This Week at Royal
May 31 - June 6
Please Note!
End-of-Year Message from Superintendent Kershner
Greetings Falcons,
Royal kicked off the school year with the theme of “Start Strong, Stay Strong”. I joined the Royal ISD family in August 2020, and would like to add to that theme: “Start Strong, Stay Strong, FINISH Strong”. Our Falcon students, staff, and community have surpassed my expectations through hard work, perseverance, and grit, and I am so very proud of each and every one of you. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and a myriad of other roadblocks facing our area, state, and nation, we thrived, overcame, and succeeded.
We mourned the loss of RJH teacher David Smith, Royal employee Greg Blanks, and former RISD School Board Member Joycelene Odum. Their families and loved ones continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
We want to be the very best at everything we do, and the list of accomplishments from this school year demonstrates that commitment. The accomplishments of this year represent many hours of work and practice on the part of our students and staff, and demonstrate the continued tradition of excellence in Royal ISD.
It is hard to believe that graduation ceremonies will take place this coming Saturday. The senior class of 2021 will celebrate the culmination of over a decade of hard work. This class received approximately $1,392,155, and excelled in numerous activities: athletics, UIL, FCCLA, FFA, SkillsUSA, art, theater, band, and many more. We wish our seniors the best of luck and success as they enter the next phase of their lives.
We are reviewing the changes in COVID guidance and mandates for the state of Texas, and will release our plan for the 2021-2022 school year in the coming weeks.
I appreciate the hard work and dedication of our students, staff, and community. You finished strong and exceeded my expectations. I wish all of you a safe summer break full of fun, rest, and rejuvenation.
Rick Kershner
Royal ISD Superintendent
Graduation Ceremony Video
Class of 2021 Group Photo Orders
2021 Honor Graduates
Honoring Victor Carbajal
Royal ISD "Share Your Voice" Survey
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STEM Applications
Is your Junior High student interested in attending Royal STEM Academy next year? Apply today!
(Grades 2 - 5 are full for the 21-22 school year, but grades 6 - 8 still have spots available.)
ECHS Applications
Texas Governor, HHSC Announce $2.5 Billion In Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families
Most families who receive SNAP benefits do not need to apply and will automatically receive P-EBT benefits on their Lone Star Card by May 28. Families who received SNAP benefits for the first time during the 2020-2021 school year in May or June 2021 and have children born on or before Aug. 1, 2014 need to apply.
Families who have children certified for free or reduced-price meals, or attended a school defined as a Community Eligibility Provision or Provision II school and received meals at no cost, during the 2020-2021 school year but did not receive SNAP benefits will need to apply.
Brookshire Youth Sports League Soccer Registration
Summer soccer registration is now open for Brookshire Youth Sports League.
Summer Math Packets
Female Athlete Strength & Conditioning Training
Attention female student athletes. Royal will be offering female athlete strength and conditioning camp June 7 - June 10, from 8am-9:30am daily. The camp is open to incoming 7th through 12th grade female students. Click here for the program flyer.
You must have to have a physical on file at Royal ISD to participate. (Click here for the form.)
The Royal Education Foundation (REF) is a proud sponsor of this program. Thank you as always to the REF for their continued support of our programs!
Community Events
Scam of the Week: Using Synonyms to Scam, Con, and Dupe You
Most email clients have security filters that scan your incoming emails for keywords. When certain keywords accompany other suspicious elements, the email will be filtered into your Spam or Trash folder. But cybercriminals can bypass your email filter using one simple tool: synonyms. Bad guys are replacing commonly-filtered words with synonyms (words or phrases that mean the same thing). This simple swap gets their phishing email past your email filters and into your inbox.
In a recent phishing attack, the cybercriminals replaced the term “invoice” with the synonym “Remittance Advice”. Since the term “Remittance Advice” is not a common keyword, the phishing email passes your security filter and is delivered to your inbox. The email includes an image that looks like an attachment. If you click to download the attachment, you’ll actually be clicking on an image that links you to a dangerous phishing site.
Here’s how you can stay safe from scams like this:
- Never click a link or download an attachment in an email that you were not expecting.
- Watch out for uncommon language. For example, the phrase “Remittance Advice" is not a commonly-used term in basic transactional emails. This could be an indication that the phrase replaced a more common keyword.
- When an email claims to include an invoice, try to find evidence of the transaction elsewhere. Do you have an unexpected credit card charge? Did someone in your family order something on your account?
May 31 - June 6 Events
Looking Ahead...
- June 7: Community Advisory Committee meeting, 6PM, RES (PK-1)
- June 8, 1-6PM, Igloo Job Fair. CLICK HERE for event flyer.
- June 14: 6:30PM, regular school board meeting
- June 15: Community Advisory Committee meeting, 6PM, RHS
- June 28: Houston Food Bank, 4PM-6PM, RHS PAC entrance
About Us
Email: contactus@royal-isd.net
Website: http://www.royal-isd.net
Location: 3714 Farm to Market 359, Pattison, TX, USA
Phone: 281-934-2248
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalindependentschooldistrict
Twitter: @royalisd
The Royal Independent School District (District) is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.