RFHS Student Services Newsletter

Thank you to our School Counselors: Ms. Bruesewitz, Mrs. Klein, Mrs. Stocker, and Ms. Oosterhuis for all you do to support students and our RFHS community!

An important part of the School District of River Falls Comprehensive School Counseling Program is the Sophomore Conference involving the student, parent(s)/guardian, and counselors. The high school counselors would like to invite parents of sophomores and their student(s) to attend a presentation during Parent/Teacher Conferences on February 24th at 6pm in the HS Auditorium.

• Direct Admit

The River Falls School District is participating in year two of the state program called Direct Admit Wisconsin. Direct Admit Wisconsin is designed to provide a place for all Wisconsin high school students to access a world-class public education by proactively offering them admission to the Universities of Wisconsin.

Following a review of your student’s 11th grade transcript (grade point average, math coursework, progression towards graduation), you and your student will receive correspondence in July indicating which UWs are providing them direct admission, and the next steps needed in order to learn more about enrolling within the Universities of Wisconsin. Participating in this program does not commit your student to attend the Universities of Wisconsin.

To facilitate the administration of this program, the following information will be shared by the school with the Universities of Wisconsin: Name, WISEid, Local Student District ID, contact information, legal sex, race/ethnicity, GPA and high school transcripts.

Click on the link if you do not want your student to participate

Just a reminder that our local scholarships open up February 1st at 12:01am. If you have not set up your account in Going Merry, please do so before that date. The window for applying will close promptly on March 2nd at 11:59pm

• Local Scholarship Presentation

• Going Merry- create your account

Outcomes:

• Students had the opportunity to attend the College and Career Fair on January 13th. Students also could register for Strive Scan to get post-secondary information regardless of whether or not they attended. Students also registered for classes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

What's Next:

• Students will complete their second Point of Pride . They will also take part in a school wide ACP BINGO game to add a little fun!

Outcomes:

• Students had the opportunity to attend the College and Career Fair on January 13th. Students also could register for Strive Scan to get post-secondary information regardless of whether or not they attended. Students also registered for classes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

What's Next:

• Students will complete their second Point of Pride . They will also take part in a school wide ACP BINGO game to add a little fun!

• Outcomes:

  • Students had the opportunity to attend the College and Career Fair on January 13th. Students also could register for Strive Scan to get post-secondary information regardless of whether or not they attended. Students also registered for classes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

  What's Next:

  • Students will complete their Point of Pride #2 for the 2024-25 school year as well as their second Project Reflection, both are requirements for their ACP Portfolio. They will also take part in a school wide ACP BINGO game to add a little fun!
  • Juniors will also prepare for the upcoming ACT on March 11th by creating their My ACT account. Students are strongly encouraged to explore and utilize all prep resources available to them, including the Preparing for the ACT 2024-25 guide. Several resources that include practice tests, test taking strategies and more can be found on the Assessments section of the Student Services/Counseling Website.

Outcomes:

• Students had the opportunity to attend the College and Career Fair on January 13th. Students also could register for Strive Scan to get post-secondary information regardless of whether or not they attended. Students also registered for classes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Seniors also participated in a Scholarships lesson on January 13th.

• Local Scholarship Presentation

• Over 60 community volunteers came in to participate in the final round of senior exit interviews on January 17th. The interview and the senior portfolio are requirements for graduation.

What's Next:

• Scholarship applications open Feb. 1 and will be open until March 2 @11:59pm

For more information, please review the 2024-25 AP Details

For more information about this training, please view the Doorway to College ZAPS ACT Prep training flyer.

ACT for JUNIORS

• The statewide ACT for all juniors will take place on March 11, 2025. Students will be registered for the exam and can find many prep resources on the Assessments section of the Student Services/Counseling Website.

PRE-ACT Secure 9/10

• The statewide PreACT Secure 9/10 assessment will take place on April 15, 2025.

FORWARD grade 10

• Students in Grade 10 be taking the Social Studies tests (two subtests) on April 10, 2025

February

Career Technical Education Month

3-7 National School Counselors Week

17- ZAPS ACT Prep/Online learning day

24- Parent Teacher Conferences

March

2- Scholarships close

11- ACT for all Juniors