Rock Ridge High School PTSO

PSA: Come meet Rock Ridge School Board Member Jeff Morse, Dulles District Representative, Loudoun County School Board and representative Andrew Hoyler- Loudoun County School Board Member- Broad Run District who represents some parts of the areas that feeds to RRHS

Please come and share with them what IS important to YOU and your student.

And please (!!!) DO be sure to fill out the LCPS Strategic Planning survey that was emailed to you last Friday. It is being conducted by RTI, an independent non profit research based organization. Please take the time to thoughtfully reply so we can have an overwhelming representation from #rockridge What do you want to see more of? Less of? This is a very effective, anonymous way to share your ideas so that LCPS can make policy based decisions based on this collective data.

Love to read? Loads of books! Get there early!

Update: if you’re a sophomore or Junior and missed this tonight, it was exceptional! Seriously priceless straight talk from admissions insider and exceptional information and coaching that was far from average. Like exact questions to use to specifically negotiate offers with admissions, how colleges are now tracking applicants with AInand how you should use that to your advantage, or with Test optional, you may not need the scores for admission but you might need for scholarships. Or when filling out your college board profile don’t list any schools to send your scores to for free in case they aren’t as good as you hoped. Instead wait to see how you do and then send only if you’re score is above average.

Be sure to sign up NOW for other FREE webinar events listed in comments. Consider adding your email to #revolutionprep email list. You won’t be disappointed.

It’s not too late to sign up for this free webinar tonight 2/23! More topics and dates in the comments below.

Happy 2-22-22! Hope you’re enjoying an epic #twosday!

A palindrome means that a word, phrase or date can be read the same way backwards and forwards. In this instance, it works no matter the format you read dates — month-day-year, day-month-year, or year-month-day.

The next palindrome date will occur on 1/20/3021

Join RRPA tomorrow night for an exciting night of family-friendly FUN, live entertainment and . . . you guessed it lots of DESSERTS!

Broadway Desserts has been a staple for Rock Ridge Performing Arts for years & allows students at the Rock and from around the county to perform Broadway's Greatest Hits!

JOIN US:

Friday, February 18th at 7 pm in Rock Ridge High School cafeteria!

PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY:

To purchase tickets, visit rrpa.booktix.com or buy tickets at the door! Tickets are only $10 and include a huge selection of sweets to choose from.

Four LCPS Musicians Named to 2022 All-National Honor Ensembles

A big congrats to our four Rock Ridge High School choir students that were named to the 2022 All-National Honor Ensembles. Way to go! Read more: https://lcps.pub/3HxTgTy

Four LCPS Musicians Named to 2022 All-National Honor Ensembles Four Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) musicians have been named to 2022 All-National Honor Ensembles.

Mark your calendar’s for the “Rise To” Summit! Hosted by students in the Ms. Phoenix Club mentored by Jessica Berg, English and Women’s Studies teacher.

On March 26th, from 9:30-3, the annual “Rise To” Summit will be held at Rock Ridge High School. This summit brings together local and state leaders, organizers, activists and our students and community members to tackle the issues that stand in the way of progress and a more equitable future for our community and nation. This summit aims to engage the next generation by raising awareness, showing them how they can get involved, and asking the question: What will you rise to do?

RSVP kindly appreciated for headcount for complimentary lunch.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnAh0n7peB3ROuc046o25JTGM2_zeYenbB00kFfNcCxYcgnw/viewform

There is no entrance fee, but if you are able, we ask attendees to bring items such as menstral products to donate to BRAWS( www.braws.org)

OR, donate via the payment portal to the “Future is Female” Scholarship, which is awarded to a graduating senior every year at Rock Ridge.

Great schools don't happen by accident! They are created by a CommUNITY that cares and, people like YOU that contribute to OUR success! Be generous! Lend a hand and ASK where you could share a little bit of your time & talent to help our staff, students & school thrive!

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They will host an event on May 4th at RRHS. But students can attend elsewhere as well if these dates aren’t convenient. To check out their upcoming offerings, see the attached document, or click on the link below:

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The Work of Tracey "Africa" Norman — Tracey “Africa” Norman is an internationally known American model who broke barriers for the Black and brown trans community. Her legacy of work, particularly being the face of Clairol's Born Beautiful (1975), continues to redefine the fashion and beauty industry.

Tracey “Africa” Norman is an American fashion model and recognized as the first trans woman to model in the fashion industry. As reported by The Cut, she most notably appeared as the face of Clairol’s Born Beautiful hair color boxes: No. 512, Dark Auburn. Her moment of discovery came after she snuck into a casting in 1975 and was photographed by Irving Penn for Italian Vogue (Vice). Soon after being signed with Zoli agency, she modeled extensively, holding an exclusive contract with Avon.

Everything changed for Norman in 1980 on the set for Essence magazine. Someone on set during the photoshoot outed her, and after that moment, her work stopped the very next day. Norman's feature in The Cut shared how she worked in sales, at a burlesque club, and how she became involved with drag-ball culture -- joining the House of Africa and becoming the Mother (She was inducted in the Ballroom Hall of Fame in 2001).

But that feature, published by the newspaper in December 2015, prompted Clairol to re-sign Norman as a model, nudging the world to give her due flowers as a trailblazer (The Cut).

“I have learned over the years that anybody of color who is a trailblazer — and I fall into that category — are the ones that pay the price for other people to benefit from, or to continue the fight. I started realizing that after Martin Luther King. They assassinated him. He was a trailblazer. There are other people that were trailblazers in the art who were blacklisted, like Nina Simone, that were trailblazers in their craft and got destroyed because of their skin color and their beliefs. But they were all trailblazers and they left a door for somebody to follow through.”
~ Tracey Norman in The Advocate

See @ardtakeaction for more info.

#rrhs #rockridgehighschool #blackhistorymonth

The first-ever instance of “The High-Five” was invented by rookie outfielder Glenn Burke and his teammate Dusty Baker when playing against the Astros on October 2, 1977. Glenn Burke is also known for being the first openly gay player in Major League Baseball.

Jon Mooallem for ESPN reports:
"It was the last day of the regular season, and Dodgers left fielder Dusty Baker had just gone deep off the Astros' J.R. Richard. It was Baker's 30th home run, making the Dodgers the first team in history to have four sluggers -- Baker, Ron Cey, Steve Garvey and Reggie Smith -- with at least 30 homers each. It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the playoffs. Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. 'His hand was up in the air, and he was arching way back,' says Baker, now 62 and managing the Reds. 'So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do'."

Burke then stepped up and launched his first major league home run. And as he returned to the dugout, Baker high-fived him. From there, the story goes, the high five went ricocheting around the world. (According to Dodgers team historian Mark Langill, the game was not televised, and no footage survives.)

Demoted back to the minor leagues, he decided to retire at 27. His experience as a trailblazer did not rob his love for the sport. When he came out in 1982, Inside Out writer Michael Smith described the high-five “as a defiant symbol of gay pride.” He played in the San Francisco Gay Softball League and Gay Olympics (known now as the Gay Games).

Burke's life echoes the experiences of many gay Black people during that time period. The high five might seem simplistic, but it's important to remember that this enduring gesture of solidarity and community was popularized by someone who his own peers ostracized.

See @ardtakeaction for more info.

#rrhs #rockridgehighschool #blackhistorymonth #highfive