September Newsletter

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year!! We had a GREAT first week at Red River High School. Last Wednesday we welcomed 315 freshmen to RRHS. Freshmen used an abbreviated schedule in the morning, followed by an afternoon full of activities that were led by our Student Leadership Council. On Thursday we welcomed the sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Overall, it has been a smooth start to the school year. I am always amazed at how quickly 1175 students adjust to a new school year.

Please be sure to take note of the important information in this month's newsletter, we have some important dates fast approaching.

As always, thank you for your support and if you have any questions, please contact the main office at 746-2400.

Go Riders,

Kris Arason, Principal

September 13: Football Fundraiser (Jersey Mike's)

September 15: Cushman Classic Football Game- Information Below

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)

November 3: End of Quarter 1

November 10: Veteran's Day- NO SCHOOL

November 13: Report Cards Emailed to Parents/Students

November 15: Early Release (Day ends at 1:00pm)

November 23-24: Thanksgiving- NO SCHOOL

When excusing your student during a class period:

1. Advise student of the time of the dismissal

2. Have student inform teacher at the beginning of the class, what time they need to leave.

3. Have Student sign out in the office.

We are trying to limit the interruption of calls or notes into the classroom. We appreciate your cooperativeness.

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.

The Jostens representative will be at Red River on Wednesday, October 4, regarding cap & gown orders. He will meet with seniors during their Econ class. If your senior does not have an Econ class, they are to stop in the library to meet with him during their free hour and pick-up an order packet. Orders may be placed on-line this year, before October 11.

The Jostens rep will be back on Wednesday, October 11, to pick-up all cap & gown orders that are not placed on-line.

All community members are invited to our annual RR vs. GFC Cushman Classic Football event on Friday, September 15th!

Tailgating will begin at 5:00pm in the Eagles parking lot. Join us for FREE food, games, and music!!!

Kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Cushman Field.

The German American Partnership Program is back! We will be welcoming 21 students and 2 teachers from the Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium on October 13 for their 3-week stay. Students currently in German are welcome to sign up to host a student and are able to host any year during high school. Information to host is available in the German classroom.

We will be traveling to Germany June 11 - July 6, 2024, to stay with our same exchange partners. Students in German are able to travel after their 10th or 11th-grade year. Applications to travel will be available in November.

There will be upcoming informational meetings about hosting and traveling. For more information now, please visit www.grandforksgapp.org. Information and meeting dates will be shared in German classes. Parents are also welcome to email Frau Feole, efeole170@mygfschools.org, for more information.

The Student Council hosted their first meeting, and had a wonderful turnout of 146 students!

Upcoming, the Student Council will be hosting the Special Olympics State Soccer and Bocce Ball meal and dance on Saturday, September 16. Students are looking forward to spending the evening and celebrating the athletes. Volunteers are still needed and signup sheets can be found on the bulletin board in the commons.

At the end of the month, Red River will have their Homecoming Week. Student Council will be hosting dress up theme days, lunchroom games, the pep rally, and the dance! This is always an exciting week to see Rider Pride.

A special thank you to our 2023-2024 leadership council members for helping facilitate our Freshmen Orientation Event! These student leaders gave up their final day of summer vacation to help provide a positive first day of school for our incoming freshmen class. Thank you leaders!

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.