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.
Please Join RMS Music at This Weekend’s FREE Music Events!! SDUSD Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Jazz Ensembles Concert Friday, April 21, 7:00 PM at Hoover HS 4474 El Cajon Blvd, City Heights Featuring RMS Jazz Band Students in the First-Ever SDUSD VAPA Jazz Ensemble! “Music for a Lifetime” Presented by RooFriends Music Boosters &…
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Give the Gift of Music 2023 Net TOTAL: $7713.59!! Community Outreach: 81 Donors. Give the Gift of Music 2023 Goals: $6500, 100 Donors. Give the Gift of Music 2022 Total: $6280.60 THANKS for a Successful RMS Music & RooFriends Music Boosters “Give the Gift of Music” 2023 Campaign! The GENEROSITY of the RMS Community provides…
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Give the Gift of Music TODAY!! If you prefer to donate by check, please contact RMS Music Boosters to make arrangements: roofriendsmusicboosters@gmail.com. Day 6 Tally: $6410.83 | 65 Donors Our 2023 GOALS: $6500; Community Outreach of 100 DONORS. Your Tax-Deductible Donation Provides Resources, Supplies and Experiences for RMS Music Students. On the last day of…
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“Music for a Lifetime” Community Concert presented by RooFriends Music Boosters & AmateurPianists “AmateurPianists is excited to partner with Roosevelt IB Middle School and RooFriends Music Boosters in our first shared community event. While AP is most well-known for its San Diego International Piano Competition & Festival held every 3 years, AmateurPianists proudly sponsors monthly…
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The 2022-2023 School Year has been a Comeback Year for RMS Music!! RMS Music is back with added Beginning Band & Orchestra Staff and Volunteer Music Coaches (Strings and Brass), a full Music Boosters Team, an upgraded Digital Music Lab, student performances and visiting artist concerts on campus, representation in SDUSD VAPA Honor Music…
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Every 6th Grade Student is enrolled in a semester-long RMS Music course with Mr. “EK” Elias Kocivar in either Semester 1 or 2 of the regular school year. This Music Appreciation course is an Introduction to Music through music culture & history, composition, hands-on percussion instruments and Digital Music Production (MIDI Keyboards, BandLab, Soundtrap, Ableton).…
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Challenge!! Make a “Music Match” and “Name That Tune!” Thanks to a very generous Donor – Jim Trepasso,Mr. EK’s own Junior High School Music Director at Correia MS (Point Loma, San Diego) – RMS Music recently welcomed the addition of a Grand Piano!! In addition to Mr. Trepasso’s GIFT of the Grand Piano, another very…
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SDUSD VAPA Has Formed Their FIRST EVER Jazz Ensembles!! Two RMS Music students will represent Roosevelt IB MS at the SDUSD VAPA Jazz Ensembles Concert on April 21, 7:00 PM, Hoover HS. Mr. Elias Kocivar, RMS Music Director, focuses his Advanced Band students on Jazz, an essential American music genre. RMS Jazz Band includes students…
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Participating in the VAPA MS Honors Orchestra was exciting! It was fun to be in a community who cared about the music and worked hard towards a common goal. The experience was cheerful instead of stressful. Everyone there had a passion for it and enjoyed it as much as I did. – Aileen, Viola, RMS…
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The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation 