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

News & Events:

• 2/2-2/6: National School Counseling Appreciation Week
  • Spirit Week:
    • Monday: Pajama Day
    • Tuesday: College Gear Day
    • Wednesday: Athletic Gear Day
    • Thursday: Twin Day
    • Friday: Jersey Day
• 2/6: Rox-THON Assembly
• 2/9: NAEP Testing
• 2/13: No School for Students
• 2/15: National School Resource Officer Day
• 2/16: No School (Presidents’ Day)
• 2/22: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• Our Literary Magazine, The Nightingale, is currently accepting submissions of art pieces, poetry, short stories, personal narratives, and more. Submissions are due by Friday, March 6th. The submission form is linked here.

Awards & Accolades:

• Congratulations to the Indoor Girls’ Track team, who won the Morris County Championship!

Wrestling: 

• (1/30) vs. Randolph

Boys Basketball:

• (1/27) vs. Madison L
• (1/29) vs. Mendham

Girls Basketball: 

• (1/28) vs. Dover  W
• (1/29) vs. Lenape Valley

Bowling:

• (1/27) vs. Delbarton L
• (1/29) vs. Morris Knolls

Winter Track:

• (2/4) @ Bennett Center 

Ice Hockey:

• (1/28) vs. Tenafly

Boys Swimming:

• (1/31) vs. Morristown

Girls Swimming:

• (1/31) vs. Morristown

Top 10 Songs of the Week (Spotify):

1. Aperture – Harry Styles
2. End of Beginning – Djo
3. Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
4. I Just Might – Bruno Mars
5. Man I Need – Olivia Dean
6. What You Saying – Lil Uzi Vert 
7. back to friends –  sombr
8. The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift
9. Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, Kpop Demon Hunters Cast 
10. So Easy (To Fall In Love) – Olivia Dean

Netflix Top 10 Movies: 

1. MEGAN 2.0
2. KIDNAPPED: Elizabeth Smart
3. The Rip
4. Secret Mall Apartment
5. KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
6. No Time To Die
7. People We Meet On Vacation
8. Eleanor The Great
9. Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse
10. Suitcase Killer

Netflix Top 10 Shows:

1. Mike Epps: Delusional
2. HIS & HERS
3. Skyscraper Live
4. Free Bert
5. Finding Her Edge
6. Star Search
7. 11.22.63
8. Sandokan: The Pirate Prince
9. Bridgerton
10. Stranger Things

• The Lit Mag: Roxbury’s Literary Magazine Club is looking for new writers! Please see Mrs. Kalodner in M213 or email her at [email protected] if you are interested in joining.

• The Roxbury Review: The Roxbury Review is looking for new contributors. You can also join our Google Classroom page with this code: 7mm4ltu

• Environmental Club: Meetings are on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in G161. They present on current environmental topics, work in the front garden, host guest speakers, create bulletin boards, make environmentally friendly crafts, and host open discussions. Advisors: Mrs. Dunn & Ms. Fagan.

• Model UN: Meets every other Wednesday in N224. Their first competition will be at Seton Hall University on February 7th and 8th! Google Classroom Code: t2de6sf.

• Roxbury HOSA: HOSA is an international student organization to promote career opportunities in the health care Industry to help train future leaders and improve health care worldwide. Members study specific healthcare-related subjects before attending regional, and even state or national competitions, possibly even making it to the International Leadership Conference, where their medical knowledge is tested on an International scale. Our club is great for those interested in medicine and STEM, and is also a great club to put on college transcripts! Google Classroom Code: Jhgq72g.

• JSA: The Mission of JSA is to strengthen American democracy by educating and preparing high school students for lifelong involvement and responsible leadership in a democratic society. They are a nonpartisan, student-led organization with the mission of fostering civic engagement among high schoolers through regular debates, local events, information about current events, and activism and volunteering opportunities. They provide students with a platform to voice their opinions and engage in meaningful discussions. Through our activities, they hope that students will develop their own unique and informed worldviews and create change.

• Varsity R: Meeting once a week in the gym.

• Model UN: Meeting every other Wednesday in room N224

• Yearbook Club: Meeting every other Tuesday in room H171 at 2:15.

Our January 27th Teacher of the Week is Mr. Soergel!

Here’s a little information about Mr. Soergel:

Mr. Soergel is native of Oklahoma City and came to the Northeast to attend New York University. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and German. He then went on to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Master’s degree in Immunology and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Since his wife is from New Jersey, he moved  here so she could be close to her family. He started teaching Anatomy at County College of Morris in the evenings while he working full-time in a Veterinary Practice. Here, he fell in love with teaching. It just so happened that a teaching opportunity opened up at Roxbury High School in 2004, and he has been here since. Mr. Soergel says that he has had “nothing but an exceptional experience working here at Roxbury. The kids are great, and I feel privileged to work with the best teaching colleagues the State of NJ has to offer.”

In addition to this, Mr. Soergel is a PADI-certified SCUBA diver and an avid Yankees fan. Now that his children are grown up, he is looking forward to traveling with his wife, getting back into SCUBA diving, and traveling the country going to see the Yankees play at every baseball stadium in the country (and Toronto). Hopefully, he will be able to get in some time fishing as well.

Congratulations to Mr. Soergel, our January 27th Teacher of the Week!

• Congratulations to Cara Van Norman! She will be continuing her academic career at Rowan University, majoring in Nursing. Go Owls!

• Congratulations to Abbie Rattay! She will be continuing her academic career at the University of Michigan, majoring in Psychology. As well as continuing her athletic career as a lacrosse commit. Go Blue!

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