Congratulations to the Rochelle FFA Horse Evaluation Team for placing third overall at the Northwest Illinois Horse Judging Contest on Saturday!
Congratulations to the RTHS "Hub" Marching Band and Color Guard on their performance at the Pontiac Showdown Competition!
They earned 2nd place in class 4A out of four competing bands!
We are very proud of our students and the hard work they continue to put into this season. Great job, Marching Hubs!
Know a farmer who would like lunch? The Rochelle FFA can help!
💜 RTHS Silver Service Program
Today, our RTHS freshmen learned all about the Silver Service Program and how they can get involved in volunteer opportunities throughout high school. They also learned how to record and submit their volunteer hours through our SchooLinks platform.
Want to learn more about the Silver Service Program and how it works? Check out the slideshow below! You can also scan the QR code on the flyer to access the presentation.
🔗 Silver Service Program Slideshow
We’re excited to see our students making a difference in our school and community! 💜
🎓 ATTENTION DECEMBER GRADUATES!
Planning to attend Kishwaukee College after graduation? Be sure to apply for Kishwaukee College Foundation Scholarships!
📅 The Spring 2027 Scholarship Application opens September 14 and will remain open through October 15.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help fund your education! 💜🤍
📚 Juniors: Interested in the PSAT/NMSQT?
The PSAT/NMSQT can help you qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program and may open the door to other scholarship opportunities! 🎓💰
📝 Test Date: October 14
📅 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 30
Interested in taking the test? Register in the Counseling Center!
Not sure if the PSAT/NMSQT is right for you? Talk with your counselor to learn more and decide if you should take it.
The PSAT/NMSQT can help you qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program and may open the door to other scholarship opportunities! 🎓💰
📝 Test Date: October 14
📅 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 30
Interested in taking the test? Register in the Counseling Center!
Not sure if the PSAT/NMSQT is right for you? Talk with your counselor to learn more and decide if you should take it.
Unity Hospice Administrative Volunteer Program is seeking responsible middle and high school students who would enjoy giving back to their community while gaining real-world experience in a professional setting.
Volunteer Opportunities Include:
📋 Prepare hospice information packets
✉️ Assemble mailings
💌 Create cards and special projects for patients and families
📦 Organize materials and supplies
🤝 Assist with community events
🎉 Help with volunteer appreciation projects
❤️ Participate in other age-appropriate administrative and community-service projects
Contact:
Terri Zellmer
📧 tzellmer@unityhospice.com
📞 815-681-2080
Volunteer Opportunities Include:
📋 Prepare hospice information packets
✉️ Assemble mailings
💌 Create cards and special projects for patients and families
📦 Organize materials and supplies
🤝 Assist with community events
🎉 Help with volunteer appreciation projects
❤️ Participate in other age-appropriate administrative and community-service projects
Contact:
Terri Zellmer
📧 tzellmer@unityhospice.com
📞 815-681-2080
📚 FAFSA Workshops for Seniors & Families!
The 2027–28 FAFSA form opens October 1st! RTHS will be hosting two FAFSA Completion Workshops in October to help seniors and their families complete the FAFSA and navigate the process.
📌 Remember: Completion of the FAFSA is a graduation requirement.
Senior parents have been emailed and texted information about the workshops, including registration links and a QR code to sign up.
👉 Sign up today to attend a workshop!
Spanish-language assistance will be available both nights.
We’re here to help make the FAFSA process a little easier!
The 2027–28 FAFSA form opens October 1st! RTHS will be hosting two FAFSA Completion Workshops in October to help seniors and their families complete the FAFSA and navigate the process.
📌 Remember: Completion of the FAFSA is a graduation requirement.
Senior parents have been emailed and texted information about the workshops, including registration links and a QR code to sign up.
👉 Sign up today to attend a workshop!
Spanish-language assistance will be available both nights.
We’re here to help make the FAFSA process a little easier!
🏈 DOUBLE SILVER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY THIS FRIDAY, 9/18! 💜
Volunteers are needed at the concession stand for Friday’s home football game!
✨ Double Silver Service Hours
🎟️ FREE admission
🍕 FREE food & drinks
Sign up for a shift and help support the Hubs! Contact Mrs. Harvey in the Counseling Center or Ashley Simms at 815-766-1258.
Our first Hub Award winner of the year is Jillian Bruns!
Jillian is hard-working, conscientious, and dedicated. Her positive attitude helps her be a good leader to those around her, and she is quick to put others in front of herself; furthermore, she consistently steps up to help those around her. Jillian truly embodies what it means to be a Hub!
Jillian is hard-working, conscientious, and dedicated. Her positive attitude helps her be a good leader to those around her, and she is quick to put others in front of herself; furthermore, she consistently steps up to help those around her. Jillian truly embodies what it means to be a Hub!
Seniors! Last chance to sign up for our Fall campus visits!
Congratulations to the 2026 RTHS Homecoming Attendants!
Freshmen: Leni Haedt, Brailee Bennett, Samantha Garcia, Quentin Ansteth, Spencer Carpenter, Eddie Blaylock
Sophomores: Chloe Escatel, Tess Kissack, Delani McGee, Joey Chadwick, Nolan Zick, Riley Smith
Juniors: Alexis Escobar, Carol Carpenter, Zoey Schabacker, Alexis Vaughn, Rudy Esquivel, Saul Avila, Aidan Lopez, Ephraim Gonser
Seniors: Camryn Metzger, Elyse Manning, Abygail Losoya, Briel Metzger, Tyler Gensler, Dylan Manning, Angel Argueta, German Albertson
Freshmen: Leni Haedt, Brailee Bennett, Samantha Garcia, Quentin Ansteth, Spencer Carpenter, Eddie Blaylock
Sophomores: Chloe Escatel, Tess Kissack, Delani McGee, Joey Chadwick, Nolan Zick, Riley Smith
Juniors: Alexis Escobar, Carol Carpenter, Zoey Schabacker, Alexis Vaughn, Rudy Esquivel, Saul Avila, Aidan Lopez, Ephraim Gonser
Seniors: Camryn Metzger, Elyse Manning, Abygail Losoya, Briel Metzger, Tyler Gensler, Dylan Manning, Angel Argueta, German Albertson
Silver Service Opportunity! St. Paul is holding a FUN RUN on Sunday, September 27th and is looking for volunteers to help out at various stations. See the flyer and scan the QR code to sign up to help and EARN hours.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – HELP A SENIOR CITIZEN
Students are needed to help a senior citizen in Rochelle with moving items from her garage to her basement and cutting back overgrown trees, vines, and bushes around her porch and deck.
👥 2–4 students needed for each project
📅 Saturday or Sunday – ASAP
🧤 Bring your own work gloves
📍 5624 South Forester Dr., Rochelle
💜 Silver Service Opportunity
Interested? Contact Melissa Thake at 815-973-9176 or mthake629@gmail.com.
Students are needed to help a senior citizen in Rochelle with moving items from her garage to her basement and cutting back overgrown trees, vines, and bushes around her porch and deck.
👥 2–4 students needed for each project
📅 Saturday or Sunday – ASAP
🧤 Bring your own work gloves
📍 5624 South Forester Dr., Rochelle
💜 Silver Service Opportunity
Interested? Contact Melissa Thake at 815-973-9176 or mthake629@gmail.com.
Seniors…Are you a first-generation college student whose parents did not attend college? Or do you feel like you could use some extra support and guidance with the college process?
Join us Tuesday, September 15th, in the counseling center from 7th hour until 3:30 PM for a First-Generation College Workshop! We’ll cover helpful information about college applications, financial aid, resources, and preparing for life after high school.
All seniors who would like extra college support are welcome!
Join us Tuesday, September 15th, in the counseling center from 7th hour until 3:30 PM for a First-Generation College Workshop! We’ll cover helpful information about college applications, financial aid, resources, and preparing for life after high school.
All seniors who would like extra college support are welcome!
Congratulations to Mrs. Haggestad on her retirement! 🎉
Teresa has been an important part of the Rochelle schools family for many years, and we were especially fortunate to have her become part of the RTHS Counseling Center team for the final chapter of her career. As our registrar, she has been someone we could always count on, and her hard work, dedication, and willingness to help have made a difference to so many students, families, and staff members over the years.
Thank you, Teresa, for everything you have done for Rochelle schools and for the countless ways you have supported RTHS. Your years of dedication are truly appreciated, and your presence in the Counseling Center will certainly be missed.
We hope retirement brings you plenty of time to enjoy your family, your two furry family members, tend to your beautiful plants, give a few Bison Tours, and, most importantly, enjoy life without Parchment, Skyward, or state reports! 😊
Wishing you all the best in this well-deserved new chapter, Teresa! Happy Retirement! 💜🤍
Teresa has been an important part of the Rochelle schools family for many years, and we were especially fortunate to have her become part of the RTHS Counseling Center team for the final chapter of her career. As our registrar, she has been someone we could always count on, and her hard work, dedication, and willingness to help have made a difference to so many students, families, and staff members over the years.
Thank you, Teresa, for everything you have done for Rochelle schools and for the countless ways you have supported RTHS. Your years of dedication are truly appreciated, and your presence in the Counseling Center will certainly be missed.
We hope retirement brings you plenty of time to enjoy your family, your two furry family members, tend to your beautiful plants, give a few Bison Tours, and, most importantly, enjoy life without Parchment, Skyward, or state reports! 😊
Wishing you all the best in this well-deserved new chapter, Teresa! Happy Retirement! 💜🤍
This month the Raising Healthy Kids Together community group is focusing on Building Independence.
WHY IT MATTERS:
Kids build confidence by doing things for themselves. Age-appropriate independence gives children opportunities to solve problems, make decisions and discover, “I can do this.”
TRY THIS:
Choose one thing you normally do for your child and let them take the lead this week: pack their backpack, make a snack, order at a restaurant, talk to a teacher or handle another age-appropriate responsibility.
What could your child do for themselves that you’re still doing for them? This week, choose one small way to step back and let them step up.
One small change at a time.
Raising Healthy Kids Together
Families + Schools + Community
#RaisingHealthyKidsTogether
WHY IT MATTERS:
Kids build confidence by doing things for themselves. Age-appropriate independence gives children opportunities to solve problems, make decisions and discover, “I can do this.”
TRY THIS:
Choose one thing you normally do for your child and let them take the lead this week: pack their backpack, make a snack, order at a restaurant, talk to a teacher or handle another age-appropriate responsibility.
What could your child do for themselves that you’re still doing for them? This week, choose one small way to step back and let them step up.
One small change at a time.
Raising Healthy Kids Together
Families + Schools + Community
#RaisingHealthyKidsTogether
Art Club's first meeting of the year is on Tuesday!
🎓 JUNIORS & SENIORS — UP NEXT! 🎓
Our next college visit at RTHS is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)!
📅 Wednesday, September 16
🕐 6th Hour
📍 Counseling Center
A representative from SIUE will be here to share information about the university, programs, campus life, and what SIUE has to offer.
Interested in learning more? Sign up on SchooLinks or stop by the Counseling Center to reserve your seat!
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore your college options! 💜🤍
Our next college visit at RTHS is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)!
📅 Wednesday, September 16
🕐 6th Hour
📍 Counseling Center
A representative from SIUE will be here to share information about the university, programs, campus life, and what SIUE has to offer.
Interested in learning more? Sign up on SchooLinks or stop by the Counseling Center to reserve your seat!
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore your college options! 💜🤍
🎓 ATTENTION, SENIORS! 🎓
While our local scholarship applications won’t open until 2nd semester, it’s never too early to start exploring other scholarship opportunities!
There are many state and national scholarships available to high school seniors, and new opportunities are added regularly.
🔎 Explore Scholarship Opportunities:
StudentScholarships.org
📬 Tip: Subscribe to receive updates and notifications about scholarships that may be a good fit for you.
Start searching now—you might find an opportunity you didn’t know was out there! 💰🎓
While our local scholarship applications won’t open until 2nd semester, it’s never too early to start exploring other scholarship opportunities!
There are many state and national scholarships available to high school seniors, and new opportunities are added regularly.
🔎 Explore Scholarship Opportunities:
StudentScholarships.org
📬 Tip: Subscribe to receive updates and notifications about scholarships that may be a good fit for you.
Start searching now—you might find an opportunity you didn’t know was out there! 💰🎓
