The Roycemore PE Dept. showcases our 4 pillar values – our 4 core cornerstones that hold up our program throughout the school year regardless of the sport, game, or unit.  These 4 standards pave the way to leadership and development in sport and beyond. Preparation, Effort, Respect, and Collaboration. The Physical Education Award goes to 4 students, one per grade, that exhibit these core principles of physical education.  

5th Grade: Sojo F.-G.

6th Grade: Xavier M.

7th Grade: Lenny S.

8th Grade: Matthew O.

“Get Better Every Day” Award

Coach Fawbush awards one MS student with a separate award each year that can be given to a student from any grade level. Coach Fawbush has lived by his “Get Better Every Day” mantra throughout his years of teaching and the “Get Better Every Day” Award is earned by a student who continuously tries to get better at every sport that we do in PE.  The winner of this award has been found to ask questions, be very coachable, and try new strategies even when one way might work well enough. This year’s “Get Better Every Day” Award award has been earned by:

8th Grade: Gabe M.

Athletic Participation

Fifth Grade

• Laila D. – Tumbling
• Edith F. – Tumbling
• Sojo F.-G. – Soccer, Tumbling
• Franklin G. – Basketball 
• Julian G. – Soccer, Basketball 
• Iris H. – Tumbling
• Jack Ipjian – Soccer, Tumbling
• Emmeline Marsidi Sedgewick – Tumbling 
• Leif Nielsen – Tumbling
• Melanie Quire – Tumbling, Volleyball
• Zoha R. – Tumbling, Volleyball
• Lorenzo R. -Basketball, Tumbling
• Ludo R. – Soccer, Basketball 
• Emily Smith – Tumbling
• Charles S. – Tumbling, Volleyball

Sixth Grade

• Theo B. – Tumbling
• Inika B. – Tumbling 
• Gracie C. – Soccer
• Devyani D. – Tumbling
• Micah G. – Basketball 
• Juliette H. – Tumbling
• Anisha M. – Tumbling
• Alex P. – Tumbling
• Lyra R. – Soccer, Tumbling
• Pietro R. – Soccer, Basketball 
• Charlie R. – Soccer, Basketball 
• Alexandra R. – Tumbling
• Phoenix S. -Tumbling
• Mandy X.  – Tumbling

Seventh Grade

• Isabel A. – Volleyball, Tumbling 
• Max A. – Basketball, Tumbling, Volleyball
• Ariana B. – Tumbling 
• Zane G. – Tumbling 
• Levi J.J. – Basketball, Tumbling, Volleyball 
• Maci L. – Soccer, Tumbling 
• Brendon O. – Basketball 
• Kate P. – Tumbling 
• Rodrigo S. – Tumbling, Volleyball
• Lenny S. – Basketball, Tumbling, Volleyball
• Ricky Y. – Basketball, Tumbling 
• Pasha Z. – Tumbling, Basketball
• Malina Z. – Tumbling 

Eighth Grade

• Finley A. – Tumbling 
• Jacob B. – Basketball
• Samantha B. – Tumbling 
• Nathan D. – Basketball 
• Rachel D. – Tumbling
• Jackie G. – Basketball, Tumbling
• Ava G. – Tumbling 
• Robi I. – Fencing, Tumbling 
• Sophia K. – Tumbling 
• Gabe M. – Basketball, Tumbling 
• Matt O. – Basketball 
• Jessi O. – Tumbling
• Iris P. – Tumbling 
• Eva-Rae R. – Volleyball, Tumbling 
• Roscoe S. – Basketball
• Calvin W. – Tumbling 

Honor Roll

We would now like to honor academic achievement through the Honor Roll program in the Middle School. For academic recognition, we provide Honor Roll awards that are determined by report card grades.  In order to qualify for Honor Roll recognition, a student must have earned no grade below a “B-” on their grade reports. 

• Franklin G.
• Gracie C.
• Max A.
• Julian G.
• Devyani D.
• Zander C.
• Zoha R.
• Juliette H.
• Spencer E.
• Ludovico R.
• Krishay M.
• Brendon O.
• Charlie R.
• Kate P.
• Phoenix S.
• Rodrigo S.
• Julia S.
• Jacob B.
• Ricky Y.
• Rachel D.
• Malina Z.
• Jackie G.
• Ava G.
• Robi I.
• Gabe M.
• Matthew O.

Star Honor Roll

We also recognize those students who have excelled academically and earned Star Honor Roll status. In order to qualify for Star Honor Roll, a student must have received no grade lower than an “A-” in any course. 

• Sojo F.-G.
• Inika B.
• Isabel A.
• Iris H.
• Madeline D.
• Orly R.
• Emmeline M.-S.
• Xavier M.
• Lenny S.
• Melanie Q.
• Anisha M.
• Pasha Z.
• Alex P.
• Andy P.
• Lyra R.
• Pietro R.
• Alexandra R.
• Mandy X.
• Finley A.
• Sophia K.
• Jessie O.
• Eva-Rae R.

Congratulations to all of our Honor Roll and Star Honor Roll students for their excellent work this year.

President’s Award for Educational Achievement

The U.S. Department of Education sponsors the President’s Award for Educational Achievement to recognize Middle School graduates who show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment, and intellectual development in their academic subjects. We are delighted to present the President’s Award for Educational Achievement to: 

• Rachel D.
• Jackie G.
• Ava G.
• Robi I.
• Matthew O.
• Jessie O.
• Eva-Rae R.

The President’s Award for Educational Excellence

In 1984, President Reagan started a program to recognize academic excellence.  The awards are given to students completing their elementary and secondary education. To qualify, a student must have maintained at least a 3.5 academic average, have scored in the 85%ile or higher on standardized tests, and have pursued a comprehensive curriculum of college-preparatory work.  We are delighted to present  The President’s Awards for Educational Excellence to: 

• Finley A.
• Jacob B.
• Sophia K.
• Gabe M.
• Iris P.
• Calvin W.

Citizenship Award - Star Shield & Shield

We are proud to recognize and honor our Shield & Star Shield recipients. This award is based on our Core Values of Scholarship, Integrity, Community, Respect, and Compassion. All our MS students assessed themselves on the 16 criteria encompassed within our 5 core values in May. The teachers also added their assessment of the students’ attainment of these essential attributes. This year, we shared the SHIELD summary document with each of the students during individual conferences with their HR teachers. Students were then asked to review & reflect on their self-assessment along with their teachers’ assessments to complete the SHIELD Reflection and Goal-Setting document. The summary and your child’s reflection will be emailed home this year with your child’s final report card during the second week of June.  

 The following students have shown strong adherence to these core values throughout the year and we are so pleased to recognize them today. 

SHIELD

• Franklin G.
• Emily S.
• Sparrow B.
• Charlie R.
• Spencer E.
• Zane G.
• Julia S.
• Crow K.
• Maci L.
• Rodrigo S.
• Owen S.
• Pasha Z.
• Sammy B.
• Theo C.
• Jackie G.
• Nathan K.

STAR SHIELD

• Laila D.
• Sojo F.-G.
• Julian G.
• Iris H.
• Emmeline M.-S.
• Melanie Q.
• Zoha R.
• Ludovico R.
• Charlie S.
• Inika B.
• Madeline D.
• Devyani D.
• Juliette H.
• Krishay M.
• Xavier M.
• Anisha M.
• Alex P.
• Andy P.
• Lyra R.
• Pietro R.
• Alexandra R.
• Phoenix S.
• Mandy X.
• Isabel A.
• Zander C.
• Brendon O.
• Kate P.
• Orly R.
• Lenny S.
• Malina Z.
• Finley A.
• Jacob B.
• Rachel D.
• Ava G.
• Robi I.
• Sophia K.
• Gabe M.
• Matthew O.
• Jessie O.
• Iris P.
• Eva-Rae R.

Art Award

• Julian G.
• Mandy X.
• Finley A.
• Rachel D.
• Robi I.
• Nathan K.
• Sophia K.
• Jessie O.
• Kate P.
• Iris P.
• Julia S.

Music Award

Music Awards are given to those students who demonstrated dedication to, and patience with, the process of learning about music. These students were fearless in their effort and grew as musicians and performers.  

5th Grade:  Sojo F.-G., Emmeline M.-S., and Charlie S.

6th Grade: Lyra R.

7th Grade: Levi J.J.

8th Grade: Jackie G. and Gabe M.

Drama Award

This year’s drama award winners have challenged themselves as theatre artists to create and explore possibilities and as human beings to more fully embody the Roycemore core values of scholarship, integrity, community, respect, and compassion. 

5th Grade: Iris H.

6th Grade: Anisha M.

7th Grade: Orly R.

8th Grade: Roscoe S. and Iris P.

P3 Award

We congratulate each and every one of our middle schoolers for their innovative P3 work this year. The P3 Award goes to students who worked diligently toward each of our P3 goals and mindsets this year. These students identified a problem they wanted to solve, stuck with that passion throughout the school year, and used the design thinking process to design a solution to their chosen problem. Each of these students communicated regularly with their mentor. They took feedback from that mentor as well as from teachers, peers, and others. Throughout the year, these students exhibited empathy, commitment, respect, optimism, and collaboration. 

This year, the P3 award goes to:

• Sojo F.-G.
• Melanie Q.
• Juliette H.
• Lyra R.
• Orly R.

We want to give a special 8th-grade P3 award to someone who has exhibited hard work, empathy, creativity, and passion for all four years of middle school on their P3 projects. In the last few years, this student has completed projects to help animals, reduce inequalities, and understand the effects of social media. She has worked through difficulties and has truly embraced learning from her mentors. 

Congratulations, Eva-Rae R.!

Jessi Wunder Award 

The Middle School student receiving the Jessi Wunder Award possesses many of the qualities she values, such as a strong work ethic, a spirit of cooperation,  a willingness to share the spotlight, and an enthusiastic, positive attitude.

Congratulations, Lenny S.!

MS Clubs

Chess Team

• Franklin G.
• Ludo R.
• Pietro R.
• Levi J.J.
• Jacob B.

Dungeons & Dragons

• Julian
• Jack
• Ludo
• Charlie S
• Gracie
• Seven
• Orly
• Lenny
• Crow
• Zane
• Calvin
• Nathan D.
• Nathan K.

Board & Video Games

• Theo B.
• Seven
• Jack
• Leif
• Levi
• Jacob
• Gabe
• Gracie
• Krishay

Roots & Shoots

• Lyra
• Anisha
• Phoenix
• Edith
• Juliette
• Sojo
• Inika
• Alexandra

In the 2021/22 school year the Roots & Shoots club:

• Grew in size from 3 to 8 participants!
• Put up posters all over the school!
• Participated in the Illinois Kids Climate Summit with a group video and individual writing submissions that were featured on the IKCS website!
• Collected candy wrappers to recycle at Halloween time!
• Held an Earth Day bake sale that raised $115 to be split between the club’s butterfly garden fund and an environmental charity!
• Planned a butterfly garden that will be implemented next year and worked with Roycemore teachers across school units to get this wonderful project approved by the school

Rubik’s Club

• Franklin
• Ludo
• Julian
• Zander

Cross-Country Club

• Matthew 
• Brendon 
• Zander
• Lorenzo
• Leif
• Julian
• Jackie
• Pietro
• Ludo
• Franklin
• Gabe
• Jacob

Battle of the Books

• Andy
• Charlie S
• Alex
• Krishay
• Ludo
• Pietro
• Julian
• Jack
• Sojo
• Melanie
• Zoha
• Devi
• Juliette
• Emily
• Inika
• Lyra
• Anisha
• Mandy
• Levi
• Jackie
• Pasha
• Jacob
• Gabe