Welcome to the Roxbury Recap, where we keep you in the loop with all things Roxbury.

Awards & Accolades

• Senior Kendra Haughey Awarded NHS Scholarship: Congratulations to Kendra Haughey! Kendra was 1 of 600 seniors selected to receive a National Honor Society scholarship. There are almost 10,000 National Honors Societies nationwide, and about 17,000 seniors applied for this scholarship, meaning that Kendra was among the 3.6% of students who were chosen to receive this prestigious scholarship. Way to go, Kendra!

Fundraisers

• Rox-Thon Silent Auction (Sunday, 3/7-3/10): Rox-Thon will be hosting a silent auction from now until Sunday at 8 pm. This includes many fun and exciting opportunities including a police escort to school, parking in Mr. Miller or Mr. Crispino’s spots, and even bringing a friend from outside our school to Rox-THON.

★ ROX-THON SILENT AUCTION ★

Academics & Academic Programs

• NJGPA Testing (Tuesday, 3/12-Friday, 3/15): From Tuesday, 3/12 to Friday, 3/15, all Juniors will take the New Jersey Grade Proficiency Assessment (all other students will have a 2.5 hour delay. This assessment is a graduation requirement, so all Juniors must take it! Make-ups will take place from Monday, 3/18 to Friday, 3/22. 

• Vo-Tech Applications (Now Through Monday, 4/1): Morris County Vo-Tech is now accepting applications for their share time programs. If you are interested in one of the programs, you have until Monday, 4/1 to apply.  

Miscellaneous

• Junior Prom Tickets on Sale (Tuesday, 3/5-Friday, 3/8): Junior Prom Tickets were on sale from Tuesday, 3/5 to Friday, 3/8. Tickets will cost $98, and are being sold at R267. You will need a parent permission slip, Prom form, and prom date permission form (only for students attending out of district). All forms can be found on the Class of 2025 Google Classroom Today is your last day to buy tickets so grab them now while you can!

• Rox-THON Spirit Week 3/11-3/15: Rox-THON will host a spirit week next week (Monday, 3/11-Friday, 3/15) to get students and staff excited for their upcoming event. The spirit week schedule is as follows: 
  • Monday, 3/11: PJ Day
  • Tuesday, 3/12: BBQ Dads vs Soccer Moms
  • Wednesday, 3/13: Adam Sandler Day 
  • Thursday, 3/14: Beach vs Bikers Day 
  • Friday, 3/15: Rox-THON T-Shirt Day

• Gael Cup (Thursday, 3/28): On Thursday, 3/28, the day before Spring Break, Roxbury High School will host another Gael Cup Event!  Make sure to buy your T-shirts from the Class of 2027 beforehand so you can show your support for your class. Freshmen & Juniors will wear GOLD and Sophomores & Seniors will wear BLUE. 

• Spring Sports Kick-Off (Monday, 3/11): Spring sports kick off next week, with tryouts starting Monday, 3/11. Be sure to come out and support our Spring sports teams this season! 

• Roxbury Drama Club Presents Mean Girls (Thursday, 3/7, Friday, 3/8, Saturday, 3/9): Roxbury’s Drama Club kicked off the Mean Girls play with an amazing performance yesterday. There will be another performance tonight at 7:00 pm, and two more performances tomorrow, March 9, at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm.

• Roxbury Winter Guard Competition (Saturday, 3/2): Roxbury Winter Guard went to South Brunswick for their third competition. They placed 5th and got a 12-point score increase since their last competition, with a score of 71.78. Way to go, Gaels! 

• All-District Band Festival (Wednesday, 3/13): The All-District Band Festival will take place on Wednesday, 3/13 at Roxbury High School!

• Roxbury Choir Invitation (Saturday, 3/23): Roxbury High School Choir will be hosting the Choir Invitation for schools from all over New Jersey and regions of Pennsylvania to come and compete in an annual competition for best choir and best soloist. It will be an all-day event hosted in the Library, Auditorium, and meals will be served in the Cafeteria.

Clubs

• The Echo Yearbook Club (Tuesday, 3/5): The Echo Yearbook Club hosted a meeting after school on Tuesday, 3/5 in H171, where they continued to work on their divider pages for the yearbook.

• Rox-THON Meeting (Thursday, 3/7): Rox-THON had their last committee meeting after school on Thursday, 3/7. The club continued to work towards preparation for their event, which will occur on Friday, 3/15!

Club Reminders 

• NEW! The E-Sports Team: The RHS E-Sports Team is still looking for gamers to join their new club! Take a look at the brand new gaming room downstairs in A104 and email [email protected] for more information.

Our student of the week is Amanda Katz! Katz is a freshman and is involved in multiple clubs, and just recently finished her first high school hockey season with a recorded .783 save percentage. Amanda is a kind, courageous, and smart individual who inspires others around her. Katz is spending her first year in high school exploring what the school has to offer, and is taking ceramics, photography, and culinary. Her favorite parts about the high school are “all the afterschool activities or the supportive teachers!” Amanda continues to inspire and influence everyone around her, and a few quotes supporting this are as follow:

“Amanda Katz is one of the sweetest and most inspiring girls I’ve met! I always see her with a smile on her face, and she is so kind and welcoming to everybody she encounters. I know Amanda from school and synchronized skating, and she is never one to back down from a challenge or to try something new. Amanda is an amazing hockey player and an even better person. She is such a fun person to be around, and her energy is so contagious. I’m so excited and proud to announce that the Roxbury Recap is celebrating her by making her our Student of the Week. Thank you Amanda for being a great role model, friend, and athlete, and keep being you!” – Taylor Schauble, Sophomore

“Amanda is an incredibly hardworking and dedicated athlete. She is poised under pressure and always ready to play.” -Mr. Benbow

“Amanda is personable, persistent, and powerful whether in class or on the ice. She brings a warmth and camaraderie to the classroom and has never failed to make me smile. Amanda’s positive attitude even when faced with difficulties is one of her strongest traits, hitting every mark on the Portrait of a Graduate adaptability & resilience characteristics. I’m sure this is only one of many honors Amanda will receive throughout her life and I feel very lucky that I’ve gotten to share this year with her.” -Ms. Rispoli 

Congratulations to Amanda Katz, our 3/4 student of the week! 

Do you have a teacher or student that you would like to nominate? DM your nominations to the Roxbury Review Instagram @roxburyreview.

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