As busses begin to roll tomorrow with the first day of school, please remember to use extra caution and watch out for our students walking to school along with ensuring to stop when the stop sign is out and red lights are flashing on a school bus.
Tonight, as you put your children to bed and wish them well with good vibes, I challenge you to also send positive vibes to:
Administration- who probably won’t sleep tonight wondering what they have forgotten to do
Secretaries- who will likely be still working late into the night making sure everything is ready for everyone
Teachers- who definitely won’t sleep tonight and are likely still at work putting the last minute touches on their classrooms
Cooks- who are excited to do what they do best and make the kids smile though food
Counselors- who have worked tirelessly creating schedules and setting up meetings and tours to make everyone feel welcome
Maintenance Staff - who have worked all summer to clean the buildings and make them look presentable
Paras and support staff- who are likely just as nervous about the first day of school as the kids and likely will not sleep either
Bus drivers- who will be going over their route in their sleep tonight hoping they don’t forget anyone on the first day
Nurse- who has been sorting through data to know who can and can’t have Benadryl and keeping up with immunization records
It takes a village. Everyone does their part to make sure your student has the best first day ever. And most of it you’ll never see. It’s the sleepless nights, the worrying, the planning and then re-planning of lesson plans. It’s the “I think I have all the schedules complete and printed and then have to do them again because a change had to be made.”
We do it for the kids. I work with the most selfless, passionate, creative people ever and this is the only way I could think of to give you a little glimpse into our world.
Thank you to all of the Republic County USD 109 Employees and Cheers to a Great School Year!
High school student council members met to plan activities for the year! They also helped to hang the Buffalo flags to welcome students back to school soon!
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RCHS Buffalo Actor’s Guild is proud to announce auditions for this year’s production of A Bad Year for Tomatoes. This hilarious 2 act comedy will take us all back to a simpler time when trying to find peace and quiet was still a struggle. Auditions are Monday 8/23 and Tuesday 8/24 at 7pm in the high school cafeteria. It is open for grades 8-12, and students are encouraged to come both nights if possible.
Welcome to USD 109. Have a great year.
Teachers and paraprofessionals growing their instructional practice today at back to school professional development. We are so excited to welcome back students on Thursday.
All juniors and seniors taking College Algebra! Please do not forget to report to library by 7:45 in the morning for your first class!
East Elementary Open House is Tuesday, August 17th from 4:30-5:30 pm. Students and their families are welcome to visit their classrooms, meet their teacher, and bring their school supplies. Preschool and Kindergarten students are welcome to wait until individual appointments on Thursday or come both Tuesday and Thursday.
Class lists will be posted on the office doors at East Elementary at 5:00 pm, Monday, August 16th.
Attention all junior high parents and students. Please use the information sent home in the letter. The orientation for 6th and 7th grade students will begin at 7:00 PM not 5:45 tomorrow night. We will meet in the cafeteria at 7. All 8th grade students will have the opportunity to set up their lockers from 5:45 (or after sports practice) until 6:45 tomorrow night. The orientation is for 6th and 7th grade students only! Please call Mrs. Hubert with questions.
Impact Testing-
Any student participating in a fall sport needs to take the Impact test on the computer. Some students took it last year in computer class so do not need to take it again. Most students that have not taken it are in 7th, 11th and 12th grades.
The school will be open all day Monday for students to take it, just come into the high school office, this takes about 30 minutes to complete. This test is to get a baseline in case a concussion we’re to happen.
Republic County USD 109 welcomes the new teachers for the 2021-2022 school year to the district with new teacher orientation today.
Mrs. Martson-3rd Grade
Mr. Nelson-Band
Ms. Durler-1st Grade
Mrs. Robbins-Kindergarten
Mrs. Kindel-PK SpEd
Mr. Hodgson-PE/Social Studies
Mr. Nunez-PE
Not Pictured-Ms. Mudd-Jr High SpEd
Republic County USD 109 welcomes our new teachers today.
Please come join KAY Club for a free pulled pork meal! Thank you to Republic County Toy Bank for sponsoring this meal!
Announcement: High School and Junior High football players will be checking out some equipment tonight after the parents meeting, but will also have the opportunity to complete their impact concussion testing if time allows for them to do so.
Attention juniors and seniors taking college classes! Please check your email for VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding payment of college tuition for your college classes.
Hey students and parents! Don't forget about the school supply drive happening tonight around the square during Moonlight Madness. The drive will begin at Buffalo Apartments at 5:30. The Republic County Toy Bank is sponsoring a free pulled pork meal in front of the Blair beginning at 5:30 until the food runs out. RCHS KAY Club members will be there to serve you. End your evening with a free movie at the Blair theater sponsored by American State Bank. See you on the square!
2021-22 Preschool Parents
Please sign up for a time to bring your child to the preschool classroom, on Thursday, August 19th. Plan on being here for about 45 minutes, answering some questions about your child and getting to know preschool a little better. Reminder - The first full day of preschool will be Monday, August 23rd.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C45ADAC2BA2F94-preschool
**If you have any trouble with the link, please call the East office 527-2330 to sign-up for a time.
2021-22 Kindergarten Parents
Please sign up for a time to bring your child into the kindergarten classrooms, on Thursday, August 19th. Plan on being here for about 45 minutes, answering some questions about your child and getting to know kindergarten a little better. Reminder - The first full day of kindergarten will be Friday, August 20th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C45ADAC2BA2F94-kindergarten
**If you have any trouble with the link, please call the East office 527-2330 to sign-up for a time.
Upcoming East Elementary Dates
East Open House for students PreK - 5th grade - Tuesday, August 17th from 4:30-5:30 pm.
August 19 - 1st Grade - 5th Grade First Day of School.
August 20 - Kindergarten First Day of School.
August 23 - Preschool First Day of School.
Preschool and Kindergarten Parents - Be on the lookout for a sign-up time for you and your student on August 19th.