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.
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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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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Please Encourage our Students to Become Better Musicians and Global Citizens. Give the Gift of Music TODAY!! If you prefer to donate by check, please contact RMS Music Boosters to make arrangements: roofriendsmusicboosters@gmail.com. Roosevelt IB MS invites Students to take part in our innovative and engaging Music Program that includes Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Digital Music…
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8th Grade San Diego Zoo Field Trip As a reward for Semester 1 grades and citizenship, we are planning on taking promotion-eligible 8th graders to the San Diego Zoo on March 8th, a Late Start Wednesday. We will leave from school Period 1 and come back towards the end of Period 6 (9:30-3:00). We are looking for…
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