District Bright Spots
![Two RCSD Students Shine in Geva Theatre’s A Christmas Carol]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765218825/rcsdk12org/s8fr6p9gaa2nhvqjaog3/gevaedit150x150.jpg","width":150}])
The Rochester City School District is excited to announce that two talented students are cast members in this year’s production of A Christmas Carol at Geva Theatre, a cherished holiday tradition since 1985.
![Monroe Football Team Makes History: State Champions!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765062495/rcsdk12org/khnv68wrbcda9unsrxnd/monroechamps.jpg","width":150}])
Congratulations to the boys football team from James Monroe High School. For the first time in RCSD history, they have brought home a state championship.
![Cheering for History: Monroe Students Send Off Red Jackets to State Football Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764970464/rcsdk12org/qxbvf0ipht08dwiidns8/monroe150x150hat.jpg","width":150}])
Music pounded through the halls, and students roared with excitement as James Monroe High School staged a spirited football send-off parade today, celebrating the Red Jackets’ historic trip to the New York State championship game.
![From Verbal to Signed: Monroe’s Hampton Seals Deal with Oregon on National Signing Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764798029/rcsdk12org/nf7zwq3tevr4fp8icsjs/hamptonfamily150x150.jpg","width":150}])
Messiah Hampton, star wide receiver for James Monroe High School, has officially signed to play football and study at the University of Oregon.
![James Monroe High School Football Team Advances to State Finals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764615591/rcsdk12org/ngvpj8d6drx4gjvougpn/cammessiah150x150.jpg","width":150}])
First time RCSD team to play in a state championship
![RCSD Celebrates Literacy Milestone as Senator Cooney Secures State Support for Imagination Library]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764094611/rcsdk12org/lipalzxemdpvsclc60p3/cooneyrosser150x150.jpg","width":150}])
The RCSD is proud to continue its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in support of literacy throughout the Rochester community.
![Governor Hochul Approves Funding to Complete Phase III of Rochester Schools Modernization Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764013807/rcsdk12org/ixb7a2blxnoivm993pw5/franklin150x150.jpg","width":150}])
The RCSD is grateful to Governor Kathy Hochul for signing the Rochester Schools Modernization Bill into law to complete Phase III of the District’s modernization program.
![Students from School Without Walls Co-Host ROC2Change Student Summit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763748163/rcsdk12org/pqxeftqky8bbdf8ypbmk/wasa150x150.jpg","width":150}])
Students from the Rochester City School District, Greece, and Churchville-Chili schools came together at Monroe 2 – Orleans BOCES in Spencerport to co-host the ROC2Change Student Summit.