NEWS & INFORMATION
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO BEGIN YOUR SCHOOL YEAR!
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schoolbellsmall RCM STUDENT SUPPLY LISTS 2008-2009: Click for Info dwnload
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RECENT HAPPENINGS...

Congratulations to RCM Art Student Amie Noakes, seen here with her first place certificate, medal award, and winning portrait. Way to go Amie!
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Murphy Chamber Choir


Our Murphy Chamber Choir traveled to Hershey Park to participate in the Annual Music in the Park Competition. Groups representing over 50 schools participated in the event. Our students, under the direction of Anthony Pollera, won FIRST PLACE!
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Murphy Thanks You For Attending Our 1st Annual
“Family Night”
It was a very special evening for all involved!

Murphy's 8th Grade Math Team A


We would like to congratulate RC Murphy's 8th Grade Math Team A in finishing 1st in their division and 1st in Suffolk County for the 2007-2008 SCMTA Math League Competitions. Great job by all the students involved and thank you to Michael Podstupka and Mary Gorman for your commitment and hard work.


A special "Thank You" for cleaning up our grounds at Murphy!

Murphy's 3rd Annual Poetry Slam
Featuring Poetry by Murphy's Finest
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
R.C. Murphy Auditorium
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR A GREAT NIGHT!
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NEW YORK MATHEMATICS LEAGUE CONTEST
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Congratulations to RC MURPHY JHS for placing 7th in the state on both the 7th grade and 8th grade level of the NEW YORK MATHEMATICS LEAGUE CONTEST. 141 schools participated in the competition and RC Murphy JHS placed 1st in Suffolk County.

Gloria Zheng was the highest scoring 7th grader at RC Murphy, placed 2nd in Suffolk County and tied for 23rd place in the state. Kirpal Kochar, Michelle Liau, and Tracy Wang all tied for 3rd placed in Suffolk County.

Jesse Xing was the highest scoring 8th grader at RC Murphy, and placed 2nd in Suffolk County. Sean Han, Anna Sato, Ariel Yang, Victor Zheng tied for 3rd place in Suffolk County.

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The Murphy Science Olympiad Team placed 8th out of 40 teams at the New York State competition this past Saturday. The team earned 6 medals in total including:
- 1st place in Oceanography by Dhruv Desai and Jesse Xing
- 1st place in Reach for the Stars by Jack Zhou and Sean Han
- 1st place in Scrambler by Dhruv Desai and Jesse Xing
- 2nd place in Road Scholar by Ilana Scandariata and Dhruv Desai
- 3rd place Rocks & Minerals by Kelsey Weymouth-Little & Kevin Law
- 5th place in Food Science by Sonya Li and Ariel Yang

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CONGRATULATIONS on a GREAT SHOW!

As a part of the 8th grade Holocaust Unit of Study, community member and Holocaust survivor, Werner Reich, visited Murphy on March 19th. Mr. Reich displayed images of his life growing up during a time of tragic genocide. He presented with the help of Murphy 9th grader, Daniel Brown, who worked with Mr. Reich over the summer to enhance his presentation. Upon meeting Mr. Reich last year, Daniel was so moved by his dedication to creating an awareness of the Holocaust experience, that he offered to help Mr. Reich develop his oral presentation by adding a visual, technology based component. Mr. Reich reminded Murphy 8th graders that they are in a position to prompt a commitment to resist discrimination and intolerance. He encouraged students to seek out possibility beyond incomprehensible tragedies of the past and perhaps offer the world novelty, tolerance and peace.

This year at RCM we tried a new project as part of our 9th grade science research class - the NASA Exploring Space Challenges. Four students in the 9th grade did research on designing an enclosed habitat to conduct a real scientific experiment, something that could have significance for living on the Moon. The students were: Aditii Malhotra, Jonelle Peterson, Roxane Javadi and Esme Ricciardi. They researched how best to make plants grow on the Lunar base. They had a teleconference during class with scientists from NASA who helped to guide and evaluate their research. The certificates were in recognition of their efforts in this National Science Challenge.

Murphy Wheel Chair Basketball!
Jason Soricelli from the Town of Brookhaven Wheel Chair Recreation Department spoke to our students during PE classes -
It was a touching, uplifting program that gave a great message to all!


MURPHY LEADERS CLUB TRIP
The Murphy Leaders Club took a trip to the Stony Brook Sports Complex on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Mr. Black, Mr. Fernandes, and 45 student/athletes from the club were guests of the University, where they had an opportunity to listen to the men's basketball coach talk to them about the importance of academics and the Division I experience of playing athletics. After the talk the group took a tour of the Sports Complex and enjoyed the men's basketball game against the University of New Hampshire.

Murphy Benefit Concert - Big Success!
The bands rocked and proceeds went to benefit the Honeysuckle Foundation!
Thanks to All who Attended!
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MURPHY GEO-BEE!
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Over 600 students in Seventh and Eighth Grade History recently participated in the National Geographic Bee at R.C. Murphy Junior High School. The winner, Preston Seader, is now one step closer to a $25,000 scholarship. The school level bee, in which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 20th annual National Geographic Bee. The Geo Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The kick off for this year’s Bee was with thousands of schools around the United States. Congratulations to: Preston Seader -first place & Erin Newsham -second place. The History Dept. would also like to thank all third round participants, Mr. Vizzo and all who helped with the event.


MURPHY-GELINAS JAZZ NIGHT
Murphy hosted a Jazz night which was a combined Murphy/Gelinas event where Jazz experts conducted workshops for our music students.

HISTORY DEPARTMENT FOOD DRIVE!
Murphy students in the classes of history teachers; John Black, Tim Ehlers & Charlie Fernandes collected over a 1000 pounds of non-perishable food items for needy families in our area.


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The Fifth Annual Murphy Cabaret Night to benefit the Murphy PTO was held on Friday, October 26th.  More than 550 community member guests were treated to a fabulous dinner, catered by Fratelli's and served by 75 Murphy student waiter and waitresses.  Assisted by faculty members of the Music & Consumer Sciences departments and the Student Government association the night went off without a hitch.  More impressive was the fact that the audience included more than 80 teachers and administrators who came out to support this great event.  Following dinner, audiences were treated to a variety show performed by more than 200 students in the Murphy Theater Group. This Cabaret Night was the most successful in Murphy history no doubt because of all the support and generosity of the Murphy family.  Congratulations to all involved. 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

4/1
 Preliminary Budget Review - 7:30PM @ RCM
4/7
 RCM Spring Musical 6th Performance - 10AM
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4/7
 RCM PTO Meeting - 7:30PM
April
7-12
 RCM Spring Musical Shows - TBA
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4/8
 BOE Meeting - 8PM (Setauket Elementary)
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4/14
 Quarter 3 - Parent Portal Opens - 4PM
4/14
 RCM Grade 7 Orientation - Welcome!
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4/15
 BOE Meeting - 8PM (Adoption of Budget)
4/19
 No Evening Activities
April
21-25
 Spring Recess - SCHOOL CLOSED
4/29
 Poetry Slam Rehearsal 5-8PM (Auditorium)
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4/29
 BOE Meeting - 8PM
4/30
 Global Language Honor Society - 7PM
5/1
 Poetry Slam Rehearsal 5-8PM (Auditorium)
5/2
 Poetry Slam 7-9PM
5/8
 RCM Spring Concert I (9th grade) - 7:30PM
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5/8
 RCM PTO Meeting - 9:30AM
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5/13
 BOE Meeting - 8PM
5/15
 RCM Spring Concert II (8th grade) - 7:30PM
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5/15
 RCM Spring Art Show - 6:30PM
5/15
 RCM Site Based Meeting - 3PM
5/20
 Budget Vote: 6AM-9PM (Elementary Schools)
5/21
 RCM Spring Concert III (7th grade) - 7:30PM
5/22
 Summer Swim Registration - 6PM
May
23-27
 Memorial Day weekend - SCHOOL CLOSED
5/29
 Frank Carasiti's Retirement Program
6/2
 Time Capsule Unveiling
June
3-4
 NYS Social Studies Assessment - Grade 8
6/3
 National Junior Honor Society Rehearsal - AM
6/4
 National Junior Honor Society Ceremony - 7:30PM
6/9
 WMHS Spring Sports Awards
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6/10
 BOE Meeting - 8PM
6/12
 RCM Grade 9 Dance - 7PM
6/13
 RCM Moving Up Day - 8AM (GA trip to follow)
6/13
 RCM 9th Grade Great Adventure Trip
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6/17
 Last Full Day of JHS Classes
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6/24
 BOE Meeting - 8PM

 

Photo of the Week
A "slice of Murphy life" from school photographer Mr. Medina


ACADEMIC INFORMATION
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ACADEMIC CENTER

The Academic Center is an opportunity for us to provide educational support to students beyond the classroom. By offering to the students a varied schedule where all staff members are available at unique times, we are communicating that enriching instruction is a cooperative effort among our entire faculty. The Center is about motivating students to take an extra step in succeeding and the ability as a staff to further our fostering of intellect and growth.  

Logistics

  • Interested students are to visit the Academic Center between 7:25 and 7:40 AM for a pass that will allow entry later that same day. No passes will be distributed outside of the academic center or outside of the 7:25 – 7:40 time period.
  • No passes will be distributed in advance of the actual day of extra help.
  • No more than five students will be scheduled to work with an individual teacher during the professional period.
  • Students will only be issued a pass upon expressing an interest to visit for support during a lunch period or a study hall. No student will be excused from a class for the Center and no student should arrive at the Center to take an exam. It is not a testing center.


HELPFUL INFORMATION
RCM BELL SCHEDULE
 

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

GRADE 9

2-Hour Delay

Student Arrival Time

7:35

7:35

7:35

9:45

Period 1

7:45 -  8:27

7:45 -  8:27

7:45 -  8:27

  

Homeroom

8:27 -  8:30

8:27 -  8:30

8:27 -  8:30

  

Period 2

8:33 -  9:15

8:33 -  9:15

8:33 -  9:15

  

Period 3

9:18 - 10:00

9:18 - 10:00

9:18 - 10:00

  

Period 4

10:03 – 10:45

10:03 – 10:45

10:03 – 10:45

  

Period 5

10:48 – 11:30
LUNCH

10:48 – 11:30

10:48 – 11:30

  

Period 6

11:33 – 12:15

11:33 – 12:15
LUNCH

11:33 – 12:15

  

Period 7

12:18 – 1:00

12:18 – 1:00

12:18 – 1:00
LUNCH

  

Period 8

1:03 – 1:45

1:03 – 1:45

1:03 – 1:45

 

Period 9

1:48 – 2:30

1:48 – 2:30

1:48 – 2:30

  

Late Buses: 4:10 P.M. and 4:50 P.M.

Delayed Opening Schedule:  Students report to Homeroom upon arrival at 9:45 AM. The abbreviated schedule for the day will be announced over the P.A. during Homeroom.

Snow Delay
Schedule
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Period 1                  9:45 – 10:16          
(2 min for Announcements)
Period 2                  10:19 – 10:48
Period 3                  10:51 – 11:20
Period 4                  11:23 – 11:52
Period 5                  11:55 – 12:24
Period 6                  12:27 – 12:56
Period 7                  12:59 – 1:28
Period 8                  1:31 – 2:00
Period 9                  2:03 – 2:30


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