Wednesday, May 14, 2025

 

Hello Roth Families and Friends,

 

We continue the steady march toward the Memorial Day holiday, the final days of school, and Regents exams at Roth Junior High. On Monday, Dedicated Voices, Jazz, and Chamber Ensembles crushed their spring concert performances. In these next few weeks, our 9th graders will have an opportunity to participate in what I hope will become a new Roth tradition – the Freshmen Lock-In – and the annual semi-formal dance. Over the next few days, nearly half of our 8th graders will enjoy sightseeing at our nation’s capital for the Washington, D.C. trip. And, our 7th graders are already showing signs of the slow transition from deer-in-junior-high-headlights to building familiars. Last month, we introduced Sherman’s 6th graders to Roth. In just about four months, we’ll welcome them as our newest 7th grade cohort and challenge them to join our rise to excellence. So, let’s go. 

Please know that one of my primary goals in Year-1 has been to help the entire Roth community celebrate the great that is within each and every one of us/you. I believe each of our students is capable of achieving greatness. And, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this wonderful Roth Junior High team that develops the willingness and passion within each of those very same students. 

On Tuesday, June 3, we will celebrate many of our students at our Awards Ceremony. Families of award recipients will receive a Save the Date prior to the event. Our goal is to create a culture at Roth that encourages every single one of our students to put in the effort, persistence, and resilience necessary to have their time to shine on the big stage. Together, we will get there.

Here are some upcoming events and reminders.

Roth Junior High Awards Ceremony: It has been such a pleasure to get to know our kids this year, and I’m even more excited for an opportunity to honor their achievements with an audience of their greatest supporters. Invites will be sent to families of students who will be recognized. Those families are cordially invited to attend our Awards Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, in the auditorium. Please save the date on your calendar. We look forward to celebrating our students. 

Roth National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony: Our celebration of Roth students will continue on Wednesday, June 4, with our National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m. By now, future NJHS students and families should have received personalized invitations to the ceremony. It is an excellent recognition of Roth’s shining stars.

A Sparkling Starry Night, Semi-Formal: Roth freshmen are invited to attend our semi-formal Friday, May 30. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. This year’s theme is “A Sparkling Starry Night.” Tickets are $10 per person. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Tickets will be on sale Monday, May 19, through Friday, May 30, during lunch. Roth 9th graders who plan to invite a 9th grader from a different school can pick up a Guest Form from the main office. No tuxedos or ball gowns required. Put on your best business-casual attire and be ready to dance the night away. 

Roth Freshmen Lock-In (NEW): This event has been a long time coming. Our advisors and student officers have spent several hours over the past few months discussing, dreaming, and planning. Roth 9th graders: have you ever wanted to roam Roth’s halls after-hours to see what happens when the lights go out? This event will run from 8 - 11 p.m. on Friday, June 13. Freshmen will be able to celebrate the close of their Roth chapter by viewing the sunset from our beautiful campus fields. If the weather cooperates, we’ll use flashlights to participate in some fun outside games and enjoy snacks. Who knows? Maybe we can do s’mores! This event is limited to Roth Junior High freshmen. Tickets are $10 and will be on sale during lunches the week prior. 

Student Honors: Congratulations to all of our students who have been recognized throughout the year for achieving any of our Honors. Please join me in celebrating and applauding Roth Junior High’s 3rd Quarter Honors recipients.

High Honor Roll:

Grade 7: Sebastian Amaro, Seerat Ayesha, Ken Bui, Ethan Chan, Sawyer Cornaire, Albert Devlin, Hessa Gillani, Caelyn Godlewski, Adele Grunert, Madelyn Haynes, Jaya-Charese Heslop, Madison Hibbard, Andrew Horan, Alice Huang, Sanuthi Jayathilaka, Stephenia Kalimu, Jaismith Kaur, Elijah Kroening, Janice Lin, Cassandra Ochs, Ryan O’Connor, Adelina Phoommilay, Ahmed Rarhibou, Aagash Satheesparan, Aatheesh Satheesparan, Taylen Simmons, Samuel Song, Nicholas Timpani, Kiera Truong, Mway Tun, Clarah Weaver, Vivian Wu, Keslee Yantachka

Grade 8: Lulya Abel, Mrehan Al Karawi, Zoey Albin, Lyan Al-Hafidh, Sijood Al-Rubayie, Hasan Alshareef, Jordan Babers, Elliott Biro, Macie Burleson, Aiden Carlson, Charles Cresov-O’Connell, Nolan Dickerman, Kamryn Dukes, Parker Fay, Sydney Ganskop, Milana Gartland, Someia Hashemi, Mathani Ibrahim, Aviana Jones, Ava Luc, Orlando Marrero III, Joshua McFarland, Zane Minguez, Emma Ong, Catrielle Poccia, Nimesh Poudyel, Muzammil Qaderi, Lillian Rhault, Natalie Richardson, Lilah Rumisek, Kavinyazhini Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Ivan Serbyn, Isabelle Sherman, Alexander Simons, Subhrajyoti Singh, Ryan Su, Charles Timpani, Ryder Weinman

Grade 9: Laura Abreu, Taylor Aforismo, Isabella Amaro, Mia Artessa, Setayish Askari, Leah Buzard, Nicole Chen, Polina Firsanova, Benson Guan, Calven Guan, Caroline Hendy, Abdul-Rahman Khan, Cheukyin Lai, Lorelei Miller, Akash Narayanan, Jack O’Connor, Aleecia Outlaw, Thaarun Paskaran, Tharuni Paskaran, Stephen Pelton III, Lam Pham, Gisele Rodriguez, Fnu Samaira Noor, Artur Samborskyi, Julia Santiago, Aliya Saunders, Naima Sharif, Emma Sheldon, Mahnoor Siddiquie, Chase Siebert, Ashley Sugrue, Emily Sugrue, My-Tien Tran, Alexander Velez, Maia Verstraete, Bingkun Wang, Cason Weaver, Myles Weaver

Honor Roll

Grade 7: Itamar Afrima, Parwana Afzali, Ann Ahmed, Reham Aldehlawi, Anajini Arulalan, Aisha Balapuwaduge, Leah Brodsky, Zetta Bukowski, Isabella Clark, Austin Colon, Freddy Colon, Violet Fulton, Mohammed Hassan, Robinson Kalinowski, Emily Karns, Harveen Kaur, Madeleine Keefer, Parker Kehoe, Ava Kozakiewicz, Wing Lai, Gage Mitchell, Stephen Morgan, MacKenzie Mothersell, Drake Nedelkovski-Nelson, Sophia Nguyen, Tinh Nguyen, Allyson Passolt, Emma Perry, Miranda Phan, Natalie Pschierer, Raihana Raihan, Owen Rockell, Lyla Rodriguez, Sergio Rodriguez, Alice Rossi, Kaiden Santana, Lucian Savella, Beck Schwartz, Parker Sharp, Sarah Su, Raena Tesfalidet, Journey Thomas

Grade 8: Fatimah Al Ibrahimi, Duaa Alwan, Evelyn Andreano, Ethan Austin, Liam Brady, Cash Conner, Muhammad Daud, Shaelyn Donk, Sarah Doud, Graison Dunlop, Harper Edelman, Ahmed Elhilali, Sanuli Fernando, Harper Gleason, Chase Gray, Gabrielle Haynes, Ahmed Hdabee, Yael Hirschman, Chloe Horn, Jedidiah Mackintosh, Ella McDermott, Zander Minguez, Kailyn Moses, Esther Mugara, Sloan Olin, Aliyah Owens, Ronish Poudyel, Rithika Ravindran, Alyssa Rosario, Luke Rowson, Kassidy Senf, Jack Siebert, Benjamin Stasko, Adam Szabo, Naomi Teshome, Saatvikaa Thevasundaran, Audryana Valentine, Easton Whitbeck, Yousuf Yousifzai

Grade 9: Kaleb Assefa, Zinab Attiya, Nahom Bekele, Umihana Beslagic, Kaiden Betron, Julian Booth, Johnathan Breese, Carter Camp, Julian Cooper-Morale, Miles Cooper-Morale, Emma Crego, Allison DiNardo, Fiona Finlayson, Graydon Gervasi, Andres Greenman, Lexi Hopkins, Logan Johnson, Carter Kehoe, Lily Kowalski, Declan Krieger, Gabriel Loftus, Jaden Luckey, Bella Lugo, Ellanor Lusk, Jamie Mai, Claire McDermott, Hunter McMullin, Princewill Ogbonna, Yathzirie Perez, William Phillips, Vitalii Pushnin, Marwah Sharifi, Aniq Sohail, Daphne Thone, Elijah Towne, Paige Wescott, Travis Williams, Martin Zhang

Honorable Mention

Grade 7: Ali H. Alaefari, Ali S. Alaefari, Dania Attiya, Julian Bechard Corzo, Ella Benjamin, Lucas Bierma, Aazyiah Bridgewater, Kristen Caswell, Ava Christensen, Erik Christensen, Chloe’ Galante, Sophia Jordan, Kristin Khadka, Gabriel Kohlmeier, Taye Kongmany-Brown, Faith Logins, Maliyah Mitchell, Brody Morris, Angel Nieves Ramos, Kreepa Pudasaini, Ethan Roach, Zoey Roberts, Bryce Samuels, Kyle Sanchez Ortiz, Isaiah Selby, Hadia Shirzad, Nihaal Shoble, Mason Teed, Adrianna Ward, Elliott Wescott, Merida Yantz

Grade 8: Henrique Abreu, Warith Al-Khafaji, Nathanial Benjamin, Cameron DeCamilla, Jack Langner, Fiona Locke, Noah Long, Sean MacDonald, Demond Mack, Victor Mugara, Natalia Neshem, Shalia Roelle, Spencer Schlack, Hunter Schultz

Grade 9: Ridha Al Abbasi, Karam Al-Sultani, Binta Barry, Cora Benjamin, Journi Brisbane, Tyler Cole, Carter D’Ambrosia, Aaliyah Dillard, Aiden Earle, Mateo Estrada, Eimaan Humayun, Nada Jabir, Marco Li, Blessing Logins, Mika Mallery, Cynthia Naing, Rudra Patel, Aiden Peterson, Marinda Phan, Raydyn Phommaxaysy-Barker, Alayna Simpson, Mycah Snowden, Zeva Snyder, Cayden Sun, Lydia Taylor, Frena Tesfalidet, Kayden Thomas

Budget Vote May 20: Please save the date for Rush-Henrietta’s annual budget vote and Board of Education election. Eligible voters are encouraged to vote between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the R-H Transportation and Operations Center, 1133 Lehigh Station Road. Can’t make it that day? You have another option!

Qualified voters who would like an application for an absentee ballot or early voting ballot may request one from District Clerk Cheryl Castronovo at 359-5010 or ccastronovo@rhnet.org. If either type of ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the district clerk no later than Tuesday, May 13. If the early mail or absentee ballot is to be handed to the voter in person at the Office of the District Clerk, the completed application must be received by the district clerk during regular office hours no later than Monday, May 19. The Office of the District Clerk is located in the Parker Administration Building, 2034 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta. To be counted, both types of ballots need to be received by the district clerk no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, via postal mail or the drop-box located at the administration building. 

Upcoming Events:

• Concert (Chorus, Orchestra, Band 8/9) - Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
• Rush-Henrietta Budget Vote & BOE Election - Tuesday, May 20 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Memorial Day (No School) - Monday, May 26
• Roth 9th-Grade Semi-Formal - Friday, May 30 at 6 p.m.
• Roth Junior High Awards Night - Tuesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m.
• Roth National Junior Honor Society Ceremony - Wednesday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m.
• Freshmen Lock-In - Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m.

Thank you, for being a part of Roth's rise to excellence.

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Sincerely,