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           "Dracula Takes a Candy Gram"

The Rockcastle County Middle School Leadership Team, along with Mr. David Owens and his Rock TV crew, teamed up to write and produce a Public Service Announcement to promote the sale of candy grams with all proceeds from these bags of M&M’s benefitting local cancer patients. At the 2010 Winter Shorts Film Festival, the PSA “Dracula Takes a Candy Gram” won top honors as Most Outstanding Public Service Announcement.

RCMS Student Council President Dakota Molina and principal Jason Coguer accepted a $1,000 check from Corey Craig on Friday. Citizens Bank agreed to match all donations raised by the students for the earthquake victims in Haiti. The Citizens Bank donation contributed to RCMS giving the American Red Cross $2,000 through Coach John Calipari's Hoops for Haiti program.

On Friday, many RCMS students participated in "Hoops for Haiti." The students paid $1 to shoot a half court shot in an effort to win a homework pass and $5. These students were able to make the shot, some even made it twice. However, all of them returned their money to assist those in Haiti who have been affected by the recent earthquake.

Pictured left to right: Corey McPhetridge, Gage Reynolds, Jordan Johnson, Ethan Mattingly, Taylor Carter, Sam Pensol, and Sandra Caldwell.

By: Kelsey Mattingly

Members of the Rockcastle County Middle School Leadership Team have, for two years, focused on helping those within our school who are currently battling cancer, have already experienced cancer, or have a family member fighting cancer. Many within our own RCMS family have been touched by cancer, but our biggest inspiration for this project was Mrs. Ruth Coguer, our principal, Mr. Coguer’s mother. Mrs. Coguer was diagnosed with cancer two summers ago and fought a tough battle, passing away on December 15th, 2007. Although countless others in our school system have been affected in one way or another by cancer, Mrs. Coguer’s bravery inspires us the most.

Students on the Rockcastle County Middle School 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Leadership Teams decided to raise cancer awareness by providing blankets for our local cancer center at the Rockcastle Regional Hospital. We first sold bags of M&M’s for one dollar to students and staff members at our school. We then bought fleece fabric, and had members from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Leadership Team cut and tie the blankets. On December 15th, we presented twenty blankets and a framed photograph of all of the students who worked on them to staff from the chemo center in honor and memory of Mrs. Ruth Coguer.

The RCMS Y-Club Delegation was awarded the prestigious MOST OUTSTANDING DELEGATION at the 2009 East Junior Kentucky Youth Assembly. To win Most Outstanding Delegation, the school must have a participant in all facets of the Conference as well as impressive leadership and speaking performances from the entire delegation as a whole. The school also has to have very sophisticated Legislative and Premier Bills, a candidate for Executive Committee and Leadership Team and a Media Corps Representative. RCMS had all of these, as well as Governor of the conference. Ashton Arvin, a freshman at RCHS, was elected the 2009 Governor last year at KYA by popular vote of all students at the 2008 conference.

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RCMS Leadership Team members Addison Atkin and Austin Helton counted pennies last week after the team's annual Pennies for Patients coin drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. RCMS students brought in $1,285 in the two day effort for fighting blood cancers. We thank the students for exceeeding their goal and again showing compassion for a worthy cause.

8th grade Leadership Team members McKinzii Todd, Kayla Reynolds, and Kellan Coffey give Shawn Osborne thumbs up for purchasing a candy gram at the Leadership Team’s most recent fundraiser to support local cancer patients. 6th graders Rachael Davis and Sara Clark, first year Leadership Team members, took orders for the specially-labeled M&M’s which were delivered at break on October 30th.   

RCMS Leadership Team members Alaina Coguer and Hannabeth Owens sold candygrams to Marcus Scalf, Makayla Cass, and Tabitha Tompkins during their latest fundraising effort on Friday.  Proceeds from the event will benefit patients at the local Rockcastle Hospital UK Markey Cancer Center.

7^th grade Language Arts BRAVO students held a Renaissance Faire on October 9^th in the Media Center.  The 21 students performed scenes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote – pretty weighty literature for middle school students!  Special music by staff member Shawn Burdette and a duet by Mr. Coguer and Avery Bradshaw made the event even more memorable.  Special thanks to Mrs. Suzanne of the RCMS cafeteria for the delightful wassail and bread pudding and to Kim Wolfe, Markita Mink, and Allen Pensol for their behind-the-scenes help on the production!

7^th grade Language Arts BRAVO 2009:  Back Row:  Shelby Brown, Megan Houk, Brook Isaacs, Abbey Eaton, Alaina Coguer, Ethan Mattingly, Callie Asher, Hannah Hillard, Brook Morris, Casey Walker, Rachel Blair, Avery Bradshaw, Caymen McClure/Front Row:  Samuel Coffey, Rachel Cain, Amelia Eversole, Chelsea Fleming, Rahki Patel, Alyssa Cox, Josh Spurlock, and Jeriah Hamm

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Students in 8th grade Language Arts BRAVO traveled to the county elementary schools on Wednesday, September 30, to perform skits and monologues dressed as historic figures. These 14 students researched characters, wrote scripts, and then dressed in character to perform for the fifth graders at each elementary. Special thanks to Mrs. Donna Roberts, Mrs. Tammy Gabbard, and Mr. Allen Pensol for their hard work in making the performances a success!

Madisan Miller, Emily Roark, and Brianna Burdette portrayed ancient Egyptian pharaohs and included some terrific movements in their skit.

BRAVO cast members (Front/Left to Right):  Kellan Coffey – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Kelsey Mattingly – Harriot Stanton Blatch, Shalynn Winkler – Susan B. Anthony, John Hughes – John Quincy Adams, Harley Davidson – John Adams, Lilliy Beichler – Abigail Adams, Emily Roark - Cleopatra, and Brianna Burdette - Hatshepsut

Back Row:  Jared Lake – General Robert E. Lee, Carissa Looney – Harriet Tubman, Jake Mink – Samuel Adams, Madisan Miller - Nefertiti, Corey McPhetridge – John Hancock, and Jacob Taylor – General Ulysses S Grant

Holding to a promise that he would get a mohawk for a score of 100 or better, Mr. Coguer held his breath as local hairdresser Angie Hines did the deed. 

This happened on Wednesday during the annual assessment results celebration, where 8th grader Ashton Goodeve and Mr. Coguer sported the same style.

Way to go students and staff on making RCMS one of the top 10 middle schools in the state!