Greetings Falcons,
This week's newsletter will be brief! Make sure you review the daily schedule to see all the exciting events happening this week!
Join us on October 9 for our Bond Town Hall and Waller County Fair Celebration! We are excited to add a Spanish session to our Saturday, October 9 bond event at the RISD CTE Exhibit Center. The English portion will be at 9AM, and the Spanish at 9:30AM. Donuts will be served to attendees! Following the bond sessions, we will announce the Waller County Fair results and congratulate our exhibitors! Flyers: English / Spanish
Are you registered to vote? The registration deadline is tomorrow, October 4. Visit votetexas.gov to get started!
Have a great week!
Royal ISD
ALL home athletic event tickets sales are online this year. Please note that tickets will NOT be available at the gate, so please make sure you go online before each game. To purchase tickets, simply visit royal-isd.net and click "Buy Athletic Tickets" in the top menu bar OR scan the QR code to the right. Thank you for your help! Let's go Falcons!
Royal ISD Needs YOUR Help!
Urgent request for all Falcon families! Please complete the annual meal application to assist Royal in continuing to procure free meals for all Falcon students. CLICK HERE to get complete yours today! We request that all families complete the application, regardless of economic status. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Monday, October 4
- RJH Volleyball, 5PM @ Freeport
- RHS Volleyball Practice / V: 5:45-7:00 am / JV: 3:00-5:00 pm
- National Yearbook Week: October 4-10. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan declared the first week in October as National Yearbook Week. Fast-forward to today and this week is still celebrated by schools across the country. In his proclamation, President Reagan stated, “School yearbooks not only chronicle educational achievement and school tradition but are a part of them." To learn more about the hardworking RISD yearbook team, follow them @thefalconyearbook.
Tuesday, October 5
- October 5, National Night Out Brookshire and Pattison: Visit https://bit.ly/3ld8IMa for details.
- Tasty Tuesday Takeout - see flyer below.
- World Teachers' Day
- RHS Volleyball, Junior High Night, JV 5:00/V 6:00, Wharton @ Royal
- RJH Football: 8th Grade @ Royal, 7th Grade @ Freeport
Wednesday, October 6
- October 6, SkillsUSA Executive Council Meeting
- RHS Volleyball practice, V: 6:15-7:00 am / JV: 3:00-4:00 pm
- FASFA night - Financial Aid Workshop for RHS Seniors (BRING CHROMEBOOK, PARENTS' TAX RETURN FOR 2020), RHS Cafeteria
Friday, October 8
- Varsity Football vs Sealy at Sealy, 7PM, 1135-1199 North Cir, Sealy, TX 77474
- RHS Volleyball practice, JV/V: 2:00-3:45 pm
Saturday, October 9
- Bond Town Hall and Waller County Fair Celebration! We are excited to add a Spanish session to our Saturday, October 9 bond event at the RISD CTE Exhibit Center. The English portion will be at 9AM, and the Spanish at 9:30AM. Donuts will be served to attendees! Following the bond sessions, we will announce the Waller County Fair results and congratulate our exhibitors! Flyers: English / Spanish
- RJH Volleyball Tournament @ Sweeny
- Jazz Clinic / Concert Kinkaid, 12PM-3PM, Bellville
Sunday, October 10
- No scheduled events
Royal High School Principal Tony Runnels is excited and proud to announce that Angel Velasquez has been named a Commended Student in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Angel and his family moved from Venezuela to Royal when Angel was in the fifth grade. Upon moving to Royal, Angel did not speak English. He worked hard and excelled in his studies, and eventually entered the Royal Early College High School program. Read more!
Scam of the Week: Shortened URLs Are a Sneaky Shortcut
Most email clients have filters in place to flag suspicious-looking emails. Unfortunately, cybercriminals always find new ways to bypass these filters. In a new scam, cybercriminals use shortened LinkedIn URLs to sneak into your inbox.
When someone makes a LinkedIn post that contains a URL, the URL will be automatically shortened if it's longer than 26 characters. A shortened LinkedIn URL starts with “lnkd.in” followed by a random string of characters. This feature allows cybercriminals to convert a malicious URL to a shortened LinkedIn URL. Once they have the shortened URL, cybercriminals add it to a phishing email as a link. If you click on the link, you are redirected through multiple websites until you land on the cybercriminals’ malicious, credentials-stealing webpage.
Don’t fall for this trick! Remember the following tips:
- Never click on a link or download an attachment in an email that you were not expecting.
- If you think the email could be legitimate, contact the sender by phone call or text message to confirm that the link is safe.
- This type of attack isn’t exclusive to LinkedIn URLs. Other social media platforms, such as Twitter, also have URL shortening features. Always think before you click!
October 2021
- October 11 - Student Holiday
- October 11, RHS & RJH Cross Country, 24-4A Cross Country Meet, Royal, 8:30AM
- October 11, 6:30PM, Regular School Board Meeting
- October 15, 7PM, at LaMarque High School, 397 Duroux Rd, La Marque, TX 77568
- October 22, 7PM, Bellville High School at Falcon Stadium
- October 23, Waller County Child Welfare Charity (WCCWB) Annual Sporting Clay Event Fundraiser. Details: https://5il.co/v9j2. The WCCWB wants people to learn and be more concerned about children in foster care due to child abuse and neglect. WCCWB Board members work at the grassroots level to meet the needs of these children from our community.
- October 25, RHS Cross Country, Region III Cross Country Meet, Sam Houston Park, Time TBD
- October 25, 4-7PM: Houston Food Bank at RHS PAC
- October 29, SkillsUSA Member Fees Due
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
