eCurrents May 31, 2012

In the Rhode Island State Championship, Rocky Hill's coed varsity sailing team finished second overall, only one point behind the winner. The A division boat of Bradley Adam '13 and Kate Nota '15 took first place. The B division boat of Grace Adam '14 and Kaylyn Walsh '14 finished in third place.

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	Mentor Families Any parents interested in mentoring a new family next year should contact Paula Santos. Parent Business Networking Group With so many entrepreneurial families at Rocky Hill, some parents are gauging interest in a networking group. This group aims to gather Rocky Hill business owners together to share experiences and enjoy a casual evening of conversation. If interested in participating, please contact Maureen Chianese. All Library Books are now due! Moving Up Day Thursday, June 7 \| 9:45 AM \| Sharpe Gymnasium Celebrating fifth and eighth grade students' completion of the Lower and Middle Schools. There will be bussing for Warwick, West Warwick and Coventry after Moving Up Day, leaving between 11:45 - 12:00. The East Greenwich bus will leave at 12:30. There will not be RHS bussing on that day. Commencement Exercises Friday, June 8 \| 10:00 AM \| Hopelands Front Lawn Click here to read about this year's Commencement speaker, Martin Keen. Tally-Ho! Meg Myette is currently planning the second annual "Across the Pond Adventure" for March 2013. This year's destination will be London, England, with day trips to both Cambridge and Stratford-upon-Avon. This trip is open to all students who will be in grades 6-9 next year. For more information, please email Meg Myette. Box Tops for Education Please drop box tops in any of the collection bins located throughout campus, as many will expire on June 1. This is a very important and easy way to raise funds. Calendar Click here for a how-to video from Tom Adams on Google calendar integration. Tom will also be hosting a technology informational session for all parents currently scheduled for September 12.

Upper School

Congratulations to the 2012-13 senior prefects:

Lily Hanlon '13

Robbie Petteruti '13

Assitan Coulibaly '13

Jorge Echavarria '13

Nick Charbonneau '13

Angelo Gemma '13

...and Nathan Hale Society Heads:

Hannah Thoms '13

Courtney Harrington '13

Ryan Gilbane '13

...and Student Council representatives:

Brenna Miller '15, Shane Woolley '15

Melanie Lara '14, Wenbo Sun '14

Senior Internship Updates

Click here to watch a clip of Shannon O'Rourke's '12 internship with Save the Bay.

Click here to read an article by Ford Kelly-Riley '12 for his internship with the Warwick Beacon.

Perfect Pair
Freshmen Shane Woolley and Brady Dill are two out of only five students from Rhode Island to achieve perfect scores on the National Latin Exam.

US Final Exams begin TOMORROW

Upper School Academic Awards

Thursday, June 7 | 6:30 PM Reception | 7:00 PM Awards | Sharpe Gymnasium

	Middle School

	Abby Siegel '17 was recognized with a Rhode Island honorable mention by the Letters About Literature program, a national reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress for her inspiring letter on The Invention of Hugo Cabret. There were 777 submissions from RI, with two state winners and two honorable mentions in the two age categories. MS Athletic Awards Monday, June 4 \| 2:30 - 3:10 PM \| Gymnasium MS Field Day Tuesday, June 5 \| 12:45 - 3:30 PM \| RHS Fields Grade 8 Student/Parent Dinner Tuesday, June 5 \| 6:00 - 8:00 PM \| Campbell Center MS Annual End-of-Year Trip Wednesday, June 6 \| 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM \| MIT, Boston

	Lower School

	Big Apple Adventure Planning is underway for a "LS Family Adventure" to New York City for Veterans Day weekend 2012. This trip is open to all students and their parents who will be in grades 3-5 next year. For more information, please email Meg Myette. Lower School Field Day TOMORROW \| 12:15 - 3:00 PM \| RHS Fields Rain date is Monday, June 4 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Monday, June 4 \| 9:30 AM \| Perkins Amphitheater Preschoolers are studying children's author Eric Carle and will perform one of his famous stories. LS Community Share & Tell Wednesday, June 6 \| 10:30 - 11:30 AM \| Hopelands Front Lawn Lower School teachers and students share with one another, reflect on the school year, and say farewell and good luck for the summer. The Extended Day Program ends Wednesday, June 6

	Athletics

	Athletic Awards Click here for a full list of spring SENE Divisional awards. In addition to those students recognized at last night's athletic awards, we would like to note that Aaron Bullock '12 has been a standout runner not only for Rocky Hill School in the fall, but also as an independent runner in The Rhode Island Interscholastic League in both the winter indoor season and spring outdoor season in the 200 meter and 400 meter events. Julia Asadorian '15 should have also been noted as a Three-Season Mariner award recipient, for participating on the girls' soccer, basketball and lacrosse teams.

	PTL

	Book Drop Monday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 6 \| 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 3:00 - 4:00 PM \| Library Drop off textbooks for the PTL Book Buy Back program. Please contact Sue Withers or Debi Jennings for more information.

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