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Welcom e t h e f ir st st u den t pr odu ced RJH New slet t er . Th e Jou r n alism class h as been h ar d at w or k lear n in g h ow t o w r it e an d cr eat e as jou r n alist s. We

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k n ow each n ew slet t er is goin g t o keep get t in g bet t er an d bet t er . En joy!

JH Volleyball vs. Gat esville

Tues. Sept . 12 Lat e arrival t o school

Thurs. Sept . 14 JH Foot ball at Troy

M on. Sept . 18 JH Volleyball Vs. LaVega

Wel coming A+ Cards t o ROBINSON

JH Tennis vs. N Belt on M S

Thurs. Sept . 21 JH Foot ball vs. At hens at Rocket Field.

What are A+ cards you ask? The A+ cards are discount cards we t he st udent s were sel l ing around t he school .

There wil l be WINNERS!!!! Three st udent s t hat sel l t he most A+ cards wil l be Friday. Sept . 22 chosen and given a prize t hat we bel ieve right now is, $100 f or f irst pl ace, $50 f or JH Hom ecom ing Dance in second and $25 f or t hird, and al so t here are ot her prizes not just f or f irst , second cafe. 4:30-6:15 and t hird. If you sel l t hree cards or combos you get t wo donut s and a drink at Varsit y Foot ball vs. At hens at shipl eys f or f ree, f our cards or combos sol d you earn a f ree signat ure pret zel f rom Rocket Field. Aunt ie Anne?s,f ive? You win a smal l f l avored sl ush at sonic f or f ree, l et 's skip t o if you sel l 15 cards or combos, now t his is a cool prize you get a f ree l imo ride AND a pizza l unch! Sel l as many A+ cards as you can and YOU can be one of t he l ucky winners. Also join RJH Sch ool Rem in d f or day bef or e r em in der s an d last m in u t e ch an ges. Go t o h t t ps:/ / t .co/ h ejgq85WIC

Al l t he money wil l go t o act ivit ies, aka t he f un zones in t he caf et eria. Not onl y do we benef it f rom t he A+ cards by gaining more act ivit ies during l unch, but our cust omers gain f rom it t oo!!! They get discount s f rom pl aces l ike, 3 Spoons Yogurt , Dairy Queen, Domino?s Pizza and many more!!! Now t el l me, who woul dn't want a f ree pizza?!? To t op it al l of f 7t h and 8t h grade are compet ing t o see who sel l s more cards! This compet it ion is going t o get real l y ?COLORFUL!? If you don't get t he joke l et me inf orm you t hat if no mat t er if eit her grade wins no mat t er what Mrs.Chudej and Mrs.Gof ort h wil l dye t heir HAIR!!! If 7t h grade wins Chudej wil l dye her hair GREEN and Gof ort h wil l dye her hair PINK! But , if 8t h grade is t o win Chudej wil l dye her hair PURPLE and Gof ort h?s BLUE!!! Al l t he money was due Sept ember 8t h remember t o t urn in t he money!

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o n at h w t ill t e h l et e e ga ll s of m es e the r a w n u t e d w a n e e e e k !!! t F k s i r i l l e t a h o n l c r a a u e o s T j i e n h o t i t r e c e h e h t s c t s a i u e h b t T t a . n t e w n d e i e u v d r st u e t t s n i a l l f i o w d a C e T t a s h l en i n is i mp se d or er an t an lect io n dd td an at e in c ce so lu d s; fg es ec a t. me s, By : Greenleigh williams and Allie kneece

! Ou r Ro c k e t t s ! Last weekend Robinson hel d a Vol l eybal l Tour nament t hat al l of our Rocket vol l eybal l pl ayer s at t ended. Mor osel y, 7t h B and 8t h B did not pl ace, but bot h A t eams got 4t h! Last Thur sday our Rocket s pl ayed ast onishing against t he Connal l y Cadet s. Sadl y, t he 7t h A t eam did not end in a vict or y, but t he l ast 3 t eams did!

Monday Sept . 11 our Rocket t s pl ayed against t he Gat esvil l e Hor net s. Al l of our ast ounding vol l eybal l t eams made it t o a heavy t hir d mat ch! Al l t eams ended in a win, but 8A! Even t hough 8A l ost , t he whol e t eam gave it a f ight !

Go Ro c k et t s! Gir l s Vol l eybal l games wil l now be ever y Monday! Don't f or get t his weekend bot h of our A t eams have a t our nament in Gat esvil l e, come and wat ch our Rocket s dominat e t he cour t !

New Rocket s M eet Ju st in Oldh am This is Just in Ol dham, who came f rom Axt el l . Al t hough he misses his ol d school , he is enjoying Robinson. As a 13 year-ol d, his f avorit e subject is mat h, and it just so happens his f avorit e t eacher is his mat h t eacher, Mrs. Gardener. When he isn?t at school , he l oves spending t ime wit h animal s. His f avorit e col or is bl ue, which so happens t o be t he col or of his f avorit e animal , t he Bet t a Fish. He doesn?t have a f avorit e sport , but he does have t hree words t o describe himsel f ; open-minded, independent , and nice. So, l et ?s make Just in f eel wel come, l ike any good Rocket woul d!

Adriana Lopez is an eighth grader who came from Houston,Texas.Her favorite thing about Robinson is the people and her favorite subject is science.Adriana has one brother and her favorite color is purple.Her favorite animal is a giraffe and her favorite movie is "the Impossibles." Hope you have a great year, Adriana!

Teac her Feat ur e Ms . Wo ng By: El izabet h Jennings

Ms. Wong is current l y a senior at Bayl or Universit y and wil l be graduat ing in May 2018. She was born in Norman, OK but grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She ret urned t o t he U.S. f or universit y and has been l iving in Waco f or t he l ast t hree years. Ms. Wong says t he kids at Robinson are f abul ous. She al so says t hat t hey are f ul l of energy, hardworking, and respect f ul . When she was in 7t h grade she was a TA f or t he mat h t eacher. The experience conf irmed her cal l ing t o be a t eacher. In her spare t ime Ms. Wong l ikes t o cook, read books, pl ay board games, l ist en t o music, and spend t ime wit h f riends and f amil y.

mr s . g ar d ner By:Addyson Gray Mrs. Gardner is a mat h t eacher, t his is her second year t eacher sixt h and sevent h grade mat h. She graduat ed high school f rom Brucevil l e-Eddy High school and went t o col l ege at Texas Tech universit y. She real ized in col l ege how f un mat h coul d be and want ed t o bring it t o middl e school st udent s. In high school she pl ayed vol l eybal l , t rack, she was a cheerl eader, and she was even on t he school dance t eam. She l oves t o read, t each mat h, and hang out wit h her dog St el l a. Mrs.Gardner is a great t eacher because she l oves t o make mat h easy and f un.

Boys Sports Update. The boys are gearing up for another great football season. In an interview , Coach Sanchez said the Lorena game is always a fun one cause it always shows what a Robinson Rocket really is.Coach Sanchez told newsletter that he is looking forward to the game against Troy this week. Don't for get to dress up in "throwback attire" from the 50s to the 90s so we can throwback the Trojans. By: Jake Goodman

Main event s of t he week by:Bail ey McDonal d Hurricane Irma: There is anot her hurricane t hat has been caught and it is now of t oday recorded as a cat egory 5 hurricane. It hit Fl orida Sunday and has become a t ropical depression.

Pr in cipal Page Welcom e back t o sch ool an d ou r f ir st st u den t m ade n ew slet t er . You w ill f in d all t h e in f or m at ion you n eed t o k n ow abou t t h e JH in t h is pu blicat ion . Please r ead it each w eek . It w ill be em ailed in SKyw ar d, pu t on Sch oology, Tw it t er , an d Facebook . Please f ollow u s f or in f or m at ion an d join t h e JH Rem in d (on page 1) f or last m in u t e ch an ges or day bef or e r em in der s.

Ou r lat e st ar t t oday w as a su ccess, st u den t s w er e able t o w or k on m at h , r eadin g, scien ce , an d social st u dies sk ills w h ile t h e t each er s w er e lear n in g abou t best pr act ices f or t each in g. We w ill con t in u e t o do sim ilar sk ills each lat e st ar t days. Please call if you n eed an y in f or m at ion .

On Sept . 22n d f r om 4:30-6:15 in t h e JH caf e, w e w ill h ave ou r f ir st JH dan ce. It is t h e Hom ecom in g dan ce. We w ill h ave a con cession st an d an d Kon a Ice w ill also be h er e. At t h e en d of t h e dan ce, M r s. Gof or t h an d I w ill w alk an y st u den t goin g t o t h e f oot ball gam e t o t h e f r on t gat e. St u den t s m u st be cu r r en t JH st u den t s w it h you r ID, an d $5.00. You m u st bu y you r f oot ball t ick et in advan ce or at t h e gat e if you ar e n ot goin g h om e at 6:15 af t er t h e dan ce. Br in g m on ey f or t h e con cession st an d.

Please r eview at t en dan ce, dr ess code, an d t alk w it h you r ch ild abou t n o cell ph on e u se at sch ool u n less per m ission is gr an t ed f r om a t each er . Th an k you f or you r h elp in t h ese m an n er s.

Do n ot h esit at e t o con t act you r ch ild's t each er s or t h e of f ice st af f w h en you h ave qu est ion s. We ar e all h er e t o h elp you an d you r ch ild.

Sh elly Ch u dej RJH Pr in cipal m ch u dej@r obin son .k 12.t x.u s

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Back Row Lef t t o Right : Mia Resendez, Camryn Farnum, Maryah Lopez, Al l isa Bradl ey, Greenl eigh Wil l iams, El izabet h Jennings, Kat el yn Kaase, and Cyrus Al l en Front Row Lef t t o Right : Addyson Gray, Bail ey McDonal d, Kaidynce Russel l , Al l ie Kneece, Amy Del gado, and Jake Goodman