Today and tomorrow these Rochelle FFA members are attending the BUILD Leadership Conference at Illinois State University in Bloomington!
ATTENTION SENIORS!!!! FAFSA COMPLETION WORKSHOP - RTHS will be holding the first of two FAFSA workshops in the RTHS library on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH From 5-6:30 pm with the second being JANUARY 9TH, from 5-6:30 pm. Instructors will be available in both English and Spanish. Please RSVP using the link provided BELOW if you plan on attending the workshop and make sure you have your FSA ID created and the necessary documents(*see links to letters below) with you when you come. Contact the Counseling Center for more info. Hope to see you there!
*RSVP LINK: https://bit.ly/4hY3D5X
*LINK TO INFO LETTERS (English and Spanish): https://bit.ly/3Z8xT5e
Student Council teamed up with the local food pantry for our annual turkey distribution at Prescott Brothers Ford this morning! Our students bundled up and worked together to distribute turkeys and Thanksgiving food boxes to the community members of Rochelle.
To celebrate French Week this week, students in French classes raised awareness of Francophone culture, made foods and enjoyed crepes!
This week's Hub Award winner is Jocelyn Cervantes. Since she has arrived at RTHS, she has blossomed into a confident, humorous, hard-working student. She has also taken on more leadership roles within the building, and brightens up RTHS with her positivity and good nature. We are thankful that she's a Hub!
SILVER SERVICE OPPORTUNITY! The Rochelle Christian Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to help distribute their Thanksgiving meal kits tomorrow morning.
*Date: Tomorrow, Saturday, November 23
*Time: 8:30 am - 11:00 am approximately
*Place: Prescott Brothers Ford (back of the building)
SCHOLARSHIPS are a great way to help pay for education and training after high school. Rochelle has many local scholarships to apply for beginning after the 1st of the year, but there are also thousands of National Scholarships available. StudentScholarships.org is a scholarship management website. They help non-profit organizations and private companies distribute their scholarship information to students across North America. Check out their website if you are interested in applying for scholarships outside of the local ones we offer. You can also subscribe to their newsletter to have scholarship opportunities sent directly to you. Link to receive scholarships: https://studentscholarships.org/newsletters
It's American Education Week! First celebrated in 1921 , AEW is an opportunity to celebrate public education. Festivities honor the team of people who work in our nation's public schools, everyone from the bus driver and classroom teacher to the cafeteria worker and administrative staff, plus countless others. Each day of the week has its own theme, during which we celebrate our public school community. Today at RTHS is Scrabble Day. The Counseling Center staff joined in on the fun!
SILVER SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!!! Lincoln Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Arteaga, is looking for assistance in setting up her classroom for their next unit, Celebrations Around the World, this Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 3:00-4:30pm. Head on over to Lincoln School or see Mrs. Harvey in the Counseling Center for more info.
ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS! Western Illinois University will be at RTHS this Wednesday, 11/20, during 10th hour. WIU is ranked #1 for Criminal Justice programs in Illinois. Sign up on Schoolinks or in the Counseling Center to reserve your seat.
This past Saturday, the music department had two students participate in the ILMEA District 8 Band & Choir Festival in DeKalb. Lucas Smardo (senior) performed as a bass in the sr. choir, and Christian Mascote (junior) performed on trombone in the sr. band.
Both of them spent all Saturday in rigorous rehearsals with guest conductors, and both groups gave a combined concert in the evening. Congratulations to these students! Mr. Marigomen and I are very proud of all their hard work.
In the LMC's Screen-Free Friday activity today, teams raced to finish 100-piece puzzles quickly. Kara Hull, Liliana Lawrence, and Layla Macklin had the day's best score with 5:31.63. Well done!
It's finally starting to look like fall on Purple Pass!
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Join us for an evening of jazz as the RTHS Jazz Band takes the stage TONIGHT! The program will feature rock, swing, and latin music. Don’t miss the chance to hear our talented musicians showcase their hard work.
Time: 7pm
Location: RTHS Auditorium
Admissions: $3 for adults and $1 for students
Come out and show your support!
Congratulations to the Rochelle FFA Agronomy Career Development Event team who placed second at the section 2 competition last night. Rochelle members in the top 10 individuals included Levi -1st, Alexis - 6th, and Garrett -8th. The team will now compete at the State competition at the University of Illinois in December.
This week's Hub Award Winner is Abby Metzger. Abby has stepped up to help with the recycling, to help in the main office, to help with Interact, and to help her fellow classmates in general. Her teachers describe what a pleasure she is to have in class because of her positive attitude and great work ethic. She is constantly helping others in one way or another and helping RTHS be a better place. Thank you Abby!
Congratulations to the Rochelle FFA Dairy Products Career Development Team, which placed first in section 2 last night. Magdalene was the first-place individual, and Sawyer was the seventh-place individual. The team will now compete at State in December.
Home & Workplace Maintance has worked through the Stihl Bronze Service Technician training and is now putting the training to use while taking apart two-stroke carburetors.
EXCITING SILVER SERVICE NEWS! Claiming your Silver Service Volunteer hours has gone paperless! Beginning today, you will no longer be using the paper claim form to record your volunteer hours. Any hours you currently have turned in will be transferred to Schoolinks and you will be entering any future hours in Schoolinks.
See the link below or scan the QR code for information and to watch a short video on how to enter your hours. Please see Mrs. Harvey in the Counseling Center if you have any questions or concerns regarding this new procedure for entering your Silver Service Hours. HAPPY VOLUNTEERING!!!
LINK : https://bit.ly/4hFvo2J
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” - Sherry Anderson
