Roxboro Community School

This afternoon, Kyle Puryear of the Roxboro Elks Lodge presented awards to the RCS winners of the Elks National Foundation Americanism Essay Contest. This year's essay theme was "what does the Bill of Rights mean to me" and four RCS students received awards for their submissions. 7th Grade District Winners First Place - Ruby Keatts (Not Present) Second Place - Braylon Woods Third Place - Cole McDonald 8th Grade District Winner Second Place - Zaley Dillard Puryear also recognized our middle school ELA teachers Liza Griffin, Beth Stultz, and April Cobb for their efforts and leadership with the essay contest. Congratulations to all these students and teachers! We are so #BulldogProud of you all!

Today's varsity baseball game has been canceled.

RCS recently went through the accreditation process and we are pleased to report that we received full accreditation from Cognia. Through our combined efforts, we received the highest level of accreditation. Thank you to all our teachers, students, board members, and school community for all your support throughout the process. Going forward, we will be seeking additional feedback from parents and students via stakeholder surveys that will assist us in our school improvement process. Your input is greatly needed and appreciated. The next round of surveys will be sent out in the Fall of 2024. We are continually striving to provide our students with the highest quality education. Thank you again for your support.

Both High School Baseball and Softball Playoff games are canceled for today. Weather permitting, they will try to play tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.

Here are this week's announcements! Middle School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILSR8B3ngpu6dyhTT6ZznoUR-V8lf9muuD4k9-P2W9I/edit?usp=sharing High School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AhMbcEYOPUUph84VIKq6rIvaAM6sZI8WgiYBf7oy-WA/edit?usp=sharing

May 3rd was School Lunch Hero Day! We may be a little late, but we did not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate our School Lunch Heroes! We are so grateful for Tiffany Shotwell, Crystal Martin, and Liz O'Briant and all they do in our dining hall! They are kind, caring, and hardworking and we so lucky to have them!

Don't forget, tomorrow is a $2 Jeans Day!

Happy National School Nurse Day! We are so lucky to have Nurse Perkins as our school nurse! Our students and staff love her and appreciate all the work she does!

Yesterday, Mr. Storrs' English III class traveled to Raleigh to meet with Senator Graig Meyer and speak about important issues they are passionate about. It was an amazing experience for these students and they represented RCS well! #BulldogProud

We want to Congratulate the following Spring Sport Athletes and Coaches! Middle School Girls' Softball - Regular Season Champions Middle School Girls' Soccer - Regular Season Champions High School Men's Baseball - Regular Season Champions Ron Hodgin - Coach of the Year High School Women's Softball - Regular Season Champions Michael Clark - Coach of the Year High School Men's Golf - Conference Tournament Champs Justin Jones - Coach of the Year Walker Cole Qualified for Regionals this past Monday and has now Qualified for the State Championship next Monday and Tuesday in Pinehurst! Congratulations and Go Bulldogs!

Come out and support our High School Girls' Softball Team and our High School Boys Baseball Team tomorrow night at 6:00 at Optimist Park in the 1st Round of the State Playoffs!

Good evening! Here are this week's announcements! Middle School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vagsktWHRN0uA8i0jN58xON6UKChpHzhhqmud9Y4jv0/edit?usp=sharing High School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RPsJ91hrtvtoua03aJZ-ZgaxMKOMRFTzkUicq1QXe_Y/edit?usp=sharing

Some RCS staff and students had a great time at the Special Olympics today! Everyone had fun in the beautiful weather, whether they were participating or volunteering! Thank you to everyone who made it possible!

We need some volunteers in the Dining Hall for May! Please contact Ms. Martin at martincn@roxborocommunityschool.org if you are able to help!

Happy Principals' Day to our amazing principals! Principal Jones and Principal Martin have come in this year and done so much for RCS! We appreciate all their hard work and dedication to our students, staff and community!

Come celebrate our baseball seniors tomorrow evening at Optimist park! It’s a double header night with the first game at 5 and the second at 7. The recognition will take place between the games!

Good evening! Here are this week's announcements! Middle School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i9hV7khYFjgO3MnhDqLuyEWki0qatsmhWRM22E0rIXU/edit?usp=sharing High School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKOONnUYSAvbyHZJQ30WdOnCkjgP3S9s57N7BqpDVCk/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to Jaxon Lawson and Carver Pleasant. Come out tomorrow to Optimist Park from 11 a.m - 1 p.m. to help show your support as they will sign their letters of intent to play College Baseball.

Seniors are finalizing their plans for life after high school. For those planning on college, most NC students from households making $80,000 or less will qualify for the Next NC Scholarship, a financial aid program that combines the Federal Pell grant and state aid into one, easy to understand scholarship. Eligible students attending a community college will receive at least $3,000 per year, which means qualifying North Carolinians can choose from any of the 58 community colleges (https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/students/what-we-offer/colleges/) across the state and have all of their tuition and fees 100% covered. Those attending a public university in North Carolina will get a minimum of $5,000 per year. That pays for more than half, if not all, of tuition and fees at any of the 16 public universities (https://www.northcarolina.edu/institutions/) in the state. Students with the greatest need for financial aid could qualify for even more to help make paying for college more manageable. Students apply for this scholarship by completing the FAFSA. Go to nextncscholarship.org for more information.

RCS Arts have a big week next week! Wednesday, May 1, the Middle School Band concert will begin at 6 p.m. in the MPR and the High School Band concert will begin at 7:10 p.m. Admission is free! Friday, May 3, the Jazz Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. in the MPR. They are partnering with Interact Club to raise money for End Polio! Admission is $5. Before each performance, the latest work created by our high school art students will be on display, so come out and see all their amazing artwork before the concerts!