This week I had two students come to me to put together a memorial for two classmates who have tragically lost their lives this year. After a lot of brainstorming they came to the conclusion that a memorial garden would be great. In this garden they wanted to put two benches in honor of each student. The decision was made that we at RCHS would collect plastic bottle caps to have recycled into two permanent benches to put into the garden. This started off simple by putting flyers around the school and quickly developed into something even bigger. All of the schools in our district caught wind and quickly wanted to join the cause. After this some local businesses wanted to get on board. This continues to grow every day and the collection process will begin on January 8th. This is what our community is all about. People helping each other in times of need without hesitation. This all started with a selfless thought of two high school juniors that was bigger than just them who just wanted to do something so their classmates would never be forgotten. Thank you Dana Durbin and Izzy Pavey for being such great humans!

We will be coming out with more detailed information as we get closer to the start of the bottle cap drive.

It was great to see the turn out of sophomores for the Whitewater Career Center presentation. Room 139 was standing room only to listen to the offerings from WCC. Thank you Mrs. Jones and Mr. Duritsch for taking the time to come to RCHS and present these great opportunities for our kids!

Amaranta Kemple was selected by the staff as this months Staff Member of the Month! Amarant is a teacher everyone should have in class! She teaches all levels of Spanish and is one of the most creative teachers in the building. Amaranta finds a way to reach all students in the room!!

Eduardo Quintana was overwhelmingly picked by the RCHS staff as this months Student of the Month!! Eduardo is not just a good student he is a great human. He will help anyone who needs it and will do it with that great smile of his on his face!!

Madison Meek was chosen at WCC as the Student of the Month!! Madison models the Lion Way in everything she does. So proud that she was chosen at WCC!! Thanks for representing and being such a great example to others!!

This week Dan Riddell passed the Bison on to Holly Wagner. Mrs. Wagner was awarded the Bison for not only the unbelievable work she does in the classroom but also for the tireless work she does with FFA outside of the class. National Award winners and the reputation of being the best FFA program in the State is a direct result of Mrs. Wagner's hard work!! Congratulations!!

Warren Cook - Shout out to our custodians! Our custodians at RCHS work very hard keeping our building in great shape. I am especially appreciative of the clean up with some of the mud that has been brought into the building. Amazing people who see something that needs done and they do it!

Warren Cook - Shout out to our cafeteria staff for everything they do on a daily basis. This group encounters almost every student every day and always greets with a smile. Thank You!!

Lindsay Tillison - Shout out to Jen Teague and Jenni Tague for being my sounding boards. You both know how to keep me grounded in this crazy time!

Warren Cook - Shout out to Anne Rosario for all the work she put in to the secret Santa and the staff Christmas Party!!

Lindsay Tillison - Shout out to Amy Fox, for helping me with a video for the grant. Your work doesn't go unnoticed, and I appreciate you being on board with my last minute adventures!

Krystal Parmerlee - Shout out to our custodial staff. From cleaning up when students get sick, helping students with locker issues, cleaning up after messes in bathrooms and when mud gets dragged into the school, they get it done without any complaints. Our school would not operate without them and would not look so clean. Thanks for all you do!

Jessica Rinard - Shout out to Jill Carmony for being helpful and covering a class

Jessica Rinard - Shout out to my secret Santa. They are very thoughtful.

Curtis Mock - Shout out to the Madrigals, I had the privilege to hear them practice. If its the same as theater "Break a Leg"

Curtis Mock - Shout out to Mr. A for catering the Madrigal dinner!!

Curtis Mock - Shout out to RCHS students for persevering through difficult times and showing unconditional love and care for their classmates.

Curtis Mock - Shout out to Santa Clause, I've already talked to him.

Jennie Tague - Shout out to Hannah Lemmons! Upon learning the news of swapping Canvas for Google Classroom, Hannah immediately reached out to other teachers already using Classroom and asked for information and guidance. She also began watching Youtube videos to help train herself. Rather than focus on the negative, she chose the high road and began making plans to adjust, adapt, and overcome in order to use a new platform. I was impressed with her willingness to ask for help and seek answers!

Megan Davis - Shout Out to Mrs. Leon. She is always so helpful and willing to take on any task at hand. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!

Anne Rosario - Shout out to Mr. Campbell and all staff, students, and clubs that participated in the Holiday Fair.

RCHS Administration would like to thank the Rush County Community Foundation for awarding us a grant for second semester use! RCHS will be implementing an electronic hall pass system that will consolidate many of our different hall pass requests that are currently in place. This will help teachers and students to only have to access one platform for their hall pass needs! Thank you again for your continued support, our schools and community are so lucky to have this strong foundation! If you haven't seen all of the great things our foundation is doing, please visit their website https://rushcountyfoundation.org/

Gabby Pavey is the 2023/2024 recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship!! Gabby is a GREAT representative of RCHS and the city of Rushville!! Gabby is a great student, a well rounded young lady, and an AWSOME HUMAN!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!

I had the pleasure of sitting in on some rehearsal time with the Mr. Doyle and the Madrigals. It really is amazing what Mr. Doyle has been able to do with so many young people! He does not just produce good singers that is just the tool he uses to create great young men and women! The Madrigals opened up this week and the show was amazing!! Thank you Mr. Doyle for your influence on kids!!

New Amazing Opportunities for students at RCHS. We offer the Indiana College Core by offering 26 different Dual Credit courses in several different areas. Students can graduate with 30 college credit hours that will apply at ALL INDIANA PUBLIC COLLEGES and even some private colleges like UIndy!! Best thing is this one year of college credit for FREE !! Click the link below to get more information!!

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STOPit - Open the PDF and read about our new Anonymous Reporting System. This online anonymous reporting system is designed to deter bullying, discrimination, and other inappropriate or unsafe behaviors.

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