About the Roscommon Community Read Our mission: To foster literacy and a love of reading, and to build a sense of community betweenRoscommon High School students, parents, Roscommon Area Public Schools staff, and theRoscommon community by reading a book together. Our goal: To get people of all generations to read the same book at the same time. To share theexperience of reading a book worth reading. Not only to read it, but to talk about it—about the ideas,and the language, and the characters…. -In 2014, our first year, over 150 RHS students participated in the Read. This year we want morestudents reading, and we want more community members actively involved in the book discussion. -We begin reading the book on February 1, and finish on the last day of February. -We discuss the book with one another in an online forum (administered by RHS staff). -We meet in person one afternoon in March for a final book talk. -Thus far, all funding for the project has come from grants provided by The Roscommon CountyCommunity Foundation and the Roscommon Area Youth Booster Club, and from donations. -All money received is used to provide books to Roscommon High School students who participate inthe Read. Any money left over goes into an account to fund next year’s Read. -Suggestions for books to read are collected from RHS students, RAPS staff, and from Roscommon community members. -A panel of RHS students, RAPS staff, and parents and community members review the suggested titles, then vote for their top choice. The title with the most votes is the book selected for the Community Read. -In order to make the cut for the final selection, panelists consider if the book’s genre or topic is of interest to a broad range of readers; if the length of the book accommodates the one-month duration of the Read; if it is a book that many people have not yet read—or have not read in a long time—thus allowing us to experience the book together; and, finally, if the content is appropriate to our audience. -The Read is a community project in the sense that it is open to members of the community at large, not solely the RAPS community. For this reason, the selected title may deal with mature issues, which may include violence, religion, mortality, sex, drugs, supernatural, or other sensitive subject matter. It may not be suitable for all readers. -If you are the parent of an RHS student and you do NOT want your child to receive a free copy of the book, please contact Rebecca Sova at sovar@rapsk12.net, or 275-6675. You only need to respond if you DO NOT GRANT PERMISSION FOR YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY READ. If no contact is made by Monday, January 19, 2015, then your permission will be assumed. -RHS students interested in receiving a copy of the book to participate in the Roscommon Community Read must, by the end of the school day Thursday, January 8, complete the form that was shared with them in their Google Drive. -The Amazon synopsis of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore reads: “The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything—instead, they “check out” large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele’s behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore’s secrets extend far beyond its walls. Rendered with irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave.” -The author, Robin Sloan, is a native of Michigan. -The link to the online discussion board: http://roscommonreaders.boardhost.com/ You must first register in order to participate in the discussion. Please watch your e-mail for a confirmation, which will include your temporary password for access. You may change your password when you log in.

JAM (Jesus and Me) after school program in the cafetera

MSVMA District 9 S&E Festival will be on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

MSVMA District 9 S&E Festival will be on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

JAM (Jesus and Me) after school program in the cafetera

Round 1: Roscommon vs. Grayling Round 2: Roscommon/Grayling winner vs. Houghton Lake

JAM (Jesus and Me) after school program in the cafetera

JAM (Jesus and Me) after school program in the cafetera

Friday after school from 3:00 - 9:00 and Saturday from 9:00 - 4:00.

Friday after school from 3:00 - 9:00 and Saturday from 9:00 - 4:00.

Coaches vs. Cancer Fundraiser

Coaches vs. Cancer Fundraiser

Friday after school from 3:00 - 9:00 and Saturday from 9:00 - 4:00.

Friday after school from 3:00 - 9:00 and Saturday from 9:00 - 4:00.

Roscommon-St. Helen Little League