richwoods high school - Peoria Public Schools

RICHWOODS
HIGH SCHOOL
Knights’ Notes
Cynthia Clark, Principal
Brandon Caffey, Kassandra Duncan, Pat Sell, June Smothers,
Asst. Principals
RHS OFFICE
HOURS:
April 2015
Main Office Hours
7:00-4:00
Asst. Principal’s Office
7:00-3:30
ATTENDANCE
REPORTING
693-4442
Mar.31-Apr.6– Spring Break
-No School
Apr.1– V B Tennis v Glenwood @ 3:30
Apr. 2– V G Track v Morton
@ 4p
V/JV Softball v Midwest
Central @ 4:30p
Apr. 7- V B Tennis v Peoria
High @ 3:30
V/JV G Soccer v Urbana @
4:30/6p
Apr. 10– V B Tennis v
Alton @ 3:30p
Apr. 13- V Softball v Peoria
Christian @ 4:30p
UPCOMING EVENTS:
AP Test Dates:
May 4th-May 25th
Spring NWEA Test Dates:
Apr. 27th– May 22nd
IB Test Dates:
May 4th– May 25th
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 SPRING
BREAK
2
3
4
8 SR. CLASS GRAD/
CLASS RING DELIVERY DURING
LUNCH HOURS
9
10
11
15
16
17 ROYALETTE
TRYOUT 4:30P
18 ACT @
RHS
5
6
7 SCHOOL
RESUMES
PTO MEETING
12
13
14 ROYALETTE
CLINIC 4:307P
19
20
21 FLAG CORPS 22
TRYOUTS
6-9
23 FLAG CORPS 24 Brown Bag It
FINAL TRYOUT Concert Choir/
Mixed Chorus
26
27
28
30
29 SPRING
25 PROM
ORCHESTRA &
BAND CONCERT
May 2015
Sun
3
Mon
4 SPRING
CHORUS CONCERT & VISUAL
ART SHOW 7P
Tue
5
12 STERLING
MERIT
BANQUET
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
6 SENIOR
AWARDS
KNIGHT
7 JROTC
AWARDS
NIGHT
8
9
13
14
15
16
23
10 MOTHER’S
DAY
11
17
18
19
20
21 SENIOR
FINALS
22
24 MADRIGAL
AUDITIONS
25 MEMORIAL
DAY NO
SCHOOL
26 LAST DAY
OF SENIOR
FINALS
27 SEMESTER
FINALS
28
29 LAST DAY OF 30
SCHOOL
GRADUATION
SENIOR CELEBRATION
AT BRADLEY
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
ATTENDANCE
In any case of absence, parents are required to call the attendance clerk. A written note, email, or doctor’s note needs to be provided
within 48 hours of reported absence to be excused. Assignments are due upon returning to school.
REPORT ATTENDANCE TO
CHRIS LINGENFELTER
693-4442
Cell Phone Usage
BELL SCHEDULE
7:30 - 8:23………………….First Period
8:28 - 9:18…..……………..Second Period
9:23 - 10:13………………..Third Period
10:18 - 11:08……..……….Fourth Period
11:13 - 12:38………………Fifth Period
12:43 - 1:33.…..…………..Sixth Period
1:38 - 2:28.…………………Seventh Period
2:28 - 2:30…………………..P.M. Announcements
REGULAR LUNCH SCHEDULE
“5A “
“5B”
“5C”
11:13-11:38 Lunch
11:13-11:38 Class
11:13-12:08 Class
11::43-12:38 Class
11:43-12:08 Lunch
12:13-12:38 Lunch
Students are allowed to have
cell phones in school. They
must be out of sight and OFF
during the school day from
7:30-2:30 and during detention. Text messaging, picture
taking, and receiving phone
calls are not allowed!
12:13-12:38 Class
School Fees
JUST A REMINDER:
If you have unpaid fees, please make arrangements to
pay your balance before May 22nd. Payments may be made with cash,
check, money order or credit/debit card; payment plans can also be
arranged.
Please note: personal checks will not be accepted after May 1st.
SENIORS...please be aware that any unpaid extra-curricular charges
on your account may affect your ability to participate in the senior
celebration and the graduation ceremony.
Richwoods’ Office Staff:
Main Office Hours: 7:00—4:00 p.m.
Main Office - Aryelle Cook - 693-4400
Principal’s Secretary - Lorrie Hanlon - 693-4400
Asst. Principal’s Secretary - Cindy Halstead - 693-4410
Data Processing - Kara Harris - 693-4400
Attendance - Chris Lingenfelter - 693-4442
Counseling Secretary & Records - Nyssa Catton - 693-4405
Treasurer - Cathy Plunkett - 693-4400
Knights Bobbleheads are available for graduation gifts for
$10. These heavy resin silver, white and dark green 9" high statuettes
stand on a tower that reads Richwoods High School. They are available in the front office, or from Ruth Lewis in Room 167 up until graduation day. The T-shirts and spirit wear will wear out, but these
won't!!
Madrigal Auditions will
be May 24th. You must
be a choir member and
signed up for choir next
year to audition.
See Mrs. Russell's Web page for more
information.
RHS PBIS team is introducing a
class competition running from
April 7- April 24. The class with
the lowest percentage of
Electronic Referrals will win a
morning treat of a doughnut
before school. The date for the
treat will be announced at a later
date.
Black
History
Month
Program
Congratulations to the Richwoods
High School Step Team for placing 1st
in the 3rd Annual Dance and Step Competition. The Step Team had a near perfect
score!!!! Great Job RHS Step Team!!!! For
those interested in being on the Step Team,
tryouts will be held for current RHS students in May 2015. Please see Miss Butler
if you have questions!!
The black history
program was an
incredible success,
connecting past and
present with hope for the
future through a variety of
art forms. Students
amazed the crowd
through dance,
poetry, fashion, and of
course history.
Boys’ Basketball Senior Night 2015
Richwoods celebrated its Boys’ Basketball, Cheer,
Dance, Flag and Step team seniors with a farewell ceremony before the boys took on Peoria Notre Dame.
There were 25 seniors honored this year and 25 seniors that will surely be missed. Good Luck Seniors!
Semester 1
ALLEN, KATHARINE E.
ARORA, RISHAB
BALENTINE, DARREN A. JR
BALLOWE, EMLEE E.
BASH, KYLER J.
BATTON, GINGER B.
BAUMGARTEL, ANDREA M.
BELL, CARTER A.
BLACK, ERIC A.
BOYLE, JOSHUA T.
BROADWAY, KEIRSTIN C.
BROWN, LACY T.
BUCHKO, ANDREJ J.
BUI, TAELY
BUNCH, MEGAN T.
CAGLE, JONEIKA M.
CAMPBELL, GRACE M.
CHAMBLIN, HAYLEY J.
CHEN, JUSTIN F.
CHENG, ALEXANDER
COLEMAN, MEREDITH A.
CROWDER, ASIA M.
DEBENITO SANCHEZ, LUCIA H.
DONAHUE, JACEY L.
DONAHUE, PEYTON E.
DUMBAB, TIMOTHY D.
EGGERT, ASHLEY E.
ELDARAZI, LAMIA P.
ELWOOD, JOHN W.
FIDDES, KELSEY A.
FLIPPIN, COURTNEY N.
FREIBURGER, WYATT J.
GAMBLE, JOSEPH H.
GANDHI, NEETI N.
GARCIA, JAREN V.
GENTRY, ANNA L.
GOELZER, LINA
GONZALES, DANIELA R.
GREEN, JEREMY M.
GREENE, ABIGAIL
GREENE, ZACHARY
GRIFFIN, ALLANDRIA F.
GUHA, KRIPA S.
HALL, RACHEL A.
HANNAH, ETHAN R.
HAWKINS, LAYZIA E.
HAYASHI, DAVID M.
HIRSCHMANN, RUBY T.
HO, KHOA L.
HOERR, KIRSTIN A.
HUBBARD, DREW R.
HUFFMAN, BROOKE A.
IBE, TRISHA G.
JENKINS, CLAIRE S.
JOHNSON, THEODORE D. JR
KELLY, PEYTON E.
KELLY, THOMAS C.
KHOURY, SHARBEL K.
KLEIMENHAGEN, KIP L.
KRANTZ, EMMALYN R.
KRIGBAUM, JULIA R.
LE, KIMBERLY L.
LE, LISA T.
LEARY, ZOE D.
LEGASPI, ANDREA K.
LINDQWISTER, ELIZABETH A.
LINDQWISTER, WINSTON F.
LIU, ANNA H.
MALONEY, OLIVIA P.
MARIS, CARSON S.
MASKREY, CASSONDRA M.
MCAFEE, ANDREA M.
MCCARTHER, MARIAH N.
MCCONNELL, KEEGAN S.
MCCONNELL, KENNA S.
MCGHEE, KAYLA T.
MITCHELL, CAMERON A.
MOORE, RILEY A.
MORGAN, BRANDON T.
MORRIS, AARON C.
MORTON, SARA E.
NAFFAKH, NADA
NAFFAKH, TASNEEM
NASH, ALANIS A.
NAVARRO, SOPHIA I.
NAYAB, GUL E
NEHRKORN, JOHN G.
NGO, ISAAC J.
NUESE, THOMAS A.
OSWALD, KATERINA B.
PALKA, HANNAH L.
PARKER, KENNEDY T.
PARR, ALEXIS R.
PATEL OCONNOR, KIRAN P.
PERKINS, LATINA R.
RACE, EMILY S.
RHODES, RICHARD R.
RIGGENBACH, AMANDA J.
RODGERS, MIKAYLA K.
RULE, JENNINGS J.
SACHDEV, KAJAL
SERBLIN, MICHAEL F.
SETTELMYER, ZACHARY S.
SHAIKH, NUHA L.
SHAWHAN, TYLER J.
SHERMAN, MARY M.
SILVER, ASHLEY B.
SMITH, HANNAH G.
SMITH, OLIVIA V.
STEFFEN, KAYLA M.
STEWART, HANNAH E.
STRONG, SAGE M.
TAMPLIN, EMORY S.
TAYLOR, AMBER L.
TRAN, TYLER P.
TRUC, HUE
VACCA, SOFIA M.
WAGNER, NATHAN K. II
WALKER, MIKAYLA R.
WALTON WILLIAMS, MICHAEL D.
WILSON, ANSLEY E.
WOLSTENHOLM, SAMUEL B.
WORKMAN, LORI
WULFFRAAT, NOBLE E.
WYCKOFF, EMMA C.
YOON, GRACE
ZEDRIC, ARIEL Y.
2
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Richwoods 2015
Semester Final Exam Schedule For Seniors
Thursday, May 21st
First Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9: 05am (5 minutes announcements)
Second Hour Exam: - 9:10am - 10:40am
Snack Break: 10:40am – 10:55am
Third Hour Exam: 10:55am – 12:30pm
Dismiss Seniors at 12:30pm
Friday, May 22nd
Fourth Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9:05am (5 minutes announcements)
Fifth Hour Exam: 9:10am – 10:40am
Dismiss Seniors at 10:40am
Tuesday, May 26th
Sixth Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9:05am (5 minute announcements)
Seventh Hour Exam: 9:10am – 10:40am
Dismiss Seniors at 10:40am
2
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Richwoods 2015
Semester Final Exam Schedule for 9th through 11th Grade
Wednesday, May 27th
First Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9: 05am (5 minutes announcements)
Second Hour Exam: - 9:10am - 10:40am
Snack Break: 10:40am – 10:55am
Third Hour Exam: 10:55am – 12:30pm
Dismiss at 12:30pm
Thursday, May 28th
Fourth Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9:05am (5 minutes announcements)
Fifth Hour Exam: 9:10am – 10:40am
Dismiss at 10:40am
Friday, May 29th
Sixth Hour Exam: 7:30am – 9:05am (5 minute announcements)
Seventh Hour Exam: 9:10am – 10:40am
Dismiss at 10:40am
RICHWOODS’ COUNSELORS:
Mike McKenna - A-E
Yvonne Look - F-J
Beth Funcannon - K-P
Patti Simmons - Q-Z
SPECIAL SERVICES’ COORDINATOR:
Ericka Doan
Attention Seniors!
Please bring a copy of all of your scholarship and financial aid award
letters to Mr. McKenna in the counseling office. This includes award
letters from all schools where you have been accepted, even if you will
not attend. RHS students have been awarded MILLIONS of dollars in
recent years. We hope to surpass last years’ total and need your
information.
More scholarships are available. Please continue to check the RHS
scholarship page at www.psd150.org/Page/22263 and use the
scholarship search sites found on the RHS Guidance office “Useful
Websites” page.
Do you have questions about applying to or paying for college?
Nelisha Gray, our new Illinois Student Assistance Commission representative, will be at Richwoods High School every first
and third Thursday of each month. She will be available by appointment in the counseling center and in the terrazzo during
lunch periods.
Ms. Gray can also be reached at:
309-981-9490 nelisha.gray@isac.illinois.gov www.facebook.com/ISACICC1
NATIONAL ACT TEST DATES
Test Date
Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)
December 13, 2014
November 7, 2014
November 8–21, 2014
February 7, 2015*
January 9, 2015
January 10–16, 2015
April 18, 2015
March 13, 2015
March 14–27, 2015
June 13, 2015
May 8, 2015
May 9–22, 2015
Sign up at www.actstudent.org
PROGRESS REPORT DATES:
Grading Period 1: September 24,2014
Grading Period 2: November 14, 2014
Grading Period 3: February 6, 2015
Grading Period 4: April 24, 2015
REPORT CARD DATES:
1st: October 23 & 24, 2014
2nd: January 9, 2015
3rd: March 26 & 27, 2015
4th: June, 2015
Parent University
Peoria Public Schools District 150 is looking to provide the opportunity for families to get a wide variety of
resources, job skill training, character building workshops, technology training, health classes, social service
resources, adult education, how to help student achievement, college preparation, and navigating the modern
school system.
The goal of Parent University is to get parents and families involved in education and to help close the information gap. We at District 150 want to provide as many resources to our families as possible. Parent University is an avenue to provide academic and social resources to all our families. We have many community partners that are involved that gladly share their time and resources at Parent University.
This free district-wide initiative is open to all parents and families. There will be hubs throughout the district
at which the Parent Universities will be conducted.
Peoria Public Schools Dist. 150 will be hosting Parent University for the
2014-2015 school year on the following dates:
2/19/15
Lincoln K-8 School
3/18/15
Trewyn K-8 School
4/16/15
Richwoods High School
*A light meal will be served throughout the event*
*Translators for language services will be available*
For More Information Contact Mrs. Taunya Jenkins, Family & Community Coordinator
Peoria Public Schools Dist. 150 (309) 672-6748