February 8, 2010
Congratulations to Nicole Boardman who received a silver medal on her solo at district band contest on Saturday. Congratulations also to the flute quartet of Shaily Cripe, Megan Hsu, Kaitlynn Swick and Lena Yu who advanced to state contest on February 27.
There is no baseball conditioning today. There will be an open gym session after school on Tuesday.
Zebra Band will be in concert tonight beginning at 7:30 PM. A state level flute quartet will be featured.
Key Club will meet Tuesday morning at 7:30 in the library.
The following scholarship applications are due in the guidance office by 3:00 this Friday: Fulton County Young Farmers, Psi Iota Xi, Rochester Classroom Teachers Association, Rochester IOOF Lodge #47, and Spanish Club.
Seniors, College Goal Sunday, a FREE event to help you and your parent/guardian file the FAFSA application, is taking place February 21 at 2:00 PM throughout 37 sites in Indiana. To find the nearest location, visit the guidance office or www.collegegoalsunday.org.
FAFSA Fridays, a free online webinar that allows you to chat with financial aid experts, will take place February 12 and February 19 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. To log on visit www.learnmoreindiana.org/cashforcollege a few minutes before start time.
NEW scholarship applications available in the guidance office: Indiana Sheriffs' Association (majoring in law enforcement and a child or grandchild of a ISA member), Indiana Tech Dean's scholarship (3.5 or higher GPA, 1200 or higher SAT, 26 or higher ACT), IU-South Bend Freshman Physics Scholarship, Ball State University Journalism Scholarship, IU-South Bend Honors and Sueno Scholarships, and Kiwanis Indiana Foundation Scholarship. Several of these scholarships are due next week, so get your applications soon!
The Fulton County Community Foundation Scholarships have several applications that require a FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) and the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) amount that you will receive after completing your FAFSA. The due date for these applications is February 19. Please complete your FAFSA before February 19 so that you have this part of the applications ready to go. If your parents do not have all the numbers ready to complete your FAFSA, you should complete it using estimated numbers, and then update the information as soon as possible.
Attention FCCLA members: Mrs. Snyder will be staying after school from 3:00 to 4:00 today and tomorrow if you'd like to work on your project. The next FCCLA meeting is this Wednesday.
A representative from Ancilla College will be in the cafeteria during activity period on Wednesday. You must get a pass from the guidance office to meet with the representative.
A representative from University of North Western Ohio will be here during lunch on Thursday.
The Rochester Lady Zebras will face the St. Joseph Indians in the IHSAA Basketball Sectional tournament at Plymouth on Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 PM. With a victory against St. Joe, the Lady Z’s would move on to play the 7:00 PM game on Friday, February 12. The championship for the girls sectional is set for 7:30 PM on Saturday, February 13. Season tickets, which are good for the whole tournament, will be on sale for $9 (pre-school children do not need tickets) at Plymouth High School starting at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 9, at the North and East entrances to the gym. Session tickets can also be purchased at Plymouth on the nights of the games at a cost of $5.00. Fans are reminded of the following IHSAA restrictions:
1) No balloons, banners, or posters.
2) Noisemakers including megaphones, cowbells, whistles, and kazoos
are prohibited.
3) Bands are not permitted.
4) Line-up lanes of fans are not permitted on the gym floor.
5) Carry-in radios, cassettes, and tape decks are not permitted.
6) No live animal mascots are permitted.
On each night of the Sectional, a section of the gym will be set up for Rochester High School students and fans. To all fans, if you are standing, you must be up one row from the floor and you should not stand on the seats. Students are asked to stay on the outside of the section so they are not blocking the vision of other fans. Absolutely NO fans will be allowed to stand on the gym floor during the game.
A girls’ tennis callout meeting will be held in the library Thursday, February 11, 3:30 PM. If you are unable to attend, please see Mrs. Cash in the athletic office before February 11.
