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Rockland High School Students Attend ‘Credit for Life’ Fair

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Rockland Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Alan Cron
34 MacKinlay Way,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Rockland High School Students Attend ‘Credit for Life’ Fair

ROCKLAND — Principal John Harrison is pleased to announce that Rockland High School’s sophomore Class of 2022 attended a Credit For Life Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the high school gymnasium. 

This is the third year that Rockland High School’s guidance department has organized the fair, with the help of people from various businesses, banks and organizations who volunteered their time. This year there were 30 volunteers in all.

Credit For Life is designed to teach students about finances and important skills regarding money management that they can use when they are adults. 

Before the fair began, students were given a salary, a budget and a clipboard to keep track of their spending plans. Then students walked around the gym to different tables where they kept track of their money, and made financial decisions.

Working within a budget based on their mock monthly income, students visited tables based on different topics including, insurance, transportation, savings and retirement, career counseling, luxuries, cell phone plans and education.

The students went through real life expenses such as renting an apartment or buying a house, buying their first car, buying furniture and clothing and paying insurance and monthly food bills. They also had to deal with unexpected expenses such as car repairs.

Sophomore Maddie Murphy said that one thing she learned is that she needs “to start saving now.”  She said that it was eye-opening to see how much a monthly food bill is and how much something like insurance costs.

Sheila Farragher from Harbor One Bank helped out at a table called “That’s Life” where students had to spin a wheel to see if they have an unexpected expense or a welcome financial gift like winning money on a scratch ticket. Farragher said that students she talked to were learning just how much it costs to maintain a certain lifestyle.  

Tiance Tillman from the Bank of Canton spoke to students about cell phone plans. He said that he had a little bit of experience from his days selling cell phone plans at Best Buy. What he told students is they have to make wise decisions about whether they want “a good phone or a good plan with enough data.” He said, “I’ve seen people get stuck in plans for two years that turned out to be very expensive and not what they wanted.”

During and at the conclusion of the fair, students also were required to visit the “Reality Check” table where they found out whether or not they were living within their budget.

RHS guidance counselor Jill Delaney said the best thing about the fair is that students “get a taste of what real life is like.”

She said, “It’s a good age (grade 10) for them to be given the opportunity to set up a budget and make decisions based on a certain occupation and the salary that goes with it.” It’s also designed, she said, to be a form of career counseling for students.

By the end of the Credit For Life event, students said they knew a lot more about money than they previously did. They also understood what kind of salary and job they would need, and some of the decisions that they would have to make to in order to stay on a budget.

 

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Rockland Schools Induct Six into High School Athletic Hall of Fame

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Rockland Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Alan Cron
34 MacKinlay Way,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Rockland Schools Induct Six into High School Athletic Hall of Fame

ROCKLAND — Athletic Director Gary Graziano is pleased to announce that six individuals were inducted into the Rockland High School Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner and ceremony held at the Rockland Golf Course last weekend.

The inductees were:

  • Fran Cook, Class of 1951 – Track and Cross Country
  • Kevin Klier, Class of 1978 – Golf
  • Peter Foster, Class of 1979 – Basketball
  • Jeffrey Phelps, Class of 1986 – Football
  • Thomas Ryan, Class of 1997 – Football
  • Courtney Burns, Class of 2009 – Basketball

Graziano, who served as master of ceremonies at the event on Saturday, Oct. 26, said this is one of the best induction classes they have had. Since 1988, Rockland High School has inducted 78 student-athlete alumni to the Hall of Fame, as well as four former coaches as honorary members.

Each of the hall-of-famers attributed their accomplishments and the paths their lives have taken in great measure to growing up in Rockland and participating in the town’s and schools’ athletic programs.

Presenters included John Spinale, Cook’s teammate, Madeline Lannin-Cotton, former Rockland High School girls basketball coach, Bob Fisher, former boys’ basketball coach, Ken Klier, Kevin’s brother, Charles McDonald, Ryan’s teammate and Rockland assistant football coach, and Rick Phelps, Jeffrey’s brother and teammate at RHS.

Serving on the Hall of Fame Committee are Lannin-Cotton, Nick Liquori, Graziano, Kathleen Paulding, Fredrick Damon and Stephen Sangster.

Nominees for the Hall of Fame had outstanding athletic accomplishments during and after high school. They also have contributed to their communities, and in some cases have overcome adversity and thrived either during high school or later on in their lives.

Anyone may nominate a Rockland High School graduate who is at lest 10 years removed from their time in high school for consideration for the Athletic Hall of Fame.  To do so, please contact the RHS athletic director at [email protected].

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Rockland High School Students Attend Concert by Well-Known French Singer Eric Vincent

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Rockland Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Alan Cron
34 MacKinlay Way,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Rockland High School Students Attend Concert by Well-Known French Singer Eric Vincent

ROCKLAND — Superintendent Alan Cron is pleased to announce that students in Rockland High School French teacher Julie Dore’s class attended a concert featuring internationally recognized singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Vincent.

The show took place in the Rockland High School auditorium on Friday, Oct. 18.

Vincent, from Paris, is on tour in the United States this fall. His songs represent the tradition of the chanson française, and can be classified as a mix of folk, rock and jazz.

Students were encouraged to sing along as Vincent performed his repertoire of popular French songs. The concert, which lasted for more than an hour, featured songs with rhythms that reflect the music of Africa and the Caribbean.

“I really liked the concert,” Sophomore Ava LaBollita said. “Eric Vincent is an entertaining guy with a unique style of French music with a Caribbean influence.”

Vincent began his career in Paris at the famous cabaret “Le Port du Salut.” His Facebook page says that he has “a special passion for taking his music to every corner of the globe,” and he has performed in more than 140 countries. In the United States, he has performed in every state except Hawaii and Alaska.

Dore said that music is an integral part of her teaching, and that her students receive a great deal of understanding about the nuances of the French language by listening to songs in French. She said that a live performance can add more to the learning experience as it relates to not only the language, but also the culture.

Vincent said that he enjoys performing his music for students in the U.S. because he believes that music breaks down language barriers in many ways.

Vincent is featured in various French textbooks, such as “Discovering French Today” by Valette and Valette, which is the textbook used by the French classes at Rockland High School.

“Vincent’s singing was beautiful, and he was really fun and active on the stage,” sophomore Ayanha Lascase said, adding that she also liked that Vincent talked and sang about other countries, such as Brazil, during his show.

After the concert, Vincent met with students and took time to sign autographs.

The World Languages Department at Rockland High School looks forward to bringing Vincent back next year for another performance.

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Rockland Students Participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

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Rockland Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Alan Cron
34 MacKinlay Way,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Rockland Students Participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

ROCKLAND — Rockland High School Principal John Harrison and Rockland Middle School Principal Beth Bohn are pleased to announce that Rockland students from both schools participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Sept. 29.

The group of approximately 150 students spent Sunday morning in Boston along the Charles River at the David R. Mugar Hatch Shell. Dressed in all pink, the students arrived at the starting line at 8 a.m. and chose whether to walk six miles or two miles. The students also visited different kiosks, listened to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and cancer survivors who spoke of their journeys. 

The students were accompanied by student government council adviser Kirsten Bartoloni, seventh grade middle school teacher and assistant adviser Jacqui Gervais,  high school social studies teacher and assistant adviser Greg Rowe and several parents. 

Along with attending the walk, the students, sponsored by the Rockland High School and Rockland Middle Schools Student Government Councils, planned and held fundraising events in the few weeks before the walk to raise money for the American Cancer Society. High school students raised $2,300 through t-shirt sales, penny wars and donations from the Sept. 27 Rockland football game. Middle school students raised $3,425 through t-shirt sales and teacher “Jean Day” donations. The donations will be used by the American Cancer Society to fund breast cancer research and provide patient services.

Rockland High School senior and Student Government Council Community Services Chair Zach Webb, along with other council leaders, organized the fundraising events and recruited students to attend the walk.

“All you really can do is just put the information out there with announcements, flyers and just talking to people,” Webb said.

Council advisers also worked to educate students about the impact of breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and 41,760 women are estimated to die from breast cancer in the U.S. this year.

“A group of our high school students participate in the walk each year and we were excited to welcome middle school students this year as well,” Bartoloni said. “Our groups raised a record amount of money to donate to the organization and it was great to see our students be a part of the 25,000 participants of the walk. We’re very proud of them for wanting to support and participate in such a wonderful cause.”

The Making Strides Walks take place across the country each year, along with a network of other events. The organization works to support survivors and caregivers by not only funding research, but also giving patients rides to chemotherapy, helping a survivor look good so they feel better and being available to answer caregivers’ questions at any time of day.

 

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