RCHS February Newsletter

As you'll see in this month's newsletter, we have some important dates and fun events coming up at RCHS. We're well into 2nd trimester and are proud of all that our students are accomplishing in and out of the classroom. This week we've had a lot of fun with spirit week, leading up to our first Coming Home Dance. We'd like to thank Mrs. Bailey and our Student Council for all the work they've put into organizing this event and we hope that it becomes a special tradition like Homecoming.

Thank you also to all who filled out our perception surveys. This data is included in our school improvement report which we send to the state and is shared to the public on the district website. We are proud that our students know how to act (97%), know what they're learning (89%), have an adult they can go to with a problem (80%), have friends at school (90%), and know what resources are available when they need help (82%). However, we have some work to do with prioritizing attendance, asking for help, and serving healthier lunches.

Finally, please reach out to your student's teachers or counselor if you have questions or concerns about your his / her progress. Senior parents, if you were unable to attend either of our FAFSA nights, please reach out to Ms. Welniak at swelniak@riverviewschools.com for assistance. We have some great prizes to incentivize our seniors to complete and submit their FAFSA form to see if they qualify for any financial aid for post-secondary education or work study.

We hope you have a great month. Go Pirates!!

~ Mrs. Furkas & Mr. DiBrano

**If you have something to highlight for a future newsletter, please email me (jfurkas@riverviewschools.com or Mrs. Shaul (jlshaul@riverviewschools.com). I'm always looking for ways to showcase our students!**

February 1--Coming Home Dance, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, RCHS gym

February 3--PJ Day, Class of 2028 fund-raiser

February 11--Parent Club Meeting, 5:00, RCHS library

February 12--Spring Count Day

February 17--Winter Break for staff & students; Happy President's Day!

February 20--Bake Sale, Class of 2028 fund-raiser

February 22 - 24--Student Council States in Grand Rapids

February 27, 28 & March 1 - School Play: High School Musical, 7:00pm

2/2--Mrs. Ruhlig

2/13--Mr. Riddell

2/19--Mr. Giarmo

2/25--Mr. Shirlen

After narrowly defeating the Seniors, the Junior boys handily beat the freshmen on a shot by Max Rebeka to earn the final point. Thank you to Parent Club President Mrs. Martin for organizing the event and to all of the parents that made donations; to staff members Mrs. Rebeka, Mr. Southward and Mr. DiBrano for volunteering at the event, and to our students and coaches that made it happen. This was a fund raiser to raise money for scholarships and PBIS rewards that Parent Club provides to our students and we appreciate your support!!

Popcorn Pirates, led by school social worker Marci Heulitt, is a school-based enterprise (SBE) which provides realistic and practical work-based learning experience. High school students make and sell fresh popcorn at Riverview High School. For many students, this program provides their first work experience; for others, this program provides an opportunity to build management, supervision and leadership skills. The Popcorn Pirates are comprised of over 30 students who are at different levels of learning how to run a small business. The Popcorn Pirates also work with other outside agencies such as The Guidance Center and Michigan Rehabilitation Services which also provide business classes and work readiness skills classes. The Popcorn Pirates are socially responsible by donating money to local community organizations. Popcorn Pirates is a socially conscious business and is learning about how to share with others. We appreciate our customers most of all and love to provide fresh and delicious popcorn for the staff and students.

On January 10th, eighteen RCHS students competed at the DECA district competition at Eastern Michigan University. Before attending, students took a 100-question multiple choice test. At EMU they were given role-plays and had 10 or 30 minutes depending on their category to prepare before they went before a judge. Students could win an award on their role-play or test to qualify for the State Career Development Conference. Led by their teacher and DECA Advisor, Mrs. Kristi Potts, eight students will represent RCHS at the State Career Development Conference in March! The following students earned an award in the following events:

QUICKSERVE RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT

Lilley Coleman- Test & State Qualifier

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES MARKETING

Mate Erdokozi - State Qualifier

PRINCIPLES BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION

Jonathan Kroll - State Qualifier

Caitlyn Stamatis - Test

HOSPITALITY SERVICE TEAM DECISION MAKING
Kiera Logan & Lola Williams -Role Play & State Qualifier

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Charlie O'Day - Test & State Qualifier

APPAREL & ACCESSORIES MARKETING
Samantha Plunkett - State Qualifier

FOOD MARKETING

London Sawicki - Test, Role Play & State Qualifier

ENTRPRENEURSHIP TEAM DECISION MAKING

Jonathan Kovacs - Test

Congratulations to Cecilia Martin for taking 3rd place in sports medicine and to Lillian Williams for earning 4th place in Plebotomy at the Michigan HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) Region 5 Conference. Their hard work, professionalism, and dedication to their chosen their health science pathways was evident and we wish them all the best at the State Leadership Conference in Traverse City this spring.

Congratulations to the Boys' Varsity Swim and Dive team on winning 6 of 12 events and claiming the title again this year. Juniors Ewan Todd & Nate Johnson qualified for states and Ewan broke the pool record! Senior Tim Cruz also qualified for states in the 100 fly. In the relay event, brothers Ewan and Emmett Todd, Ethan Kropp and Tim Cruz qualified for states, not to be outdone by the final event of the day where brothers Nate and Will Johnson will join Emmett and Ewan Todd in the 400 Free Relay at the state meet. What an impressive team effort and we are so proud of them!!!

We're excited to welcome Mrs. Shaul to the main office. She is a lifelong Pirate and is eager to join our team and get to know our students!

Thank you to the elementary, middle and high school students who chose the name and to Student Council for purchasing the new costume for our beloved mascot. Although he may not look very fierce, he is mighty bringing our Bucs a HUGE win last night over SMCC to take 1st in the Huron League! Go Bucs!!

Join the high school and your student's class group to stay up-to-date with class information:

Class of 2025: RDMG6-4W3JW

Class of 2026: V76B-V5F8-SWHV8

Class of 2027: CPTQ-WXKJ-522RQ

Class of 2028:PV55-78TH-3XNVJ

RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL: RZ5Z-MFQ3-BRTWP

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