight (Saturday). It is also time to change your smoke detector batteries as well as make sure your carbon monoxide detectors are working properly.
Congratulations to our Red Ribbon Week coloring contest winners!!!
6th Grade - Reagan Devries
7th Grade - Allie Sinks and Elizabeth Vazquez
8th Grade - Kaylynn Williams
Good Morning, Roxana Junior High School families. This is a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, October 31st will be an 11:20 dismissal at the Junior High for students as it is a scheduled School Improvement Day. Students will be attending the High Schools Play and then will have a House Assembly. Students are also allowed to wear Halloween costumes. Costumes must meet dress code and students are not allowed to cover their faces or have any fake blood. We will be having a costume contest during the assembly. We hope you have a great day!
We have SO many excellent teachers who are making a difference every day with our students and families. Our 6th-grade science teacher, Mrs. Russell, has used a CSI (Crime Scene Investigator) Activity to teach her students how to think like scientists this year. Students are learning to define scientific principles, make observations, perform experiments, form hypotheses, gather and analyze data, form conclusions, and discussion skills with peers. Students have LOVED this fun and engaging unit. Great job, Mrs. Russell!!!
The district is pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2025 budget has been posted on the district website (www.roxanaschools.org). This comprehensive document outlines the district's financial plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Parents/Guardians,
As you may know, the Homecoming Game has been moved from this Friday night to tomorrow at 6:30. This will also impact the Homecoming Parade and our students who planned on walking with their House. The NEW arrival time for students to walk in the parade is 3:45. If your child cannot go home after school and make it back by 3:45 they can report to the Commons after school and will be supervised until the parade line-up begins, Students are still required to wear their House shirt to participate. All students should be picked up around 5:15 at the front of the Junior High School.
If you have any questions about these changes, call the Junior High at 618-254-7561.
Thanks, and have a great evening.
David Oestreich
Good evening, Roxana Junior High School families. This is a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, September 18 will be an 11:20 dismissal at the Junior High for students as it is a scheduled School Improvement Day. Students will attend House Assemblies in the morning, so have your student wear their House Shirt or House colors if possible.
Thanks, and have a great evening!
David O.
Click on the link below for information about an upcoming baseball camp for 3 - 6 graders. Don't miss out!!!
https://5il.co/2w27w
We are excited about this new program and how it will benefit all of our students! Thank you, Mrs. Powers.
More details in the link below...
https://5il.co/2vjdn
Parents,
Thank you to those who took the time to complete the Parent Involvement Survey. We were excited to see the number of parents who would like to be more involved in some capacity here at RJHS.
With that in mind, we will have our first Parent Advisory Committee Meeting on Tuesday, September 3 from 5 - 6 PM. If you plan on attending, please email at david.oestreich@rcusd.org to let me know so I can reserve an appropriate space for the group.
Thanks, and we look forward to hosting you that night.
Dave Oestreich
RJHS Principal
Good news!
School pictures taken at ROXANA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL on 08/20/2024 are now available for parents to view and order online.
View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
Use Event Code: FE231424
ROXANA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Also Needed: Skyward Student ID - Found in Skyward under Student Info use Other ID for Student ID
Roxana Cheer Camp!
Please read the linked letter below about an upcoming student survey.
Thanks,
David Oestreich
https://5il.co/2u2oq
Please click the link below for a short survey about parent involvement at the Junior High School.
Thank you!
Mr. Oestreich
https://forms.gle/vj7vTtTFRkaUQ3UJA
We are looking for House sponsors again this year. Our district provides everything that our students need for their education, but House sponsorships help to cover the extras. If you would like to help our students earn fun trips and prizes, please consider being a sponsor! If you have any questions, please give us a call- 254-7561
Thank you!
https://5il.co/2sr9c
Parents/Guardians of 7th and 8th grade students, you are invited to our back-to-school night on August 13. For more information: https://5il.co/2sqpf.
Parents/Guardians of 6th Grade students, you are invited to our 6th Grade Orientation on August 12, 2024. Hope to see you there!
For more info: https://5il.co/2sqpe