Next week - April 22-26 - is Disability Acceptance Week! We will have dress up days and each day, somewhere in the school, a crayon will be hidden. If you find it, take it to room 121, answer the daily question and earn a prize. Make sure to check out the flyers posted around school. Answers can be found on the informational flyers. Join in the fun and learn more about acceptance!
The dress-up days are as follows:
• Monday: Language & Speech Awareness - Wear Blue
•Tuesday: Cerebral Palsy - Wear Green
•Wednesday: Physical Disability - Wear Red
•Thursday: Down Syndrome - Wear Crazy Socks
•Friday: Intellectual Disability - Wear Tie Dye
The Lady Tigers hosted their annual invite yesterday. Team results were as follows:
1st Robinson 167 points
2nd Newton 138 points
3rd Olney 130 points
4th North Clay 41
5th Paris 36
6th Altamont 30
7th Lawrenceville 9
Brielle Seiler 1st place 100 M hurdles, 1st place 300 M hurdles
Mackenzi Thomas 1st place 800 M run
Josie Ginder 1st place 1600 M run
Karlee Piercefield 2nd place 3200 M run
Hadley Denton 2nd place 100 M dash, 3rd place 200 M dash
Briley Kocher 3rd place 800 M run
Jillian Bettis 3rd place discus, 5th place shot put
Lily Stevens 4th place 100 M dash, 4th place 200 M dash, 5th place 400 M dash
Carly Houchin 4th place 1600 M run
Raley Inskeep, 4th place shot put
Mckenna Snider T5th place high jump
Danielle Brown T5th place high jump
Mckenna Snider 6th place triple jump
4 x 100 M Relay, 1st place, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Brielle Seiler, Hadley Denton
4 x 200 M Relay 3rd place, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Savannah Cycholl, Hadley Denton
4 x 400 M Relay 2nd place, Kennedy Travis, Briley Kocher, Brielle Seiler, Mackenzi Thomas
4 x 800 M Relay, 2nd place, Briley Kocher, Karlee Houchin, Josie Ginder, Mackenzi Thomas
The Lady Tigers run on Tuesday, April 23rd in Herrin and Flora.
Tiger Track's meet today at Mattoon has been moved up to a 3:30pm start due to incoming weather.
Juniors and Seniors - Tomorrow (Friday 4/19) is your LAST CHANCE to purchase prom and after prom tickets! They will be on sale before school, at the end of lunch, and at 2pm at the Front Entrance.
If you do not purchase a PROM ticket this week, you will have to find Mrs. Rusk and the price increases to $25 per person. You must purchase a ticket ahead of time - tickets will NOT be sold at the door the night of Prom! Also, Guest Forms are to be turned into the Main Office by Friday, April 19 as well!
Due to anticipated incoming weather this evening, RCHS is moving all home contests up today. Baseball, Softball and Girls Track (field events) will all begin at 3:30.
St. Joseph Catholic School found a black and grey backpack with a maroon Champion hoodie and a pair of Brooks running shoes inside. It was found by our outdoor basketball court. Please pick up at the main office of St. Joseph School.
The OIney Arts Council's Fine Art Showcase is happening now at the Best Western Event Facility. Exhibit hours are Tuesday, April 16 - Friday, April 19 from 11am-7pm and Saturday, April 20 from 11am-5pm. RCHS has students with pieces on display at this exhibit. Find time to come out and support these fine arts students!
Thank you to Scooter's Coffee in Olney for gifting coupons to all of our staff here at RCHS! 🧡☕🐾
RCHS would like to invite you to our first International Thespian Society Induction on April 27th at 5pm in the RCPAC. We will be inducting four 8th grade students as Junior Thespians, and ten high school students as Thespians. We hope to see you there when honoring these talented students!
Today's Boys F/S Track Meet at Salem has been cancelled due to anticipated weather and is rescheduled for tomorrow - Wednesday, April 17 - at the same time.
Olney Tiger Baseball's matchup against Carbondale at home on Wednesday, April 17 has been cancelled. It will not be rescheduled.
GRIT Award winners for 4/9 - 4/15 are: Jakoby VanDyke - Bass Fishing, Paisley Paddock - Girls Soccer, Ashtin McCormick - Softball, Reyce Petersen - Girls Track, Carter Seaman - Boys Track, and Michael Taylor - Baseball (not pictured: AJ Padilla - Boys Tennis). 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!
The Lady Tigers competed at the Sam Bennett Invite at Robinson High School on Friday, April 12th. The Tigers finished 6th out of 17 teams. Girls who placed are as follows:
Josie Ginder 1st-3200 M Run, 6th-1600 M Run
Brielle Seiler 1st- 300 M Hurdles, 2nd-100 M Hurdles
Mackenzi Thomas 2nd-800 M Run
Hadley Denton 4th-100 M Dash, 4th-200 M Dash
Lily Stevens 4th-400 M Dash
4 x 100 M Relay-3rd place, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Brielle Seiler, Hadley Denton
4 x 200 M Relay-6th place, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Jillian Bettis, Savannah Cycholl
4 x 400 M Relay-6th place, Elizabeth Bahl, Kennedy Travis, Briley Kocher, Mackenzi Thomas
4 x 800 M Relay-6th place, Carly Houchin, Maddie Piercefield, Brooklyn Beard, Ryen Gray
The Lady Tigers run at Matton on Tuesday and at home on Thursday.
It's a full schedule for OTN spring athletes this week! There will be lots of opportunities for Olney Tiger fans to come and cheer on these students. Please check back for any scheduling changes.
Tiger Tennis' match today - April 11 - in Olney has been cancelled due to wet courts. Mt. Carmel will be rescheduled for next week on 4/17 when Fairfield and Centralia are here. That match will start 3:30pm.
The baseball and softball games against Lawrenceville for today - April 11 - have been cancelled due to wet fields.
Reschedule dates are as follows:
Baseball: Thursday, May 2, 4:30pm
Softball: Tuesday, April 16, 4:30pm
While this appears to be a conflct for softball, JV softball at Newton on 4/16 is now cancelled due to the rescheduling of today's conference game with Lawrenceville. It will now be played on 4/22 after the varsity game at Newton.
Tiger Varsity Baseball at home against Flora and Tiger JV Baseball at Lawrenceville has been cancelled for today - Wednesday, April 10 - due to the weather. Please check back for possible rescheduled dates.
GRIT Award winners for 4/2 - 4/8 are: Kacy Sager - Girls Soccer, Kaiya Seessengood - Softball, Alex Schneider - Baseball, Connor Grove - Boys Track, Drake Koester - Bass Fishing, and AJ Padilla - Boys Tennis (Not pictured Girls Track- Maddie Piercefield). 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!
LOOKING AHEAD:
RCHS & RCMS Choirs will present their Spring Choir Concert on Sunday, May 5 at 2:15pm. The concerts will take place in the Richland County Performing Arts Centers at RCHS. Admission is free. So mark your calendars and come out to support these vocalists!
This week's PR Club Staff of the Week is Mrs. Billington from the Family Consumer Science (FCS) Department!