Richland County High School

If you don't have Thanksgiving plans next weekend, feel free to catch a game or match by our Lady Tiger Basketball players in Pana, Olney Tiger Basketball players in Lawrence County, or the Olney Tiger Wrestlers in Vincennes.

This weekend and next weekend Olney Tiger athletics are in tournament action. November 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th Lady Tiger Basketball is on the road to Pana High School to participate in the Thanksgiving Tournament. On November 24th and 25th, Olney Tiger Basketball will show their skills at the Capital Classic. They will take the court at the Red Hill site. And Olney Tiger Wrestling will hit the mats in Vincennes to participate in the Lincoln Duals on November 25th, beginning at 8am. Come on out, support these stellar student athletes, and show your OTN pride!

If you purchased Texas Roadhouse items from Olney Tiger Wrestling, pick-up will be Thursday, November 16 at 5pm at the Ron Herrin Gym entrance.

Thank you to all our school board members, we appreciate your dedication to our students, staff and community.

Donate! Donate! Donate! The RCHS OTE Community Service Project wants to remind you that this is the Season of Giving and wishes for you to support the Masters Hands with a food drive. They will be collecting non-perishable food items from November 27th-December 1st with a class face off! Freshmen/Juniors vs. Sophomores/Seniors will fight for a one-hour lunch for the team with the most donations. Donations can be dropped off at the Main Commons area before 1st block each day. The community can support the cause by bringing your items into the RCHS Main Office any day that week.

Free Children's Orthopedic Clinic with by Dr. Fullop on Monday, December 4th from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center at 1527 College Drive in Mt. Carmel, IL. Call 1-800-272-0074 on Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to register for the clinic. The clinic is sponsored by the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation & Mt. Carmel Elks Lodge 715.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Community Service OTE students help out at Masters Hands stocking shelves and unloading the food trucks. The students will also be collecting canned goods the week after Thanksgiving in conjunction with the spirit of Giving Week to help stock the shelves at Masters Hands.

Winter athletics kickoff this week with the Lady Tiger Basketball team in plenty of action. The Lady Tigers are on the road to Pana on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. Thursday the freshmen and sophomore girls can be seen here at home while they take on T-Town at 6:15pm. Head on out to RHG or Pana and cheer on your Lady Tigers!

Mrs. Gray’s College & Careers class kicked off their “College Knowledge” unit by exploring all things Olney Central College has to offer. Monday and Tuesday the students were guided by College Admission Representative, Curtis Miller, through the main campus, CTE programs, and the Terry L. Bruce West Richland Center. On Wednesday, the students sat down with Financial Aid Coordinator Taryn Bunting and Academic Advisor Jodi Schneider who led them in a discussion about admissions and financial aid. The week ended with Jodi Schneider explaining to the students how to read their transcript and a course catalog in preparation for their next steps. Overall, it was a great experience that left the students with so much information.

Here are some upcoming school calendar reminders: There will be no school on Friday, November 10 due to the observance of Veterans Day. Second, students will be dismissed 3 hours early on Thursday, November 16 for school improvement activities and parent/teacher conferences and there will be no school on Friday, November 17. Finally, students will be released one hour early on Tuesday, November 21 and there will be no school on Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving break.

Co-op students are learning about what effects their credit score by playing Credit Jenga. These students will be striving for a credit score close to 800.

RCHS Introduction to Teaching students spent the day at Vincennes University learning about their teaching programs. They offer a four-year dual degree in Elementary and Special Education. They also received information about their new reading curriculum instruction being offered.

Come on out to historic Ron Herrin Gymnasium on Thursday, November 9 to meet RCHS's winter athletes! The students in the following sports will be recognized: boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, and wrestling. Boys and girls basketball will also have a scrimmage. In addition, students who excelled in their particular fall sport will be recognized. Doors open at 6:00pm with the event beginning at 6:30pm. Be sure to be at RHG this Thursday to support OTN!

A big thank you goes to Rude Wealth Advisory LLC for providing the Ramsey Classroom Curriculum to the Family & Resouce Management and Personal Finance classes at RCHS. The FCS department is so thankful for your generous donation to the students!

The 2023 Little Illini Conference Volleyball All-Conference Teams have been released. Olney Lady Volleyball players have been placed as follows: 1st Team: Aliyah Tracey (Sr.) 2nd Team: Rylee Bloomer (Sr.), Danielle Brown (Sr.) Honorable Mention: Maddie Piercefield (Sr.) Congratulations girls! OTN is proud of you!

Mr. Music's Health Occupations Class spent the day at Vincennes University. These students learned lots of great information and participated in some hands-on activities as well. A big thank you goes to VU for allowing our students to come visit!

OTN had a celebratory send off for FFA as they had to National Convention this week. This group sets a record number of participants representing RCHS with 25 students participating. OTN is proud of this group!

Did you know 85% of jobs can only be found through networking? Mrs. Gray’s College & Careers class was introduced to the business and employment-focused social media platform, LinkedIn, by guest speaker, Kiva Connor. Kiva is an RCHS Alumni who has over 20 years in the product development profession. She was able to bring her experience and knowledge with LinkedIn to share with the students the importance of using this employment tool in today’s job market.

The Lady Tigers and Tiger XC ended their season at the Jacksonville Class 2A Sectional on Saturday. The Lady Tigers finished 11th out of 18 teams. They ran great and all ran either Season Records or Personal Records. The course was 2.9 miles. Their times and places were as follows: Mackenzi Thomas T36 place, 18:28 Lily Stevens T36 place, 18:28 Josie Ginder 48th place, 18:55 Karlee Piercefield 86th place, 19:54 Briley Kocher 87th place, 19:55 McKenna Snider 119th place, 21:12 Maddie Piercefield 130th place, 22:18 Tiger XC runner Kaeden Davis finished in 83rd place with a time of 16:02. He also ran a PR. Congratulations to all the runners and OTN thanks you for representing our school so well this season!

Olney Tiger Wrestling's Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser is underway! Gift cards, rolls, and honey cinnamon butter are available. Great for Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas gift cards! Pick-up will be at RCHS on November 16. Let OTW know if you are interested. Purchase options are as follows: •Gift Cards - $25, $50, or $100 •Rolls - $8/dozen •Honey Cinnamon Butter - $4/tub