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#REDIRECT [[List of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools]] |
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[[Category:Middle schools in Virginia]] |
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|name=Rocky Run Middle School |
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|motto=Excellence in All Endeavors<ref name=FCPS>[http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=251 FCPS - School Profiles - Rocky Run MS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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|established=1980<ref name=FCPS /> |
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|district=[[Fairfax County Public Schools]] |
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|grades=7 and 8<ref name=FCPS /> |
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|principal=Heywood Jablowme<ref>http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/aboutourschool/administration.html#at</ref> |
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|students=1000 <small>(2007)</small><ref name=FCPS /> |
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|colors=Navy and gold <span style="color:#000080;">█</span><span style="color:#ffd700;">█</span> |
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|mascot=Rocky the Ram<ref>[http://fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/home.htm Rocky Run MS Homepage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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|location=[[Chantilly, Virginia]], [[United States]] |
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|schedtyp=Four period block days, lasting 6 hours and 50 minutes |
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|website=http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS}} |
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'''Rocky Run Middle School''' (Cluster 7, Grades 7-8) is a public middle school in [[Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]].<ref name="info1">[http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Virginia/Chantilly/RockyRunMiddle.html Rocky Run Middle School - Chantilly, Virginia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of September 2015 the school accommodates 1200 students.<ref name=FCPS /> Being an AAP(FCPS Advanced Academics Program) magnet school, it is fed by many elementary schools, including Brookfield, Bull Run, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar West, Poplar Tree, Willow Springs, Mosby Woods, and Centreville. The school is located on the borders of many suburban neighborhoods and is on Stringfellow Road, a main road that will soon be expanded.<ref name="stringfellow1">[http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/const-project.asp?ID=275 Route 645 Stringfellow Road<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Academics== |
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All enrolled students are required to take five "core" classes, as follows: |
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*Mathematics (Algebra 1 (7th and 8th grade) & Geometry (8th grade) are available for high school credit) <ref name="courses1">[http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/departments.htm RRMS Departments<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*Life Sciences (Grade 7)/Physical Sciences (Grade 8) <ref name="courses1" /> |
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*US History 1877–Present (Grade 7)/Civics & Economics (Grade 8) <ref name="courses1" /> |
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*English <ref name="courses1" /> |
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*Physical Education/Health <ref name="courses1" /> |
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==Electives== |
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Students can choose four semester-long elective classes, or two year-long elective classes. A combination of the both, (one year-long, two semester-long) is also permitted. Some electives, especially advanced classes, language courses, and music-related courses, are year-long choices, but most, especially for seventh-graders, are only semester-length classes. |
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Electives include:<ref name="electives1">[http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/electives.htm RRMS Electives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*Art Foundations |
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*3D Art |
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*Family and Consumer sciences(Home Ec or Teen Living) |
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*Foreign Language: Spanish, French, and Latin |
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*Music Participation Lab |
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*Band: Cadet, Concert, Symphonic, Percussion Ensemble, Beginner Band, |
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*Orchestra: Intermediate, Concert, String Ensemble, Chamber |
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*Chorus: Rocky Run Chorus, Advanced Women Choir, Concert Choir, Show Choir |
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*Technology education(Shop Class) |
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*Industrial education |
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*Theater Arts Appreciation |
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*Peer helping (also commonly known as Peer Mediation) |
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*WROK (The school's bi-weekly television program) |
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*Computer Solutions (tech class that teaches how to type and other technology subjects) |
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Some electives require auditions or screenings, such as advanced choirs, band classes, orchestras, or Theatre Arts. Foreign Language courses are credit courses for high school. These courses will affect the student's high school grade point average, if taken. Higher courses are also available online. |
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Rocky Run has music warning bells. |
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==Teams== |
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The school enrollment in Rocky Run is divided into large sections, or teams.<ref name="teams1">[http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/teams.htm RRMS Teams<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> There are eight teams at Rocky Run: |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! 7th Grade !! 8th Grade |
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|- |
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| Patriots || Trailblazers |
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|- |
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| Stars || Freedoms |
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| Nationals || Eagles |
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| Capitals || Liberty |
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|} |
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These teams each have their own teachers for the "core" courses, but students going to another team's teacher (cross-teamed) may happen based on electives, the honors program, and number of students enrolled. |
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==Awards== |
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*The school's advanced theatre arts class performed their 30-minute rendition of William Shakespeare's [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]] at both the [[Folger Shakespeare Library|Folger Theatre]] in Washington, D.C. and [[Chantilly High School]]. The school took home three awards at the Folger and seven at Chantilly. Their "Traveling Shakespeare Troupe" was featured in FCPS's School Scene on Red Apple 21, the local [[Public-access television]] channel.<ref name="theatre1">http://www.fcps.edu/DIT/streaming/ss15_folgerfestival.asx</ref> |
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==Famous Alumni== |
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*During the 2005-2006 school year, Rocky Run teacher Jamie Sawatzky was named 2006 Virginia Preserve America History Teacher. See:<ref name="sawatzky1">http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=379 FCPS webpage:Jamie Sawatzky Named 2006 Virginia Preserve America History Teacher</ref> |
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*During the 2010-2011 school year, Rocky Run orchestra director, Stephen Matthie was honored with the Outstanding New Strings Teacher of the Year award for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). |
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*During the 2010-2011 school year, Jamie Sawatzky was awarded teacher of the year in FCPS schools. |
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* Lance Baldwin- Rocky Run's only Technology Education(Shop) teacher, received an award for being the best shop teacher in FCPS schools in 2008 and 2011. |
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==May 2007 food tampering== |
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On May 22, 2007, a thirteen-year-old girl who purchased lunch in the school cafeteria discovered a large pin in her salad container.<ref name="FoodTampering">[http://www.nbc4.com/news/13375934/detail.html Student Finds Pin In Salad - News Story - WRC | Washington<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This incident is similar to the April 2007 [[Rachel Carson Middle School#Food tampering incidents|Rachel Carson]] food tampering incident, but the two are believed to not be related.<ref name="PinInLunch9">[http://www.wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=58986 WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | Another School Lunch Tampering<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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Rocky Run middle school's demographics are |
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*44% Asian |
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*39% White |
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*8% Latino |
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*7% Black |
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*2% other |
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*1% mixed race |
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Rocky Run has experienced a large demographic shift since the 2008-09 school year. That year Rocky Run became a Gifted and talented school. The Asian percentage grew from 17% in 2007-08 to 26%. This was caused by the seventh grade class having a very high percentage of Asians(37%). The school is expected to have an Asian majority by the 2017-18 school year. The school |
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Demographics in 2007-08 |
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*66% White |
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*17% Asian |
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*10% Black |
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*7% Latino |
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==Attendance rate and test scores== |
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The attendance rate at Rocky Run is 97%, 2 percentage points above the Virginia state average of 95%.<ref name="greatschools1">[http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/va/other/617#students Student Teacher Ratio Rocky Run Middle School - Chantilly, Virginia - VA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2009, the eighth grade SOL results for reading (99%), writing (96%), science (98%), and math (99%) were higher than the state averages (87%, 89%, 90%, 85%, respectively). The seventh grade math and reading averages, which were 96% and 99%, were also higher than the state averages of 71% and 89%.<ref name="homefactsscores">[http://www.homefacts.com/schools/Virginia/Fairfax-County/Chantilly/Rocky-Run-Middle.html Rocky Run Middle School Test Scores - Chantilly, Virginia - VA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Feeder schools== |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2007}} |
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*Colin Powell Elementary School |
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*Bull Frog Elementary School |
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*Greenbriar East Elementary School |
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*Greenbriar West Elementary School |
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*Poplar Tree Elementary School |
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*Willow Springs Elementary School |
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*Centreville Elementary School |
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*Brookfield Elementary School |
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*Mosby Woods Elementary School |
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*London Towne Elementary School (By Application) |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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Website:http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/ <br> |
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Profile: http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=251 |
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{{Fairfax County Public Schools}} |
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[[Category:Public middle schools in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Schools in Fairfax County, Virginia]] |
[[Category:Schools in Fairfax County, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Magnet schools in Virginia]] |
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