ROBI NSON JUNI OR HI GH Week l y Updat e Week of A pr i l 3r d - A pr i l 7t h UPCOMI NG EVENTS Mon. April 3rd **STUDENT HOLIDAY** *(Teacher In-Service Day)* JH Tennis vs. S. Belton MS 4:15pm

RESPECT: 2016

GIVE IT TO GET IT

2017

Last Day of t h e 6 Week s Be su r e t o get you r gr ades u p an d pass t h is 6 w eek s. Ch eek sk yw ar d an d t alk t o you r t each er s

Tues. April 4t h Treasure Tuesday Wed. April 5t h McGregor Pre-UIL (JH) 8:00am Pre-UIL Band Concert 8:00am Thurs. April 6t h JH Choir Concert 6:30pm Fri. April 7t h **END OF THE 5t h SIX WEEKS** Middle School Concert & Sight Reading Contest

No School Monday April 3 is a student holiday . Enjoy your day off

Got Spir it ; Be A Spir it Leader The Spirit Leading/Blue Crew is looking for Boys and Girls to join their organization for the 2017-2018 school year. If you are interested in being part of a fun & hard working team, and a huge part of building school spirit, please come by the office for more information and to sign up.

Congr at ulat ions New 20 17-18 RJH Cheer leader s!! 7t h Gr ade Allyson Blasingame Braelyn Fisher Emily Mills Emma Winter

8t h Gr ade

Emory Chapman

Brenna Welsh

Ivy VanBlarcum

Cheyenne Bryant

Jadyn Johnston

Emily Winkleman

Lindsey Lashombe

Hailey Dulock

Mckenzie Gilbreath

Kelsi Ewing

Mishel Dhanani

Khenadi Bailey Kinley Schnizer Taylor Coburn Taylor York

M eet t he Rock et s!

By St af f Wr it er s: Cam i Far n u m & M ar yah Lopez

Ko l t en Saul t er s is a 7t h gr ader . He is 13, and his f av o r it e c o l o r is bl ue. His f av o r it e animal is a do g and he has been at Ro binso n his w ho l e l if e. His f av o r it e t hings abo ut Ro binso n ar e f r iends and spo r t s. He has no sibl ings and his f av o r it e subj ec t is mat h. Ho pe y o u hav e a gr eat y ear Ko l t en, !

Hannah Lewis is an 8th grader who has been going to Robinson since kindergarten. She is 13 years old, and she has one younger sister and one younger brother. Her favorite class is English, and her enrichment class is theatre. She also enjoys being a T.A. Her favorite thing about Robinson is that all of the people are nice. Her favorite color is purple, and her favorite animal is a dog. Good luck on the STAAR test Hannah!

M eet t he St aff! ! ! Tim VanCl eave Assist ant Superint endent By Kadence Knoble and Jazmine Woods

Mr. VanCl eave graduat ed f rom Academy High School , 10 mil es sout h of Templ e and t hen at t ended col l ege at t he Universit y of Mary Hardin-Bayl or in Bel t on. Mr. VanCl eave began his t eaching career in Templ e ISD at Travis Middl e School . He t aught Texas Hist ory and American Hist ory and coached f oot bal l , basket bal l , and t rack f or 10 years. Mr. VanCl eave has been in Robinson f or 16 years. He began his career as t he principal of t he junior high and t hen became principal of t he high school . He has hel d t he posit ion of Assist ant Superint endent f or 9 years. He has f ive chil dren: Christ opher, who is 31, t eaches and coaches in Kil l een, Emil y, who is 30, is a st ay -at home mom in Academy, Leah who is 26, works at a medical f acil it y in Templ e, St even, who is 19, is in t he Marines in San Diego, and Sydney, who is 16, is a 10t h grader at Robinson. They have one dog named Sadi who is very spoil ed! Mr. Vancl eave describes t he kids here as very hard-working, and having a sense of pride. In his f ree t ime, Mr. Vancl eave enjoys spending t ime wit h his f amil y and at t ending or wat ching sport ing event s. H al so enjoys t inkering wit h el ect ronics. The reason he want ed a career in educat ion is because educat ors t ook int erest in him whil e he was in school .

Mr s . MIn k w a n t s t o t h a n k e v e r y on e f or a gr e a t w e e k of STA A R t e s t i n g . W e a r e a l l l ook in g f or w a r d t o a "N o r m a l " w e e k !

Lin k t o t u t or ial sch edu le:

Ro c k et Tr ac k ! The Rocket s did gr eat in t he DISTRICT Tr ack meet at Gat esville t his week ! The 7t h and 8t h gr ade gir ls bot h f inished 4t h! The Rocket boys did awesome as well! The 7t h gr ade boys f inished in 3r d and t he 8t h gr ade ended up in 4t h! Way t o f inish out t he season st r ong! Go Rocket s!

By: Allisa Br adley an d Dyllan Doyle

Hot Topicsof theWeek Q uot e of t he W eek By: Chr ist opher Maddux

People don't want to be alone because they are mad; it's because they are sad.

Br a int e a se r of t he we e k By : Ch r i stoph er M addu x

The let t er M Look at next weeks let t er f or anot her br aint easer .

-Chris Maddux

Ar t icle of t he Week By: Taya Cr yss

This week?s art icl e is about depression. Depression is becoming more and more common among t eens. Chil dren need guidance and hel p. They can?t be ignored any l onger. Inst ead of t el l ing t hem t hat ?It ?l l al l be okay? or ?You?re l ucky,? adul t s shoul d hel p. A l ot of kids in our school are f eel ing t he ef f ect s of st ress. If you f eel l ike you're depressed or know someone who is, t ry and hel p yoursel f and t he peopl e around you. Tal k t o a parent , t he counsel or, or a t eacher. You coul d get h hel p or even save a l if e. That ?s it f or now, have a good week everyone.

Thank you so much for working hard all week last week! We will be starting a STAAR CAMP for our 8th graders this month. Look for more info to come in the next few weeks. We will be reveiwing for the Science and Social Studies as well as ELAR and Math.

The April Fools/ STAAR Dance was a success. We will have one more dance in May. Look for the details at the end of the month. We are coming up on the last few weeks of school. Remember to stay focused and that all our routines and procedures are still in place until the last day of school.

Be smart when using social media and make sure that whatever you put there you would want your parents or grandparents to see. Even on snapchat, it never goes away. It can always be accessed in a variety of ways,. Stay smart and respect yourself!

t's a great day to be a Rocket!

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Charge Those Chromebooks Every Night !! 7t h an d 8t h gr ader s. M ak e su r e t h e or an ge ligh t is on f or it t o ch ar ge. Also, m ak e su r e t h at you r ch ar ger is plu gged in t o an elect r ical ou t let !!

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Back Row Lef t t o Right : Hannah Nors, Christ opher Maddux, Kadence Knobl e, Maryah Lopez, Al ize Gross, Jazmine Woods, Al icia Vicinais, and Taya Chryss. Front Row Lef t t o Right : Al issa Bradl ey, Dyl an Doyl e, Brookl yn Buchanan, and Cami Farnum. Sponsor: Robin Hines