Welcome to JRA!

Julie Rohr Academy is a privately owned and operated, non-denominational school for students 18 months through 8th grade, located in Sarasota, FL.

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HISTORY:

Julie Rohr Academy opened in 1974 as a small day care center with seventeen children.  Since that time, it has grown substantially to meet the needs of the community.  We now serve 170 students and have extended care available before and after school.  With great demands currently being placed on the public school system, it is rewarding to offer an exciting, refreshing alternative.

OUR MISSION:

Julie Rohr Academy's mission is to provide a motivating, challenging, creative, and enjoyable learning climate in a safe, caring, family atmosphere. We strive to provide our students with strong academic skills, problem-solving techniques, performing arts experiences, athletic activities, and emotional security. It is our goal to prepare our students to become capable, cooperative, contributing members of society.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

Julie Rohr Academy is a private, non-denominational school for students ages 18 months through eighth grade. The philosophy of Julie Rohr Academy is to offer a quality education while providing an extended family atmosphere for our students, families and faculty. Our school focuses on fulfilling students' individual needs so they are able to progress academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. Students are encouraged to develop independent, creative critical thinking and problem solving skills and to work cooperatively with their peers.
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ACCREDITATION:

Julie Rohr Academy is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Florida Kindergarten Council. Every five years, a complete self-study and reevaluation is done. In addition, each time a grade is added or a change in program occurs, an evaluation visit is made by a committee. Florida Council Schools do not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin.

Links:
Florida Council of Independent Schools
www.fcis.org

Florida Kindergarten Council
www.FKConline.org

MEET JULIE ROHR MCHUGH:

(Shown: Julie on stage at the Players Theater in 1964!)

Get to know Julie a little through the people who know her best. The short video even includes a clip of Julie performing on the Ed Sullivan show!

CENTER FOR MUSICAL THEATRE:

The Center for Musical Theatre at Julie Rohr Academy was formed to encourage and support students from Pre-School through 8th grade to excel in performing arts. read more >

The Latest JRA News

ATTENTION PARENTS:

• Upcoming Events

  Soiree

  The Soiree is right around the corner! It will be held on May 5th at 6:30 PM at Michael's on East. This year will be a Fiesta - a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta! Live entertainment, delicious food and fiesty auctioning! The event is sponsored by the JRA PTO and all the proceeds will go directly to the PTO which means back into the school. Each class makes a unique project, it's auctioned off that night and all the proceeds go directly to the classes. Please come and help support Julie Rohr Academy - it will be a wonderful and entertaining night!!

  

  
  
   

• Recent Activities

  Pasta for Pennies
  

  The 5th and 6th grades raised the most money for this event - they raised over $200!!! The proceedings go to research for leukemia and lymphoma. Olive Garden brought them all a wonderful spaghetti meal with garlic bread and a salad. YUM !

  

  Testing

  The 1st grade through the 8th are thick in the middle of testing. They just finished the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and are now taking the Stanford Achievement Test Series. We'd like our students to get plenty of sleep, eat a good breadfast and not to worry!! These tests do not affect their grades, but we do want them to do their very best.

  Speech Contest

  Once again a JRA student has won the 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest!! Thomas Sinclair, a 6th grade student, took first place. Way to be Thomas !!! Some of the schools involved have thousands of students, so this is a real cool achievment for us. We've taken 1st place three years in a row in Middle School and Thomas took a 1st place when he was in 4th grade. AMAZING!!

  8th Grade Trip

  The 8th grade trip began on Thursday after school, at about 6:30. The boys were in one van with Mr. Boyer and the girls were in one with Mrs. Julie. We had a fun ride up to the hotel in Orlando, but the real fun began when we got there. The hotel was beautiful, inside and out. Once everyone got into their rooms and got settled, we left for downtown Disney and went to the Rainforest Cafe'. Every one's food was great, and we had a bunch of fun while we ate. After that we went back to the hotel and got some sleep to prepare for the long day ahead of us. We started the next day by everyone going to breakfast in the hotel. After that, we all got our bathing suits on, covered ourselves in sunblock, and headed for Typhoon Lagoon. When we got there, we all went off to have fun together. The day was sooo much fun everyone had a really good time. I don't think anyone would change a thing. Makayla Karas

  5th Grade Science
  

  The 5th grade made a roller coaster using their science skills. They are studying motion and force. This was a great hands on lesson and the students really liked it.

  Spirit Days

  So far we've had some great 'Spirit Days'!! We've had a Pajama Day, a Crazy Hat Day and a Mix Match Day!! The kids had a BLAST!!! We're about ready to have another Spirit Day - can you guess what it will be?

  Essential Competencies For JRA

  The Julie Rohr Academy staff will work diligently to assure that students upon graduating from JRA will carry the following essential competencies with them for the rest of their lives.

  Academic and technological preparedness, and the ability to work both independently and cooperatively.
  Confidence, self-awareness, independence, personal accountability, and responsibility.
  The ability to express ideas in both verbal and written forms.
  The ability to think creatively and critically.
  Social skills that include basic manners, respect, courtesy, honesty, and integrity.
  Strong and well developed organizational skills.

  In addition, we will provide opportunities not only to meet the essential competencies but also to provide lifelong memories and lasting friendships.

   

• Performances

  GREASE

  Don't forget to order your Grease tickets!!

  This year our Broadway Show "GREASE" will be held at the Golden Apple. This should be a real positive change to our performances (we used to perform at the Opera House). First, the price of the tickets will be less expensive! Second, we will be doing four performances which means parents will have more options for when they can see their child perform. Third, you can sit and eat from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM during show time and you can get drinks and dessert during intermission. And the theatre is much smaller so that we will be able to perform closer to our audience which allows them to feel like they are a part of the performance. The audience will also be able to hear and see the cast better.
  Performance times are:

  May 9th, Wednesday Evening, 6:30 PM to 10 PM
  May 10th, Thursday Matinee, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
  May 10th, Thursday Evening, 6:30 PM to 10 PM
  May 11th, Friday Evening, 6:30 PM to 10 PM

  We hope you will come and support our wonderful student performers! We know you will have a great time and thoroughly enjoy it!

  "Grease" T-shirts

  WOW! The Grease t-shirts are great!

  

  Costumes for "Grease"

  Picture Day for "Grease" was scheduled for Monday, February 13th. We have to change the date to February 29th to give everyone more time to get costumes together. We will provide costumes for all 5th through 8th grade students. All other Pre-K, TK, Kindergarten, 1st through 4th graders, and pre-schoolers who may opt to be in the show will provide their own costumes. "Grease" takes place in the 50's so go WILD! Girls can wear poodle skirts or any full skirt, blouses, ribbons in hair, bobby sox, etc. Boys can be as simple as blue jeans and a white T-shirt, sneakers, and hair slicked back! You can do other costuming if desired - ENJOY! You have plenty of time now!

  "Grease" is the word! Calling all PARENTS!

  It is that time to recruit for our adult choir. "Grease" is perfect for an adult group! They become Tydell High School Alumni returning for their "reunion" at the beginning of the first act and then they become the "teachers" at Rydell High School at the prom in the second act! All adults get to sing and dance. Rehearsals will be one evening a week (the day mutually agreed upon by the adult group) from 6 PM to 7 PM at JRA. Please join the fun! Please mark the form attached to the newsletter or go to the office and let them know.

  "Grease" Cast:

  Danny Zuko - Alexander Holmes
  Sandy Drombrowski - Taylor Brenes

  The Pink Ladies:
  Rizzo - Clara Boyas
  Marty - Makayla Karas
  Frenchy - Breanna O'Keefe
  Sue - Morgan Jones
  Jan - Sydney Turgeon
  Linda - Eileen Scarfe
  Judy - Lauren Weble

  The Burger-Palace Boys:
  Kenicke - Brion Whitley
  Doody - Nick Altomare
  Sonny - Shelby Rhodes
  Roger - Grant Golden
  Paul - Jon Meyers
  Doug - Collin Boyas
  Tommy - Dorian Ramirez

  Johnny Casino - Julien Soriano
  Patty - Jai Heckman
  Vince Fontaine - Axel Hawkins
  Cha-Cha - Danielle Bringman
  Eugene - Thomas Sinclair
  Miss Lynch - Alexis Casey
  Coach - Wyatt Roberts
  Soloist - Hayley Walding

  Cheerleaders and Beauty Parlor Angels:
  Kelly - Hayley Walding
  Vicki - Tori Scarfe
  Netty - Savannah Bringman
  Shelley - Aundrea Bachler
  Courtney - Nicole Caruso
  Mary - Ally Williams
  Sally - Courtney Mynatt

  A big congratulations to all the student that auditioned!!

   

• Summer Camp 2012

  Summer is almost here! If you click the links below you can download a PDF for all the info you want to know about our summer programs.

  Click here for summer programs

  Click here for summer registration

   

   

• Artsonia: View Your Child's Artwork Online

  Julie Rohr Academy has become a member of Artsonia.com, the largest online student art museum. Artsonia showcases artwork from thousands of schools around the world.  Our goal is to develop students’ pride and self-esteem, increase their multicultural understanding through art and involve parents and relatives in student education and accomplishments. 
  Artsonia preserves students’ privacy and anonymity by listing the artwork only under the student’s first name and a number.  Last names are never revealed.  If you do not want your child’s artwork to be published online, please advise our art teacher, Chelbe Heminger, and any information pertaining to your child will be removed.