Sunday, May 18, 2025

 

Hello Roth Families and Friends,

Time is something that I am growing to appreciate more and more as I age. Time in terms of hours, days, weeks, and months. I am grateful for this first year as principal of Roth Junior High. The progress, the challenges, the lessons learned, and the motivation to continue our rise as a community. Time in terms of opportunities to connect with others. Getting to know our staff, students, and many families. Time well spent in our halls, classrooms, and the cafeteria. This past week: time with nearly 90 students in Washington, D.C. The reverence and respect that Roth’s 8th graders showed while visiting museums and memorials filled my heart with gratitude. Time is a constant, and I feel that schools have a particular awareness of its passage. From Week 1 in September, to Week 40 in June – and every week in between. 

As we forecast these next few weeks, it is time to celebrate, recognize, and show what we know. It is time for our students to reflect back on four questions that I have asked throughout the year: How am I feeling today? What are my goals for tomorrow? Do I feel supported? Do I feel valued? There is still time to share and receive any support needed as a result of those self-care questions. It has been a joy to watch many of our 7th graders grow and mature throughout the year. It has been a pleasure to watch our 8th graders building habits and behaviors that will make their first official year as high schoolers smooth. It has been a gift to be a small part of our 9th graders’ last year at Roth Junior High. 

Roth families and friends, I ask that you continue to encourage, lift up, and support our students as we march joyfully into these last few weeks of the school year. Reach out to teachers, counselors, or administrators if you have questions or concerns about the transition to the next grade (or building). We will continue to implement programs and practices that prepare students for the expectations, demands, and opportunities in the months and years ahead. One of the coolest aspects of my time with our 8th graders in D.C. was that they were able to view their chaperones as fellow citizens in a community of visitors. Even at home, I believe that we are all citizens in a collective community, with equal stake in Roth’s rise to excellence. Thank you for your continued support.

Here are some reminders and upcoming events.

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. 

Rush-Henrietta Kicking Hunger 5K on June 7: The annual 5K race is coming up soon! Sponsored by the Rush-Henrietta Athletic Association, in conjunction with the Rush-Henrietta Area Food Terminal (RHAFT) and the town of Henrietta Recreation Department, this event provides financial support for the R-H school food pantry located in the Good Shepherd building. The 8th annual event will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Veterans Memorial Park in Henrietta. There will be food, drinks, awards, and a participant raffle to follow. There is also a virtual option to be part of this community event.

For more information or to register, visit the race website by clicking here. Register by May 24 to secure a race T-shirt. Questions may be directed to rhkickinghunger5k@gmail.com. We hope to see you on race day!

 

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, Adam Szabo, 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, 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

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 to 11 p.m. 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. 

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.
• Last Regular School Day for 8th and 9th Grade - Monday, June 16
• Last School Day for 7th Grade - Wednesday, June 25

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

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Sincerely,