This week's Hub Award Winner is Amy Lopez. She has been going above and beyond in helping with Freshman Seminar lessons and in helping her fellow classmates. Thank you to her for all she does around RTHS!
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Spark Book Fairs to host a two-week online book fair fundraiser from November 12 –26, 2023!
With Spark Book Fairs, participants can choose from a growing catalog of over 50,000 titles for adults and children at up to 90% off. The book fair also has puzzles, sticker books, games, and much more that will ship directly to your home. Plus, 20% of every purchase made throughout the book fair automatically supports RTHS Library Media Center programs in the form of cash rewards.
Start shopping here on November 12:
https://sparkbookfairs.com/organization/RTHSD-M5tYS7mZmWRX
Thank you for helping us ignite the love of reading by making books accessible to everyone while raising funds to support RTHS Library Media Center programs.
Big thank you to all the Key Club members who have sorted bottle caps. Over 3500 pounds used to make benches all around the Rochelle community and surrounding communities. Golden K Kiwanis has partnered with Key Club to install: *11 six-foot benches *2 eight-foot sport benches for Focus House. *1 six-foot picnic table for Creston School. Awesome work! Thank you all! More benches to come as there are 750 sorted pounds of bottle caps in storage and another 200 pounds left to sort.
RTHS weekly announcements. 11/6-11/10 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQiKejKqmQ4lI68RgCQM5Yq0lFg1bMf-21tN9TLcTNI/edit?usp=sharing
The RTHS Agriculture business class visited the Ogle County Agriculture College and Career Fair this afternoon.
Meet the Hubs Family Night on November 10th at 6 pm. Doors open at 5:15 pm. #weRhubs
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!!
The Annual 2 Ton Thanksgiving Food Drive Box Distribution will be taking place on Saturday, November 18th. Come out to the rear parking lot of Prescott Ford - 620 S. 7th St., Rochelle from 8:30a.m. to 11:00a.m. on the 18th to help out and earn Silver Service Hours. Just sign in when you arrive and leave. Hope to see you there!
Tickets are now on sale for the 35th Annual RTHS Madrigal Dinner! Scan the attached QR code or visit https://sites.google.com/rthsd212.org/rths-choirs/madrigal-dinner/2023-ticket-order-form. The deadline for ordering tickets is November 24, so get your tickets today!
The Rochelle FFA hosted Bowling 4 Byrds at T-Byrd Lanes. Members bowled 2 games, and the Rochelle FFA Chapter will donate 1 turkey per strike and 1 side dish per spare to the 2 Ton Thanksgiving Food Drive!
The members were able to bowl 14 strikes and 12 spares in their bowled games!
SRO Jakimyw talked to students on Tuesday about the dangers of vaping and eCigarettes. Thank you, Officer Jim!
Art Hub's been busy! On Halloween, students decorated containers with fluorescent paint and googly eyes. On Nov. 6, Art Hub and GACME Club welcomed artist Jerry Moffit from Do Art Productions for a character-drawing workshop. Also, Jerry presented a certificate to Manny Cruz from a previous Do Art event.
RTHS weekly announcements. 11/6-11/10 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQiKejKqmQ4lI68RgCQM5Yq0lFg1bMf-21tN9TLcTNI/edit?usp=sharing
Last week, RTHS seniors Kyra Bivins and Cale Workman were selected to attend Illinois State Senator Win Stoller's Youth Advisory Council. Congrats to Kyra and Cale! #weRhubs
Day 3 of National FFA Convention is up and running.
SENIORS! Mark your calendar for the 2023 Community Scholarship Fair - December 5, 2023. Visit booths to speak to local scholarship providers, resources and financial aid experts.
SENIORS!! Fall Scholarship Application Now Open!
November 1st marked the first of the CFNIL (Community Foundation of Northern Illinois) Scholarship application openings. The fall cycle will be open to applicants from November 1st to January 1st. It includes the traditional Howard D. Colman Scholarship Program, the new renewable Fehr Graham Scholarship, and the Gary S. Wilmer/RAMI Scholarship for music (previously part of the winter application). This is now a universal application and will match applicants to any of the three scholarships they meet the criteria for. Students can head to our website to learn more and click ‘Apply for a Scholarship’ to create their portal account and start their application.
Link to Scholarship info: https://www.cfnil.org/scholarships
Also check out these and many more scholarship opportunities at our Scholarship tab on the RTHS website Counseling page
Link to Counseling Center page: https://www.rochelleschools.org/o/rths/page/counseling-center
RTHS Weekly Announcements.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s_iw0ZzmrO8Q128OTkqmzLAJ9zhq3sHNF5EgPA10P8s/edit?usp=sharing
Dr. Lewis has nominated two recent nominees for the RTHS staff for the Critical Thinker Award: Mrs. Lindsay Suess and Ms. Yvonne Brass.
Mrs. Suess serves as a math teacher and assistant Volleyball coach at RTHS. Beyond her teaching and coaching roles, she has displayed exceptional leadership in developing the RTHS freshman seminar program. She collaborated with several other RTHS staff members to create a video titled "How to be a Hub" for this class. https://youtu.be/5jH6zOL4shQ?feature=shared
Ms. Brass holds a diverse array of responsibilities at RTHS that demand quick thinking every day. She fulfills the role of test reader coordinator and special education administrative assistant, managing all accommodations for students with special needs. Additionally, she contributes to tasks including managing RTHS athletic tickets, assisting in the main office, and really doing anything else that is needed to make the school run smoothly.
Both Received a $75 gift certificate to the RTHS booster club web store and will donate $50 to the donation of their choice. Money to fund this program comes from donations from the RTHS Class of 1961 and the RTHS Alumni Association.
#weRhubs
This morning, Dr. Lewis and Mrs. Harvey had the opportunity to visit Wheatland Tube in Rochelle to tour their state-of-the-art steel pipe and tube manufacturing plant. GREAT things are in the works for partnerships between industries like Wheatland Tube and our RTHS students. Be on the lookout for more information to come! #weRhubs #RTHS_TRADES
Congrats to Jimmy Chavez for being this week's Hub Award Winner. Jimmy has stepped up to do the announcements every morning, and he is a great ambassador for RTHS athletics. He is a valuable member of the RTHS community.
