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The Rapid News
April 10, 2015
Schedule of Events
Week of April 13, 2015
Monday
8th Grade to OHHS
PBiS Reward
Tuesday
Wednesday
Spring pictures
8th grade Panoramic pic
Thursday
6th and 7th grade CCR
meetings
Friday
Cafeteria Hot Line Specials
Week of April 13, 2015
Monday
3-Way Chili Spaghetti $2.25
Chili Cheese Fries $2.50
Tuesday
Hot & Spicy Chicken Sandwich
$2.00
Loaded Baked Potato $2.25
Wednesday
Chicken Dinner $3.00
Chicken Sandwich $2.25
Thursday
Soft Taco $1.50
Taco Salad $2.50
Friday
Chicken Tender Basket $3.00
Colossal Burger $2.25
Volume 9, Issue 27
Check and Connect Conferences
Meeting times are still available next Thursday, April 16, for parents of
sixth and seventh grade students. This is an opportunity to discuss your
student's progress, course placement for next school year and any other
topics as needed. Meetings will be held from 4:00pm to 7:30pm, with
your student’s Advisory teacher and last approximately 20 minutes. Sign
up for a meeting at this link for 6th graders 6th grade meetings and at
this link for 7th graders 7th grade meetings
Spring Pictures
Spring pictures will be taken on Wednesday, April 15. No money or order
forms are needed. All students will be photographed and the packages will
be sent home for review. Students will send in payment for pictures that
they keep or they will return the un-used package. Money should be sent
in at that time, or entire picture packet must be returned to school.
8th Grade Panoramic Picture
Eighth graders have received order forms for the class panoramic picture
that will be taken on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:45 am. Students should
give the order and payment to the photographer on the day of the
picture.
Music Department News
Congratulations to the music students on their successful fundraiser for
their upcoming Music in the Parks/King’s Island trip! Please see below the
top 5 sellers. Way to go RAMS!!
Top Seller: $627.00 : Nick Anderson, 6th Choir
2nd Highest Seller: $592.00 : Cody Smith, 6th Choir
3rd Highest Seller: $454.00 : Jonah Carter, 6th Choir & Orchestra
4th Highest Seller: $412.00: Lily Brogan, 6th Choir
5th Highest Seller: $382.00 : Trevor Torbeck, 8th Band
PBiS Winners
Congratulations to the following students. Their tickets were chosen as
monthly winners. Max Roberto Bailey, Lexi Gault, Alex Bertke, Megan
Frey, Tony Werner, Ty Wetterich, Claudia Cliffe, Kalub Stapleton,
James VanWinkle, Andrew Umney, Max Boesing, Zach Ward, Sophia
Elchynski, Kalianne Lloyd, Casey Petty, Logan Fink, Megan Sturgill,
Ashley White, Abigail Miller, Alex Cronin, Abby Malsbary, Marcus
Heffner, Dominic Young and Connor Fort. These students should stop
by the office next Monday at lunch to pick up their pizza from LaRosa’s.
Congratulations! Please stop by the office on Monday, April 13, at your
lunchtime.
Kings Island
The eighth grade trip to Kings Island will be on Friday, May 8.
Students have received the permission slips to be signed. Permission
slips and money must be turned in to your student’s history teacher by
Friday, April 17. Please remember that all student fees and ema’s must
be complete in order to attend.
DAA Fall Sports Sign-ups
DAA Fall Sports sign-ups are online now. The first in-person sign up
is Saturday, April 11, from 10:00-1:00 at the Delhi Lodge. This is for
fall soccer, football and cheerleading. Please contact Marc Reed
at [email protected] more information.
Summer Theater Camp
Interested in doing Theater over the summer? There will be a two week
summer theater camp at Oak Hills High School and Rapid Run Middle
School, directed by Lori Wainscott. Camp Dates are June 8 - 19, 2015.
They are looking for all sorts of skills: actors, singers, and of course
stage crews. Spaces are limited! For more information and registration
please visit their website: Theater Camp
If your Kroger card is linked to
Oak Hills After Prom you will
play an important role in
keeping about 800 kids safe
this May. Please remember
that you must re-enroll now to
keep this amazing tradition
going for years to come. If
you have not linked your card,
please consider doing so. Go to
www.krogercommunityrewards.
com
Girl Scout Camp
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
offers a camp this summer for
all girls, even if you are not in a
troop. Flyers with contact
information are available in the
office.
OHYA Sports
Registration is currently open
for SAY Soccer, Football and
Cheerleading. Go to the OHYA
website
www.ohyouthathletics.org for
more information.
Community Electronics Recycling Day
On Saturday, April 25, from 10 am – 2 pm at OHHS, the Environmental Action Committee of Mount
St. Joseph University, in conjunction with the Oak Hills School District, will accept cell phones, iPods,
Blackberries, MP3 players, digital cameras, handheld game systems, handheld GPS units, laptops, ereaders, portable hard drives, charging cords and accessories for all of these items. These items will
then be donated to the Cincinnati Zoo’s “Project Saving Species” program, which helps protect gorillas
by minimizing the amount of coltan (an ore used in cell phones) that needs to be mined in gorilla
habitat areas in Africa. The goal is to collect 400 cell phones. (Please remove all data from phones,
Blackberries, laptops, and hard drives first.) In addition to the items listed above, any other item
with an electrical cord will be accepted, include telephone systems, computers, monitors, scanners,
laserdisc players, computer keyboards, printers, VCR/DVD/CD players, fax machines, copiers,
microwaves, surge protectors, cash registers, power cables, electronic wiring, and satellite
components. Larger items such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and dishwashers also accepted. A
$10 donation is requested for all cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and monitors and $20 donation
for all refrigerant-containing appliances. If you have questions, please call event coordinator Colleen
McSwiggin at 513-244- 4864.
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If you have any questions concerning any information in this newsletter, please call Rapid Run
Middle School at 467-0300.