8th Grade Field Trip
RCS Middle School Principal's Office
Hello, RCS Middle School Parents & Guardians of 8th Grade Students!
This year, the 8th grade class is planning an end of the year field trip to Cooperstown!
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: Leave the MS approximately 7:30 am; return to the MS approximately 4:30 pm. Student will take the 5:00 bus home or be picked up at the MS around this time.
Transportation: Adirondack Trailways Bus
Cost to the families: $0
While in Cooperstown, students will experience:
- The Baseball Hall of Fame
- The Farmer's Museum which includes a petting zoo with baby animals, a carousel, a day in the life of a 19th century village and much more!
- Lunch/recreational time with friends out in the village
In order to be eligible to attend the field trip, students must adhere to the policies put forth in the middle school handbook (full document attached to this newsletter).
"Any student with a referral within three weeks of this trip* OR who is failing two or more classes may not be able to attend. This is at the discretion of the administration and field trip organizers. Students will not be excluded from field trips for monetary reasons."
(this can be found on page 16 of the handbook)
*For this field trip, three weeks prior will be April 26, 2023 through May 17, 2023
Please check with your child for their copy of the permission form, which is attached to this newsletter. Permission slips must be returned by April 28, 2023.
Calendar Events
MS Dance - March 31, 2023
3-8 ELA Testing - April 19, 20, 2023
Grow Celebration - 3rd Quarter - April 28, 2023
3-8 Math Testing - May 2, 3, 2023
Q3 Honor/Merit Roll Recognition Ceremony - May 8, 2023
5th/6th Grade Carnival/Dance - May 12, 2023
- Lifetouch Spring Pictures - March 14, 2023
- Grade 8 Science Testing (performance) May 23, 25, 2023
- 7th/8th Grade Semi-Formal - June 2, 2023
- Grade 8 Science Testing (written) - June 5, 2023
- FastBridge End of Year Testing in Reading and Math (all students) - June 6, 7, 8, 2023
- GROW End of the Year Celebration - June 16, 2023
- Q4 Honor/Merit Roll Recognition Ceremony - June 12, 2023
- Algebra I Regents Exam - Thursday, June 15, 2022 12:00 PM start time
- Earth Science Regents Lab Practical - TBD
- Earth Science Regents Exam - Friday, June 16, 2023 8:00 AM start time
- World Languages Assessment (8th grade only) - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:00 am start time
- 8th Grade Moving-up Ceremony - June 21, 2023
MS Concert and Performance Dates
Location for all performances: HS Auditorium
6th-12th Chorus Concert
March 30, 2023, 7:00 pm
MS/HS Select Ensembles Concert
May 18, 2023, 7:00 pm
6th-8th Band and Chorus Spring Concert
May 24, 2023, 7:00 pm
Advisor List for MS Clubs and Activities
Aerobics - Heather Billington hbillington@rcscsd.org
Anime Club - Kathy Durivage kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Art Club - Tim Meservey tmeservey@rcscsd.org
Astronomy Club - Joseph Coryea jcoryea@rcscsd.org
Best Buddies - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org, Patti Stockman pstockman@rcscsd.org, and Maria Semenick msemenick@rcscsd.org
Boys’ Intramurals - Jay Henry jhenry@rcscsd.org and Jared Bevington jbevington@rcscsd.org
Drama Club - Casey Kobylar ckobylar@rcscsd.org
FACS Club - Cheryl Richardson crichardson@rcscsd.org
French Club - Joseph Coryea jcoryea@rcscsd.org
Gaming Club - Nick Malinowski nmalinowski@rcscsd.org
Garden Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
GSA - Abby Retzlaff aretzlaff@rcscsd.org and Alex Dinzey adinzey@rcscsd.org
Girls’ Intramurals - Anna Davies adavies@rcscsd.org and Majel Baker mbaker@rcscsd.org
Hiking Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Jazz Ensemble - Kermit Wamsley kwamsley@rcscsd.org
Jr. National Honor Society - Steve Colon scolon@rcscsd.org and Bethany Losito blosito@rcscsd.org
Natural Helpers - Kathy Durivage kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Photography Club - Cara Buckley cbuckley@rcscsd.org
Science Olympiad - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Select Chorus - Elizabeth Diaz ediaz@rcscsd.org
Ski Club - William Cook wcook@rcscsd.org, Steve Schultz schultz@rcscsd.org, kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Spanish Club - Alex Dinzey adinzey@rcscsd.org
Stamp Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Stock Market - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org and Kristi Kemmer kkemmer@rcscsd.org
Student Council - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org and Karen Waddingham kwaddingham@rcscsd.org
Trading Post (school store) - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org and Bethany Losito blosito@rcscsd.org
TV/Media Club - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org, Cara Buckley cbuckley@rcscsd.org, and Kristi Kemmer kkemmer@rcscsd.org
Yearbook - Amanda Firstiun afirstiun@rcscsd.org
STARS - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org, and Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School
Email: dcapece@rcscsd.org
Website: https://www.rcscsd.org/o/rcs-middle
Location: 2025 Route 9W, Selkirk, NY, USA
Phone: (518) 756-5200