What's Happening at Rushe

Hello Raven Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing and laborless Labor Day weekend. As you know, with no school tomorrow, students will be shortchanged one day of the school week, but we will do our best to make this up to you with awesome learning activities and events throughout the rest of week 4!

Always remember, we ARE Ravens and Ravens soar to success! Have a wonderful week of learning.

Parents and Guardians, if you have not already done so, please log in to your myPascoConnect parent portals to acknowledge the Parents' Bill of Rights information. These are critical documents that can impact the services we provide your student(s) and should be reviewed annually. To learn more about the Parents' Bill of Rights, click HERE.

Click HERE to login or set up a parent portal account.

The Duke Energy Great American Teach-In is part of Pasco County Schools’ annual American Education Week celebration. Sponsored by our company since 1994, it’s a special opportunity for you to visit the public school of your choice and share what you know with a new generation.

This year’s event is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. You may choose to stay for an hour or for the whole day! The amount of time you volunteer is determined strictly by what your schedule permits and what the teacher wants to accomplish.

Whatever the length of your visit, you can make a difference. Thousands of previous Teach-In participants have inspired students by sharing their experiences and professions.

To register for the CSRMS Great American Teach-In, click HERE or visit our school website for more information. Registrants do NOT need complete the new volunteer requirements.

Hello Ravens!

The school counselors will teaching the District's annual curriculum called Safer, Smarter Teens: Personal Power. Each counselor will be going into the classrooms for the first semester to teach their grade level lesson about student advocacy and safety. There will also be discussion about having personal power to recognize danger, the power to say no, and having the power to get help. Click the button below if you would like to learn further information about what the curriculum entails. If you wish for your child to not participate in these lessons, please email your grade level school counselor no later than September 6, 2024.

• The 6th grade counselor will be covering Lesson 1 and 2
• The 7th grade counselor will be covering Lesson 3 and 4
• The 8th grade counselor will be covering Lesson 5 and 6.

We look forward to getting into the classrooms and working with your student! 😊

To become a Pasco County Schools volunteer!

Charles S. Rushe Middle School has continually been recognized as a Golden School for volunteers in the state of Florida, and this past year is no different! Thank you to all our past, present, and future volunteers for their dedication to Rushe.

Volunteers are a vital part of building relationships between school, parents, community members, and business partners. We truly appreciate the hours our volunteers serve in our schools and the value they add to the educational experience for our students.

To continue to ensure the safety of our students, the District is making several changes to our volunteer requirement and application process for the 2024-2025 school year. Effective 8/1/2024, all volunteers will be required to complete a Level 2 background screening every 5 years. This background check will review records in the state of Florida as well as the national FBI database. The cost for this screening is $41.25 and volunteers will be responsible for this cost. Volunteers will need to be complete an annual volunteer application to ensure accurate records.

Click the image above to complete the Volunteer Application!

This year, all teachers at CSRMS are focusing on increasing student exposure to text and writing. To do so, we will be utilizing the following strategies in ALL classrooms throughout the school year.

Students are now teamed according to their 4th period teacher. Students will need to know their team (Teal, Black, White, or Gold) for a variety of events (expectations meetings, pep rallies, promotion ceremonies, etc.).

Please remember to pull all the way to the front (as close to the bike rack on each side). Do not stop under the awnings. In addition, please do not park in the car line. If you wish to wait to have your child leave your vehicle, please park in a space and have your child use the crosswalk. Also, for the safety of all students and staff, please do not use the center parking area to cut through, and do not let students out along Mentmore or Sunlake Boulevards.

To ensure your continued safety, remember to only cross the road at crosswalks, and be sure there are no incoming vehicles before crossing. Please consider wearing reflective clothing/accessories to increase your visibility to drivers, particularly in the morning. Bike riders, remember to wear a helmet at all times. For the safety of others, please walk your bicycles when you are on campus. Remember to lock your bicycles inside of the bike racks. Any bikes locked on the outside of the bike racks will have their locks cut and will be confiscated for parents to pick up.

If you or your child are a bike rider, please watch this important bike safety video.

Each district school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a student, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts the orderly learning environment.

These guidelines are in effect while on any District School Board of Pasco County school or campus, at any school function or on any school-sponsored transportation:

• Students must wear opaque (not see through) clothing that has fabric on the front, back, and on the sides of the body extending from under the arms to cover the entire chest, entire genital area, entire buttocks area, and must extend below the buttocks area.
• Shirts must have sleeves or straps and extend to the waistband of pants/shorts/skirts/or other bottoms.
• Students may not have exposed undergarments, which would include any and all portions of a student’s underwear or bra.
• Students must wear appropriate footwear, which must secure to the heel. No slides or Crocs are allowed. All footwear must have a sole that affords traction and protection to the foot. Socks (when worn alone) and “house” or “bed” slippers are not permissible.
• Clothing must be suitable for all scheduled classroom activities including physical education, career-technical education, science labs, and other activities where unique hazards exist.
• Specialized courses may require specialized attire such as sports uniforms or safety gear

In addition, the following items are considered inappropriate for the school environment and are not permissible:

• Wallet chains, spiked jewelry, dog collars, or similar items
• Slippers or similar shoes
• Pajamas or costumes (unless approved by school administration for special events, etc.)
• Hats, bandanas, or head coverings (unless preapproved administratively for medical, religious reasons and/or for special school activities)

For more information regarding dress code, read the 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct, page 27.

Grades 6 through 8 – Students who bring WCDs to school must ensure that they remain on silent mode and completely out of view for the entire school day except for when expressly authorized by the classroom teacher for a specific instructional activity. Classroom teachers may also provide, and students may utilize, a cell phone storage area in their classroom. These expectations also apply to extracurricular and co-curricular activities that occur before or after the school day.

For more information regarding WCDs, read the 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct, page 31.

This Week and Beyond

• September 2 - No School - Labor Day
• September 3 - Chorus All-State Prep, 1:50-2:45 PM in Chorus Room 🎵
• September 3 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
• September 3 - 7th & 8th Grade Band Parent Meeting, 6:00-7:00 PM in Room 121🎺
• September 3 - Jr. Thespian Parent Info Meeting, 6:30-7:30 PM in Cafeteria 🎭
• September 4 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
• September 4 - Civil Air Patrol, 2:00-4:00 PM in Room 104
• September 4 - Football Game vs. Cypress Creek (@CCMS), 6:30-8:30 PM 🏈
• September 5 - Chorus All-State Prep, 1:50-2:45 PM in Chorus Room 🎵
• September 5 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
• September 6 - School Picture Day 😁
• September 6 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭

• September 9 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
• September 9 - Volleyball Game vs Cypress Creek MS (@Cypress Creek), 6:00-8:00 PM 🏐
• September 10 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
• September 10 - Football Game vs. Raymond B. Stewart MS (@ RBSMS), 6:30-8:30 PM🏈
• September 11 - 6th Grade Health Screening - Parent's Bill of Rights MUST be completed beforehand. See section above for more information.
• September 11 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
  
• September 11 - 7th Grade NJHS Meeting, 1:45-2:30 PM in Media Center
• September 11 - Yearbook Club, 1:50-2:30 PM in Room 337📷
• September 11 - Civil Air Patrol, 2:00-4:00 PM in Room 104
• September 11 - Builders Club, 2:00-3:00 PM in PE Classroom
• September 12 - Pep Rally for Football, Volleyball, and Cheer (Activity Bell Schedule; Teal Team attending)
• September 12 - HOSA Club, 1:45-2:45 PM in Room 237
• September 12 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
  
• September 12 - CSRMS PTSA Meeting, 4:30-5:30 PM in PE Classroom
• September 12 - All State Honor Choir Auditions, 5:00-8:00 PM at Powell Middle School, Spring Hill
• September 12 - Volleyball Game vs. Centennial MS, 6:00-8:00 PM (@ CSRMS)🏐
• September 13 - One Act Play Rehearsal, 2:00-3:30 PM in Cafeteria/Room 210 🎭
  

• September 16-20 - Spirit Week (see flyer below for dress-up days!)
• September 20 - Back to School Dance, 6-8:30 PM (see flyer below)

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