Entrance Counseling
Entrance counseling is required for undergraduate students who have not previously received a Direct Subsidized Loan, a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, or a Direct PLUS Loan.
The school you will attend may have different entrance counseling requirements. Check with your school's financial aid office to be sure that the counseling on this website satisfies your school's entrance counseling requirements.
To complete your entrance counseling, you can click https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/
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Summer School Information
Summer School will be offered virtually again this year through Edgenuity. Students will not need to come to the school building to complete summer school courses.
Students MUST have a final average of 50 in a course to be eligible for summer school.
The deadline for students to register for summer school courses is Tuesday, June 24th. Once they have registered and paid course fees, students can begin courses. The course completion deadline is Friday, August 1st.
The cost per course for Rockland residents is $100.00/course or $50.00/per course for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch.
Should a student fail a course for the year, the student's Guidance counselor will contact the student/family once they have final grades (beginning on June 17th) to discuss options. Counselors will not know final grades or summer school eligibility until that date.
If you have questions, please reach out to your/your student’s Guidance Counselor.
Regards,
The RHS Guidance Department
This year we are seeing record numbers of ticks locally. Unfortunately these little critters can spread diseases like Lyme, babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Be sure to take steps to protect yourself from tick-borne illnesses when you are spending time outside. Here are some tips:
Be sure and check yourself, children and pets for ticks.
Shower to rinse off any unattached ticks or find any that are attached.
Put clothes in the dryer on high for 10 minutes to remove any ticks hiding there.
Finding an attached tick might be scary. There is no need to visit the emergency room or health care provider for the removal of a tick. Ask a family member or friend to help if you have trouble removing the tick.
It takes a few simple steps to remove attached ticks on your own. The longer a tick is attached, the greater the risk it can spread bacteria if it is infected, so remove it as soon as you can.
Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool and grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.
Pull the tick upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth parts with tweezers. If you cannot remove the mouth easily with tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal.
Clean your hands and the bite area with rubbing alcohol, soap, and water.
Dispose of a live tick by putting it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag or container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers
Many people won’t notice that they’ve had a tick bite. Tick bites don’t hurt—and may or may not itch. If you don't find the tick and remove it first, it will fall off on its own once it is full. This usually happens after a few days, but it can sometimes take up to two weeks.
If you are bitten by a tick, contact your primary care provider for advice. Watch for symptoms for 30 days after a tick bite and tell your provider if you get sick.
Symptoms of a tick bite illness may include fever, chills, rash, headache, joint pain, muscle aches, fatigue, or a rash. Most people with Lyme disease will have a rash, but other tick bite illnesses in Vermont do not cause a rash. The rash starts as redness near the tick bite area and can sometimes grow to look like a bull’s-eye.
Contact your health care provider if you develop any symptoms, and tell them about your recent tick bite, when the bite occurred, and your outdoor activities. Some tick bite illnesses can be treated with a short course of antibiotics. Most people who begin treatment early on fully recover.