
May 15, 2025
Felicia James-Williams I was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. In 2004, my husband and I moved to Rome, NY, which we've been proud to call home ever since. I earned a bac...

May 14, 2025
Rome City School District (RCSD) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for their outstanding support and commitment to...

April 25, 2025
Representing Rome Free Academy, senior Jolainna Sciorilli and junior Timothy Hill earned 4th place at the 16th Annual Challenge Competition, held from April 21-25, 2025. Guided by ...

April 17, 2025
Team 1 from Rome Free Academy won the overall competition at this year’s Oneida County Envirothon and will represent Oneida County , the Rome City School District , and ...

April 9, 2025
"So now I gotta cut loose, Footloose" The Rome Free Academy Musical will present Footloose April 10, 11, and 12 at 7:30PM in the RFA Auditorium. Tickets for Footloose are ...

April 4, 2025
The Rome City School District Candidates for election to the Board of Education may pick up information and petitions at the District Office of the Rome City School District, 409 B...

April 3, 2025
On April 5th, 2025, from 3 PM to 6 PM, select Dick’s Sporting Goods locations throughout Section III will be hosting an Officials Recruitment Day in partnership with NYSPHSAA Sect...

March 24, 2025
On Monday, March 24, the Rome Free Academy student-centered journalism program welcomed Sierra Sanghetti-Daniels from the People’s Perception Project (P3), a civic engagement comp...

March 16, 2025
Below is the ZOOM link if you are interested in registering for the ‘How to Become a School Board Member’ James Van Wormer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. To...

March 10, 2025
Denti Elementary School presents Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach Jr. by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul at the Strough Auditorium on Thursday, March 27th & Friday, March 28th ...

March 8, 2025
The Middle School Chapter of the Rome Science Fair was held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in the Strough Library. Forty teams, consisting of either individuals or partners, competed i...

March 5, 2025
March kicks off Music in Our Schools Month and what a better way to get into the school spirit than to join us this Saturday, March 8th, for the Copper City Classic Winterguard com...

February 28, 2025
The Rome City School District will hold its 2025-26 Kindergarten Registration: Monday, March 3rd through Friday, March 7th Times : 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ...

February 25, 2025
It was a special morning at Rome Free Academy as the Top Ten Class of 2025 was announced on Monday, February 25. The Valedictorian is Abdullah Shaik and the Salutatorian is Caitli...

February 20, 2025
We are excited to announce the launch of our strategic planning process, a collaborative effort aimed at shaping the future of the Rome City School District. This process will hel...

February 14, 2025
On February 11, the Rome City School District (RCSD), in partnership with the African American Heritage Association (AAHA) and the Rome NAACP, sponsored a powerful Black History Mo...

February 13, 2025
On February 12, 2025, the slopes of Snow Ridge hosted the Section III Alpine Ski Championships. Among the competitors were the skilled athletes from Rome Free Academy (RFA), who de...

February 10, 2025
The Rome City School District is launching the Million Word Reading Challenge to help keep our K-8 students engaged in reading and increase our student reading proficiency from Ja...

January 30, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Amanda Bevilacqua has been selected as the Rome City School District Teacher of the Year! Amanda, a 4th-grade teacher at John E. Joy Elementary, ...

January 23, 2025
We are excited to invite you to join the Rome City School District in celebrating Black History Month. On Tuesday, February 11, we will honor the theme of African Americans ...
