SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026

As always, we are here to assist, if you have questions or concerns regarding the upcoming school year, please contact the office (Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM), 717.938.6561, or you can email us at the following:

• Melissa Herbert, Principal, Grade 12: mherbert@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Katie Jackson, Assistant Principal, Grade 10: kjackson@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Shelly McGowan, Assistant Principal, Grade 11: smcgowan@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Mrs. Mikayla Norton, Assistant Principal, Grade 9: mnorton@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Tom Peifer, Athletic Director: tpeifer@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Virginia Bramley, Grade 10 Counselor: vbramley@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Jennifer Marczyk, Grade 11 Counselor: jmarczyk@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Thomas Moore, Grade 12 Counselor: tmoore@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Aaron Walter, Grade 9 Counselor: awalter@wssd.k12.pa.us
• David Butler, Career Coordinator: dbutler@wssd.k12.pa.us

⛷️ JANUARY 🎿

01 NO SCHOOL

Parent Course Selection Night will be held on January 21, 2026, at 6:30PM we will begin with a brief overview in the auditorium, followed by a Department Fair in the cafeteria. This fair will allow parents and students to meet with various departments, learn about courses, and ask questions to assist in the course selection process!

Parents of the Class of 2027.

• Students must meet the ACT 158 Pathways to Graduation requirement. Paperwork will be sent home with updates on your child's status.
• Students are required to take Personal Finance.
• College bound students, we implore parents to discuss the necessity to continue with a schedule that demonstrates rigor. A great option would be to explore an early college pathway with a local college or university allows qualified West Shore School District students to earn college credits through Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the home school, HACC’s College in the High School (CHS) and Dual Enrollment (DE) courses offered on-campus at approved post-secondary institutions. Dual enrollment courses may take place at the college or university as well through on-line or distance learning options. The Early college options allow students to simultaneously enroll in coursework that fulfills high school graduation requirements while also meeting general education or elective requirements in approving post-secondary colleges and universities.
• Student-Athletes are required to take a minimum of four courses to be eligible for PIAA. Failure of any of the minimum of four courses, makes them ineligible for competition.

This is a resource we provide students and parents to navigate the course selection process. Please follow this link to the COURSE SELECTION GUIDE. Inside this hyperdoc you will find;

• Course Selection Outline: Important dates and course selection process
• WSSD Pathways to Graduation: Graduation credits, Division I & II Eligibility guidelines
• Cores: ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies course offerings
• Electives: Elective course offerings
• Grade level focused tabs.

JANUARY 21, 2026, 6:30PM COURSE SELECTION NIGHT

Red Land will be hosting our annual course selection night. Parents and students are invited to join us for an informational overview of the Course Selection process followed by a Department Fair. The fair, will provide students and parents an opportunity to meet and talk to teachers about course offerings.

JANUARY 22, 2026 9TH GRADE - 11TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION MEETINGS

Guidance Counselors and Ms. Herbert will be meeting with each grade level to go over the course selection process and answer questions from students.

JANUARY 23, 2026, 8:00AM 8TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION MEETING

Ms. Herbert and Mr. Moore will be visiting the incoming 9th grade student to go over the course selection process and answer questions from students.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026 ONLINE PORTAL CLOSES FOR COURSE SELECTION

All students are required to have their courses entered into PowerSchool and submit their course selection cards to their counselors by February 6, 2026 at the close of school.

Parents of Seniors;

We have a link on our homepage to RED LAND SENIORS 2026. As new information is shared, we will update this webpage as well.

Senior Deans

• Heather Wolfe, hwolfe@wssd.k12.pa.us
• Taylor Wiggins, twiggins@wssd.k12.pa.us

Senior Counselor

• Thomas Moore, tmoore@wssd.k12.pa.us

Upcoming Senior Events:

1. SAT Testing, December 6, 2025, Cedar Cliff High School
2. Senior Class Mandatory Meeting, January 7, 2026, Period 3 or Period 6
3. Senior Exit Interviews *MANDATORY*, February 13, 2026, Red Land High School
4. Baby AD Design's due, February 14, 2026 via Balfour Link
5. Cap & Gown orders are Due, February 15, 2026: HerfJones Link
6. West Shore Future Educator Open House, March 2, 2026, ACE, 4:00-6:00PM
7. SAT Testing, March 14, 2026, Red Land High School
8. Graduation Announcements Orders Due, April 15, 2026, HerffJones Link
9. Senior Class Mandatory Meeting, April 29, 2026, Period 3 or Period 6
10. College Signing Day, May 1, 2026, Red Land High School, 11:00AM
11. SAT Testing, May 2, 2026, Cedar Cliff High School
12. Military & Career Signing Day, May 8, 2026, Red Land High School, 11:30AM
13. Prom, May 16, 2026, Barn at Creeks Bend, 6:00-9:00PM
14. Senior Honors Breakfast, May 19, 2026, Red Land High School Cafeteria, 8:15AM
15. Senior Awards Night, May 20, 2026, Red Land High School, 6:00PM
16. Graduation, June 5, 2026, 6:30PM, PA Farm Show complex

High School students in music ensembles will begin at 9:00 a.m. and all other students will begin at 9:30 a.m. Teams links will be provided by teachers via Schoology. Students, if you have any specific questions about the Teams link to be used, please contact your teacher.

We invite you to save the link to our Red Land High School Morning News Broadcasts

Students provide daily updates on what is happening at RLHS, and share important upcoming dates and times of events.

Red Land is proud of our culture and climate, yet we recognize we must continue to grow and nurture our culture. We also recognize expectations must be the same for everyone (students, staff, and families) in order for our culture to thrive and improve.

The R•L•H•S Expectations are expectations designed for ALL constituents of Red Land. This common vocabulary and the R•L•H•S Expectations are outlined below. We will share the R•L•H•S Expectations at our grade level meetings, as well as the commitment to recognize students and staff when the R•L•H•S Expectations have been demonstrated.

Through this framework, along with positive reinforcement and accountability, we want to create a safe learning environment at Red Land.

We've included important links for our students that attend Cumberland Perry Career & Technical Center.

STUDENTS MAY NOT DRIVE TO CPACTC, THEY ARE TO RIDE WSSD TRANSPORTATION.

CTC is in session when RL is not:

• March 23, 2026
• May 22, 2026

CTC's last day is May 29 2026, WSSD is in session until June 5, 2026.

❤️ FEBRUARY ❤️

IMPORTANT ATHLETIC AND ACTIVITIES UPDATES:

There are a lot of opportunities to get involved at Red Land. Included is a list of some of our clubs and activities, as well as our seasonal sports. Go to the Red Land Athletics page for more details on clubs, activities, and sports!

LINKS TO RED LAND ATHLETICS

PATRIOT ATHLETICS WEBPAGE

RED LAND ATHLETIC FORMS

RED LAND ATHLETIC SCHEDULES

RED LAND ACTIVITIES BOOKLET

Email: mherbert@wssd.k12.pa.us
Website: https://www.wssd.k12.pa.us/redland.aspx
Location: 560 Fishing Creek Road, Lewisberry, PA 17330
Phone: 717.938.6561
Twitter: @RedLandHS