Open Announcements
October 2, 2022
Dear Open High Family,
The world is better because of our students! Read more here and consider adding your voice here.
In honor of the International Day of the Girl Child, we have been given free tickets for 50 girls to see The Woman King at the Bow Tie Cinema on Tuesday, October 11, 10:00 - 2:00 pm!! This will include concessions and a box lunch. If interested, complete this form and pick up permission form from office or see below. Permission forms must be turned in by Thursday, Oct. 6 to the office. If there is more interest than tickets, we will use a lottery. If you are interested in being a parent chaperone, please contact Clary at cwashing@rvaschools.net ASAP!
Open-Honors Connect is a partnership between Open High and the VCU Honors College. Honors students teach Thursday elective classes and provide after-school tutoring, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. We are very excited to welcome back these amazing scholars to assist our students this week. If interested in tutoring, please complete this form prior to the upcoming week. If you must cancel, please let Clary know as soon as possible.
Get creative and become T-shirt famous! Open's Fall Festival returns on Saturday, October 22 and the Student Planning Committee is seeking student designs for a Fall Festival T-shirt Contest. We need design entries by TUESDAY, 10/4 at 11:30 AM in order to get these made. Please upload images of designs here!
Open High merch is here for a limited time! Get your 50th Anniversary hoodies and T-shirts and help us raise money for our Student Activity Fund. All orders can be paid for online and shipped directly to you. Fundraiser is open until October 17.
We're taking donations of bikes and helmets to support our Cycling Initiative to get more students moving! Contact Chad Ingold for more info at eingold@rvaschools.net.
Ninth grade families! Please turn in permission slips ASAP for James River Boat Program sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and made possible through funds raised by the PTSA. Students will learn about water quality and the ecology of the James River. Please pay $10 online here.
It's National Custodian Day! Our custodian, Tony Brown, is a member of our family and we thank him for taking care of our building and us! We've also recently welcomed a new evening custodian Tyira Harris so our building can shine each morning. Thank you both for all you do!
THIS WEEK:
Monday, Oct 3
- Running Club begins, 3:35 pm, Student Lounge
- RPS Closed for Yom Kippur
Thursday, Oct 6
- Interims distributed in Family
Friday, Oct 7
- APES Canoe Trip to Deep Bottom Park, 9:00 - 2:00 pm
- 11:35, Mary Baldwin visit
- 2:45, University of Richmond visit
NEXT WEEK:
Students in Grades 9-11 will participate in the College Board's PSAT/NMSQ test on Tuesday, October 12. Read more about this exam here. At this time, Seniors will be off-site working on after-high school/college plans. Location TBA.
Look for more student opportunities and info below. Keep being open and have a great week!
Clary Carleton, Principal
she/her/hers
(804) 780-4661
Student Opportunities!
AP English Language students are currently reading The Organ Thieves by Chip Jones. This is the 2022-2023 VCU Common Book--a program we regularly participate in at Open. Jones will be speaking at Singleton Center on Wed., Oct. 12, 6-7:30 pm.
You want to write a short play, but you don’t know where to start? Never fear! Join us for a series of two-hour workshops where, in community with your fellow writers, we will work on everything from igniting the spark of an idea to completing a short play to submit to SPARC’s New Voice for the Theatre Festival. SPARC is pleased to announce a new playwriting workshop series that will take place online at no cost to the student participants. Space is limited to 15 students for each workshop. Students can register here for the monthly workshops, held on the first Tuesday from 6pm - 8pm EST: October 4, 2022, November1, 2022, December 6, 2022, and January 3, 2023. The New Voices for the Theater playwriting competition one-act play submissions are OPEN and will close January 7, 2023. Check out the New Voices 2023 application!
The Richmond Folk Festival is back, Oct 7-9. Register to volunteer here.
The 1947 Partition Archive is pleased to partner with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to offer a unique PAID fellowship opportunity to high school students. For more questions, please contact us at internships@1947partitionarchive.org. DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 15, 2022 Find more information here: https://www.1947partitionarchive.org/DOHA
Interested in volunteering at Craft + Design? Perks include a $10 credit towards VisArts class tuition for every two hours worked and a free complimentary ticket to enjoy the show before or after your shift. Craft + Design 2022, takes place at Main Street Station’s train shed on the weekend of Oct. 14-16. All proceeds benefit educational and community programming at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
For more opportunities/scholarships visit the Counselor Connection Google Classroom. Seniors should also visit the Class of 2023 website for updates and to review the College Planning Calendar.
Kwame Alexander Book Tour – Exciting news! The New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander will be at Huguenot HS on Tuesday, October 11, for the release of his new book, The Door of No Return. Registration is required and tickets are limited so don't wait to sign up. Many thanks to bbgb for sponsoring this event!
Mark Your Calendar!
10/11, The Woman King, Bow Tie Cinema
10/11, PTSA, 6:30 on Zoom (see below)
10/12, PSAT for Grades 9-11
10/12, Senior Day, location TBD
10/12, Chip Jones, 6 pm, VCU Singleton Center
10/13-14, James River Boat Program (Grade 9 Biology)
10/14, APES visit to HHS's solar array
10/22: Fall Festival
10/28,:Yearbook Photos, Grades 9-11
12/8: Senior Photo Retakes
Mask Wearing and COVID-19
All adults (including partners, contractors, families, and volunteers) are required to wear a mask at all times when indoors in RPS buildings. Students are required to wear a mask at all times within RPS buildings unless their parent submits a mask opt out request to COVIDrps@rvaschools.net. The opt out request only needs to state the student's name and school. If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please let us know. The isolation period for positive individuals is 5 days (mask wearing and distancing during lunch required on days 6-10). If you have questions about COVID or any health related matter, please contact our School Nurse Molly Rountree at mrountre@rvaschools.net.
Student Meals
Our free Breakfast and Lunch are provided by the cafeteria at George Wythe HS. You can check the weekly menus here. Remember, students must notify the office if food has run out so we can make arrangements for another delivery.
Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
Mark your calendars for our Fall Festival happening on October 22nd and sponsored by our PTSA. The PTSA meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 via Zoom.
Next Meeting:
October 11, 6:30 pm:
Join Zoom Meeting https://rvaschools-net.zoom.us/j/87696085669?pwd=YUR0Q1FPd3hWU0IrakszV04zdmlrQT09 Meeting ID: 876 9608 5669 Passcode: 829561
All are welcome. PTSA Membership is just $10 but you are welcome to donate more at https://openhigh.memberhub.com/store. The PTSA helps with student events, teacher appreciation, and building upgrades. Here are our Officers for 2022-2023:
- President: Priscilla Wright pjwright76@gmail.com
- Vice President: Karen Kelly karenalexandrakelly@gmail.com
- Treasurer: Joel Simpson jacsimpson@gmail.com
- Secretary: Michele Cox coxik86@gmail.com
- Communications Secretary: Hope Norman hope.norman@gmail.com
- Ad Hoc: Brigette Newberry brigettenewberry@gmail.com
- Hospitality Chairs: Erin Campbell and Jackie Cohen jackiecoh67@gmail.com erinlcampbell26@gmail.com
You can also support Open in the following ways:
- Kroger: https://www.kroger.com/topic/kroger-community-rewards-3 Open High WS648 Register each school year - even if you have registered in the past, you must register again now for us to receive money.
- PapaJohns: https://www.papajohns.com/ Enter “OpenHigh” into the box for promotion code and hit “Apply”
- AmazonSmile: www.smile.amazon.com and select 'Open High School PTSA' as your charitable organization. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate .05% of each purchase you make
Open High School
Email: cwashing@rvaschools.net
Website: https://ohs.rvaschools.net/
Location: 600 South Pine Street, Richmond, VA, USA
Phone: 8047804661
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Twitter: @openhighrva