Student Activities

At Rockway, we aim to open the world to our students through our teaching, and that often takes our classes outside of the classroom. An Ecology lesson can find students wading into the Grand River to take water samples.  Marine Biology students travel further afield to study ocean life in the Florida Keys. Physics students study acceleration and friction at Canada’s Wonderland; the students become the particles and feel the forces acting on them, instead of simply watching Newtonian experiments. To understand the impact of alternative energy sources, Grade Nines observe wind turbines first-hand and run studies on Rockway’s photovoltaic solar panels.  Physical Education teachers take students out of the gym and beyond the soccer field, and challenge them to rope course initiatives, rock climbing, kayaking, horseback riding.

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
  • Informal performance opportunities for students at Chapels and Coffee Houses

Drama

  • Grade 7&8 Play
  • Grade 9-12 Play
  • Sears Festival

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 9-12 Art Exhibition
  • Expressions Exhibition at KW Art Gallery
  • Stage-play set painting

Athletics

  • Cross-country running
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Badminton
  • Three-Pitch
  • Baseball
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Golf
  • Track and Field

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, Soccer, Wrestling, and Track and 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 an intra-mural program, as well as on inter-school athletic teams. Team fees for Grade 6-8 Boys and Girls Basketball and Volleyball are $30.00. Three-Pitch ,Soccer, Wrestling, Cross-Country Running, and Track and 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
  • Student Newspaper
  • Year Book
  • Politics Club
  • Mock UN Debate Club
  • Chess Club
  • Outdoors Club
  • Science and Math Competitions
  • Music Council
  • Visual Arts Committee
  • International Students Club
  • Athletics Committee
  • Faith and Worship Committee
  • Student Ambassadors
  • 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.  This year, our students – at their own initiative – are working to earn our Green School Certification.  These projects embody the Rockway spirit and the values we seek to instill.