Attn RJHS Parents/ Guardians: School will be dismissed two hours early on Thursday, May 16th, at 1:10 for the Teacher Recognition and Retirement Ceremony.
Attn RJHS Parents/ Guardians: Whirlwind Day is Thursday, May 16th, 8:30-1:00. Students will have the opportunity to complete an obstacle course sponsored by the Russellville Fire Department. Students MUST have a SIGNED release form to participate in the obstacle course. You can find the form on the Documents tab of the website as a PDF or download file, or at the following links: https://5il.co/7ne0 (download) https://5il.co/7nem (PDF)
You may also pick one up from the RJHS office.
Yesterday, RJHS held its annual Talent Show. So many great acts performed! The Emcees were: Julius Chenault, Day Stoker, Sydney Jones, and Aileen Pineda! The Talent Show winners are: 3rd place-Isabella Palmer, 2nd place- Oasia Collins, and 1st place- Aidan Bucker! #rjhswinds
RJHS is so proud of its Spanish Club! They participated in the AFLTA Spanish Competition and brought home 5 trophies! 1st and 2nd place Poetry for Spanish Native Speakers, 2nd place for Vocabulary Bee for Native Speakers, 2nd place for Speaking, and 3rd place for Drama!
In Art I classes, students are working with clay to create sculptures.
Last week, RJHS was pleased to welcome Leadership Russellville for a tour of the building. They visited several classrooms and learned about the awesome things our students are doing! #rjhswinds
It's time for the annual RJHS Cheer and Dance "I Love Summer!" shirts! If you would like to order, you can click the link below for an order form, or contact Nina Chiolino @ nina.chiolino@russellvilleschools.net or Bri Riley @ bri.riley@russellvilelschools.net to order!
https://5il.co/6x18
(The form is also located on the documents page of the RJHS website)
Whirlwind Theater presents "The Aristocats Kids", March 14th-16th! RJHS 8th & 9th graders are performing at 7:00 each night! The price for general admission is $3.00. It's kid friendly and appeals to all ages! Come out and enjoy another great RJHS performance!
The RJHS Robotics team won Tournament Champions and the Excellence Award at the State Championship held this past weekend at Arkansas Tech University! The win qualified the team to go to the VEX Robotics World championship event at Louisville, KY this April! Way to go! #rjhswinds
The RJHS Concert Band did an awesome job at the ASBOA Region IX Concert Assessment yesterday! They earned composite 1's! This ranking makes them a Sweepstakes Band! RJHS is so proud!!! #rjhswinds
Today in Mrs. Hocker's Career Development classes, 8th graders sat through mock interviews. Students have been preparing their resumes and practicing their interview skills in the weeks leading up to today! They all did so well! #rjhswinds
This week in Ms. Hines' 8th grade art classes, students created Notan designs.
RJHS Receives National Recognition for Commitment to Empowering Students! Check out the news story: http://russellvillear.apptegy.us/article/93387
Current 7th and 8th graders interested in trying out for RJHS Cheer and/or Dance: There is a clinic from 4-5:00pm ($10) and a MANDATORY Parent Meeting starting at 5:00pm this Friday (3/1). Next week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday are the cheer tryout clinics from 3:30-5:00 pm. Tryouts are Friday, March 8th, starting at 4:00pm. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Riley at bri.riley@russellvilleschools.net.
In Mrs. Jackson's English classes, students are studying Shakespearean language before they begin reading Romeo and Juliet. They are rewriting parts of his plays to look like modern English. #rjhswinds
This weekend, the RJHS Quiz Bowl placed 2nd in the 6A State Tournament! The tournament was held at RJHS. Dev Donda and Blake Smith were both part of the Top Five scoring players! Go Whirlwinds! #rjhswinds
Today in Mrs. Vazquez's Spanish classes, students were able to listen to a guest speaker from Spain. She spoke about her culture and answered questions from students. #rjhswinds
Today students in Mrs. Shafer's science classes were learning about how the school system works together. This activity was a neat way to get her students thinking about what makes up a system and how each part of something works together. #rjhswinds
Several RJHS teachers took part in World Read Aloud Day on February 1st! Out of the teachers who participated, two were randomly drawn and they won a gift card to UEC Theatres! Congrats to Mrs. Kim Moore and Mrs. Haley Jackson! Thank you to everyone who participated!
Today the RJHS Admin hosted Data Talks with all of the 8th grade students. Students learned about their progress on ACT Aspire, Aimsweb, and they received their 5 weeks Progress Reports. Tomorrow 9th grade will attend Data Talks.
