The Weekly Update #4

April 1st: College Career Event, 6-7 periods for juniors

April 4th: ACT Make-up Day for juniors (regular school day for all other students)

April 5th: Prom

April 9th: 8th Grade Open House, 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.

April 18th & 21st: Good Friday & Easter Monday, no school

EOC Testing Dates: https://ferrellweb.com/calendar/

Forty- six high school juniors from across the state visited Nashville for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association's (TECA) annual Youth Leadership Summit. Delegates to the event receive a hands-on look at state government, learn networking and leadership skills, and develop better understanding of their local electric cooperatives.

VEC's student representatives are Braden Watson and Paislee Yeager, juniors at Rhea County High School.

RCHS Chorus participated in the JB Lyle Regional Choral Festival on March 5th and received an overall score of 2 (Excellent). This is a great group of students and they are very deserving!

Coach Poe, Mr. Tallent, and Mr. Derlak had their students complete WWII projects in the their World History classes. All the students had their hard work displayed in the library in the form of a museum.

Las Fallas Floats!

1st Place: Holly Smith, Maelyn Cook, Alaina Clark, Aiden Wilkerson, and Cole Wampler

Pictures by: Yearbook Advisor, Austin Marsh

Every Friday, members of the flag football team give their jerseys to their favorite teachers! Such a fun way to boost teacher- student interactions!

For the first time in RCHS history, the JV soccer team won the championship at the 2025 Smoky Mountain Cup in Gatlinburg, TN. They won all 3 of their games during Spring Break! Go Eagles!

JV left to right: Guilver Gomez, Devi Lopez, Exar Vasquez, Jeremy Perez, Ethan Nelson, Simeon Toliver, Elijah Norman, Geo Pacheco (holding the trophy), Jack Bamber, Jesse Stumbo, Colt Darnell, Emiliano Sanchez, Anderson Cathey, Sam Rasnake, Coach Carson Ruehling, Sawyer Campbell, Coach Justin Smith

*Missing from photo due to injury is Jesus "Chuy" Hernandez.

Brook Tallent and Allie Shaver hit dingers against Rockwood!

Congratulations to both of our tennis teams with their wins over Pigeon Forge High School! The boys and girls both won 9-0! Way to go Eagles!

RCHS students Fiona Vickers and Nadia El Gafy attended the Tennessee 4-H Congress. They with Representative Ron Travis, Senator Adam Lowe, and Governor Bill Lee. Participants also learned about the legislative process of our state government.

March is Best Buddies Month!

Congratulations to Jordan Valentine on winning the Nick's Lakeside Grill certificate for crazy sock day! Thank you to Nick's Lakeside Grill for your support!

2025 Homecoming King: James Music

Our FFA chapter visited Gatlinburg for the 97th Annual State Convention.