Mrs. Natalie Hornsby and Mrs. Jan Thoman, our guidance counselors, were recognized this week at our board meeting as RCHS staff members of the month. These ladies take anything Mr. Cook throws at them in stride. We are so incredibly lucky to have these two ladies in our guidance department! Mr. David Doyle said the following about them, our counseling duo are tremendous. Natalie & Jan put in countless hours and influence and enhance the lives of our students, not only here at RCHS but after they graduate. I would also point out that they are both graduates of RCHS. I'm proud of them and am honored to be one of their colleagues.
Chelsie was recognized at our board meeting this week as the WCC student of the month. This is what her WCC teacher said about her, "Chelsie exemplifies dedication, reliability, and a consistent commitment to excellence in our Criminal Justice Class. Her work ethic, coupled with her ability to treat others with utmost respect, sets her apart as a standout student. It is evident that Chelsie’s exceptional qualities will undoubtedly pave the way for success in any career she chooses." Congratulations!
RCHS Band Booster tenderloin dinner is Saturday, February 24th from 3:30-6:30pm. Come enjoy a wonderful dinner and then stay for an evening of great music with our RCHS Jazz Band's side by side concert with the Rush County Big Band at 7pm in the Laughlin Center. If you would like tickets, please find a RCHS Band Member to purchase or you can contact if you do not know any band members. Heather Campbell, campbellh@rushville.k12.in.us
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It's Mr. McCartt's birthday tomorrow so of course we had to celebrate today! Happy Birthday!
Current Seniors (Class of 2024): February 8th from 2pm-5:30pm RCHS Guidance will be conducting a FAFSA Filing Workshop. If interested, students should plan to attend the meeting with their parent/guardian. Parents and students must have an FSAID created before filing can take place. Parents with existing FSAID DO NOT need to create new numbers--new students and new parents to the FAFSA system need to create the FASID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch at least 3-5 business days before filing.
Please contact the guidance department if you have any questions. Thanks!
Attention incoming Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores! We will have an informational meeting that will go over review of graduation requirements and some new opportunities we are offering at RCHS next year. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 7th in the RCHS Cafeteria. Each incoming class has a separate start time. Please see those times below. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend with their student.
Incoming Seniors (Class of 2025) 6pm -6:30pm
Incoming Juniors (Class of 2026) 6:45- 7:15pm
Incoming Sophomores (Class of 2027) 7:30pm-8pm
Below is the link to this week's Lion Review. Enjoy your weekend IT'S ALMOST MONDAY!!!!!
https://www.smore.com/ru6jn
Please see the informational flyers below for two different types of groups that will be facilitated here at the high school. RCHS is partnering with Harcourt Counseling Inc. to conduct these groups. One group will be grief support and the other will be self harm/coping skills. If you are interested in either of these groups, please sign up in the counseling office to receive a permission slip. If you have any additional questions, please email Hannah Augsburger at augsburgerh@rushville.k12.in.us
Ivy Tech is our main partner here at RCHS for the Indiana College Core. RCHS is lucky enough to have Chris Bottomley, K-14 Advisor from Ivy Tech, here every Monday! He meets with students to help determine the classes they need to take to receive the Indiana College Core. He is a wealth of knowledge and has been pivotal in the success of this first year! We will have 20 students graduating with the ICC from the class of 2024! Thank you, Chris!
RCHS is excited to offer the Indiana College Core! This is a block of 30 college credits that are guaranteed to transfer to ANY public college... there are actually private colleges that are starting to get on board! The University of Indianapolis is the first private school to begin accepting this. Stay tuned for more facts about the ICC in the upcoming days.
Attention ALL RCHS Graduates!
Rushville Consolidated High School would love to hear from our alumni and what you are up to now! Our intent is to share this with our student body to show what paths are out there for RCHS graduates! We may be using your comments and journey on our social media pages. Please fill out the google form below if you are willing to share. The first page is collecting contact information and the second page is information about your career path and experience at RCHS. All of the questions are optional, but we would appreciate any and all information you are willing to share. There isn't a way to include a photo in the form, but we would love to have one to include with your update. If you have a photo that you are willing to share, please email the photo to Elizabeth Meek, meekel@rushville.k12.in.us and title the email with the first and last name that you used on the form. Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you and sharing your journey with our students!
Google Form:
http://tinyurl.com/rchsalumniupdate
We had such a great turnout last night for Freshman Orientation! We had 92 students and their families attend our Freshman Orientation! In the coming days, we will make additional posts with information from our activity/department tables. Shout out to Samantha Wagner for taking the pictures I will be sharing!
Seniors: check out the online scholarships we are getting in the guidance office. At the bottom of our guidance home page on our new website, you will find an ever growing list!
https://www.rushville.k12.in.us/o/rchs/page/rchs-guidance
Check the link for our Weekly Lions Review. What a great first week back!
https://www.smore.com/cwmkyt-the-weekly-lion-review
Bryton Grizzell is WCC student of the month. He is the only student that his teacher has had in 27 years that has applied for, passed the entrance exam and scored a 94% on the interview for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481 as a first semester senior!
Riley Sheehan is RCHS staff member of the month! Students comment on how kind and caring Miss Sheehan is and how you can truly tell how much she cares about her students. They also comment on if the project breaks in the kiln, she helps put it back together! Congratulations!
Justin Foreman is our RCHS student of the month! His teachers note his positive attitude and excellent work ethic. He is a wrestling captain and never misses a practice or meet! Congratulations, Justin!
Take a look at our substitute rates for Rush County Schools! You can go to the link on the poster to go to our online application or stop into Central Office to fill one out. Thanks!
