Denia Rincon was named Honorable Mention winner of the 16th District Congressional Art Competition! Her work "Motor Garden" will be on display in Congressman LaHood's office for a year. Congratulations Denia!
Please remind your child to charge thier Chromebook tonight for the PSAT and SAT tomorrow (4/16).
Good luck to the FFA livestock judging team as they compete at the Section 2 Livestock Evaluation CDE!
Don't miss this great show. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm at RTHS. #weRhubs
Time to kiss ‘em goodbye! Kissing a Senior has never been easier! At RTHS, the Key Club organizes a fundraiser each spring allowing students to “Kiss our Seniors Goodbye” by attaching a personal message to a packet of Hershey’s Kisses. Candy messages can be purchased before and after school and during the lunch hours!
Student Council would like to thank all the students, staff, and families who stopped by Culver's last night for dinner! The money raised last night will be donated by Student Council to Tails Humane Society. Congratulations to Trent Kreider for winning the $100 gift card raffle!
This week's Hub Award winner is Taelynn Rodeghero. Taelynn was nominated by a couple teachers because of her hard work and willingness to take risks in the classroom; furthermore, her polite, charismatic, and friendly demeanor that makes her a pleasure to be around. Thanks Tae!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!!
Have FUN, GIVE BACK to the community, and EARN Silver Service Hours helping out in the concession stand at the Little League Fields. Rochelle Little League concessions is in need of volunteers for the 2024 Baseball season. This is a great opportunity to get involved while earning hours this summer! Please reach out to Jennifer Heal at 815-761-5077 or email her at Jennann683@gmail.com to get signed up.
SILVER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: https://bit.ly/silverserviceopps
SILVER SERVICE CLAIM FORM: https://bit.ly/SILVERSERVICECLAIMFORM
CONGRATULATIONS to Cash Budde for receiving the Rochelle Rotary Service Above Self Award for March. Cash, a junior at RTHS, was chosen as the student of the month, in part, because of his many hours given back to our community including volunteering at his church, helping with concession stands, volunteering at Hope Chest and more. Along with a certificate of recognition, Cash also received a gift certificate and a full Scholarship to participate in RYLA, Rotary Youth Leadership Academy, held in Oregon in May.
Pictured in group photo left to right: Sarah Flanagan (Rochelle Library and Rotary secretary), Emily Anaya (Rochelle Area Community Foundation), Cash Budde, Michelle Pease (City of Rochelle and Rotary president), Lance Charnock (AFS Group), Jen Hardin (Focus House), and Staci Harvey (RTHS Career Coordinator).
Buy your tickets for Rochelle's 2024 Prom at Myschooldance.com and enjoy "An Evening of Elegance." Ticket sales end April 22nd!
The School Nurse 👩🏽⚕️& the SRO👮🏻♂️taught in all of the freshman seminar classes today reviewing mental health coping mechanisms, dangers of drugs and vape usage, and how the students are to respond in a critical incidents. The nurse & SRO had a blast connecting with the freshman today!
SENIORS!!! 3 Local Scholarships are taking applications until THIS Friday, April 12th.
*NEWS LEADER SCHOLAR/ATHLETE - for students who were involved in high school sports.
*CHRIS ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP - for students who played golf or basketball in high school*
*DENISE H. MOORE MEMORIAL - for students going into the Education Field*
Check out this LINK to access the applications: https://www.rochelleschools.org/o/rths/page/counseling-center
The science department utilized their new Vernier data collection probes for the solar eclipse. The 1st picture shows the first 15 min of the eclipse and the 2nd shows the temperature and light intensity data the few minutes before and after the peak of the eclipse at RTHS yesterday. Also you can see the honors physics students collecting the data.
SENIORS......Are you planning on attending Kish in the Fall? Join us for the High School One Stop Event on April 25th. You will be transported to Kish to take placement tests, meet with your advisor, and register for classes. Space is limited, so sign up ASAP in the Counseling Center to reserve your spot.
Hello All!
We have kicked off our track/field fundraiser, and I will put the link below if you are interested in donating or sharing this. This year we were able to buy a speed trap with last years donations. Your donation makes a difference, no matter how small! Thank you to everyone who has contributed!
http://raise.snap.app/fundraisers/rochelletrack?share_type=twitter_sharewizard_v2
Solar eclipse 2024. Shadow changes with motion of the moon
Honors physics explaining phenomena during eclipse
Light sensor data before and after peak
Eclipse 2024 students enjoying the event
Solar Eclipse Fun!
