RWHS Student Newsletter
Monday, May 5:
- ABC countdown day: (I)ce cream day
- NASA dress up: Wear red to more MMIW awareness
AP Biology, AM test
- Sign up for Wednesday's club time
Tuesday, May 6:
- ABC countdown dress up day: (J)ersey day
- NASA dress up: Wear orange to support victims and survivors of residential schools
AP Chemistry, AM test
- AP Human Geography, AM test
FastTrack Reading, grades 8-10
CNA lab days
Wednesday, May 7: Club/enrichment schedule
- STAFF Secret Dress Up day: (K)indness day, wear pink
- NASA dress up: Rock your mocs and beadwork
- CNA lab days
- AP English Lit and Comp, AM test
Thursday, May 8:
- ABC countdown dress up day: (L)unch limbo
- NASA dress up: Medicine Wheel color day
- CNA lab days
Friday, May 9:
- ABC Countdown dress up day: (M)ovie night
- NASA dress up: Ribbon shirt/skirts
- NHS Blood Drive
- AP United States History, AM test
- LAST DAY to enter artworks for the 8-12th grade SOAR Art Contest
SOAR Art Contest ENTRIES DUE FRIDAY
Students! It's that time of the year, get ready for our annual S.O.A.R ART CONTEST! Throughout the years, Red Wing High School has held this contest and has collected all kinds of works from many students. These collected works are from past winners and are the ones you see throughout the cafeteria area. This year, our school is now looking to add more submissions to this respected wall. This is an awesome opportunity for 8-12th graders to get some creativity out there and earn a chance to be a part of RWHS history.
Below you will find the requirements for the contest:
- Student work MUST be submitted to the Art department, finished, and READY TO BE DISPLAYED between the dates of April 28th- May 9th. *NO early or late work accepted.
- Each student may enter up to 2 pieces of ORIGINAL art. No Ai generated art or copy work will be accepted. If you use a reference image, your final artwork must be altered enough to be considered your own work and not a copy of the original artists' work.
*Any 2D art (photography, paintings, drawings, printed digital, etc.) and 3D art (sculptures, clay, etc.) will be accepted*
-Winning artworks will be added to the RWHS permanent collection and the artist will surrender ownership. Winning artists will be paid $50 for their artwork.
- All works will be on display from May 19-23th
- The winners will be announced at the SOAR rally on May 23
See Mrs. Bray or Mrs. Larson with questions.
May 23: Spring Dental Clinic
CARE Clinic’s school visits are scheduled for the first half of 2025, and we couldn’t be more excited to provide dental care to students throughout Goodhue and Wabasha Counties!
If your school-aged child(ren) need dental care and attend one of these schools — and they are uninsured or covered by MA or MNCare — keep an eye out for a consent form from the school nurse. Nurses will also be sending these forms home, but you’re always welcome to reach out to request one if needed. We’d love to help keep those smiles healthy!
RWHS Spring Dental Clinic: MAY 23rd
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SENIORS: Program artwork needed by May 7
Senior Breakfast Program:
- 5x7 in size
- Color is fine
- Can be more informal
Commencement Program
- 8x10 in size
- Black and White
- Some purple is ok but no other colors
All artwork is due by MAY 7th to Mrs. Borgschatz in the office
Mrs. Bray has past examples if you'd like to review them! Bray is also available to answer questions or critique as needed.
- On Thursday, April 24th, the RWHS Music Department participated in Solo/Ensemble Contest at Rushford-Peterson High School. The choral students had 45 entries in the contest, with 36 earning “Superior” ratings, and 9 earning “Excellent” ratings. The choral students also nabbed 3 of 4 “Best in Site” awards in the vocal rooms. Best in Sites included an SATB octet consisting of Evan Nelson, Julius Koehler, Jonah Scott, Abby Schmaltz, Hallie Johnson, Annika Johnson, and Maria Olson, a TTB Trio of Jonah Scott, Thomas Doig, and Evan Nelson, and Thomas Doig’s vocal solo. It was a fantastic night of showcasing the talent in our choral department!
- Piper Ryan and Beatrix Lahammer: These two were just elected onto the Southeast Division of Student Councils' Executive Board! Piper will serve as the Secretary, and Beatrix will be the Vice President next year. I am so proud of them for campaigning, taking the opportunity to engage with other schools in our region, and being willing to step into these leadership positions. I'm excited to see what they accomplish next year - RWHS is fortunate to have such great student leaders! -Mrs. Roschen
Congratulations to our RWHS Students who were very successful at the Shakopee Dakota Language Bowl last Friday! Our youth team of Emma Johnson, Brandon Owen and Darlyn Fiddler placed 2nd in their category out of 16 teams total. We also had a youth team of Freddy Shortbull, Kris Nepoose and former student Cassidy Collins compete in Adult Beginners and they also placed 2nd in their category out of 5 teams. We are so proud of all our students who competed last weekend. Please congratulate students when you see them.
- Prom Crew 2025: Thank you all for your hard work making our Red Carpet Affair Prom AMAZING!!!! -Larson
- Jonah Scott: Thank you to Jonah Scott, who volunteered to organize the entire Jeopardy Game Show. It was a fun event, and we appreciate the time he put into this and his creativity! He is such a positive influence to have at RWHS, and he is always willing to step in and do whatever it takes to make his school and community a better place! We are going to miss you next year, Jonah! -Nikki Roschen
Kids Junction is hiring!
Want a summer job with no nights or weekends? Stop down at the Community Ed office to pick up an application for Kids Junction!
Spring Testing Dates at RWHS
May 5: AP Biology, AM test
M-ay 6: AP Chemistry, AM test
May 6: AP Human Geography, AM test
May 6: FastTrack Reading, grades 8-10
May 7: AP English Lit and Comp, AM test
May 9: AP United States History, AM test
May 12: AP Calc, AM test
May 13: FastTrack math, Grades 8-10
May 14: AP English Lang andComp, AM test
May 16: AP Physics, AM test
May 19-23: FastBridge make-ups
May 19-23: AP test make-ups
May 27: Finals, day 1
May 28: Finals, day 2
May 29: Finals make-up
