RHS Weekly Announcements     | October 25, 2019

Important dates      

9th-11th Grade Parent Information Night:  October 29th, 6-8 PM

School Day, Not Teacher Workday:  Oct. 31

Teacher Workday:  Nov. 1

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The game at Wake Forest Tonight:  There is a lot of road construction in front of the school.  You know that parking is already tough there. I just wanted to let everyone know if you have not driven by there recently.  It will take extra time. Hope to see you there!!!

FAFSA Day on Saturday:  Wake Tech Southern Campus is offering help with FAFSA applications on Saturday (26th) from 9-noon.  If you want help with financial aid for college, this could be a great help.

Practice ACT at RHS on Nov. 23rd:  Juniors can sign up for free practice and results/feedback.  The deadline to sign up is Nov. 9th. Students need to go to the RHS website and click on the banner to sign up.  If you have questions, contact Mrs. Wood-Webb at dwoo@wpcpss.net  

9th - 11th Grade Parent Night:  October 29 from 6-8 pm.  During this time we will have different information sessions that parents may attend as it relates to their students.  Please come out and join the Student Services team, as you will also have the opportunity to meet our student services team!

Really Important Repeat for Reindeer Day - Prep Nov. 1 and Event on Nov. 2nd: We are still very much in need of parent volunteers as well as student volunteers...MANY volunteers for Friday and Saturday...  Please sign up at the following link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b44a5ae2fa3fc1-reindeer4

College Application Support from Counselors in Room 1708:

Week of October 28 - 31: Student Services will assist students with a variety of activities related to the college application process. This can include creating CFNC accounts, Common Application accounts, and Collegeboard and/or ACT accounts, help with completing applications,  and assistance with completing the residency questionnaire (RDS). Students will only be able to come during their lunchtime ( A and B Lunch).

College Rep Visits:  Students need to sign up in student services to attend the college rep presentations.

October 25 - Fayetteville State University

October 29 - Barton College

November 5  (9:30 am)-----North Carolina A&T State University

November 5  (1:00 pm)----North Carolina State University

November 7  (9:00 am)----UNC-Asheville

November 8   (9:15 am)---Elizabeth City State University

November 12 (9:00 am)--Meredith College

November 12 (1:00 pm)--UNC-Greensboro

November 18 (9:00 am)--University of Alabama

November 19 (9:00 am)--Campbell University

November 20 (9:00 am)--William Peace University

November 22 (8:00 am)--North Carolina Central University 

National Achievers Society:  They are holding a food and toiletry drive to support Interact.  Homerooms will be part of a competition. Items they will collect from Nov. 4-22 are  

Toiletry Items:  Hand Soap, Shower gel, Shaving cream, Shampoo / Conditioner,  Disposable Shower Caps, Stick deodorant, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Toilet tissue, Box tissue, Combs/brushes,  Hand Sanitizer and Feminine hygiene products

Food Items: Bottled water,  Crackers/Nabs, Dried fruits and nuts (individually wrapped), Granola bars, Juice boxes, Microwave meals (non-frozen), Microwave mac/cheese and Microwave instant mashed potatoes

As Cold and Flu Season Ramps Up:  WCPSS provides guidance on the system website at https://www.wcpss.net/Page/168.  This information will help you determine if a student should or should not attend school. It also provides information about vaccinations if you follow the links embedded in the site.

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Makeup Day to Replace September 5th:  Students will now be in school on October 31st.

Makeup Day to Replace September 6th:  Students will now be in school on December 20th.

Codes for Online Picture Orders from Strawbridge Studios: 

October 24th - FM3190

August 7th - FM319045

September 25th - FM319050

Business Ads in Yearbook:  If you are interested in buying an ad in our yearbook or if you know someone who would like to purchase one, please email Ms. Rebecca Hatcher at rhatcher@wcpss.net to let her know.

NCSSM and Summer Ventures:  A representative from the North Carolina School of Science and Math will be on campus on October 29th to meet with 10th and 11th-grade students who are interested in applying to the NCSSM residential or online program, or the Summer Ventures summer research experience. Any students who are interested should sign up in Student Services by Friday, October 25th. 

Group Conferences with Counselors:  Each year, we have grade-level conferences between students and their counselors.  We first complete senior conferences followed by junior conference and then sophomore conferences.  

Junior Group Conferences:  November 5-7

Sophomore Group Conferences:  November 13-15

Practice ACT - Saturday, November 23:  We will have our Practice ACT Test for any Junior.  We encourage all Juniors to take this Practice ACT to help prepare them for the real test in February, which is a test used for college admission.  Students interested in taking the Practice ACT should sign up on the RHS homepage in the banner scrolling across the page.  

Language Preference in Talking Points:  We are pleased that many of you are already engaging with staff through the Talking Points App.  If you wish to receive the message in English instead of the home language provided to us in Powerschools, you may switch the language to English at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lSJyVEkFD65nhxtxfGVlHBGR7SQM6Kxn/view?usp=sharing.

Talk It Out Campaign:  Many of you have seen these ads on television to raise awareness about teen drinking with an emphasis on parent-child communication about the prevention of teen drinking.  I was contacted by Kim Morris with First Step Services to invite parents and teens to a presentation, “Think About It Before You Drink About It.” The event will be at RCNC at 5245 Capital Boulevard on November 13th from 6:30-8:30.  

Reminders for all AP students:  Students (taking AP classes first and/or the second semester)  must create a college board account and join their AP Classes in their college board account by October 28.  To get the class codes, the student may see Mr. Miller in student services.

Reminder to complete the Student Services Needs Assessment:  We are asking parents to complete our RHS Parent Needs Assessment Survey, using the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1afC4Sq6jRdW0MWNZfiCy3lYfPzCtX2_CrejAm2zd78I/edit?usp=sharing  We are using data from our needs assessment surveys to create programs that will better serve our students.

Virtual Meet-the-Teacher:  In past years, we have hosted fall meet-the-teacher open houses.  We know folks are very, very busy and face-to-face meetings might not be the best way for a majority of our families to gather information.  We have taken a different step this year to create a virtual site that shares teachers and teaching-team information. We will load the virtual site in the very near future.  Please check the website under Parents.

Rams Gear for Sale:  Our winter headwear has arrived and will be on sale next week. Our online store is always open 24/7/365 for merchandise and apparel at:http://bit.ly/RolesvilleRamsBoostersSpiritWear

Gently Used Caps and Gowns:  There are times that we could use the caps and gowns of graduates for displays, etc.  We would be happy to take back clean and gently used ones if you would like to get them out of the house.  Some of you have younger siblings here and might want to send them in. If so, we would welcome them.

Yearbook Purchase:  The 2020 RHS Yearbook can be purchased at http://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=A01123709. The cost is $70 until Sept. 30th, and the yearbooks will be delivered to the school near the end of May.  The cost associated with dates are listed below:

$75 until 11/15

$80 until 1/31 (personalization ends) 

$85 until 5/31

Senior Ads:  Be on the lookout! Seniors will receive a postcard in Advisory in the next 2 weeks regarding Yearbook Senior Ads. This is a great way to honor your senior! 

PTSA Needs Your Support:  Any and all of these would be a great help.

1. Please join PTSA!  Forms were in the students’ first day packets.
2. Harris Teeter wipes out links from their cards to schools in June each year.  PLEASE link your HT card to Rolesville High School again.  
3. Please link us with your Lowes Foods card.
4. When you are shopping, they ask that you use Amazon Smiles under RHS.  
5. Target Cards can be linked using code 1534.