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!

• Priscilla Gorgas & Skylar Skupienski Accepted into the 23rd Annual Drexel University HS Photography Contest Exhibition: Two Roxbury Visual Arts students, Priscilla Gorgas & Skylar Skupienski, had photographs that were selected for the 23rd Annual Drexel University High School Photography Contest Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA. Congratulations to Priscilla & Skylar!

Academics & Academic Programs

• NJGPA Testing (Tuesday, 3/12-Friday, 3/15): The Junior class took the NJGPA, our state standardized test, from Tuesday, 3/12 to Friday, 3/15 this week. If you are a Junior and you were unable to attend any of the testing days, make-ups will take place from Monday, 3/18 to Friday, 3/22! 

• Expos Scholar Fair (Friday, 3/22): The Expository Writing students will share their research projects on Friday, 3/22 in the Media Center. All are welcome to attend!

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

• Roxbury Merch (Now Through Wednesday 3/27): Have you been wanting some new Roxbury Merch? Well, you are in luck. The Class of 2027 is selling Roxbury merch with a brand-new logo! They have shirts, hoodies, pajama pants, and sweatpants! These items are suited for all grades, even for your friends and family. The online store is through Dezine Line and will close on March 27th. Please use this link to make your purchase.

Miscellaneous

• 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. 

• Yearbook Sales (Now- Saturday, 5/4): The 2023-2024 RHS ECHO Yearbook is still available for purchase. We are about 80% sold out and the final day to order is May 4th. We cannot guarantee that there will be extra books available on the day of distribution in June. To order your yearbook, please visit www.yearbookordercenter.com. Enter school code: 13809

• Junior Prom Tables (Now- Friday 3/22): 2024 Jr. Prom tables are due no later than Friday next week. One person is responsible for submitting the forms, tables must be 8-10 people. Keep in mind if your group only has 2-4 guests, please be expected to be placed with another small group at one table.

• Spring Sports kicked off on Thursday, March 14, 2024! Good luck to all spring athletes this season and continue to make Roxbury proud!

MUSIC & THEATER 

• Roxbury Drama Club Presents Mean Girls (Thursday, 3/7, Friday, 3/8, Saturday, 3/9): The Roxbury Drama Club put on four awesome performances of Mean Girls this past weekend. Thank you to all performers for an outstanding show!

• All-District Band Concert (Wednesday, 3/13): The All-District Band Concert took place on Wednesday, 3/13 at Roxbury High School! The Roxbury 5th through 8th grade bands perform a song—as well as all three of the high school bands: concert band, wind symphony band, and symphony band. The performance will be about an hour and a half long. Come out to support the Roxbury bands!

• 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, the Auditorium, and meals will be served in the Cafeteria.

• Roxbury Winter Guard Competition (Saturday, 3/16): Roxbury High School’s Winterguard will be going to their fourth competition at Matawan High School this Saturday at 7:22 pm, performing their show A Gilded Touch. They will be competing against one other Winter Guard in the Scholastic Regional A division. 

Clubs

• Roxbotix Takes 2nd Place: Coach Tayler and our Roxbotix crew took 2nd place at the Mt. Olive competition last weekend. Way to go, Gaels! 

• Rox-THON Meeting (Thursday, 3/14): Rox-THON met after school on Thursday, 3/14. The club continued to work towards preparation for their event, which will occur on Friday, 3/15.

Field Trips 

• RHS Italian Students Visit NBPAC (Tuesday, 3/12): Mrs. LaPara’s Italian classes attended a bilingual musical spectacular at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, 3/12 along with parent chaperone Mrs. Shadiack, and the supervisor of World Languages Mr. Trokan. Several students were invited on stage to participate in the singing, dancing and acting performance.  Roxbury had the loudest shouts and cheers against Hazlet High School and Immaculate Heart Academy. A fun and memorable time was had by all!

Club Reminders 

• Rox-THON Leadership Applications: If you applied to be a Rox-THON leader for the 2024-2025 school year, check your inbox for an email from Mr. Gottfried to confirm he has received your application. Right now, Rox-THON is tentatively holding interviews on Thursday (3/21), Tuesday (3/26), Wednesday (3/27), Thursday (3/28) after school (in person or virtual).  These are subject to change. If you know you can’t make either day, please let Mr. Gottfried know ASAP [email protected].

• Rox-THON Event: Rox-THON is happening TONIGHT!!! Make sure your permission forms are approved in Genesis, and you’ve raised at least $50! If you don’t have a shirt yet, make sure to grab one in the library, or Mr. Gottfried’s room! Get ready to THON!

Our teacher of the week is Ms. Foster! Ms. Foster is a Special Education teacher, and she has been teaching at Roxbury High School for 19 years. She was even named Teacher of the Year in 2017! If you were lucky enough to have her, you most likely had Mrs. Foster teaching English alongside Mrs. Schmidt—as the two have spent many years co-teaching together. Mrs. Foster is known for her bubbly personality, warm smile, generous heart, and goofy pranks! You might even catch her dancing in R Hall on her favorite day of the week, Dance Party Friday! 

Students and staff all around RHS appreciate her kindness which is evidenced by the following quote:

“Mrs. Foster is so welcoming and fun to have in class. She cares deeply about her students in the classroom and goes out of her way to create such positive relationships with them. She has always been extremely helpful and has taught me many valuable life lessons. She will never fail to greet you with a smile and do anything she can to make your day a little better.  If you are lucky enough to have Mrs. Foster as a teacher, you will be just as grateful as me to have had her!” -Alexis Oliveira 

“Mrs. Foster is a pleasure to work with! She is always smiling, kind, and generous. Her positivity is infectious and adds a much-needed energy to our building. Mrs. Foster is a wonderful teacher, a wonderful colleague, and a wonderful friend. She is very deserving of this distinction!” -Mrs. Santoro

Congratulations to Mrs. Foster, our 3/11 teacher 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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