The Weekly Update #4
April 15th, 2025
WEEK 31
I was out last week at a conference. It is amazing how much has happened in two weeks. We have celebrated so many things and had so many positive things happen at RCHS I may have left some things out. I hope you all enjoy seeing these things that have occured over the past two weeks as much as I have had putting this weeks update together. Have a Great Weekend and It's Almost Monday!!!
PROM 2025
ACADEMIC EXCELENCE CELEBRATION
RCHS put on the annual Academic Excellence Celebration in conjunction with the Rush County Rotary Club. 55 students were recognized for their academic achievements in each grade level. Seniors and Juniors were still recognized as Top 10 while Sophomores and Freshmen were recognized for Summa Cum Laude. This is a 4.0 cumulative GPA. This was a great afternoon and thank you to our guest speaker
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE GUEST SPEAKER
Alison Frye was our guest speaker for the Academic Excellence Celebration. What a great message to send to our students Thank you for sharing Alison. Here is a little bit about Alison.
Alison Frye is a Bowling Green native and proud Bowling Green State University alum who’s turned her love of leadership and service into a meaningful career. She’s part of the executive team at Signature Bank in Toledo and was named one of Toledo’s “20 Under 40” for her professional and community impact. She’s also a past Chair of the BGSU Alumni Board, staying connected to the place where her journey began.
Alison has been a dedicated member of the Perrysburg Rotary Club since 2004, serving as Club President and taking on leadership roles at the district and national levels—including working with former Rotary International President Jennifer Jones on an international RV tour to promote days of service. She’s organized events like the Water Walk to raise awareness for global clean water efforts and is passionate about helping others grow as leaders. In addition to her Rotary work, Alison has served on several nonprofit boards and regularly speaks on leadership, diversity, and professional development. She lives in Perrysburg, Ohio with her daughters Abby (18) and Kenzie (15) and loves finding new adventures with them.
SPRING PLAY
RCHS Theater Production presents Footloose May 2-4! Tickets are on sale now at https://our.show/rchsfootloose, via cast members, or at the door. You won't want to miss this hilarious and heartfelt show! *This performance is rated PG-13 for depictions of abuse and language, so please consider this if bringing younger children.*
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE SERVICE STUDENT OF THE YEAR
I am pleased to announce Maria Sanchez, RCHS exchange student from Spain has been awarded the Student of the Year by the International Cultural Exchange Service. She was chosen out of 1000's of students in the organization. She was selected for her academics, community involvement, and positive attitude. Maria's host family is Chris and Marlo Chastain.
POW/MIA FLAF CEREMONY
This past Thursday the Rolling Thunder came to RCHS to do a ceremony for us and raised a POW/MIA Flag that will forever fly under the American Flag at RCHS. This was a very moving ceremony with many kids, staff members, and local veterans in attendance. We have made the commitment to NEVER FORGET the 81,000 men and women who are still Prisoners of War or Missing in Action.
