Roxboro Community School

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!

Speech-Language Pathologist, Holly Williams came from Stories Creek today and spoke to Mr. Storrs’ linguistics class. She shared various ways she provides intervention to students who have speech, language, and voice needs and then let them practice using some of her tools. It was a great learning experience for the students!

Tomorrow is a $2 Jeans Day! Proceeds will go toward graduation!

Five RCS students had their art on display last night at the reception for the 2024 Congressional Arts Competition in Durham. Aurora Bettendorf, Eliza Ess, Jade Torain, Trinity Woods, Kegan Vallier were each awarded a certificate of special congressional recognition signed by Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. Kegan Vallier received an honorable mention for his piece entitled “An American Native” as well. Congratulations to all these incredibly talented students!

With May right around the corner, we wanted to give you all a heads up about our lunch schedule for May. Friday, May 17 will be the last day we are serving lunch. Monday, May 20 is the last full day of school, but the dining hall will be closed for testing, so students will need to bring their lunches. Because the dining hall will be closed for testing, students will not have access to any microwaves, so make sure their lunch does not need to be heated up. From May 21 to the last day of school on May 30, we are operating on flex day schedules, releasing at 12:30 pm, so we will not be serving lunch those days. Please plan accordingly.

RCS baseball plays Voyager tomorrow night, April 23, at Optimist Park at 7:00. Prior to the game, we will recognize Coach Pete Tuck for his recent induction into the RCS Hall of Fame and for his many contributions to RCS baseball and RCS athletics. We hope to see you there to honor Coach Tuck and to see your Bulldogs battle Voyager for the conference lead as both teams enter the contest undefeated in conference play.

AP exams are in just a couple weeks! To help support our AP students, Sr. Beta Club is selling candy grams for $1 for students taking AP tests during lunch in the lobby. Students will receive their candy gram(s) on the day of their AP exam(s)!

The May lunch menu is here! Ms. Martin also needs a few volunteers to serve lunch in May. Please email her at Martincn@roxborocommunityschool.org to let her know if you can help!

Good evening! Here are this week's announcements! Middle School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qhiupgUGq_8bUPbnTYFvOozuGx4W0JTj3GxVMnZ1oGc/edit?usp=sharing High School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C2G1Jf7tirG5vsIJBmMjz3tJwkh09o5IZSH1MtZ-huE/edit?usp=sharing

Bulldog Designs received a few awards from The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc this week! The club as a whole was awarded the following: Horticulture-2D for their pollinator garden at the front of the school Bird Project-5D for creating bird wreaths Flower Show-9D for making pottery vases and creating flower arrangements in them Civic Development/Beautification-3D for their work at Optimist Park Club of the Year Individually, Adalee Barker won an award for her Cardinal drawing and Brynn Carver won two awards, one each for of her two Bluebird drawings. Congratulations to all these students and a big thank you to Mrs. Clayton and Mrs. Bettendorf for all they do to make Bulldog Designs happen!

Today's High School Women's Softball game has been canceled. Their game on Monday, April 22 has also been canceled.

See the 2024-2025 School Calendar here! https://5il.co/2ghcv

Good Evening! Here are this week's announcements! Middle School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ou8X1PTxKd03BBna3R1VmO6ZoRNHnsVzjE9S24jbEDQ/edit?usp=sharing High School - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XLH_FLlr1eg1cAVjFT-sFd7_LgKqB5vEkprOYLJAxQ4/edit?usp=sharing

RCS HOSA spent March and part of April selling shamrocks to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Their goal was to raise $1,025, which was what they raised last year, and they beat that goal, raising $1,031! All the proceeds go towards MS research, summer camps, and services for MDA families. We are so #BulldogProud of these students for working hard to raise money for such a great cause!

The HS Varsity Baseball game, the HS Varsity Girls' Soccer game, and the MS Girls' Soccer game scheduled for today have all been canceled.

Update: Today's HS Varsity Baseball game is canceled and will NOT be played on Friday.

A reminder that the International Travel Committee is looking for YOUR help in determining our next trip to Europe. Next's year trip is to Italy and Greece is all lined up however, we are currently in the process of selecting the spring 2026 trip. The International Travel Committee wants you to fill out this form to help decide. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pnwv1yRXoJIvDkO1Qbr3vg22QK9KqGJwF27CNEnVdXk/viewform?ts=660191f0&edit_requested=true The form will contain the 5 destinations that the committee has initially chosen to offer. Each destination includes a paragraph description as well as an approximate price. ( Please keep in mind the price may vary as we are still two years out) They are asking you to rank the choices between 1 and 5 of the destinations you would most likely want to go. You will have about a week to complete the survey. We appreciate your help!

The book fair is happening now through April 14! You can purchase books in 3 different ways this week! 1. In the RCS Library from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily 2. Online at QuailRidgeBooks.com now through April 14, using code RCS0424. More information about ordering online is on the attached flier 3. At Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh next week! At check out just say your purchase is for the Roxboro Community School Book Fair If you are planning to pay by check, please MAKE IT PAYABLE TO QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS, NOT RCS. Cash and credit/debit cards will be accepted as well. Come out and support our library!