2014—2015 CALENDAR
Increase:
Achievement for all students
# of students earning core credits
% of students completing AP courses
RESPECT-HONOR-STRENGTH
2014-October EditionNewsletter template created
by student Kate Paciukonyte
9/29 Senior Parent Night
6pm in the Theater
9/30 Sweet Melody Choir
Concert-theater fundraiser
10/6 thru 10/10 October
Break and Intercessions
10/13 thru 17th Homecoming Week-assembly, game
and parade on 17th-Dance
TBD
RENO HIGH EARNS A 4-STAR RATING
Welcome to October! We have many announcements to share with you this month so let’s
get started!
First, in both the Nevada State and the WCSD School Performance Frameworks, Reno High
School earned a 4-Star rating. We are slowly but steadily moving up the ladder to a 5-Star
rating but it will take hard work in some key demographic groups in areas like student attendance and IEP students graduating with a standard diploma. We are dedicated to the task at
hand and have a strong action plan focused on improving in these key areas. I am extremely
pleased with the fact we raised a percentage point in our graduation rate with 88%. We tied
for the most summer graduates also with 12.
Congratulation Marilyn JohnsonBoard Recognition for Educational Support Professional of the Year!
RHS has 4 National Merit Semi-Finalists!
Congratulation to Matt Biondi, Clay Harrison, Tyler Hart and Sierra Jickling!
ATTENDANCE AND GRADES
Parents, please make sure you are monitoring student attendance and grades WEEKLY. We
want every student to have the opportunity to earn credit first semester but poor attendance
and falling behind academically can severely impact that goal. Please contact your son/
daughter’s teachers, counselor and/or administrator if you notice a problem or have a question. Early intervention is the key in helping our students and we have many interventions
available!
TWO BILINGUAL STAFF MEMBERS ADDED
TO THE TEAM!
I would like to introduce and welcome Blanca Luch as our new Americorps Family
Graduation Advocate. Blanca recently completed her training and is 100% on board
and ready to go here at Reno HS. Below is some important information for you to
know: Email: [email protected]
Fabiola Doyle will be serving as our bilingual graduation specialist this year. She will
be connecting with families regarding transcripts, grades, attendance, college among
many, many other duties. She will also be providing information to parents on a regular basis. We are very fortunate to have both of these new members to RHS!
Email: [email protected]
10/15 PSAT 3-hour delayed
start
10/20 thru 10/24 HSPE
Exams
10/22- 3 Hour Delay-HSPE
Writing
10/27 PICTURE RETAKES
10/29 SAFE TRICK OR
TREAT NIGHT AT RHS
10/31 Nevada Day
November-Canned Food
Drive Month
11/4 Election Day/
Professional Development
Day
11/10 Rifle Team try-outs
11/11 Veterans Day
11/18 thru 11/22 Fall Play
11/26 thru 11/30 Thanksgiving
__________________
Read Mr. Hackbusch’s
Principal Blog! “Break a
Branch, Plant a Tree”!
http://
hackbusch.blogspot.com/201
4/07/break-branch-soplant-tree.html
RESPECT-HONOR-STRENGTH
Informational Sessions for Parents of Seniors
Join us for the following informational sessions:
Class of 2015 Night. For all parents
of seniors! Monday, 9/29, 6-7pm.
Been There, Done That! Q & A discussion geared towards parents
who have an understanding of the
application process but have questions and are looking for resources.
Wednesday, 10/1, 6-7pm. RHS library
College 101. Are you a parent helping
your first child through the process? Feeling overwhelmed? This Q
& A discussion is for you, developed
to give you a basic overview of the
process, applying to out-of-state
schools and help to demystify the
process. Monday, 10/20, 6-7pm.
RHS library.
Safe Talk For Teens is a Nonprofit Resource Center. We offer teens & parents a safe
place to talk while maintaining Confidentiality. We offer FREE assistance, guidance, and
early intervention/prevention services. We will
refer, when necessary, to counseling services
and/or programming.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, ASK YOUR
SCHOOL COUNSELOR ABOUT US
AND/OR CALL 775823-2700 TO
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT with
Joe Dufur, Director/Case Manager
Triple A Parent Group
We will be meeting in the Alumni Building for our
October 13th Triple A meeting. It will include a
tour, so please come join us for this special treat!
Grad Night at 6pm and Triple A at 7pm.
As a parent, if you are looking for help with your
student's college applications, or if your student
would like help with their college essay, College
Consulting can provide the assistance you
need. Each series is $225 and Triple A members get a discount when they register. Workshops start soon! Contact [email protected] or call 232-2420
or 762-7800 for more info and to register.
Spring Break COSTA RICA 9 DAYS March
28 – April 6 for RHS students. Parents and
siblings 13 and over are welcome. Travel with RHS
Spanish Teacher, Janet Hartman, to Costa Rica and
live the culture and traditions about which you are
learning in class. Practice your Spanish with Native
Speakers for 9 days. Informational Packets are available in R20. Contact: Janet Hartman [email protected] Room R20
Quote of the month:
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
John Dewey
2014—2015 CALENDAR
December-Angel Gift Tree donations
12/12 Ugly Sweater Day
Reno High School is the first official Northern Nevada School to be partnered with
Adidas!
12/15 thru 12/18 FINALS
WINTER BREAK 12/22 thru 1/9.
Credit Recovery labs will be openschedule TBD
1/12/15 Semester 2 begins
HSPE Support Sessions (11th/12 graders) October
1/19 MLK Day
HSPE Science-9/29, 10/2, 10/13, 10/14, 10/16, 10/17 Room E11 2:303:30
1/26 thru 1/31 Winterfest WeekGame/Crowning Friday the 30th and
dance 31st 8-11pm
HSPE Math-9/30, 10/13, 10/10/14, 10/15, 10/16 Room R11 2:35-3:35
2/16 President’s Day
HSPE Writing-9/29, 9/30, 10/2, 10/13, 10/14, 10/16 Room R7 2:35-
2/26 SCHOOL SBO Elections Assembly schedule
3:35 (Contact Mr. Hackbusch regarding Reading supports)
OCTOBER BREAK-OCT. 6-10 OFFICE HOURS 8-12 M-F.
A+ LAB OPEN 8-NOON TUESDAY/THURSDAY
HOMECOMING: 10/1310/18
PSAT Test October 15, 3
1/2 hour delayed start
Disney Theme!
All Sophomores and Juniors will
be testing. Sophomores are free
and Juniors pay $14 to the
bookkeeper by Thursday October 2nd. This is a National Merit Qualifying Exam!
Friday 10/17-Assembly after 3rd;
Float Decorating main parking
lot 2:30-6:30; Parade up Foster
Drive at 6:45; Halftime King/
Queen crowning
Saturday 10/18-Hoemcoming
dance in the Cafeteria 8-11pm
Safe Trick or Treat (feeder elementary/community wide) –
Wednesday Oct. 29th 5:30-7:30
Trick or Treat the halls of RHS,
fun games and activities, haunted house/show, etc. ALL FREE
with a canned food donation!
SCHOOL SAFETY
Parents, we now have signs on the
back service road behind the school.
Please do not drive back there to pick
up or drop off your student. We have
too many students walking back there
and its unsafe. Thank you!
School Uniform Update
After much consideration and
research of the new WCSD
Board Policy on uniforms I have
made the decision to table the
committee for now. The policy
does not allow for school spirit
wear outside of a “free dress
day” along with other restrictions that impact a high
school policy specifically. This
does not excuse the issues we
are currently having with dress
code referrals. We will continue to address clothing concerns
and we just ask for your support
at home.
3/2 thru 3/6 HSPE
3/16 thru 3/20 Awareness Week 3/20
Assembly
3/18 Tentative Blood Drive date
3/21 MARCH MADNESS FUNDRAISER @ Eldorado
3/23 thru 3/27 Spring Musical
3/30 thru 4/10 SPRING BREAK
(credit recovery lab open and HSPE
support-times/dates TBD)
4/18 JR/SR Prom (Tentative)
4/27 thru 5/1 Spring Fling Week
4/27 thru 4/29 HSPE Seniors
5/1 PINK OUT DANCE-proceeds go
to Mom’s on the Run.
5/4 thru 5/8 Teacher Appreciation
Week
5/4 thru 5/15 AP TESTING
5/29 Senior Assembly/BBQ
GRADUATION TBD
STAY CALM, HUSKIE ON!
Looking for Young Women in Engineering Participants!
We have a very exciting opportunity to
tell you about that is currently open to
High School girls. The NCWIT Award
for Aspirations in Computing is looking
for young women with outstanding computing and technology achievements to
apply to win $500 dollars, a laptop, and
a trip to the award ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina. Please see the link
at: www.aspirations.org further details.
Mr. Hackbusch Awarded Top 20 Under
40 Recognition.
The RGJ and the Reno Tahoe Young
Professionals Network notified me last
week that I received this award for leadership in our community. I am very
humbled by the recognition and thank
my brother and sister-law for nominating me.
Athletics Winter sports packets are now
available in the VP office. If your student
is interested in participating in a winter
sport, they must have their packets complete and turned into Mrs. Rooker no later than November 13th. Tryouts are November 15th. Please see Mrs. Rooker in
the VP office for more information.
Red House Project Acceptance
Being a member of our community and a
coach of youth sports in our area there
seems to be confusion around how students are accepted into Red House and
how that impacts our athletics programs
for zoned students. The WCSD Signature Academies Office screens all applications for signature programs. Schools
do not screen the potential students and
actually have no idea who applies until
their variances roll into our system. Students must continue the course of study
with an accepted grade point average in
order to keep their variance.
Art Department Fundraiser:
Pinwheels and glass water bottles. Please purchase from any
art teacher in October.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
You can reach me at:
[email protected]
(775) 333-5050