Welcome to February!
1. Grade level meetings begin today with 9th graders during 7th period; 10th graders will meet tomorrow.
2. Thursday is the BIG attendance awards trip! Eligible students need to pick up a permission form today at lunch.
3. Rock Time begins on Wednesday! All students should have stickers inside their handbook with their assigned location. If you do not, please ask now!
4. Interested in joining Honors Choir next year? See Mrs. Burdette in Room 307 for audition information.
5. Students can sign up for the April ACT now. This test is on Saturday, April 5. The digital version will be the new and shorter version of the exam. See Mrs. Norton-Casey in Room 106 if you want more information. Cost is $69; juniors and seniors can use a waiver up to two times per year.
Check out what’s cookin’ in Rockcastle County Schools this February! The February lunch menu is now available. 🍎🥪
📅 View the full menu on our website or district app!
Congratulations to our ten RCHS students who have scored a 28 or higher on the ACT! We can't wait to add more names to the honor board in the front lobby! Thank you to Mr. Brenda for engraving our plaques!
Our students: Conner Jordan, Matthew Owens, Will Miller, Wyatt Rigsby, Alivia Permenter, Dillon Pickle, Davany Bullock, Susanne Mullins, Jaylen Smith, and Anna Chaliff.
Big changes are coming to the ACT in April. Students who test online in April, June, and July will find an exam with fewer questions and an optional science section. Until September, these changes can only be found on the digital ACT on national test dates.
Registration for the April test is open now!
Our announcements for today are below! Also, make sure to read the flyer for Mental Health Awareness Week!
Students, you still have some time to get in work from the first semester. See more information below....Take advantage of the extra days and communicate with your teachers!
RCHS Parents & Students:
Today is the final day of the first semester. These semester grades are FINAL and will be placed on transcripts for 1/2 credit.
Students, you have until Thursday, January 23, to complete NTI and/or missing work. After school tutoring will be offered on Thursday, and work can be submitted until the end of tutoring at 4:45. No work will be accepted past 4:45 PM on Thursday.
A grade of F will earn 0 credit and will require retaking that portion of the course over.
Do not wait. Check IC. Talk to your teachers. Let's finish this semester strong!
Any sophomore, junior, or senior can sign-up now to take the ASVAB! The ASVAB is a free exam administered by military personnel, but it is far more than just a test for those considering a career in the military. See the graphic below for more information. Sign-up deadline is Wednesday, January 22.
Dual Credit Students:
Courses through SCC begin on Monday!! See the graphic below for important information.
On Friday, we celebrated our first Fun Friday of the year--we broke out the holiday music, Christmastime trivia, and tables laden with prizes for students. Special thanks to our RCHS teachers who donated items for the day. Also, thank you to Rockcastle County Community Schools Parent Group members who donated prizes and their time to visit us on Friday!
Below are pictures of just a few of our students.
Merry Christmas from Mrs. Taylor’s AP Chemistry class! Her students designed and made their own Christmas ornaments using an oxidation reduction reaction between aluminum disks and copper sulfate solution.
Christmas Break Reminder 🎄
Rockcastle County Schools will be on break from December 23rd - January 3rd.
📚 Professional Development: January 6th
🎒 Students Return: Tuesday, January 7th
Enjoy the holidays, and we look forward to seeing our Rocket Learners ready for the new year!
The PIM-Rock team is doing amazing work at RCHS!!
Congratulations to our RCHS Perfect Attendance Winners for the Months of November and December! 🌟
Madison Hysinger – Sponsored by Matthew Silcox
Zack Renner – Sponsored by Kiwanis
Axton Reynolds - Rockcastle County Farm Bureau
Kelli Fox – Sponsored by Citizens Bank
Your commitment to excellence shows what it means to be a Rocket! We are proud of you both for showing up every day and setting an example for your peers.🚀
We want to officially introduce some very familiar faces who are working around the building working to help our students become College and Career Ready!
Jerrica Brummett, Tracy Gabbard, Detrina Owens, and Angie Bussell are integral members of the PIM -Rock team. The PIM-Rock team is funded by the Perkins Innovation and Modernization grant to serve students through Pathway Navigation (Mr. Gabbard), Dual Credit (Ms. Bussell), Work-Based Learning (Mrs. Brummett), and Industry-Recognized Credentials (Mrs. Owens). They provide one-on-one mentoring to students in each of these four PIM keys to ensure they support students in a personalized and holistic manner. Please feel free to stop by Room 030 to learn more about career exploration, college courses, internships, and credentialing opportunities available to students!
Not pictured is PIM Grant Director Nakeshia Pulliam.
Through an amazing grant with Parnters for Rural Impact, PIM-Rock is offering paid summer internship opportunities to Rockcastle County High School students--including students who graduate May 2025!!
Interested students can click or copy and paste the link to apply: https://forms.gle/nzXNsJtZweiTXwfj7
A previous issue with the link (students had to be logged into school accounts) has been corrected! Please see Ms. Nakeshia Pulliam or Mrs. Jerrica Brummett if you have questions!
Our recognition of students continues!! All week we have been recognizing members of our ACT Score Jumpers Club. Our award recipients from Wednesday and today are Ezekiel Fain, sophomore; Jai Denny, junior; and seniors Gabriel Clouse, Gabriel Gibbs, Madison Hayes, Cerrina Henson, Kali Jones, Zachary King, Caitlyn Kirby, and Dalton Long-Chumley.
We also recognized junior Hunter McClure for his positive attitude and ability to make others smile every day!
Correction: Earlier this week, Kaylee Johnson was incorrectly identified as "Kaitlyn." We apologize for the error!
It's Friday! See the graphic below for this morning's announcements.
Join us in a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mrs. Sandy Alexander! She keeps the front office running!
Just a glimpse of some holiday spirit in our classrooms and around the school. More to come!
