RSM Middle/High Newsletter

Monday, September 23rd

- After School Tutoring (3:30-5:00 PM)

Tuesday, September 24th

- After School Tutoring (3:30-5:00 PM)

- Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 PM

Wednesday, September 25th

- End of Q1

- After School Tutoring (3:30-5:00 PM)

Thursday, September 26th

- After School Tutoring (3:30-5:00 PM)

Friday, September 27th

- Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly

Monday, September 30th- Thursday, October 3rd

- Fall Intersession

Monday, September 30th- Friday, October 11th

- Fall Break (No School)

Monday, October 14th- Friday, October 18th

- Homecoming Spirit Week

Wednesday, October 16th

- PSAT Testing

- YouScience Testing

Friday, October 18th

- College Application Day

- Middle School Homecoming Dance (3:30-6:00 PM)

Saturday, October 19th

- High School Homecoming Dance (8:00-10:00 PM)

Friday, October 25th

- Middle School Quarter 1 Celebration

Monday, September 23rd

- Middle School Volleyball vs New Ellenton

Tuesday, September 24th

- High School Volleyball @ North (5:30 PM)

- Middle School Volleyball @ Schofield

Wednesday, September 25th

- Middle School Football @ Schofield

- Cross Country @ Pelion Invitational

Thursday, September 26th

- High School Volleyball vs Blackville Hilda (5:30 PM)

- Middle School Volleyball @ Kennedy

Friday, September 27th

- High School Football vs Whitmire (7:30 PM)

The following guidelines will apply to all home athletic events, beginning this week:

1. All middle and elementary school students are required to be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older and must remain with the supervising adult throughout the entirety of the game. Supervising adults of middle and/or elementary age students who are continually found to be outside the bleachers without supervision, may be asked to leave the game with no refunds being issued. Middle school students who have practice after school and wish to attend an athletic event after practice MUST still be accompanied by an adult.

2. All students MUST go home first and return back for athletic events. Students are not allowed under any circumstances to stay after school to wait for an athletic event to start. The only exceptions to this rule apply to students who have after school practices and are supervised by their coach/advisor until gates open, or students who are assisting as team managers and are supervised by the coaching staff. Students in violation of this rule may face disciplinary action.

Congratulations to our Marching Band for their performance at the Mustang Classic held Saturday at Midland Valley High School.

Best Overall Percussion

Best Visual Performance

Best Music Performance

Best Overall Effect

FIRST PLACE FOR CLASS 1A!!

Saturday, September 28th: Coastal Carolina Classic at Carolina Forest High School in Myrtle Beach, SC. (RS-M performs at 3:15 PM)

Saturday, October 12th: Silver Spirit Invitational at Silver Bluff High School

Saturday, October 19th: Class A State Championships at Liberty High School (Liberty, SC)

The Trojan Store is now officially open. The deadline tom order gear is Monday, October 7th

https://rsmhs24.itemorder.com

Homecoming tickets will be sold at lunches this week.

Quarter 1 academic unit recovery will be held for students in grades 6-12 during intersession week, September 30th- Thursday, October 3rd from 8:30 AM- 3:00 PM. Additionally, attendance recovery will be held for students in grades 9-12 who are failing due to excessive absences. Successful completion of academic unit recovery will raise students Quarter 1 grade to a 60%. Notification will be sent to parents/guardians of all students eligible for academic recovery. Bus transportation is available for students attending academic recovery. Parents must access the PowerSchool parent Portal and complete the "ACPSD Fall Intersession 2024/25 Registration Form" and request transportation. No bus transportation is available for high school students completing attendance recovery.

September 15-October 15 is nationally recognized as Hispanic Heritage month. Since we will be out of school for the first two weeks of October, we are involving students in activities throughout the month of September.

We will be having a school-wide door decorating contest and a campus-wide Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly that will be held on Friday, September 27th,

The following academic supports are available to your child:

After School Tutoring

We will be starting after school tutoring beginning Monday, August 12th. After school tutoring runs from 3:15- 5:00 PM, Monday-Thursday. There is no bus transportation for after school tutoring. After school tutoring provides additional academic support for students (grades 6-12) who are struggling in core content areas (math, English, social studies, science). To sign up for after school tutoring, please email Mr. Shepler directly at mshepler@acpsd.net.

Summative Retake Tickets

For summative assessments (unit tests/projects) students who are not happy with their grade may receive an opportunity for reassessment by completing a "Retake Ticket".

1. Retake Tickets must be submitted within two weeks of receiving the grade on the original assessment.

2. Requirements of the "Retake Ticket" must be completed. Teacher discretion may be used for these requirements.

3. The score on the retake assessment is the final grade received.

Trojan Time

High School- Students receive an additional 20 minutes of class time on the following rotating schedule:

Monday- 1st Block

Tuesday- 2nd Block

Wednesday- 3rd Block

Thursday- 4th Block

Friday- Rotates Weekly

During Trojan Time, students should be using PowerSchool to check their grades, communicate with their Trojan Time teachers about their progress, and use this time to complete work.

Middle School- Students receive an additional 35 minutes of class time for support in math and ELA. Additionally, Trojan Time at the middle school level incorporates goal setting, character education, and club days.

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Students will receive five temporary ID badges per semester. Once a student has used all five temporary badges, they will be charged $3 for each new badge issued until the end of the semester.

Beginning Monday, August 5th, our cafeteria staff began scanning student ID badges for lunch. Students without ID badges will still get lunch, however, they will wait until students with badges are served first.

Administration

Mr. Matt Shepler, Principal- mshepler@acpsd.net

Mrs. Miranda Fulmer, Assistant Principal- mfulmer2@acpsd.net

Dr. Tshimpo Mukenge, Assistant Principal- tmukenge@acpsd.net

School Counselors

Mrs. Monica Smith, High School Counselor- msmith5@acpsd.net

Ms. Esther Contreras, Middle School Counselor- econtreras@acpsd.net

Email: mshepler@acpsd.net
Website: https://www.acpsd.net/Domain/17
Location: 1071 Trojan Rd, Monetta, SC, USA
Phone: (839)-846-7010
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsmhtrojans