The Renton High School

Happy Friday, RedHawkS!

I hope this finds you well following a wonderful start to the 2024/2025 school year! The past week has been busy as our staff prepared to welcome our students back from summer break. We spent time building community as a staff as well as discussing and aligning around some important schoolwide expectations. I am proud of our staff for their efforts to start strong, and together, knowing that when our adults are aligned, we are better for our students and for each other. As we opened our doors on Wednesday morning, our students brought the Pride, Tradition, and Excellence that The Renton High School is so well known for. We thank you for all you did to get them ready for a productive and positive school year.

Please see the important information below and as always, we welcome and appreciate your feedback and ideas. Have a safe and joyful Labor Day weekend!

It's a wonderful day to be a RedHawk!

- Mr. O'Connell

SEPTEMBER 2: NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY

SEPTEMBER 11: PICTURE MAKEUP DAY (For students who did not take their school ID/Yearbook photo on RedHawkS day. There will be a separate day in October for students who would like retakes)

SEPTEMBER 20: HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME @ RENTON STADIUM

SEPTEMBER 21: HOMECOMING DANCE @ RHS CAFETERIA / GYM, 7:00PM – 10:00PM

In our effort to maximize focused learning time in our classrooms, we have implemented a No Cell, Bell to Bell policy at Renton High School. This means that all students are expected to keep their cell phones away, silent and out of sight during instructional time. While we are teaching our students how to meet this expectation, we also appreciate your support as a partner in our students' education. You can help by not calling/texting your students during class time unless there is an emergency which requires you to connect with your student. In addition, you are always welcome to call the school if you need to get a hold of your student. We appreciate your partnership as we work to use every minute of class to focus on learning. Thank you.

Washington State University is coming to Renton High School to host on the spot admissions for Fall 2025! During their visit WSU will offer immediate admission decisions to qualifying students into their school.

For this event students must have:

· Above a 3.0 GPA

· College Bound status

If your student would like to attend this event, please have them register through the link or QR code below:

Renton High School Apple Cup Admissions Blitz (wsu.edu)

Washington state fair tickets were distributed to all students in advisory today. If your student didn't get their ticket, please have them ask their advisory teacher or swing by the main office.

School bus route information was emailed to families on or before Aug. 26. Families can also check their Family Skyward Access account for bus route information.

My Ride K-12 Mobile App (formerly Ride360)

Transportation offers a mobile app called My Ride K-12 that allows families to look up bus route information, receive alerts/notifications and more. You can visit the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Andriod) to download the new app today!

Please visit our Back-to-School webpage to read important information about the start the new school year.

Daily, on time attendance in all classes is one of the most significant factors in your student’s educational success.

Attendance Office Contact

Attendance Specialist: Heather Ralston - heather.ralston@rentonschools.us

Phone: 425.204.3410

Email: renton.attendance@rentonschools.us

Please notify the attendance office via phone, email or written note if your student will be absent for any reason. Please include your student’s name, grade, guardian name and contact number, and the reason for the absence, within 48 hours of the absence in order for it to be excused.

For more information about attendance including BECCA law and truancy, please visit our Attendance Website.

As a diverse, multicultural, and international school, Renton High School wants to acknowledge as many cultural celebrations in our community as possible. If you would like us to recognize an upcoming cultural celebration, please contact Mr. Collie, our IB Coordinator.

We hope you are able to enjoy the Labor Day holiday on September 2nd!

RHS IB families of CO 2024!

Paper IB Diplomas and Certificates for CO 2024 seniors have arrived from Cardiff, Wales today. Mr. Collie is at RHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays and former students or family members can come to the main office with ID on those days to collect them. We recognize that many students are out of town at college now, so we are happy to hand them out throughout the school year!

If you would like to pick up your student's diploma/certificate on another day, please contact Mr. Collie in advance and I can have it ready for you to pick up at the front desk, again with ID.

Thank you so much for supporting your students as they took IB exams, we are very proud of all of them! Please pass this message along to any friends who had an IB Senior take exams in May who might not get this newsletter!

If your student is interested in meeting with Mr. Collie (IB Diploma) or Mr. Bento (IB Career), they can make an appointment to meet with them to learn about both programs. Please reach out if you have any questions. Please visit https://rentonhs.rentonschools.us/programs/ib for more information.

School breakfast and lunch will be FREE for all RHS students in the 24/25 school year.

Completing the Family Income Survey will also help determine if other fees like ASB, Athletics, field trips, and IB/SAT/ACT fees can be waived as well.

English - Family Income Survey
Espanol - Family Income Survey