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RCHS Newsletter

September Spotlight

RCHSNewsletterSeptember Spotlight

Upcoming Dates

October Events

October 3rd: Senior ACT Day, non-traditional day for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors

October 9-13: FALL BREAK

October 25th: Professional Development Day & Parent- Teacher Conferences, No school for students


Parents and Guardians,

Rhea County High School invites you to attend our first semester Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Faculty members will be available to speak with you regarding your student's progress. These meetings provide an opportunity for parents and the school to strengthen your student's education and address any concerns you may have moving forward. Please stop by at your convenience or email your student's teacher directly under the Email Our Staff tab on the Rhea County High School webpage if you would like to set up an appointment.

The yearbook staff is excited to unveil our new cover for this year's 50th yearbook! The SPOTLIGHT theme intends to showcase the last fifty years of our school's history, but we also intend to highlight the achievements of our current students, staff, academic departments, and athletic teams in ways that have never been done before! Order yours now at $75 before Halloween sneaks up on you and the price increases! Yearbooks can be ordered with cash or check (made out to RCHS) directly with Mr. Marsh OR click on the link above to order online at Balfour.

College App Week

As part of the TN Path to College Events, RCHS held College Application and Exploration Week September 18-22. (#TNCollegeAppWeek). The goal was to build excitement for all students around the college application process and to provide the Class of 2024 seniors the opportunity to apply to college.


College admissions representatives from Chattanooga State, Roane State, Cleveland State, Bryan College, Lee University, UTC, and UTK came to assist students with applications. Over 150 seniors came in and applied to a college, university, or TCAT.




During College App Week, teachers were encouraged to incorporate post-secondary goals and college readiness into classroom instruction and interactions with students. The hope was to bring attention to post-secondary education and foster an environment that supports students as they pursue their goals.

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Pictured is Skyler Avelar with her favorite teacher, Mr. Kamer, who attended Bryan College.
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Future College Students of RCHS
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College App Day in the Library

Students with Character

Career Exploration

English One

The "Classroom Quilt" by Mrs. Jackson & Mrs. Koukas

In My Perspectives “Unit 1 American Voices,” students read “Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen. Quindlen’s essay was published in Newsweek magazine two weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the essay, she uses the metaphor of a “quilt” to demonstrate how citizens in our country unite during catastrophic events like the attack on our country. Each student wrote a narrative that identified what being an American citizen means to them. The narratives were placed on the back of each personalized “quilt” patch, which collectively created “Our Class” quilt. Our students really bought in to the project because they could incorporate their own lives into their personalized quilt patch. As you can see, the “quilt patches” work together to create a beautiful, unified blanket!
Mrs. Jackson's Classes
Mrs. Koukas's Classes

English Two

Escape Room

Students in Mrs. McPherson's English II classes worked on 4 tasks involving comprehension, figurative language, plot, and vocabulary to complete a final encrypted message for "The Fall of the House of Usher" escape room. The winning group for the day with the best time was Jake Mickel, Gavin Barlow, Abigail Crisp, and Elmer Bautista.
Winners: Jake Mickel, Gavin Barlow, Abigail Crisp, and Elmer Bautista.

English Three

Six-Word Memoirs

Students in Mrs. Hamby's English III classes read "Of Plymouth Plantation," a first-hand account of the Puritans' voyage on the Mayflower. After, they retold the manuscript through six-word memoirs.
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Annie Evans & Tinsley Walker

There is No Success Without Hardship

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Then There was Peace and Thanksgiving

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Stephanie Jones

I Taught Them the Native Ways
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Pearl Allmon

Devotion Made Them Cross the Ocean
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Bailey Morris

Squanto Makes the Boys into Men
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Melissa Watt & Lilli Gardner

United We Stand to Face Adversity

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Bear One Another's Burdens. Be Servants.

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Cooper Bracket

Puritans Sailed. Many Failed. Ultimately Prevailed.

Welding

Mr. Gunther's welding classes work hard everyday to improve their skills in order to obtain their certification.

Library Adventures

The Library hosted the Career Explorations Classes for a scavenger hunt orientation through the library. In each class, the students competed against each other to complete their library missions and familiarize themselves with the library. The winners in each class were able to spin the prize wheel and choose their reward!
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Selfies with Mrs. Ruehling

Pictured: Sunnie Taunton, Mrs. Ruehling, & Liberty Swafford
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Pictured: Reece Brown, Emersyn White, Lilah Sullivan, and Mrs. Eaton
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Life is Better When You Read Books

Pictured: Miley Corvin, Ava Burns, & Zach Hardin

---Highlights of Clubs and Organizations---

Board Game Cafe meets everyday during lunch, except on Tuesdays! Stop by Mr. Ferrell's room (2506) to hang out or to play some games!

Friday Night Lights

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Drum Major

Chloe Smith
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Cheerleaders

Lexie Stephens & Tinsley Walker
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Color Guard

Fiona Vickers

Good at Golf

Boys:

Rhea County finished as District Runner-Up with a total score of 328 advancing to the Region 3-AA Golf Tournament next week @ Flagstone on Monday October 2nd.


Eli Everett 74 (5th overall) (Pictured)

Blake James 81 (T9 overall)

Brayden Reel 86 (14th overall)

Jamison Knight 87 (15th overall)

Crew Murphy 103 (28th overall)


Girls:

Rhea County finished in 3rd place in the District Tournament with a total score of 189 advancing to the Region 3-AA Golf Tournament next week @ Flagstone on Monday October 2nd.


Alyssa Stinnett 90 (4th overall) (Pictured)

Nikkita Pilcher 99 (7th overall)

Michelle Castillo 133 (14th overall)

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Sophomore Alyssa Stinnett, 4th place overall

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2023 Golf Team

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Sophomore Eli Everett, 5th place overall

Women's Soccer Wins the Smoky Mountain Cup!

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Senior, Emma Reeves

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Junior, Cammie Reuhling