9/22 - Progress Reports available

9/25 - Ed-Op College Fair @ Winthrop trip

10/2 - Underclassmen Make-up Pictures

10/5 - SIC/Elevation Food Truck for faculty/staff

10/9 - PD Day - No Students

10/13 - Homecoming Court Rally - F gym at 2:30

10/18-10/20 - The Works With the City of RH

10/20 - Student Half Day

10/26 -10/27 - Musical at 7:30 in the auditorium

10/26 - Financial Aid Info Session - 6pm in Media Center

10/31 - PSAT/ACT

11/7 - ASVAB

11/7-12/8 - 11th Grade IGP Meetings

11/9 - College Trip to Coastal Carolina

11/27 - College Trip to Clemson & Anderson

11/30 - Playwriting Performance Play at 7:30 in auditorium

12/1 - Playwriting Performance Play at 7:30 in auditorium

The administration team wants to thank all stakeholders for a amazing start to the school year. Please continue to support our Bearcats and enjoy some photos from last week's staff spirit week.

Senior IGP Meetings will be starting soon! We look forward to meeting with our seniors/grad juniors as they prepare for next steps after high school. Please see below for how you will be notified or how you should schedule your Senior Meeting.

Please watch the senior info video BEFORE your meeting!

https://youtu.be/LvUT-GSXneE

Last Names A-Ce: Schedule your appointment with Mr. Phillips via: https://calendly.com/aphillipsrhhs/2023-24-senior-meetings

Last Names Ch-Gl: Letters were mailed home by Ms. Jackson to notify you of your appointment.

Last Name Go-K: Students will get a Canvas message/parents will get an email from Ms. Daigle to notify you of your appointment.

Last Names L-O: Schedule your appointment with Ms. Brown via: https://calendly.com/bbrownrhhs

Last Names: P-St: Schedule your appointment with Mr. Page: https://calendly.com/rpagerhhs/12thgradeigpmeeting

Last Names St-Z: Parents will receive a Calendly invite from Ms. Neely and students are notified via Canvas.

Reach out to your counselor with any questions!

Fall dates:

Sept 6th-Oct 13th: Senior/Graduate IGP Meetings

Sept 15th: College Application Day, 1st-4th blks in Media Center

Students register here: https://forms.gle/m2XCeMhBFyJLuwVw8

Sept 25th: Ed-Op College Fair @WU trip—register with Ms. Alexander.

Evening college fair session 6pm-8pm open to public

Oct 18th-20th: The Works with the City of RH - see Ms. Starcher in A109 for

details

Oct 26th: Financial Aid Info Session--6pm in Media Center

Oct 31st: PSAT/ACT

Nov 7th: ASVAB

Nov 7th-Dec 8th: 11th Grade IGP Meetings

Nov 9th: College Trip to Coastal Carolina**Registration to open soon!

Nov 27th: College Trip to Clemson & Anderson** Registration to open soon!

The Works Program with the City of Rock Hill will be 10/18-10/20

It is a full-day job shadow where students will need to register and choose a department they are interested in job shadowing. The departments are Maintenance, Construction, Tourism and Hospitality (Parks and Rec), Fire, Police, Technology, and Environmental. Students will get hands-on experience and be able to see careers available to them through the City. The registration form and schedule for each day will be available soon to students. Great opportunity!

ASVAB, a great career assessment and also the test needed to get into the Military will be given on November 7th. Students will receive a paper from Mr. Grimsley to sign up for the test.

The Athletic Department has started sending out a bi-weekly newsletter. If you have not scene or received the latest Bearcat Athletics Newsletter, please reach out to Coach Rollings for information. erolling@rhmail.org

Fall Testing Dates:

• MAP Testing - English 1 and Algebra: Sept 18-22
• Career Readiness: Oct 30 - Nov 10
• PSAT - All second year students (9Gr 23) and third year students who want to pay: Oct 31
• ACT - Third and fourth year students (9Gr 21 & 9Gr 22): Oct 31
• EOC - English II TDA: Nov 29
• EOC - English II Reading: Dec 6
• EOC - Algebra 1: Dec 13
• EOC - Biology 1: Dec 14

Prom Committee:

Any Juniors interested in participating on the Prom Committee should see Mrs. Page in A228 for an application starting Friday, September 8th. All applications are due back to Mrs. Page by Friday, September 22. Members who qualify for the club will be notified the following week. Prom Committee meetings will be held every Wednesday from 4-6 starting October 4th.

Chess Club:

Model UN:

What is Model UN? The Model United Nations experience allows students to participate as a real delegate in a conference situation where mock debates are held on current global issues. MUN is a great educational experience as well as a lot of fun. A good delegate combines academic talent with the ability to take the facts they have learned and creatively apply them in the actual Model UN proceedings. The best Model UN teams are made up of students who are bright, outgoing, enthusiastic and interested in global issues.

How do you join? Speak with our sponsors, Mr. Young or Ms. Caffey. We meet every Wednesday afterschool in A204 (Ms. Caffey's Room). Membership dues are only $30 for new members and $20 for returning members. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Conference Dates

-Fort Mill Schools Learning Conference @ Catawba Ridge High School: Mon., October 9, 2023

-UGA MUN Conference@ University of Georgia: Fri.-Sun., January 26-28, 2024

-Winthrop MUN Conference @ Winthrop: Wed-Fri, March 20-24, 2024

Our district's new attendance policy allows students to only make up absences 7, 8, 9, and 10. Please review our student handbook, located on our school website, for a more detailed description of our attendance policy. https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Domain/32

Student Council will be hosting a semi-formal dance for Homecoming. Please click the links below for information.

Use this link for documents needed for the dance and homecoming court.

https://tinyurl.com/bdz5tc32

Use this link to see semi-formal Homecoming dance flyer.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hf8z1jJLaCQD6Pstu2Hvog4NSOo3Sxmkc5Cs--6M-zs/edit?usp=sharing

From the SIC:

NAMIWalks

The RHHS SIC will participate in NAMIWalks! We have a goal of $1000. You do not need to contribute to participate. Show up to walk with us and show your support on Oct 7th at 9am at Cherry Park. Until then, register for our team here: https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=60182

For a link to the September 18th SIC meeting please email: rhhighsic@gmail.com

RHHS ABA is taking orders for Senior Garden Flags

• $30 cash or check payable to RHHS ABA.
• Email order to: rhhs.aba@gmail.com (please include: your name, phone number, student name, flag option/quantity and student's advisory teacher)
• Deadline: Sept 30
• Send in cash or check to advisory teachers with a note to give to Ms Neeley for ABA
• Options are: A-Bearcat, B-RH, USC or Clemson

Parking Passes

Once you have completed Alive at 25 and cleared all fines and fees, please see Mrs. Walton in A-building office to purchase a parking pass.

Please use the QR codes to subscribe to the third season of the Bearcat Chat.

If you are interested in purchasing Rock Hill Bearcat apparel, please use the link below to access BSN's school store.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/south_carolina/rockhill/rock-hill-high-school