Rockway community fosters safe and healthy learning spaces
In April, prior to Ontario schools returning to online learning, two Rockway Mennonite Collegiate families set out to make the learning spaces in the school safer for students. They introduced “Austin,” a HEPA-air-filtration system that improves air circulation and quality in indoor spaces. They initiated a fundraiser to supply enough “Austin” units for the school,…
Rockway raises $25,000 for food drive
The annual Christmas Food Drive at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate is a big deal. It starts in November with a kick-off chapel and fun incentives. Normally, students collect non-perishable food for the House of Friendship, a local organization that provides Christmas food hampers for people living on low income. This year, the need was greater, but…
Rockway celebrates 75 years
There was cake, balloons, confetti and a photo booth with goofy props. There was singing in harmony, and prayers of gratitude and blessing—all of it to celebrate the 75th birthday of a “small school for a big world.” Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener marked the milestone with a Founders’ Day Chapel designed to celebrate its…
Rockway to feature ‘Voices Together’ committee member at special event
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener, Ont. marks 75 years of mission in 2020. Sarah Johnson, a 2003 alumna, will be the guest speaker at a special Founders’ Day chapel at the school on Feb. 9, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. She will explore the question, “What does it mean to be a Mennonite school…
Watch: ‘You need to try out,’ coaches sing
“You Need to Calm Down” may be a song in which pop superstar Taylor Swift addresses her detractors, but in the hands of the coaching staff at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, it’s a song about trying out for athletics. Coaches at the Kitchener school showed their parody of Swift’s Grammy-nominated hit, titled “You Need to Try…
Conversations about sex and spirituality impact Rockway students
Rebecca Hiller-Ranny, a Grade 12 student, affirmed the blunt tone taken to address sex, power and spirituality at her school. “It was so important,” she said. “It was so impactful.” And Micah Neufeld, in Grade 11, said he was glad for the open communication, noting how it sparked good conversations with his parents. “Let’s talk…
