The Weekly Wildcat
Richlands High School's Weekly Newsletter- Week of 2/27/2017
LUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcements
Students applying to Prom Committee need to return their paperwork by March 1. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, March 7 after school in room 103.
Students interested in enrolling in Journalism next year can pick up an application outside room 111.
Yearbooks are now $65 plus tax. Order yours at Jostensyearbooks.com or visit room 111.
Attention all students that are currently enrolled in an AP course this semester or took one last semester: AP exam booklets and information were distributed on Wed., Feb. 1st. If did not receive your information or if you only had AP courses in the fall, please see Mrs. Jarman. AP exam fees are once again covered by the state this year as long as you are enrolled in the course this school year. Any student that would like to take an AP exam will be required to complete a registration form and return it to Mrs. Jarman no later than March 17th.
Anyone interested in trying out for color guard next year need to get an information packet outside room 111.
ACT is coming!
All juniors will be taking the ACT on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Scores on this test ARE COLLEGE REPORTABLE which means you do not have to pay the fee to take this college entrance exam…it is FREE!
Please be preparing as much as possible so that you do your best! There are lots of resources on the RHS website and in study island!
Students will be allowed to list up to 4 colleges to have their scores sent to for FREE! ACT resources and problems of the day are available at the RHS website. Students have been provided packets at school and will be going over them with teachers on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s between now and test day. There are also practice problems on their Study Island accounts.
Club News
There will be a meeting of the SADD club afterschool on Tuesday, February 28th in room 309.
Also, BIG thank you to everyone that participated in last week’s FFA Pet Supplies Fundraiser for the Onslow County Animal Shelter! We raised just over $350.00 to buy supplies with!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 RHS FFA Sweetheart and Mr. FFA Competition! Your 2017 Mr. FFA is Mr. Will Preast, the FFA Sweetheart Runner-Up is Miss Hannah Pankey, and this year’s RHS FFA Sweetheart is Miss Heidi Johnson! All participants did a great job with the contest and it was a very close race! If the winners will please come see Mrs. Ford at the beginning of 4th period today for pictures!
The world language club will have a meeting this afternoon in Hut 2. The meeting will be from 2:20 until 3:00 P.M. All members are encouraged to attend and new members are welcome
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Sports News
- Ladies outdoor track try-outs will continue through next week. Those interested need to dress and report to Hut 8 at 2:25 for study hall and then practice will begin at 2:55-5:00pm.
- The Indoor track team competed at the State meet this past weekend in Winston-Salem. The 3A classification consists of 100 schools and teams participated and represented RHS well. The 4x8 teams finished 18th (gentlemen) & 16th (ladies). The 4x8 men consisted of Damian Sharkey, Nathan Jilton, Charles Guarino and Darius Trusty, while the ladies team was Allison Falls, Michaela Young, Aja Ford and Alix Ford. Our 4x4 teams finished 19th (gentlemen) & 14th (ladies). The 4x4 consisted of the same members of the 4x8 team with addition of Khaliq Serrano, while the aforementioned ladies ran the 4x4. Further, Jason Whitehead placed 17th in the 500m dash. Lastly, a special thanks to Ms. Sherry Williams for going with the team. Great Job!
- Way to go Wrestlers who made it to states!
Guidance
Richlands High School will be holding a Parent Night on Monday, March 6 at 6 pm in their auditorium and commons area. During the Parent Night, topics covered will be registration process, graduation requirements, other academic opportunities as well as clubs and sports. We invite parents and students to come and see what being a Wildcat is all about!
Attention seniors: If you are planning to pursue a career in Criminal Justice, please come by and see Mrs. Cox for the CrimeStoppers Scholarship Application!
A representative from CCCC will be at RHS on Tuesday, March 7th. Sign up in guidance if you would like to meet with the representative.
Anyone needing SAT hours, please contact the Richlands Library at 910.324.5321 to get on the schedule for orientation!
Students, for more guidance opportunities, check out the guidance office and website!
Peachjar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Onslow County Schools, January 25, 2017 — Onslow County Schools will soon launch a new electronic flyer communication tool called “Peachjar.” Subscribers will be able to view school-approved eflyers by simply clicking on the Peachjar button on your school’s website homepage.
Not only will student backpacks will be lighter but also this “green” initiative will save our schools tons of paper and reduce copy costs by thousands of dollars. In addition to saving time and money, it will ensure information makes it home to parents; no more worrying what was lost between school and home. For the remainder of this school year, as we ease into full use of Peachjar, we will utilize both paper and Peachjar eflyers.
The email address to which Peachjar will send the flyer notification is the “Guardian Email Address” that was indicated on the student’s registration form. If a parent wishes to change the email address, they should contact their school’s data manager who will make the changes directly in PowerSchool.
We are scheduled to launch February 13. Parents will receive a welcome email that includes a username and password. This is provided to give parents the opportunity to manage their account and flyer delivery preferences. It is not necessary to login to receive or view school-approved eflyers.
This system is used exclusively for distribution of district-approved flyers. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purposes. Thank you for your support.
To learn more about Peachjar go to https://www.peachjar.com/schools.html.