Happy Monday! We have another busy week at RCHS. In addition to See You at the Pole, we also have sign-ups continuing for clubs (students, see Mrs. Smith's email) as well as the SAT School Day event.
Stay tuned for information regarding PSAT sign-ups for grades 10 and 11.
You can see details on today's announcements--and a preview of upcoming announcements--in the graphic.
Stay tuned for information regarding PSAT sign-ups for grades 10 and 11.
You can see details on today's announcements--and a preview of upcoming announcements--in the graphic.
The Portrait of a Rocket continues to guide our work at Rockcastle County Schools, showing how every student can learn, lead, and soar. Rooted in The Leader in Me framework and aligned with Kentucky’s Portrait of a Learner, it reflects the qualities we aim to build in all Rockets—resilience, responsibility, communication, collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking. 🚀
This is the heart of our vision: guiding Rocket Learners to Rocket Leaders. 🌟
📖 Explore the publication: heyzine.com/flip-book/rcsportraitofarocket
This is the heart of our vision: guiding Rocket Learners to Rocket Leaders. 🌟
📖 Explore the publication: heyzine.com/flip-book/rcsportraitofarocket
We are thankful for such a great week with our students and staff. We always say there is nothing like being a Rocket!!
Below, you will find our final announcements for the week, as well as a preview of some upcoming events like See You at the Pole.
Have a great weekend!!
Below, you will find our final announcements for the week, as well as a preview of some upcoming events like See You at the Pole.
Have a great weekend!!
🎉 ATTENDANCE PAYS at RCHS
📅 September 22 – March 12
✅ Miss fewer than 4 days and you’ll qualify for a FREE TRIP with food, drinks, and ALL expenses paid — plus a FREE day out of school! 🚌🍔🎶
💵 That’s not all! For EVERY month of perfect attendance, you’ll be entered to win a $50 CASH!
👉 Just by showing up, you can win BIG. Don’t miss out!
📅 September 22 – March 12
✅ Miss fewer than 4 days and you’ll qualify for a FREE TRIP with food, drinks, and ALL expenses paid — plus a FREE day out of school! 🚌🍔🎶
💵 That’s not all! For EVERY month of perfect attendance, you’ll be entered to win a $50 CASH!
👉 Just by showing up, you can win BIG. Don’t miss out!
🚀 Rock Nation Spirit Day is NEXT WEEK! 🎉
On Friday, September 26th, let’s unite as a community to show our Rocket pride. Wear your Rocket gear, colors, and spirit to celebrate and support our students and schools.
On Friday, September 26th, let’s unite as a community to show our Rocket pride. Wear your Rocket gear, colors, and spirit to celebrate and support our students and schools.
We have several opportunities for students related to clubs, college admissions exams, and other events. Please see the graphic below for today's announcements as well as other information!
Today at RCHS--
Students in Mrs. Bowling's Pre-AP Algebra 1 classes used their arithmetic sequence knowledge to sort different representations into groups.
What a great learning opportunity, Mrs. Bowling!
#RocketLearners2RocketLeaders
Several "big" things are still happening this week. Check out what is coming up for the rest of this week as well as some important upcoming events.
Today was the first day of our 2025-2026 Club Fair! Freshmen and juniors had the chance to visit with representatives from each club to learn more information about them. Tomorrow, our sophomores and seniors will participate. Below, you can see some photos from today's event.
In other announcements:
*All FCCLA and Honors Club members going to Hunger Walk need to have their permission forms turned in by the end of the day on Wednesday!
*Juniors and Seniors can sign up to take the SAT on Tuesday, October 28. The cost is $10. That is due when you sign up. See Ms. Susan Norton-Casey in Room 030.
*Attention Drivers!! If you need to fulfill your graduate license requirement, sign up for Alive at 25. Mrs. Smith sent an email with the details and the link to sign up. The course is here at RCHS next Tuesday from 4pm-8pm in Room 027, which is the Dual Credit Lab
In other announcements:
*All FCCLA and Honors Club members going to Hunger Walk need to have their permission forms turned in by the end of the day on Wednesday!
*Juniors and Seniors can sign up to take the SAT on Tuesday, October 28. The cost is $10. That is due when you sign up. See Ms. Susan Norton-Casey in Room 030.
*Attention Drivers!! If you need to fulfill your graduate license requirement, sign up for Alive at 25. Mrs. Smith sent an email with the details and the link to sign up. The course is here at RCHS next Tuesday from 4pm-8pm in Room 027, which is the Dual Credit Lab
Good Monday morning!
Check out the graphic below today's announcements. It lists all of the main events happening at school this week, as well as important upcoming events. We hope this format helps families stay more informed regarding what's happening here at RCHS.
Our food drive concludes tomorrow. If you have been intending to bring some items, but keep forgetting--tomorrow is the last day!
Juniors and seniors can sign up to take the SAT on Tuesday, October 28. The SAT is now the required Kentucky assessment for all juniors, so this is a great opportunity for our students. The cost is $10, which must be paid when signing up. Registration for sophomores and freshmen will open on FRIDAY. Space is limited.
Check out the graphic below today's announcements. It lists all of the main events happening at school this week, as well as important upcoming events. We hope this format helps families stay more informed regarding what's happening here at RCHS.
Our food drive concludes tomorrow. If you have been intending to bring some items, but keep forgetting--tomorrow is the last day!
Juniors and seniors can sign up to take the SAT on Tuesday, October 28. The SAT is now the required Kentucky assessment for all juniors, so this is a great opportunity for our students. The cost is $10, which must be paid when signing up. Registration for sophomores and freshmen will open on FRIDAY. Space is limited.
Tristan McKinney represented the Rockcastle FCCLA chapter at the Fall SEC Meeting this week, where the Kentucky FCCLA State Officer Team worked hard to lay the groundwork for an outstanding State Leadership Conference this spring. We are proud of Tristan’s leadership and excited to see the incredible conference this team is preparing for all FCCLA members across the state!
Senior Parents:
Please attend an important Senior Parent meeting at RCHS on Wednesday, September 17. The meeting will begin at 5:30 in the RCHS Library.
For over 20 years, Project Graduation provided RCHS seniors with a safe all-night celebration filled with games, food, prizes, and fun. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the (possible) return of Project Graduation for the Class of 2026.
Please attend an important Senior Parent meeting at RCHS on Wednesday, September 17. The meeting will begin at 5:30 in the RCHS Library.
For over 20 years, Project Graduation provided RCHS seniors with a safe all-night celebration filled with games, food, prizes, and fun. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the (possible) return of Project Graduation for the Class of 2026.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a dedicated time to come together to raise awareness of suicide prevention. Just one conversation can change a life, so join us in wearing Purple for Hope on Wednesday, September 17.
Support each other. Wear purple. Raise Awareness.
It's Friday!! We are wrapping up a busy week at RCHS.
Here are today's announcements:
1. Any student with prior competitive swimming experience who wants to be part of the high school swim team, stop by and see Mrs. Childress for more information. She is in Room 110.
2. Parking for tonight's game, the first on the new field, is going to be limited due to the construction at the RCMS. Students are asked to park in the back parking lot here at RCHS and use the shuttle bus system to get to the football field. The buses start running at 5:30 and will run continually until 7:30 kickoff. Shuttle services back to RCHS will pick up after halftime at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. Also, we will have vehicles on standby for anyone needing to return to their vehicle at any time.
3. Staff, you will be able to park beside the bus garage. You will have to drive down the road that goes behind the middle school to reach that area.
Let's go, Rockets!
Here are today's announcements:
1. Any student with prior competitive swimming experience who wants to be part of the high school swim team, stop by and see Mrs. Childress for more information. She is in Room 110.
2. Parking for tonight's game, the first on the new field, is going to be limited due to the construction at the RCMS. Students are asked to park in the back parking lot here at RCHS and use the shuttle bus system to get to the football field. The buses start running at 5:30 and will run continually until 7:30 kickoff. Shuttle services back to RCHS will pick up after halftime at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. Also, we will have vehicles on standby for anyone needing to return to their vehicle at any time.
3. Staff, you will be able to park beside the bus garage. You will have to drive down the road that goes behind the middle school to reach that area.
Let's go, Rockets!
Our announcements for September 10:
*Parking for Friday's home football game is limited due to the construction at RCMS. To help reducing parking issues, we are asking students to park in the high school's back parking lot and use our shuttle bus system to shuttle from RCHS to the field. Buses will run consistently starting at 5:30 until kickoff at 7:30. Return buses will start at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and run consistently after that. Also, vehicles will be on standby to return students to their vehicle if they need to leave early.
*Students, please try to finish IReady by the end of this week. Those scores are being used to create Rock Time groups and to create ACT School Day rosters.
*Any borrowed chrome book chargers need returned to Mr. McKinney.
*Parking for Friday's home football game is limited due to the construction at RCMS. To help reducing parking issues, we are asking students to park in the high school's back parking lot and use our shuttle bus system to shuttle from RCHS to the field. Buses will run consistently starting at 5:30 until kickoff at 7:30. Return buses will start at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and run consistently after that. Also, vehicles will be on standby to return students to their vehicle if they need to leave early.
*Students, please try to finish IReady by the end of this week. Those scores are being used to create Rock Time groups and to create ACT School Day rosters.
*Any borrowed chrome book chargers need returned to Mr. McKinney.
RCHS has several opportuniites this semester for any student looking ahead to life after high school. Whether it is the SAT, the ACT, or the ASVAB, it is available at RCHS.
The graphic lists both national and school day testing dates, as well as any associated costs. Several have upcoming deadlines, so interested students should act early.
The graphic lists both national and school day testing dates, as well as any associated costs. Several have upcoming deadlines, so interested students should act early.
It's Tuesday, September 9. It has been a busy day at RCHS! Here are the day's announcements:
*Seniors, you will meet with Mrs. Smith in the auditorium tomorrow during homeroom to talk about all things Senior and Class of 2026!
*Today is High Attendance Day! Any student here the full day today is eligible for prize drawings on Friday.
*Marching Band will have rehearsal today until 6:00 PM.
*Congratulations to the boys golf team! They won the Central Kentucky Conference Tournament in an exciting playoff over Scott County on Saturday with Dalton Deborde making the putt on the second playoff hole to secure the win. The following students were recognized:
Brody Hodges and Conner Ford: All Conference First Team
Zeke Fain: All Conference Second Team
*The golf team finished runners-up in the 2A State Golf Championship yesterday with a 5 man team of Brody Hodges, Dalton Deborde, Zeke Fain, Luke Ellis, and Conner Ford.
*Seniors, you will meet with Mrs. Smith in the auditorium tomorrow during homeroom to talk about all things Senior and Class of 2026!
*Today is High Attendance Day! Any student here the full day today is eligible for prize drawings on Friday.
*Marching Band will have rehearsal today until 6:00 PM.
*Congratulations to the boys golf team! They won the Central Kentucky Conference Tournament in an exciting playoff over Scott County on Saturday with Dalton Deborde making the putt on the second playoff hole to secure the win. The following students were recognized:
Brody Hodges and Conner Ford: All Conference First Team
Zeke Fain: All Conference Second Team
*The golf team finished runners-up in the 2A State Golf Championship yesterday with a 5 man team of Brody Hodges, Dalton Deborde, Zeke Fain, Luke Ellis, and Conner Ford.
The English hallway has turned into an art gallery!
Ninth graders in Mrs. Allene Cornelius's English classes were inspired by the words of Isaac Asimov: “Engineering is the art of the possible. It is applying skill and creative thinking to solving the world’s biggest challenges.”
First students were given an image that only depicted seemingly random lines and shapes. Then they created their own vision that emerged from the original drawing. Their work can be seen below...
Such creativity and talent on display!
#RocketLearnerstoRocketLeaders
Ninth graders in Mrs. Allene Cornelius's English classes were inspired by the words of Isaac Asimov: “Engineering is the art of the possible. It is applying skill and creative thinking to solving the world’s biggest challenges.”
First students were given an image that only depicted seemingly random lines and shapes. Then they created their own vision that emerged from the original drawing. Their work can be seen below...
Such creativity and talent on display!
#RocketLearnerstoRocketLeaders
Today is Monday, September 8, and it is already looking to be a very busy week at RCHS!
Here are today's announcements:
*Approximately 350 students do not have an updated online registration. This means addresses and phone numbers have not been updated for this school year. Parents/guardians may contact Mrs. Sherri McKinney for Parent Portal login information and password reset : sherri.mckinney@rockcastle.kyschools.us.
*Tomorrow is HIGH ATTENDANCE DAY throughout our region, and we are competing with other schools for the highest attendance for the day. Students at school for the full day on Tuesday will have the chance for prizes and gift cards during our Friday Celebration. Also, the grade with the highest attendance participation will receive ice cream compliments of YSC. And that is reason enough to come to school!!
*RCHS food drive begins today! This is sponsored by Honors Club, FCCLA, and YSC. Today's theme is Meal Maker Monday. Tomorrow is Two-Can Tuesday. See the flyer for more details.
*Any homeroom that hits the 20 item or $20 goal (or combination!) tomorrow will be able to go outside and get some outdoor walking time. It is supposed to be a beautiful day, so make it happen, Rockets! We hope to see all of our homerooms outside tomorrow.
Have a great day!
RCHS students have several opportunities this fall to move toward college and career readiness. In addition to the ACT, students can take an alternative college admissions exam: the SAT! By offering the SAT, we continue to offer our students more opportunities to succeed.
See the graphic for specific details regarding dates, costs (if applicable), and other information.
Questions can be directed to Mrs. Susan Norton-Casey at Susan.norton@rockcastle.kyschools.us or by visiting her in Room 030.
See the graphic for specific details regarding dates, costs (if applicable), and other information.
Questions can be directed to Mrs. Susan Norton-Casey at Susan.norton@rockcastle.kyschools.us or by visiting her in Room 030.
