Sign up here for the Youth and Government.

Are you interested in public speaking, debate, and how laws actually get made in New Jersey? Then check out Youth and Government Mondays during OPP in 419. Youth and Gov also hosts a conference in late April where you get to work with students across the state. Want to hear more?Check in with Ms. Freeman in 419 for details too.

Sign up here now for Enrichment in 419 during OPP!

We launch activities based on interest, with rolling start dates throughout the year. You can attend during ANY or ALL of the OPP periods. Bring your chromebook and head to Room 419. Got an idea? Stop by! Check out the OPPs below.

Interested in Model UN? Check out scenes from the Conference here.
Learn about world cultures, current events, and how the United Nations works. Assume the role of a UN delegate from an assigned country and work with delegates from other countries to propose solutions. Draft, debate, and adopt resolutions during a simulation of the UN General Assembly, the primary policy-making body of the United Nations. 

Enrichment Challenges!  Open during OPP in Room 419.

Work independently or with a team : )

• Youth and Government:  Mondays during OPP through April. Learn what it takes to move an idea into law in the state of New Jersey. Assume the role of a state legislator as  you learn to brainstorm, write, and edit bills and then exercise debate and public speaking skills to get bills passed. Students may participate in the in-school Club or the Club PLUS Conference. The YMCA hosts a Model Legislature con­ference in late April. At the conference, students present their bills through a simulation of the New Jersey Legislature with peers from around the state. The Youth + Gov Club meets on Mondays during OPP starting the week of February 10. 

• Leadership Development / National Green Schools Honor Society (NGS): Tuesday OPP. NGS provides leadership development for high-achieving, environmentally focused students to create extraordinary impact in schools, organizations, and communities while earning recognition on a state and national level.

• EcoAmbassadors (EcoAs): Wednesday OPP. Expanding on RMS' mission, EcoAmbassadors work together to care for our planet, as we care for ourselves, each other, and our communities! EcoAs think globally and act locally. We make things. We grow things. We bring EcoA Action ReadAlouds and mini-courses to kids. We invent and get our hands dirty. We partner with our township, local non-profits, and a wide range of experts. Our award-winning club is also part of Columbia University's EcoAmbassador network. EcoAs also host OPTIONAL afterschool work sessions (until 4:30pm) several times each month so that there's time to dig deep with projects.

• Viking News Media Makers and PBS Student Reporting Lab (SRL):  Work sessions: Thursday OPP. Join Viking News Media Makers as we work together to create a new News Network for the school!  And we’re looking for you to help develop stories, from interviews to event coverage, from web to print to podcast to broadcast video. You can choose to develop and produce school news stories for the Viking News Network, or create more in-depth news packages to submit to our PBS partners at WHYY in Philadelphia or nationally for PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs.

• World of 8 Billion Video Contest: Interested in exploring a global issue? World of 8 Billion challenges you to create a one minute video that addresses child well-being globally, and suggest a solution too. Work sessions: Thursday OPP. 60-second videos due Mar 1, 2025.

• eCybermission: STEM Invention Competition for Teams. eCybermission challenges teams of up to 4 students to select a community problem and investigate it with science or solve it using engineering! Great hands-on exploration..Work sessions: Friday OPP. Inventions due Feb 26, 2025.

• NJSBA STEAMTank Competition for Invention Teams. Work Sessions: Friday OPP. The NJ School Board Association invites students to work as a team to create solutions to solve real-world problems that matter to them. See a problem in the school or community?  Want to develop a solution? Then come on over for OPen Lab on Fridays. Invention Videos due Dec 13, 2024. 

• Scripps National Spelling Bee: One of our RMS all-stars won the National Spelling Bee in 2019! Will you be next? Sign-up will start in early November. Practice/word study will be open during Friday OPP. RMS Spelling Bee: week of Jan. 27, 2025.

• Games For Change (G4C) - Video Game Design Challenge: Work sessions: Friday OPP. G4C invites students to create digital games inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Students develop and flex coding and digital design skills, as well as problem solving and collaboration to imagine a creative solution to a pressing global issue. Submissions due Jan 15, 2025.