eCurrents January 6, 2012

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a restful Winter Break.

We are pleased to kick off the new year with a few notable changes, from a facelift in Campbell Center to the implementation of Google Calendar on the RHS website. We're excited for what's in store for 2012!

	All School LUNCH MENU \| CALENDAR

	Parent Speaker - Richard Ryan Wednesday, January 11 \| 10:00 - 11:00 AM \| Flynn Lecture Hall All parents are welcome to join us for a casual discussion about helping children navigate the challenges of peer pressure and social responsibility. This presentation will also be streamed live over the Internet for those of you who cannot attend in person. More details to follow. "Richard Ryan's work has had a life-changing effect on many students and provided a nurturing wake-up call for parents. He is a unique combination of the wise and cool, straight-forward and endearing, knowledgeable and warm personality that opens audiences to his message." Google Calendar Info Sessions with Tom Adams Monday, January 9 \| 8:00 - 9:30 AM \| Hopelands Tuesday, January 10 \| 2:15 - 4:00 PM and 6:00 - 7:30 PM \| Hopelands Learn how to subscribe to the new School calendars and integrate with your own calendars. Contact Tom for more assistance. Click here for an online tutorial. No school Monday, January 16 in observance of the MLK holiday. Head of School's Blog The Head of School discusses his exotic adventures over Winter Break Admission Open House Saturday, January 21 \| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Technology Workshops at 11:00 Please tell your friends and neighbors about this chance to tour campus, talk to faculty and students, and learn what sets RHS apart from other independent, public and parochial schools. A Little Goes A Long Way Box Tops for Education has earned $193.60 so far. It is amazing what collecting all those $0.10 cent pieces can add up to! Collection boxes are located in Perkins, Hale, Flynn and Hopelands. Thank you to all who have participated. 2012 US/MS Musical The full rehearsal schedule for Rocky Hill's production of The Music Man is on a dedicated calendar located here. Any updates/changes will be reflected there, emailed directly to musical parents and communicated via Twitter and Facebook. Performer contracts are due TODAY. France Trip - Informational Meeting Thursday, January 12 \| 7:00 - 8:00 PM \| Off Campus Special thanks to those students, faculty members and parents who took time out of their Winter Break to deliver hundreds of completed *Mariner Boxes* to Communities for People on Dec. 20.

	Upper School

	Community Service Opportunities Students (16 and older) can volunteer at a local Habitat for Humanity project in Providence Saturday, January 28. Contact Maureen Fahey for more information. The US Math Team is currently ranked third in Rhode Island! Steven Petteruti '12 and Wenbo Sun '14 are among the grade level leaders. Seniors vs. Faculty Basketball Game Tuesday, January 24 \| 2:30 - 3:30 PM \| Sharpe Gymnasium Senior Seminar 2012 gets underway next week. This year's topic is Exciting Business - The Role for Young Entrepreneurs. Speakers include: Karl Wadensten, President of Vibco Inc. Ira Hernowitz, SVP Marketing of Hasbro Valerie Mosley Diamond, SVP of Wellington Management Company Dan Gorriaran, President and CEO of Hook-Fast Specialties & Bill Prichett, President and Founder of Lumetta Inc. David Corvese, Andy Curtis, Richard Meringolo, Wayne Nemeth (two entrepreneurs and two venture capitalists) Richard Ryan, a dynamic substance abuse educator, will work with US students Monday through Thursday next week. Gary Jobson of Sailing World named Bradley Adam '13 to the 2012 Jobson Junior All-Star sailing team. Jobson compared the performances of more than 300 junior sailors and chose the top seven. Bradley's 2011 highlights include winning the New Bedford Regatta against 87 boats, the Falmouth Regatta (64 boats), and Marblehead Junior Race Week (57 boats). Read more here.

	Middle School

	MS Dance TONIGHT \| 6:30 - 9:00 PM \| Campbell Center \| Admission is $5 Grade 8 Quebec Info Sessions Monday, January 9 \| 5:45 - 6:30 PM \| MS Commons Tuesday, January 10 \| 2:45 - 3:30 PM \| Hale 6 (Mike Jedrey's Office) Grade 8 Expositions start up next Thursday: Jared Barroso - Topic: Viola Davis Allison DeGerlia - Topic: Robert Ballard Sabrina Dumas - Topic: Don Rodriguez & Christine Bannon Ava Lamoureux - Topic: Buddy Cianci Zach Jennings '16, an avid flyer, wrote a featured article for the January 2012 issue of Hang Gliding & Paragliding magazine. Read the full article here.

Lower School

Rocky Hill Enrichment Academy - Winter Session

January 16 - March 5 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | More info

RHEA is an after-school program open to Rocky Hill and non-Rocky Hill students in grades K-5. See the online brochure for course descriptions. Registration deadline is TODAY. Courses offered this winter are:

Improvisational Theater
Knitting
Lego Animation
Model Rocket Society
Narragansett Bay Experience
Pottery
Yoga

LS Parent Coffee: PE & Health

Thursday, January 12 | 8:15 - 9:15 AM | Campbell Conference Room

Athletics

Mariner Classic

Rocky Hill beat out Block Island, Newman School and St. Andrew's School to capture the 7th Annual Boys' Varsity Basketball Mariner Classic Tournament championship last month.

Pro-Jo All Star

Zeke Farrell '12 was named a 2011 Providence Journal All-State Fall Independent Star.

PTL Updates

All School PTL Meeting

Wednesday, January 11 | 8:15 - 9:30 AM | Flynn Lecture Hall

All are welcome to attend this meeting with an important agenda. Stay for coffee afterwards and meet Richard Ryan (see all-school announcement).

Alumni Spotlight

Alumni vs. Varsity Basketball Games

TOMORROW | 10:00 AM girls' varsity | 11:30 AM boys' varsity
Please join us as a player or spectator for this wonderful annual event. Don't worry if you are a little bit rusty or a lot bit out of shape, that's what subs are for! Click here for inspiration!

Tyler DiMicco '06 is the director of marketing for Oasis Health in Beijing. They have a number of clinics in the area and are opening an international hospital there in January. He led a tour/visit by the UK Under Secretary of Public Health about a month ago.

Corrections

From the email Former Academic Dean Dies at 102 and postings on social media

The funeral date for the late Marion Cormack Worrell, former RHS academic dean, was Thursday, January 5.

From the 2012 Calendar News email

Richard Ryan will speak after the PTL meeting January 11

Grade 5 Parent Night in MS is not January 23 (date TBD)

There is another Grade 8 Exposition on February 7

LS Hearing Tests take place April 17

Grades 3 & 4 Play takes place April 19 & 20

LS Poetry in the Park takes place April 23

Apologies for any confusion this misinformation may have caused.

The School calendar is the best place to find the most up-to-date event information.