Rockway News

Girls Slo-pitch Debut at Rockway

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 […]

Posted on: June 16th, 2014
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Canadian History Comes Alive

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 […]

Posted on: June 13th, 2014
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Thriving in the Wild

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 […]

Posted on: June 11th, 2014
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Ultimate Frisbee at Rockway

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 […]

Posted on: June 10th, 2014
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BeaverTails for everyone!

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 […]

Posted on: June 8th, 2014
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Grads Celebrate with Retreat Day

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 […]

Posted on: June 5th, 2014
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Playing the beautiful game

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 […]

Posted on: June 4th, 2014
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Transforming fields to forest

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 […]

Posted on: June 1st, 2014
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Arts and Culinary Expedition: A delight for the senses!

The Grade nine Arts and Culinary Expedition this year was a wonderful experience! We had six students and two teachers who enjoyed the opportunity to cook, eat, create with clay, watch a play, eat some more, milk a cow, gather eggs, and decorate cupcakes to list a few! Our first day started off with a […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2014
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World Issues Challenge: Dreaming big to fight poverty

The grade 12 World Issues class taught by Bryan Berg, has been caught up in quite a spirited debate. As a final project for their unit on economic disparity, students were challenged to choose a country that ranks near the bottom of the UN’s Human Development Index. They were then asked to do some research […]

Posted on: May 28th, 2014
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News

Meet our new Vice Principal

We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Oliverio will be Rockway’s new Vice-Principal beginning August 2024. Steph is a...

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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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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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