The Renton High School

Happy Friday, RedHawkS,

I hope this week's newsletter finds you well. After a wonderful start to this school year as your interim principal, earlier today Superintendent Pattenaude and Deputy Superintendent Harvey visited RHS to announce that I have been appointed the permanent principal of The Renton High School. I couldn't be more excited, and I am so proud to lead this beautiful community alongside our students, staff and families. I hope you are able to have a joyful and relaxing winter break and that our scholars come back to us on January 6, 2025 ready to continue learning and growing together.

Please see the important information below and as always, we welcome and appreciate your feedback. We wish you a joyful and safe winter break and a wonderful holiday season!

Drew O'Connell

Proud Principal

It's a wonderful day to be a RedHawk!

DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 3 - WINTER BREAK

JANUARY 11 & 25 - SCHOLAR SATURDAY (9 - Noon @ RHS)

JANUARY 17 - MATTER OF THE HEART (see info below)

JANUARY 17 - MLK ASSEMBLY

JANUARY 30 - PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Matter of the Heart is a RHS tradition where we recognize and celebrate students chosen by our staff. Each staff member is able to nominate one student to receive the Matter of the Heart award, and on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 AM we will honor each student in the IPAC. This distinguished award honors our students for a variety of reasons and tied to their demonstration of our school values. Each student who is nominated is invited to bring up to 2 guests to celebrate with us. Students who have been selected to receive this award will be notified the first week of January and invitations will be provided for students and their guests to RSVP. We look forward to celebrating our scholars with their guests on January 17, 2025

2025/2026 student course registration will take place in February 2025 for all current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Counselors will then visit our feeder middle schools to complete registration for current 8th graders. Our team is currently planning the process and will provide additional information and resources in the new year.

HealthPoint will be open during winter break and have lots of openings for sports physicals, well child checkups, vaccines, and more! We are by appointment only, please call us at 425-424-6310 to get your student scheduled. Please see the attached photo for our winter break hours. We will resume back to our normal hours on Monday 1/6.

If you would like to dispose of unused medication or simple to get medication out of your home, you can take them to a drop box near you. Find one by visiting: TakeBackYourMeds.org You can also pick up a Mail-Back envelope in the Nurse's office. Kids and pets can get into them, even with “child-resistant” lids. Or, someone might take your pills without you knowing. Getting rid of meds is free and easy. Please reach out to our school nurse for more information.

RedHawkS athletics are soaring along! Please check out the Kingco Conference website for all athletic schedules and competitions for Winter Sports. We'd love to see you out there, cheering on our athletes!

Here are some upcoming competitions:

Friday, 12/20/24

Girls Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Hazen, 3:30 p.m. at Liberty High School- Main Gym

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Hazen, 6:30 p.m. at Liberty High School-Main Gym

Monday, 12/23/24

Boys C-Team Basketball vs. Kennedy Catholic High C-team, 3:45 p.m. at Kennedy Catholic High School- KCHS Gym

Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Kennedy Catholic High, 5:30 p.m. at Kennedy High School- KCHS Gym

Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Kennedy Catholic High, 7:00 p.m. at Kennedy High School- KCHS Gym

Friday, 12/27/24

Boys C-Team Basketball vs. Edmonds-Woodaway High, 4:00 p.m. at Renton High School-Main Gym

Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Edmonds-Woodway High, 5:40 p.m. at Renton High School- Gym

Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Edmonds-Woodway High, 7:15 p.m. at Renton High School- Gym

To sign up for RedHawkS athletics, you must register through Final Forms. Please follow this link for information and guidance on registering for Winter sports. If you need assistance, please reach out to our Athletics Support Specialist, Ms. Cardenas by emailing andriana.cardenas@rentonschools.us.

GO REDHAWKS!!

As a diverse, multicultural, and international school, Renton High School wants to acknowledge as many cultural celebrations in our community as possible. If you would like us to recognize an upcoming cultural celebration, please contact Mr. Collie, our IB Coordinator.

December is Universal Human Rights Month

Renton School District has partnered with Providence Healthcare and Hazel Health to provide access to quality mental health care services for all students, at no cost to families. The partnership has already made a difference in its first year with more than 2,200 virtual therapy sessions completed!

At Renton High School. our amazing school counselors can initiate a video visit with a Hazel Health licensed therapist while your child is at-school. The personalized virtual therapy sessions with Hazel Health professionals are safe, private, and confidential, and are conducted through phone, text, and at kiosks at schools.

Families can also create a Hazel account for in-home virtual sessions for help with depression, stress, anxiety, bullying and more. Learn more and create your family account at https://my.hazel.co/rentonschools/info

Read more about this free service at our Hazel Health webpage.

If you, or someone you know is in need of support over the upcoming winter break, please check the attached document. There are a variety of resources available for food support in and surrounding our area.

RedHawk Seniors and Families,

It’s time to submit your senior photos and quotes for the 2024-2025 yearbook!

Senior portraits and quotes will be accepted until January 17, 2025. Portraits MUST be submitted through our image upload link (see attachment for link and instructions). Our image upload site is designed to verify name, grade level, and contact information so that we may reach out to you, should there be an issue with your photo submission. PLEASE NOTE: If you do not submit an individual student photo for 2024-2025, your student ID photo will appear in the yearbook by default.

Daily, on time attendance in all classes is one of the most significant factors in your student’s educational success.

Please notify the attendance office via phone, email or written note if your student will be absent for any reason. Absences may be excused up to 48 hours following the absence. Here is the contact information:

Attendance Office Contact

Attendance Specialist: Heather Ralston - heather.ralston@rentonschools.us

Phone: 425.204.3410

Email: renton.attendance@rentonschools.us

For more information about attendance including BECCA law and truancy, please visit our Attendance Website.