Reminder: There will be no school on Monday, January 15th for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and Teacher Professional Development. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 16th.
Christian Student Union is conducting a clothing drive during the month of January. Donations can be made in the front office. All gently worn clothing and shoes are welcome. For more information you can email Miranda Townsend at miranda.townsend@russellvilleschools.net .
Parents,
RJHS 1st Semester Report Cards will be mailed out by Thursday, January 11, 2018.
Parents, The 2nd Quarter Whirlwind Awards Rally will be this Friday, January 12th. The 8th grade rally will begin at 8:00am and the 9th grade rally will begin at 9:00am. Parents can enter through the gym. We hope to see everyone there!
Russellville School District will dismiss one hour early on Thursday, December 21, for the Christmas break. Classes will resume on Monday, January 8, 2018. The district wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season.
Parents,
CSU will be sponsoring a clothing drive when we return from Christmas break. Please collect your gently worn clothes, shoes, and coats and bring them back to RJHS between January 9th and January 31st.
Congratulations to the 97 RMS and RJHS Band students (and 8 alternates) who made the Region IX Junior High Honor Bands yesterday! Mr. Jeff Kee would like to say THANKS to all the band parents who worked tirelessly at the event! You are appreciated so much! Thanks to Julia Reynolds, Joseph Gearheart, Lauren Steele and the ASBOA office staff for all your help! RJHS couldn’t have done it without you! You guys are awesome! Special thanks to the Russellville School District and Region IX for allowing us to host the event at RJHS. It was a great day!
The 2017-2018 Fall Semester Test Schedule is posted in the document section of the website. Here is the direct link to a downloadable version:
http://5il.co/28cf
RJHS Parents FYI: To check All Region results please visit the following link: http://asboa.org/REG%20IX/JR/REG9JR.html
RJHS students have raised over 1500 cans during our canned food drive! We would love to give the cans to those in need in our school and in our community. If you, or someone you know, would like a bag of food items for the holidays, please come pick them up at RJHS at the front of the building Wednesday, November 22nd from 9a.m. to 12p.m. Food will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to seeing you then!
It is time for the annual Adopt a Whirlwind” drive. Adoptions can be made beginning on Thursday, Nov. 16th. A Christmas tree will be set up in the RJHS cafeteria with whirlwind ornaments that have each need and the adoption information on them. Adopt early and take advantage of Black Friday sales. Adoptions can also be made after we return from break. All gifts are due by December 15th. For more information contact RJHS Student Council or Rebecca Shafer at rebecca.shafer@russellvilleschools.net.
RJHS would like to invite you to our Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, November 16. 8th graders will eat at 10:45 am and 9th graders will eat at 11:45 am. Please come to the front office to purchase tickets. Also, RJHS has been doing a canned food drive for families that are in need of food for the holiday. Please come to the front entrance of RJHS on Thursday, November 16, between 4pm and 6pm to pick up a bag of canned goods.
RJHS will be conducting the first of three ACT Aspire Interim tests this week. The 8th grade will test tomorrow, Tuesday, November 14th. The 9th grade will test on Wednesday, November 15th.
This week is Diabetes Awareness Week! Students will be listening to guest speakers during both lunches on some days and videos on the other days. In addition, Student Counsil is selling armbands and we are going to "Walk for a Cure" on Friday afternoon. RJHS's goal is $800! Students can pay $1 during TEAM and then fill their name out on a sneaker cutout. The sneakers will be hung up in the cafeteria. We will wear BLUE on Friday for the walk. If you have any questions, please email Rebecca Shafer at rebecca.shafer@russellvilleschools.net.
This Thursday, November 16th, all Russellville Junior High families are invited to pick up a bag of canned food items for the holidays. The items can be picked up at the front of the Junior High from 4-6pm. We look forward to seeing you!
Parents, Progress Reports are due to go out this Wednesday, November 15th. Students should bring home a report from each graded class. If you have any questions or concerns with any of your child’s grades, please email your child's specific teacher.
Congratulations to the 8th grade spelling bee winners: In order of appearance- 1st place Rylee Huffman, 2nd place Maggie Hutchison, and 3rd place Julian Navarro!
Flyers were sent home yesterday with information about the Thanksgiving Dinner here at school on November 16th. The 8th grade lunch will begin at 10:45 am and 9th grade lunch will begin at 11:45 am. The cost is $4.25 per person. In an effort to have enough prepared for the feast, please return the reservation slip (on the form sent home yesterday) to the RJHS office by noon on Monday, November 13th or call 968-1599 with the number of guests attending.
RJHS has released the Fall 2017-2018 Semester Test Schedule.The attached link will take you to a printable version. http://5il.co/28cf
