The Tiger Times

Good Evening Tigers,

This is Noel Keener, the proud principal of Ragsdale High, with this weeks updates.

Congratulations to Myles Cooper, Austin Clinard, Damarias Caesar, and Olivia Shealy. These students auditioned and were selected from the entire western side of North Carolina to be members of the Western Region Orchestra! They performed this weekend at Appalachian State and we are so proud.

Ragsdale's Got Talent 4 was held Friday night. And all of our acts were OUTSTANDING. Congratulations to our TIE for 3rd Place: Cami Jones and Samantha Blackwelder! Let's hear it for 2nd Place Winner Camilia Johnson and 1st Place was awarded to Luckie Taylor! Thanks to our volunteers, theatre students, and Mr. Reynolds and his team for creating this event!

Get ready to celebrate National School Breakfast Week from March 3rd to March 7th! We’ll be switching things up by serving your favorite breakfast items for lunch! Next week is also School Social Worker Week. Thank you Coach Jackson! Also, registration continues this week and throughout the month.

On Monday we will have a PTSA Meeting at 5:45 and an athletic Booster Club Meeting at 6:30pm. Both meetings will be in the Media Center. Tuesday at 7:00pm we will hold our Instrumental Spring Concert.

Wednesday Night is Chipotle Night from 5pm until 9pm! Please support our Student Council! See our newsletter for details.

March 11th, all juniors will take the ACT at no charge. Seniors will be able to make off campus visits. Freshmen and sophomores will have all 4 classes that day. More information will be provided in homeroom this week!

Please remember that students are late for school at 9:15am and that all students who park on campus must have a parking pass. We also do not allow students to use cell phones during instruction. Please see your child's teacher or any member of the admin team if you have questions.

Spring Sports continue this week. Please check the rShoolsToday app to stay in the know about all our games and possible changes.

Thank you , have a great week, and, as always, TIGER PRIDE!

Tiger Times Week of 3/2/25: https://secure.smore.com/n/mrdxq

• Congratulations to Ragsdale's Orchestra and their "Excellent" rating at the MPA festival!
• Congratulations to Myles Cooper, Austin Clinard, Damarias Caesar, and Olivia Shealy who were all auditioned and chosen for the Western Region Orchestra= they performed this weekend!

Thank you students, families, and Ragsdale Staff for making Family Night AMAZING!!!

Thursday night was a great night for Ragsdale Spring Sports with a WIN for Baseball and Women's Soccer!

What a great night for Ragsdale High 2/28. Ragsdale's Got Talent 4 was a great success! We wish we could showcase every single act (it would take up too much room but mostly because I am sort of a terrible picture taker)!

Congratulations to our TIE for 3rd Place: Cami Jones and Samantha Blackwelder!

Let's hear it for 2nd Place Winner Camilia Johnson!

And the Winner is.......Luckie Taylor!!!!!

Hey Tigers! We are wanting to hear what YOU want to hear for the bell music! Find the request below. QR codes are around the school. You must use your GCS account to make a request (remember- we have to find a good radio edit in order to play).

Juniors will take the ACT at no charge on March 11. Senior swill be able to make off campus visits, and freshmen and sophomores will have all 4 classes that day.

More information will be given out during homeroom this week!

Get ready to celebrate National School Breakfast Week from March 3rd to March 7th! We’ll be switching things up by serving your favorite breakfast items for lunch! 🍳🥞

Here’s what’s cooking each day:

🌴 Monday – "Cool Tropics" 🍹
Start the week with a delicious breakfast in the cafeteria and receive a FREE Cool Tropics slushie at lunch! Don’t miss this refreshing treat!

🍗 Tuesday – Chicken & Waffles 🧇
One of your favorites! Enjoy crispy chicken & waffles served for lunch—because breakfast tastes great any time of the day!

🥞 Wednesday – Waffle Wednesday 🥄
A midweek treat! Dutch waffles and yogurt will be featured for lunch, giving you a sweet and satisfying meal to keep you going.

🍳 Thursday – Sausage, Eggs & Pancakes 🥓
Breakfast classics at lunchtime! Dig into a delicious plate of sausage, eggs, and pancakes served fresh for lunch!

🍩 Friday – " Friday Favorites" 🍕
We’re ending the week with a bang! Grab powdered donuts for breakfast and don’t forget BIG DADDY'S PIZZA served at lunchtime! 🎉

🥣 Don’t skip out—join us in the cafeteria every day and celebrate the best meal of the day, served in a fun new way!

RHS StuCo will have Chipotle Night March 5! Come out and support.

Want to support Student Council by buying a Ragsdale shirt? These have the Ragsdale logo on the center shoulder back and the letters and Tiger in the front. They are $10 and we have sizes , M, L, XL, and 2XL available. Bring your money to Laura Howard to get your shirt. Exact Cash or Venmo.

The SEL Department will also be hosting the 2025 GCS SEL Family and Community Day on Saturday, March 15th from 11 am -1 pm at Jamestown Middle School.

The event will feature free food, fun activities, and helpful resources for families to thrive in social and emotional (SEL) wellness. The school with the most attendees will win a Grand Prize!

SEL Family Day 2025 Event Flyer - ENGLISH

SEL Family Day 2025 Event Flyer – SPANISH

For questions, please contact SEL@gcsnc.com.

This is the LAST SEMESTER for the Class of 2025! We will be updating information as it comes.

Dates (some dates subject to change)

• April 8, 2025: 12:30-2:30 - Cap and Gown Distribution
• First Week of May (TBD): Cap and Gown photos
• May 21, 2025: Senior Walks at JME, Millis, Union Hill and Pilot
• May 22, 2025: Senior Awards (evening)
• May 30, 2025: On site Graduation Practice and Senior Picnic
• June 9, 2025: 1pm- Mandatory Gradation Practice @ Coliseum Special Events Center (Graduation tickets provided at this time- estimated 8 tickets per graduate)
• June 10, 2025: 6-9:30 pm- Senior Sunset and Carnival
• June 11, 2025: 7:30pm- Gradation @ Coliseum Special Events Center

Scholarships

• shift_ed Scholarships (GCS Students- last dollar)
• Scholarships and Search Engine
• CFNC Scholarships
• Scholarship Buddy
• Minority Scholarships
• Future Teachers

The State Employees Credit Union (SECU) People Helping People Scholarship is valued at $10,000 and awarded over (up to) eight consecutive semesters to pay for tuition and fees. It is available to graduating public high school Seniors who are either current members of SECU or the child of a parent/guardian who is a member of SECU at the time of application and plan on attending one of the 16 UNC System Universities as well as additional requirements. Guilford County Schools has been allotted 17 SECU Scholarships for the Class of 2025.

Please refer to this document for the district selection process.

2025 PHP Scholarship Flier

Women's History Month

Ramadan

School Social Work Week

School Breakfast Week

Week of March 2

25-26 SY Class Registration for 9th-11th graders (Media Center)

Monday, March 3

• 4:30pm: Golf @ Grandover
• 5:00pm: Tennis vs. Southeast
• 5:30pm/7:00pm: Lacrosse vs. Glenn
• 5:45pm/6:30pm: PTSA and Booster Club (Media Center)

Tuesday, March 4

• 3:00pm: Golf @ Grandover vs NWG, SWG, Asheboro, Williams
• 4:30/7:00pm: JV/V Baseball @ Northern
• 6:00pm: Softball @ Northern
• 6:00pm: Soccer @ Bishop McGuinness
• 7:00pm: Instrumental Mid Winter Concert (Auditorium)

• 4:30pm: Soccer vs. Oak Grove
• 5:00pm: Tennis vs. Grimsley
• 5:00pm to 9:00pm: RHS Student Council Chipotle Night ( 6021 W Gate City Blvd)
• 6:30pm/8:00pm: G/B Lacrosse vs. North Davidson

Thursday, March 6

• 11:00am: Shakespeare Outreach Performance (Auditorium)
• 6:00pm: Softball vs. Trinity

Friday, March 7

• 4:30pm/7:00pm: Baseball vs. Northern
• 6:00pm: Soccer vs. Bethany Community School
• 6:00pm: Softball vs. Page

FUTURE EVENTS

March 11: ACT for 11th graders/Senior Visits/A;; blocks 9th and 10th

March 13: Chorus Concert

March 14: Lunch and Learn

March 21: School Blood Drive

March 28: End of Q3!

March 31: Mandatory Teacher Workday

April 5: AP Mock Exam Day

PROM

May 17: The Terrace @ GSO Coliseum (8p to midnight)

GRADUATION

Practice: June 9 @ 1pm

Graduation: June 11 @ 7:30pm