In the world of education you never face a day that is the same. With each new encounter, whether an achievement or a challenge, our Rose community approaches it as a learning experience, an opportunity to improve. We even explore ways to enhance what has become routine for our school and community. This has been evident over the last few weeks with our events and activities. SMART Block, this year, has provided many new opportunities for students. The implementation of Pop-Up MakerSpaces has allowed students the time to participate in areas of interests or explore new interests. Faculty members are coordinating with local professionals and post secondary schools to engage our students during SMART Block. Club participation has increased with many organizations utilizing the time to extend it ’s reach to new members. Honor societies are finding new ways to provide assistance to peers through tutoring as well. Over the years our school has been eagerly building our Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS) program. Recently, J.H. Rose was named as a Green Ribbon School by the North Carolina Department of Education for our continued efforts to create an environment for academic and social success. Our arts programs continue to excel. The Marching Rampants, who competed at the White Oak Classic recently, were awarded 1st place honors for Drum Major, Percussion, Music Performance, Visual Performance, General Effect, and were named Champions of their size classification. In addition, our Rampant Theatrical Company completed their first production of the year with Lost in Yonkers, while implementing Saturday workshops in preparation for their spring musical. Just this past week, the J.H. Rose Athletic Foundation held it ’s annual Hall of Fame Banquet along with the Scales-Aldridge-Garner Memorial Golf Tournament. This year, the first in the tournament’s fourteen year history, a golfer walked away with a new vehicle, sponsored by Brown and Wood, for his ‘Hole in One’. Even better, is that each year our student and staff participation grows, as well as the positive impacts with our athletic and academic programs. It is exciting as this year continues to progress and enhancements are made to better serve our students in all aspects. For your reflection: “Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do with a firm belief that it's going to be better than before!” -Israelmore Ayivor #WeTransform Message from Principal Monica Jacobson J.H. Rose Academic Boosters October 2015 Academic Boosters Board Members 2015-2016 Kim Kuhn, President Blair Van Coutren, Vice President Marilyn Gibson, Treasurer Martha Williams, Secretary Lee Stephenson, Past President Representatives: 12th Grade Gaynel Britt Kim Hallow Lori Sneed Lee Stephenson 11 th Grade Mary Alligood Melissa Anderson Kim Kuhn Martha Williams 10th Grade Missi Foster Jill McGlohon Lydia O’Rear Kellie Williams 9th Grade Missy Eason Meredith Ozimek Karen Pumphrey Margo Tullos At Large Melinda Fagundus Kimberly Taylor Blair Van Coutren Ange Young Emeritus Daphne Nifong Sharron Edwards
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In the world of education you never face a day that is the same. With each new encounter, whether an achievement or a challenge, our Rose community approaches it as a learning experience, an opportunity to improve.
We even explore ways to enhance what has become routine for our school and community. This has been evident over the last few weeks with our events and activities.
SMART Block, this year, has provided many new opportunities for students. The implementation of Pop-Up MakerSpaces has allowed students the time to participate in areas of interests or explore new interests. Faculty members are coordinating with local professionals and post secondary schools to engage our students during SMART Block. Club participation has increased with many organizations utilizing the time to extend it’s reach to new members. Honor societies are finding new ways to provide assistance to peers through tutoring as well.
Over the years our school has been eagerly building our Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS) program. Recently, J.H. Rose was named as a Green Ribbon School by the North Carolina Department of Education for our continued efforts to create an environment for academic and social success.
Our arts programs continue to excel. The Marching Rampants, who competed at the White Oak Classic recently, were awarded 1st place honors for Drum Major, Percussion, Music Performance, Visual Performance, General Effect, and were named Champions of their size classification. In addition, our Rampant Theatrical Company completed their first production of the year with Lost in Yonkers, while implementing Saturday workshops in preparation for their spring musical.
Just this past week, the J.H. Rose Athletic Foundation held it’s annual Hall of Fame Banquet along with the Scales-Aldridge-Garner Memorial Golf Tournament. This year, the first in the tournament’s fourteen year history, a golfer walked away with a new vehicle, sponsored by Brown and Wood, for his ‘Hole in One’. Even better, is that each year our student and staff participation grows, as well as the positive impacts with our athletic and academic programs.
It is exciting as this year continues to progress and enhancements are made to better serve our students in all aspects.
For your reflection:
“Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do with a firm belief that it's going to be better than before!”
If you have seen Chick-Fil-A cows roaming the halls of Rose lately, there is good
reason! The National Art Honor Society is working on a promotional music video for
the Winterville Chick-fil-A. This is a competition for all Pitt County high
schools. Don’t miss the unveiling of the JHR video at our Spirit Night on November
12 from 5:00-8:00! Enjoy a delicious dinner and support JHR at the same time!
ROSE EXCELLENCE……
IN & OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
DECA is sponsoring a Holiday Decorations Drive to benefit the Greenville Homeless shelter. We are accepting gently used or new holiday decorations
(of any sort and size!) as well as monetary donations. Early in December, the chapter will deliver the decorations to the shelter and help
them decorate their facility.
Academic Success Breakfast
Our students’ hard work and dedication was recognized at the end of the first marking period.
Approximately 486 students enjoyed a well-deserved, delicious breakfast!
Thank you to all our volunteers!
Honors Health Science I students had the opportunity to travel to the Gross Anatomy
Lab at ECU to complete pig heart dissections and work with two human cadavers. This opportunity was made possible by our
Academic Booster parent and host, Dr. Liz Jones. The two chaperones on the trip are also members of our Academic Boosters.
Students can also be seen wearing lab coats donated by AB parents!
In September, Health Sciences students and parents had the opportunity to hear guest
speakers from the RIBN nursing program and ECU School of Nursing Director of Admissions. These
ladies spoke about program requirements, scholarships, and special programs in the field of nursing. Over 40 parents and students attended this awesome information session. Any students or parents with questions about this presentation
Ms. Perkins’ Marketing class hosted Mrs. Emily Coffman of Faulkner &
Associates Advertising as a guest speaker in conjunction with NC
Marketing Week. Mrs. Coffman spoke to the
class about the importance of marketing
in all professions.
14th Annual
Memorial
Golf Tournament
A portion of the proceeds from this golf tournament
go to Rose classrooms through Academic
Boosters.
Congratulations to Matt
Stokes who shot a
hole-in-one to win a car
from Brown & Wood!
The JHR girls’ tennis team’s Ball Drop fundraiser for breast cancer awareness was a great success! A lucky Rose student won $500, and $1200 was raised for Liz Upton, a
Rose teacher and former tennis coach who is battling cancer. For the past 6 years, Coach Marvin Hardy and the tennis team have been involved in the fight against breast cancer. The Upton Tennis Relay for Life team along with the Ball Drop fundraiser lets
the team support the fight both at a research level and at a personal level. Thank you to Greenville Utilities, University Square Chick-Fil-A, and to all who
donated money and/or purchased raffle tickets. Thank you to all who came out and had fun on the courts to support breast cancer and JHR tennis!
Please help our dedicated teachers
by sending in supplies needed for
instruction!
CHESS CLUB
Mr. Tucker needs donated chess sets as he works towards
getting this club back up and running.
ART DEPARTMENT
Styrofoam egg cartons
Magazines
Plastic grocery bags
Any small containers with lids to hold paint
POP UP MAKERSPACES
Tin cans (soup size)
Glass jars
Jeans
Left-over house paints
Old furniture (desks, dressers, chairs, benches, etc.)
T-shirts (new or used)
JHR T-shirts
Yarn
Old toys
Tools
Any other household item that could be remade into something new!
Rachel’s Challenge
Last week the entire Rose student body assembled in the gym for a
presentation about Rachel's Challenge. The following is an excerpt from the
Rachel's Challenge website: "Rachel’s Challenge is a national non-profit
organization dedicated to creating safe, connected school environments
where learning and teaching are maximized. Based on the life and writing of
Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine tragedy in 1999, Rachel’s
Challenge provides a continual improvement process for schools designed to
awaken the learner in every child. We motivate and equip students to start
and sustain a chain reaction of kindness and compassion that transforms
schools and communities." Our students learned that small acts of kindness,
showing respect toward all people, and "paying it forward" can make a hugely
positive impact on classmates and the school environment. Stay tuned to
hear how Rose students are getting more involved! For more info about
CHORUS The chorus will present its annual Music of the Night, featuring songs from
stage and screen on Friday, October 23rd at 7pm in the Lecture Hall. Tickets are
$5.00 for adults and $2.50 for students and children.
The chorus will participate in the annual ECU Invitational Choral Festival on
Wednesday, Oct. 28. This is an all day trip that includes observing other choirs' performances
and watching a presentation by the ECU School of Music faculty and ECU Concert Choir.
One of our chorus students was accepted into the NC Honors Chorus 2015! She will represent
Rose at the NC Music Educators conference in Winston Salem
next month. Congratulations!
BAND
The JH Rose Marching Band
participated in the White Oak
Band Classic on October 11th in
Jacksonville, N.C. They came
away with six 1st place awards
including 1st place overall in
their class. The next
competition will be October
24that Sanderson High School
in Raleigh, N.C.
THEATER
The Rampant Theatrical Company’s
production of Lost in Yonkers was a
success! Congratulations!
Rehearsals are starting for A Night of
One Acts, which will be performed
two weekends in December.
The Advisory Council Congratulates JANICE MOORE
as the September Recipient of the Rampant Spirit Award
The Spirit Award originated with Mr. Langley and continues with Ms. Jacobson, both strong advocates of school spirit. Spirit can be defined by the “loyalty and feeling of inclusion in the social history or collective essence of an institution or group, such as in school spirit.” The Rampant Spirit Award is given to the teacher, employee or per-
son who best defines Rose school spirit. The Advisory Council every month presents an individual who they feel displays school pride and shows students the importance of it. The Rampant Spirit recipient believes in J.H. Rose
and all that it has to offer every student who walks through our halls.
Janice Moore is the Rampant Award recipient for October. Ms. Moore has been a member of the administrative team at Rose for three years and is involved in many initiatives As the new chair of the Exceptional Children’s Department, Ms. Moore used the summer to reorganize workloads among teachers in this department and prepare learning strategies for all of the students, especially incoming freshmen. This has made the beginning of this school year run more smoothly and be a more positive experience for both students and staff. In addition to her role as an administrator and teacher in the EC department, Ms. Moore is chair of the Positive Behavior Integration Support (PBIS) Program. This is a statewide program that is relatively new to Rose. On November 17 J.H. Rose will be recognized at a banquet and given a green ribbon to show full implementation of this program. The next step is to be a “model school.” Ms. Moore is also chairperson of the School Improvement Team (SIT). This committee consists of staff, administration, and parents that are working together to create reports that show how Rose is meeting District established goals and the school’s plans for continued improvement. Just in case Janice wasn’t busy enough, she is also the lead mentor for all beginning teachers at Rose. This is an initiative that pairs new teachers for three years, and “new to Rose” teachers for one year with a veteran Rose teacher as a mentor. The group meets for lunch on a monthly basis and Ms. Moore guides the ongoing mentoring process. As a teacher with a special education background, Ms. Moore’s education philosophy is, “All students can learn. They may learn at different levels or different rates, but they can learn. The most effective teachers are those who understand their students and are able to differentiate their teaching styles to reach their students.”
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO NOTE!
~Health Sciences Academy is hosting an Interview Prep Workshop on
Monday, October 26. Click here for more information.
~Yearbooks are on sale now for $75.
~Please consider donating boy’s and men’s uniform collared shirts to the
Rose uniform closet.
~ SMART Block guest speakers are needed. Come share your talents,
experience, and knowledge with Rose students. Rose is looking for more
ways to expand the minds and vision of students. From yoga classes to
inventing new things, SMART Block is a time to become smarter!
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