Sixth grade visited the ISB and sang Christmas Carols for the residents today. Thank you Mrs. Gallion for making this happen!

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER -- Dec. 12 - Dec. 19
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East Elementary school climate survey information!

Art Club’s selling creative Christmas Kits again this year!
We have two options…
Gingerbread Houses or Ornaments.
All orders must be in by December 14th and will be available for pick up on December 19 & 20th.
Contact Mrs. Strnad with orders or questions



RCHS KAY Club is hosting a blood drive here at the high school tomorrow. We are one spot shy of filling all our slots. We have a 10:15 still open. Anyone available to help us reach our goal? Thank you so much for considering!

Here are 3 of the most recent photography entries for the Kansas As Talented As You Think art competition. The RCHS art students aren’t going to make it an easy decision for the panel of judges this year!
Fireside by Dillon Burnett
Self Reflection by Jackson Voorhees
Kansas Sunset by Adam Krohn



Check out these sweet HOT RODS!
Pencil drawings by RCHS Senior Bryan Baxter




There was a mistake on the original calendar, the high school basketball games on Friday are at Valley Heights.
4:30-JV Girls in high school gym, 5:45-JV boys (3 qtrs) in Blue Rapids gym.
6:00-Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys in the high school gym.
Good luck to our Jr. High basketball teams today! The boys team is at Minneapolis, start time is 4:30-C team, B team, A team. The girls team is home against Minneapolis, start time is 4:30-1/2 C team, B team, A team.
Reminder:Winter sports pictures are today! Boys basketball at 12:30, girls basketball at 3:40, wrestling to follow.
Congratulations to Maelin Johnson who just performed a tremendous concert with the North Central Kansas District Honor Band in Manhattan! She placed 4th chair trumpet among classes 1A-6A. She will be auditioning for the All-State Honor Band in January.
Come out and support the high school basketball teams tonight! There is also a soup supper in the concession stand!

RC Middle School knocked this art assignment out of the PARK!!!! These chalk pastel apples look incredible!!!
Yellow- Kyla Sasser
Red- Julian Swank
Purple- Jasmine Rabah




Charcoal Apples by…
Gwen Cole
Makenna Johnson
Dillion Burnett
Lexus Talkington




4th hour’s Independent Art Class is working on slip casting… they are also doing a collaborative 3D pallet tree….Hoping to have some cool Christmas trees to share with you soon!


Here’s a peek at a few thrown pieces fresh out of the kiln in the RCHS Art Room!
Strainer by Ella Pachta
Tumbler by Jude Lapo
Bowl by Zach Piroutek



WEEKLY NEWSLETTER -- Dec. 5 - Dec. 12
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Sneak Peek!
Kindergarten Program at 6:30 pm
(Doors A2, A4, B1 & B2 will open at 6:00 pm)
Kindergarten students report to their classrooms by 6:15 pm.
1st and 2nd Grade Program at 7:30 pm
(Please wait until the conclusion of the kindergarten program, around 7:00, before entering the gym.)
1st and 2nd grade students report to their classrooms between 7:00 and 7:15 pm.



Next week's activities!

Make note of the game schedule for tomorrow nights high school basketball games!

