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Admission Open House
Sunday, October 26
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Click the icon below to view our Admission Open House event on Facebook. Please help us get the word out by sharing it with your friends!
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LAND OF FIRES TRAIL CLEARING A SUCCESS!
What a great day we had last Saturday! More than 60 people volunteered several hours of a beautiful weekend day to help clear brush and install almost 20 informational sign posts for our Land of Fires Nature Trail! We're working hard to get ready to open the trail on Homecoming weekend, so stay tuned for more details!
Check out these great photos of the trail clearing volunteers in action and then
 
LAND OF FIRES by Prentice K. Stout
Would you like to own a copy of the Land of Fires book by former Rocky Hill faculty member Prentice Stout? Grab one while we still have them!
Our bookstore is selling them for just $5.00 per copy!
HOMECOMING WEEKEND AND SPIRIT WEEK
Please save the date for Homecoming weekend! The fall festival will be the grand finale of spirit week! Join us on October 18 for carnival games, a bouncy house, Middle School and Upper School soccer and field hockey games, an Alumni meeting, and the official dedication of the Land of Fires Nature Trail!
FROM THE NURSE
An email was sent to Rocky Hill School families regarding the Enterovirus D68. It contains important information and recommendations to keep your family healthy and safe. You can access Nurse Margo's email here.
Flu Clinic
Monday, October 20 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. | Campbell Center
Click here to view clinic information flyer
THE TIDE IS IN
Rocky Hill School now has an officially published, student-run school newspaper, The Tide. Launched by Raymond Mancini '15 and Shane Woolley '15, The Tide is a platform for students and other Rocky Hill community members to freely express their opinions to the community on topics concerning our campus, our state, our nation, and our world. It is published online every other Wednesday, and the newest issue, Issue I.II, was released on October 1. We encourage you to check it out, to brush up on current events!
BRICK WALK CAMPAIGN
Looking for a unique gift this holiday season? Want to surprise your special guest on Grandfriends' Day? Purchase an inscribed brick in one of three campus brickwalks. This is a timeless way to honor a member of the Rocky Hill School community, past or present. Bricks are $100 each or five for $400 and are installed twice yearly in the fall and spring.
Click here to learn more or to purchase
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Brenna Miller '15 has been named a Commended Student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program and was recognized for her exceptional academic promise. Although she will not continue in the 2015 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Brenna is placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Congratulations, Brenna!
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES VISITING ROCKY HILL SCHOOL
Juniors and Seniors should sign up for these visits through their Naviance accounts.
McGill University
| Friday, October 3
| 10:35 AM
| Gettysburg College
| Monday, October 6
| 8:25 AM
| Chapman University
| Monday, October 6
| 10:35 AM
| Curry College
| Monday, October 6
| 11:25 AM
| Simmons College
| Monday, October 6
| 1:45 PM
| Becker College
| Tuesday, October 7
| 12:15 PM
| Colby College
| Thursday, October 9
| 10:45 AM
| Northeastern University
| Thursday, October 9
| 1:45 PM |
NEW UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Ambler to Rocky Hill's Upper School community. His first day was Monday, September 29.
Harold Ambler has a Bachelor's degree in English from Dartmouth College and a Master's Degree in English from Columbia University where he was a President's Fellow. He has taught at The Touchstone Community School and Wheeler plus worked at Brown University and The New Yorker Magazine.
FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELING OFFICE
Junior Parent College Search 101
Thursday, October 9 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Parents of juniors are invited to an open forum to learn about the college application timeline in this Q&A session. Parents will also receive a tutorial on Naviance Family Connection.
PSATs for Sophomores and Juniors
Wednesday, October 15th | 8:10 a.m. | Gym
Sophomores and juniors will be taking the PSAT at Rocky Hill School on Wednesday, October 15. The PSAT is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT. It also gives juniors a chance to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program and gain access to college and career planning tools. There will be no advisory period for the sophomores and juniors on test day. The test requires two hours and ten minutes and students will resume a normal class day after the exam. As the date approaches, more information will be emailed to students.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT IN SCHOOL - Tonight!
Thursday, October 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Flynn Academic Center
MIDDLE SCHOOL PTL MEETING
Thursday, October 9 | 8:15-9:15 a.m. | Campbell Conference Room
ONLINE ART GALLERY
Middle School parents should have received an email on Monday regarding the online art gallery that is being launched via Artsonia. If you did not receive the email or have questions please contact Mrs. Armentano. She will also be answering questions and providing more information about Artsonia at MS Parent Night tonight.
STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
The Middle School held elections for student council this past week. Congratulations to Jason DeGerlia, President; Faythe Schulte, Vice President; Pascale Burnett, Anza DiGasper, and Max Lehoullier, 7th Grade Representatives; Lucia Caito and Dylan Lehoullier, 6th Grade Representatives.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL CONTRACT
The Middle School students, working together first by grade and then by an elected committee, created and finalized their Social Contract for this school year. This contract will serve as the guiding principles in all that they do in the Middle School. The contract states that they (the students and faculty) will:
- respect our environment and the people in it;
- display self-discipline and own our actions;
- be open-minded and set a positive example for our peers;
- be prepared for class and take pride in what we do.
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LOWER SCHOOL PARENT COFFEE LECTURE SERIES
Tuesday, October 7 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Carriage House Library
Lecturer: Alison Anderson, MS
Social Cognition: What is it and how can it impact children?
This presentation will familiarize parents with the concept of social cognition and how deficits in this area impact a child's ability to successfully and independently manage the social, emotional, and academic demands of the classroom and the home. We will look at strategies that help support those students who struggle to solve social problems, self-regulate, understand multiple perspectives, and achieve social success.
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Sabrina Dumas - Girls' Varsity Field Hockey
"The Girls' Varsity Field Hockey team is proud to recognize Sabrina Dumas '16 as the female athlete of the week. Sabrina's lone goal against Woonsocket gave the lady Mariners the 1-0 win over a top team in our division. Sabrina has improved skills on the off season and is a dedicated, aggressive, and hard working player. Way to go, Sabrina!"
-Coach Fairchild
Brody Rubenstein - Boys' Varsity Soccer
"This sophomore scored three of the five goals for the Boys' Varsity Soccer team last week. His presence on the field has been noted by all of our opponents thus far. Congratulations to Brody Rubenstein."
-Coach Poskitt
FIELD HOCKEY TO PLAY4THECURE - Tomorrow!
Dress down day is tomorrow!
The Girls Varsity Field Hockey team have joined hands with the National Foundation for Cancer Research to participate in its fundraising campaign entitled Play4theCure, in which sports teams across the country are invited to participate by committing to donate proceeds from at least one game to NFCR.
 The Mariners will be raising funds during their game against Classical High School on October 3rd beginning at 4 p.m. at Rocky Hill School. This is the sixth season that Rocky Hill has hosted a P4TC game. The team has raised over $1,840 and hopes to break their fundraising record this year.
Rocky Hill will be selling pink ribbons and bracelets that entitle students and faculty to a dress down day on Friday, October 3. RHS players will be wearing pink jerseys and socks and Classical will be wearing ribbons and headbands in support of the cause.
The team will also be collecting general donations and selling hot chocolate at the game.
Girls Varsity Field Hockey
Friday, October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Classical HS
Girls Varsity Soccer
Friday, October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | vs Hyde (CT)
Boys Varsity Soccer
Friday, October 3 | 4:15 p.m. | at Dublin Soccer (NL)
Cross Country
Thursday, October 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Rocky Hill School Meet at Goddard State Park
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 CHARLOTTE BOSS '24, WEEKEND WARRIOR Fifth grader Charlotte Boss ran in the O2X Summit Challenges mountain race on Saturday, September 27 at Sunday River in Maine. About 150 runners participated in both the single and double diamond races, which included conquering rugged terrain, ravines, and rock faces.
Charlotte ended up winning the singe diamond race for females 17 and under with a time of 1:36:54. The total elevation she ran which was 1,588' altitude (started at 990' and ended at 2,578'). We are very proud of Charlotte's courage and perseverance as she was the youngest participant! DECKHANDS WITH DAN ZANES Members of the Deckhands Theatre Company were thrilled to serve as front of house staff at the Greenwich Odeum this past Saturday for the Dan Zanes Song Gusto Hour. Named by People magazine as "The Crown Prince of Contemporary Kids' Music," Dan Zanes offered a chance for families and people of all ages to gather and sing at the top of their lungs.
Pictured from left to right: Sadie Reimer '17, Maddie Fine '18, Dan Zanes, Ellie Farber '15, Olivia DePasquale'18, and Katia Mendez '18.
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ROCKY HILL SCHOOL HOMECOMING - Saturday, October 18
We hope many of our Alumni soccer and field hockey players will play in the Alumni vs. Varsity games. At 12:45 p.m. we will pass out the Alumni Team t-shirts and take team photos.
Please RSVP by emailing Liz Cochran
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