Rockdale Public Schools Community Calendar

Thursday, April 27

HHS Patriot Players 40th Anniversary Spring Musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’

7:30 p.m. April 27-29 and May 5-7, 2017; matinee 2:30 p.m. April 30 and May 7; Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers; Shuler Award-winning Patriot Players also host 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception April 29 at 2 p.m. and Alumni Picnic May 6 at 2 p.m.; show tickets $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students; patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com, 770-483-5428 x2712

Saturday, April 29

PCE Run-walk-bike-a-thon 5K

8 a.m., at Peek’s Chapel Elementary, 2800 Avalon Parkway, Conyers; all ages; cost $2 per person; Zumba Warmup with Mrs. Harper, awards for kids and adults, door prizes; Mrs. Russell, arussell@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Saturday, April 29

RCPS Thousand Voices Oratorical and Social Studies/Science Showcase

Oratorical performances 8:30-9:30 a.m. for elementary grades, 10 – 11 a.m. for middle/high grades; Social Studies/Science Exhibit 9:30-10:30 a.m., April 29, 2017; at Memorial Middle School, 3205 Underwood Rd., Conyers; free, open to public; etucker@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Saturday, April 29

RCHS Jazz Band Performance

12:40 p.m., April 29, 2017; at Rockdale County High School, 1174 Bulldog Cir., Conyers; free and open to public; rbrown@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Saturday, April 29

HHS Patriot Players 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception

2 p.m., April 29, 2017; at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers; 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception with keynote speaker Chris Belcher, Broadcast Publicist for Walt Disney Studios and HHS alum; Alumni Picnic May 6 at 2 p.m.; patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com, 770-483-5428 x2712

Saturday, April 29

HHS Patriot Players 40th Anniversary Spring Musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’

7:30 p.m. April 27-29 and May 5-7, 2017; matinee 2:30 p.m. April 30 and May 7; at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers; Shuler Award-winning Patriot Players also host 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception April 29 at 2 p.m. and Alumni Picnic May 6 at 2 p.m.; show tickets $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students; patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com, 770-483-5428 x2712

Tuesday, May 2

SHS Spring Choral Concert

7 p.m., May 2, 2017; at Salem High School, 3551 Underwood Rd., Conyers; free and open to the public; sbenja jcaruso@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Saturday, May 6

HHS Patriot Players 40th Anniversary Alumni Picnic

2 p.m., May 6, 2017; at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers; patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com, 770-483-5428 x2712

Saturday, May 6

HHS Patriot Players 40th Anniversary Spring Musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’

7:30 p.m. April 27-29 and May 5-7, 2017; 2:30 p.m. April 30 and May 7; at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers; Shuler Award-winning Patriot Players also host 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception April 29 at 2 p.m. and Alumni Picnic May 6 at 2 p.m.; show tickets $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students; patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com, 770-483-5428 x2712

Thursday, May 11

RCHS Chorus Concert

7 p.m.; at Rockdale County High School, 1174 Bulldog Cir., Conyers; free and open to public; rbrown@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Thursday, May 11

DMS musical ‘Disney’s The Lion King JR’

7:30 p.m. May 11-13, 2017, matinee 2:30 p.m. May 13; at Gen. Ray Davis Middle School, 3375 East Fairview Rd. SW, Stockbridge; DMS Golden Eagle Players presents “Disney’s The Lion King JR”; tickets $7 adults, $5 students and children; RSVP at goldeneagleplayers@gmail.com; astrickland@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Tuesday, May 16

DMS Spring String Thing

7 p.m., May 16, 2017; at Gen. Ray Davis Middle School, 3375 East Fairview Rd. SW, Stockbridge; Academy for Performing and Visual Arts at DMS strings and orchestra students present the 2017 DMS Spring String Thing concert; free and open to the public; acawley@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Tuesday, May 16

RCHS Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Band Concert

7 p.m., May 16, 2017; at Rockdale County High School, 1174 Bulldog Cir., Conyers; free, open to public; rbrown@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Thursday, May 18

RCHS Band Spring Concert

6:30 p.m., May 16, 2017; at Rockdale County High School, 1174 Bulldog Cir., Conyers; free, open to public; rbrown@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Friday, May 26

HHS Graduation Ceremony

6 p.m., May 26, 2017; at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers.

Friday, May 26

RCHS Graduation Ceremony

8 p.m., May 26, 2017; at Rockdale County High School, 1174 Bulldog Cir., Conyers.

Saturday, May 27

SHS Graduation Ceremony

8 a.m., May 27, 2017; at Salem High School, 3551 Underwood Rd., Conyers.

These events below are not RCPS events but we are spreading the word about events that promote healthy living and activities for our students and families:

Saturday, April 29

Great American Cleanup

9 a.m. – 1 p.m., April 29, 2017; meet at Pine Log Park, GA Highway 138 North, Conyers; 770-278-7052; register at www.rockdalecountyga.gov

Saturday, April 29

Run the Race for Life

6:45 p.m. race day registration; 7:30 a.m. 5K race; 8:30 a.m. 1 mile fun run; April 29, 2017; at Rockdale Baptist Church, 1295 Smyrna Road SW, Conyers; Refuge Pregnancy Center fundraiser; $25 individual registration; www.active.com

Saturday, May 6

Hands Across Rockdale

8 a.m. – noon, May 6, 2017; volunteer locations at various sites; volunteer registration and information at www.handsacrossrockdale.org

Saturday, June 3

Savage Run 5K

8 a.m.; at Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Rd, Conyers; fundraiser for the Jordan D. Savage Foundation, which gives scholarships for students to participate in sports; in memory of Rockdale County High School Class of 2014 graduate Jordan Savage, who had lupus and passed away in 2014; www.jdotsavage.org, jdotsavage@gmail.com