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ROCORI Girls BB - GRADES 8-10

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Girls basketball coach Pat Decker is featured in this video along with individual introductions by all of the 8th, 9th and 10th grade team members.

Pat Decker was one of the first ROCORI grads to play girls varsity basketball back in the 1970's when womens sports was in its infancy.  As a player, Decker helped lead the ROCORI Girls basketball team to a State Championship.

After playing college basketball, Decker returned to coach at ROCORI in 1996.  In this story Decker talks about the progress and development of a team over the course a a single season. 

Each of the players in 8th, 9th and 10th grade introduce themselves in this video.  It includes some great action shots of drills and team practice.

NEW MEMBERS: Cold Spring Chamber

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Meet two new member of the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce.  Heidi Stenger and Farm Bureau Financial Services joined recently along with Ty Farley, owner of Affordable Computing Solutions.

Farm Bureau Financial Services provides a one-stop shop for your investment and insurance needs.

Affordable Computer Solutions (ACS) is your local authorized Clearwire High Speed Internet provider.  Your local computer doctor and network solutions partner.
See ACS Company Video

ROCORI Weekly News 01.27.2006

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The "Land Of ROCORI" In The News this week includes:

Small legislative delegation visits Richmond to visit waste treatment plant and to hear presentation from "ROCORI TRAIL" committee.

Electricity was been run to the new Lions Electronic Community Calendar in the City Hall parking lot.  The sign should be totally installed sometime over the next two weeks.

Cold Spring Park Board considers moving the Skate board park presently located at 7th Ave and 2nd St. South.

Rockville building projects for both the new fire hall and city hall are now in full swing. 

The Rockville Trails committee will review the Master Plan for the expansion of Eagle Park, a 63 acre tract along the Sauk River.

Violence In Media "WHAT CAN BE DONE?"

What's your opinion about what can be done in our society to reverse the present trend of more and more violence in media?  Please click on the comment link at the bottom of this entry and share your thoughts and ideas.

VIOLENCE... OUR KIDS... VIDEO GAMES

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If you have children or grand children, this is a must see 5 minute video.  A child will witness over 200,000 acts of violence in mass Media before he or she turns 18.  Research indicates that this same media violence has a negative impact on natural brain development.

Stephanie Stracke is a ROCORI Student Councilor and a member of the Project SERV staff, a special task force brought together following the shootings at ROCORI in 2003.  In this story Stephanie, who has her own teenagers at home, talks about how the exposure to screen violence can cause increased aggression, fear and desensitization to real life violence.

Research shows that since 1982, television violence has increased 780%.  During this same time teachers report an 800% increase in aggressive acts on the playground.  Sources of violent acts include television, video games, movies and the Internet. Todays youth spend an average of 44 hours per week in front of a screen.

PARENT SURVIVAL KIT
(Answer YES or NO)

#1  We have rules in our family limiting how much time teens use the media.

#2.  We keep TVs, video games and computers out of our kids' bedrooms.

#3.  We keep the TV off during meals.

#4  I know what the diffferent media ratings systems mean.

#5  I don't allow my teenager to go to R-rated movies or play M-rated video games.

#6.  I talk with my teen about music lyrics that I object to.

#7  We have clear rules about Internet use.

#8  I monitor my teen's Internet use.

* Have clear family rules about screen time.  The clearer the rules, like "No TV or video games before school or until homework is done," the better.  Consistency is important.

* Refuse to expose children under the age of 7 to ANY violent content in entertainment.

*Don't let your children play violent video games, especially ultraviolent first-person shooter video games. Check VIDEO GAME REVIEWS for reviews of video games.

* Monitor your child's use of the internet.  Don't let your child have unlimited access to the internet.  Install Internet monitoring software and let your child know that you will pay attention to how they are using the computer.

OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES:

SOS Parents Organization
Killology Research Group
Media Family Organization
 

Guitar Festival - NEW YORK CITY

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Since 1999, the New York Guitar Festival has been examining virtually every aspect of the guitar’s musical personality. In addition to producing eclectic, multi-genre concerts and radio broadcasts, commissioning new works, and supporting innovative collaborations among outstanding artists, its Guitar Harvest series of recordings supports innovative outreach programs in our public schools.

This is a video created by DigElogROCORI that combines the multimedia resources found at the New York Guitar Festival website.  Through the power of the internet, this amazing annual event can even touch the lives of the people who live in the "Land Of ROCORI".

January 14 - February 8, 2006

Three weeks of spectacular guitar concerts to take place at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, The 92nd Street Y, World Financial Center Winter Garden, Merkin Concert Hall, Flushing Town Hall, Joe’s Pub, BB King Blues Club & Grill, and The Monkey. Artists include: Pepe Romero, Daniel Lanois, Jorma Kaukonen, Bill Frisell, Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar, Taj Mahal, Michelle Shocked, Dan Zanes + more!

New York Guitar Festival Multimedia Site

2020 Vision Team 2006 Update

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It was toward the end of 2003 when Cold Spring was notified that they had been selected by the Initiative Foundation and the Minnesota Design Team to be involved with their respective community development programs.

In 2004 the 20/20 Steering Committee helped orchestrate a myriad of research efforts, meetings and interviews to help prepare for the Minnesota Design Team weekend.  In June of 2004, over 120 local citizens took part in a MN Design Team community brainstorm session. 

Six 20/20 Action Teams were created in September of 2004.  These groups took the priorities established during the previous 8 months and converted them into goals and action plans.

This story tells about the accomplishments of 2005 and the aspirations of 2006.  Planning and taking action for the future can truly make a difference in a community.  This is an insightful story about grass roots people who really want to make a difference in their home town and are succeeding at doing just that.

The Battle Between Socks & Shoes (ROCORI Student Media)

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Here's another great example of youth creativity at ROCORI High School.  This Media Class project is a video production using socks and shoes as the key actors. 

It's a classic battle between good and evil.  You'll be surprised what resources the socks call upon to plan their defense against the more powerful and dominant shoes. 

This is one of those videos that will put a smile on your face and at the same time might have you wondering about the story behind the story. 

25th Annual BROOMBALL Tourney

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This past weekend the 25th Annual Broomball Tournament was held at Pioneer Park in Cold Spring.  This may be the longest running outdoor broomball tournament in the world.

Twelve teams competed this year representing the communities of St. Cloud, Eden Valley, Watkins and ROCORI.  Kurt Hemmisch is the key organizer for the tournament and also the league coordinator of the Cold Spring Broomball program. 

The sport is very similar to ice hockey but instead of a puck there's a hard rubber ball and instead of skates, the players wear a special rubber boot.

Check out all the action in this fun 5 minute video.  Sometimes this game looks more like football than ice hockey.

The Rubber-End Broomstick.

Special Rubber Traction Booties

A Tour Of Ireland EURO II 1995

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It's time to start thinking about vacations and places to visit.  In this video you'll join the Cold Spring Maennerchor back in 1995 when they toured the British Isles.  This is a fun 5 minute tour of Ireland. 

The music of Ireland will guide you through the cities of Dublin, Cashel and Blarney. 

See the one and only Molly Malone as she wheels here wheel barrow through the streets of Dublin. 

Visit a mid-evil castle that is now a museum in the city of Cashel. 

Chuckle at local Cold Spring natives as they climb to the top of Blarney Castle and then turn upside down to kiss the Blarney stone.

This story was sponsored by Great Escapes Travel & Tours of Cold Spring.  Contact Rita at 320.685.8208  about the following upcoming tours:

Les Miserables                        
Sunday Feb 5, 2006                Ordway Theater

Chocolate March                   
Sunday March 5, 2006            3-Bed & Breakfast Tours

Church Basement Ladies       
Wednesday April 5, 2006        Plymouth Playhouse