Good Sunday afternoon to all! It has been a full, busy week at Russellville Jr/Sr High School!!
Congratulations to our Panther and Lady Panther Basketball teams on picking up district wins Friday night against Todd Co. Both teams will be in action tomorrow and Tuesday at home—come out and support our programs this week! We have basketball season passes available for $40! Please see Coach Head if you are interested!!
The Russellville Archery Team was super busy this weekend as they participated in three different tournaments at Bowling Green, Olmstead and Todd County. Thanks to Coach Rust for providing the following results/information:
Bowling Green High Tournament
--Elementary students continued to improve upon their scores.
--Middle school students raised their state qualifier score by 400 points!
--High school students raised their state qualifier score by 60 points!
Olmstead
--Daisie Holder (5th grade)—5th Place
--Jennifer Wilkerson (7th grade)—3rd Place
--Rainbow Browning (7th grade)—5th Place
--Taylor Gwynette (7th grade)—5th Place
--Kaleb Coursey (High School)—2nd Place
Todd Co.
--Karlee Elrod (8th grade)—5th Place
--Blaine Holley (7th grade)—1st Place
Congratulations to all of our archers who placed this weekend!! We look forward to your continued success!
Academic Team News
Our RHS Academic Team traveled a few weeks ago to compete in a Pennyrile League match in Daviess County. Coach Jennifer Rogers has reported the following results:
Varsity:
Brennan Hughes--4th SS
Will Mullen--4th A&H
Adam Williams--5th Math
Austin Coursey--7th Math
JV:
Matthew Wilkerson--1st Science
Benjamin Slack--1st SS
Maleah Buckner--1st LA
Laura Mullen--2nd LA
Allison Sadler--4th LA
Jayden Hammer--5th LA
Kyran Williams--2nd A&H
Brendan Farlee--3rd A&H
Chris Williams--4th Math
Micheal Dearmond--5th Math
Congratulations to our academic team members and Coach Rogers. Our academic team will be in action this Saturday during a Pennyrile Quick Recall Tournament! Good luck to all!
Our Panther swimmers were in action yesterday, as well. Coach Toni Hall reports that all of the swim team members who participated yesterday had their personal best times and she is impressed with their efforts and dedication to the team. Below you will find more results from yesterday’s Warren County Invitational:
Boys 200 Yard IM
--Benjamin Slack 2:29.24
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
--Katie Ray Holloman 32.40
--Katie Paul 37.50
--Lena Luger 48.61
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
--Cole Celsor 26.97 (12th place overall)
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
--Benjamin Slack 1:03.82 (7th place overall)
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
--Katie Ray Holloman 1:10.45 (10th place overall)
--Katie Paul 1:17.65
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
--Cole Celsor 1:02.08 (13th place overall)
Congratulations to our swim team members and good luck with future swim meets!
Are you having trouble getting into the holiday spirit this year? Struggling to find some Christmas joy? Come on out to our Christmas Concert and Program on Tuesday night and allow the beautiful sounds of traditional holiday songs get you into the holiday mood this year!! The band concert will begin at 7:00 PM! Let’s fill the auditorium and show our support to these hardworking band students!!
For those of you who have RSVP’d, please remember that our Holiday Dinner will be hosted by the RJSHS Cafeteria this Wednesday during your child’s scheduled lunch time. Please come to the front entrance/lobby of the high school where you will be greeted and seated by members of our Panther Catering program and culinary classes (courtesy of Mrs. Ashley Mcginnis)!!
Upcoming Events:
Monday
· STLP will be traveling to WKU for regional competition
· RMS G/B Basketball vs. Lewisburg (A) 5:30
· RHS Panther Basketball vs. Hopkinsville (H) JV/V 6:00
Tuesday
- Academic Recovery from 3:20-4:20 in HS Cafeteria
- Christmas Concert @ 7:ooPM
- RHS Lady Panther Basketball vs. Caldwell Co (H) JV/V 6:00
Wednesday
· Mid-term exams 1st and 5th periods
· Ambassador Executive Council Meeting at 11:00
Thursday
· Mid-term exams 2nd and 4th periods
· Academic Recovery from 3:20-4:20 in HS Cafeteria
· RMS G/B Basketball vs. Auburn (H) 6:00
Friday
· Mid-term exams 3rd and 6th periods
· HS RTI/Advisory
o Clubs This Week: FBLA, STEM, Spanish
· RHS Panther Basketball vs. Barren Co (A) JV/V 6:00
Saturday
- Varsity Academic Team Quick Recall tournament in Owensboro
- Russellville Archery at Butler County
- RHS Lady Panther Basketball vs. Greenwood (A) JV/V 6:00
Wishing you a safe and productive week ahead!
Thanks,
Kim McDaniel