1. Citizens receive customized Rossiville Name Tags for the first time, which include important numbers. Birthdays were added later.

2. Zach Weisz is the first citizen born in Illinois.

3. Noah Hopkins voted to change the ZIP Code of Rossiville from 77777 to 13777 to include the classroom number.

4. Morning Math was introduced to citizens for the first time, allowing them to practice math AND writing in the morning. Citizens started writing their math and Fred sentences in a booklet, eliminating the need for a morning whiteboard.

Also, binders went away. Citizens started using subject folders within their houses and organized their own unfinished work, rather than relying on group secretaries.

5. On Mr. Rossi's birthday, Rossiville's beloved vacuum broke down and could not be saved by surgeon Easton Muffler. The next day on 9/13/22, Citizen Sam Farris presented Mr. Rossi with a birthday gift --- A NEW VACUUM!

6. Rossiville wins the "A+ Recorder" award for the FIRST time in Music. Mrs. Beck broke the news in dramatic fashion and Il Presidente fainted. It would even be co-awarded eventually. When sharing the award with Tollefson National Park, Franny Wave made several appearances, to the delight of the Nation! Our celebrities traveled as well and guarded the recorder.

The class would go on to win it eight times that year!

7. On October 6, 2022, The Great Flood of 2022 occurred near the Rossiville Gate!

8. Animals were banned from the Condos by Rossiville's lawyer and Condos manager, Bob Loblaw. The Nation was not pleased! Homeowners are now the only citizens able to have pets.

9. Rossiville 9.0 is the first class to use Lone Pine's new Erosion Table in STEAM class with Mr. Franklin!

10. Group seating was eliminated for the first time, resulting in a major shift in job responsibilities. Q2 job applications never happened and not everyone could receive a job. This would continue to occur in various ways throughout the year.

11. Bug Lady XVII passed away on 10/24/22, and after time flew by that day, a HUMMINGBIRD flew INTO the classroom for the last 20 minutes. Mr. Blood saved it by guiding it out of the room with Jayden's red sweatshirt. Who knew?! It was "wear red day" and hummingbirds are attracted to red!

12. Addilee, Charlotte/Jayden, and Kellan/Zach were the first in our history to do a Mascot Rebranding project! It sure was fun!

13. Haisley DeBoer's artwork for the Lone Pine yearbook cover contest wins! She would later be one of the winners of the 2023 Medford Water Commission annual calendar art contest (the front cover!) AND the poster for the MSD Walk and Roll! What an artist!

14. Il Presidente joined citizens on the ice at The Riiiiink in Medford, Oregon for the first time! Eight Mayors were on the ice at the same time and scores of other citizens from all nine generations! It was epic and fun!

15. In a first, the World Cup took place during school! Il Presidente gave live score updates to citizens anxiously wondering what was happening on the pitch! On 11/30/22, the class wished Shain a happy birthday with a unique video! This cheered him up while he anxiously watched World Cup games!

16. Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode had a song lyrics contest and Rossiville took its shot at writing two stanzas for it! A sizeable group (led by Ryan Patterson and Addilee Pershin) wrote and then voted on the final lines:

Free pizza

Make ‘em drool

Bobble head

That’s so cool

Drive a van

Rodrick rules

Hit a fwoomp

We’re all fools

17. On 12/2/22, Mayor Brynlee brought in a new shirt for Monkey Without-A-Name! It represented the class flag for the year and the artistic ability of its citizens!

18. Jett Snider continues Austin Zahnizer's (2019-2020) tradition of wearing USC merch!

19. Rossiville hit a max of 865 (official) books in the Fred Memorial Library! It was decided to remove older books. 145 were removed and approved by Landry Chin!

20. For two years, citizens overlooked the fact that the "Roxy Ann" house choice was missing from the website listing. It was discovered by Jett Snider when he was house hunting! He became the first citizen to ever own one!

21. On December 13, 2022, Mr. Rossi wore joggers for the first time EVER in Rossiville for Tick Tock's Day of Rest. It was also the first time Timmy ever left Rossiville to visit another nation!

22. On December 16, 4th grade wins the Golden Shoe award! This new award for Lone Pine landed in the right place. Kuddos to all 4th graders for taking the right step! On the same day, Rossiville was visited by a caterpillar named Gerry, and he stayed on the plant all day.

23. For Christmas, we baked SYNONYM ROLLS for the first time. Mr. Rossi accidentally put them in the ANTOMYN oven, so the citizens ended up eating cookies instead.

24. Isaac Boger receives the first-ever Mystery Message (which is basically like a Paul Hollywood handshake on The British Baking Show).

25. On January 4, 2023, during one of the more intense, prolonged windstorms in our history, our lunch wagon Shadow took a wild ride down the upper wing. In front of Johnsonshire, it moved back and forth for the entertainment of their nation! It was saved by Lukas of Perkins Island and returned to us. He was rewarded with a free vacation in Rossiville for most of the morning. As a coincidence, we just so happened to be learning about hurricanes that week.

26. Citizen Charlotte Johnston discovered Bug Lady XVIII right after the afternoon bell! She handed it off to citizen Addilee Pershin, who delivered him to the Nation. When he arrived, he crawled up her sleeve... we all knew she had something up her sleeve!

27. The most 100%'s on a spelling test occurred on 1/6/23, with 17 citizens dominating Lesson 11 (Compound Words)!

28. For the first time, two doctors would become mayors (Brynlee and Lily)!

29. The Great Flood of 2023 strikes just outside garage 27 on 1/26/23!

30. Rossiville's beloved Police Station was retired since tickets are no longer paper. Instead, they are processed online.

31. Rossiville negotiators spearheaded the highly critical creation of the Wildcat Foursquare League. Citizens from Perkins Island hashed out a majority of the controversial rules, while Tollefson National Park came in with the decisive votes.

32. On 2/14/23 - Valentine's Day - we had a two-hour snow delay for the first time in a while. As citizens arrived that day, there was a beautiful scene of falling snow. Great start to Pan-Pan's Palooza! Before the bell rang, Doctor Smale performed one of the most important surgeries of her career - the making of Mr. Todd Clean - Lone Pine's Golden Broom Award! We'd win the award twice during the year!

33. On February 17, a stress ball from L&K Bestie Market exploded on Il Presidente while he (the spokesman) was promoting their business. This started a double lawsuit involving unfair advertising fees and harm to reputation from both sides. After having a meeting with lawyers on 2/24/23, Rossi Nation vs. L&K Bestie Market, et al. settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

34. Lead Rossiville Engineer Zach W. and assistant Kellan S. investigated a faulty hair dryer that caused alarm while Il Presidente traveled on Captain A'Murica while camping. He found that a safety net had been punctured, and hair had gotten into the coils and burned!

35. Mason Burton, citizen 22, committed a great crime and tried to destroy XtraMath. For the rest of the year,  the strangest clues kept dropping. On Valentine's Day, we discovered that three boys in Group 2 aligned with Mason (Group 4) were ALL #22 in 3rd grade. They were seated in the same order as the 3rd-grade classrooms! Can you blame anyone who TARGETS him?! On March 5th, Mr. Rossi's elementary school BURTON was torn down! His Burton Little League jersey number was 22 in 4th grade! Did you know that making the quiet or victory "V" symbol with your fingers is showing the 22nd letter of the alphabet?

36. The reading group system went through a major change. Umpqua, Snake, and Deschutes are now dedicated literature groups, while Willamette, Rogue, and Columbia groups are now informational. Citizens can belong to zero, one, or two different groups now instead of one.

37. On February 27, 2023, Rossiville launched a heart-shaped spy balloon, engineered by Haisley DeBoer by as a "Valentine's Day gift" to Il Presidente Rossi. Rossi then traveled over and awkwardly gave it to Parker as a "birthday gift" even though it wasn't his special day.  This was Operation Wandering Heart!

Special agents Kaliyah Mercer, Brynlee Goyne, and Landry Chin then used classified technology to bring on a snow day on February 28, 2023, in order to give enough time to monitor the activities of Parker Fox and Perkins Island at large without students around. The snow melted earlier than expected and it is believed that Ms. Perkins shot down the balloon with a pencil dart.

On March 3, 2023, Rossiville had an intelligence briefing on the 107th Day of School. Later on, a Tollefson National Park double agent transferred a package to Queen Perkins containing sensitive information, including the official spy video on a hard drive, as well as surveillance photos. Citizens listened in on Perkins Island's reaction to the video! Moments later, Mr. Blood ("war") delivered a package of towels, including a small, white capsule with a teardrop on it. When put under water, it revealed a white surrender flag! This sparked the Heartless War of 2023.

38. The largest flood in Rossiville history occurred near the Capitol on March 6, 2023, when Liam B. forgot to put the lid on his water bottle. Half of the Karl Complex was destroyed!

39. March 10, 2023 was a major day.

First, after a week of being bombed ($6 total) by Perkins, we returned fire and got even... with $6 of bombs. Moments later, Franny Wave came to visit for a whole day to show her support for our war effort.

Then Citizen Minmin from Thailand came back to visit! After an exchange of gifts, we took a class picture and she wanted all of us to hold up two peace (V) signs!

After a quick rally led by retired Dr. Farris, diplomats from Jones Junction officially made peace with Rossi Nation after the glitter bomb incident of 2022. Mayor Mercer accepted the treaty from Jones citizens Paris and (former Rossiville) Capri Curtis. This treaty would not have been possible without the efforts of Secret Agent Ayden Starcher. The sanctions on Jones Junction were lifted!

40. The Fred Memorial Library website (Library Cat) was closed down and turned into a spreadsheet.

41. Mr. Rossi brought in and drank tea using Mrs. Sippy for the first time. Tragically, she passed away two days later following a dishwasher accident. Coincidence?! I think not!

42. Real estate home choices dropped from 18 to 12!

43. For the first time since they opened, the Rossiville Postal Service and Rossiville Academy closed its doors.

44. In a first, Rossiville went on a field trip on a holiday - St. Patrick's Day. The weather had been terrible but cleared/warmed up just in time for our trip to Jacksonville. What... LUCK. After arriving back, Bug Lady XIX joined us. What... LUCK!

45. On 3/21/23, Rossiville welcomed lovely Japanese tourists named Aketa Keiko, Itsuki Nakamura, and Naoko (Miles)! We learned about Japanese culture and had a fun Q&A. We compared our nations' passports and exchanged gifts. They made us tons of origami and they shopped at Fred Sour's! It was joyous!

46. 4/5/23 started off peacefully until Ol' Murr KALIYAH threw a pencil at Mr. Rossi's face! It was an accident of course. She was excitedly doing the "Tally Ho" method for improper fractions and lost control of her lasso! We shared a laugh as a class and were thankful it wasn't an eye.

Later that day, Rossiville made peace with Perkins Island and had a ceremony to sign the Treaty of Alliance. Peace offerings were exchanged: Orangutan With-A-Name (Monkey Without-A-Name's mom) was given and we received... driftwood.

Between our two nations, we raised $509.11 for our Sparrow Grayson! (Rossiville $151 bills/$92.33 coin = $243.33 total!) (Perkins Island $151 bills/$114.78 coin = $265.78 total!)

47. For most of the year, Landry's spy picture sat on Il Presidente's desktop, creating some funny situations for him!

48. May 9, 2023 was an odd day. Early that morning, it was discovered that Bug Lady XIX had passed away peacefully. Later, we had to travel to North Medford High School for the school play rehearsal. Because of the lack of space on the bus, Mr. Rossi and five citizens had to walk at a brisk pace to get there! The field trip brought SEVEN generations of Rossiville together in one place, which was special!

49. Around 5/10/23, a flock of Kindergeese delivered a tub of ladybugs to the Rossiville garden, revealing our beloved BugLady XX. On the morning of 5/12/23, it was discovered that many ladybugs drowned in a tragic sprinkler-fill-the-tub accident. We likely saved BLXX from disaster.

50. Liam Birrueta and Jett Snider did an investigation that discovered that Monkey Without-A-Name has a more complicated story than once believed. His mom is an orangutan (who lives in Perkins Island) and his dad was a prehistoric monkey! So, he's not fully a monkey after all, and resembles his mother's side - orangutan! Orangutan Without-A-Name... has a good ring to it!

51. The closest mock United States election occurred, with the Din-O-Nuggies winning with 207 electoral points! President Ryan Patterson and Vice President Zach Weisz ruled!

52. This class often serenaded teachers and others with "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys, including the directors of Britt Festivals in Jacksonville, Oregon!

53. Only class to have no additions or losses... the same 27 students ALL YEAR!

1. In a National first, Rossiville officially has a vice president - Ms. Sarah Ford! Later in the year, she'd even be presented a National first... a 1,000 Rupee Bill, which Peyton Pruitt was the only one to hold from circulation during the year.

2. Rossiville has never had a citizen with a first name beginning with the letter i, until now... AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM: Isaac Siegrist and Isaiah Douglas! That leaves only F, X, U, and Y as the last remaining unused first-name letters. Q and X are the last remaining unused last-name letters. Citizen #1 is the only multi-citizen number to be shared by one letter - A.

3. Jessica Torralba becomes the first citizen to be an aunt of another citizen. But wait?! you ask? That's right. Her nephew, Lance Stone, became a citizen in 2018-2019! With the help of Lance and Pan-Pan, they would grant Il Presidente a more formal, long-term parking spot at their residence per the constitution. They later rented the house and the renters refused to allow the parking to continue!

4. Isaiah Douglas becomes the first Rossiville citizen to come from the state of Texas. He also received the last blue police ticket in Rossiville history for speeding down Lone Pine Highway. Violations are now recorded by police and delivered to the Rossiville Courthouse, where Judge Lawdee Dawdee calls offenders to do acts of community service to pay off debt.

5. Kaydence Garvin is the first citizen of Rossiville to come from the state of Colorado.

6. Daniel Lauesi is the first citizen of American Samoa.

7. Rossiville helps Franny Wave build a structure to get to Fred for the first time in our history. Soon after, we would support Perkin's Island by building their beloved Princess Pineapple a shelter to protect her from a major hurricane. Kaydence Garvin and Austin Lloyd created the prized structure, now located in the Rossiville Museum.

8. On 9/10/21, Kieran Smullin breaks the record for the number of level-ups in quick facts in one week - four! He started on 9/7/21 and traveled from XtraMath addition all the way past XtraMath division! Amazing! He went on to graduate from quick facts before the end of September. Truly remarkable! A funny thing happened, too. During one of his Exponent tests, Mr. Rossi forgot to stop timing him at two minutes! When he realized this, he screamed for Kieran to stop and the watch showed seven minutes, forty-five seconds! 

Eventually, Mr. Rossi had to create THREE new categories for quick facts for him to do: linear equations, PEMDAS, and area/perimeter.

9. The 4th Grade Garden becomes a thing of beauty! It is believed that the release of Bug Lady XI in the spring may have contributed to its success! Upon inspection, it was found that tons of ladybugs populated the garden!

10. Bug and a Wish zone begins!

11. Citizen Corbin Algazy becomes the first citizen to bring in a pet snake. Larry was thrilled! Corbin gave an amazing presentation and showed us how brilliant and knowledgeable about snakes he is.

12. On 10/15/21, the Timmy 2 Rupee bill was revealed to the Nation. Citizen and philanthropist Isaac Siegrist, who donated Timmy to the Nation, received the first copy, which was signed. Only six were ever produced, five remaining in Rossiville.

13. 2021/2022 saw the biggest push for new Rupee bills in our history. Thousands of old, rough Rupees were retired. Citizens quickly discovered that the 2021/2022 template created slightly larger bill sizes than the originals!

14. Isaac Siegrist becomes the first citizen to actually sell items online and make US Dollars for his small business!

15. A record seven students were absent from school on 10/21/21, making for a very quiet morning! A large cold swept through the Nation on Monday. Not to be outdone by themselves, a record 8 students were gone on 10/22/21, leaving only 16 citizens left - a record for normal times.

16. Rossiville harvested multiple pumpkins and donated them to Mr. Franklin's STEAM class! The Nation also made its first batch of POPCORN ever!

17. On 11/3/21, the Nation voted to officially stack chairs in a new way - with legs pointed up! Gone are the days of trying to figure out the crisscrossing puzzle of stacking chairs with a neighbor!

18. Rossiville Online went through major upgrades to its coding! Nearly all "vlookup" formulas were updated to the more efficient "index/match" methodology. The upgrade greatly improved speeds for bankers and law enforcement.

19. On 11/10/21, two new laws were passed. First, Andre Hackett's Lexile's On File Act states that Mr. Rossi carries a list of citizen Lexile ranges to library time, every time. Secondly, TypingClub officially moved over to HELLOID's portal, increasing the lesson count from 100 to 692 total lessons! More retirement money to be earned; all thanks to the Isaac Siegrist Type Till Your Fingers Fall Off Act.

20. On 11/12/21, TWO citizens moved away from Rossi Nation - a record for a single day. Jayden Valencia and Matthew Wilson were both close friends, members of the Rossiville Law Enforcement Agency, and lived in the same condo complex. Many believe they had been plotting this for months in order to get into this record of history. The loss left us with our lowest population in history - 22 students! With Jessica Torralba moving after Christmas, Rossiville reached its smallest student population ever at 21. Kinlee Pershin came months later, only to witness Jesse Craig leave just a week before school let out, again leaving us at 21 students to end the year.

21. On 11/17/21, Mayor Andre "The Giant II" Hackett discovered that his operations quick facts paper had 50 math problems instead of the advertised 40 problems, meaning that for the entire history of the program, citizens were doing 10 more problems than required! It was corrected immediately!

22. Sign of the times! With limited citizens in the workforce and high unemployment, secretary Dalton Wells has to manage two groups - 3 and 4. Group 4, however, is only comprised of two citizens, the smallest group ever!

23. Sabrah Fredrickson, the 23rd Mayor of Rossiville, committed a terrible crime in Rossiville. She always believed that she should be the leader of our Nation. She attempted to recruit more citizens to the Rossiville Secret Society by bribing them with counterfeit hundred Rupee bills!

24. Austin Lloyd inspired the Rossiville National Bank to add customers' pay rates to their bank statements while in line at the bank. Citizens have been requesting this for years, and Austin finally put his foot down. Well, he put two feet down, but you know.

25. Mayor Andre Hackett shared the news about Russia shooting down satellites, which led to a conversation about the Cold War. After a thorough discussion, Rossi Nation theorized that the USA's secret weapon that ended the cold war and BROKE UP the USSR was Taylor Swift, who was born in 1989. The truth is now out. You're welcome.

26. The first "white Christmas" occurred during break, seeing 4-5 days of morning snow in total. Kieran Smullin became the first citizen to hit Mr. Rossi with a snowball. They were both at Cedar Links park enjoying the snow with their families. Shortly after, Parker Bolin of 2018/2019 also hit Mr. Rossi with one moments later.

27. Pack-Man suffered a fatal zipper accident before the break and was not able to recover. She was replaced by a new lunch bag, MIER I. We also lost Rainbow due to an infection.

28. On 1/10/22, Vice Presidente Ford took over the afternoons! By 2pm, citizens were chanting "Fordville!" and chanted Mr. Rossi right out of the room. With nowhere to go, Mr. Rossi wondered about the school without a permanent home... basically like a nomad... a Mr. Nomad.

29. Unemployment reached 27%, surpassing the Not-So-Great Depression of 2015-2016 (23%). The "Complacency Crisis" is considered worse by some economists since the Nation only had 22 potential workers during this peak. For the first time ever, the Nation had no Law Enforcement, Media Tech, Storekeeper/Zookeeper, two official Lunch Directors, and an operating stock market. Rossiville ONLINE (Google Sites) even got shut down by MSD for ALL schools due partly to improper use in Rossiville. Sites would be reopened in February, along with the return of Rossiville's critical jobs.

30. Vice Presidente Ford took over the Nation on January 10, 2022 in the afternoons. Mr. Rossi spent much of his time that first week gardening and walking around Lone Pine. He pondered becoming a simple, humble farmer, so he set sail for Maui (Hawaii) the next week to give Ms. Ford some space. Sadly, he got shipwrecked and the State of Hawaii shipped him back to Oregon. The next week he would find himself quarantined with his family at home, so by January 25th, Ms. Ford led Rossiville (ugh, ugh... "Fordsville") for several full days!

31. Mayor Bowen Tacchini was elected officially on January 31, 2022, but for the first time ever, the Mayor-elect WASN'T THERE! He ended up arriving the next day with a warm "tunnel" welcome from the citizens!

32. The longest Friday Folder delivery occurred on 2/18/22 when Courier Peyton Pruitt delivered Kaydence's FF to her in Brookings, Oregon! That's determination!

33. We got to experience 2/2/22 and 2/22/22 (a TUESDAY!) at school. A unique experience that will never happen again in Rossiville. We missed the opportunity to call it the year of the two-two!

34. Bracelet Besties was sued by Rossi Nation for failure to pay their advertising expenses to Il Presidente for mentioning their name all the time. In court, they were found guilty and later settled out of court. Citizen Sydney Ruth would later buy out her partner Peyton Pruitt and get sole ownership.

35. On 2/24/22, Dr. Douglas attended the 4th Annual Southern Oregon Black Youth Leadership Summit, a workshop-based conference highlighting the strengths, uniqueness, and creativity of the Black/African American student experience. He was the first citizen of Rossi Nation to attend!

36. Citizens of Rossiville, in a first, engineered their own board games and challenged each other! Then, while playing, they redesigned the games to make them better!

37. On 3/7/22 a Bill Battle/Coin War began at Lone Pine! Rossiville citizens voted on attacking early on with a "warning shot" to Mrs. Jones' 6th graders. Mrs. Behke's 5th/6th would find themselves stuck in the middle. Two of her 5th grade citizens went rogue (Rogue Sam and Savannah of Behnkeberg - RSS!!!) and broke a verbal peace agreement. 

On 3/9, an Alliance with Giddings Nation, Perkins Island and Tollefson National Park began. Shortly after, a ceasefire was announced with Behnkeberg, but their work VISA-holding citizens were sanctioned for a week. Martinville of 5th grade would join the Rossi Alliance. 

On 3/16/22, the unthinkable happened! Mrs. Jones sent a huge wave of fighters with $33 and they sprinkled glitter all over Rossiville, injuring  Larry (the Snake), Mr. Money Bags, and KinPump. All affected had to get a bath, including the coins, and Mr. Money Bags had to get a face transplant. 

A massive response was organized by the Alliance on 3/18/22 and, in a first, Rossiville decided to lock our gates and prevented the Jones Army from entering with their measly dollar. The Rossiville Accounting Department worked overtime counting all the funds. Since the Nation voted to go for the most points, lots of coins came in! We ended with a total of $135, a record!

38. On 3/10/22, celebrities Flubber Jr. and CocoFace appeared! They live above the sciences board by the Capitol building.

39. On 3/13/22, Lone Pine had the Color Dash run to raise funds for an improved track. Mayor Bowen and his brother, citizen Vince Tacchini of 2019/2020, were featured in a promo video for the event! Several citizens were there for the event, and Mayor Bowen was completely covered in green. Mr. Rossi was attacked by several citizens from various grades and was escorted out of danger by Citizen Dannie Vanburen.

40. March 14, 2022 marked a new Rossiville National Holiday - Mask-Free Monday. With COVID-19 numbers under control, we were able to have the option to go maskless. The citizens also voted to make masks free at LaClinica Rossiville. Faces were seen again inside for the first time in two years!

That same day we saw the return of Gray-the-Cart! He was hastily taken away from us by MSD in 2020. 

Finally, a district of Rossiville got a makeover on this day, too! What used to be a couple of dog beds under the Gobel Heights Tower I, a new pillow zone came to be. It consisted of six queen-sized pillows and zippable bags. Dalton Wells was the first to use this zone. It was promptly named the "Karl Comfort Complex" by the citizens!

41. On 3/17/22, Rossiville celebrated St. Patrick's Day for the FIRST TIME! Thanks to Citizen Kinlee Pershin, who asked Mr. Rossi on 3/14/22 if we'd do anything, Mr. Rossi scrambled together some activities. Thanks to Rossi Town and Mrs. Rossi for the Lucky Challenge! Citizens were Bean Boozled for the first time in our history - very nasty flavors!

42. With Dalton Wells becoming the 32nd Mayor, for the first time ever, three boys were elected in a row! Mayor Wells also became the first Mayor representing the Umpqua Group.

43. Wagon 2 became the first wagon on the Oregon Trail to "Rick Roll" the pioneers of the trail during their sacred campfire tales. It started a new tradition of adding songs to the campfire tales that add to their entertainment!

44. On Earth Day - 4/22/22 - we celebrated Fred's birthday. But Mayor Bowen Tacchini made a bold recommendation... that we bury the pencils in the cemetery in Fred's sacred homeland. This starts a new tradition! Dr. Smullin was not happy about "polluting" on Earth Day, but citizens largely believe it was justified.

45. Mr. Rossi had to bolt from the Fun Run (Timmy Time!) to protect the Nation from a possible plot by Sabrah Fredrickson. He dressed up as Bigfoot, hiked a mile into the woods, and intercepted her at outdoor school! Sadly, he was apprehended by the 6th graders and returned to civilization.

46. For the first time ever, not ONE pioneer made it to Oregon City uninjured or dead.

47. The second Mayor of Rossiville, Ellie Perkins, became the FIRST to graduate from High School! She was also the only Mayor not to wear the famous grad gown for her Mayor photo... weird coincidence?! I think not! Not to be outdone, Hailey Gray (one from the Founders' Club), who wanted badly to be mayor, ALSO graduated early!

48. Jackson Navarette's paper airplane dubbed "The Sweeper" goes a record 54.5 feet with favorable winds!

49. Rossiville scores a record eight runs against Brown Town, but was not able to beat her amazing squad. For the first time, the team arrived to play with the sprinklers on! Rossiville made the finals (Silver Cup) and got second.

50. Mr. Nomad only substituted TWICE this year due to threats. Because of a lovely video from Mayor Dalton (and others pleading for him to return), Mr. Nomad made an appearance for a Q & A. The class even bowed to him and gave him offerings!

51. Doctor Kinlee Pershin went above and beyond as a doctor. She was the first to provide therapy sessions, major surgeries, animal care, and care for newborns!

52. We had our first animal/plant species discovery challenge. The Mega Monk by Austin Lloyd won the land habitat category; Jell-E by Harmony Orr won in water; Fluf by Dalton Wells won air.

53. Scarelt Beard is the second citizen ever to receive perfect attendance!

1. Nation begins the year virtually for the first time. Citizens remained quarantined outside Rossi Nation's borders.

2. Hudson Carr becomes the second citizen of Rossiville to have experienced life in Rossi Town with Mrs. Rossi in second grade, following Autumn Barnes of 2014/2015. However, Hudson experienced a full year in Rossi Town, while Autumn did not. This makes Hudson the longest active citizen of Rossi Nation in history!

3. On September 8, 2020, Savannah Williard takes over as host of our Zoom session, leaving Il Presidente begging to have her grant him access as host again.

4. Tragedy strikes the Rogue Valley on September 8, 2020 - the first day of school! - when the Almeda Fire destroys parts of Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix, as well as the South Obenchain Fire destroying areas near Eagle Point, Oregon. The fire began around 11 am during our lunch break, and smoke could be seen outside Rossiville within hours. Classes were canceled for the week, and school resumed on September 14, 2020.

5. Brennen Sills moves out of Rossiville after two short Zoom days! This is the shortest time in Rossiville by any resident in history, beating the previous record of three weeks set by Olivia Meeds of 2015/2016.

6. Mr. Rossi finishes his coffee before arriving at school for the first time ever! This would happen another 23 times that year.

7. A record THREE SETS of cousins reside in Rossiville for the first time: Aubrey O'Brien and Destry Knox (first cousins); Savannah Williard and Zach Hisamoto (second cousins); Jude Bier and McKenna Wisdom (second cousins). 

8. For the first time since 9/6/2019, a citizen loses TWO teeth in one day! Unlike Caroline Rumrey (2019/2020), Cecelia McQuary lost two right next to each other at the same time!

9. The first online "arrow chant" was done on Zoom as a nation!

10. The Rossiville estate tax remained at 98% in a national vote, however, inheritance from cousins was added as a citizen benefit. Cousin inheritance comes with an estate tax of 99%. Added to the new law is a provision that no citizen shall incur any portion of their siblings' or cousins' debts.

11. New jobs added this year included Sit-Down Comedian and Artist, which birthed the new Comedy Club and Fine Art gallery on Rossiville Online. Another addition was the Ambassador Program. In this program, citizens can perform community service outside of Rossiville for monetary benefit and Academy credits. Citizens just need to show proof and complete a form.

12. Destry Knox's brother, 7-years-old, already got ticketed 200 Rupees for dabbing, even before obtaining citizenship! Ouch!

13. Avery Gail becoming Mayor sets a new record, as girls take the Mayor role four times in a row! She would go on to take the name Avery "the Great."

14. Ryder Mattern wins the National Flag tournament done virtually. A very awesome flag, indeed!

15. On 10/30/20, four citizens of Rossiville, in addition to two citizens of Johnsonshire, stepped foot on Lone Pine soil again to learn. The meeting took place in Room 14... a barren land between Rossi Nation and Tollefson National Park. The meetings would grow to six citizens of Rossi Nation.

16. A major change to the laws surrounding monthly computer program bonuses was debated on November 2, 2020. For MobyMax, citizens can now earn one Rupee for every two minutes of work. For iReady, every lesson completed now earns 10 Rupees, however, the total is multiplied by the passing percentage of the lessons. Both program bonuses max out at 125 Rupees, but top-three leaders can still earn the 50, 40, and 30 additional bonuses!

17. On November 5, 2020, the Nation voted with a vote of 20-6 to finally pay the Rossiville News Journalists for their work! (G's... why did it take that long?!) Il Presidente again vetoed the efforts to make the newspaper free for all. The price remains at 1 Rupee!

18. Shain was shamed for the first time virtually.

19. On November 30, 2020, DuoLingo and Typing Club points begin being awarded for all participants in the form of Rupees... with a catch! Those Rupees are now deposited into the Rossiville Stock Exchange through the new 401(R) program. Due to this change, ALL withdrawals from the Stocks before Spring Break now get taxed 20% as an early withdrawal fee. The tax of 20% on all gains at the end of the year, however, will not be assessed on 401(R) funds.

20. On December 1, 2020, Graham Zimmer becomes the first citizen to attend class live - ON THE MOVE - in a car. This guy broke his toe and still showed up! That's dedication. 

21. This year we saw other unusual ways to attend. Landon Castillo attended from an airport in Seattle and Colorado. Andrea Kretzschmar attended from Idaho for two weeks! Destry Knox and Aubrey O'Brien, first cousins, often attended side-by-side, even sharing the same computer at times! In late April, Tinsley Gugliotta would end up attending from Florida, even after in-person learning restarted, resulting in a fun video moment!

22. Kara Starcher becomes the first citizen to fall asleep during Zoom class during our read-aloud of Hank Zipzer. Maybe she thought the book was called Niagra Falls Asleep?! Don't worry... she redeemed herself. She was the only one to pay attention to the deadline for the Substance Abuse Prevention Poster Art Contest. Her art earned her $50 in Amazon money!

23. The first-ever Patty-Cake took place between Il Presidente and Cil McQuary on 1/8/21 on Zoom. It was glorious.

24. For the first time ever, Il Presidente started wearing blue-light glasses. His eyes never felt better after a long day on Zoom!

25. For Graham's birthday on 1/11, Mr. Rossi added a new student for him... Tinsley "Tinseltown" Gugliotta! A day later she would meet Mr. Nomad!

Ironically, Tinsley and Graham would both end up becoming proponents of the classic "Pea Shooter" inside joke that came from our read-aloud, Hattie Campbell. They would write about it for spelling homework, which Mr. Rossi promptly ripped into pieces (as seen in the physical history book).

26. Two citizens in the same year share a birthday for the first time! Aubrey O'Brien and Harlow Grant both turned 10 on January 17, 2021. Who was born earlier in the day?! Aubrey!

27. During Christmas break, citizens were challenged to write the official Rossiville Pledge of Allegiance after years and years of requests. After weeks of considering the submissions, Il Presidente officially put up a vote between the top two of his choice. Past citizens on Instagram also chimed in with their input. Destry Knox's work prevailed and was presented officially on January 20, 2021. The other masterpiece, written by Zachariah Hisamotto, will remain in Rossiville history forever, as it too captures the essence of the allegiance to our dear Nation. Here it is:

I pledge to Rossiville,

no matter my strength;

I will follow my leader

to the heart of the saint, (x2)

I will never astray.

For I am Rossiville,

and Rossiville am I.

28. Capri Curtis's basketball team faced off against Hudson Carr, Graham Zimmer, and Vincent Daffron's team in a first of its kind, historical meeting outside of Rossiville.

29. On January 25, 2021, Rossiville took an initial vote to decide which Pledge song to go with. Mr. Rossi PUNKED (See Rossiville Prime Video) the class by playing a fake one and laughing at the reactions. The next day, again, Mr. Rossi PUNKED the class into thinking that he threw out the good ones and was going to make the citizens sing the silly one in front Lone Pine. Later, the Nation voted in the version dubbed the "Pioneer Hokie Pokie," which beat out the "Slow Bass / Phat Beat" version. 

30. The longest-serving red pen in our history ran out of ink, leaving the Nation in mourning. After a salute and moment of silence, the class took part in a touching tribute led by Kara Starcher and others.

31. The pledge video was recorded on February 2, 2021. What a treat after doing the iReady Math test ALL morning!

32. On 2/18/21, Rossiville watched the Mars Perseverence Rover land live on Zoom together! It was a joyous occasion and we happened to be learning about meters and kilometers the same week, which were terms we saw and heard a lot as it was landing.

33. You ever heard someone say, "It doesn't hurt to ask!"? Well, Graham Zimmer asked, and Il Presidente agreed... to play Alvin and the Chipmunks music voluntarily on 2/19/21. This is the first time in Rossiville history, breaking one of the oldest laws in our constitution. Did it hurt to ask? Well, it depends on who you ask. Il Presidente's ears sure got hurt that day.

34. On 2/22/21, a new tradition officially began for Mayors - an official title to their name! Mayor Avery "The Great" had that title all, year, but then we realized that all mayors should have a special title. Mayor Paxton Fox on this day became Paxton "The Prepared". Later in the year, citizens would celebrate Destry "The Determined" and Tenlee "The Terrific!"

35. Rossiville made the news for the second time. The DoveTV network did a segment on our Pledge of Allegiance video and our experience with Zoom.

36. Hybrid classes officially started on February 25th and 26th 2021, splitting Rossiville into two groups of 14. Lots of other history occurred during these two days. 1) At 12:15 pm, we started to endure the latest lunchtime in our history! 2) We also shared two music teachers depending on the week. 3) Citizens' houses remained in the digital world, while in-person they stayed in a hotel room at one of the six hotel chains! 4) Flubber (Rainbow) Jr. was born and welcomed into Rossiville. He was donated by Elliot Hermant.

37. Two insane things occurred on 2/26/21. First, Il Presidente ran like a wild man across the gym while citizens were kicking soccer balls at him. While running and putting up his hands to defend himself from Mckenna Wisdom and Maylee Olson's ball, Brock Lauerman and Azalea Owen's ball landed in his hands! It will forever be known as "The Catch"! 

Not much later, at 11:55 am, Il Presidente slapped a meter stick on the ground and it shattered in two! Citizens chanted "Shain On You!" while he took the "Walk of Shain." This was the stick broken two years ago by a citizen who will not be named. Amazingly, the "framing frame" fell this same week and shattered as well. Both were recovered with glue.

38. Cohort A and B battled an army of "anti-Flubbers" in the gym with sticks for a full 30 minutes! Il Presidente was hit a couple of times by some citizens' sticks. Flubber was proud.

39. Mr. Rossi slapped a meter stick into the ground, breaking it into two! Later that month, the class crime frame would end up falling and shattering into pieces.

40. Cohort A turned into robots while learning the word "chorused". It was scary. Not long after, the same group of kids became a skipping record during Geometry time just at the "right" time!

41. On March 29, 2021, Rossiville returned to a nearly normal look, with citizens returning to their own homes instead of hotels.

42. Tragedy struck on March 30, 2021. Bug Lady IX arrived in Rossiville, only to be crushed not even 30 seconds after arriving. A memorial was conducted immediately.

43. April Fools 2021... wow. Mr. Rossi says, "Ready? Begin!" for quick facts. Moments later, a ringtone is blaring in garage #8 with what song? "Big Poppa" by The Notorious B.I.G. Tears of laughter were plentiful that morning.

44. Days before April 1st, Jamie the Spider look-alikes began showing up in Rossiville, followed by bats! It was determined by Rossi Nation investigators that their source was Tollefson National Park. The chaos resulted in many citizens needing to pay exterminators, as well as the closure of our recycling facilities. Therefore, some of our pollutants ended up in their National Park. Frannie Wave became very sick but was saved by Dr. Kara Starcher. Mayor Destry Knox and officers Mattern and Wisdom delivered an official apology letter for all the trouble.

45. Mayor Destry becomes the first Mayor to break a bone, which was his right wrist. It happened to be on 3/14, or Pi Day! Within the same month, Mayor Paxton sprained his right wrist! Mayor Tenlee would end up being sick for a week, leading to our second ever substitute Mayor, Capri Curtis, for four total days - a record. When Capri called in sick during that span, Tinsley Gugliotta became the first substitute of the substitute Mayor for one day.

46. On 4/7/21, Landon Castillo's fish (The Fish Without-A-Name) got the best memorial ever! Rossiville watched it get flushed live on Zoom while playing the wacky version of our Pledge. Moments later, Harlow Grant became the first resident of Rossiville to drink out of a Guinea Pig bottle.

47. On April 13, 2021, Rossiville and TNP had a ceremony to agree to a stronger relationship with a renewed focus on recycling and conservation. Rossiville's lone waterfall was named Tollefson Falls and the city was designated as a historic/national monument by TNP's regulators! TNP dedicated their lone waterfall to us - Rossiville Falls.

48. Mckenna Wisdom's 10th birthday was on 4/16/21 and Mr. Rossi did not play a birthday video, opting to just sing "Tanti auguri!" instead. The Nation was offended. Mayor Tenlee Gobel instantly passed a law that all citizens are entitled to a birthday video.

49. Rob the Rubber-Band-Ball joined Rossiville. He was slowly created by Destry Knox during COVID-19. He was embraced by the citizens and even got to make an appearance at the kickball tournament! He later would be joined by his sidekick Pandemic Pete, created by Graham Zimmer.

50. On 4/21/21, Bug Lady X nearly drown in the newly installed pool, but Dr. Harlow Grant saved him!

51. Meribella Yanez-Canton (Citizen 31) joined Rossiville on May 3, 2021, the latest of any citizen to join in history! A flood like no other would occur that very morning as Mr. Rossi was greeting her, when Graham Zimmer's water bottle opened up from cubby 9 and spilled into cubby 19 (Meela Lopez) and 29 (Jude Bier). Ironically, the next day, Meela's water bottle would do the exact same thing, and flood cubby 29. Any coincidence that Jude Bier would become the first citizen to leave Rossiville TWICE during one school year?!

52. Avery "the Great" took Mr. Rossi's shoe. It was a risky step to take ;)

53. For the first time, NO TWINS were born on the Oregon Trail. A record-tying seven students were sole survivors.

54. Destry Knox started the idea of a pulley system attached to the door. It went through many phases of construction before its current form. It was initially for reminding students to sanitize by flashing a sign in their faces. The original string actually sawed a hole into the plastic GlockMallow. At one point, it was a monster!

55. Juli Rizo came up with the idea to have a Kinpump Rupee bill - ON THE WAY TO AFTER SCHOOL PICKUP! Citizens from prior years heard the news on the move and suggested things. 31 Rupees became the denomination because of Halloween. It's not his favorite holiday, but oh well! The bill was presented on 5/25/2021. Another bill recommended by Paxton Fox was the 0 bill, commemorating the "unknown student."

56. Rossiville finished 2nd in the kickball silver bracket, a new high. The team was amazing and very good at catching and communicating. The final against Mrs. Brown was a close one. Like every major game, Rossiville had a lead and gave it up in the latter part of the game!

57. Rossiville buried the living mascot of our Fun Run / Kickball team name "Nocturnal Potatoes." His name was Rooty. A ceremony ensued, and Kara Starcher literally got all choked up. The first citizen to choke had a lifesaver lodged in her throat - ironically. She can be seen in the bottom left of this video trying to drink water. Mr. Rossi hit her on the back and it popped out.

58.  Rossiville History challenge on Kahoot is finally created and played for the first time. Who won? You guessed it! Destry Knox!

1. Rossiville Online opens! The new website replaces the long-time Rossiville Portal site. Ashlyn Payton and Brinley Curtis came up with the idea originally because they wanted a place to read more about each job.

2. Rossiville Post Office is born, thanks to the suggestion of Parker Bolin of 2018-2019! It's the main hub for the new class job, Courier. Jude G. becomes the first courier.

3. Raises for promotions goes up from 10 to 20 Rupees!

4. For the first time, three citizens have the same name in the same year: Emma! Also, citizen #2 and #3 no longer start with the letter A, leaving citizen #1 as the only multi-citizen number to be shared by one letter - A. Also, Quinntin becomes the first citizen with a Q name. Vincent becomes the first citizen with a V name (and to be born in Wisconsin!). That leaves only F, I, U, X and Y as the last remaining unused first-name letters. Q and X are the last remaining unused last-name letters. One more fun fact... Austin Zahniser is the first citizen ever to be alphabetically first by first name, and last by last name!

5. Tim Higgins III is the first citizen to have the officially designation of a multi-generation name, just like Rossiville citizens get for their first names.

6. A Sister City partnership begins! Rossiville took a trip to Brasseur City to support second graders with their self-portrait art project. It would be the first of many.

7. On September 6, 2019, Caroline Rumrey becomes the first citizen to lose TWO teeth in one day!

8. Samuel Dykes is chosen as the Nation's head researcher, known as Samazon!

9. Kavon Kennedy-Coleman, a Travel Agent, began setting up "speed traps" as citizens traveled.

10. Two bug ladies were brought in on the same day.... September 28, 2019. Bug Lady V was captured by Mia Fraley. Moments later, Bug Lady VI was captured by Bryson West. This happened when we were harvesting the crops in "Oregon City".

11. On September 6, 2019, the first few Rossiville ear muffs arrived and were tested by various citizens. These greatly improved focus from the beginning. Rossiville would go on to have 12 sets in the first year.

12. At the start of the year, the clock's seconds hand was frozen on the 50-second-mark, and it was really confusing Il Presidente for days. Citizens believe that it was a curse from Tick-Tock, who is famously frozen in time inside a tomb in Rossiville. The second fly swatted that week was named "Time Flies the Second", and is kept with Tick Tock.

13. Bryson West is the first citizen to be a third-generation citizen, following his sisters Whitney (2014-2015) and Macy (2016-2017).

14. On September 28, 2019, Dr. Champion - MSD's Superintendent - visited Rossiville for a Q&A session. Days earlier, Mayor Sean Kadletz called the District office requesting the meeting. Dr. Champion's secretary reportedly said, "Sir, the Mayor of Rossiville is on hold and would like to speak with you!" Being that he was new, he was surprised by this phone call.

15. On October 8, 2019, Bug Lady VI passes away. Sixth died before fifth... weird how that happened. A moment of silence was held after Mr. Rossi's morning announcement.

16. Quinntin Esplin becomes the first citizen to get injured during PE requiring an immediate departure to the doctor and then home. During  Dodgeball, he slipped on a ball and twisted his knee. The sprain was minor, and he returned the next day.

17. KinPump's wife came to visit Rossiville, and later that same day she needed surgery for a crack in her shell. Dr. Emma A. performed a successful surgery using a pump. KIN-"PUMP!" The Rossiville THIRD Prophecy is fulfilled! 

Later that year, KinPump's son (and friend Jack) didn't survive being in class. It was his time to go into the Earth in hopes of sprouting a pumpkin plant in the spring. The Nation had a ceremony to bury him in the class garden.

18. October 9, 2019, citizens receive pen pal letter from citizens of Rossi Town (Jacksonville, Oregon) for the first time under the direction of President Mrs. Rossi. Rossiville would send off their first replies on October 24, 2019. Rossi Town becomes Rossiville's first Sister City overseas!

19. On October 15, 2019, there was a great flood on Broadway. No one was injured.

20. On the morning of October 29, 2019, Rossiville declared war against Tollefson National Park for the first time, dropping one dollar "bomb" on them. Sean, Jude and Lucia were sent out in camo-gear on the crisp, cold morning. They returned victorious, and were welcomed with Rossiville's first celebratory human tunnel!

21. On October 29, 2019, Bug Lady V passed away and the Nation mourned the loss. Hours later, Lucia Whalen and Emma Almaras helped Il Presidente dig up the carrots that Rossiville planted the previous Spring. Upon pulling the second carrot (which was yellow), Emma found a yellow ladybug on it! Bug Lady VII was presented to the Nation with much praise and celebration.

22. Citizens welcomed the first update to the Rupee since its inception in 2014 on 11/5/2019! Emma Smale was the first to receive one. She later would go on to frame the famous bill! The new bills included new security features, the year it was printed, and more Rupee symbols. The 1 was dedicated to Penny the Pencil; 5 to Monkey-without-a-name; 10 to Box-Top Bob; 20 to Betsy Cheddarswiss; 50 to Fred Sour; 100 to Kennedy; and 500 to Il Presidente. The 500 was quickly vetoed, and only six were ever printed!

23. The morning of 11/5/19 was rocked when we were bombed by TNP along with the entire class running through shouting Oregon Duck slurs and waving UofO banners! The war got real.

24. On 11/6/2019, Rossi Nation returned fire with a march into TNP using a USC-themed attack, a first in our history. We did so well (and had so much fun) that we went right into Johnsonshire and did the same to them! The war lasted for a couple weeks.

25. Around 11/7/19, Bug Lady VII went missing and was last seen on the Fred Statue inside the cage.

26. On November 14, 2019, Il Presidente officially called off the search for Bug Lady VII. He was declared missing in action and will be honored at the future tomb of the unknown citizen.

27. Rossi Nation agrees to a peace treaty with the neighboring nations of Johnsonshire and Tollefson National Park, ending the war and forming an Alliance.

28. Rossiville gifts Tollefson National Park with a new citizen - "Fight On" Franny! She instantly became famous and successful in their nation. She was delivered by Mayor Leslie Gao, Mayor Sean Kadletz and their bodyguards.

29. 11/25/19 - With the help of long-time Rossiville parent Sunni West, Rossi Nation updates the long-standing system for spelling tests. Beginning immediately, one 100% in Base-10 will move someone up (two 100%'s in Base-15, three 100%'s in Base-20, and four 100%'s in Base-Plus will lead to being "on fire"). The 100%'s no longer have to occur in-a-row.

30. Monkey-Without-A-Name becomes very sick, on the same day that Scarlett Gray begins leaving threatening signs around Rossiville in an effort to overthrow Mr. Rossi's rule.

31. Bryson West wins runner up in the 2019 Jackson County Substance Abuse Prevention Poster Art Contest, the first citizen to ever place in the contest! He received a $20 gift card to Cinemark Movies!

32. Rossi Nation began using FlipGrid to take certain tests, such as science. The citizens enjoyed making silly videos as a way to learn about how to use the program.

33. Austin Zahniser creates the tallest Santa in our history!

34. Box-Top Bob introduces his children... Snowman Bobs. Thank you, Jaden Barnes.

35. On 12/17/2019, in a first of its kind, there was a great flood in Rossiville made of ice cream, which unfortunately spilled all over Bryson "Ray" West. It was what was left of our ice cream/movie reward party.

36. Vincent Tacchini helps Il Presidente create a special edition TWO Rupee bill featuring Pan-Pan the Panda. It was first presented to Rossiville on December 20, 2019, with Emma Smale receiving the first one. During the process of creating it on the computer, we produced one of the most frightening images in our history.

37. Brooklyn Gibson gifts Mr. Rossi Gerber Banana baby food, one of his favorite things ever. This was a first.

38. Mayor Leslie Gao resigns as mayor because of her three-week trip to China, making her the shortest serving mayor in history. Mayor Sean Kadletz fills in, making him the longest serving mayor - five extra days of service!

39. Citizens rejoice, as they become the first ever to make commercials on FlipGrid for small businesses! Emma Smale, Scarlett Gray and Emma Allmaras even made a full-on website! We also were treated with the first ever movie theater business, where Jude Gurczynski dazzled audiences with homemade movies viewed in a tent. They were greeted with pillows, animals, and a complimentary bottled water at the door.

40. On 1/10/20, the VOTE stock was changed from Amazon to American Airlines because the price of Amazon was way too high, and wasn't moving much!

41. Citizens began pulling weeds or old plants in the Rossiville Land Plot / Garden as a way to pay off debt and/or work community service. Rossi Nation purchased buckets and gloves for this purpose.

42. A series of mysterious and dangerous accidents have occurred on the corner of Rossiville Avenue and Array Office Way. First, on the morning of January 15, 2020, Mr. Rossi's coffee was spilled when Kavon accidently bumped it - the first time this had ever happened in Rossiville. Hours later, a stress ball from The Sweet Store blew up all over Jaden Barnes. On the very next day, Mr. Rossi's stress ball from the same store blew up on him! On January 22, 2020, The Sweet Store's defense lawyer, Bryson West, was inspecting a stress ball from the court's evidence when it blew up on him as well! Ironically, on January 29, 2020, an electromagnetic globe being rented out to Quinntin Esplin from Bryson West tipped over and exploded (mostly on Jaden Barnes!), with glass flying everywhere (also a first of its kind) on this exact same location.

43. On 1/16/2020, Rossi Nation endured a whole day of watching snow fall outside while school continued. This was a first of its kind. Citizens were able to take part in a president-led walk through the snow during "snowy day recess". 

44. Samuel Dykes ties for 4th place in the Geography Bee on January 27, 2020!

45. Rossiville celebrates Pan-Pan's Palooza with a first-ever Kaleidoscope Pizzeria sponsored pizza party on January 31, 2020!

46. In a National first, citizens travel by walking to the Roxy Ann Memory Care Facility to read to the elder residents there on February 4th. They also picked up litter and garbage on the return walk.

47. On February 12, 2020, Mayor Gia Rutigliano of 2018-2019 mistakenly took Il Presidente's water bottle and left him hers, a situation never encountered before. She claims that it was an honest mistake. She ceremoniously returned it the next day. 

48. On February 13, 2020, Rossiville officially entered a recession, as many citizens were fired. This lead to an unemployment rate of 17%. This misfortune was partially offset by a successful welcoming of Tollefson National Park tourists, who poured money into the economy on Feb. 14th, leaving inflated housing prices.

49. For the first time in the Nation's history, desks had to be turned around to block any storage within. This happened to the ENTIRE Group 3 in efforts to reduce pollution and take the pressure of law enforcement.

50. February 19, 2020 was a sad day. Early in the day, the first Chromebook ever to be destroyed lay in a pile of glass on Rossiville Alley. Later in the day, 5th grade working crews from overseas decimated the pencil community with an inspection that led to the first Pencil Massacre.

51. In February, Sean Kadletz's dream to have a Chess Club became a reality! There were so many sign-ups that Mr. Rossi had to make a primary club and an intermediate club! Sean's love for chess inspired the updated lyrics for Rossiville Studios' future hit song, and first to relate to writing - Never Done.

52. Bug Lady VIII joined Rossiville on February 25, 2020. He was found crawling on Mayor Sabrah's hair while she was reading outside. It was welcomed with a huge helping of raisins and water. BL VIII was VERY shy. That same morning, it was discovered that a water bottle had tipped over and flooded Group 1's secretary bag, damaging seven whiteboards!

53. On February 26, 2020, the class played a "Home-On-The-Range-style" prank on Il Presidente when he picked them up from music. The whole class sang "Bubble gum, bubble gum... OOOOOOOO la-la-la-la-la!" at the same time, frightening Il Presidente nearly to death.

54. The Nation experiences its first stock market crash/correction on February 28, 2020. An unfortunate combination of poor class behavior/performance coupled with an unlucky four spins that landed on the market crash spot during the end-of-month spin game led to the major drop - 40%! 

55. In early March, the gym was shut down due to social distancing, and Rossiville spent their last two PE times together outside on the track, where Michael Niderost beat Mr. Rossi in the 100m sprint 3 out of 5 times!

56. Coronavirus shuts down Rossiville on FRIDAY, March 13, 2020. Citizens would never return to their dear nation as active citizens again. When we left, we thought we'd return on April 1st, only to discover later in early April that school would be cancelled for the remainder of the year... we were FOOLED! For the first time ever, unemployment reaches 100%. It would later recover to 66%. At the end of the year, all citizen supplies were sent home in garbage bags!

57. The Gelsigner family is the first household to have two mayors! Mya Gelsigner became the 24th mayor, and her brother Caden was the 15th mayor. She is the only mayor to have her picture taken at home due to the Coronavirus and served for the shortest amount of time. Sean Kadletz also becomes the first mayor to become a doctor as well!

58. During a Zoom town hall meeting on April 10, 2020, Jude Gurczynski came up with the idea of Rossiville Prime Video at a one-time cost of 50 Rupees, giving citizens something to spend their money on during the crisis.

59. The Rossiville Food Network is born! Emma Smale was hired as lunch director and created the network's first show - Emma's Daily Recipe. Correspondent Scarlett "the Boss" Gray was added to the team.

60. The Sweet Store is officially deemed responsible for the exploding stress balls in Rossiville. The landmark class action lawsuit took months, and each citizen received 10 Rupees for compensation for mental stress and the messes around the city. The jury voted 10-8 in favor of the penalty.

61. Bug Lady VIII died of starvation sometime in mid/late March, according to experts. Mr. Rossi left enough water and raisins for the extended spring break, but did not predict we'd be locked out from Rossiville for so long. Bug Lady VIII was laid to rest in a private ceremony and is the Nation's only known casualty of COVID-19.

1. Mr. Rossi begins to go by "Il" Presidente rather than "El" Presidente, shifting from Spanish to Italian language.

2. The Great Tree of Growth Mindset was destroyed, along with the massive LED cloud, due to the fire marshal's orders. Mr. Rossi replaced it with a small Christmas tree donated by citizen Daniel Milligan, who was a doctor. Therefore, the name changed to the Dr. Milligan Great Tree of Growth Mindset. The LED lights were moved to surround the whiteboard.

3. The Rossiville Bus Stop opens! The site was dedicated to citizen Tanner Norton, for his Rossiville sign donation.

4. Street signs begin to decorate the city for the first time! Some are even real, retired signs from the city of Central Point, Oregon!

5. Many sites receive upgrades! The Rossiville Store adds "Fred Sour's" to its name and opens a brand new building, including shelves, a moving belt and scanner. The Custodial Center grows to include a full-sized cart for supplies and receives a large, upgraded broom and handheld vacuum cleaner! The Police Department receives a headquarters, built by 2017-2018 citizen Carter Pyles, including police hats and a badge! La Clinica Rossiville grows to include a cart for more supplies and protection. The doctor now has a lab coat!

6. This class broke the record for having the most left-handed citizens - seven! Andrew W., Andrew Y., Abby, (Denzel), Jackson, Parker, Taryn and Zoey surprised us all during the Classmate Scavenger Hunt.

7. Andrew Youssef becomes the first dual citizen of Rossiville from Egypt. Andrew Y. spent two years of his life in Egypt, and carries an Egyptian passport!

8. Giavanna Rutilgliano becomes the first citizen of Rossiville to carry a full Italian name like Mr. Rossi. She celebrated the historical connection by creating a commemorative Italian chest, which includes a decorative coffin where Tick Tock lives when not being used for science.

9. Lance Stone breaks the record for living closest to Rossiville when he his not residing in the Nation... literally on the other side of Rossiville Avenue. Mr. Rossi creates an agreement with his family to park in their driveway on days when he cannot find parking outside Rossiville!

10. Brinley Curtis predicted the future, as she had a dream during the summer of 2018 that she, Ashlyn Payton and others would all be in Rossiville for the 2018-2019 school year. Her dream literally became TRUE!

11. Malachi Munoz and Josh Bartalini had the strongest attempt ever to save Fred! They made stilts out of their paperclips for Fred to stand on, but unfortunately when the water levels rose, he sank like all the rest.

12. Only class where all students have at least one sibling!

13. Jake Smith becomes the first citizen to purchase home insurance!

14. On 10/16/2018, Rossiville got its first class pet in its history, satisfying a long-time proposal from citizens throughout history. Andrew Youssef was spending sacred time outside when he saw an odd creature. It was small, furry, black and speckled with orange. It was a ladybug larva! The class put it in a jar with food and it happily ate for a day or so before stopping on the top leaf. They named HIM Bug Lady! It didn't move after that for six days. Mr. Rossi thought it was dead. Hailey Rosamond suggested replacing it with a living ladybug as a trick (very clever!), but Mr. Rossi didn't have the heart to toss it.

15. On October 23, 2018, Bug Lady made his debut as a ladybug! During morning writing, citizens had a chance to welcome Bug Lady and watch its first movements after the glorious makeover.

16. On October 23, 2018, Rossiville declared war for the first time - but not just any war, a COIN WAR! It meant that Rossiville would "bomb" the other 4th grade classes with dollar bills in their coin collection for feeding starving children around the world. Coins counted as positive, bills negative points. 

After Mr. Rossi read the declaration letter, Mayor Campbell Allred and her trusted bodyguards (Brinley Curtis and Ashlyn Payton) delivered the news to both Johnsonshire and Hagertwood. It was said that you could hear a pin drop in Hagertwood due to the shock of the news! Word spread throughout the school that day. 

While Rossiville was in PE, Fred Sour was stolen by President Hagert! In retaliation, Mr. Rossi stole their mascot, Winter the Wolf! In a proclamation made on 10/29/18, Mr. Rossi offer a trade of mascots if Hagertwood agreed for both nations to focus all bombing efforts on Johnsonshire.

17. On 11/30/18, Rossiville toured the city of Jacksonville and discovered a lot of "firsts"! This group was the first to the Jacksonville Cemetery, and also visited the Nunan and Beekman houses for the first time. While at City Hall, they also were the first group to get the Mayor of Jacksonville to do an "Ole!", as well as receiving an official City of Jacksonville stamp on their passports! This was also the last day in Rossiville for Citizen Maleiha Zuppe, the growth mindset student of the year!

18. This class started as the smallest class in our history at 27 students, and that number fell even lower! First of all, Madilyn Franklin never showed up! Then on 11/30/18, Maleiha left. The next week on 12/3/18, Zoey Duncan abruptly left us. The class fell to 24 full-time students! However, we received three Johnsonshire visitors during math time each day, as well as three more citizens during science studies each day. Gavin Tietjen ended up joining the class shortly later, filling the number 21 spot, but left Rossiville on March 13th.

19. Mayor Campbell's grandfather went to USC, just like Mr. Rossi's parents. Gabi Adams's dad also grew up sporting USC stuff!

20. On December 6, 2018, Dr. Eli Travertini officially became the first person to serve as Doctor for longer than one quarter, as Dr. Duncan left.

21. On December 7, 2018, Article 1, Section 1 regarding parking was invoked for the first time, as Il Presidente had to park his Executive Vehicle in citizen Lance Stone's driveway. This was because the parking lot at Lone Pine was full. This convenience allowed Il Presidente to arrive to class on-time that day!

22. On 12/12/18, Jake and Gabi broke a meter stick for the first time in our history when they were messing around. This came as we were learning about "Oh Millie... you broke my meter into a 1000 pieces!" Fred is broken into 16 pieces, which is Jake's number! Later that day, his flashlight D batteries exploded and poured all over the Array Office, burning Mr. Rossi's hand! Other losses in the year include one of the orange chairs, the model airplane stand, our lovely globe, our only fan and both yoga ball chairs.

23. For the first time in history, the average spelling score for a lesson (Lesson 10) was higher than 3! This occurred on 12/14/18 and the average was 3.04... nine citizens aced the test... whew!

24. For the first time, a citizen permanently joins Rossiville from a neighboring nation. Gavin Tietjen joined Rossiville on 12/19/2018 after previously residing in Hagertwood for a few months. He briefly moved and return, but when he came back, Hagertwood was out of room, while Rossiville was not. He was citizen 21 in Hagertwood and got to keep that number as it was open because of the "Unknown Citizen," Madeline Franklin.

25. Bug Lady I dies on December 19, 2018 from a lack of nourishing food and remained on display on top of the honey cotton ball over Christmas break (just in case he was in hibernation). Upon returning from break, Bug Lady was moldy and laminated for all to see forever. Only one of the three remaining lady bugs survived the break in the class pet cage.

26. On 12/21/18, Josh Bartalini purchased a record five houses from Il Presidente during the annual Christmas Auction, spending over 3,000 Rupees!

27. On January 16, 2019, Mayor Gia Rutigliano passed a motion to move on to new jobs two days early, making her the shortest serving mayor in Rossiville history, allowing Josh Bartalini to become the longest serving mayor! Ironically, he ended up being gone about two weeks, and we had our first temporary/honorary mayor in history, Andrew Youssef for that time. Then on the second to last day of school, Mayor Analise Esparza was absent and Kindyn Higley filled in for the day and was the first temporary mayor to lead an auction!

28. Mayor Josh Bartalini is the only known citizen to try to start a coup against Il Presidente Rossi. His plan was quickly and easily thwarted, but the pain of it all was difficult for Il Presidente to let go of. Josh was luckily able to keep his position as Mayor. It is believed his plans came together during his two-week absence from his position.

29. Mayor Josh Bartalini broke the math record on January 24, 2019 for quick facts. He graduated from the program after being the only one to complete the exponents page.

30. On February 11, 2019, several changes occured in Rossiville. First, staplers and tape were sent to the capital to be stored, as there was too much being wasted. The small group chairs were sent away, and instead, unused chairs replace them. A new law that charges all citizens for anything left on the floor went into effect. Finally, Betsy Chedderswiss retired from telling jokes on the board, and resorted to going digital. She now is displayed on the morning board.

31. On February 11, 2019, Dr. Lance Stone broke the record for the most Billy Goats caught with a native trap - 984! The previous record was held by Dr. Daniel Milligan (901), and after close inspection of Milligan's model in the museum, we found one more Billy Goat that was stuck in it.

32. On February 12, 2019, a special moment occurred when the class did a redo of the simple structure engineering test. Andrew Youssef was the warrior. He and Lance Stone had made exact same designs, and Andrew won the title of warrior in a Rock-Paper-Scissors battle. Andrew had previously gotten up to tie the record of 18, when someone hit the table and knocked it all over. Il Presidente promised a redo. For the redo, Il Presidente allowed Andrew a chance to remake his design since the original was crushed. It went on to reach 20 textbooks! Then moments later, Lance tried out his original prototype, which held 25 textbooks before caving in under the pressure!

33. TJ performed a miracle when he dropped a chip in the Fred Memorial Library, and it landed straight up in the shape of an illuminati. This occurred during the DuoLingo Language Luncheon.

34. On February 19, 2019, students were officially allowed to take AR tests with their book as a reference tool. If Il Presidente teaches the importance of using text evidence, then it should be practiced during AR!

35. For the first time in our history, two citizens of Rossiville are first cousins attending in the same year! Denzel Esparza joined the Nation on 2/20/19, and is Analise Esparza's first cousin!

36. February 26, 2019 was a very special day. Il Presidente and the three Mayors met to discuss the selection of the fourth mayor, a first meeting of this kind, which took place during the year's first "snowy day" recess! The meeting narrowed down candidates to six students at first, then down to two. Also that day, the class performed excellently for Mr. Smith, one of Rossiville's great Substitute Presidentes. This happened despite a snowy morning. Even crazier, the snow continued heavily throughout the day, and school was not cancelled, so we left with a good three inches on the ground! This was our first snow evacuation of Rossiville since Il Presidente let everyone go a minute early.

37. March 1, 2019 was a "Freaky" Friday. For the first time, our pledge was interupted by the office speaker. We continued the pledge anyway. Then Mrs. Rossi visited with Luca during school hours. Mr. Rossi had several kids held in for recess, and Mrs. Rossi declared that it was Dr. Seuss day and that everyone shall be free. Immediately, all the students left the room!

38. On the afternoon of Monday, March 11, 2019, Rossiville released Bug Lady II in a bush outside the portables in an emotional ceremony. Immediately after, the class went hunting for a worm to have as a class pet. Taryn McQuigg found him - Fred Jr. - under a large rock. Sadly, he passed away less than a day later due to dangerous soil brought in by Andrew Youssef. Fred Jr. is buried in the soil outside Rossiville marked by a pencil.

39. Citizens witness the great flood of 2019 - a major coffee spill on January 11, 2019.

40. On March 21, 2019, Rossiville set the record for the highest AR passing percentage at 87.48%! This beat a 2015 record, although the weighted average percentage record still belongs to that class! Also on this day, the Rossiville Zoo was shut down for the second time in two years, as citizens protested against the treatment of its animals and the idea of zoos in general. ALL the animals were set free amid heavy violence outside its gates.

41. On April 1, 2019, Citizen Minmin from Thailand visited Rossville and brought ramen snacks for all! She translated the museum paper for us, too!

42. On May 24th, 2019, Rossiville joined forces with the other citizens of 4th grade and took over a plot of land within Lone Pine boundaries, naming it Oregon City Dos. It included a cabbage patch, pumpkin patch, beanstalks with corn, as well as carrots. The citizens broke ground and formed an ant line to get soil from the parking lot. It was amazing.

43. Only 8 citizens survived the Oregon Trail adventure, a new record low!

44. Taryn McQuigg becomes the second citizen to serve one job all year since 2016-2017. She was ALSO secretary like John McKay.

45. Big Red, our beloved red wagon, took over the job as the lunch box holder rather than the old tubs. It once belonged to the Rossi Twins.

46. Citizens rejoiced as we were surprised with new touch-screen Chromebooks! They even had handles installed and could be flipped to create tablets.

47. Dr. Travertini declared that all Doctors should be prepared by carrying bandaids whenever possible!

48. Two major new jobs were created this year: Travel Agent and Port Authority. This was done to aim for a better line and a cleaner room.

49. Citizens began receiving the title of "Citizen the I, II, III, IV and so forth!" This idea came when Hailey I took a picture with Hailey IV at the beginning of the year.

50. The carrot muffins wall was created to have fun with words, and inspired a line in the music video "Read Like You Never Have Before!"

51. The class broke three major records at the end of the year... getting third place in the kickball tournament, winning the Fun Run most laps and most money in 4th grade awards (we had an awesome popcorn AND candy party!), as well as a semi-finalist in the Battle of the Books! Hailey Rosamond, Campbell Allred and Jackson Muffler lost by one point to Brown Town and were without their teammate Andrew Youssef!

52. A strange Mayor pattern was discovered by Josh Bartalini... The first mayor was Campbell Allred (9), then Gia Rutigliano (13) then Josh Bartalini (17)... all went up by four, which is the number of mayors per year. When it was time to choose the fourth mayor, we asked, who's 21? It was Madolyn Franklin, who never showed up! For the first time, the three mayors came together to elect the fourth mayor, who happened to be Analise Esparza (3)... 3 is 2+1, or 21, elected by three mayors before her! Illuminati Confirmed!

53. Rossiville is featured on KDRV's Newswatch 12 "Pledge" segment, which aired many times during the year.

54. Mayor Analise Esparza became the first mayor to start using the Mayor Case!

1. Rossi Nation moves their territory from Room 15 to Room 13 at Lone Pine Elementary in a search for new and better resources for its people.

2. On July 12, 2017, Alex Davis (a citizen from 2014-2015) became the first citizen to fly with El Presidente on Horizon Airlines from Los Angeles, California to Medford, Oregon.

3. The Great Tree of Growth Mindset is created and lights up for the first time. It made its debut by changing to the color of the quietest, cleanest group before lunch.

4. Fred Sour begins Tweeting several sentences per week that form a story called, "The Meanest Teacher in the World!". His grammar is poor, but it allows citizens an opportunity to pick his sentences apart (and not his body for a change!) and grow in their ability to write!

5. For the first time, every citizen gets to have their own Chromebook!

6. For the first time in its history, two citizens reside in Rossiville with the same first name and last initial (Daniel Mellon and Daniel Milligan). El Presidente was so confused, so he forced one to go by Danny and the other by Daniel. In a coincidence, this was the first year when the Nation had FOUR pairs of students who shared the same first name: Daniel and Daniel; Madisyn Hutsell and Madison Disney; Kaeden Foley and Caden Gelsinger; Riley Gray and Rilee Schwaner! Citizens Jasper and Riley also shared the last name of Gray!

7. Mikayla Hammericksen ties the longest name record with Minmin Chokvanichaya of 2016/2017, with 19 letters.

8. Erika George and Nate Anderson become the first citizens to have a name with the first letter of their first name matching the last letter of their last name! Whhhhooooa, dude!

9. Citizen "special numbers" started being called "social security numbers".

10. The citizens of 2017/2018 become the first residents to successfully create the Rossi-Possi Class Contract without having a puzzle piece written upside down! Rejoice!

11. The Rossiville Zoo opens with a ton of buzz! Also, the Rossiville Store gets a new look and a new storefront. It begins selling merchandise to the groups of the week, as well as renting out designer chairs. Animal and designer chair rentals started out at 10 Rupees as a promotional offer!

12. Sophia Williams becomes the first citizen of Rossiville to come from the state of South Dakota. She would very soon become the first Zookeeper of Rossiville, as well!

13. On September 13, 2017, Javan Austin performed a miracle when he dropped the red broom after school and it stood up straight, as if it fell on a mound of glue! Even though several citizens witnessed the miracle, El Presidente took a picture as proof! 

On October 26, 2017, another miracle occurred in the presence of Javan. As El Presidente was teaching Javan how to use Google's Voice Typing (speech-to-text) feature, the name Fred was automatically typed into his paper, even though neither of them said anything remotely close to the name Fred. No one else was around to witness this one. 

On March 1, 2018, Javan's third miracle occurred when he predicted the future. As Mr. Rossi was about to announce a new student, Rilee (Schwaner), Javan said to Riley Gray that the new student would be a boy by this name! Several students witnessed this, so when announced, many citizens went crazy.

14. The citizens of 2017/2018 won the Spirit Award five times and the Golden Broom 1 time.

15. On September 25, 2017, a historic moment occurred when Mayor Colsten Staller shook hands with the mayor of Rossiville’s first sister city, Pier 4, Livi Berryessa. The moment occurred at the conclusion of the cities’ first joint kickball game. It was a joyous occasion on a sunshiny day. Mayor Livi is the younger sister of 2015/2016 Rossiville citizen Laine Berryessa. Witnessing the event was Pier 4 citizen Damon Barnes, the younger brother of Rossiville’s 4th mayor, Autumn Barnes (2014/2015).

16. Payroll starts including tax withholdings for citizens for the first time! The withholdings are taken from salaries at a rate of 15%.

17. Citizens vote for a stock index from the United States for the first time! Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) was chosen, and started at a price of 19.66.

18. Landen Dalton breaks the record for youngest active citizen of Rossiville by two days: August 23rd.

19. Jaycee Russell-Tyler (12), Kenlie Paulsen (15) and Laine Fiegi (16) all break an ongoing pattern for their social security numbers having the same starting letter of the first names. For the first three years of Rossiville, number 12 was owned by the letter H; number 15 by the letter J; and number 16 by the letter L. That leaves only numbers one, two and three as having the same pattern each year, all with the letter A.

20. The giant Fred begins appearing all around the room!

21. Caitie Carrick, Megan Lenn and Mayor Sophia Williams became the first citizens to receive a Rossiville Driver's Licence (AKA Self-Manager Card).

22. A feud between Mr. Rossi and "Ol 'Murr" Colsten Staller started brewing after Colsten started showing up late for school by a mere minute or two almost every day. Mr. Rossi would stand outside and stand guard, waiting for his arrival. He would normally address him with "So we meet again, Ol 'Murr! Where's a trash can when you need one?!?" The last part referred to the fact that Colsten was a custodian, and would forget to bring the garbage can from the front door to the Array Office in the morning.

23. A rare uprising occurred on January 18, 2018 when several citizens were ticketed by the RPD for not wiping their feet at the door. The effort to crack down on messy floors was driven by Colsten Staller and Carter Pyles, who teamed up with the RPD to write names of those who did not wipe their feet upon arriving into Rossiville, even if their shoes were very clean. This was the first case of the RPD setting up a "trap" in order to promote a law.

24. The fourth ever Rossiville Water Pour occurred on January 18, 2018 during the distraction game. This was the first time that the event happened at the end of the day. Jasper Gray was actually not doing a good job ignoring Mr. Rossi, and actually saw the water bottle approaching. He shifted his arm to move the impending water, but it was too late! A fair amount of water splashed his head. The citizens erupted with a balanced mix of disgust and exuberance.

25. The first GoNoodle character of this year was Tiny O'Flexem, followed by Rad Chad.

26. Xtramath becomes the Nation's first online-based quick facts program that was used by citizens. It only lasted a few weeks before being replaced by Reflex Math. These programs eliminated TONS of paper usage, and made the process of learning math facts a lot more effective and efficient. Ryan Wells became the first citizen to graduate completely from Reflex Math with 100% mastery.

27. Il Presidente directs Dr. Megan Lenn to blow up Alvin in a mini volcano as a finale to her "expert project" for the class. Il Presidente was pleased and the Nation returned victorious.

28. In a Rossiville first, every student took a vow to draw chest hair on their Lewis and Clark character for their biography portrait. Each student received two pieces of candy for the effort, and it began a fun new tradition!

29. For the first time ever, a table group - the Chinook Tribe - has eight permanent members.

30. On February 6, 2018, the class was "Paije Carpentered" (PC'd). Every citizen received a note from the former 2016-2017 Mayor (and accomplices Alexis Payton and Annastasia Higgins) that said something along the lines of "Paije is awesome!" and "Paije is the best mayor ever!" etc. etc. Even the white boards were covered in messages from her. The citizens mostly revolted, tearing up their notes from her and staging a protest. Most affected was citizen Paige Cohee, as the "one with the J" was tarnishing the beloved social security number 23.

31. On March 1, 2018, Kaeden Foley became the first person who owned multiple homes to get hit by two natural disasters. First, both his homes were destroyed by an earthquake, costing him 110 Rupees. Then both his homes were severely damaged by floods, costing him 140 Rupees.

32. The new job, Store Manager, was created to relieve pressure from Mr. Rossi during snack time. Madison Disney was promoted from Zookeeper to this role to be the first one! She was amazing at it!

33. On April 4, 2018, Dr. Laine Fiegi tried to sell Mr. Rossi some Krispy Kreme doughnuts for a fundraiser. Mr. Rossi exclaimed that he better not, since he's no longer interested in eating sugar. Not even one hour passed by when a surprise visit from original librarian Kaisen Guth (2014/2015) happened. Mr. Rossi walked Kaisen over near Laine and was asking him why his brother no longer came by to sell him his favorite chocolate, mint chip cookies! Laine and the rest of his group was furious by the hypocrisy of Mr. Rossi's comments. A revolt was started. Bowing to the pressure of the possibility of a larger uprising, Mr. Rossi bought a box from Laine on April 5, 2018. They were delicious.

34. On 4/26/18, Rossiville got to take the North Medford Athletics bus to the Oregon Caves - riding in style! The bus was comfortable, had individual leather seats and overhead bins! As the class approached the Caves, a random Mazda Miata pulled out in front of the bus and performed a painfully long six-point U-turn! Bus rides were fun this year, as the class regularly sang hit songs from Rossiville.

35. On 5/14/18, Kenlie Paulsen became the last citizen to ever be allowed to select Mr. Rossi's desk using a Desk Swap Card. Mr. Rossi couldn't stand losing his space like that.

36. Caitie Carrick breaks the record for the ELA State Test score, previously held by 2014/2015's Eleanor Nichol!

37. Rossiville Small Business gets a major upgrade, as students now can sell their goods to the Rossiville Store!

38. The Rossiville Academy expands to include a tracker for clean and dirty desks. Aileen Ortega becomes the first Desk Inspector to have access to it and use it.

39. Scandal breaks out when citizens discover that El Presidente has been charging citizens almost 3x as much for their taxes! The first ever tax audit takes place, with Javan Austin acting as the Senior Auditor.

40. It took until June 20, 1844 on the Oregon Trail to finally lose a Rossiville Pioneer; Javan Austin (AKA Frosty "the Wind" Falls) passed away after being bit by a spider.

41. Rossiville receives class shirts for the first time in history. The shirts were USC colored, and featured the Lone Pine Wildcats logo and wording on the front, and "Rossiville" on the back.

42. On 5/1/18, Rossiville released its first ever hit single and music video, "Expanded Notation". Avery Gaoiran, Jaycee Russell-Tyler, Nick Empasis and Tanner Norton were all featured as the star actors, and most of the class had at least one appearance. The song was a hit, being viewed as far away as Germany, and surged to nearly 500 views in less than two weeks. It was a process! The class started writing and recording the song in October, and scripting its video in January.

43. This class becomes the first class to finish the "Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie" (Hattie Campbell) read-aloud story.

44. In the 2018 kickball tournament, Rossiville tied both 4th grade classes and lost to Rankin (Pannell)'s 5th graders, to advance to the tournament semi-final against Brown's 4th grade. Rossiville lost pretty bad, but it was a memorable time highlighted by a clever run by Colsten Staller to avoid a tag at home and Mr. Rossi making up new signals and calls on the spot, confusing players and spectators alike. He even held up a Fred, dropped him on the ground, and kicked him to fire up the team. This lead to more anger, but not necessarily more kicks! Many old Rossiville citizens were in attendance chanting our name. We walked back to Rossiville blasting our favorite song, Final Countdown.

45. Oregon Trail this year produced some first timers! More than half the class (17 out of 32) survived the journey, and cheated death several times. It took until June 20th, 1844 to finally lose the first pioneer, Frosty "the Wind" Falls (Javan Austin). Also, Toots "Thunderbird" McGibbins' wife gave birth to 10 babies on the trail - 5 boys and 5 girls - in addition to their 3 kids! Oh my! Two citizens made it to Oregon City uninjured.

46. Ryan Wells incredibly saved over 75 pencils from outside our dear nation throughout the school year. He would always exclaim, "Save a pencil, save a life!" each time he brought one back to Mr. Rossi at home in Rossiville.

47. For the first time, Rossiville sees two citizens share the title of valedictorian. Megan Lenn and Aaliyah Kaufman (who are notoriously known for being a part of the Axis of Evil) earned this top honor together!

48. This class tied the 2014-2015 class for the most citizens in a year at 33.

49. Rossiville takes its first digital class picture in the math program Prodigy!

1. The first attendance award ever given to Rossiville. That year, Rossiville would receive this award four times, as well as the Golden Broom two times and the spirit award five times (all Rossiville Records).

2. Citizens get their own Chromebook for 2-3 days per week for the first time! They had to share with Tegtman Town residents.

3. Tirzah Mueller becomes the first citizen of Rossiville to come from the state of Iowa.

4. The first "trifecta" of awards occurred, as the Nation received the spirit award, golden broom and attendance award.

5. The third Rossiville Water pour occurred over the head of Dillon Sawyer as he worked diligently on his Lewis and Clark Expedition journal. El Presidente lost control of the pour, completely soaking Dillon and his papers. Citizens were not happy. El Presidente tried for the rest of the day to dry out his papers in the sun. One can forgive, but never forget... especially seeing those watermarks that were left.

6. Box Top Bob wins the trophy for the first time in history.

7. Min Min Chokvanichaya becomes the first Rossiville citizen born outside of the United States. She came to Rossiville from the Kingdom of Thailand. She also breaks the 2014-2015 record for the longest name with 19 letters.

8. The citizens this year are likely going to go down in history as one of the worst at the distraction game. El Presidente could have never predicted this, as they started the year as one of the "toughest crowds" he'd ever experienced.

9. Rossiville Passports were issued for the first time in 2017. The first prototype passport belonged to Addie Wood, and was officially approved by Mayor Macy West.

10. During the first performance of Reader's Theater "How the Coyote Stole Fire" by the Columbia group, something crazy happened. As John McKay acted out the fire scene, the school experienced an actual fire drill (at 2:20pm!). We will also never forget the kindergartener girl that made the entire class erupt in laughter as we lined up for that drill because of her wacky dance. What a day that was.

11. On January 24, 2017, Rossiville citizens revolted and chanted "UCLA" during math time. Many students even wrote "UCLA" on their whiteboards to send a clear message to El Presidente of their flawed allegiance. The protest was started by Dominic Daffron, whose father is a UCLA fan, and mother... a USC fan! Talk about a rival household!

12. On March 22, 2017, Rossiville took the first ever National field trip to Jacksonville, Oregon. It was the first time citizens used a passport to travel outside Rossi Nation. It was also the first opportunity for citizens to look up-close at the buildings that they would recreate for the Rossiville engineering project.

13. Dawson Roberson creates the first citizen-driven national flag, dubbed "Rossi Means Red". He also happened to be the first citizen to share the exact initials of El Presidente (Dino Jonathan Rossi / Dawson Jeremiah Roberson).

14. Mayor Macy West breaks the predictable-pattern theory relating to the idea that the mayor selection would be two girls and two boys each year. Before her election, Rossiville saw a B/G/B/G and G/B/G/B pattern. In this year, a G/G/G/B pattern occurred.

15. On April 27, 2017, citizens were returning from Oregon Caves on Rossiville Bus Lines and decided to open some windows to smell the fresh air of the mountains. Not five minutes went by before a semi-truck carrying manure passed us, causing the whole bus to smell like, well, you know!

16. Rossiville participated in the first ever kickball tournament hosted at Lone Pine Elementary School. Our team name was the Fred Fryers. Our first match was against Mr. Triplett's 4th/5th grade class, and after an early lead, we lost. Then we faced Mrs. Dawson's 4th grade class. Also, after an early lead, we lost. Due to the amount of points we scored and gave up, we were elected at the wildcard in the four-team finals. We faced the number one seed, Mrs. Gantz's 5th grade team. Amazingly, we took a commanding early lead in the game. After an impressive rally with time expiring, the 5th graders tied up the game. With two outs, and El Presidente at the mound, a pop-up was kicked. Citizens Dominic Daffron and Tim Baines both went in for it, caught it together between their stomachs, and then collided. This not only resulted in an injury to both players, but the winning run for the 5th graders as timed expired. A very dramatic and sad ending, but the Fred Fryers always showed strong determination and sportsmanship!

17. The bank ran out of deposit slips for the first time, and it lasted two days! Nate Anderson held on to the last blank one and tried to auction it off for the highest bidder. Citizens were left lost, confused and sad.

18. Annastasia Higgins declares herself as the first class pet and gets Rossiville a ladybug pen. Little did we know, in 2018 a ladybug would become the first class pet in Rossiville history. The Rossiville Second Prophecy!

19. Alexis Payton becomes the first citizen of Rossiville to be related to Mr. Rossi (by marriage). Her father is Mrs. Rossi's older brother.

20. Gracie Bunn was the first citizen in Rossiville history to have gone to the same elementary school outside of Southern Oregon as El Presidente. Both Mr. Rossi and Ms. Bunn attended Burton Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington. Go Trail Blazers! She also provided the class with the giant Fred "stuffed animal".

21. Paije Carpenter became the first citizen ever to earn the Ultimate Saver Award with a total of 5,449 Rupees in the bank at the end of the year. She also was the first citizen to graduate from every school within Rossiville Academy, with the honors of class valedictorian.

22. Jacob Ulmer became the first citizen to receive the Perfect Attendance Award at Lone Pine Elementary.

23. John McKay becomes the only citizen to ever hold the same job title the entire year - Secretary. He also has the same name of one of USC's most famous coaches, who won three national championships in the 1970's.

24. Madilyn Fanelli showed extreme dedication to the librarian role. Libraries make Madi get lost in her imagination. She was highly influential in bettering the Fred Memorial Library, and even "got lost" in the Lone Pine Library, disappearing for over an hour once!

25. The largest auction purchase to date occurred when Mayor Dominic Daffron purchased a gold fidget spinner for 3,000 Rupees (even though it had a broken bearing shield). Fidget spinners were the big craze this year, and were the first item to be officially banned from class. This cutdown on spinners lead to the first Rossiville Impound Service, where parents must come to the office to claim confiscated items.

26. Mark Silva becomes the oldest active citizen of Rossiville!

27. Two citizens break the record for the youngest citizen ever, with a birthday of August 21st: Madilyn Fanelli and Erika George. Sharing a birthday is cool! This was the first year that two students shared a birthday, and it happened twice! Alexis Payton and Addie Wood (April 18th).

28. GoNoodle gets used for the first time as a brain-break activity during math time. This took over Adventure to Fitness, which pulled itself from YouTube (boo!). It ended up being a success. The first class character to be adopted was Blob Ross, followed by McPufferson, Bart Reynolds and Flo Yo.

29. Citizens suffered through one of the worst famines in the country's history. The snack store was out of snacks for over four weeks.

30. Only 14 citizens survived the Oregon Trail adventure.

31. First green screen picture taken for the class... Macy West and Zane "the Zeus" Messer.

32. The Rossiville Stock Market is born!

33. Rossiville Studios is born. Macy West and others make the first Rossiville movie.

1. The first Rossiville National Flag was created in 2015 and voted in by that year's class. There would also be the addition of several new laws and positions created throughout the year.

2. Box Top Bob was officially born, although his body was donated by 2014-2015 citizen Dylan Stapp, and used for Box Top collection midway through that year.

3. The second Rossiville Water pour occurred over the head of Jeremiah Lopez. Later in the year, he would stage an unthinkable attack/retaliation on El Presidente with the help of other citizens.

4. The legend of John Shields' music career started with citizen AJ Pugliano, who also was Rossiville's first doctor. John Shields would forever be a rock star from then on out.

5. The Rossiville News crew decided to change the name of the paper to "100% News". Although it was a good idea, it didn't stick. The paper would later return to Rossiville News.

6. The first class to create Oregon Native shelters! The project was a great success, and shelters were on display in the library for several weeks.

7. This group of citizens had the highest rate of unemployment at 23%, which lasted several weeks.

8. Teagan Gurney earns the most AR points and highest Lexile of any citizen. She also planned Lone Pine's first talent show in four years!

9. The first Pen Pal Partnership occurred. After the tragic events at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon on October 1, 2015, Rossiville send letters of support to those affected. They ended up making their way to 's class at Elementary. Three rounds of communication would take place this year.

10. Olivia Meeds moves out of Rossiville after a short three weeks! This is the shortest time in Rossiville by any resident in history.

11. The number 24 becomes the first citizen number to be used twice in the same year. It originally belonged to Olivia Meeds, and later became the number for Alex Potter. This makes it the most used number in Rossiville history.

12. The dance move called the "Dab" came into the scene, and became a fad that lasted well into 2018. The class even did a group picture doing this move. It wasn't until 2017 that the dance move was made illegal in Rossiville due to its history and roots.

13. Jonas Holmes breaks the State Test Math score, held previously by Ty Pugliano!

14. Only 10 citizens survived the Oregon Trail adventure.

1. Rossiville gets "refounded" by El Presidente Rossi after a long exile and disappearance on the world stage. This time, it would be a city-state. Its "original" founder, Ole'Murr Signore Massimo Rossi, was exiled from the goldrush lands of what is today Jacksonville, Oregon, in 1859.

2. The first mayor of Rossiville, Rounak Kafle, was the son of immigrants from Nepal. Coincidentally, the currency of Nepal is the Rupee. He and Tristan Cardenas were the first dual citizens of Rossiville, other than Mr. Rossi himself (Nepal, Italy and Italy).

3. Rounak was also the first citizen to be hit by an object by Mr. Rossi during PE. During Dodgeball, Rounak was crossing the court at the wrong place and wrong time when Mr. Rossi threw a bullet across the gym. It hit the first Mayor in the eye, scratching it, causing him to leave PE. Mr. Rossi thought this might be his last day teaching.

4. To this day, no Fred Sour has ever survived (that we know of) the terrible capsizing at sea.

5. Autumn Barnes becomes the first citizen to have Mrs. Rossi and Mr. Rossi as teachers. She also celebrated her birthday on the first day of Rossiville's reestablishment. 

6. The first Golden Broom Award (and only one of 2014-2015) was given to Rossiville because of the heroic efforts of citizen Kaisen Guth. This same man was also the first librarian, naming the sacred site "The Rocky Mountains", before it was changed to Fred Memorial Library.

7. The first issue of Rossiville News was completed on November 12, 2014. Each news member made their own frontpage look to their paper and mostly wrote about the same events and ideas. It was the beginning of something very special!

8. The original Rossiville Library carpet was first used by Mrs. Rossi at Lone Pine in 2010. The carpet was taken by Mrs. McKay (John McKay's mother!). When El Presidente constructed the current location of Rossiville in 2014, he negotiated with Mrs. McKay for the carpet's return to its rightful owner. The deal was made, and the rest is history!

9. The first law passed by a Rossiville citizen was in 2014, when Gracie Schlafke pushed for AR rewards for those who made considerable progress.

10. The first ever Rossiville field trip was to Dunbar Farms. When the class arrived after the long trek, no one was there to greet the class. They removed us from their calendar and never told El Presidente! Citizens returned to school and enjoyed a nice Pizza Party from Little Caesars instead, thanks to our beloved room parent, Sunni West (mother of Whitney West - 2014/2015 and Mayor Macy West - 2016/2017).

11. The second ever Rossiville field trip was a near disaster, when the nation's school bus broke down on a pass heading to Oregon Caves. The nation's people were able to catch a ride (three to a seat) with Tegtman Town on their bus. Whew!

12. The first water pour during the Distraction Game occurred in 2014 as an improv move to get the class to lose. Since the first ever Rossiville class was so good at the game, El Presidente had no choice but to do the unthinkable. Aidan Beckstead was nearby when he had the epiphany. It was maybe only a capful of water, but the citizens couldn't believe the lengths El Presidente took that day to win the game.

13. Tristen Cardenas got Mr. Rossi a golden apple as a gift. Little did he know, Mr. Rossi would win the Golden Pear Award four years later. The Rossiville First Prophecy!

14. Citizen Eleanor Nichol was one of the first citizens to set a standard for what it means to be safe, respectful and responsible. She was clever every step of the way during the school year. No surprise that she is the niece of the most winningest Jeopardy champion (a streak of 75 shows), Ken Jennings, who gifted Rossville a trivia book that he published. The book can be found in the Fred Memorial Library.

15. Kaysi Rios, citizen 21, becomes the first citizen to move away from Rossiville.

16. Alex Edwards becomes the first citizen to move into Rossiville after the start of the year.

17. Shirea Bowman-Payton, with a combined 18 letters, has the longest citizen name.

18. Only 13 citizens survived the Oregon Trail adventure.

19. This first class included 33 total citizens.

20. Hailey Gray would go on to become one of the most helpful, loyal citizens in history, visiting Rossiville at least six times after leaving the fourth grade. Her visits included help with writing time, supplies management, and other helpful tasks. Her dedication to our dear Nation has earned her the FIRST EVER honorary mayor designation!