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March 6th: Advisory Day

March 8th-9th: Volleyball Lock-In

March 20th-Advisory Day

March 27th- SAT/PSAT Day

March 28th- ASTE SAE Night

March 29th- No School

April 2nd- No School

The RHS production of Mamma Mia was a huge success. Over 1500+ community members came out to see RHS students showcase their talents. With a vibrant set and a talented cast, this show blew the audience away! Congratulations to all that were involved on a successful show.

This weekend teams will face off in the annual volleyball lock in! Good luck and have fun!

The Youth Equity Squad hosted a poetry reading event, Voices of the Youth on February 29th in the LMC. Students were invited to share their poetry in front of their peers. Community Poets T'challa Williams and Frederick Douglass Knowles II graciously visited RHS and read their poetry and answered students' questions. The event successfully amplified our students' voices and showcased their writing talents.

RHS National Honor Society raised $405 for the kids at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Thank you to all that came out to participate! Mrs. Lanz was the MVP of Trivia Night, crushing the third round and bringing home the victory for her team.

Mrs. Oaks business class sold roses the week of Valentines day. The beautiful roses were a great gift to teachers, friends, or to yourself! Our students sold 200 roses with a profit of about $800.00.

Congratulations to the following students who worked hard, played hard, and owned it during the month of February .

Congratulations to juniors Athena Lavigne and Brooke Vasquez! They have been cited for excellence in the nationwide 2024 Nancy Thorpe Poetry contest sponsored by Hollins University. Their poems were chosen as two of 96 Honorable Mention poems out of over 630 entries.

Congratulations go to the following athletes who earned all conference in the winter.

Boys basketball- Darek Albert, Andrew Carangelo

Indoor Track- Alexia Diaz, Piper Jones, Gabriella Montano, Melody Rowe- Cary, Carly Wujcik, Jared Burchell, Will Davis, Troy Enamait, Nathan Fauteux, John Glidden, Armani Gordon, Carson Morgan, Cale Wilson, Emmett Kristoff

Wrestling- Miles Tolman, Sam Montgomery, Malakye Pinckney

Congratulations to Ava Zuccalo and Nora LoCicero who both finished 2nd in the weight classes in the female wrestling tournament last weekend. They will compete at the New England competition.

Highlights from the winter season

• The wrestling team won the NCCC Conference tournament for the first time in school history.
• Boys basketball team qualified for the NCCC and state tournaments.
• The girls and boys indoor track teams both finished 2nd in the conference.
• Our girls ice hockey co-op team has advanced to the state tournament semifinals at the time of this publication.
• The cheerleading team has competed at several events and will host the NCCC competition at RHS on 3/22.
• The Unified sports team hosted the NCCC tournament and will compete at Mohegan Sun at halftime of the basketball championship game.

Learn more about the amazing women who have shaped our history by checking out a book from our Women's History Month Display, or browse through our books of gold!

Students in Mrs. Bridwell and Mr. Distasio's class used the zSpace in the Month of February. Students were able to use 3D glasses and stylus pens to investigate various topics such as gravity, aviation, the California gold rush, human anatomy of the heart, and defining variables in a physics experiment.

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