RWHS Student Newsletter

Monday, October 7

Tuesday, October 8

Wednesday, October 9: ADVISORY SCHEDULE

• BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Science
• Senior cap and gown meeting 1:15-1:45pm
  

Thursday, October 10

Friday, October 11

• 6:30pm Fall Play

• Saturday: 3pm and 6:30pm Fall Play

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

Administrative Grade Assignments

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.

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

Make an appointment.

Struggling with your StudentVUE password? Is your account disabled?

Email Mrs. Borgschatz and she will help you out!

Oct. 9: College Promise

Oct. 9: Winona State University

Oct. 10: MN National Guard

Oct. 14: US Marines

Oct. 15: Dunwoody College

Oct. 16: College Promise

Oct. 23: College Promise

Oct. 24: US Army

Oct. 28: U of M Duluth

Oct. 30: College Promise

November 15: Iowa State University

If you are not currently getting the weekly district e-newsletter in your inbox every Sunday and would like to, please email Newsletter@rwps.org.

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 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!

If you have an OLD Google Class still showing up in your classes, email the teacher so they can remove you! If the teacher no longer works here or you need help, let Mrs. Bray know.

• 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

Please consider joining the BSU at RWHS!

BSU is for everyone and we will be happy to have you! We meet once a week on Thursday mornings 7:50-8:30am. We will also meet during Advisory time on Wednesdays.

CLICK HERE to learn more about BSU!

Please also consider donating new or gently used clothing to the BSU Clothing Drive! Boxes will be in the pods soon, so start collecting now! Donated clothes will be given to students at TBMS and RWHS.

Red Wing High School 2023-2024 yearbooks arrived this past week. Current students who paid for one in advance are able to collect their copy during lunch periods.

Anyone who left RWHS after the 2024 school year is welcome to swing by the high school office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays or make arrangements with Bethany Borgschatz at baborgschatz@rwps.org or 651-385-4603.

For additional information, email rwhsyearbook@rwps.org.

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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

1:15-1:45 p.m. in Hovda Hall. All seniors must attend this meeting. See you there!

October is College Knowledge Month in Minnesota and to celebrate, the colleges and universities of Minnesota State are waiving their undergraduate application fees for the entire month AND there are no essays required for applications. That's what we call Minnesota State Month!

• Eli Hanlin, Maddie Melsness, and the other Student Council members who dedicated so much of their time for Homecoming: Eli and Maddie dedicated so much time to make sure all the Homecoming activities were successful! They are great leaders, who are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure a positive culture in our school. In addition to those two, there were many other members who did an outstanding job organizing and pulling off a fun Homecoming week! -Mrs. Roschen
• Braydee Soper: You are an awesome Studio Manager! Thank you! -Bray
• All clubs who presented at the fair Wednesday: I am so excited to see you all support your amazing organizations and grow your impact on our community! -Ms. Kiecker
  
• Theatre Class: You all have been so awesome in creating a world for the play. Thank you so much for working hard these last few weeks. -Ms. Brunkhorst
• All involved with The Stinky Cheese Man: You have all done such a wonderful job, and worked so hard. Thank you all so much. I'm excited to see the final product this week. Keep up the hard work! -Brunkhorst, Burawa, Dace, and Sara
• Fall Athletes: Thanks for giving the community the opportunity to cheer for you! It's no small feat being a student athlete with classwork, studying, tests, practices, weight room, games AND trying to have a social/family life. Good luck as regular season wraps up and post season hits! -Bray
• Sustainability Club: I'm so, so excited for a new year with you! I'm so proud of the work you've already done, and I love that Red Wing is a better place having you in it. -Mrs. Keifer
• Morgan Hanlin: Congratulations for "doing the best thing [you] have ever done." I'm so happy for you, knowing how hard you work to build those skills! -Mrs. Kiefer
  

Class #6258-24F2

October 21 – November 6, 2024,

M-Th - 3:30pm-6:30pm

Register in person at the Community Education office located in the lower JPod of the High School or online at: https://redwing.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getclass/category_id/-1/program_id/30

October 14: Indigenous People's Day (no alternate schedule)

October 16: Activities grade check

October 16: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during ELA

October 17 and 18: FALL BREAK, No School

October 22: 50 Juniors taking the PSAT. Testing will take place in the Little Theatre, H109 &H110 and J110 on that day.

October 23: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Social Studies

October 30: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Math

October 31: Halloween

November 1: End of Quarter 1

November 1: Activities Grade Check

November 1: No school for students

November 4: No School for students

November 4: Conferences

November 6: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Science

November 8: Veterans Day, alternate Schedule (see flyer)

November 13: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Language Arts

November 20: BARR I-times for grades 8-10 during Social Studies

November 22: Activities Grade Check

November 22: Fall Dental Clinic

November 27-28-29: No School for students or staff