Falcon Flyer

Hello Ridgeline Families-

The Falcon Flyer is back this week! Mrs. Tessa Johnston is our Editor in Chief of the Falcon Flyer and we haven’t trained her back-up yet. When she’s unavailable our communication slows a bit. Great to have her back!

Two weeks into the new year and things are going well. Wanted parents to know that we are acutely aware of student absences and such throughout the semester and as we near the end. We are making accommodations for assignments and grading when students are out sick or forced to stay home due to Covid restrictions. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.

Today was a good day. We canceled the all-school MLK assembly, but we enjoyed an awesome video produced by RHS Junior, Ryan Sutter. The video featured about 15 or so of his classmates as well. Then the Ridgeline Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Parker, did an amazing MLK tribute performance for students and staff during both lunches. The kids were great, they dressed in their concert black attire and everything- very professional!

MLK Student Video - YouTube

You’ll also see the great news in today’s Flyer about our musical theater opportunity for students! A special thanks to Mindy Hymas and Chantel Giblette, our new coaches, for giving of their time for this opportunity. I thought they were crazy as a performance like this typically is planned over the course of 6-12 months, they’re squeezing it into three! Then I broke the news to them that we haven’t purchased any supplies yet for the theater scene shop or other supplies they will need. But, they agreed to do it anyways!

We, the staff, and faculty of Ridgeline High School appreciate the support and understanding we receive from parents and the community. Thank you! --Mr. Hardt

Key Club served at Blessings Under the Bridge Winter Event handing out warm blankets on Saturday December 18th. Also 50 blankets were delivered to Sally's House emergency foster care. So many will be wrapped with Falcon love during this holiday season.

Our very own Corinne Westby received an "All-State Honorable Mention" for the ENTIRE state of Washington which is not only a big deal but is extra special since our team did not make a state appearance this season. Congratulations to Corinne on receiving state recognition for her hard work and skill set!

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/dec/14/volleyball-meads-madi-zorn-named-class-3a-state-pl/

Through the Diversity Club and art class, Quinn Troye has been working on a multimedia painting of Martin Luther King for our Friday assembly. She did a great job combining oil pastels, acrylic paints and even some fabric to create this amazing portrait.

The Audition and tech crew sign up packets for Once Upon a Mattress will be available starting today at first lunch. If you are interested in being in the cast or crew, be sure to pick up a packet. Additionally, if you haven’t already, please be sure to sign up for auditions and tech crew via the QR code located on the Once Upon a Mattress posters.

There will be a kick off meeting for all potential cast and crew next Thursday the 20th. We will be discussing the musical, the audition process, answer any questions you may have as well as teach the dance that will be used for the audition the following week. We hope to see you there!!

Shop / Tech supervisor

If you or someone you know has basic building experience, we are looking for someone who can help build sets for the theater department! As shop director, you would be responsible for overseeing the students in the shop, and giving them building assignments. Set design would be a collaborative effort with the director, producer, and shop supervisor.

Inquires and Questions about Ridgeline Theater you can contact our coaches at: Mindy Hymas, chetandmindy@gmail.com; or Chantel Giblette, Chantelgiblette@gmail.com.

Falcon Debate Team prepares for tournament; parent volunteers needed

The speech and debate team is preparing for the Ferris High School Southside Invitational on Jan. 21-22.

The team will compete virtually at Ridgeline.

Parent and/or college-age volunteers are needed for either day. Please email or call advisor David Cunningham for more information.

The team's next meetings are Tuesday (Jan. 18) and Thursday, (Jan. 20), 2:30-3:30, room D208. New members always welcomed.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON! Hamilton: The Musical, the acclaimed musical about the ten-dollar, founding-father is here in Spokane this May and Ridgeline High School reserved half of the balcony for OPENING NIGHT! Our music department and history department have used all of the tickets they need, and we still have 18 left as of this morning. This email is to explain how you can take advantage of this opportunity as a Ridgeline student to see this critically acclaimed show.

The show date:

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022

First Interstate Center for the Arts (formerly the Opera House)

Downtown Spokane

$65.55 per student

(School transportation will be provided, but is not required for students to ride. We have RHS staff riding busses to supervise and safely chaperone students.)

CALL TO ACTION:

Follow the provided LINK and sign up for a ticket, Ridgeline HS students only. You can only sign up for one ticket, we are only taking Ridgeline HS students. We want this event to be about students as much as possible. Please do not waste a minute if seeing this musical is important to you. The link is a “sign up genius.”

PAYMENT:

You will need to pay the $65.55 fee by the end of this month. It will be paid in the RHS Business Office, or online. It will be charged to you as a fine.

Please make a plan to complete these important steps:

1. Decide if you want to see this musical on May 3rd (are you available?)
2. Complete the SignUp Genius Request (link will remain open until it is filled)
3. Get a plan together to make payment as early as the end of this month ($65.55)

COVID PROTOCOLS FOR EVENT as per Westcoast Entertainment:

• Masks covering mouth and nose during the entire performance.
• Seating is “normal,” no additional space between audience members.
• COVID Vaccine Cards are required.
• If you cannot provide a Vaccine Card, you must have a negative COVID test result from the past 72 hours.

Act now, “history has its eyes on you!”

You may only request one ticket under quantity. If you request two, you will forfeit the 2nd request and only get one spot.

EACH STUDENT GOING MUST HAVE THEIR OWN RESERVATION, NO EXCEPTIONS!

· TICKET RESERVATION LINK (click here) ß

COVID-19 updates

Spokane Regional Health has updated COVID-19 guidance for schools. Please see below for some of the most commonly referenced guidelines. A complete list of updated guidance can be found at https://covid.srhd.org/.

Positive Cases (regardless of vaccination status)

• Stay at home for 5 days from the positive collection date or symptom onset date and student/staff can return to school on day 6 as long as symptoms are improving and 24 hrs fever free.

Close contacts/exposure to a positive case (inside or outside of school as long as symptom free)

• Test to Stay protocol
• Baseline test as soon as possible when learning of exposure.
• Test again on day 5
• If fully vaccinated then the Test to Stay protocol is not required

Household Positive Exposure

• If fully vaccinated, remain at school and test on day 5.
• If not vaccinated, Test to Stay protocol and no quarantine.
• Symptom free
• Rapid test on day 5 and 10

***Updated testing information- Due to limited quantities of testing supplies we will be limiting testing to staff and students only at this time. Additionally, staff and students who don’t have symptoms will not be tested unless required otherwise.

Hey Ridgeline Falcon Families, is your company or a company you know of HIRING?

Would you like some help in matching up age 16 and older high school students with your job openings?

If the answer is YES, please email Kelli Demarest, the Worksite Learning Coordinator at kdemarest@cvsd.org to post your job on our job board, and/or to help match your company/organization with the right student employee. We would love to help you.

Hey, Falcon Sophomores and Juniors! Do you have a job, or plan to get one soon? See Mrs. Demarest in room E-202 ASAP to get signed up for 2nd semester to earn high school credit for your work hours. You may even be able to schedule it for 6th period, so you can leave school early for work. Head to E-202, or email kdemarest@cvsd.org to learn more.

Business Office Open Hours:

7:15-7:45 am

10:40-12:30 pm

2:00-2:30 pm