RHS Weekly Announcements     |    May 7, 2021

Hello, Ram families!

I hope you all are doing well.

If you have not gotten your tickets for the NCHSAA State 4AA Football Championship at NCSU on Saturday at 5PM, the link is https://www.nchsaa.org/sports/football.  Rolesville will be located on the east side of the stadium (Sections 1-7). You will be required to sit in the reserved seat location on your mobile ticket.   

There is a send-off Pep Rally for the team buses at RHS @1pm Saturday. Park in the visitors parking lot and bring your signs, noisemakers and cheer them on!

Many have asked for last minute apparel. We will have a "Pop Up tomorrow from 11am-1pm at the main entrance to the school.

Wish our Rams the best of luck in our first visit to the big dance!

NEW

Make up PreACT 

Who: Any 10th grader that did not test in April (including VA students)

Sign up: Yes, use this form to let us know you will be coming: https://forms.office.com/r/M90Y89nzSK

When: May 12th, arrive on campus by 7:30 am 

Where: Rolesville High School front office; you will be given your testing room when you get to campus

Transportation: students may ride the bus* or provide their own transportation

*VA students that do not know their assigned bus please contact Mr. Wheeler at nwheeler@wcpss.net

This test is being offered to all 10th grade students that would like a practice test for the ACT.  It is a curriculum and standard based educational tool that assesses the students' progress toward academic readiness for college and it will give students an estimated ACT score. If your student does not take this test this year it will not count against them in any way. However, there will not be another opportunity to take this test at school. The ACT will be offered their 11th grade year on campus.   

Wake Tech Community College Information Sessions:  On May 18th, Wake Tech will be offering a Live Information Sessions for 11th and 12th graders who are interested in knowing more about Wake Technical Community College. The live session will explain the curriculum, college transfer & health science programs. They will also discuss the admissions process and other resources, tutoring, athletics & clubs/organizations on campus.  A Google Meets code will be sent to you the day before the presentation (to your WCPSS email) so you can gain access to the live presentation.   Register for the sessions HERE.

Wake Forest Career Readiness Academy- The Wake Forest Career Readiness Academy sponsored by the Wake Forest Area Chamber Foundation is an 8-month program for rising seniors in high school who are looking to become career ready. The program offers over 40 program hours of soft-skill curriculum content, virtual/face to face career panels, leadership and career exploration opportunities, and support to develop a career plan from an assigned one-on-one mentor.  More information & application available HERE. Deadline to apply is: May 14th at 5PM.

Students May Keep Chromebooks But Must Return Hotspots by End of School Year:

Any student who has a WCPSS-issued hotspot must return it to their school by the end of the school year. Hotspots will be disabled after the last day of school. Students who have a WCPSS-issued Chromebook will keep their Chromebook through the transition to the 2021-22 school year. Students are not required to return their Chromebooks to their school at the end of this school year, even if they are transferring or advancing to another WCPSS school. Students who are graduating or leaving WCPSS are required to return all devices to their school on or before their last day.

PTSA Scholarship Deadline Extended - May 21st:  If your senior is a member of the PTSA, he or she is eligible to apply at https://forms.gle/ke7FvAGKMmWHEM2r9. 

ROLESVILLE ATHLETIC CLUB

Our next Rolesville Athletic Club sports boosters meeting is 6:30pm June 7th - via ZOOM. We are still accepting RAC officer nominations until June 7th. Below are the current nominations and you are permitted to self-nominate if you have a desire to serve. We will vote at our 6/7/21 meeting.

• President - Drew Brown
• Vice-President - Jody Sykes
• Treasurer - Sharon Artis
• Secretary - Rebecca Piotrowski
• Asst. Secretary - Raquel Bryant
• Parliamentarian - Takisha Harper

Nominations can be made via the GroupMe App. or via email to RACBoosterPresident@gmail.com. If you have any questions about being a voting member, please reach out to our Membership Chair, Tarsha Ince - acpince@gmail.com.  Duty descriptions were listed in the RHS Weekly Updates on April 30th.

SENIORS

Please make sure you review this each week.  I will add new information and leave other pertinent information.   I will also put the new information leading in read.

Next Cap and Gown Distributions

Tuesday, May 11th – Before School and Lunch time

Thursday, May 13th – 10:00am – 1:00pm

Latin Honor Stole Distribution: Following the Parade on March 26th at RHS

Graduation Announcement Insert Pick-up:  They have arrived. Once we separate, we will email students & parents to come pick up. We have the list of those who ordered them.

Senior Parade - May 26th (async day)  We will send more information soon about a parade during the day through town.  Seniors will be invited to participate.  This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to celebrate with the seniors.  We will send more information soon!

IF YOU HAVE BEEN OFFERED A SCHOLARSHIP, PLEASE EMAIL MRS. SAMEK IMMEDIATELY: (asamek@wcpss.net) She has to know amounts that you have been awarded in order to compile information for the county and the senior awards program.

Also, if you have applied for a scholarship, make sure you are checking college information portals and your email regularly for notifications.  They are not going to chase you down.  You need to make sure that you are following up responsibly.

SO IMPORTANT:  If you have not yet replied to the request from RHS to tell us if you prefer to participate in the larger graduation ceremonies on the football field on June 11th or the individual diploma pick-ups on the 12th, PLEASE let us know right away on this link. We also need to know if you are not planning to participate in either ceremony.  We have much planning to do and these numbers are critical to this planning.

The Ceremonies in the Stadium:  If numbers allow, we really would like to hold two ceremonies.  We understand that students want to walk in the same ceremony with their friends as much as possible.  The sooner we can get the responses to the above link, the sooner we can tie this up.

Update - Graduation Announcements:  Jostens will order some change of date inserts cards with the corrected dates and location.Times will not be included as there will be assigned ceremonies and rain adjustments.

Planning for Graduation:  As you know, there will be no graduation ceremonies at the Raleigh Convention Center this year.  Schools will host their own ceremonies on site.  We will host both larger ceremonies similar to the RCC ceremony and intimate celebrations for families who prefer not to be in large crowds.  We will soon send information to help you plan.  We will also ask you to commit to one format or the other to help us plan accordingly.  In the meantime, there are a couple of things senior families need to do now to prepare.

1. If you have not ordered a cap and gown, you must do so through Jostens.com.  You must have a cap and gown to participate in the ceremony.  
2. As you can imagine, expenses to hold events at school will increase in order to plan for and deliver nice events.  Senior fees must be paid through Online School Payments on our school website.  Thank you to those who have already taken care of this.  For those who need to do so, please go ahead and submit the fees to allow us to prepare.

Applying for Scholarships: Check out the scholarship update at the RHS Student Services website weekly! You can't earn $$ if you don't apply! 

INFORMATION: WAKE TECH CCP PROGRAM 

CCP Enrollment Process Update & Reminder

The CCP Enrollment Process is in full swing. Within a 2.5 week time span, we already have 500+ new CCP Applicants! That number does not include Continuing CCP Students, so we are expecting another record breaking enrollment cycle (for Summer and Fall Terms). 

Reminder – 10th Grade Students: Current Sophomores who plan to enroll during the Summer Term must meet all 9th/10th Grade eligibility requirements for acceptance. If they plan to enroll for the Fall, they will be reviewed based on 11th/12th grade eligibility.

Virtual Appointments Reminder (Check My Status & Virtual Advising)

Students have the opportunity to speak with a CCP representative if they have completed a CCP Application Form or currently enrolled as a CCP student. For more information on Virtual Appointments, students can visit Admissions and Advising page on the CCP website.

Important Dates & Deadlines

May 7: CCP Self-Registration & EV Form Deadline (Summer Only) 

May 19: First Day of Class (Summer)

June 11: CCP Application Form Deadline - New Students (Fall Only) 

July 23: CCP Self-Registration & EV Form Deadline (Fall Only)

REPEAT

Rolesville High School Digital Arts and Project Management Business Academy:  Please check out https://www.wcpss.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=42036 for updated information about opportunities for current 9th graders to join the Rolesville High School Digital Arts and Project Management Business Academy. 

CFNC for Juniors - Excellent Virtual Resources for College Planning:  Go here to learn more.

PTSA No-Fuss Fundraiser: Ms. Kristen Tyson was the winner of our first wreath from Creative Creations by Nicole  & she chose the Pittsburgh Steelers.

You can be our next winner drawn by making a no fuss donation to help our students & teachers with scholarships, senior celebrations, teacher classroom grants, etc.

 No fuss link: https//rolesvillehsptsa.member hub.store/ 

Thinking ahead about future testing:  These dates are for families to whom this applies.

Continued ACCESS testing - March 24th and Mondays March 8th - April 19th

AP Exams - May 3rd - June 11th

Spring Sem. Exams - June 4th - 10th 

NHS Virtual Tutoring started March 2 from 2:30 to 3:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  For Google Meet, use the nickname RHStutor.

Please support PTSA

If you have not linked your grocery cards or use Amazon Smile, please do so to support our PTSA.  It is the easiest way for us to raise the money that we desperately need to support school functions.  The Amazon Smile online is listed as Rolesville High School PTSA.  The Harris Teeter code is 2392 and the Target code is 15343.  Remember that Lowes Foods cards can also be linked.

PTSA drew on 12/18 for the first custom wreath.  Remember that a no-fuss donation gets you a chance to win a custom wreath.  There will be a drawing in January and another in February.  Your donations support scholarships, senior celebrations, teacher classroom grants and more.

From the Rolesville Athletic Club:

Livestreaming Athletic Events

WCPSS Athletics has officially installed live streaming cameras in all twenty-four (24) high school stadiums and gymnasiums to help provide parents, relatives, and friends with access to hundreds of athletics events throughout the year.  Watch hundreds of football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, and wrestling games! Now, friends and relatives who can't attend local sporting events can watch live from any device.  Your annual subscription includes access to the entire network including all twenty-four (24) Wake County high schools, JV and Varsity events, live and on-demand.

TO SUBSCRIBE & ENSURE A PORTION OF YOUR PURCHASE GOES BACK TO WAKE COUNTY ATHLETICS, CLICK THE LINK  AND CLICK ON "ROLESVILLE." https://www.wakecountyathletics.com/livestreaming 

ANNUAL PASS - $5.83/mo. - Billed at $69.99 - (30% Goes Back to Your School) OR MONTHLY PASS - $10.99/mo. - Billed monthly. Cancel anytime. - (10% Goes Back to Your School)

Have a great weekend and stay RAM STRONG!

Best,

Mrs. Lassiter