ROMIG MIDDLE SCHOOL

'Romig Middle School' is a middle school located in Anchorage, Alaska. It is one of the larger schools in the district, and services the Spenard and Turnagain areas. The school was established in 1966 by the Anchorage School District, and is named after missionary, doctor, and former Anchorage mayor Joseph H. Romig.

'Romig Middle School'

Established	1966
School type	Public middle school
Principal	Sven Gustaveson
Faculty	approx. 70
Enrollment	797
Grades	7-8
Campus	Closed
Colors	Purple and White
Mascot	Trojan
Location	Anchorage, Alaska
Website	[1]

Contents

Demographics

Academics

Teams

Extracurricular Activities

Sports

Interscholastic Sports

Intramural Sports

External links

Demographics

Romig is one of the most ethnically diverse schools in the district. 54% of the students are minorities, leaving there no ethnic majority. Though white students are the plurality at 46%, the school is 15% Asian or Pacific Islander, 15% Native American or Alaska Native, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multi-ethnic and 3% moron[2]

Academics

Students at Romig are assigned to year-long core classes at the beginning of the year. These classes include standard 7th and 8th grade math, science, language arts, and social studies. They also include ESL courses, special needs courses, native education courses, gifted science and language arts, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students also sign up for elective classes on a semester basis, but generally receive quarter credit. However, classes in band, orchestra, or a foreign language are year-long classes.

Teams

The school is divided into teams, with there being four 7th grade teams, four 8th grade teams, one 7-8th grade team, one Indian education team, and one ESL (English as a second language) team. The team names are changed every two years. The team names currently are all named after rivers.

★ 7th Grade Teams

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★ Eklutna

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★ Kantishna

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★ Kuskokwim

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★ Aurora

★ 8th Grade Teams

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★ Danube

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★ Kenai

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★ Rubicon

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★ Zaire

★ 7th-8th Grade Team

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★ Dakota

★ Indian Education Team

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★ Kobuk

★ ESL Team

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★ Yukon

Extracurricular Activities

In addition to its classes, Romig offers a multitude of academic extracurricular activities. These include

★ Battle of the Books [3]

★ Drama

★ Mathcounts

★ The National Geographic Bee

★ National Junior Honor Society, Midnight Sun Chapter

★ Science Olympiad

★ The Scripps National Spelling Bee

★ The Olympiada of Spoken Russian

Sports

Romig offers its students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of both interscholastic and intramural sports.

Interscholastic Sports

★ Cross Country Running

★ Cross Country Skiing

★ Track and Field

★ Volleyball

★ Wrestling

Intramural Sports

★ Basketball

★ Mountain Biking

★ Weight Lifting

External links

★ Romig Middle School website

★ Anchorage School District website