August Newsletter

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year!! Our monthly newsletter is intended to serve as a communication link, providing you with information on upcoming events and news about what is happening at Red River High School. During the school year, parents will be emailed a copy of the newsletter on or before the first of the month. In addition to the email, the newsletter will also be posted on the Red River High School website home page. Please save this newsletter for future reference as it contains information that you may find helpful throughout the school year.

As we prepare for the start of the school year, our ninth graders and their parents/guardians have begun conferences with their counselor. If you have not received a scheduled appointment time, please call Jill LaMoine at 746-2205 ext. 6810, and she will schedule your conference.

All returning students MUST complete the 2023-24 Online Registration through your PowerSchool parent portal by Wednesday, August 16th in order to receive your schedule. Finalized schedules will be sent to parent and student emails on Friday, August 18th. If you need assistance signing in or completing the registration, please contact the main office at 701-746-2400.

All lunch money, athletic fees, student and parent athletic passes, chromebook insurance, and chromebook cases that were previously sold at in-person registration are now available solely on myschoolbucks.com.

Please join us in welcoming our new counselors Mr. Zachary Hockert (F-K) and Mrs. Amy Schye (L-Ri) and new teachers Mr. Nathan Bayne, Mrs. Alyssa Jacobson, Mr. Ryan Christianson, Mr. Hunter Kopff, Mr. Alexander Ruff, Mrs. Alyssa Homan, Mrs. Shelby Gonzalez, Mrs. Jamilee Morseth, Mr. Lucas Rieder, Mrs. Chrissy Bartels, Mr. Nate Carlson, Ms. Mitchell Misgrande, Ms. Rudny Subigca, and Mrs. Brenna Payne.

Finally, please be sure to make note of the important upcoming dates below.

Thank you for your continued support of Red River High School

August 3rd: Fall Athletic Season Begins (see below for all start dates & times)

August 16th: Deadline for 2023-24 Online Enrollment Registration

August 18th: FINAL Schedules emailed to families

August 30th: FIRST DAY for FRESHMAN

August 30th 4pm-6pm: Open House

August 31st: FIRST DAY for GRADES 10-12

September 4th: NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

Sepetmber 6th: Picture Day (Grades 9-11)

September 25th-30th: Homecoming Week- More information to come

September 20th: Early Release (Day ends at 1:00pm)

October 4th: Early Release (Day ends at 1:00pm)

October 5th: Parent-Teacher Conferences (4pm-7pm)

October 10th: Parent-Teacher Conferences (4pm-7pm)

October 18th-20th: NO SCHOOL (Professional Development & Admin Convention days)

There have been multiple changes at the state level that have affected PowerSchool accounts. In order to access your account you MUST complete these prompts:

1) All Students & Parents must update their PowerSchool App:

*You will know you are successful, when you log in and see "Grand Forks Public Schools" if it still says "Manvel Schools", complete the steps again.

2) All students must reset their passwords:

Sign in with your current username, if you do not know this call the main office. The temporary password will be RRHS2023 (this is case sensitive). You will then create a NEW password that must be 8 or more characters. We recommend your Google Password.

*Please note that we are not able to view your new password so if it is forgotten in the future, you will have to request another reset and repeat this process.

If you have any questions, please contact the main office.

Arrival

Door 1 (facing Cushman) opens at 7:30 am daily- for those students eating breakfast

Door 11 (facing 17th Ave S) opens at 7:50 am daily.

Students must stay in the Commons area until the 7:55am bell to go to class. There will be no congregating allowed in other areas of the building.

After the tardy bell at 8:05 am, only Door 1 will be open for student entry.

Departure

School day ends at 3:00pm. Students waiting for rides should be seated in the Commons Area until their rides arrive.

We ask that all students are picked up by 4:00pm at the very latest.

Students involved in after school activities should remain with those groups until the end of their meeting time and then be picked up within 15 minutes.

Wednesday, August 30th is the first day of school for 9th grade only. Grades 10-12 will begin on Thurdsday the 31st.

Due to building reorganization, we have a limited number of lockers to offer to students. Therefore they will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. If your student is in need of a locker, please have them see Hannah in the main office during the first week back to school. *Please note that music lockers are offered during the first days of band/orchestra for student instruments.

Red River High School does not have a specific school supply list. Students should have a backpack to carry their belongings, paper, writing utensils, calculators, etc. Teachers might ask students to purchase some supplies for their specific class through the first few weeks.

*PE Uniforms- PE grey t-shirts must be warn and purchased through Gerrell's or Scheels.

*Math Classes- Students enrolled in regular or informal math classes will need a scientific calculator (pictured below on left). Students enrolled in enriched math classes will need a graphing calculator (pictured below on right). Students will be able to use this same calculator for their entire high school career.

MEAL CHARGING POLICY

FREE & REDUCED MEAL INFORMATION

All families who qualify for free and reduced meals, MUST fill out a new application EACH year. Applications are available electronically and in paper form. Please click the links below for the method in which you prefer to apply.