Spring Stomp!
The students had a great time at our final spring stomp of the year.
Shoutout to some of Roy Jr's finest! Several of our incredible students were recognized by the Roy City Council for being outstanding citizens and we couldn't be more proud! These Razorbcks are truly the cream of the crop, leading wtih kindness, integrity, an da strong sense of community. They represent the very best of Roy Jr. High, showing what it means to be respectful, responsible, and ready to lead!
We had a great time together celebrating another year with delicious food and company. A huge thank you to our SRO, Officer Frawley, our Roy Cone SROs from Sand Ridge and Roy High, as well as the Roy City Fire Department for grilling up steak and chicken for us! We also celebrated our amazing staff and teachers who will be retiring this year, Ms. Bement, Ms. Thredgold, Senior Wheeler, Mrs. Caballero, and Mrs. Argyle. They will be missed. Mr. Archuleta will be moving to T.H. Bell as their new principal and will be missed greatly. He has done amazing things here at Roy Jr!
District Track Meet
We are so proud of all our athletes and a big congratulations to them on an amazing track season!
Our band students have been working hard in preparing for their final band concert. They did an amazing job and had a great year! We are thankful for Mrs. Wood and all she does for her students.
We held our final choir concert. It was also Ms. Bement's final concert teaching! It was an amazing night filled with Broadway music.
To finish off testing week during our "8th" period we held an assembly. They held the championship game for the 3 on 3 tournament that was held during the week. The winners of the students then played the staff team! Between games we had The Masked Dancer! Some of our awesome staff dressed up and performed. Students had a lot of fun trying to guess who The Masked Dancers were. The staff pulled out the win with a buzzer beater 3 pointer by Mr. Archuleta! One of our funnest assemblies of the year!
Our Masked Dancers getting ready to perform.
Mr. & Mrs. Moore made quit the duo as the Zebra & Unicorn!
Mrs. Stimpson put the staff on the board first.
Officer Frawley was the shark! His dance skills were on par!
Mr. Archuleta made the game winning basket for the staff.
Mrs. Harrison came out strong as the T-Rex!
During testing week we were on an A/B day schedule. Since we don't have an 8th period on B days we had a field day and extension activities. Students would take turns going outside for a field day and going to extension activities they had signed up. It was a great way for students to have some fun from a busy week of testing.
All of our students taking Spanish had a lot of fun celebrating Cinco De Mayo! We had a taco truck and ice cream truck come to the school. Students were able to enjoy some delicious street tacos and ice cream. They also were able to help make Pinatas.
Our English classes held a poetry slam during their English classes. Students were able to submit poetry they wrote and present it during that time. We have some talented writers!
Congratulations to Xander Clark who was a State Finalist in the Do The Write Thing challenge and Mimi Jensen who was a National Runner Up!
Our Librarian/Media Specialist Mrs. Hall is one of the best! She is an amazing resource for our students and if you need a good book recommendation she is the one to go to. Our students love being around her!
The Roy Cone Literacy Night was a huge success! Students and their families had a great night dedicated to the joy of reading. A big thank you to our guest authors Jennifer Jenkins, Chad Morris & Shelly Brown, Emily Inouye Huey, and Frank L. Cole.
⚾ BASEBALL ⚾
We've had the opportunity to have a couple authors visit with students this month. First, we had Saied Mendez. She gave us a sneak peek of her beautiful picture book coming out next week and shared stories about her rich heritage from around the world. Next we had Emily Inouye Huey. She shared powerful insights on perspective and being the good in the world. She is the author of Wide Silk Sky, and Wat Kept Playing.
Congratulations to our FCLAA on an amazing competition. Four of our students qualified for Nationals! Way to go Razorbacks!!
We have the best SRO! Officer Frawley took time after school one day to help a student with a the drums. He also runs "Box With A Cop" after school on Wednesdays. He is always talking with and getting to know the students and the students love him!
A huge congratulations to Bentley Aguilar on receiving a Certificate of Achievement for Exemplary Speaking and Writing on Benchmark 2 and to Valentina Razo for Exemplary Speaking on Benchmark 2. They were chosen out of thousands of students to receive this award!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM ON AN AMAZING SEASON!!
Our choir did an amazing job at the District Choir Festival. They were so fun to watch!
RJH March Madness - Cafeteria Style
The last 2 two weeks of March we had a competition between 1st lunch and 2nd lunches where students strive for the title of the most respectful and responsible lunch group. Refereed by our dedicated teachers and staff, they watch for the lunch group who is adhering to the RJH Cafeteria Expectations of Be Safe, Be Responsible, and and Be Respectful.
Congratulations Razorbacks!
Another congratulations to our band students! Symphonic got 2 superior ratings and concert got a superior and excellent rating!
A huge congratulations to Bella Avendano for taking 1st in the Middle School Division for K-3 Literature, Spanish! Your hard work, creativity, and passion shine through in the amazing book you wrote for the competition!
Latinos In Action Conference
They had an amazing time watching the different performances, going tot the different booths, and listening to the keynote speaker.
Fine Arts Night
Our Fine Arts Department held an amazing evening. We had an Art Show and performances by our band, orchestra, choir, and drama classes.
Parents and students checking out all the amazing 3D and 2D art! Some of our awesome Musical Theatre students performing that night.
Some of the amazing art from the show. We have some talented students.
It has been a busy month for our Orchestra students. They have had the Orchestra Cone Concert, Festival, and the Monster Concert.
Our Mesa Club had a fun field trip up at Swanson's North Fork Discovery Center snowshoeing and cross country skiing.
February has been busy with registration. Our counselors have been holding PCCR meetings for our 7th and 8th graders. Roy High's counselor stopped by to help our 9th graders register and also held an event in our gym where 9th graders were able to learn about the different classes offered. We then held a night for 6th graders coming next school year where they could come tour the school, learn about different classes, and help them in registering for 7th grade!
The Preamble of the United States Constitution
Our awesome 8th graders have been learning about and memorized The Preamble of the United States Constitution!
Shout out to our amazing SRO! It was National SRO day on the 13th for us. Officer Frawley loves our students, runs a community Box With A Cop Program for us, keeps us safe, and is basically all around an amazing person.
Congratulations to our awesome FCCLA students! They competed in the FCCLA Region 1 competition at Weber State University in February and our incredible students brought home medals, with gold and silver awarded across the board. And the best part? Everyone is moving on to STATE!!
🏀Girls Basketball 🏀
Congratulations to the girls that made the basketball team! They have been working hard and are off to a great start.
🤍Valentines Fun🤍
Our cheerleaders put together a Valentines Stomp. The students had a lot of fun and they had a great turnout! LIA had a Valentine Box decorating contest and put together some awesome boxes! It was also Random Acts of Kindness Week. Students could purchase candy grahams to send to other students. Teachers and staff were on the look out for acts of kindness all week and awarded students with a ticket to take to the Student Center for a treat.
REALITY TOWN & COLLEGE AND CARRIER WEEK
Our 8th graders got a look at the real world and how to manage a budget through participating in Reality Town. They were each given a career, an income, and a family to take care of. Also that day they got to learn more about the different classes offered for their 9th grade year!
While 8th graders participated in Reality Town our 7th graders had the opportunity to learn about different careers. They rotated between classrooms where we had awesome volunteers come and teach them about different career fields and college opportunities.
We also had a door decorating contest during the week. Mrs. Wardleigh, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Rhyasen were our winners! Plus selfies with the Principal!
Box With A Cop
Starting in January SRO Frawley started an outreach program called "Box With A Copy". He works with students on boxing fundamentals and conditioning. The first week was a hit and the students loved it. We feel so lucky to have such an amazing SRO.
Congrats to the boys on making the team! Our boys have been working and playing hard.
TALENT SHOW ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to Ashlyn Green and Brooklyn Sedgwick on receiving the "Outstanding Citizen Award". They presented the award by Officer Frawley during our talent show assembly.
NAL presented their District Championship trophy to the student body.
One of our best assemblies of the school year. We love seeing all of our students amazing talents!
WINTER DANCE
We held a Winter Dance to help raise money for Cents for Santa. The dance was a hit!
Cents for Santa Fundraiser
We held a fundraiser throughout the month of December. During lunches we collected coins, sold hot chocolate, and candy grahams to help families in need.
Congratulation to our NAL team on their district championship win! Way to go Razorbacks!
We had a special visitor during lunches!
No Tardy Party
During the week of December 9th-13th students were able to earn "Jingle"Bucks every time they were on time for class. They could then purchase a ticket to a "No Tardy Party".
Underground Spirit Week
The week before Thanksgiving we held an underground spirit week. Students were not told and each day the staff did something different. Thursday we clued the kids in and invited them to participate on Friday. It was so much fun!
Monday: Black Out! Wear all black.
Tuesday: Favorite Holiday! Wear something that represents your favorite holiday.
Wednesday: Anything but a water bottle. Instead of drinking from a water bottle for the day, bring something random to use.
Thursday: Flannel Day. Everyone wear flannel.
Friday: Staff dress as students and students dress like staff. Trivia game during lunch for students to guess facts about teachers.
All the staff with their "water bottles".
Staff dresses like students and students dress like staff.
We are so excited to welcome Melinda Stimpson as the newest Razorback and our new principal!
Veterans Day Assembly
One of our best assemblies of the year is our Veterans Day assembly. Each year we honor our staff and family members of our students and staff who have served and continue to serve our country.
National Academic League
Our NAL team has been hard at work and has been having an amazing season so far.
Our volleyball team has been having a great season so far! Teachers and staffed joined in on a practice where they did drills and scrimmaged against the team.
A little Halloween fun during Red Ribbon week. Working hard on "Scaring" away those drugs. Also during that week LIA hosted a stomp.
During our Red Ribbon week assembly students and staff put on googles that mimic being impaired and had to do an obstacle course.
Our cheerleaders and Latinos In Action both performed dances during lunches that week.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th to October 15th. Some of our Spanish Immersion students tie-dyed shirts in the colors of Spanish Speaking countries. Our Latinos In Action have been doing activities at lunch all month to celebrate as well.
Our LIA students had the opportunity to take a field trip up to Hill Air Force Base. It was an amazing experience for them and learned a lot.
Roy Jr. High Presents...
Dracula was a huge success!! The cast and crew did an amazing job and it was so fun to watch. They are a very talented group of kids.
9th graders in Mr. Kidd and Mrs. Harrison's math classes designed and built their own boats. They then took their boats to the water to race them against one another.
We had the wonderful opportunity to welcome Auther J. Scott Savage. During 4th period students were able to lcome listen and learn from him.
More boat races, but these ones were a little different. During lunches students were able to participate in boat races for "Talk like a Pirate day".
Our HOPE Squad got to participate in a training and have been working hard on HOPE Week.
MONDAY: HOLD ON to your Hat.
TUESDAY: Twin Day. Dress like your bestie!
WEDNESDAY: Wear Red, show your Razor Pride and HOPE Fair.
THURSDAY: Jers-day Thursday! Wear your favorite team jersey.
FRIDAY: EMPOWER yourself and wear a superhero shirt.
The softball team is working hard and continue to improve each game.
Our cheerleaders have already been busy with parades, the opening assembly, and cheering on our softball team.
Getting ready for Dracula. Our students and staff have been working hard in getting ready to perform. During lunch we introduced the cast and crew.
Every year on the first day of school our student government and cheerleaders greet the students as they arrive. Helping them get excited for another great year!
Our annual opening assembly is always a lot of. Our choir and band preform. We have the swearing in of our 7th grade officers and some fun obstacle courses.
Student Government, HOPE Squad, and our cheerleaders participated in the Roy Days and Hooper Tomato Days Parades.