Thank you to all our school board members, we appreciate your dedication to our students, staff and community.
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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
Olney Tiger Athletics is winding down its fall sports schedule. Monday is the last night to see the F/S football team under the lights as they take on Robinson. Kickoff is in Robinson at 6pm. Lady Tiger Volleyball hits the road for regional action in Effingham both Tuesday and Thursday evenings. On Saturday, Tiger Cross Country heads to Jacksonville for Sectionals at 10am. Come see your favorite Tigers in action this week!
The Olney Tigers raced in Olney at OCC on Saturday at the IHSA Class 2A Regional XC Meet. Results are as follows:
The Lady Tigers finished 3rd as a team and advanced to IHSA Sectionals in Jacksonville on Saturday, October 28th. Individual results are as follows:
Mackenzi Thomas, 9th place, 19:34 (PR)
Lily Stevens, 12th place, 20:09
Josie Ginder, 14th place, 20:31
Briley Kocher, 25th place, 21:06
Karlee Piercefield, 29th place, 21:25
McKenna Snider, 50th place, 23:46
Maddie Piercefield, 58th place, 24:46
The Tigers finished in 9th place and will not advance as a team. However, Kaeden Davis advanced as an individual. Results are as follows:
Kaeden Davis, 32nd place, 17:34
Carter Seaman, 47th place, 18:25
Kaydn Cooley, 54th place, 19:03
Hunter Vincent, 61st place, 19:24
Ruger Stevens, 74th place, 21:58
Runners who advanced will race in Jacksonville on Saturday, October 28th. Girls race at 11 a.m. Boys race at 12 p.m.
Today, the RCHS Biomedical Science class took a break from the classroom to visit Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home. Students have moved into the Autopsy stage of their crime scene investigation, and our County Coroner, Stephen Timothy Patterson, and his assistant Ally, were great resources in learning about the stages after death.
Students were able to learn about the education and training required for this field, tour the embalming room and learn about how a body is preserved/prepared, and learned about preparing funeral arrangements.
Thank you to Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home for allowing us to learn about a side to this field that is not often talked about. The students learned so much!
