Welcome to the Roxbury Recap, where we keep you in the loop with all things Roxbury.
FUNDRAISERS
-Peer to Peer Club is selling chocolate pretzels for $1 each throughout the rest of this month. Make sure to support their members!
-Rox-THON will be selling Gold Out T-shirts during all skinny blocks next week for next Friday’s football game against Montville.
-RHS Cheer is “selling” ice cubes! They’re $1 each and if they raise more than $500, they’ll dump ice on the staff you’ll see pictures of below. If they don’t raise more than $500, the staff will dump ice on the cheerleaders. Check out our article below that talks more about the fundraiser. Look out for our cheerleaders in the halls and hand them your donation! Read more about this fundraiser here: RHS’ Cheer Team Ice Wars
ACADEMICS & ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The SDF program, led by Mr. Caccavale, completed their second house for Morris Habitat for Humanity over the summer and held an unveiling ceremony in August.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Roxbury Review is looking for new contributors. Look around the building for the various posters, or join the Google Classroom with this code: 7mm4ltu
CHEER
-The Varsity head coach of Roxbury Sideline Cheer is Gail LaCosta, and the Varsity team captains are Lena Bacalhau (12), Taylor Gallagher (12), Mia Bomersbach (12), Amanda Kendall (12), and Trinity Hunter (12). If you want to support the Roxbury Cheer, they’re hosting a Fundraiser called “Ice Wars.” The goal is $500, if they manage to reach this goal they will be dunking Coach Roumes, Mr. Gallager, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Crispino in the ice-cold water. If this goal is not reached, they will be dunking the cheerleaders in the water.
CROSS COUNTRY
-The 2024-2025 Cross Country team is led by Coach Bischoff. Recently, Cross Country had a meet on Saturday 9/7 at Roxbury High School. The results consisted of Amanda Knapp (11) placed 12th, and Leah Johnson (10) placed 18th.
FIELD HOCKEY
-The coaches for are field hockey are Coach Brown and Coach Norgard
-The captains for this season are Ayla Hart (12), Julia Katz (12), Ava Pennisi (11), and Sophia Olives (12). The girls had a game on 9/7 against Morris Knolls which was a close game but ultimately ended in a loss, 9/10 V Mount Olive which they lost. They played Jefferson yesterday, 9/12, and won their game 4-0.
FOOTBALL
-The football varsity coaches are Roumes (head coach), Diorio, and Misurelli. To lead the Gaels to victory, the captains are Connor May (12), Nick Riska (12), Liam Aretz (12), and Michael Geary (11). The boys had a game on 8/31 against Parsippany Hills (USA) which they won, and another against Mt. Olive (Camo) on 9/6 which they lost. They head to Sparta on Friday, 9/13, to take on the Spartans. Good luck, boys!
GYMNASTICS
-The Gymnastics varsity coach for the 2024-2025 season is Coach Gluck. The captains of the team are Kaleigh Howell (and 12), Kaitlyn Duras (12). The girls have a meet Today, 9/13 away at Randolph.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
-For the 2024-2025 season, the girls soccer varsity coaches are Renna and Monaco. The team captains are undetermined, however notable players are Madalyn Anderson (11), Megan Schmitt, Alison Yiu (12), and Hayle Greene (12). As of right now, the girl’s record is 3-1. The girl’s team won against Mendham, Mount Olive, and Morris Hils. However, they put up a good fight against Livingston. Their next game will be today (9/13) against Morris Knolls.
BOYS’ SOCCER
-The boy’s soccer varsity coaches are Coach Benbow and Coach Franco. The team captains for the 2024-2025 season are Jake Donnelly (12), Asher Metz (12), and Joshua Botero (12). They won against Morris Knolls and Morris Hills but lost to Mendham. Their next game will be against Mount Olive on 9/16, be sure to support them!
GIRLS’ TENNIS
-The Varsity Girls’ Tennis Coach for the 2024-2025 season is Coach Doyle. The girl’s tennis captains this season are Bella McHugh (12) and Ella Desjardins (12). As of right now, the girls have a 2-3 record, the wins being against Pequannock and Morris Knolls. However, the losses were against West Morris Central, Mount Olive, and Parsippany Hills. Be sure to support the girls as they take on our rivals, Randolph on 9/13.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
-This year Roxbury Volleyball is a force to be reckoned with. Head Coach (and newlywed) Alison Correnti-Roumes is planning on leading RoxVball to victory this year! This year the roster consists of 6 juniors, and 9 seniors, and is piloted by Captain Bella Gil and Court Captain Jenna Heiser! Roxbury Volleyball has, and will continue to dominate this year! The Varsity girls volleyball team is currently 2-2. The wins against Bridgewater-Raritan at their home opener and Jefferson. Their loss was against West Morris Central and Morristown. Come support them as they have a tri-match on 9/14 at Hunterdon Central.
Read more about the Girls’ Volleyball team here: Roxbury Girls Volleyball: The Preseason
CHOIR
The heads of the choir program are Mrs. Sweer and Mrs. Reingold. Choir is an ensemble of talented students and teachers. Throughout the year they work on their songs to perform at their many concerts.
MARCHING BAND
-The director of bands is Mr. Conrad and The Associate director of bands is Mr. Sweer. The Drum Majors for the 2024 season are Kate McDougal and Logan Batsch.
-Next Saturday (9/21) the Marching Band will be hosting their own competition, The Roxbury Classic. The Classic features performances from NJMBDA Marching Bands where they will compete, as well as a full performance of Roxburys marching show and Roxbury Sound’s performance!
THEATER
-The head of the theater program is Mr. Hachey. The Theater program is currently working on producing their fall play! More details to come later!
SYMPHONY BAND
-The directors of symphony bands are Mrs. Bednarcik, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Sweer. This program features a variety of students and instruments as they form songs to perform at their many concerts throughout the year.
ROXBURY SOUND
-This past Friday (9/6) the Roxbury Sound performed during halftime featuring the songs “I Knew You Were Trouble”, “Dance the Night”, and “Sweet Caroline”. As well as played and danced to their stand tunes throughout the game.
CONCERT BAND
-Directed by Mr. Conrad, Ms. Bednarcik, and Mr. Sweer. The Concert Band participates in multiple concerts and events throughout the year including the Metropolitan Wind Band Invitational as well as other festivals and special performances.
Read more about the Music & Theater programs here: The Amazing Sounds of Music & Theater at Roxbury High
CLUBS
-Club Fair (9/13): RHS’ annual club fair will be held next Friday during all skinny blocks. Make sure to come down and get involved in our extracurriculars! DECA/FBLA, Lit Club, Interact Club, NAHS, NHS, Esports, etc will be there if interested!
-Rox-THON Captains Meeting (9/19): Rox-THON is having a Captains meeting in L208 after school next Thursday.
-NAHS (Art Club) hosting a meeting to ‘start planning’. (9/18) and it will be held in room E142, contact Mrs.Roman if interested!
-The Roxbury Review is looking for new contributors. Look around the building for the various posters, or join the Google Classroom with this code: 7mm4ltu
-Equal Rights Advocacy is holding a general meeting Tuesday (9/17) after school in N224.
Read more about our Club & Activities here: The 2024 Club Fair
FIELD TRIPS
-Environmental Science Field Trip (Date is TBA)
-AP Literature & Composition, 10/18 (Dodge Poetry Festival)
Each week, the Roxbury Recap features one teacher or student who is making an impact at RHS. To learn more about this, check out Mia Bacalhau & Lily Polster’s article here.
Our 9/9 Student of the Week is Mateo Barraza Agama! Mateo is currently a senior at RHS, and he has made a big impact on his peers during his time here.
When asked about himself, Mateo had this to say: “My name is Juan Mateo Barraza Agama, I was born in Peru and moved here to America in 2019. In the beginning, it was a little difficult for me to speak English. But, with the help of my teacher and friends, I can do it.” This is Mateo’s senior year and he shares his time here in Roxbury, and in Vo-tech where he studies culinary. “Next year is very important to me because I’m graduating from Vo-tech and Roxbury.” Mateo is interested in the IWF (Independent Wrestling Federation), cooking, reading fiction books, and helping others. His favorite hobbies are bocce ball, exercising, reading, and participating in the unified flag football. A fun fact about Mateo is that he is a cat person, he won the Spanish contest in EMS with the Peruvian dish Lomo Saltado, and for the past two years, he has been doing an internship job. Agamas kindness and bright smile is appreciated by all around him which is evidenced by the following quote:
“I have had the pleasure of teaching Mateo for the last 3 years. He has grown so much since I’ve met him. Mateo is the first person to offer to help out a friend or a teacher in need. He is kind and empathetic. Every morning he asks how I am doing. He has been a great role model for the younger students in our class. Mateo is hard-working and determined to be successful. He attends Vo-tech for their culinary program and loves to teach us all the kitchen skills he learns. I am excited to see what he can accomplish during his senior year!” – Ms. Gangemi
Congratulations to Mateo Barraza Agama, our 9/9 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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