Cheer for Charity to take place Friday
Paige Antolik, Reporter
December 15, 2011
Lafayette’s cheer team will be hosting the Cheer for Charity on Friday Dec. 16 to benefit Toys for Tots. Cheerleading Coach Crystal Maier said all three levels of cheerleaders will be performing at the event along with other groups and squads from the community. “All squads will be helping... Read more »
New emphasis on vocabulary to boost student test scores, promote reading
Grace Bueckendorf, Webmaster
December 14, 2011
For those who read the paper for the Dec. 9 issue, you may have noticed a new addition. In each isssue for the rest of the year, Lafayette’s efforts to improve literacy will take the form of an ad that includes some type of puzzle using 20 vocabulary words. The list of words were compiled by... Read more »
RSD, Infinite Campus apps launched
McKayla Treat, Asst. Webmaster
December 13, 2011
When browsing through the applications in the iTunes App Store, Android Market or Blackberry App World, students, parents and teachers can now download a Rockwood School District App. The app features “all the information that parents need to stay informed and involved with their child’s... Read more »
Information, rumors flood Twitter during intruder alert
December 11, 2011
Since its emergence onto the social media scene, Twitter has become a resource for information spreading in crisis situations across the world. For instance, during the political crisis in Egypt, the website was used to spread information to the world from inside the cut-off country. And so, when the... Read more »
Teacher of the Year nominations due Dec. 9
Alex La Mar, Reporter
December 8, 2011
Nominations for 2011-2012 LHS Teacher of the Year are due Friday, Dec. 9. Students and staff members can pick up a nomination form in grade level offices, the Library, the Welcome Center, or from TOY Committee Chair Jeri Heth in Room 93. Once a form has been completed, it must be returned to a grade... Read more »
MIOS Band Concert to take place Dec. 8
Paige Antolik, Reporter
December 7, 2011
Thursday, Dec. 8, Lafayette will be hosting a Music in Our Schools (MIOS) Band Concert to showcase the talents of all the band students. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the Commons and the Gym, according to Lafayette Band website. Sophomore and band member Lucas Meyrer said that the concert is,... Read more »
Zang Earns National Board Certification
Anisha Chellaswami, Reporter
December 6, 2011
Social studies teacher Lori Zang recently received her National Board Certification, and represents Lafayette among many other Rockwood teachers. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an organization that focuses on the improvement of teaching and learning. According to their... Read more »
Guiding Change evaluation addressed at Dec. 1 Board meeting
December 5, 2011
At the Dec. 1 Rockwood School Board meeting, the Board of Education (BOE) addressed, among other things, the current status of the Gifted Education Evaluation. Carolyn Callahan, who conducted the evaluation with Karen Austin, gave a presentation to the Board and people in the audience about her commendations,... Read more »
Final Exemption Forms due Dec. 6
Grace Bueckendorf, Webmaster
December 5, 2011
Although the form reads that it is due on Dec. 1, junior secretary Mary Miller affirms that they are actually due on Dec. 6 because the announcements did not start until late last week. Some students did not know about it because they did not hear the announcements. Junior Alison Steele said, “I... Read more »
Rigabar appointed as replacement BOE member
McKayla Treat, Asst. Webmaster
December 2, 2011
On Monday, Nov. 28, interviews were held to replace Board of Education (BOE) member, Matthew Fitzpatrick, who resigned in October. After six interviews, the current BOE members voted unanimously to appoint Geoff Rigabar as Fitzpatrick’s replacement. Because it is currently mid-term, he will... Read more »
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