RWHS Student Newsletter

Monday, March 30

Tuesday, March 31

• End of Quarter 3
• MCA High School Science

Wednesday, April 1: Club time schedule

• MCA High School Science
• MCA Reading8
• iTimes in Social Studies

Thursday, April 2:

• MCA Reading8

Friday, April 3:

• No school for staff or students

RWHS office: (651) 385 - 4600

RWHS website

651-385-4660 (attendance)

Email for RWHS attendance line

Our Administration is available for student and family needs:

Principal Joshua Fuchs

Assistant Principal Robin Pagel, grades 9 & 11

Assistant Principal Mandy Stokes, grades 8, 10 & 12

Ms. Frye: Students with last names starting with A-K

• CLICK HERE to make an appointment with Ms. Frye

Mrs. Clara Ballard: L-Z Students with last names starting with L-Z

• CLICK HERE to make an appointment with Mrs. Ballard

Paul Hartmann, Activities Director

Nicole Bolduan, Assistant Director of Special Education

Carla Contla, Cultural Liaison and Interpreter

• ¡Bienvenido! Por favor contáctenos directamente para asistencia en español.
• 651-385-4607

Mitch Skeen and Leah Ryan, Native American Liaisons

Struggling with your StudentVUE password? Is your account disabled?

Email Mrs. Borgschatz and she will help you out!

• Congrats to the students with artworks in the Red Wing Arts Student Art Show! I am SO PROUD of the way you presented yourselves and your artworks at the show opening! Way to go! -Bray
• Erin Briggs: Thank you so much for advocating for yourself as well as fellow classmates, and offering to take the larger amount of the hard job! - Krysta Moore
• Owen Rose: Owen received the University of Minnesota College in the Schools German scholarship! It is a renewable scholarship for all four years. We are so proud of Owen; his outstanding academic and extracurricular accomplishments make him a very deserving recipient of this award! -Mrs. Roschen
• Jasin 6th hour class: Thank you, students, for a great week of discussions, critical thinking, and creativity to deepen our understanding of the Portrait of a Graduate. -Mrs. Jasin

Congratulations to our 2026 YAAS (Young Artists and Authors Showcase) winners from Red Wing High School. The 2026 theme was "Voices of Today, Visions of Tomorrow"

1st Place Classic Art - Madison Tollefson

2nd Place Classic Art - Brodie Weinmeyer

1st Place Poetry - Kaylie Peterson

The students and their families attended the March 25, 2026 meeting to showcase their pieces to the commission, spoke about what inspired their piece, what the piece symbolized and then received their certificate and prize.

All three pieces have been submitted to the Sister Cities International YAAS competition.

For most of you, the end of the Quarter doesn't change much in your schedule or classes. However, it's good to note that we are halfway through the semester and moving into the last quarter of this school year!

The following colleges will be visiting students during lunches at RWHS:

• Red Wing College Promise: Every Wednesday
• RiseUp: Every other Wednesday
• April 10: Red Wing Royal Ambassadors

• Thursday, April 9, 2026
• Open to current 11th and 12th graders

Permission Forms & Registration Information can be picked up from one of the following school staff:

• Diane Jacobson (MNSC-SE college promise coordinator), Chris Frye (A - K counselor), or Clara Ballard (L - Z counselor), in the IMC
• Mick Wendland (flight paths & intern coordinator), in J200
• Bill Emery or Doug Barlow (industrial tech teachers) in D101 - D104
• Sam Kiecker (flight paths teacher) in K101

Use the QR Code below to upload pictures from RWHS events with our Yearbook Team! Tag the photos!

Yearbooks from last school year will be in later this fall, so stay tuned to pick those up.

Order your 2025-2026 Yearbook! The price goes up as the year goes on, so order early!

Want to be on the Yearbook team to create the 2025-2026 Yearbook? Contact Mrs. Hanson!

Red Wing Arts has proudly presented the Student Art Show for over 30 years. This special exhibition showcases a wide variety of artworks by K-12 students from Burnside Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary, Area Homeschools, Creekstone Montessori, Twin Bluff Middle School, Red Wing High School and Tower View Alternative High School. Stop by Red Wing Arts to see the show!

The Juneteenth Celebration led by RWHS Black Student Union is returning this year! Please mark your calendars for Friday, June 19, 2026.

More details will be shared soon.

Red Wing Care Clinic will be having the spring dental clinic at RWHS on MONDAY, APRIL 13TH.The CARE Clinic will bring its mobile dental lab to our building. Care is available to qualified uninsured or publicly insured students. Services include cleaning, sealants and fluoride treatments. People must register students in advance. Contact your child's school nurse for information or click the button below.

RWHS families: This is a friendly reminder that our RWHS Food Pantry is stocked and ready for you to access! Please contact Bethany Borgschatz or Nurse Vikki LeClaire and they will help you out!

My Life, My Quit™ is the free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping. Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or click to chat with a Coach. We are here for you every step of the way. It's YOUR LIFE and we're here to help you live it YOUR WAY. If you’re a teen between 13–17 and you want help quitting vaping, smoking or using other commercial tobacco products, this completely free and confidential program is for you. Talk or text with coaches and get other resources to help you when you are ready to quit nicotine. From practicing how to say “no” to tips for managing stress and peer pressure, we can help. Worried about weight gain or additional anxiety? Our coaches can get you through the rough spots. Do you have a friend struggling with smoking or vaping? Let them know we’re here to help.

Quit Partner is Minnesota’s free way to quit nicotine, including smoking, vaping and chewing. We can support your quit with one-on-one coaching and other helpful tools. Whenever you need us, we’re here to help 24/7.

For questions regarding route changes, address changes and waivers:

Red Wing Transportation Department
651-385-4795, option 3
transportation@rwps.org

For questions regarding a bus or bus driver or FirstView App:

First Student Transit
714 Bench Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-388-8244

SENIORS! It's your year! Please continue to check the webpage for the RWHS Class of 2026 for important announcements, meetings and deadlines throughout your Senior Year.

The RWPBA is pleased to announce that we are offering our Red Wing Police Benevolent Scholarship to seniors who are planning to continue their education after graduating from high school. The scholarship is in the amount of $1000.00 and will be forwarded to the financial institution you are attending. You must meet one or more of the following qualifications to apply:

• You are seeking education in Law Enforcement or a related field

• You are related to a member of local Law Enforcement

• You are involved in supporting your local Law Enforcement Agency

• If in any other way your way your education or future careers goals relate to

Law Enforcement

Contact Officer Megan with questions!

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid portal is now open and is due no later than June 30, 2026. Completion is required to receive tuition assistance at post-secondary institutions.

Access FAFSA here.

ATTENTION SENIORS: Now is the time to log onto/create your account at Parchment.com and order your official final transcripts, which will be delivered the week following graduation. These transcripts are free to you until June 30, only. Please note, you must select HOLD FOR GRADES when choosing when to send so they don't go out before your final grades are applied.

Please email Ms Grinager at twgrinager@rwps.org with any questions.

May 5: Cap and gown delivery during all three lunches in the cafeteria.

May 8: Outside scholarship letters due to Bethany Borgschatz for inclusion in awards night. Email baborgschatz@rwps.org or drop off in the office.

May 18: Senior walk-throughs at Burnside, Sunnyside and Twin Bluff.

May 20: Awards Night starts at 7 p.m. in Hovda Hall. Invitations will be sent to those receiving awards.

June 5:
9:30 a.m. Senior Breakfast at the RWHS, catered by PicNick’s
10:30 a.m. Senior photo in gymnasium, and graduation walk-through (Mandatory for all graduates walking).
6:15 p.m. Seniors arrive at the high school cafeteria.7 p.m. Commencement.

June 30: FAFSA final submission date.

March 31: End of Quarter 3

March 31-April 1: MCA High School Science

April 1: iTimes in Social Studies

April 1-2: MCA Reading8

April 3: No school for students or staff

April 9: Bus loading @ 8:35 AM & leaving RWHS @ 8:45 for MNSC-Southeast Winona Campus Trade & Tech Day Field Trip

Other big Spring dates...

April 3: No school for students or staff

April 8: Jostens class ring meeting (optional) for grades 10-12 during club time

April 13: Care Clinic Dental Clinic at RWHS

April 15: Photography Club and Sustainability Club field trip

April 17: No school for students, PD day

April 24: First grade Earth Day events at RWHS

May 1: Prom set up, Big 9 music all day for band/choir students

May 2: RWHS Prom

May 4-15: SOAR art contest artworks acccepted

May 7: Career Fair at RWHS

May 18: Senior walk-throughs at Burnside, Sunnyside, Twin Bluff

May 20: Senior Awards night

May 22: No school for students, PD day

May 25: Memorial Day, no school for students or staff

May 29: SOAR Rally, alternate schedule

June 2 and 3: Finals

June 4: Last day of school, Finals make-up day

June 5: Teacher work day

June 5: Graduation for RWHS Class of 2026!

• April 7-8: Math MCA, grade 8
• April 9: Math MCA, grade 11
• April 21-23: Bilingual Seals testing
• April 28-29: Science MCA, grade 8
• May 4: AP Bio, AM exam
• May 4: Ap Microeconomics, PM exam
• May 5: FastBridge reading, grades 8-10
• May 6: AP Lit, AM exam
• May 6: AP Physics, PM exam
• May 8: AP US History, Am exam
• May 8: AP Macroeconomics, PM exam
• May 11: AP Calculus, AM exam
• May 12: FastBridge math, grades 8-10
• May 13: Ap Lang, AM exam

Need a dress for Prom? Check out this great new community event!

Summer may seem like it's far, far away, but the Colvill Aquatic Center is already preparing! Applications for lifeguards, guest services, and swim instructors are now being accepted.

Stop by Community Ed in the lower J pod to pick up an Application.

Contact Tescha Lindquist with questions.

Apply by APRIL 1st!

We are offering a Lifeguard Class!! If you or someone you know is interested, please read!

Dates & times:

- Friday April 10th: 5p - 8p

- Saturday April 11th: 8a - 5p

- Sunday April 12th: 8a - 12p

Location:

- Twin Bluff Middle School

For more information, please contact Tescha!

- telindquist@rwps.org

Classes are LIVE and ready to register. Don’t wait—spots fill quickly!

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION
Community Education webpage

Red Wing Community Education Facebook

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Phone: 651-385-4565