Rushville Consolidated High School

The Boys and Girls Track and Field teams competed at the Connersville Sectional last Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The Lions tied for 4th and the Richmond Red Devils dominated the meet for their 1st Sectional Title in over 10 years. Leading the night for the Lions was Jacob Schwendeman 2nd in the 110H, Chase Woolf 3rd in the 100 and 200 dashes, Logan Jacobs 3rd in PV. These boys will represent RCHS at the Greenfield Regional on Thursday. The Lady Lions placed 2nd to Connersville with a great team effort. Many sacrificed their individual goals to make a run for the team title. We fell short but not from lack of effort or determination. Individual Sectional Titles went to Jenna Lawler in the shot and the discus, Tricia Morgan in the 300 hurdles, and Gabby Pavey in the PoleVault. Other regional qualifiers were Katie Ripberger in the 100m hurdles, Bell Westphal in the PoleVault, and the 4x100 m relay team of Bell Westphal, Alyana Miller, Leonie Boyer, and Railyn Combs. These girls will represent RCHS at the Regional meet next Tuesday at Shelbyville.

Last night we celebrated 6 students in a White Coat Ceremony ! These students have completed three courses in the PLTW Biomedical Science path. Thank you to Mrs. Edwards, our PLTW Teacher, Jeff Hartz for donating the coats, and @PurdueINMac for providing funds for our program!

What an incredible night! We celebrated 6 students completing the three course pathway of Project Lead the Way in the first ever White Coat Ceremony. The students completed research projects and held a gallery walk to parents and community members. Big shout out to Brooke Edwards, our PLTW teacher, for leading these students through these classes and providing an experience that these kids will take anywhere they decide to go after high school! Thank you to Jeff Hartz the Executive Director of East Indiana Area Health Education Center for providing the white coats, Jan Thoman for her expertise in attaching the logo and the Purdue IN Mac Grant for providing funds for supplies. Thank you also to Debbie Meek, Abigail Waits and Michelle Herbert for providing your expertise to assist students.

This week's alumni spotlight is Robert Wilkinson. He is a 2002 RCHS graduate and is a Line Pilot/Company Line Check Airman. If you are willing to share your journey, please fill out the google form pinned to the RCHS Facebook page or visit our website!

SUN Programs help kids and teens thrive in the summertime and beyond, giving families convenient new ways to get nutritious food for their kids when school's out! Free Summer Meals will be available from May 29th - July 26th. Meals will be served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please enter through Door 25 at Rushville Consolidated High School. We hope to see you there! **Meals will not be available on the 4th of July** For more information please visit: https://www.rushville.k12.in.us/page/food-services This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Here is the link to this week's Lion Review. Such a busy week but wow what a great one!! It's Almost MONDAY!!! https://secure.smore.com/n/5az36h

Please see the latest Camp! Middle School and Youth League Football Camp July 9-11. For a list of all camps and links to flyers, please see the "Youth Sports Camp" Page under Sports on our RCHS website. It is vitally important to develop the proper fundamentals early in an athlete's career. The teaching of these important skills is what will be emphasized at the RUSHVILLE FOOTBALL YOUTH LEAGUE CAMP 2024. We want to get off to a great start fundamentally for the 2024 season. We provide indoor and/or outdoor instruction specific to each position on the football field supervised by the Rushville High School Coaching Staff. We will teach the fundamentals of blocking and tackling using shields and bags. All students entering grades K-8th are welcome. Athletes will learn the position fundamentals and skills of the Lion Offensive & Defensive Systems that he will perform this upcoming season. Your child and their classmates are a special group with the ability to achieve great things on the football field. The RUSHVILLE FOOTBALL YOUTH LEAGUE CAMP will give him a chance to get a feel for what being a member of the RUSHVILLE FOOTBALL FAMILY is all about so he can excel this coming season.

RCHS Athletics: The Lady Lions are competed in the Sectional Track meet at Connersville. Gabby Pavey won pole vault and Bell Westphal got 3rd. Jenna Lawler won discus. Jenna Lawler broke the sectional track record in shot put which was set in 1996!! 38' 1.5"

RCHS Athletics: Awards Program today: RCHS Athletic Council recognized: Proud of this group!

RCHS Athletics: The Varsity Conference game with Batesville tonight will start at 6:30pm. We will begin Senior Recognition at 5:45. At 6:30, we will play the 2 left over innings. Then immediately after we will play a full game.

It was an extreme pleasure for RCHS to have Indiana Superintendent of Education Dr. Jenner, Senator Bray, and State Representative Cory Criswell visit us today and allow us to show off what all RCHS has accomplished for College and Career Readiness in just one year!

We have our first ever HOME UNIFIED TRACK MEET, Thursday 5/16 at 5:30pm. Please come out and support our Unified Athletes and their mentors. We are so excited for our students!

See all sports camp on the HS website under "Sports -> Youth Sports Camps"! 🦁⚽️ RCHS Lady Lion Youth Soccer Camp 2024! This form will be going home with all girls at RES, AES, MES, and St. Mary this week! Note that times have changed for grade levels this year. Questions for the GIRLS soccer camp? Contact Head Coach Kallie Dyer

Please see the attached photo for end of year upcoming events! Click to expand full photo. Date Range is from May 16-May 24

Alumni Spotlight is Kevin Green this week! He is a 1982 graduate of RCHS. If you are interested in sharing your journey, please fill out the form pinned on the RCHS Facebook page.

The Indiana Department of Education has put out a proposal starting with the current 7th graders (Cohort 2029) for new diploma requirements. We have created a video that talks through that proposal. I have put the IDOE Feedback Form and full State Board of Education slides in the comments of this post. We don't have much information besides what is shared, so you are more than welcome to ask questions, but we may not have the answers yet. We have already met with our counselors and are working on a plan to ensure we are prepared for these changes. Video: https://youtu.be/OpVR81vJ0-M

Final ICC Update Part 6 - Written Communication. Mr. Perin is back again with W131! Through the critical reading of primarily non-fiction, students learn how to write effective analyses, the kind of essays demanded by college professors in virtually every academic discipline.

This week's alumni spotlight is Rebecca Goergen (Brumfield)! She is a 2012 RCHS graduate and is currently an evening news anchor! If you would like to submit your information, please see the pinned post on the RCHS facebook page.

A special shout out goes to Mrs. Wagner for bringing in her Certified Therapy dog, Daisy, to school last week. On Tuesday morning this wonderful surprise walked the halls of RCHS before school. Seeing everyone absolutely light up when they came to greet Daisy was an highlight of the week! I never realize the power of a therapy dog until I encounter it. I think everyone benefited from this visit this morning and I look forward to more visits from Daisy!!

Here is the link to this week's Lion Review. Hope everyone has a restful weekend. We will see everyone on MONDAY!!! https://secure.smore.com/n/yq03n