Roxboro Community School

We are #bulldogproud of our Ninth Grade A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll students!

Come out and support RCS Volleyball! #bulldogproud

The RCS Pumpkin Painting Contest and the Apple Dessert Bake Off will be hosted by Art Club and Bulldog Blooms on October 26 at 3 pm. There is a $5 entry fee due by October 21 for the pumpkin painting contest and can be paid to Mrs. Jill Clayton or Mrs. Bettendorf. Entry form for the dessert bake off is due by October 21. Desserts for the Apple Dessert Bake Off must be in the dining hall by 3 pm on October 26 for judging. Due to allergies, desserts should be nut-free. There will be prizes awarded for both contests

Mrs. Winstead and Ms.Watts are at Appalachian State University’s Educator Job Fair this week, sharing all the great things about RCS. #bulldogproud

We are #bulldogproud of our Eighth Grade A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll students!

Like math? Want to be challenged? Join the RCS middle school Math Counts Club! The first meeting will be Wednesday, October 26, from 3 to 3:30 pm in room 125.

We are #bulldogproud of our Seventh Grade A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll students!

Please purchase BBQ Chicken Plates to help raise money to provide the RCS Softball team a field of their own. We are excited about this opportunity and hope the community is as well!

We are #bulldogproud of our Sixth Grade A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll students!

RCS Families, if you or someone you know could benefit from Santa's Helpers, please note that November 22 is the ONLY DAY to apply.

Bulldog Blooms members met this afternoon at Optimist Park to spread pine needles. Their advisor, Mrs. Clayton, said, “They are such a hardworking group.”

Student Volunteer Opportunity! Uptown Roxboro is holding a Fall Planting on Saturday, October 15, beginning at 9 am. Volunteers will meet in the parking lot at Long Memorial United Methodist Church. To volunteer, contact Saundra Shoe at 3shoeslsj@gmail.com.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the RCS Girls’ Golf Team played with pink personalized golf balls in their Conference Tournament last week. From left to right are Emma Puett, Mallorie Jones, Layka Braswell, Coach Justin Jones, Sadie Satterfield, Kam Davis, and Caleiah Woods.

Monday, October 10 commemorates a significant date for all indigenous people of the Americas, as it marks the start of the colonization that forever changed their environment, cultures and quality of life. Join us as we honor the more than 130,000 American Indians who call North Carolina home, including our own Sappony Tribe here in Person County.

Mrs. Connor's students completed a Gallery Walk this week! Last week they researched topics of the Solar System then made websites and models from their research. On Monday and Tuesday, they used the models and websites created to answer a set of questions about each topic of the Solar System.

If you are submitting pictures through Instagram DM, please send to RCS Journalism on Instagram @rcs.journalism.

RCS Band Concert! October 11, 6:30 pm, in the multipurpose room.

If you are currently taking Spanish 2 or have previously completed Spanish 2, you’re eligible to attend tonight's kickoff event and to apply for the trip (Summer 2023)! Come hear all about this incredible opportunity TODAY, October 6 at 5:30 pm in Profe’s room (Room 206). If you can't make it, but would like more information, please email profe at storrswk@roxborocs.org.

High school boys' basketball tryouts will be on Monday, October 24 from 3:30 to 5 pm at the RCS Gym. Interested athletes must have physical and all other athletic packet info uploaded to https://www.dragonflymax.com/ If you are playing another sport and unable to attend the tryout, please contact Coach Bettendorf at bettendorfjl@roxborocs.org. There will also be OPTIONAL workouts at Helena Gym (295 Helena-Moriah Rd Timberlake, NC 27583) on Monday, October 17 through Thursday, October 20, 4-6 pm.

The Scholastic Book Fair is at RCS the rest of the week! Stop by and shop. A few titles have sold out, but we've ordered more! You can also shop online until October 16 by visiting https://www.scholastic.com/bf/roxborocommunitycs1 .