Faith

Congratulations, Grade 8 Graduates!

Rockway’s 33rd Grade 8 Graduation took place on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The celebration began with a delicious meal at Schmidtsville Restaurant in Wellesley including the students, their teachers and several administrators, prior to the ceremony. We celebrate that there were thirty-two students who received their Grade 8 diplomas from Rockway this year, all of […]

Posted on: July 3rd, 2019
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Spiritual Emphasis Week: DOWN to EARTH

September 25 – 27, 2018 is Spiritual Emphasis Week at Rockway – a special week where we focus on a key spiritual issue as a community. The focus of 2018 series will be “Creation Care” and will feature Jennifer Schrock and Tom Hartzell from Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Indiana. Schrock is […]

Posted on: September 14th, 2018
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Alumna brings “Discovery: A Comic Lament” to our community

Muriel Bechtel, Rockway Class of ’64, is leading a local collaborative ecumenical effort to bring Ted & Company’s “Discovery: A Comic Lament” to our community. The culmination of this work is four upcoming performances. On the eve of these performances she shares in her own words her inspiration and personal participation in truth and reconciliation. […]

Posted on: May 28th, 2018
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The Leah & Emmanuel Martin Family Scholarship

Fred Martin is the first in a very long line of descendants of Leah and Emmanuel Martin who have graduated from Rockway Mennonite Collegiate. In fact, Martin family members have studied at Rockway for forty consecutive years! Leah Bauman, Class of 2017, is the most recent graduate: Fred Martin – 1980 Beth (Patton) Gingrich – […]

Posted on: March 10th, 2018
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Rockway is a Living Wage Employer!

For most of us, when we think about Rockway, we think about the people. Whether you are connected to Rockway as a student, alumnus, a donor, or a parent, you have likely made meaningful connections with people here and that is what stands out in your mind. It is often said that employees are the […]

Posted on: December 1st, 2017
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Christmas Food Drive is here!

Dawn Gill, from the House of Friendship, helped kick-off Rockway’s Annual Food Drive for the House of Friendship’s Christmas Hamper Program in style on Tues, Nov 21st! During a chapel, students were invited up to help unpack a food hamper and asked to comment on what they found in there that was surprising.  Students were […]

Posted on: December 1st, 2017
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Spiritual Emphasis Week 2017: Changing the way we view racism

September 26 – 28th will be Spiritual Emphasis Week at Rockway, this year, with a focus on racism. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Drew Hart, professor of theology, author and activist, as our guest speaker. Hart teaches at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and is in demand as a keynote speaker, where his […]

Posted on: September 15th, 2017
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Trust for the Journey: Chapel theme 2017

Rockway students, faculty and staff gather twice a week for chapels. These community gatherings give shape to the core of our school’s identity and mission to “form faith and build character.” Chapels create the opportunity for teachers, students, alumni and guests to reflect on their faith journeys, how they see the world, and their place […]

Posted on: August 18th, 2017
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Principal Ponderings: Voices

Throughout the last six weeks I have reflected a lot on the power of the voice. I watched with interest and concern as political analysts shared their thoughts prior to the onset of the Trump administration. I listened to the voice of Donald Trump as he gave his inauguration speech, an address many say was […]

Posted on: February 21st, 2017
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O Holy Night: Christmas Concert 2016

  It’s my favourite Rockway event of the year  – when family and friends of Rockway fill the magnificent sanctuary at St. Matthew’s for an evening of festive music. Choirs, soloists, ensembles, strings and winds…they all contribute to the magic. Not to mention the whole-hearted congregational singing that rivals the choirs themselves! This year’s Christmas concert was no exception. […]

Posted on: December 22nd, 2016
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News

Retirement Celebration for Karen, Ray and Deb

A Celebration of Karen Scott Booth, Ray Boehm and Deb Baxter Heeney Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Sunday, June 9 from...

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Employment Opportunity: Mathematics Teacher

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Camelot & Camelittle – Grade 7&8 drama

The Grade 7&8s are back! For the first time since 2019, grade 7&8 students, alongside their teachers and directors,...

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Rockway announces new Principal

For: Rockway Admin, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Students, Donors & ConstituentsFrom: Betty Pries, Board Chair on behalf of the Rockway...

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