The Whirlwind Weekly

Monday, September 25, 2023

• SMART START MONDAY
• Geometry Tutoring before school
• 8th Counselor Lesson: McNack/Green in the Library
• Volleyball (8/9) @ Searcy
  
• Lady Cyclone Golf team will play in the 5A State tournament in Jonesboro

• Quiz Bowl practice after school in the Quiz Bowl room

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

• Geometry Tutoring before school
• 9th Counselor Lesson: Guerra/ Britt in room 303

• XC @ Lamar
• Lady Cyclone Golf team will play in the 5A State tournament in Jonesboro
• Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00pm-6:15pm

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

• Geometry Tutoring before school
• Algebra Tutoring before school
• 8th Counselor Lesson: Wilhelm/Wilson in the Library
• Quiz Bowl practice after school in the Quiz Bowl room
• RJHS Volleyball (8/9) v. Greenbrier
• Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00pm-6:15pm

Thursday, September 28, 2023

• Geometry Tutoring before school
• Algebra Tutoring before school
• 9th Counselor Lesson: Carter/Caldwell in the Library
• RJHS Football @ Beebe
  

Friday, September 29, 2023

• Geometry Tutoring before school
• RJHS Fall Pictures
• Quiz Bowl practice after school in the Quiz Bowl room

Saturday, September 30, 2023

• XC @ Conway
• XC @ Fayetteville

October:

10/5 Color's Day

10/6 Sports Picture

10/18 End of 1st Quarter

10/19-10/20 School closed for Students: Fall Break

10/19- Contract Day for Teachers

10/25- Skill Trades Expo

10/27- Whirlwind Theatre Fall Production matinee

• Russellville FFA will be competing at the AR/OK State Fair 4H-FFA Days Judging Competition at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith, Wednesday, September 27th. Permission slips are in the FFA Google classroom and must be turned in by Tuesday, September 26th.
• FFA officer interviews will take place at 2PM 9/27/2023.

Our first FFA fundraiser is underway. We have partnered with Arkansas FFA Association by offering a 6X12' utility trailer to be raffled on November 15th. Tickets are $2/chance and the link to order online is on our Russellville FFA Facebook page. Click the flyer below to access the Russellville School District FFA Facebook page.

We want to see everyone show their WHIRLWIND PRIDE and dress up in the daily themes! Please make sure all outfits follow the school dress code.

Show your WHIRLWIND PRIDE and purchase a spirit button from the RJHS Library! Buttons are $1.50 or $3.00 with ribbon. Ask about custom buttons!

For more info, email jessica.baldwin@rsdk12.net or ronda.khamsourivong@rsdk12.net

Start getting your pumpkins ready! It's time for our annual pumpkin decorating contest! Click the picture for more details.

All Region choir tryouts, will be Saturday, October 7 at Dover High School. This is a graded event for all Jr High choir students, as stated in the choir handbook. Students will meet in front of RJHS at 7:15 am and leave by 7:45 am.

Mark your calendars! Our very own Whirlwind Theatre's Fall production of "Honeymoon at Graveside Manor" will open October 26th, 2023.

Check out this awesome adventure opportunity!

Our RJHS Library reading incentive program is live and ready for students to start participating! Courtesy of of SOAR Reading grant and the RJHS Library, each 9 weeks, students have the opportunity to win brand new free books and chances to win a Kindle Fire at the end of the semester. They can also earn a spot at the quarterly reward event. Here is how it works!

Students read a novel of thier choice and then fill out and submit the #RSDREADS Google form, by completing each task in each section of the form.

Each time students complete ONE #RSDREADS Google Form, they earn a brand new free book and ONE ticket to win a Kindle FIRE at the end of the semester. If students complete TWO #RSDREADS each 9wks, they get to be a part of the quarterly reward event!

School is back in session and new routines are being established. Now that your child has been equipped with new school clothes and supplies, learn steps parents can take to equip your child to navigate peer pressure. The September Mental Health Newsletter (English), (Spanish) talks about the power parental influences have on your child as you set clear expectations, encourage education and healthy friendships and become a role model to your child.

If you are looking for more information on how you can support your child’s mental health, check out ParentGuidance.org resources where you can access free courses led by licensed therapists on more than 50 topics. Also, check out the course titled, Guiding Your Child through Difficult Times, by Dr. Kevin Skinner.

Students in grades 6-12 will be exempt from a final exam for semesters 1 and 2 if they meet the following requirements:

a. A student with a 90% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and are only absent four or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not

b. A student with an 80% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and miss three or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not.

Notes:

• Students who are exempt and choose to take the final exam are NOT penalized, regardless of the grade they make on the final exam.

• Students enrolled in an AP Course who take the AP exam in the spring may be exempt from their semester test in that course.

• All absences count towards the exemption policy except for school-related absences.

It is the goal of RJHS teachers and staff to keep student grades updated weekly for parents and guardians to stay aware of their child's/ children's progress throughout the semester. If you are having trouble accessing HAC (Home Access Center) you can email Jennifer Roberts for help with login credentials.

jennifer.roberts@rsdk12.net

The RJHS Cafeteria offers a variety of ala carte items such a bottled drinks and pre-packaged snacks. Students WILL NOT be allowed to charge these items to their lunch account. They must have payment in hand to purchase these items from the RJHS cafeteria.

RJHS students were issued at the beginning of this school year.. It is very important that students keep up with these ID badges throughout this school year. They will need then daily as a student at RJHS. These badges are used in the cafeteria to charge lunch accounts, in the library to check out books, and with our Technology department to check out and repair laptops. Please remind your student(s) to keep their ID badge with them in a safe place every day.

9th grade students are required by the state to ern 15 service hours by the end of the 23-24 school year. Students will have the oppurtunity to ern most of these hours during their Advisroy period on select school days. More information on these CSL hours will be available in October.