What extracurricular programs does Rockway Mennonite Collegiate offer? Music, drama, visual arts and sports!
At Rockway, we open the world to our students through our teaching, and that often takes our learning outside of the classroom. An Ecology lesson can find students wading into the Grand River to take water samples.
But the full Rockway experience includes its diverse and outstanding extracurricular programs as well.
MUSIC
Grade 7&8 Choir
Grade 9 Choir
Grade 10 Choir
Senior Choir
Concert Combo (vocal)
Ichtus (wind ensemble)
Chamber Orchestra (string ensemble)
Stage Band/Jazz combo
Informal performance opportunities for students at Chapels and Music Mondays
DRAMA
Grade 7&8 Play
Grade 9-12 Play or All-school Musical
VISUAL ARTS
Grade 10 Art Trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO – in Toronto)
Grade 11 Art Trip to McMaster Museum, Vaults and Paper Centre, and the Art Gallery of Hamilton
Grade 12 four-day Art Trip to AGO, Museum of Civilization, National Art Gallery, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
Grade 7-12 Art Exhibition
Expressions Exhibition at KW Art Gallery
Stage-play set painting
ATHLETICS
Cross-country running
Volleyball
Basketball
Badminton
Ultimate Frisbee
Track & Field
Wrestling
Note: Rockway offers a full program of athletics, both on the intramural and inter-school levels. The inter-school level includes membership and participation in the Waterloo Catholic Schools District 8 League, Central Western Ontario Secondary School Athletics (C.W.O.S.S.A.) region, and the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics Association (O.F.S.A.A.), in Cross-Country Running, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Ultimate Frisbee, Wrestling and Track & Field.
Grades 9-12 Inter-school teams in Basketball, Volleyball, and Wrestling, require payment of $80.00. Team fees for Track & Field, Cross-Country Running, and Badminton are $30.00.
Grades 7&8 Our younger students participate in a schoolwide intra-mural program, as well as on 7/8 inter-school athletic teams. Team fees for Grade 7/8 Boys and Girls Basketball and Volleyball are $30.00. Wrestling is $20.00. Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Cross-Country Running, and Track & Field do not require payment.
Students are encouraged to become involved in the athletics program and are free to use the athletic facilities when appropriate opportunities permit.
CLUBS AND COMMITTEES
Environmental Concerns Committee
Social Concerns Committee
Robotics Club
Student Newspaper
Year Book
Politics Club
Outdoors Club
Math Competitions
Music Council
Visual Arts Committee
International Students Club
Athletics Committee
Faith and Worship Committee
Technology Committee
Student Council
Collectively, our students accomplish great things, both inside and outside our school. Every fall, students devote a day to tackling environmental and service projects in the wider community. Every Christmas, our students raise a record amount of canned goods for the House of Friendship’s Food Drive. These projects embody the Rockway spirit and the values we seek to instill.
TRIPS AND EXCHANGES
Rockway offers a significant cross-cultural experience for students at each grade level. Cross-cultural learning and friendship enriches our curriculum and creates important bridges to the broader world.
Grade 7: Fall Retreat, Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Outdoor Education Trip, Fort George History Trip
Grade 8: Fall Retreat, Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Outdoor Education Trip, Ottawa Trip
Grade 9: Expedition (Arts Extravaganza, Haliburton Moutain-Biking and Walk in the Clouds, Canoeing the Grand River, Culinary Arts)
Grade 10: Quebec Immersion
Grade 11: MCC TOOLS, France and Germany Exchange
Grade 12: Costa Rica Adventure
There is true value in this real world experience. Through immersion, action, and reflection, our students graduate ready to make the real world a better world.
