Rockway’s Concert Combo, comprised of an auditioned core group of singers from the Grade 11-12 Senior Choir, was making some lovely sounds last weekend. We were invited to sing with four other Mennonite musical ensembles as part of the Sound in the Land Music Festival. This conference featured keynote speakers from around the world, academic papers, […]
Writer’s Craft 2014 students have just sent the manuscript of Enthralogy, Volume 12 (Twelve Years a Student), to press. This anthology showcases writing they produced during the course. When she began teaching Writer’s Craft at Rockway 12 years ago, Ms. Kristen Mathies envisioned an annual anthology that would showcase student writing. She and Ms. Kay Weber led their classes in choosing, editing, and organizing selections […]
Girl’s slo-pitch had its debut at Rockway this spring. Girls from across the high school grades dusted off their gloves and headed for the diamond. We honed pitching skills, learned to catch and throw with accuracy, and especially enjoyed hitting practices. By the end of the season we got the bats going and moved those […]
On May 29-30th our grade 7 class went to Fort George on the Niagara River. We were there to experience what life would have been like for soldiers and civilians during the War of 1812. We spent the day in workshops that taught us about the hardships of being a soldier, musical instruments of the […]
Nine students and two teachers travelled to the Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve for two days of outdoor activities as part of the Grade 9 Expedition. After a long bus ride students were eager to walk around and meet “Hershie” the resident moose, as well as the wolf pack in its 15 acre enclosure […]
Rockway’s new co-ed ultimate frisbee team had a fantastic inaugural season finishing in second place at the District 8 Championships held on May 30th. For such a new sport it was amazing to see the high level of Ultimate play at this tournament. Our players have come such a long way from those first practices […]
On the Grade 8 trip to Ottawa, we discovered so many things about our peers and the different people they are inside and outside of school. When we left school everyone was very excited. Both bus rides there and back were fun and amusing and we really got to know each other better. During our […]
As most students were filing into their first period classes, members of the 2014 graduating class were helping themselves to scrumptious pancakes, sausages, coffee and enjoying the camaraderie of having breakfast with peers. This was only the beginning of a day of celebration and reflection for the senior students who boarded a bus to the gorgeous […]
The grade 7/8 soccer team put in a strong effort this year at the annual tournament at RIM park on Wednesday. Faced with four back to back games in the sun against very strong teams… our team had their work cut out for them! Congratulations everyone for your effort which brought us a win, a […]
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, five different classes had a chance to leave a legacy on Rockway school property by planting trees. Moritz Sanio from the Grand River Conservation Authority and co-ordinator of the “Trees For Guelph” program came to lead the work and supply the diverse plant stock. Every spring Moritz is responsible to […]
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