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ART CLUB |
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The Art Club
meets every Monday after school from 2:30-3:30 P.M. in
the art room. Students in grades 5 through 12 are
welcome to attend. (Students must arrange their own
transportation home). This is a chance to pursue more
in-depth art projects directed by the teachers, or use
as studio time for personal projects. Guest artists
sometimes join us to demonstrate their specialty. Come
join the club and develop your creativity! Mrs. Tan and
Mrs. Riolo. |
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BAND |
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Instructor: Mr. Michael
DiMeo.
The
band program starts at the elementary school. Students
are recruited in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. They try
out instruments at the beginning of the year and are
guided by the teacher to an instrument that they like
and can play. Students receive a small group lesson
1x/week with like instruments. At the middle of the
school year they come together 1x/week for a beginning
band experience - they perform at the spring concert.
Second and third year students receive a lesson once a
week also but, in addition, they are placed in the
elementary band which meets during the specials block
2x/week. They perform at the winter and spring
concerts. It is the same in junior high. Once we get
students in high school, we expect to do the same.
Our
goals are to have, in addition to the concert bands,
various small ensembles that can perform at the concerts
or at mass or civic or school functions. Our top goal
is to have a small jazz/rock ensemble at the middle and
high school level. |
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CHORUS |
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We are proud to offer the
Chorus Experience for all singers, veteran or novice in
Grades 4-12. Our singers are a close-knit group that
perform not only for the Winter and Spring concerts, but
also for our monthly masses and many other events both
within and outside the school walls. Because of small
class sizes, students get more personal attention and
gain confidence in their abilities much quicker than
they would in larger groups. We sing a wide pallet of
songs from our sacred and historical roots, as well as
current tunes from Broadway and Billboard - Top 40. |
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THE DARE PROGRAM |
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The Drug Abuse Awareness
Education (DARE) program is a special 18 week course
designed for the fifth grade class. A police officer
visits once a week to share knowledge about harmful
drugs. The children receive a workbook of the lessons
and activities for serious study of all the dangers of
drugs. Many lessons are spent on peer pressure and how
to avoid or leave a situation concerning the offer of
various drugs. The children form groups and do skits
about the eight ways to say NO to drugs. Each student
writes an essay on the information presented about drug
prevention. A graduation ceremony takes place at the end
of the progam with many community leaders present. |
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KEY CLUB |
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Key Club is a coeducational
service organization for high school students, organized
and sponsored by a Kiwanis club. It is a self-governing
organization and elects its own officers, determines its
own service activities, and establishes its own dues
structures. Its Objects include the Objects of Kiwanis.
Rome Catholic Key Club is sponsored by the Lake Delta
Kiwanis. It has participated in American Cancer Society
Relay for Life, Cropwalk, Red Cross Food Drive, March of
Dimes, Rome Catholic Fish Fries, Bell Ringing for the
Salvation Army, Kiwanis Christmas party, Christmas
caroling at local nursing homes, Rome Pumpkin Festival,
etc. The Key Club also collects tabs from soda cans to
benefit the Shriners organization. The Rome Catholic Key
Club is self-supporting. Throughout the year it
participates in several fundraising activities.
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MATHLETICS |
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MOCK TRIAL |
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY |
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The St.
Thomas Aquinas National Honor Society accepts students
with an overall average of 90 or above, who have
completed grade nine and half a year in grade ten, and
who exhibit good leadership qualities, provide volunteer
service to the community and are honest and great role
models with good character. They are nominated and must
apply after a term and a half at Rome Catholic. A team
of teachers reviews the applications.
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NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR
SOCIETY |
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The St.
Vincent de Paul National Junior Honor Society accepts
students with an overall average of 90 or above, who
have completed grade seven and half a year in grade
eight and who exhibit good leadership qualities, provide
volunteer service to the community and are honest and
great role models with good character. They are
nominated and must apply after a term and a half at Rome
Catholic. A team of teachers reviews the applications.
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PEER
LEADERSHIP GROUP |
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The
Peer Leadership Group at Rome Catholic is a drug
education and prevention program run by sophomores,
juniors and seniors. They learn a drug education program
and teach it to junior high students. Their peers
identify these students as alcohol and drug free people
who are good leaders, non-judgmental, good listeners and
excellent role models. The Peer Leadership Group
runs the
Youth Summit Program in the spring after attending two
workshops at the Madison-Oneida BOCES. The group also
runs the Red Ribbon Week Drug Awareness Program modeling
behaviors that are positive. They run the Prom Promise
Program and work on the Post Prom Party. |
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PIANO LAB |
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The Piano Lab is a
low-pressure non-performing group class for Grades 3-6
who are interested in learning more about their portable
keyboard or home piano. This class is primarily for
students who don't take private lessons, but those who
do study privately can benefit by being exposed to new
perspectives that they might not come by otherwise. We
focus not only on keyboard basics, but also on more in
depth topics such as ear-training, music theory, and
improvisation. |
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RED & WHITE MUSICAL PLAYERS |
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ROME CATHOLIC SPIRIT CLUBS |
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The Rome Catholic Spirit
Clubs include Pom and Twirling.
Pom is the
modern day version of cheerleading. It enhances school spirit by utilizing the
athleticism of dance and cheer into short, high energy, pom routines. The Redwings Twirling Club was formed for our
students to enhance the team spirit at RCS focusing on twirling and dance
technique, as well as building team and group awareness,
camaraderie and sportsmanship.
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SCIENCE FAIR |
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The Rome
City Science Fair is an exciting competition where
students from grades 5-12 create projects related to
science and/or
technology. There are many awards to be won
each year and participants are allowed a partner for any
category.
The categories usually include the following:
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Behavioral and Social
Sciences |
Biochemistry |
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Botany |
Computer Science |
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Chemistry |
Engineering |
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Earth Science |
Environmental Sciences |
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Mathematics |
Medicine and Health |
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Microbiology |
Physics |
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Space Science |
Zoology |
Students
who win top prizes will go on to the Regional Science
Fair held at Utica College. |
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YEARBOOK |
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