Admission Update

The Admission Office had a very successful year: enrollment is up 14 students from last year at this time, and we are extremely pleased to welcome 89 new and highly talented students to the Rocky Hill School community. (LS: 35, MS: 19, US: 35)  

 

Thank you for recommending Rocky Hill as a top-tier school to your friends and neighbors; word-of-mouth referrals are any school's most effective endorsement. In addition to Rhode Island, we have families joining us from Norway, Japan, Korea, China, and the United Arab Emirates.  

 

Finally, we would like to send out a thank you to all of our host and mentor families, especially mentor coordinators Rachel Burnett and Paula Santos, who so enthusiastically extended themselves to our new families.   

 

Important Coventry/West Warwick Bus Info

Rhode Island public schools will be closed for the primary election on Tuesday, September 11 and the general election on Tuesday, November 6.  As a result, transportation will not be available on these days for those who use the Coventry/West Warwick bus.  If you have any questions please call TransPar at 222-5024.  

 

PTL Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 13  |  6:30 PM  |  Campbell Center
All parents are invited to attend this fun and casual cocktail party to meet with other parents and faculty members in a lively atmosphere.  Please register online so that accurate counts can be obtained for the food provided by Flik and wine by the Savory Grape.   

 

Fall Classic Tennis Practice
Wednesday, September 12 & Thursday, September 20  |  8:30 - 9:30 AM  |  RHS Tennis Courts
Come out to the Alumni Tennis courts on campus to get a little practice time in before the Fall Classic on September 24. This is fun and casual and you need not be registered for the Classic in order to practice. Questions? contact Vicky Barokha, Tennis Chair at vbarokha@corebt.com.

To Register for the Fall Classic click here.

Director's Blog
Annie Reznik, Director of College Guidance, has some interesting insights about the college ranking process in the first installment of her blog.  Read more. 

Flu Clinic
Monday, October 1  |  2:00 - 5:00 PM  |  Campbell Center
A vaccination clinic will be held for Rocky Hill community. Your family will have the choice to receive the FluMist or the Injectable vaccine.  Please register online.  Click here for more information.

Head's Blog
The Head of School discusses opening-day jitters in his first post of the new school year.
Read more.

There is NO SCHOOL Monday, September 17 in observation of Rosh Hashanah.

Tuesday, September 11  |  7:00 - 8:30 PM  |  Flynn Lecture Hall 

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the college process from two true experts in the college admission field: Quinton McArthur, senior associate director of admission at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Jimmie Foster, newly appointed dean of admission at Northeastern University. Contact Director of College Guidance Annie Reznik for more information.     

 

Berkshire Trip
Ninth graders will return from the Berkshire Outdoor Center TOMORROW afternoon at approximately 4:30.  Parents are asked to please pick up in the rear parking lot.    

 

College Visits  

Several colleges will have representatives on campus next week for interested students to learn more.  Click here to see a full schedule.  

New Faculty 

Please welcome Chelsea Rheault to the Upper School faculty as the new Spanish teacher.  She has a BA in political science from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.  Chelsea spent two years teaching ESL in Ecuador before going back to school to get her MA in TESOL at New School University.