RRHS Update - Week of 2/26/2024
Thank you!
Thank you to Sanjana Rao for serving as LCPS School Board student representative for RRHS! Tune in Tuesday to the school board meeting at 6:30!
10 Year Anniversary Updates!
We would like to thank our new business partners, Luck Stone and The Kauffman Group for supplying and delivering our new Champions Rock! This fall, we will unveil a perpetual plaque that will recognize all of our school’s State Championships.
This addition is part of the improvements we are making around campus to prepare for our 10-year anniversary celebration in September! This also includes refreshed landscaping, facility upgrades, new artwork around campus, installation of new lighting, a school color adjustment, and mascot redesign!
LCPS Partners with ParentGuidance.Org
Loudoun County Public Schools is offering new resources for all staff and parents/guardians to use to support students through www.parental guidance.org. You can learn more about this initiative by clicking here.
These resources include easily accessible video-based courses on difficult parenting topics, individualized parent coaching for any LCPS parent/guardian, on their schedule in their home, and weekly interactive webinars to let parents know the mental health needs of our students are a critical concern of Loudoun County Public Schools. Your unified mental health team members are ready to assist parents in accessing the support. You can watch this video about the services available.
This Week in Athletics
Monday February 26th
Indoor Track at States @ Liberty University, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday February 27th
Indoor Track at States @ Liberty University, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday February 28th
Boys Tennis vs. Patriot, 4 p.m.
Girls Tennis @ Patriot, 4 p.m. Early Release at 2:15 p.m. Bus departs at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 5th
Individual and Team Picture Day
Parent/Coach Meeting Main Gym 7 p.m.
FCCLA Spirit Night!
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 3-8pm
Chick-fil-a Ryan Park
43520 Yukon Dr. Ashburn Va, 20147
Join us at Chick-fil-a Ryan Park to support the Rock Ridge Chapter of FCCLA! If you use a mobile order that night, enter the code CFA2024 or mention that you are hear to support Rock Ridge FCCLA at the counter. See you there!
Fine Arts News!
PAVAN - The FREE summer regional Governor's School for the Arts known as PAVAN is accepting applications now through February 29, 2024! The online application and video audition requirements are found on their WEBSITE! Next summer's dates for PAVAN are July 8 - 19, and it takes place at Sherando High School in Stephens City.
Broadway Desserts & Silent Auction (3/1) - The Rock Ridge Choral Boosters is proud to announce our new Silent Auction at Broadway Desserts! Online bidding is now open. Choose from restaurant gift cards, SAT tutoring, salon services and so much more! Visit our auction website to register and start bidding today! The online silent auction will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1. In-person bidding will begin that evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Broadway Desserts event with performances starting at 7 p.m. Winners of the auction will be announced at the end of the event. Tickets for Broadway Desserts can be purchased here for $10. We need volunteers to assist onsite and donate desserts as well so please sign-up here to help!
United Sound - As students plan for what classes they will take next year, the music faculty would encourage them to consider joining United Sound. This class can either be taken for credit or students can sign-up for it as their Study Hall and not have it count as one of their seven classes for credit. Students would have a study hall during the first half of the class and spend the second half serving as peer mentors for our New Musicians. This is an incredible opportunity to share your musical gifts with other students from our school. You create amazing friendships and experience the joy of discovering music with the new musicians. Check out this video about the program. I hope you'll join us next year!
Math Competition
Math Competition – PreCalculus and Above!
Do you love math test competitions? Mu Alpha Theta, our math honor society, invites any interested Rock Ridge student taking PreCalculus or higher this year to help us compete in a NEW Rocket City Math League Individual contest - MILLENIUM. We will work individually to correctly answer 10 tricky math questions in 60 minutes and compete against other schools around the world. The MILLENIUM test will be held after school in room 1204 this Wednesday, February 28. Activity buses are available to take you home after the test. Stop by if you'd like to help us compete!
PTSO NEWS!
- Host Families- RRHS is looking for host families for the global ambassadors for the Loudoun International Summit from April 13 thru 22. There will be 11 participants from 3 countries. It’s a great opportunity to help and provide an enriched international experience for the participants. For further information please see the attached flier
- Senior Parents – You will need to be a PTSO member by February 29th 2024, in order for your seniors to participate in the Senior scholarships. The window to submit essays for applying for Senior scholarships will open on March 1, 2024. More details to come in the next few weeks. Save the date the next PTSO General Meeting is March 2024, exact date will be provided soon.
- Upcoming Events/VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Thank you to everyone that has reached out to volunteer for upcoming events. We still need more volunteers for:
· Teacher Appreciation Week
· Senior Scholarships
· Senior graduation yard signs
· Senior Graduation party
Email your volunteer interest to the email pto-board@rrhsptso.org, if interested in helping!
JOIN & Support US!
The membership drive allows the PTSO greatly to deliver more services and benefits to the RRHS community so please join and encourage others to join as a RRHS PTSO member. Go to https://givedirect.org/rrhsptso/
- WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US:
· Weekly Sunday "SMORE" email from Principal Duellman
· Follow & "like" us on Facebook: RockridgehighschoolPTSO and Instagram: RockridgePTSO
· Monthly PTSO newsletter
· Website: WWW.RRHSPTSO.org
· Monthly PTSO meetings
IMAGINE the POSSIBILITIES!
OUR PTSO welcomes ALL Parents, Guardians, Students, & Staff to get involved! Be the Change & BE A ROCK of support for our children and school!
ACT NOW to Support the Rock Ridge PTSO because OUR success depends on YOU!
Your contributions directly create an academic environment for students to thrive!