RWHS Student Newsletter

Monday, September 2:

• Labor Day, No School

Tuesday, September 3:

• First day of school!

Wednesday, September 4:

• Last day to order Homecoming tshirts!

Thursday, September 5:

Friday, September 6:

RWHS office: (651) 385 - 4600

RWHS website

651-385-4660 (attendance)

Email for RWHS attendance line

Intérprete en Español
¡Bienvenido! Por favor contáctenos directamente para asistencia en español.
Jeimmy Yusty-Rojas
651-385-4607

For the flow of traffic and safety of students please refer to the attached map. Parents drop off and pick up students in the back of the building. Please do not enter the yellow areas at any time as those areas are for busses and vans only for transportation. Parents if you arrive before busses at the end of the day and park in the circle, visitor parking, or handicap parking please know you will get blocked in until busses leave at 3:35.

All busses are coming to the high school. Students need to ride their assigned bus as they will not be exiting the bus at the middle school to transfer. Students will have 10 minutes to take care of personal needs before boarding busses.

Athletes going to the middle school for practice will ride 77

Map for Drop Off and Pick Up

Administrative Grade Assignments (Behavior, concerns, etc.)

Grades 8-10-12: Robin Pagel

Grades 9 & 11: Mandy Stokes

Counselor Assignments

Amber Pauley: 8-12th grade students with last names L-Z

Mrs. Pauley will be on maternity leave through 11/18/24.

Make an appointment.

Kara Gulbro: 8-12th grade students with last names A-K (and L-Z through October)

Make an appointment.

Students can pick up Fall schedules at the RWHS Open House on April 29th and access via StudentVUE. For those who were unable to attend, schedules will be released via ParentVue and StudentVue before the weekend. We will work through schedule changes and requests as quickly as possible. Until your schedule is different in StudentVue you are required to attend the classes currently scheduled. Counseling and Administration will call you down based on an appointment requested. Student drop ins will not be seen and sent back to class. If you have questions or need access to ParentVue contact Bethany Borgschatz at baborgschatz@rwps.org

Once schedules are available, students may complete the Schedule Change Request Google Form for necessary changes.

Struggling with your StudentVUE password? Is your account disabled?

Email Mrs. Borgschatz and she will help you out!

This is a list of basic supplies. Teachers may have more specific items and will inform students the first week of school.

Recommended Supplies

• Backpack

• Spiral notebooks for each class (7)

• Folders for each class (7)

• Loose Leaf Notebook Paper

• Pencils

• Pens (blue or black ink)

• Highlighters

• Pencil case or case

• Ruler (standard and metric)

• Gym: Athletic clothes and non-black-soled gym shoes8-12 Calculator any basic scientific calculator is fine. Recommended (not required):
  

• • 8th - Geometry: TI-30XS

  • Algebra II - Calculus (only for students taking higher level mathematics courses): TI 84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator

The high school office keeps some items on hand and available throughout the year. Please contact Bethany Borgschatz to request.

Please ensure that your Chromebook is charged before the first day of school! We also need all students to bring their Chromebook, charger AND headphones each day!

Important Update regarding cellphones:

Cell phones are a personal device provided by families. It is critical that you continue to be a partner in the educational experience of our scholars. Teachers need spaces to do their jobs well. The state has also set new legislation that requires all districts to adopt cell phone policies, recognizing that humans are suffering from an array of social and health impact issues as a result of screen time. I encourage you to set limits on and use parental controls when necessary to ensure students are engaged in learning.

The following updates are being made to our procedures and want to ensure you are aware as parents.

1. Cell phones are not to be SEEN or HEARD.
2. First offence, cell phone will be given to the teacher and returned at the end of the class period
3. Second offence, cell phone will be given to the teacher, building supervisors will collect the cell phone, and it will be brought to the office for pickup at the end of the school day.
4. Third offence, Parent Meeting will be established to schedule a new plan for cell phones.

Schools are responsible for developing productive citizens through education growth in the classroom.

Students who need their cell phone for medical reasons should work with the administration to set a plan for how to access the phone when needed, so it does not put them in conflict with the procedures. We want the best educational experience possible for our scholars.

• We are enforcing a detention policy for students who are Tardy to class. Parents will be contacted for an issued detention and will be responsible for picking the student up after detention if they ride the bus. Parents will have advanced notice and scheduled for the detention.

• TTU = 1 point (this is just a few minutes late)

• TTR = 2 points (this is more than 6 minutes late)

• Detention = total 5 points

• 1st LC (Left Class) = warning

• 2nd or more LC = detention

Our 8th graders will all be assigned Chromebooks, bags and chargers on Tuesday.

Our students often struggle to use their school email as a tool because of the amount of Google Classroom notifications they get as emails. As a default, all classes will send them notifications any time a teacher adds new material or posts anything. This, for seven classes, is a lot of emails! Please consider taking time to walk through turning some notifications off and only leaving on the important ones (work is returned, due date reminders or teacher comments, for example). This will make a huge difference in the email inbox status and make it a much more usable tool!

Homecoming is the third week of school, September 16th - 20th.

• Students Tshirts: If you are interested in wearing a t-shirt specific to your grade to show your school spirit on Homecoming, you can place an order through Carlsons' online store. You must place your order by September 4th at 11:59pm. T-shirts will be distributed during lunches the week of Homecoming starting on September 17th. Please CLICK HERE to place your order.
• Homecoming Tailgating: We will have a tailgating experience before the Friday football game and we welcome the whole community to come out and have fun! Food Trucks will be at the event. Stay tuned for details!
• RWHS Homecoming Dance: The dance this year will be immediately following the game. Details will be available once school begins.

Class of 2025 will kick off homecoming week by signing the Commitment to Graduate banner.

SOAR will host the Senior Sunrise on Monday, Sept. 16, on the football field.

The sign will hang in the cafeteria throughout the year to help everyone keep their eye on the goal.

Monday- Pajama day

Tuesday- Tropical Tuesday

Wednesday- Twin day

Thursday- Color wars

• Seniors- Blue

• Juniors- Pink

• Sophomores- Green

• Freshman- Red

• 8th Grade- Yellow

Friday- Spirit/Homecoming shirts

The Fall Parent/Athlete/Coach meeting was held on Wednesday, August 7th. If you missed the event, please contact your coach for necessary team information. The Activities Director's information can be found HERE.

• There are no more free family/student/staff passes. We recommend you consider purchasing an annual activity pass, that will give you access to all home events. Download the GoFan app!

• Adults - $75

• District Staff - $30

• K-12 Student - $25

• 60+ and Red Wing resident - Free

• Single Game Tickets - Adults $10; Students $6

If you have students traveling from RWHS to TBMS after school, they will travel on Bus #77.

At no time should a child bring and/or take any medication without the supervision of the school authorized personnel. Any prescription medication must be brought to the nurse’s office in its original container with the appropriate label on it. Over the counter medications (Tylenol, Advil, Ibuprofen, etc.) also must be in the original container labeled for that medication.

A permission form signed by the parent/guardian is necessary for all medication:

Medication Permission Form

A doctor’s authorization form is necessary for prescription medication. This doctor’s authorization form must be renewed each school year.

Vikki LeClaire, RWHS building nurse
vlleclaire@rwps.org
651-385-4611

Feed your body, feed your brain!

Our schools provide healthy meals each day. Our breakfast and lunch selections are nutritious and make a tremendous difference in how our students perform in the classroom: Feed your body, feed your brain!

Each student may eat one breakfast and one lunch per school day free of charge.

We do encourage families to complete the Application for Educational Benefits. Qualifying families may then receive benefits such as reduced activity fees, help with education expenses and some discounts. Please note that students who receive Medicaid or Medicare benefits are automatically enrolled. Start the process by creating your account at www.schoolcafe.com/register.

The district also offers a la carte items for purchase. Students bringing lunch from home, for example, may purchase milk daily for 55 cents per serving. Students are required to have a positive balance in their account to purchase a la carte items

All schools use a computerized school lunch accounting system linked to SchoolCafe. This allows families to deposit money into a personal account for their child. Each student is issued a four- or five-digit identification number that they will enter into a keypad when purchasing a la carte items. The cost will automatically be deducted from the account balance.

Families can deposit money by online payment or send cash or check to the school their child attends. Checks should be written to ISD 256. Checks should also contain the student’s full name on the memo line. The check can be written for multiple students. If doing this, please note this on the check.

Learn more at www.schoolcafe.com.

Jess Peña
Student Nutrition Services Director

Students are expected to be in each class on time and for the entirety of the hour. Students need to arrange to be at school early enough to eat their free breakfast BEFORE first hour begins at 8:40am.

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Families should have received communication via email and telephone regarding initial student pickup and drop off times for the new school year. These may be updated and you will be notified of any changes. Please note that at the end of the RWHS school day all bus students will need to board their assigned bus AT RWHS this year!

DOWNLOAD and/or REACTIVATE your app for notifications regarding your bus route!

RWPS code for this year: 7MM5

For questions regarding route changes, address changes and waivers:

Red Wing Transportation Department
(consulting agency)
651-385-4795
transportation@rwps.org

Join two cultural events on Saturday, September 14th.

In Central Park, there is an incredible cultural celebration presented by Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, the Hispanic Heritage Festival! And at the Red Wing High School, the He Mni Can Wacipi (Powwow). Immerse yourself in vibrant and rich traditions that highlight the beauty of Red Wing’s culturally diverse community. Let's come together as a community to celebrate and learn! What an incredible day for our community.

Come experience the rich traditions of the Dakota community through dance, music, food, and art. Open to the public!

Join us on September 14th, 2024, at Red Wing High School for the He Mni Can Wacipi, a vibrant celebration of Dakota culture and heritage. This special event is in partnership with The Honoring Dakota Project, Red Wing Arts, Red Wing Public Schools, the Prairie Island Indian Community, and the Native American Student Association.

Immerse yourself in culture through music, interactive displays, food, crafts and various entertainment! The Hispanic Heritage Festival welcomes everyone to partake in this annual outdoor fall festival! Join us in this celebration on Saturday, September 14, 2024 , hosted by the Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and stay for the afternoon. Located in the heart of downtown Red Wing at Central Park.
For more information, click here.

September 10: FAST reading test for grades 8-10 during Language Arts

September 13: District-wide Wacipi learning day

September 14:He Mni Can Wacipi and Hispanic Heritage Festival

September 16-20: Homecoming Week

September 16: Senior Sunrise

September 17: FAST math test for grades 8-10 during Math

September 18: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Language Arts

September 20: Homecoming schedule, tailgating, football game and dance

*Beginning September 25th we will have a modified Bell Schedule almost every Wednesday of school. Clubs will have an opportunity to meet during the school day and students will have other enrichment opportunities as well. We will begin to implement intervention time as well to help promote and grow academic success for all students and be intentional about the ways we support our students. The start and end time is the same for these days. We are just adding an extra period for this to occur. This does shorten are classes by 5 minutes to accommodate the time to offer this enrichment time for students.

September 25: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Social Studies

September27: First Activities and Athletics grade check

October 1: Picture Retakes

October 2: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Math