Welcome to the Roxbury Recap, where we keep you in the loop with all things Roxbury!
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- Students must now have some form of school ID ready (either a school-issued ID card or a QR code from Genesis) to purchase lunch from the cafeteria, effective immediately.
- Grades 9-11 are currently picking their classes! Reach out to your guidance counselor to schedule an appointment for scheduling.
- The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to RHS on April 14 through April 16, and will be open from
7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on those days. The fair is open to all grades, including RHS preschoolers.
- Seniors will have an “After The Fire” assembly on April 16.
- The 2025 Roxbury Media Conference will be hosted at RHS on May 9, 2025.
- Spring Break will be from April 17 to April 25 — just under one week away!
- The SEL Fair will be hosted on April 30 from 5-7 pm. With over 300 participants in past years, the district-wide SEL Fair highlights community mental health and wellness resources, food, student work, and interactive demonstrations.
- The Roxbury Athletics team has come out with Green T-shirts in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month that are selling for $15. These shirts will be hosted during the week of May 5-9 at all of the home games in that week. All our athletic teams will wear green to raise awareness for student-athlete mental health and all proceeds will be going to the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI). Look on the Roxbury Athletics instagram page at rox.endthestigma, or reach out to Mr. Bischoff in P242 for more information!
- Matthew Bocchi will be hosting a speaking presentation on opioid awareness on April 29 at 6:30 pm in the RHS auditorium.
- ATTENTION SENIORS: Prom tickets will be sold next week beginning on Monday (4/14) through Wednesday (4/16). Tickets are $95 and will be sold in R267. No refunds will be accepted. See Google Classroom on specifics and make sure to bring all the required forms.
- Congratulations to Kiara Ortiz for having her photograph selected by judges for the NJ Youth Arts Month State Exhibition. The exhibition was held at The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Great job, Kiara!
- 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
The Spring Sports season has begun! Good luck to all our Spring Sports teams as they have begun their 2024-25 seasons!
BASEBALL
- (4/9) @ Mendham W
- (4/10) vs. Mendham (Rescheduled from 4/7) W
- (4/11) @ Bridgewater-Raritan
SOFTBALL
- (4/9) @ Pope John L
- (4/11) @ North Warren
- (4/12) vs. Watchung Hills
BOYS LACROSSE
- (4/7) @ Jefferson L
- (4/9) @ Montville L
- (4/11) vs. Newton
GIRLS LACROSSE
- (4/9) @ Scotch Plains-Fanwood L
- (4/11) @ Kinnelon
SPRING TRACK
- (4/7) @ West Morris Central
- (4/12) Blue Devil Classic Relays @ Westfield
- (4/15) vs. Randolph
- (4/17) Freshman Sophomore Randolph Relays
- (4/19) Varsity Relays @ Morris Hills
GOLF
- (4/7) @ Mount Olive
- (4/8) vs. Pope John W
- (4/10) @ Montville
BOYS TENNIS
- (4/7) vs. Boonton
- (4/8) @ Parsippany Hills L
- (4/10) vs. Pope John
UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL
- (4/10) New York Jets Unified Flag Football Kickoff
The Roxbury Athletics team has come out with Green T-shirts in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month that are selling for $15. These shirts will be hosted during the week of May 5-9 at all of the home games in that week. All our athletic teams will wear green to raise awareness for student-athlete mental health and all proceeds will be going to the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI). Look on the Roxbury Athletics instagram page at rox.endthestigma, or reach out to Mr. Bischoff in P242 for more information!
CHOIR
- On Wednesday (4/9) the Roxbury Jazz Choirs Sensation and Revelation and the Roxbury Jazz bands performed at their concert. Great job to all the performers!
MARCHING BAND
- Marching Band registration for the 2025 season is officially open! Fill out this form to register! The Marching Gaels will be putting on their show entitled “The Transmission”, a space inspired performance! Watch the trailer here!
CONCERT BANDS
- On Saturday (4/05) Roxbury High School hosted the Metropolitan Wind Band Invitational. Throughout the day, many schools showcased their abilities, including Roxbury’s own concert bands! Great job to all the performers!
- On Wednesday (4/9) the Roxbury jazz bands performed in their concert with the jazz Choirs Sensation and Revelation. Great job to all the performers!
- The Roxbury Band Program will be traveling to Washington D.C. from today, Friday, (4/11) to Sunday, (4/13). They are going to have a professional clinic with Dr. Votta, Professor of Music at the University of Maryland. Good luck to the Roxbury Band Program and have fun!
INDOOR COLOR GUARD
- This Thursday (4/10) Roxbury’s Indoor Color Guard hosted their Family and Friends show at 8 pm in the RHS Gym. Thursday was also Senior Day where all the seniors of the program were recognized!
- This Saturday (4/12) the Color Guard will be going to Stabler Arena at Lehigh University for their Championship performance! The team will perform their show “Bad to the Bone” at 6:53 pm in the SRA2 division. Good luck to all performing!
Spanish Club Schedule:
- 4/19
- 5/14
The club’s purpose is to appreciate the culture of the Spanish-speaking world and encourage as many people as possible in Roxbury High School to participate. There will be more meetings. Email Kevin Cantwell and Maria Jose Navarro for any further questions or more information.
- The National Honor Society had its monthly meeting on Thursday (4/10) after school.
- The Equal Rights Advocacy Club will be collecting feminine products until April 17th in boxes around the school for Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton, New Jersey.
- The Equal Rights Advocacy Club will host a meeting on Tuesday, April 29 after school in M213. They will be discussing current events.
- Our competitive team for HOSA biomedical debate, placed 4th in the State on Thursday, April 4th. The team members were Dang Nguyen, Juan Gomez, Juan Correa, and Carl Ratigan.
- Ms.Fagan’s biology class will be going on a hike next week, on Tuesday, April 15th.
Student of the Week: Andres Tasama Restrepo
Our 4/7 Student of the Week is Andres Tasma Restrepo!
“Hi everyone, it’s Andres, a senior at RHS! I consider myself a pretty active member of RHS because I’m our school’s Tri-M Music Honor Society President, an NHS executive board member, General Council Historian, and more! When I’m not serving in my positions, you’ll probably see me playing the saxophone in Honors Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble, singing in Classic Sounds, or frequently doing the morning announcements. Throughout high school, I’ve done a range of activities, from serving as an Entertainment Captain for Rox-THON (and even wearing an ugly rat mask the day of the event) to being the Alto Saxophone Section Leader for the Marching Gaels (and seeing our group win state championships twice in a row)! I’m also active in my grade’s Top 10, taking many challenging classes throughout high school. Besides school, I love decompressing at home by listening to music or taking long naps. I also enjoy hanging out with friends, especially when we drive around and grab food to eat. If I’m not with friends or at school, I’m most likely with my family or relaxing alone. I plan to attend Northeastern University to major in Politics, Philosophy, Economics, and Business Administration! I hope to be a corporate lawyer working in the healthcare system or a corporate lawyer specializing in intellectual property.”
“I met Andres through Rox-THON last spring when we both became Entertainment Captains, and we instantly clicked! In such a short period of time, we’ve made so many great memories together that I’ll never forget. His laughter is infectious and his personality makes him a great person overall. There’s nothing bad you could say about him, and that’s why I’m so grateful that I’ve become such close friends with him!” – Junior, Emily Cegielnik
“Andres is one of the most dedicated students I’ve had the honor of working with. He is passionate about evolving as both a scholar and a human, and never fails to put 100% into everything he is tasked with. Andres is as ambitious as they come and a sweetheart at his core.” – Ms. Theodoropoulos
“Andres is a dedicated and compassionate part of our College Writing class. His insights and interpretations drive class discussion, and his ability to contextualize lived experiences provides necessary perspective to his peers. Outside of the classroom, Andres is a valued member of the Roxbury community, and his contributions have provided experiences and opportunities for those around him. He is very deserving of recognition for his efforts and accomplishments this year.” – Mr. Hansen
“Andres is an exceptional young adult. I had the pleasure of attending his lecture on problematic historical trends in the fashion industry earlier this month. His presentation was both engaging and comprehensive. Roxbury High School is lucky to have a student such as Andres walking its halls.” – Mr. Shadwell
Congratulations to Andres Tasma Restrepo, our 4/7 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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- This week’s College & Career Commitments are:
- Haley Amadori: University of Hartford
- Sam Pizzuto: Johnson and Wales
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