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Dr. Troy N. Wright Principal 12301 Spotswood Furnace Road Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Phone: 540.548.4051 Fax: 540.548.2964 http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/rhs July 2021 Michelle Gordon, Instructional Coordinator Danny Tryon, Athletic Director Dontee Sylvester, Counseling Director Greetings Bears: Welcome returning Bears and our new Bears and Bear Families. We are excited to be getting back to a much more normal school year, and we are looking forward to having our students back in the building. While the last year was taxing on everyone, I do feel our teaching staff has learned some new strategies that they will adapt to their repertoire; but overall, we feel we will be much more effective in our traditional face-to-face environment. We remain available to adjust and implement whatever safety protocols are required. We will communicate any changes to our parent community as plans are finalized. We appreciate your patience as we work through any changes in safety protocols and procedures before and throughout the school year. While our teachers are excited to jump right into instruction, we will be sure to spend some time with our stu- dents during the first week mixing in some procedural guidelines as well as some social and emotional sup- port. Because it’s been a while since we have been in traditional school, and half of our school (all 9 th graders and most 10 th graders) have never attended RHS in person, we want to make sure our students have time to get acclimated and adjusted to the routines of school. Administratively, we have taken lessons learned from virtual and hybrid school and have reviewed many of our procedures and routines with a new perspective. We are hoping to simplify as many of our procedures as possi- ble for our students and parents. While we believe we are better suited for face-to-face instruction, there are many routines that Covid-19 has forced us to modernize that we hope will be a convenience for our RHS com- munity. I want to thank our parents and students for your patience over the last two years in dealing with the numerous changes. We appreciate our supportive community as it makes the difficult times much more manageable. One thing we heard over and over during Covid-19 was that our parent community appreciated the increased commu- nication. Hopefully we will be able to continue engaging our parents even though we are seeing our students on a more regular basis. Likewise, we want to be available to you should you have any questions or concerns. Feel free to reach out to your student ’s teacher, school counselor or admin if you ever have any concerns. As the principal, please know you are always welcome to contact me with any questions or concerns. Our faculty is completing a book study this fall on grading. The book we are reading is “Grading for Equity” by Joe Feldmen. Our hope is to use this book to help spur some conversation and develop a grading philosophy in the spring for implementation for the 2021-22 school year. Many of our faculty have already read the book, and will be piloting some of the grading recommendations from the book this fall. At RHS, we have a parent advisory designed to improve two-way communication and vet upcoming plans. We try to meet monthly and would love to increase our numbers. If you would like to join this group, please email me directly at [email protected]. We also have a Student-led School Improvement Team called RISE (Reinventing the School Environment). Their four focus areas of improvement are currently 1. School Spirit; 2. School Safety; 3. Cultural Awareness; and 4. Practical and Engaging Learning. These groups are led by students from all grade-levels and have many students passionate about making RHS a better place for all. If any student would like to be a member of RISE, they should reach out to me directly at [email protected]. We are excited about this year and the many opportunities that are availa- ble. Thanks for all your support in making RHS the best, and let ’s have a great year! Sincerely, Troy Wright, Ph.D. Riverbend Principal FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 ~ SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:35 A.M. BE ON TIME! Cherilynn Bickerstaff, Assistant Principal Rod Goode, Assistant Principal Brian Lutterbie, Assistant Principal Christine Rogucki, Assistant Principal Ninth Grade & NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Family Connection Day, Tuesday August 10, 2021 9-11am; 1-3pm, 5-7pm NEW TO RIVERBEND? Come out for Family Connection Day on Tues- day, August 10, 2021. This is a great opportuni- ty to get your schedule and locker. There will be opportunities to put mon- ey on your lunch ac- count, buy PE uniforms and check out the many opportunities available for you to CONNECT with our school. We are looking forward to meet- ing our new students and parents on August 10. Welcome to our beautiful school! School starts at 7:35 a.m. All visitors please use the Main En- trance located behind the flag poles. YOU MUST HAVE A PHOTO ID to pick up your student(s) and to visit within our school. Please do not leave your ID in the car; you will be asked to re- trieve it.
Transcript of Dr. Troy N. Wright
Dr. Troy N. Wright Principal
12301 Spotswood Furnace Road Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Phone: 540.548.4051 Fax: 540.548.2964 http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/rhs
July 2021
Michelle Gordon, Instructional Coordinator
Danny Tryon, Athletic Director Dontee Sylvester, Counseling Director
Greetings Bears: Welcome returning Bears and our new Bears and Bear Families. We are excited to be getting back to a much more normal school year, and we are looking forward to having our students back in the building. While the last year was taxing on everyone, I do feel our teaching staff has learned some new strategies that they will adapt to their repertoire; but overall, we feel we will be much more effective in our traditional face-to-face environment. We remain available to adjust and implement whatever safety protocols are required. We will communicate any changes to our parent community as plans are finalized. We appreciate your patience as we work through any changes in safety protocols and procedures before and throughout the school year. While our teachers are excited to jump right into instruction, we will be sure to spend some time with our stu-dents during the first week mixing in some procedural guidelines as well as some social and emotional sup-port. Because it’s been a while since we have been in traditional school, and half of our school (all 9 th graders and most 10th graders) have never attended RHS in person, we want to make sure our students have time to get acclimated and adjusted to the routines of school. Administratively, we have taken lessons learned from virtual and hybrid school and have reviewed many of our procedures and routines with a new perspective. We are hoping to simplify as many of our procedures as possi-ble for our students and parents. While we believe we are better suited for face-to-face instruction, there are many routines that Covid-19 has forced us to modernize that we hope will be a convenience for our RHS com-munity. I want to thank our parents and students for your patience over the last two years in dealing with the numerous changes. We appreciate our supportive community as it makes the difficult times much more manageable. One thing we heard over and over during Covid-19 was that our parent community appreciated the increased commu-nication. Hopefully we will be able to continue engaging our parents even though we are seeing our students on a more regular basis. Likewise, we want to be available to you should you have any questions or concerns. Feel free to reach out to your student’s teacher, school counselor or admin if you ever have any concerns. As the principal, please know you are always welcome to contact me with any questions or concerns. Our faculty is completing a book study this fall on grading. The book we are reading is “Grading for Equity” by Joe Feldmen. Our hope is to use this book to help spur some conversation and develop a grading philosophy in the spring for implementation for the 2021-22 school year. Many of our faculty have already read the book, and will be piloting some of the grading recommendations from the book this fall. At RHS, we have a parent advisory designed to improve two-way communication and vet upcoming plans. We try to meet monthly and would love to increase our numbers. If you would like to join this group, please email me directly at [email protected]. We also have a Student-led School Improvement Team called RISE (Reinventing the School Environment). Their four focus areas of improvement are currently 1. School Spirit; 2. School Safety; 3. Cultural Awareness; and 4. Practical and Engaging Learning. These groups are led by students from all grade-levels and have many students passionate about making RHS a better place for all. If any student would like to be a member of RISE, they should reach out to me directly at [email protected]. We are excited about this year and the many opportunities that are availa-ble. Thanks for all your support in making RHS the best, and let’s have a great year!
Sincerely,
Troy Wright, Ph.D. Riverbend Principal
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 ~ SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:35 A.M. BE ON TIME!
Cherilynn Bickerstaff, Assistant Principal Rod Goode, Assistant Principal Brian Lutterbie, Assistant Principal Christine Rogucki, Assistant Principal
Ninth Grade & NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
Family Connection
Day, Tuesday
August 10, 2021
9-11am; 1-3pm, 5-7pm
NEW TO RIVERBEND? Come out for Family
Connection Day on Tues-day, August 10, 2021.
This is a great opportuni-ty to get your schedule
and locker. There will be opportunities to put mon-
ey on your lunch ac-count, buy PE uniforms and check out the many opportunities available for you to CONNECT
with our school. We are looking forward to meet-ing our new students and
parents on August 10.
Welcome to our beautiful school! School starts at 7:35 a.m. All visitors please use the Main En-trance located behind the flag poles. YOU MUST HAVE A PHOTO ID to pick up your student(s) and to visit within our school. Please do not leave your ID in the car; you will be asked to re-trieve it.
School
Counselors
Dontee Sylvester
Counselor A-B
Ext. 5328
Kimberly Rolling
Counselor C-G
Ext. 5325
Niviea Williams
Counselor H-Ma
Ext. 5326
Nick Dolan
Counselor Mc-R
Ext. 5324
Courtney Johnson-
Minor
Counselor S-Z
Ext. 5323
Counselors are available for
students and/or parent con-
ferences during the hours of
7:15 A.M.- 2:45 P.M. Please
call Ms. Bohnstedt ext. 5321
for an appointment. Students
are assigned to a counselor
according to the student’s
last name.
Class Schedules
Student class schedules should be available on ParentVue and StudentVue on August 5. Please know that if the first choice for an elective course was not available, the student-selected alternates were cho-sen. Should you have any concerns with the schedule, please reach out to your student’s
counselor. Therefore, schedule changes
will be made for the following circum-
stances only:
Failure of a course which is a pre-
requisite for a scheduled course or
graduation requirement
Clerical error
Change in course availability
Balancing of class size
Level changes (ex. English 9 to
Advance English 9)
Once a change is made there will be no
reversal back to the previous class. A stu-
dent who withdraws from a class after the
first 14 weeks of a yearlong course or 7
weeks of a semester course will receive a
“WF” (withdrew failing) or WP” (withdrew
passing) which are treated as an “F” when
calculating the grade point average (GPA).
A student may not drop a required course
at any time. Please refer to the “Catalog of Secondary Course Offerings and Relat-ed Information” for additional information
or contact Student Services. Please note,
students may not leave school early on a
daily basis unless enrolled in a school/
work program or with permission from the
principal.
Testing
(See Page 8 for Dates)
SAT/ACT Testing
Testing dates and registration materials
are available online at (SAT’s)
www.collegeboard.org, (ACT’s)
www.actstudent.org Seniors should take
the SAT in October or November. Please
be sure to register online. The first SAT
test is August 28.
PSAT Testing
Testing will be given at Riverbend on Oc-
tober 13, 2021. The cost is $18 for non-
sophomores. Registration will open up
August 12, 2021. All 10th and 11th grade
students should take the test. It is a good
opportunity for Juniors to identify weak
areas before taking the SAT. **This test
is FREE to Sophomores for the 2021-
2022 school year.
ASVAB Military Testing
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB) will be given at River-
bend in the fall. Anyone thinking about a
military option after graduation must take
the ASVAB. Others may wish to take this
test as well because it provides the stu-
dent with information about career inter-
est. Register in Student Services.
Selective Service
If you are a male, 18 years of age or older,
you are required to register with Selective
Services. The school will have a repre-
sentative here periodically to assist in reg-
istering 18 year olds for selective service.
Registrar
Ms. Allison Jacobsen
ext. 5329
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The College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides an opportunity for students to take college-level courses and
exams while in high school. Contact Cheryl Wonsik at [email protected]
or your School Counselor for more infor-mation.
College Night Wednesday, October 29, 2021
6:30pm-8:30pm
College Night will be held at Spotsylvania Towne Center. Over 100 colleges and Armed Forces recruiters will be present to answer your questions and hand out information. Everyone is invited to at-tend! See or call your school counselor
for more information.
STUDENT SERVICES
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SENIORS
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Congratulations for reaching a milestone in your high school career. While your senior year is exciting, it is also filled with dates and deadlines. Below is a list of dates and possible expenses for the year.
Expense Date Estimated Cost
Fall Athletic Parent Meeting 6pm Thursday, July 29
Parking Permits Sales: Wed., July 28 (9am-10am & 2pm-3pm) $40 (“See Page 5 for
Fri., July 30 (9am-10am & 2pm-3pm)) additional information”)
Tues., Aug. 3-Tues., August 10 (8:30am-2:00pm)
Senior Bootcamp September 2021 (TBD) $0
Class Dues Fall $25
Yearbook Fall $55-$75 (See Page 8)
SAT Fees See Page 8 $50.00
ACT Fees See Page 8 $32.00 to $47.00
College Transcripts Spring Free
Homecoming Dance October 30 (7:30pm—11:30pm) $10-$20 per person
Prom April 9, 2022 (Fredericksburg Expo Center) The sky is the limit!
Graduation Announcement Order To Be Announced $20 - $250
**If you plan to use your siblings cap & gown, please contact Mrs. Rogucki.
Graduation 2022 Saturday, May 21, 2022
10:00a.m. All financial obligations must be
resolved prior to graduation practice!
Cap & Gown / Announcement Meeting for Seniors
**TO BE ANNOUNCED**
Senior Pictures
Senior Pictures were done May 25-26. If your senior missed taking their picture, senior make-up pictures will be done August 23-24, 2021. There is no sitting fee charge for yearbook only poses. All students whose picture is tak-en, will receive a school ID. If using an out-side source for senior pictures, your students must still have their photo taken by school photographer, Victor O’Neil Studios. If you need to reschedule a missed appointment, please go to [email protected] to schedule your make-up picture.
JOIN THE RHS PTSA
The Parent Teacher Student Association is looking for members and volunteers. Your $10.00 member-ship allows us to continue PTSA programs like After-Prom, Senior Scholarships, Homecoming and Teach-er Appreciation. These benefit you, our students and our educators. Please consider our Booster Member-ship available for $20.00 to assist with our fundraising efforts. For your additional donation, you will receive a
Bear Magnet. Join today online at :
https://riverbend.memberhub.com/store or by filling out a membership form located on the back page of this newsletter, in the RHS main office, or on the RHS
PTSA webpage available under the "Parent" tab of the RHS website https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/
riverbend.
Questions—Email: [email protected]
Questions About Your Student’s Progress
1. Ask your student about his or her work.
2. Reference ParentVue 3. Contact the teacher - Emails are listed under the “Directory” tab on the RHS website.
4. Always feel free to contact your students counselor or administrator.
Family Connection Day
**FRESHMAN & NEW STUDENTS ONLY**
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
(Time Slots: 9-11am; 1-3pm; or 5-7pm)
Parent/Teacher Conference Nights
September 15, 2021
November 17, 2021
February 9, 2022
April 27, 2022
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SchoolSpirit Show your school spirit by wearing royal
blue and emerald green every Friday.
School clothing will be for sale in our
school store. STOP ON IN.
PARENTS
Please sign and return the forms your children bring home the
first day of school. Students will receive their locker assignment
once the signed papers are received by the homeroom teacher.
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
School Messenger is our e-mail service that will send
out RHS Daily Announcements and general school
and district information. Email addresses are pulled
from information given when registering students or
updating information at the beginning of the year. If
you are not receiving these emails, please call the
school at 540-548-4051 ext. 5329 in order to update
your email address.
STUDENT PROGRESS Spotsylvania County Public Schools has a nine week marking period with mandatory four and a half week interim reports. Please ask to see your child’s interim or report card.
Interim Reports Report Cards September 9 October 14 November 11 January 6 February 3 March 24 April 21 Mailed home
PARENT INFORMATION
UNDERCLASS PICTURES
School pictures for the underclassmen (9th thru 11th grades) will be taken August 25-26, 2021. Make-up/retakes will be October 7, 2021. Students will be notified of their pic-ture time at a later date.
STUDENT INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE Absences and tardies require a written excuse upon arriving to chool. Stu-dents with excessive tardies and absences may be re-quired to provide a doctor's note in order to avoid con-sequences. RHS is a closed campus meaning students may not leave school grounds for any reason without parental permis-sion. You must check out at attendance before leaving the building. You may send your student’s written ex-cuse via email to: [email protected]
STUDENT PARKING
ALL Debts and Class Dues must be paid in
full before purchasing a parking pass. Parking
spaces on school grounds are limited, so the
available spaces are for Seniors and Juniors.
Other students are encouraged to ride the
school buses. Parking applications are on
the RHS website. Parking permits will be on
sale:
ONLINE (RHS Parking Permit Registra-
tion) and IN-PERSON: 7/28 & 7/30 from
9-10 and 2-3; Tuesday, 8/3 - Tuesday, 8/10
from 8:30am - 2:00pm. During the school
year parking sales will be from 8am-
2:45 (Parents Only) and for students during
lunches and immediately after school until
2:45pm. The cost is $40.00 and non-
refundable. Students cannot park on
school grounds without a parking per-
mit. You must have completed application
papers with your parent signature, as well
as your license and car registration to obtain
a permit.
Speed Limit 10 MPH
BUS PASSES
Students wishing to ride a bus other than the one they ride to school must have a bus pass to do so. A request note from a parent, with a phone number where they may be reached, must be brought to the office that morning. Please include the date, the bus number they wish to ride, and location where they will be getting off of the bus. The student must have a pass from the office to ride the other bus. Bus passes can be picked up at lunch in the Main Office. Call Bus Transportation at (540) 582-5125 press 4, then 2, then 2 for dispatch when the phone is answered if you have questions; Or visit the Spotsylvania County website: www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us and click on Departments and then Transportation.
ALL STUDENTS
JOIN RISE (Reinventing the School Envi-ronment) - Students interested in joining the Student School Improvement Team called RISE should email Dr. Wright at [email protected] Focus areas include School Spirit, Safety, Cultural Awareness and Engaging and Practical Learning.
Interested in Participating Student Counsel Association
(SCA) See Ms. Tricia Jones or
Mrs. Anne Krannitz
Class Dues Freshman: $10.00
Sophomore: $10.00
Junior: $15.00
Senior: $25.00
Class Rings
Class Rings will be on sale at Family Connection Night, Au-gust 10, from 5-7pm. Don’t wait until your junior or senior year.
Get your ring as a freshman and enjoy it all four years of High
School. Stop by the Herff Jones table and see the variety of rings
and pricing available.
www.highschool.herffjones.com
to shop online.
Riverbend Takes A Stand Against Bullying Parents please report any inci-dents or occurrence of bullying to your child’s administrator. Stu-dents can report bullying at: http:tinyurl.com/rhs-bullying-report
BULLYING IS ABUSE!
Student Safety !!!
Band News
The Emerald Sound and Guard Marching Band is excited to present their 2021 show “Echoes of the Sea”. We look forward to hyping up the Bears faithful at Friday night football games and pep rallies. As well as competing around the state, we will also be hosting the Emerald Classic Invitational marching band competition on Saturday, September 25th. This event will include a special performance by the Marching Cap-tains of Christopher Newport University!
If you have any questions about the band program at RHS, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Lewis, Director of Bands, at: [email protected]
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FALL SEASON
CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach : TBA DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME
Schedule To Be Announced
VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Brittany Brown DATE OPPONENT SITE JV VARSITY 8/10 Chancellor (Scrim.) Away 6:00pm 7;30pm 8/12 Spotsylvania (Scrim) Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 8/24 Eastern View Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 8/30 North Stafford Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 8/31 King George Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/1 Brooke Point Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/7 Massaponax Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/11 (Saturday) Albemarle (Tournament) Away TBD 9/14 Colonial Forge Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/16 Stafford Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/20 Eastern View Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/21 Mountain View Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/23 North Stafford Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/25 King George (Tourn.) Away TBD 9/28 Brooke Point Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 9/30 Massaponax Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 10/7 Colonial Forge Away 5:00pm 6:30pm 10/12 Stafford Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 10/14 Mountain View Home 5:00pm 6:30pm 10/19 District Quarters Away TBD 10/24 District Semis Away TBD 10/26 District Finals Away TBD
VARSITY FOOTBALL Head Coach: Nathan Yates DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 8/13 Albemarle (Scrimmage) Home 6:00pm 8/20 Harrisonburg HS (Scrimmage) Away 5:00pm 8/27 Spotsylvania HS Home 7:00pm 9/3 Freedom (Woodbridge) Home 7:00pm 9/10 Chancellor HS Away 7:00pm 9/17 Courtland HS Away 7:00pm 9/24 North Stafford Away 7:00pm 10/1 Brooke Point Home 7:00pm 10/8 Massaponax Away 7:00pm 10/22 Colonial Forge Away 7:00pm
10/29 Stafford (Homecoming Game) Home 7:00pm 11/5 Mountain View Home 7:00pm
JUNIOR VARSITY & FRESHMAN FOOTBALL DATE OPPONENT SITE FRESH JV
8/13 Albemarle (Scrimmage) Home 5:00pm 8/20 Harrisonburg HS (Scrimmage) Away 5:00pm 8/25 Spotsylvania HS Away 6:00pm 9/1 Freedom (Woodbridge) Away 6:30pm 9/6 Chancellor HS Home 6:00pm 9/13 Courtland HS Home 6:00pm 9/20 North Stafford Away 6:00pm 9/27 Brooke Point Away 6:00pm 10/4 Massaponax Home 6:00pm 10/18 Colonial Forge Home 6:00pm 10/25 Stafford Away 6:00pm 11/1 Mountain View Away 6:00pm
FIELD HOCKEY - Head Coach: Rebecca Williams
DATE OPPONENT SITE VARSITY JV 8/10 Chancellor (Scrimmage) Away 7:30pm 6:00pm 8/12 Spotsylvania HS (Scrimmage) Home 6:30pm 5:00pm 8/23 Eastern View Away 4:30pm 3:00pm 8/26 Fauquier Home 7:00pm 5:30pm 8/30 North Stafford Home 6:15pm 5:00pm 8/31 Colgan Away 7:00pm 5:30pm 9/1 Brooke Point Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/7 Massaponax Home 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/14 Colonial Forge Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/16 Stafford Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/21 Mountain View Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/23 North Stafford Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/28 Brooke Point Home 6:15pm 5:00pm 9/30 Massaponax Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 10/7 Colonia Forge Away 6:15pm 5:00pm 10/12 Stafford Home 6:15pm 5:00pm 10/14 Mountain View Home 6:15pm 5:00pm 10/19 District Quarters TBD 10/21 District Semis TBD 10/25 District Finals TBD
GOLF SCHEDULE Coach: TBA DATE EVENT
Schedule To Be Announced
LET’S GO BEARS!!
**All student athletes must have a physical on file before
beginning practice or playing in a game. Forms are available online (under Athletics tab) or in the Main Office.
Fall Athletic Parent Meeting
Tuesday, July 29, 2021 6:00pm
Will be held in the Auditorium
RHS DANCE TEAM TRYOUTS
Announcement for tryouts will
be made at a later date.
FALL SPORTS PICTURES (TBA)
Athletic Season Passes & Ticket Prices
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BELL SCHEDULE
7:10 (Students Released to Classrooms) 1st/5th Block – 7:35 ~ 8:55 2nd/6th Block – 9:00 ~ 10:20 Bear Block – 10:25 ~ 11:00 3rd/7th Block – 11:05 ~ 12:55 4th/8th Block – 1:00 ~ 2:20 **10:45:~11:05 (Afternoon SCTC/ROTC/CGS Students will eat lunch) ***11:08 – (Afternoon SCTC/ROTC Bus Departs) Lunch Schedule 1st Lunch: 11:05– 11:30 2nd Lunch: 11:45 – 12:10 3rd Lunch: 12:30 – 12:55
SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:35 A.M. BE ON TIME!!!!
Cafeteria Information
Sodexo School Dining Services is the food service provider for Spotsylvania County Schools. The meals are part of the Na-tional School Lunch Program, a federally funded program providing nutritionally balanced lunches to children. Food court style stations will feature healthy, appetizing, and complete meals daily. Free/Reduced Lunch Applications will be available the first day of school. Breakfast is also served in the mornings in the cafeteria. Prices are as follows: Breakfast-$1.55; Reduced Price Breakfast-$0.30; Lunch-$2.65; and Reduced Price Lunch-$0.40. Students will need to know their student identification number to make a purchase. To put money on a student’s account, students should report to one of the cafeteria staff members with cash or a check (with their Student ID number, payable to “RHS”) to purchase meals on a weekly, or monthly basis. If you would like to review your students account balance you can do this at http://www.myschoolbucks.com. MySchoolBucks.com allows parents to view current balances, set-up to receive low balance email alerts, add money to your student's account, and set up automatic payments. Sodexo looks forward to serving you.
ATHLETICS & CAFETERIA
Season Pass Information *Passes will be available for sale on www.ticketspicket.com* Family Plan All sports, all year (up to 4 family members)...$200+$50 per additional member
10 Game Admission Passes Good for all regular season games. They can be used individually or in groups. Each punch equals 1 admission…$50.00 **Reminder: Seasons passes can only be used for home games and are not valid for post-season games.
Danny Tryon, Athletic Director. Ext. 5335 Checks should be made out to Riverbend High School
Individual Game Ticket Prices General Admission ... $6.00
60 years and older or 6 years and younger…….FREE
Individual Season Passes
All Sports, all year… $75.00 **Reminder: Season Passes can only be used for home games and are not valid for post-season.
TEXTBOOKS
Textbooks are provided free and will be
assigned to all students. Students will be
charged for textbooks that are lost or not
returned in good condition.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Commonwealth Governor’s School
The Commonwealth Governor’s School (CGS) Regional Office is proud to be a part of Riverbend High School! The CGS
Regional Office phone number is (540) 548-1278. Mrs. Jennifer Grigsby, Regional Director; Mrs. Heidi Robison, Pro-gram Manager; Mrs. Margaret Morganti, Program Counselor; and Mr. Kevin Ramsey, Electronic/Networking Engineer will be happy to answer your questions. Riverbend High School CGS teachers may be reached by calling 540.548.0734 (CGS Classroom).
www.cgs.k12.va.us
SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Test
Test Date Registration Deadline August 28, 2021 July 30, 2021 October 2, 2021 September 3, 2021 November 6, 2021 October 8, 2021 December 4, 2021 November 4, 2021 March 12, 2022 February 11, 2022 May 7, 2022 April 8, 2022 June 4, 2022 May 5, 2022 December 1 is a good time for Seniors to take SAT/II subject tests for college placement. See your counselor for additional information. Visit www.collegeboard.org for details on the New SAT.
PSAT Testing~$18.00
Test Date Registration Deadline October 13, 2021 September 10, 2021
*There is NO FEE for Sophomores*
**If you are not a Sophomore and plan on tak-ing the PSAT, please contact Theresa Bohnstedt
at 540/548-4051 ext. 5321.
ACT Testing
Test Date Registration Deadline September 11, 2021 August 6, 2021 October 23, 2021 September 17, 2021 December 11, 2021 November 5, 2021 February 12, 2022 January 7, 2022 April 2, 2022 February 25, 2022 June 11, 2022 May 6, 2022 July 16, 2022 June 17, 2022
Visit www.actstudent.org for more information.
Advanced Placement Program (AP) Testing Dates
Monday - Friday, May 2-6, 2022 Monday - Friday, May 9-13, 2022 (Contact Cheryl Wonsik at 548-4051 with questions)
SOL Testing Dates: May, 2022 (Exact dates will posted on RHS Website).
Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center The SCTC offers the following two-year courses to Juniors and Seniors: Air
Conditionings & Refrigeration, Auto Service Technology, Carpentry, Early
Childhood Education, Collision Repair Technology, Computer & Networking
Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Dental Careers, Drafting &
Design/CAD, Electricity, Electronics, Emergency Medical Technician//
Firefighter, Graphic Communications, Masonry, Radio and Television Pro-
duction, Metal Trades, and Practical Nursing. Any new students wishing to
learn more about any of the courses or the facility are invited to attend the
Family Connection Day at the CTC on August 10, 2021 from either 9-
11am; 1-3pm; or 5-7pm.
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
REQUIRED!!!!!!!
ALL PARENTS AND VISI-TORS TO RHS MUST HAVE A GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID WITH YOU BEFORE ENTERING OUR SCHOOL TO PICK UP YOUR STUDENT OR CON-DUCT BUSINESS WITHIN
THE SCHOOL. PLEASE NOTE THAT A NEW VISI-TOR SIGN-IN SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN-STALLED AT ALL SPOT-SYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO BETTER PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF.
STUDENT ABSENCE and EARLY RELEASE
Parents please call the attendance secretary, Ms. Ansley ext. 5306 by 7:20 A.M. if you know your child will be absent. Please provide an excuse note upon his/her return to school. If your student needs to be released from school early, they must bring in a note from a parent, with a contact phone number, and turn the note into the Main Office. Once the note has been confirmed, student will be issued an Early Release Pass and they must sign-out at the Attendance Office. Other-wise the parent must come to the Main Office, with a Photo ID to sign the child out. Phone calls for early dismissal will not be accepted. If you need your child to leave school during the day and did not send in a note with them, you must send an e-mail to one of the secretaries in the Main Office or fax written permission for them to leave school. Please include your telephone number on the fax. You may send an email to either: [email protected] or [email protected]
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YEARBOOK
Yearbook ordering information will be provided at a later date.
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Back To School Frequently Asked Questions…
When will I receive my class schedule and Chromebook or Laptop? Sstudent schedules will be available on StudentVue and ParentVue on Augsut 5, 2021. Device distribution will be done the first two days of school. All students will receive a Spotsylvania County issued Laptop or Chromebook. Students should bring a backpack to carry their device or they may be kept in your locker. What do I need on the first Day of School? Is there a Supply List? Come on the first day with paper and pencil… There is no Supply List in High School… your teachers will inform you of materials you will need for their class. If I have not gotten a Parking Permit can I drive to school the first day; and get one the first day of school?
No. If you do not have a parking permit, you are not allowed to park on school property.
Who can purchase a Parking Permit? Only Juniors and Seniors can purchase parking permits. Please note that you must have a current eligibility date on your Drivers Training Certificate, issued by the driving school. Parking permits are sold to students during lunch and immediately after school up until 2:45pm by Ms. Dickinson in the Main Office. What do you do if parking permits are sold out? Turn your completed application into the Main Office (Ms. Dickinson) and you will go on a waiting list. You must be eligible to drive before you will be placed on the waiting list. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Riverbend High School Business Partners: Platinum Sponsors – these businesses have made significant contributions to RHS exceeding $10,000.00
Chick-Fil-A (Rt. 3 location)
Silver Sponsors - these businesses have made generous contributions to RHS ranging from $1000-5,000.00 NuWave Embroidery Fun-Land Central Park Papa John’s Pizza
Red Crab
Bronze Sponsors - these businesses have made generous contributions to RHS ranging from $1,000 BBQ Post 401 Philly Pretzel Factory Bowers Family Chiropractic Pittman Florist
Childress Agency Primo Pizza The Dominion Eagle Financial Group Radley Chevrolet Enterprise Rent-a-Car Salsarita’s Farmer’s Insurance SNAP Fitness
FireHouse Subs Sonic Drive-Thru IHOP Sweet Frog Parrish Learning Zone William Mason Violin Shop
Businesses interested in becoming a Business Partner with RHS should contact Mrs. Cherilynn Bickerstaff at
540-548-4051 ext. 5315.
**PARENTS** THE PARENT ADVISORY NEEDS YOU:
Any parents interested in joining the parent advisory should email Dr. Wright at [email protected] Our parent advisory meets monthly to help vet upcoming ideas and to improve overall two-way communication.
Riverbend High School 12301 Spotswood Furnace Road Fredericksburg, VA 22407
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JOIN THE RHS PTSA $20.00 PTSA Booster Individual Membership (includes car magnet)
$10.00 PTSA Standard Individual Membership Your membership makes PTSA events possible
All Seniors who join PTSA may apply for end-of-year PTSA SCHOLARSHIPS Please make checks payable to RHS PTSA, place in envelope and send in to RHS
Name: Parent/Teacher/Student (circle)
Address:
Phone Number:
Email:
Individual Membership @ $10.00
Booster Individual Membership @ $20.00
Total Amount Enclosed:
Bear Discount Card $15 ($10 until October 1, 2021) Card Magnet $5
Thank you for your support of the RHS PTSA.
