Richland County High School

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.

Tiger Baseball at St. Anthony today, March 18, has been cancelled due to cold weather. Varsity Tiger Baseball will play at St. Anthony on Thursday, March 21.

GRIT Award winners for 3/11-3/18 are: Aidan Weidner - Boys Tennis, Elizabeth Bahl - Girls Track, Kara Sager - Girls Soccer, Ryan Kirby - Boys Track, Alex Harness - Bass Fishing, and Rolen Wilson - Baseball (not pictured: Bailey Rennier - Softball). 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!

Olney Tiger spring sports are in full swing this week! On Monday, Tiger Varsity Baseball travels to St. Anthony for a 4:30pm game. Lady Tiger Soccer will host Mt. Carmel at 4:30pm. Tuesday, it is Lady Tiger Softball's turn to take on St. Anthony at home at 4:30pm (varsity) and 6pm (JV). Lady Tiger Track heads to Lawrenceville on Wednesday with action starting at 4pm. Meanwhile, Tiger Varsity Baseball (4:30pm) and both Lady Tiger Softball teams (4:30pm and 6pm) head to Cumberland to hit the fields. On Thursday, Tiger JV Baseball will host Lawrenceville while Lady Tiger Softball hosts Mt. Vernon with both games starting at 4:30pm. Lady Tiger Soccer will hit the road to Mattoon with match time at 5pm. Tiger Baseball will host Centralia on Friday with two games at 4:30pm - varsity will host at RCHS while JV will play at Musgrove Park. Saturday, Tiger Baseball will hit the road to Herrin with games at 12pm and 2pm while Tiger Track heads to Champaign (TBA). Lady Tiger Soccer will host their tourney here at home with matches starting at 10am. And Sunday, Tiger Bass Fishing will hit the water at Newton Lake (1pm).