Upcoming Events
RMHS will host the 2023-24 Back to School Night next Wednesday, September 13 from 6:30-8:30 pm. As parents / caregivers enter the high school they should begin the evening in the PAC or auditorium at 6:30 pm. After leaving the PAC, parents/caregivers will move through all 7 periods of their child's schedule, using the Day 7 schedule with G6 block added at the end of the "day." See link for specific times and a visual of the schedule. Parents/caregivers should bring a copy of their child's schedule including teachers and classrooms, but staff will be present in the main office to print schedules if anyone needs this support.
Students have an early release day on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the same day as Back to School Night. The early release bell schedule can be located on the school website and through the following link.
Other upcoming events include:
9/20 - Counseling Department Senior Parent Night (6:30 pm in PAC)
9/26 - Innovation Career Pathways Kick Off for Accepted Students (flex in PAC)
9/29 - Early Release Day for Students
10/4 - Counseling Department Freshman Parent Night (6:30 pm in PAC)
10/5 - ALiCE drill
10/6 - Innovation Career Pathway Fieldtrip - Manufacturing Day at Millipore (Engineering and Computer Science ICP Students)
10/2 - 10/6 - Homecoming week including Unity Day
10/17 - Innovation Career Pathways UMLowell Field trip (Engineering Students in ICP)
10/18 - PSATs during the school day for grades 10 and 11 that registered / delayed opening for 9, 12 and 10/11 not taking PSAT. See link for schedule.
11/6 - NHS Induction for Class of 2024 (7 pm in PAC) - acceptance letters were mailed on 9/5
Please also check out the RMHS website, which is consistently updated to serve as a useful resource at https://rmhs.reading.k12.ma.us/en-US.
SEPAC Speaker
SEPAC is proud to host Lynn Lyons a highly respected expert who will be speaking on the topics of "Helping Your Family's Emotional Health" on Sept. 19th from 5-7 pm. Click on photo for more details.
RPD - 2023 Citizen Polics Academy
The Reading Police Department is holding the 2023 Citizen Police Academy on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm at the RPD starting Sept. 12, 2023, and running through Nov. 7, 2023. Click on photo for more details.
Robockets Informational Meeting
The RMHS Robockets will be holding an informational meeting on Tues. 9/12 at 3 pm in Rm. 313. If you are interested in building things, programming, business please come and join the robotics team, aka The Robockets! No experience necessary! See photo for additional details.
The Reading Street Faire
Understanding Disabilities is back at the Reading Fall Street Faire and highlighting local businesses with a fun raffle! For every $5 donation to UD between now and the end of the Faire at 5pm on Sunday September 10 at https://givebutter.com/UDatStreetFaire2023 (or in person at the Faire), the giver will get one raffle ticket for themselves AND can choose to help the Reading school “team” of their choice win a prize (this year we included RMHS, Parker, and Coolidge!). The more you donate, the more chances for you to win. Make sure when you donate online that you choose a school "team" if you'd like your donation to help that school win a prize. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram @understanding_disabilities throughout September for more information on our raffle prizes and visit UD at the Faire on September 10 between noon and 5pm. HELP A READING SCHOOL WIN and help UD in the process! Share the donation link with family and friends and encourage them to support UD and choose your school team when they donate.
PSATs @ RMHS During the School Day!
- It is our hope that everyone had a successful first day back to school. It was great to have students back in the building. I will send out my first counseling newsletter this weekend, but I wanted to share this important information about the PSAT's as the College Board deadline is fast approaching.
- New this year, the PSAT will be given to all Sophomores and Juniors during the school day on Wednesday, October 18th. College Board switched to a digital platform for the fall PSAT’s and Spring SAT’s. To accommodate this change and ensure equal access for all students, we decided it is best to offer the exam during the school day. It is a two-hour and fifteen-minute exam plus additional time for administrative duties. The exam aims to measure reading, writing and language, and mathematical skills students will need to do well in college.
- We encourage sophomores and juniors to take the PSAT’s. Taking this exam is good practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) which juniors will take for the first time in the Spring. Juniors, if you previously took the PSAT’s as a sophomore, we encourage you to retake the PSAT as a junior. Your junior scores are a better predictor of how you will do on the SAT’s and will help counselors when we start the college process in the Spring. Only juniors may use the PSAT as a qualifying test for scholarships that the National Merit Scholarship Corporation gives. Sophomores, this test is great practice for you as well and is one of the requirements if, in the future, you choose to participate in one of our dual enrollment college level classes.
- Should you wish to register, the exam costs $20.00. There is a two-step registration process. Step 1 is completing this registration google form. The deadline to fill out the google registration form is Sept 10th. Registering by this deadline (sooner if possible) is essential so we can make sure we order the right number of exams and have time to coordinate the logistics to register properly with College Board. College Board does not accept late registrations for this exam.
- Step 2: We are pleased to offer families the option of paying via MySchoolBucks (MSB), our new online invoice and payment system. If you would like the convenience of paying your fee on-line via ACH or credit card, click this to set up your MSB account if you don’t already have one: https://www.myschoolbucks.com. Please know there is an additional service charge for paying online. Once your account has been established, you will receive a reminder via email from MSB the week of September 11th of your PSAT fee. Parents who prefer not to pay online can send a check payable to the Town of Reading to the counseling office. The most important thing is to complete step 1 by September 10th to guarantee a spot.
- Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your counselor directly.
