
The RCHS College & Careers class completed their final volunteer day of the semester. Each student contributed 10 hours of service within Richland County from August to December. We are extremely proud of the work these students have devoted back to their community. As Arthur Ashe once said, "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."



Mrs. Burgener's Community Workshop class went to SKS-USA to learn about warehouse work. Students participated in picking and packing products. Additionally, student Frank Little from the Community Workshop class begins his volunteer work at Hovey's Diner following the class learning about kitchen and dining room jobs.











Mrs. Burgener's Pre Vocational Class just finished Christmas cards for veterans provided by the VFW. Students learned about piece work and assembly line work by stuffing cards into envelopes, putting printed address labels on, and postage.




Congratulations to Lady Tiger Volleyball seniors Rylee Bloomer and Aliyah Tracy for being selected to the 3A All-South Team! Thanks for representing OTN so well this season girls!




Congratulations to the following art students who won the People's Choice in the Fall Art Show:
1st place: Jereme Higginbotham
2nd place: Grayce Burgener
3rd place: Jordan Albin
4th place: Sean Joyce
5th place: Taylor Bloomer
Great work students!


SRO Ameter's Coat Roundup is still underway! Until December 15, students and the community are encouraged to donate gently used or new coats, sweatshirts, or hoodies to help students in the district. Also, SRO Ameter is collecting new or gently used toys for students in need. These toys will be available for parents that need last minute gifts. The toys can be seen and picked up December 18-19 from 6-8pm at Richland County Elementary School.
SRO Ameter would also like to thank the 4-H Hilltoppers for their generous donation to the coat drive! These funds will help Ameter ensure that our students stay warm this wintry season.


Our first GRIT award winners are Danielle Brown, Jersey Wells, Logan McDonald and Colby Redman for the week of November 27-Dec 1.
The GRIT Award is a new award sponsored by Bobe's Pizza here in Olney. It is awarded to the 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! Congratulations!


Mr. Music's Introduction to Health Occupations class visited Carle Arrow Ambulance Service. "In an emergency, Carle Arrow Ambulance offers pre-arrival instructions through its dispatch service, advanced life support, state-of-the-art equipment and delivery to the hospital of your choice," (https://carle.org/locations/carle-foundation-hospital/arrow-ambulance). These students are getting real world examples of occupations in the medical field.


Mr. Music's Introduction to Health Occupations class visited Carle Arrow Ambulance Service. "In an emergency, Carle Arrow Ambulance offers pre-arrival instructions through its dispatch service, advanced life support, state-of-the-art equipment and delivery to the hospital of your choice," (https://carle.org/locations/carle-foundation-hospital/arrow-ambulance). These students are getting real world examples of occupations in the medical field.


Richland County High School VAT Club will be holding a bake sale and 50/50 drawing this Friday, December 8 at the Olney VFW Post #4226. Call in orders begin at 4pm with food service from 5:30-7:30 pm, or sold out. Come on out for some delicious food and support this great club!


Olney Tiger Athletics are in action this week both at home and away. Tuesday, December 5 fans can catch Tiger Basketball at Mt. Zion with play starting at 5pm. Lady Tiger F/S Basketball is also on the road with game play starting at 6:30pm in Altamont. Tiger Wrestling takes the mat right here at home against Mattoon at 6pm. If you can't make it Tuesday, Tiger Wrestling heads to Robinson on Wednesday, December 6 with matches starting at 6pm. On Thursday, Lady Tiger Basketball hosts Paris at 6pm. Tiger F/S Basketball will hit Paris' court at 6pm as well. Saturday, December 9, Tiger Wrestling heads to the Vandalia Duals at 10am while Tiger Basketball goes toe-to-toe against Mattoon in Ron Herrin Gym at 5pm. And on Sunday, December 10 Tiger Cheerleading competes at the Bradley Bourbonnais Invite (TBA). Good luck to all OTN athletes this week!


Members of the RCHS Interact Club went to Evansville today to volunteer at the Feeding My Starving Children food packing event. Their group was able to pack 4,716 bags of food which will feed 77 children for a year!











The College & Careers Class welcomed two guest speakers this week to provide insight and advice into professional interviewing. We welcomed Marsha Heath the Human Resource Manager for Carle Health and Chris Simpson the President of OCC. Both speakers were extremely knowledgeable and helped to prepare the students for their upcoming mock interviews.







The RCHS Biomedical Science class had a busy November working on skills necessary to find the answers to the cause of death for their crime scene.
Students first built a greater understanding for the anatomy of the organs and organ systems of the body by creating Play-Doh Humans. Then, using their knowledge they were able to conduct a Rat Autopsy to test their abilities of determine the cause, manner and mechanism of death for their specific rat.
Students also learned about other signs of time of death by conducting their Maggot Man experiment and learning about Entomology. Students exposed a liver to various environments and watched for growth of one of the most common insects of decomposition, the blowfly!











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Support ERFAE who Supports our Students and our Schools!
Only 500 tickets will be sold!


Thank you to Mayor Lambird for speaking to Mr. Wheeler's Civics class today on the role and responsibilities of local government. We appreciate your time!


It was TWIN DAY for RCHS Week of Giving. Faculty and staff members decided to be twins... many times over!


This Thursday and Friday come out to cheer on Lady Tiger and Tiger Basketball and also support SRO Ameter's toy drive. Boxes will be set up at each game for students and the community to drop off new or like-new toys. The toys will be donated to local families in need this holiday season.
Catch the Lady Tigers Thursday, November 30 and the Tigers Friday, December 1 in RHG at 6 & 7:30pm!


Mr. Music's driver's education classes had roadside and downed powerline safety lessons today. Students were taught how to exit a vehicle near a downed powerline, among other things. A big thank you goes out to Ameren and Distress Bandanna for presenting the safety lessons to these soon-to-be drivers!



Olney Athletics offers fans a chance to see their favorite athletes both at home and away this week. Beginning Tuesday, Tiger Wrestling meets Carmi on the mats at home at 6pm. On Thursday, Lady Tiger Basketball takes on Robinson in Ron Herrin Gym at 6pm. That same evening, freshmen/sophomore Tiger Basketball are in Robinson for a 6pm matchup. On Friday, Tiger Basketball has their first home game of the regular season in RHG against Robinson at 6pm. And this Saturday gives fans a few chances to catch OTN in action. Tiger Wrestling competes in the Lawrenceville Tournament beginning at 9am. Lady Tiger Basketball hosts Teutopolis at home with game play starting at 1pm. And Tiger Basketball is on the road to Marion to play Carbondale at 4:30pm in the Black Diamond Shootout. Come on out and support these great student athletes!
