The following is a press release created by 8th grade students at Rolland-Warner Middle School Rise of the colors at Rolland-Warner Mr. Sweeney’s 8th grade Service Learning Class at Rolland-Warner is giving back to the community. From December 5th through January 16th, we will be starting a project called, Colors for Causes. We are going […]
Read moreLapeer Goodfellows and Rolland-Warner students team up to serve community
Earlier this month, Karen Rykhus from the Lapeer Goodfellows met with the eighth grade Service Learning class at Rolland-Warner to discuss the upcoming Goodfellows Canned Food Drive. Rhykus gave a quick history lesson on the Goodfellows, who have been helping Lapeer families since the 1920s. This year, with the help of Lapeer schools, the Goodfellows […]
Read moreRolland-Warner students deliver homemade honey to school’s bus drivers
This morning, students from the Rolland-Warner Middle School Bee Club kicked off their holiday season by giving a bottle of their homemade honey to every bus driver who transports R-W students as well as the staff at the bus garage. The drivers and staff were all very appreciative of the gesture, suggested to Bee Club […]
Read moreRolland-Warner teachers bring salmon into science classes
Mike Wiltse, Maja Burris and DuAnne Cook traveled to the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery in Mattawan, Michigan recently for curriculum training and to pick-up a special delivery of Chinook Salmon eggs. They received approximately 200 eggs for each of the school’s two classrooms that will raise and place the smolt (young salmon) in a Great […]
Read moreRolland-Warner students participate in laying of wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Wednesday morning, Rolland-Warner students on the Washington D.C. trip toured Arlington National Cemetery and several participated in the wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Eighth graders Claire Stewart, Kelly Byard, Justin Ray and Mason Wnuk helped lay the Rolland-Warner wreath.
Read moreDay two for Rolland-Warner students in Washington D.C.
From David Sweeney, social studies teacher and chaperone for Rolland-Warner’s D.C. trip: We are midway through day two in Washington DC. Today we visited the Newseum where we enjoyed the 9/11 exhibit along with other media exhibits. We also visited the archives where we saw the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We are currently […]
Read morePhoto: Rolland-Warner students visit Gettysburg
Check out this great photo of Rolland-Warner Middle School eighth graders taking in the sights at Gettysburg. The small town in south central Pennsylvania was the scene of the most famous battle of the Civil War, fought in the summer of 1863.
Read more50 students from Rolland-Warner participate in Fall Training Institute
Last Thursday, 50 students from Rolland-Warner Middle School attended the Fall Training Institute in Frankenmuth. The students rotated through workshops on Team Building, Communication, Project Planning, Motivation, and Commitment, along with participating in the Final Four of Leadership and an Idea Exchange. Rolland-Warner teacher Wyatt Stevens said he was extremely proud of all the students […]
Read moreRolland-Warner service learning class presents Y.A. Cafe
The 8th grade Service Learning class at Rolland-Warner Middle School, with help of the PTC, presented a Young Adult Café on Friday, October 19, in the Rolland-Warner Media Center from 8:15-8:45am. More than 100 students participated — it was outstanding! The book that was presented was the Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki. Mrs. Margrif […]
Read moreArchery in the Schools program coming to Rolland-Warner Middle School
Last spring, Whitetails Unlimited (Lapeer chapter), donated $3,440 to Rolland-Warner Middle School to go toward the purchase of Archery equipment for a Michigan DNR program called “Archery in the Schools”. This past month the school received in excess of $8,000 worth of archery equipment through a matching grant the Michigan DNR provides for the program. […]
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