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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Good Afternoon Rockets! This is your Tuesday update from the Main Office!

Starting Thursday, students are able to ride the Rochester City Bus for free from 6AM - 6PM. This Thursday, during all three lunch periods, there will be a City Bus & staff outside by the Main Entrance to learn all about how to ride the City Bus.

Prom Committee- We will have a 1/2 hour meeting immediately after school today.  It is very important that the entire committee attends!  If you must miss the meeting, please stop by and speak with Mr. Luedtke before the end of the school day Tuesday.

There will be no Asian Student Association Meeting today after school.

This is an important ACT announcement for tomorrow. Students who take the bus to school are to report to John Marshall for ACT testing when their bus arrives on Wednesday.  Students who do not take the bus to school should report to John Marshall by 8:30 am for testing. Students should bring their charged school-issued Chromebook, a calculator, and a pencil. If you need a Chromebook for tomorrow’s test, stop into the Main Office when you arrive at school tomorrow and pick one up. Students should not bring phones to JM. However, phone check-in stations will be located at Door 1 and the Cafeteria.

Bus information for this afternoon, bus 7 will load between 3:50 and 3:55.

Monday, April 6, 2026

Welcome Back Rockets! This is your Monday update from the Main Office!

Prom Committee- We will have a 1/2 hour meeting immediately after school Tuesday.  It is very important that the entire committee attends!  If you must miss the meeting, please stop by and speak with Mr. Luedtke before the end of the school day Tuesday.

La Familia Latina -Spanish Club will meet today after school (3:30 to 5:00) in  Señora Herbeck's class room 3-G20.

Model UN-  There will be no meeting Tuesday morning this week!  There is, however, a mandatory meeting Tuesday, at the beginning of 8th hour.  Expect this meeting to last 20-30 minutes.  If you cannot attend, you MUST speak with Luedtke before 8th hour Tuesday.

Congratulations to the FCCLA students who competed at the State FCCLA  competition over the weekend!  Twenty-five members qualified to go to Nationals in Washington DC in July!! Way to go Rockets!

Arsiema Felich Gold National Qualifier Career Investigation

Waithira Mbuthia Gold National Qualifier Career Investigation

Arsieme Feliche and Ella Pham - Gold National Alternate Chapter in Review

Kongver Nsameluh - Bronze Chapter Service Display

Emily Kerubo - Silver National Qualifier Chapter Service Project Portfolio

Ella Pham - Gold National Qualifier Chapter Service Project Portfolio

Ruby Truong - Gold National Qualifier Chapter Service Project Portfolio

Huda Sh Abdiwahid Silver National Qualifier Early Childhood Education

Ahmad Mahaad and Lammii Nejassa Silver National Alternate Entrepreneurship

Lugman Khamis Gold National Qualifier Entrepreneurship

Shash Sugumaran Prabnu Gold National Alternate Entrepreneurship

Cora Denny - Silver National Alternate Event Management

Samia Abdirahman and Madeeha Mahamoud Gold Focus on Children

Arsema Ayenew  and Liya Feliche Gold National Qualifier Focus on Children

Salma Jilaow and Ruby Olsen Gold National Qualifier Focus On Children

Mary Okellu Bronze Hospitality and Tourism

Waithira Mbuthia and Ruby Truong Gold National Qualifier Hospitality and Tourism

Tam Luu and Aya Yusu Silver National Qualifier Interpersonal Communications

Muna Nur Silver - Personal Finance Challenge

Natalie Blanchette - Gold National Qualifier in Nutrition and Wellness

Margarita Nikulina - Silver Professional Presentation Be The Change

Evan Gross, Hieu Nguyen and Alex Wright, Silver National qualifier Public Policy Advocate

Aya Yusur - Gold National Qualifier Public Policy Advocate

Nora Day - Gold National Qualifier Teaching Strategies

Attention all FCCLA students, we will be having a business meeting on Thursday this week instead of Wednesday. Please come find out what more is happening the rest of this school year.  Also for those attending Nationals, there is a parent meeting right after at 4:45.  THIS MEETING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL GOING TO NATIONALS!

This is an important ACT announcement for this Wednesday, April 8th.  Students who take the bus to school are to report to John Marshall for ACT testing when their bus arrives on Wednesday.  Students who do not take the bus to school should report to John Marshall by 8:30 am for testing. Students should bring their charged school-issued Chromebook, a calculator, and a pencil. Students should not bring phones to JM. However, phone check-in stations will be located at Door 1 and the Cafeteria.