Good Sunday evening to everyone! We have several students to recognize this week for their
outstanding contributions to our school and community!!
Barrett Croslin, a senior at RHS, was chosen to participate in the Best of the Bluegrass Football All-Star game. This game is played annually and matches a team of state players
against a team of Louisville-area players. Coach Myers was chosen as an
assistant coach for the team and John Carter Myers, a student at Stevenson
Elementary, participated as a water boy for the team. Barrett had several
defensive tackles during the game, which was played on December 14th
at St. Xavier. Congratulations to Barrett on this prestigious honor and
for representing RHS very well!!!
Russellville High School BETA Club
The high school BETA club traveled to the state conference in Louisville on Friday. While there, Sydney Herndon, a senior at RHS, was given the John W. Harris Leadership Award. Only 25 of these awards are given annually to high school BETA students in the
NATION!! We couldn’t be more proud of Sydney and this accomplishment.
Sydney also placed 1st in the on-site colored-pencil drawing event.
The following students also placed in their respective categories while at the state conference:
Breann Thomas—3rd place Recycled Art
Kyle Prince—3rd place Advertising
Emilie Gill---1st place Pastels and 1st place in on-site pencil drawing
Ethan Mullen—2nd place written assessment—Science
The Living Literature group placed 3rd overall. Emilie, Sydney and Ethan are eligible to attend the National Conference in Richmond, VA. Congratulations to these
hard-working students and thank you to our BETA Club sponsor, Mrs. Tanya
Mullen.
6th Grade Academic Team
From Ms. Shoemake:
I am so VERY proud of the RMS 6th grade Academic Team-2nd
place overall in 6th Grade Showcase tonight-2nd place in Quick Recall,
individual written assessment winners: Science-1st place-Matthew Wilkerson;
Social Studies-2nd place-Ben Slack; 2nd place Written Composition-Brandy West;
4th place Written Composition-Allison Sadler; Arts & Humanities-6th
place-My Duyen Tran.
A huge thanks to Ms. Shoemake and the numerous faculty
member and parents who worked tirelessly for two nights to ensure this event happened
smoothly!!
RHS Swim Team
The swim team was in action over the weekend at WKU for the Hilltopper Invitational. All of swimmers improved upon their personal best times, according to coach Toni
Hall. RHS Sophomore, Kate Bouldin, placed 6th in the 200
freestyle and 9th in the 50 freestyle. Other swim team members
include Eduardo Rodriguez, Fernanda Rodriguez, Cole Celsor, Milam Watkins,
Fraley Watkins, Benjamin Slack, Jessie Wilson and Dillon Porter.
This young team is continually improving and striving for excellence as they prepare for
upcoming meets!!
RHS Band News
Tuesday, December 17th at 7pm in de Graffenried Auditorium.
This will be our traditional Christmas Concert. It will feature the 5th Grade Band from
Stevenson, the 6th Grade Band, 7th & 8th Grade Band, RHS Jazz Ensemble and the RHS Concert Band. It’s always a great way to get you into the holiday spirit and the price can’t be beat….It’s FREE.
Thursday, December 19th at 7pm in de Graffenried Auditorium.
This year we have a special Christmas Concert featuring Rosemary Cundiff-Brown, Chris Kramer and the RHS Jazz Ensemble. Rosemary and Chris will be singing all sorts
of Holiday favorites and the Jazz Ensemble will be performing as well. This is
a benefit concert to help raise money for the band’s trip to perform at Walt
Disney World over Spring Break. Tickets are just $5. You can
contact me or a band student if you’d like to purchase tickets. We will
also take admission at the door.
Hope to see you at one or both concerts.
Upcoming Events for the week of December 16th:
Monday
· RMS Boys BBall vs. Franklin-Simpson (A) 5:30
· RHS Girls BBall vs. Edmonson Co. (A) 6:00
· RHS Boys (JV/Freshmen) vs. Logan Co. (H)
6:00
Tuesday
· RHS Band Christmas Concert 7:00
· RHS Boys BBall vs. Allen Co. (A) 6:00
· RMS B/G Bball vs. Lewisburg (A) 5:30
· RHS Swim Team vs. Hopkinsville (A)
Wednesday
· Mid-term Exams 1st and 4th periods
Thursday
· Mid-term Exams 2nd and 5th periods
· RHS Christmas Concert (featuring Rosemary
Cundiff-Brown, Chris Kramer and the RHS Jazz Ensemble) 7:00/$5.00 admission
· RHS Boys BBall vs. Bowling Green (A) 6:00
· RMS Girls BBall vs. Franklin-Simpson (H)
6:00
Friday
· Mid-term Exams 3rd and 6th periods
· RHS Boys Bball—Ohio Co. Invitational (12/20-12/21) TBA
· End of 1st semester/2nd nine week grading period
Saturday
· RHS Girls BBall vs. Greenwood (A) 3:30
December 26th-28th—First Southern Christmas Tournament at RHS. Boys and Girls Varsity teams will be playing.
Classes will dismiss on December 20th for Christmas break and will resume on Jan. 6th.
I wish for each of you a very blessed and Merry Christmas!!
Thanks,
Kim McDaniel