Weekly Update December 9th

“The mission of Russellville Jr./Sr. High School is to
provide a safe, civil and productive environment to ensure that high quality learning occurs.”

Good Sunday afternoon to all! I hope this finds you safely indoors on this wet and dreary day! I want to remind everyone that we have two weeks before Christmas break begins. Our last day will be on the 20^th with classes resuming on Jan. 6^th. Semester
exams will be administered next week according to the following schedule:

Wednesday 18^th:
1^st and 4^th periods

Thursday 19^th:
2^nd and 5^th periods

Friday 20^th:
3^rd and 6^th periods

We have recently been notified that we had several student art works chosen for a local exhibit. Below is more information about the exhibit provided by our art teacher Mrs. Brenda
Brown:

River Arts Visual Art Exhibition

Russellville High School receives “Best of Show, First Place, and
School Program Award” while participating in the inaugural exhibition
of River Arts celebrating visual arts in the schools of western Kentucky. The
event is jointly sponsored by the Butler County School District the Western
Kentucky University Education Program, the city of Morgantown, and the Butler
County Arts Guild. Participating in the event were 21 other K-12 schools
scattered throughout the region.

Emily Gill won both Best of Show and First Place with a charcoal drawing of “A
Bird in the Hand”. Russellville art Department won the program award for have
the most entries accepted into the show. We had 14 works of art chosen and hung
in the exhibition. The place awards and the program award consist of art
supplies. The Best of Show Award is a monetary scholarship.

Students who were chosen are as follows:

Russellville High School

 
Jamarius Duncan 11^th Lion Hearted
Malis Vanna 12^th The Koi Fish
Jason Fox 12^th Maiden in a Straw Hat
Aleecia Rose 10^th Explosion of Color
Jovani Pacheco- Ramirez 11^th Shadow
EmilieGill 12^th Summer is Fleeting
Jamarius Duncan 11^th Love and Loyalty
Jamarius Duncan 11^th Indian Warrior
Malis Vanna 12^th Visual Silence
Sydney Herudon 12^th Tears of Color
Emilie Gill 12^th I Think We’re Going to be Friends
Emilie Gill 12^th Ceaselessly Into the Past
Sydney Herudon 12^th Lana
JamesJenkins 9^th That’s Cold
Congratulations to these deserving
art students and thank you to Mrs. Brenda Brown for establishing and
maintaining a strong Art program for our school!

Upcoming Events:
Monday
· 6^th Grade Showcase—Written
Assessment (rescheduled from Saturday)

· RHS Girls BBall vs. Warren East (H)6:00

Tuesday
· RHS Boys BBall vs. Warren East (A) 6:00

· RMS B/G BBall vs. Adairville (A) 5:30

· STLP Club travels to WKU

· Upward Bound at RHS

· 6^th Grade Showcase—Quick Recall (rescheduled from Saturday)

Wednesday
· Club Day @RHS

· RHS Swim Meet vs. Allen CO. (H)

· WKU Talent Search @RHS

Thursday
· RHS Freshmen/JV BBall vs. Todd (A) 6:00

· RMS Boys BBall vs. Butler (H) 6:00

Friday
· RHS B/G BBall vs. Todd CO (A) 6:00

Saturday

· RHS Boys BBall vs. Butler Co (A) 6:00

· RHS Academic Team Conference—Owensboro

· RHS Swim Meet—Hilltopper Invitational
(A)

As you can see, we have a very busy week in store for our students and staff. As always, thank you for your continued support in ensuring our students are successful and have both
meaningful academic opportunities and extra-curricular opportunities.
Have a great week!

Thank you,
Kim McDaniel
Principal, RJSHS