Russellville Schools to be in session all week
By Ben Bruni, Principal

RHS Principal's Report for March 24

School will be in session all this week. Originally, Spring Break was slated to start on Wednesday of this week, but RISD will be making up the following dates on Wednesday through Friday:

Wednesday – Makeup for 8/21, which was the Eclipse Day.

Thursday – Makeup for 9/1, which was missed due to heavy rains and area flooding.

Friday – Makeup for 1/12, which was missed due to snow.

College Fair and Operation Preparation this Week
Wednesday will be a busy day for Russellville students at both RMS and RHS. 8^th and 9^th Graders, will travel to the Logan Career and Technical Center for Operation Preparation. Put together by the combined efforts of RJSHS FRYSC Coordinator Debbie Browder and RISD’s Penni Nugent, students will get to rotate through a wide variety of potential professions from the Logan/Russellville area and get the opportunity to speak with local business owners and leaders about what to expect from the area job market.

At RHS, new College and Career Coach Cassady Wilson has 10^th and 11^th Graders will spend the first half of the day in a College Fair  where they will be meeting with college, military, and technical school representatives in the HS gym. Here, students will get information about schools, military, and post high school schooling.

Hunter McDowell wins at

Regional, Headed to State

RHS Junior Hunter McDowell took 1^st place at the Skills USA Regional Competition at Logan CTC this past week. McDowell was the top finisher in the area of Job Skills Demo and has now qualified to compete at state later this year. McDowell was one of several winners from the area in this competition that focuses on Career and Technical skills and proficiency with an emphasis on transitional readiness to the industrial and technical workforce in the 21^st century job market.

Deep Dive Day this Friday for Seniors

Russellville Seniors will travel to LCTC this Friday for their third Deep Dive Day as part of the Russellville Ready Program. Seniors will take the Financial Literacy test as well as working on their Panel Review presentations that will be made to a panel of school and community members.

Several RHS Students Headed to

FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Jayden Hammer (Competing in Career Investigation), Jasmaine Loving (Chapter Delegate), and Madison Creek (Chapter Delegate) will all be in Louisville this week as they represent the RHS chapter of the FCCLA Club. 

Summer Dual Credit Classes Now Available
Students may now sign up for Dual Credit classes through WKU for this summer. Classes are $53 per credit hour, a significant saving when compared to taking classes as a traditionally enrolled college student. Students interested in more information can contact WKU at: (270) 745-34 18

Dual.credit@wku.edu

ACT Success

This past Tuesday, RHS Juniors participated in the state-wide taking of the ACT. Students took the test as a class in the Middle School gym. RHS, while being one of the smallest area HS’s already has multiple students who have scored over a 30 on the ACT as well as several that have scored 34 or higher including current sophomore Ben Slack. Success on the ACT has played a big role in RHS students earning placements at the prestigious Gatton (Phillip Wilkerson and Anna Shoulders) and Craft (Matthew Wilkerson) Academies.

Community Education Art

Classes Being Offered at RHS

Anyone in the community interested in taking Art Classes at RHS on Tuesday nights from 4 to 5 p.m. may contact RHS Art Teacher Chris Holloman at chris.holloman@russellville.kyschools.us

Sports Happenings                                                      

MS Cheer

There will be MS Cheer Practice this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:30 to 5 at Stevenson Elementary. Girls interested in trying out are encouraged to participate. There will then be Cheer tryouts this Friday at Stevenson Elementary. For more information, please contact Erica Bedel at Erica.bedel@russellville.kyschools.us

Tennis

Russellville Tennis picked up where they left off, as they took home several wins against visiting Butler Co.unty this past week. Below were the winners:

Javier Canales and Shawn Steele – Doubles Winners

Jacob Naylor – Singles Winner

Tennis travels to Greenwood on Tuesday, hosts Franklin on Thursday.

Archery

The Russellville Archery Team takes their shooting skills on the road this week as they travel to Louisville to compete at the state archery tournament. At Regionals, the boys finished 8^th and the girls 14^th.

Baseball  

The RHS Baseball team traveled to Warren Central this past week where they fell to the Dragons. This week, weather permitting, they will host Logan on Tuesday. On Saturday, they travel to UHA for an 11 a.m. game against UHA and a 1 p.m. game against Marshall County. 

The RMS Baseball teams have a couple of games this week. Weather permitting, they will host Madisonville North Hopkins on Monday and Hopkinsville on Thursday.

Softball

RHS Softball kicked off their first season under new Head Coach Ryan Davenport with a pair of wins. The Lady Panthers downed Warren Central on Thursday by a score of 12-1 and then traveled to Monroe County where they out-slugged the Falcons 12-9. 7^th Grader Jaylah Kees hit her first homerun of the season against the Dragons.

This week, softball travels to Edmonson County on Monday, hosts Trigg County on Tuesday, and travels to Todd County on Thursday. The All A Region kicks off this Saturday for the Lady Panthers.

Soccer

Soccer off-season workouts will begin the Monday following Spring Break. This will be for girls and boys players. Anyone interested in knowing more may contact Coach Rust at: Jeremy.rust@logan.kyschools.us

Track

RMS Track traveled to South Warren this past week where several young ladies had good runs.

100 M Dash

Anastasia Dowlen 3^rd with a time of 13.96

Caylee Wright 7^th with a time of 15.49

Kaprice Gordon 14^th with a time of 16.40

Marlei Eilliot 21^st with a time of 18.40

200 M Dash

Jermani Morris 11^th with a time of 34.07

Aubreanna Evans 22^nd with a time of 37.75 (First time running the event)

400 M Dash

Lilly Newmen 1^st with a time of 1:06.98

 800 M Dash

Adalee Shrull 9^th with a time of 3:13.99

4x100 M Relay

Jermani Morris, Lilly Newmen, Aubreanna Evans, Kaprice Gordon 3^rd with a time of 1:01.12

2^nd place finished with a time of 1:00.12

4x200 M Relay

Anastasia Dowlen, Caylee Wright, Aerionna Yancey, Mackiyah Bertha 3^rd with a time of 2:09.35 - 2^nd finished with a time of 2:08.82

Long Jump

Tiffany Dotson 7^th with a length of 6-00.75

Shot Put

Emily Sadler 6^th with a length of 13-09.25

Overall Girls Team Placing

Russellville 7^th with 41 points

Football

Football Winter Workouts continue this week for all players not involved in other sports. Workouts will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:20 – 4:30 p.m.  

Calendar

What’s for Breakfast and Lunch this week?

BREAKFAST ITEMS SERVED DAILY: Pop Tart choices, Cereal choices, Strawberry Bagel w/Cream Cheese, Muffins, and Fruit.

Monday- Sausage Pancake on a Stick

Tuesday – Donut Holes or Mini Pancakes

Wednesday-Sausage & Biscuit w/Jelly

Thursday-Bacon, Egg and Cheese Burrito

Friday-French Toast Sticks w/ Syrup

Lunch Menu