February 3-7, 2025
National School Counselors Week - Thank you RHS school counselors Sally Porter, Stephanie Stout, Monica Wright and Alyssa Wysong.
Thank you for encouraging your students, day in and day out. All day, every day!
Thank you for your compassion and kindness.
Thank you for your positivity and motivation.
Thank you for teaching interpersonal skills.
Thank you for providing academic planning and goal setting.
Thank you for listening and providing support.
Thank you for advocating for student's needs.
You are valued beyond measure!
Friday, February 7 at Noon
Tuesday, February 18 - Seniors - Cap & Gown Ordering
The Herff Jones representatives will be in the Career Center lobby. Seniors may order caps, gowns & graduation announcements during 4th period. All caps and gowns and graduation items ordered, will be delivered to RHS in April, and can be picked up during 4th period.
Wednesday, February 19 - Wayne County FAFSA Day
12:00 - 4:00pm in the Library Media Center
Enter at Door 1A at the Visitor's Center if you need help filling out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. Filing the FAFSA can help make the cost of obtaining a college degree manageable. It takes less than a hour to complete. We will have staff on hand to help you. Student and parents/guardians will need their social security numbers and 2022 tax records to file. Student will need a list of schools that they wish to send the FAFSA information. More information can be found at LearnMoreIndiana.org/FAFSA
Sunday, February 23 - College Goal Sunday
2:00 - 4:00pm at IU East. This event is for seniors that need help filing their FAFSA. More information can be found at https://www.collegegoalsunday.org/
RHS Class of 2025 Senior Events Information
Please reach out to Mr. Amyx or Ms.Woolpy for any assistance!
Tuesday, February 18th - ordering caps/gowns/graduation item - Herff-Jones in Career Lobby during 4th period. Ordering caps/gowns online = www.herffjones.com
Wednesday, February 19th - FAFSA Day 12:00 - 4:00pm - RHS Library Computer Lab
Sunday, February 23rd - College Goal Sunday (FAFSA help) - 2:00 - 4:00pm at IU East
Wednesday, April 2nd - FAFSA Day - 3:00 - 6:00pm - RHS Library
Monday, April 14th - Academic Excellence Program - 6:00pm Civic Hall -seniors with a 3.7GPA and above honored with teacher they have chosen.
Tuesday, April 15th - FAFSA Deadline
Wednesday, April 23th - Caps/Gowns/graduation items delivered (that were ordered) - 4th hour Career Center Lobby.
Saturday, April 26 - PROM - Downtown Richmond at Eight-to-the-Bar event center 8-11pm - must be there by 9pm
Wednesday, May 7th - Chamber of Commerce Senior Celebration - Perfect Attendance Car Giveaway 6:00pm
Wednesday, May 14th - Career Education Awards Program - 9:00am - Civic Hall
Thursday, May 15th – Graduation practice (no caps/gowns) – 8:15am to 11:00am - tickets for main floor seating passed out after practice. Each senior will receive 4 tickets for seats on the main floor. No tickets required for seating in upper decks.
Friday, May 16th- Wearing your cap/gown is required; Senior Picture in Tiernan at 8:15am; Senior Walk through halls of RHS - 8:30am
Friday, May 16th - Honors/Awards Program - 9:30am -Civic Hall - seniors have the remainder of the day off of school.
Sunday, June 1st - Graduation - Tiernan Center 2:00pm - seniors report to RHS cafeteria at 12:45pm (enter through the Career Center doors on north end Door #45)
Upcoming events for March 2025
March 4 - All Juniors attend the Wayne County Career Fair
March 5 - All Seniors attend the Wayne County Career Fair
March 12 - All Juniors taking SAT - DOE graduation exam
March 14 - 16 - Drama Production "The Day the Internet Died"
March 24 - 28 - Spring Break - No School
Visitors Center at RHS during school hours (8:15am-3:30pm)
As we continue to provide safety for our students and staff, everyone must enter during school hours, from 8:15am-3:30pm at Door #1A (located to the north of Door #1 near McGuire Hall in front of the RHS building).
Students may still enter Door #1 at 7:45 - 8:15am each morning.
The Career Center Door #37 opens at 7:30am so students may going directly to the cafeteria for breakfast. The tardy bell rings at 8:15am.
If your student is absent, please let us know by calling the attendance office.
9th and 10th grade - Call 973-3393
11th and 12th grade - Call 973-5415
Lost & Found
Is your student missing a jacket, notebook, lunchbox or misc. items? If so, please have the student stop by the Lost & Found area in the east corner of the cafeteria. Smaller items, such as earrings, glasses or wallets, please check with the staff in the main office. Items not claimed at the end of the school year will be donated to local needy or charitable organizations.
All Sport Tickets
RHS has over 100 home athletic events. Save money and buy a student all-sport ticket for $10.00. We have partnered with Event Link to offer one-stop shopping for all Richmond High School athletic events. The attached link will direct to you all single-event tickets as well as our All-Sport Passes.
All-Sport passes can be purchased through this link for $85.00. These passes grant admission for Richmond High School athletic events. This does not include gymnastics, tournaments, or IHSAA hosted events. Each pass grants one entry per event.
Please see the link below:
https://sites.eventlink.com/s/richmond-high-school/purchase-tickets If you have any questions, you may call the athletic office at 765-973-3316.
Student Handbook
Students will be able to access the RHS handbook on line through Canvas. Parents and students can also access the handbook on the RHS website. The purpose of this handbook is to make it easier for students, especially those who are new to RHS, to get off to a good start.
It is the students responsibility to read and become familiar with this information and to understand that its purpose is to ensure that everyone is offered a fair and equal opportunity to receive the best education possible.
Student Parking
Students are to park either in the student parking lot across from the Tiernan Center or on the streets around the school. All other parking lots around the school building are reserved for faculty and staff. Students parking in RHS lots that are reserved for faculty, staff, or visitors risk having their car towed from the site at the owner’s expense. If you have any questions regarding parking at RHS, contact Ms. Rae Woolpy at 973-3314.
Richmond High School
Email: raew@rcs.k12.in.us
Website: werrichmond.com
Location: 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, IN, USA
Phone: 765-973-3424
Facebook: facebook.com/RichmondHighSchool
Twitter: @LearnatRHS