Rockway News

OFSAA: Hosting success!

The headline in the KW record read “Rockway Rolls Out the Welcome Mat”. This captured the essence of the OFSAA tournament perfectly! Many, many volunteers made for one of the best OFSAA tournaments ever – we received countless compliments from coaches, players, refs, parents and fans about how smoothly things ran, and how all the little touches made them feel important. […]

Posted on: March 28th, 2016
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Experience the Living Library 2016!

The LIVING Library is all about getting answers to your questions. How? Not by doing internet research, or reading university catalogues, or by osmosis…but by interacting face-to-face with a former Rockway Student who has already experienced what you soon will. What is a Living Library? A Living Library is an event that creates an opportunity for individuals to […]

Posted on: March 22nd, 2016
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OFSAA is here – follow us online!

Twenty teams worth of very excited, high caliber volleyball players arrived in Kitchener today for the Girls A OFSAA competition being hosted by Rockway! The tournament kicks off first thing Monday morning with the Rockway Flames playing the first seated team at 9 am. Rockway has games again Monday at 3 pm, and Tuesday at 8:30 […]

Posted on: March 6th, 2016
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The Blanket Exercise: Building awareness about First Nations

On Wednesday, February 17th, as part of a grade 7 and 8 focus on Citizenship, we met with Sara and Ami Anderson, two Rockway alumni sisters who work and study in the area of Indigenous Peoples of Canada, their current and historical relationship with Canadians, including Mennonites. The purpose of their visit was to build […]

Posted on: March 5th, 2016
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Grade 10 choir sings with Rajaton

On Wednesday, March 2, Rockway’s grade 10 Choir will be participating in the KALEID Choral Festival. This local event features a mass choir made up of approximately 300 students from grades 5-12 from around the region, singing in concert with the Finnish a cappella group, Rajaton. Ticket Information Tickets are selling quickly! Visit the KALEID festival […]

Posted on: March 1st, 2016
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OFSAA kicks off in three weeks!

OFSAA kicks off in less than 3 weeks! Rockway is gearing up to host its first province wide event:  the 2016 Girls Volleyball Championship. Check the official OFSAA website for full schedule and all tournament details. When our Flames kick off the event off on Monday morning at 9 am, it will be in front of a packed gym with the […]

Posted on: February 26th, 2016
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"Frankenstein: 1930" – Upon Reflection

Mounting a stage production is an odd experience, if you’ve never done it before. Some shows are rehearsed and staged, and then close without much effort or fanfare. In the case of Rockway’s Grade 9-12 production of “Frankenstein: 1930“, the play required considerable effort by a sizeable team of teachers and students. The show came off almost […]

Posted on: February 23rd, 2016
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Happy Chinese New Year!

On February 8th, 30 international students along with three teachers celebrated Chinese New Year at Cameron’s Seafood Restaurant in Kitchener. Cameron’s provided us with a wonderful meal and everyone enjoyed a time of festivity and friendship as we celebrated the new year of the Monkey. Our next international student outing will be tubing at Chicopee where […]

Posted on: February 16th, 2016
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Digital Citizenship in Junior High

On Friday, January 29th, the grade 7 & 8’s spent an afternoon participating in a session on Digital Citizenship.The focus of the event was to raise awareness about how we interact with others through social media, and to learn effective ways to communicate. Aidan and Micah, two grade 7 students, shared their reflections on the […]

Posted on: February 15th, 2016
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2016 Chapel theme art unveiled

Grade 12 Visual Art students, Sarah Plant and Georgia Harrison took on the challenge of creating a work of art that depicted this year’s chapel theme, “Grounded in the Centre, Growing on the Edges“. And they did not disappoint! Their creation is an intricate collage that captures our theme beautifully. Read a description of this […]

Posted on: February 11th, 2016
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