The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation
The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation, or RooFriends, is committed to raising the money and providing the people power to help our students succeed in school and in their lives.
THANK YOU to San Diego Symphony for offering a virtual “Young People’s Concert” to ALL RMS Students this week. Featuring the music of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite,” this creative learning opportunity introduces our Students to the world of storytelling through music. “The Firebird” Young People’s Concert (40 minutes) is available to ALL RMS Students…
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CONGRATULATIONS to RMS Music!! Mr. Elias Kocivar applied for a SDUSD VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Enhancement Program Grant and was just informed that RMS has been awarded $2500.00 to acquire MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) keyboards!! 6th Graders, stand-by for playing & composing electronic music!! Thank You, VAPA!! GOOD NEWS from the San Diego Symphony! …
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The RMS Music Boosters INVITE ALL Roosevelt IB Students & Families to our RMS Music Meeting on Monday, November 9, 6:00 PM. If you have a Student in 6th Grade Music, Zero Period Music Elective (Band/ Orchestra) or you would like to hear about what our Music Program is doing, please come to our virtual…
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Click for Video “RMS Music Students Share Their Music Program Experiences.” ALL WELCOME to the RMS Music Boosters online meeting on Tuesday, Oct 6 at 6:00 PM!! Music-Learning opportunities thrive at Roosevelt IB! Every 6th Grader will be enrolled in a 9-week music course this school year, and the 0 Period Music Elective (Band &…
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Dear families and music lovers, Thank you to so many of you for your contributions. The Musical Tree Fundraiser was a big success. Your generous donations added up to $3,455!! With the $1,000 matching donation from the Harris Family, RMS Families raised $4,455! This will help our students get the music supplies they need, and…
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February 10-13th Campaign All the greatest musicians who ever lived had someone who supported their passions when they were young. Will you help our music students out? Donate today and give them the opportunity to learn from music festivals and become the best musician they can be. **The Harris family has offered to match up to $1000 from 2/10 –…
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Dear families and music lovers, What better way to spend a summer week than learning instrumental music at this FREE music camp at Roosevelt? At this “Headstart” camp, beginning students will select an instrument (band/orchestra/guitar) and learn to play a variety of music from Mr. Nathan Elias Kocivar, Roosevelt teacher-jazz musician and Mr. Bill Fish,…
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Congratulations to our Band and Orchestra students for an outstanding performance at Friday’s Forum Music Festival. The Orchestra and Band received a Silver rating from the judges. There were also special recognition awards given to our Orchestra Bass section and to Mia Dedric for Outstanding Musicianship. After the festival, the students enjoyed the afternoon at…
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Dear families and music lovers, Please join us for an evening of head-bobbin’, finger-snappin’, foot-tappin’ music performed by our talented Roosevelt band and orchestra students. They’ve been honing their craft all year long for this moment to bring a vibrant repertoire of music to life and dazzle you with their enhanced musicianship. End of…
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