Tiger Baseball at Vincennes on Wednesday, April 3 has been cancelled.
Please make note of the following cancellations:
4/3 - Tiger JV Baseball vs. Edwards Co. (rescheduled for Friday, May 10)
4/3 - Tiger Tennis vs. Mt. Carmel/Fairfield/Centralia (rescheduled for April 11 [Mt. Carmel & Fairfield] & April 17 [Centralia & Fairfield])
4/4 -Tiger Tennis at Mattoon
Richland County Health Office will be at RCHS on May 6, 2024 to give required school vaccines to incoming seniors for the 2024-2025 school year. Please fill out the paperwork, along with a copy of your insurance card, and return it to the office by April 12, 2024. This school immunization clinic is for your convenience so that this requirement is met before the upcoming school year. The State of Illinois requires that any child that does not schow proof of immunization must be excluded from school. Please take advantage of this opportunity!
The RCHS Junior Class presents Night of a Thousand Lights! Prom will be held on Friday, May 3rd from 8-10pm at Olney Parkside Events. Tickets will be on sale at the RCHS Main Entrance April 15-19 before school and at the end of lunch. Tickets will be $20 per person. Students inviting an outside guest need to have the guest forms turned into the main office by April 19.
RCHS After Prom 2024 will be a FIESTA! Doors at RCHS will open at 10:30pm with activities from 11pm-2:30am. After Prom ticket sales will be at the RCHS front entrance April 15-19 before school and at the end of lunch. Tickets will be $15 including a shirt, $10 without shirt. Don't forget to purchase your tickets and join in on the fun following prom on May 3!
Joe Morris, the original Squirrelly Joe, came in to talk to Culinary Occupations about coffee roasting and production. He did a great job in showing students what it means to run Squirrelly Joe's Coffee Co. Thank you Joe for coming in and sharing with our RCHS culinary students!
Tiger Baseball at Teutopolis has been cancelled for today, Tuesday, April 2. Please check back for a possible rescheduled date.
Lady Tiger JV Softball's game in Robinson today - Tuesday, April 2 - has been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd at 4:30pm.
Richland County High School's ERFAE Awards will be held virtually this year. Families and friends are welcome to stream the ceremonies via the below listed links: Wednesday, April 3 - Sophomores (9:20 AM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAiJP4I26Fg Thursday, April 4 - Seniors (9:20 AM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfYkP-i-BiE Friday, April 5 - Juniors (9:12 AM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7QGkY6hY3k Tuesday, April 9 - Freshmen (9:20 AM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C87ODF8B6yc Congratulations to our students on great academic successes during the 2023-2024 school year!
Lady Tiger Track scheduled for today - Monday, April 1 - at Paris has been cancelled due to weather.
GRIT Award winners for 3/26 - 4/1 are: Reid Fancher - Bass Fishing, Marcus Kocher - Boys Tennis, Paolo Davi - Boys Track, Ian Winkler - Baseball, Briley Kocher - Girls Track, and Taylor Bloomer - Softball (not pictured: Audry Runyon - Soccer). The GRIT Award is awarded to an athlete that demonstrates hustle, teamwork, and dedication. This award isn't necessarily always the highest scorer or top performer, but one that shows drive and passion to make the team better!
Tiger spring athletics have plenty of events for fans to catch this week. There are matchups Monday through Sunday. Please check back for any scheduling updates.
GRIT Award winners for 3/19-3/25 are: Hadley Denton - Girls Track, Carter Seaman - Boys Tennis, Cooper Hires - Baseball, Dylan Fulk - Bass Fishing, Ruger Stevens - Boys Track, and Allison Reed - Softball (not pictured: Girls Soccer- Emma Hefferman). The GRIT Award is awarded to an athlete that demonstrates hustle, teamwork, and dedication. This award isn't necessarily always the highest scorer or top performer, but one that shows drive and passion to make the team better!
This week's PR Club Staff of the Week is Mr. Music from the PE/Health/Driver's Ed Department!
CHI representative, Whitney Fielden, presented Richland County High School with a spring thank you basket. CHI works with schools, exchange students, and host families to bring life-changing experiences and international understanding to students worldwide.
(pictured left to right) Theresa Marriott - host mom, Whitney Fielden - CHI Rep, and Sara Simoni - CHI exchange student
The end of year dates have been finalized for the 2023-2024 school year.
Last day of student attendance will by Tuesday, May 21st.
The Lady Tiger Track team competed in Lawrenceville on Wednesday, March 20. Results are as follows:
1st place Olney 132
2nd place Fairfield 91
3rd place Mt. Carmel 76
4th place Flora 28
5th place Lawrenceville 18
First place finishers:
-Hadley Denton, 100 M Dash, 200 M Dash
-Mackenzi Thomas, 400 M Dash
-Briley Kocher, 800 M Run
-Josie Ginder, 3200 M Run
-Brielle Seiler, 300 M Hurdles
-4 x 100 M Relay, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Natalie Zwilling, and Brielle Seiler
-Raley Inskeep, Shot Put
-Savannah Cycholl, Long Jump
Full results can be found at https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/541559/results
The Lady Tigers compete next at the Greenville Invite on March 30th.
All RCCU #1 schools will be in session on Thursday. RCELC, RCES, and RCMS will continue to be under a boil order. Bottled water will be provided for students and staff as needed, but students are encouraged to bring their own filled water bottles. Breakfast and lunch will be served with all necessary safety measures being taken. RCHS is not affected by the boil order.
Olney Tiger and Lady Tiger Track will host their 7th Annual Little Tiger Track Meet on Saturday, April 13. All Kindergarten through 5th grade students are invited to join us for a morning of track & field events including: Sprints, Distance, Hurdles, Long Jump, & Shot Put (Softball Throw). The event will include instruction by Olney Tiger athletes and coaches and grade-level competition. Please complete the information below and return with payment by Tuesday, April 2nd to your child’s teacher or to the RCHS Main Office or mail to Coach Amy Julian, RCHS, 1200 E. Laurel St., Olney, IL 62450. Make checks payable to: Olney Tiger Track. Registration forms will be accepted 15 minutes before the event begins on Saturday, April 13th, but t-shirts may not be available for those who register after April 2nd. Parental consent forms are required to participate in event activities.
All of our outside phone lines are currently down at this time. You may contact your child's teacher through Rooms on the RCCU1 app. You may also search our staff list on https://rchs.rccu1.net/ by clicking on the Explore tab.