RTHS parents, Please take a few minutes to complete this state-mandated survey to provide important information for our school. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
Congrats to the RTHS speech team on a great season. #weRhubs
Kishwaukee College is a great next step for your future. Come see for yourself. Attend Kish’s VISIT DAY this MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19th to learn about our transfer, health and career technology programs. The program also covers Kish’s support services, financial aid and scholarships, student involvement, athletics and more. This President’s Day, tour our facilities, meet faculty and staff, and hear from local students who chose Kish. For more information or to register, visit kish.edu/visitday.
If you are enrolled at Kishwaukee College for the Fall, make sure you apply for their Foundation Scholarships. APPLICATON IS DUE MARCH 1ST. The Kishwaukee College Foundation offers more than 80 different scholarship opportunities each semester. More than $400,000 is awarded annually thanks to the generosity of community donors. Students submit a general application to apply for Foundation scholarships.
Apply here - https://kishwaukeecollege.academicworks.com/
Congrats to this week's Hub Award winner, Danica Ward. Besides being a great student in the classroom, Danica has gone above and beyond by putting together the slideshow for next week's winter activities assembly. We thank her for all she does for RTHS!
SENIORS!!! Quick reminder that most of our local scholarships are due March 15th or before. You can find the applications under the Counseling Center tab on our RTHS Homepage. See Mrs. Harvey or your counselor if you have any questions.
Check out Kishwaukee College's Early College Program.
BROCHURE: https://bit.ly/EarlyCollegeBrochure
FLYER: https://bit.ly/42C6UQQ
*Save the date* for the ROCHELLE SPRING HIRING EXPO on Thursday, March 7th. That morning, Juniors and Seniors will meet prospective employers and learn about career paths while experiencing a hiring event. From 12-2 pm, the Expo will be open to area job-seekers to meet with as many as 40 employers with current openings. This event will take place in the Auxiliary Gym at RTHS. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to the Rochelle FFA members who competed in Section 2 Proficiency Interviews! Students completed a record book of their Supervised Agriculture Experience or Supervised Occupational Experience and were interviewed by a panel of judges. Six of our members were selected as first place in their areas and will move on to district competition in March!
ILLINOIS PREMIER BOYS STATE
JUNIOR boys this is a great opportunity. Reach out to Mr. Korth at the American Legion in Rochelle (skorth62@gmail.com) or see Mrs. Harvey in the Counseling Center for more information. SCHOLARSHIPS for this weeklong experience, held at Eastern Illinois University, are available.
SEE LINK TO FLYER:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LU3uSEgyQrfKlXvL05bn0ZSiePju3QEis9w-RUCibbM/edit?usp=sharing
Rochelle competed in the IHSA Sectional Speech Tournament on Feb. 10th. As a team Rochelle placed 3rd out of the 32 teams that were in the sectional.
FIVE EVENTS ARE ADVANCING TO THE STATE MEET IN PEORIA!!!
Those advancing include:
Karma Lidren Sectional Champion Humorous Interpretation
Z Brizuela Sectional Champion Original Oratory
Aiden Ramsey Sectional Champion Radio Speaking
Brooklyn Hull/
Vi Hull 2nd Place Dramatic Duet Acting
Vi Hull 3rd Place Prose Reading
Other finalists included:
Karma Lidren 4th Place Original Comedy
Jessica Nguyen 5th Place Informative Speaking
The Performance in the Round cast earned 4th place, just short of making it to the state tournament. The Performance in the Round cast included:
Derek Swartz, Lydia Von Haden, Pigeon Burgholzer, Lucas Smardo, Connor Macklin, Wyatt Brandt, Jenna Tesinsky, Isabella Biggs, and Alex Soto.
Congratulations to the Speech Team!
Congratulations to Sean Dorwaldt for being this week's Hub Award winner! One of Sean's teachers said that he is "always bringing a good attitude, sense of humor, and a smile to me and his peers." Teachers also noted that he is willing to stick around and help clean up and put things away - to go the extra mile.
RTHS will be offering SAT Prep classes to students again this year. Cost is $20 and available to the first 30 students that sign up. Classes will be held on the following Wednesdays March 6th, 13th, 20th & April 3rd. Sign up forms are in the main office.
Do you know that there are a lot of careers that use high school geometry? Mrs. Prose's Geometry and Honors Geometry students had a guest speaker today to learn about related careers and a great dual credit opportunity! Thank you Mr. Wolter for teaching us about drafting!
Womanspace is an arts-based non-profit in Rockford. They are offering their annual $1000 scholarship to one senior in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson or Winnebago county who will go on to study visual arts such as drawing, sculpting, painting, music, dance, theater, or architecture in college. Attached is the application. Due date is April 15, 2024. Awardees will be notified by April 30, 2024.
APPLICATION: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18PtONY3O4tzrlahUZE7__hS73-sb8R6k/view?usp=sharing
Students in Mr. Baker's Human Anatomy and Physiology II course had some special visitors, today!
Rochelle Community Hospital was able team up with RTHS to get 6 different guest speakers in front of students to discuss different career paths they could take within the field of medicine!
Thank you to:
Eric VanHise (Central Services)
Sandra Curatola (Surgery)
Joy Miller (Radiology)
Jobina Smith (Family HealthCare)
Lisa Carwile (Laboratory)
Tracey Busby (Out Patient Services).
SENIORS!!! Reminder that there is a FAFSA Completion Workshop tonight, 2/7, from 5 - 6 pm in the RTHS library. Enter through doors 1 or 9.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/3vHr1ko
INFO in English: https://bit.ly/425LSdp
INFO in Spanish: https://bit.ly/3OaQ9Xc
It's National School Counseling Week!
Thank a counselor today!
