Good Sunday evening to all!
RJSHS students have exceled while representing our school at
different competitions during the last few weeks and this past week has been no
exception as the Russellville Jr. BETA Club students traveled to the state convention in Louisville.
Congratulations to the following students for placing in
their respective categories:
Katie Paul—1st Place Sculpting
Brendan Farlee—1st Place Jewelry
Caroline Baker---3rd Place Photography
Katie Lacy—3rd Place Cross Stitch
Team T-Shirt Design—3rd place—These students have
also received an automatic invitation to the National Jr. Beta Convention that
will be held this summer.
Team members are:
Fernanda Rodriguez
Emma McReynolds
Katie Paul
Luci Suiter
Halle York
On behalf of the RJSHS, a huge thank you to staff members, Mrs. Vicky Mathis and Mr. Andrew Mclean, and to the numerous parents and community members who worked diligently to ensure that the Jr. Beta students had a memorable trip to the Louisville for
this convention.
ACT Updates
Next Tuesday is the state-wide administration of the ACT
exam for all juniors. All students have been preparing and using a program all year, TCA, that has been individualized for their needs based on practice exams they have been given throughout the year. We have some intense, specific
review activities planned for juniors this week as well as other activities to
help them be as prepared as they possibly can be. We will also be giving the sophomore students a practice ACT to start this journey of making them college and/or career ready
by the time they graduate from our school.
Parents, please encourage your students to take these prep sessions seriously and to use them to their advantage. Remember, successfully reaching those state and national benchmarks help to ensure that students do not need to take remedial college courses which
could extend their time and financial resources while trying to obtain their
degrees. All 10th and 11th grade students can access the TCA program from home at any time.
Academic Recovery
We are continually striving to create programs and initiatives
that could can provide our students with the needed support to be academically
successful. In an attempt to address students need more or extended time with the school environment to complete credits and maintain a timely path to graduation, we have developed afterschool sessions on Tuesday and Thursday until 4:15 for students to use to make-up missing assignments, retake exams, or any other task that the students need to
complete to stay in good academic standing for a class. You will receive a letter, if your child is being asked to participate in this program, that details more specific information.
District Tournament
The district tournament begins on Monday with the Lady
Panthers in action against the Lady Wildcats from FSHS. The tournament is being held at Logan County High School this year. Come out and
support our teams as they strive to be district tournament champions for 2014.
Upcoming Events:
Monday
· District Tournament @ Logan Co.
Lady Panthers vs. FSHS 6:30
Tuesday
· District Tournament @Logan Co.
Panthers vs. Todd Co. 8:00
· ASVAB Exam given at RHS 8:30
Wednesday
· Club Day at RHS
Thursday
· Girls District Championship Game @LCHS
Friday
· Boys District Championship Game @LCHS
Wishing everyone a safe and productive week ahead!
Thanks,
Kim McDaniel