The Weekly Update #4

This week went by very fast!!! We had a lot of things that were amazing this week!! We hired a new Football Coach and he begins teaching here at RCHS on Monday! We had an amazing time at the Board Meeting celebrating 6 WCC students, two staff members, and two students!! It was such a great week I am looking forward to Monday!! I challenge everyone to make next week even greater!! Have a great weekend everyone! It's Almost MONDAY!!!!

RCHS has named it's newest Head Football Coach. Coach Rick Zimmerman "Coach Z" was approved at this weeks board meeting to take over the helm of Rushville Football. Coach Z is currently an offensive coordinator at Seymore High School but has many years as a varsity head coach. The one proven thing about Coach Z is he is a proven winner. He turned around three different programs as a head coach and has won everywhere he has been. Coach Z brings a ton of knowledge to Rushville Football and is eager to get started!! Welcome to the Family Coach!

Congratulations to Emi Flannery and Anahi Chavez for finishing up their High School credits at Opportunity School and are now graduated from RCHS!!

Congratulations to our staff and students of the month!! At the board meeting last week we recognized our staff and students of the month for both January and February. For 5the month of January student of the month was Jon Todd and staff member of the month was Lindsay Tillison. For the month of February the student of the month was Edward Kiwala and the staff member of the month was Trenia Logan. Congratulations everyone!!!

I had a great time watching the process of putting on a Lions Live show every day!! I got to see the behind the scenes things that happen before the show. I was told everything that goes on the previous days and weeks just to get ready for a daily show. I was also asked to be a part of the show!! These kids are amazing at what they do. Thank you Mrs. Fox for showing these kids the ins and outs of a daily live show!! It was incredible to see!!

Elizabeth Meek - Shout out to Hannah Augsburger for covering my bus duty last week when I was out

Elizabeth Meek - Shout out to Curt, Hannah, and Carolyn for covering the main office when Krystal and Margaret were out.

Elizabeth Meek - Shout out to Margaret for being able to find coverage for teachers! There is alot of sickness going around and she does a great job finding substitutes

Elizabeth Meek - Shout out to the substitutes for being available! We appreciate you at RCHS!

Elizabeth Meek - Shout out to Lindsey Coffey and Caroline Allison for a great first few weeks at RCHS!

Hannah Lemmons - Shout out to Brooke Edwards and Cassia Sherwood for their encouragement.

Hannah Lemmons - Shout out to Karen Schneider for the amazing work she does to help our students! Karen goes above and beyond for our special ed students! Her patience is unending.

Hannah Lemmons - Shout out to Jennie Tague for her leadership in the English department.

Warren Cook - Shout out to all of our teachers for coming together with us to meet as departments and discuss the ne diploma.

Warren Cook - Shout out to Lindsey Coffey and Caroline Allison for taking to their new roles like they have been here forever! We definitely got the right people!!!

Sami DeLey - Shoutout to Miss Yager for showing up when it’s hard. Her resilience is something that inspires me and I am so blessed to have her as my partner in crime!

Rachel Monk - Shout out to Sam Pavey, Denver Campbell, Briggs Tackett, Gabe Buzzard, and Blake Hunt for getting to wrestling regionals!! Good luck tomorrow!!

Melissa Winkler - Shout out to Jim Tush, Curt Mock, Jack Day, Eric Schlechtweg & Brad Lawler for a successful wrestling season in getting 5 kids to the Regional! Good luck Saturday!

Melissa Winkler - Shout out to Kerry Brown for his efforts this winter at the MS AD position!

Melissa Winkler - Shout out to Kerry Brown and Warren Cook for spending time out of their busy schedules to help find us a football coach!

Melissa Winkler - Shout out to our new Football Coach - Mr. Rick Zimmerman! We are excited to start working with you on Monday!

Hannah Lemmons - Shout out to Liz Meek for her superb organizational skills! Her follow up for every little thing amazes me!

Jill Carmony - Shout out to Amy Fox for being a great CTE department leader.

T.R. Campbell - Shout Out to the Lady Lions Basketball coaches and players for the hard work and perseverance they displayed all year, but especially this week at sectionals. Enduring many injuries and illnesses they fought hard till the very end. I am encouraged to see young people battling trials and disappointments with steadfast commitment and resolve. Too often we see people give up and throw in the towel early but that isn't what a true Lady Lions does. Thank you to coach Wink and her staff for setting that example for not only these young ladies but also for us as a school community.

Collin McCartt - Shout out to our English department for stepping up during a time of transition!

Collin McCartt - Shout out to Brett Smith for making it such a special night at the school board meeting for Edward Kiwala by presenting him with his own letter jacket!

Shea Gerrian - Shout out to Rachel Monk for always working so well with the students. She's an exceptional employee and it's wonderful to see all the encouragement and positive interactions with our student body and staff.

Brittney Corum - Shout out to the outstanding students and staff that I work with in my class. You all make my job worthwhile, from making me laugh with made-up songs, jokes, or stories to making me proud of all you have accomplished throughout the week, month, day, and even year. You all keep me on my toes and sometimes make me feel a little crazy, but you all make this job worthwhile. Thank you for all you do.

Brittney Corum - Shout out to all of RCHS. I wanted to thank everyone here at RCHS for making it feel like a home to me and helping me grow and learn as a teacher. It's hard to believe, but it has been 3 years since I started working here ( 4 if we count my student teaching and long-term sub position that year). I want to thank you all for the fantastic memories, fun lessons, and support during these years, and I can't wait to see where the next years take us. Again, thank you all for being you!!!!

I want to give a special Shout out to an educator who goes above and beyond all the time. Mr. Brett Smith is our Facilities Maintenance teacher and has developed a very special bond with many of our special needs students. Mr. Smith came to Rushville last year to continue his teaching career. He developed and started Unified Track here at RCHS and if you have not seen a Unified Track meet you need to see one!! Mr. Smith covers areas of the school in the mornings when Administrators are unavailable as well as bus duty after school. He is always asking if he can do something to help out. There is no job too small Mr. Smith! This week Unified track Star Edward Kiwala was named our student of the month and recognized at the Monthly Board Meeting. Mr. Smith presented Edward with a jacket he had made for him and called him the first ever letter winner in Unified Track at RCHS!! Thank You Mr. Smith for all that you do for kids!!!

Mrs. Schultz volunteered to sub over at the ag building on a really hard day. I would have never asked her to do that but the fact that she offered gave me permission to accept some help. We opened the divider wall and she took both classes all day which gave me the space to be here even though I wasn’t really “here” mentally. She did an art project with the classes to make something special for Miss Yager. Was it a day full of teaching and learning? Maybe not about agricultural content, but I think the students learned to show up for someone and do something meaningful for them in times of need. Mrs. Schultz encouraged all students to participate, even if they claimed to lack artistic abilities, and helped them along the way. Miss Yager now has a beautiful piece of art that lets her know she’s cared about by so many. Thank you to Mrs. Schultz and our awesome students. I know it’ll be hung up in her classroom ASAP!

Sami DeLey

MONDAY 2/10 - We will be on a BLACK day schedule and There are NO the events planned

Track Call out - listen for announcement

SRT A - Emerging Leaders in 139

TUESDAY 2/11 - We will be on a RED day schedule and here are the events planned

12:00 PM - Junior Rotarians in 139

3:30 PM - Math League

*SPORTS*

Boys Basketball @ Hauser

WEDNESDAY 2/12 - We will be on a BLACK day schedule and here are the events planned

SRT A - Digital Readiness Test: 11th graders in cafeteria

*CLUBS*

SRT B - D&D Club

*SPORTS*

Gymnastics vs. Richmond 6:00 PM (SENIOR NIGHT)

THURSDAY 2/13 - We will be on a RED day schedule and here are the events planned

*SPORTS*

Boys Basketball vs. Batesville - 6:00 PM

FRIDAY 2/14 - We will be on a BLACK day schedule and here are the events planned

*CLUBS*

SRT A - FCA

SRT B - Student Council

SATURDAY 2/15 - Here are the events planned

RUSH COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Speech at Butler University - 9:00 AM

Valentines Dance - 8-11 pm in the Auxiliary Gym

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