PTSO Penny Wars
RCS Middle School Principal's Office
Hello, RCS Middle School Parents & Guardians!
PTSO Sponsored Penny Wars
In an attempt to help raise some money JUST for field trip support this year, PTSO is doing Penny Wars! This fundraiser, like all of them we do, is approved by building leadership and Dr. Bailey!
A Penny War is a fundraising competition where two or more groups, in this case grades, collect coins and/or $1 bills in an effort to score "points" based on the amount and denomination collected.
We are running this from 2/1-2/15. We will tally up the points mid-way and then again on 2/15 to determine what grade has the highest number of points.
We left 3 jugs in the Guidance/Counseling Office today. 1 is for 6th grade, 1 for 7th and 1 for 8th. Pennies and $1 bills are positive points. All silver coins are negative points.
So, if I'm an 8th grader, I'm going to put lots of pennies and maybe a few $1 bills in the 8th grade jug, but I'm going to be competitive and put a bunch of silver coins in both the 6th and 7th grade jugs!
The folks in the Guidance/Counseling office offered to house the jugs during the day and students can go in to deposit on lunch and study halls when granted permission. They will also set them out in front of their office before school and at dismissal.
We really hope this is a lot of fun for the students and that there is a lot of participation!
The grade that has the highest number of points on 2/15 wins an ICE-CREAM SUNDAE BAR before break! We have to work those details out with Ms. Capece and Mr. Doran!
We hope you can help spread the word on this. If you have any questions, please reach out!
Calendar Events
Grow Celebration - 2nd Quarter - February 3, 2023
Q2 Honor/Merit Roll Recognition Ceremony - February 13, 2023
3-8 ELA Testing - April 19, 20, 2023
Grow Celebration - 3rd Quarter - April 28, 2023
3-8 Math Testing - May 2, 3, 2023
Q3 Honor/Merit Roll Recognition Ceremony - May 8, 2023
5th/6th Grade Carnival/Dance - May 12, 2023
- Lifetouch Spring Pictures - March 14, 2023
- Grade 8 Science Testing (performance) May 23, 25, 2023
- 7th/8th Grade Semi-Formal - June 2, 2023
- Grade 8 Science Testing (written) - June 5, 2023
- FastBridge End of Year Testing in Reading and Math (all students) - June 6, 7, 8, 2023
- GROW End of the Year Celebration - June 16, 2023
- Q4 Honor/Merit Roll Recognition Ceremony - June 12, 2023
- Algebra I Regents Exam - Thursday, June 15, 2022 12:00 PM start time
- Earth Science Regents Lab Practical - TBD
- Earth Science Regents Exam - Friday, June 16, 2023 8:00 AM start time
- World Languages Assessment (8th grade only) - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:00 am start time
- 8th Grade Moving-up Ceremony - June 21, 2023
MS Concert and Performance Dates
Location for all performances: HS Auditorium
6th-12th Band Concert
March 16, 2023, 7:00 pm
6th-12th Chorus Concert
March 30, 2023, 7:00 pm
MS/HS Select Ensembles Concert
May 18, 2023, 7:00 pm
6th-8th Band and Chorus Spring Concert
May 24, 2023, 7:00 pm
Advisor List for MS Clubs and Activities
Aerobics - Heather Billington hbillington@rcscsd.org
Anime Club - Kathy Durivage kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Art Club - Tim Meservey tmeservey@rcscsd.org
Astronomy Club - Joseph Coryea jcoryea@rcscsd.org
Best Buddies - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org, Patti Stockman pstockman@rcscsd.org, and Maria Semenick msemenick@rcscsd.org
Boys’ Intramurals - Jay Henry jhenry@rcscsd.org and Jared Bevington jbevington@rcscsd.org
Drama Club - Casey Kobylar ckobylar@rcscsd.org
FACS Club - Cheryl Richardson crichardson@rcscsd.org
French Club - Joseph Coryea jcoryea@rcscsd.org
Gaming Club - Nick Malinowski nmalinowski@rcscsd.org
Garden Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
GSA - Abby Retzlaff aretzlaff@rcscsd.org and Alex Dinzey adinzey@rcscsd.org
Girls’ Intramurals - Anna Davies adavies@rcscsd.org and Majel Baker mbaker@rcscsd.org
Hiking Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Jazz Ensemble - Kermit Wamsley kwamsley@rcscsd.org
Jr. National Honor Society - Steve Colon scolon@rcscsd.org and Bethany Losito blosito@rcscsd.org
Natural Helpers - Kathy Durivage kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Photography Club - Cara Buckley cbuckley@rcscsd.org
Science Olympiad - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Select Chorus - Elizabeth Diaz ediaz@rcscsd.org
Ski Club - William Cook wcook@rcscsd.org, Steve Schultz schultz@rcscsd.org, kdurivage@rcscsd.org
Spanish Club - Alex Dinzey adinzey@rcscsd.org
Stamp Club - Jen Fisk jfisk@rcscsd.org
Stock Market - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org and Kristi Kemmer kkemmer@rcscsd.org
Student Council - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org and Karen Waddingham kwaddingham@rcscsd.org
Trading Post (school store) - Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org and Bethany Losito blosito@rcscsd.org
TV/Media Club - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org, Cara Buckley cbuckley@rcscsd.org, and Kristi Kemmer kkemmer@rcscsd.org
Yearbook - Amanda Firstiun afirstiun@rcscsd.org
STARS - Erin Sawyer esawyer@rcscsd.org, and Daria Carusone dcarusone@rcscsd.org
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School
Email: dcapece@rcscsd.org
Website: https://www.rcscsd.org/o/rcs-middle
Location: 2025 Route 9W, Selkirk, NY, USA
Phone: (518) 756-5200
