First Week Back Success

The first week back was a cold one but that didn’t stop RJSHS from kicking into high gear. Students braved the chilly first week and brought great attitudes with them as they entered into the critical third quarter of the school year.

ACT Success

Several Russellville students received ACT results back this past week and there were some tremendous successes! Three current RHS students now have scores of 34 or higher. A perfect score on the ACT is 36. Of all students in the United States who take the ACT each year, only about 1 percenet of those students score a 34 or higher. 

Russellville Ready Deep Dive Day

This coming Friday (Jan. 12), RHS seniors will participate in their second of three off-campus Deep Dive Days. During these days, RHS seniors are divided into groups of 4 to 6 students and design and present on current topics of relevance. Students are coached by local community members, members from the Kentucky Department of Education, and educators from both the Russellville Independent School District and Logan County Schools. Deep Dive Days are part of the new Russellville Ready initiative that focuses on evaluating transition ready skills in students in RISD. The program, brought to the district by Superintendent Bart Flener, has been piloted this year with the 2018 seniors and has already gained state-wide attention for its innovative approach to student evaluation. RISD will be presenting the Russellville Ready Program to the Kentucky School Board Association in March of this year.

Band All District

Middle and high school students from Russellville took their musical talents on the road this past week. Several students, under the direction of Mr. Brian Brown and Mr. Trevor Cardwell, traveled to WKU to audition for All District Band honors. The three-day event included auditions, concerts, and an opportunity for students to be immersed in the collegiate musical experience. The following students participated:

7th Grade

Anna Ragland and Candace Baker

8th Grade 

Jennifer Wilkerson

High School 

Zach Baker, Noah Brown, Ashlee Gibert, Madison Hyams, Brandon Johns, MyDuyen Tran, Brandy West, Adam Williams, Kyran Williams

HS Parent-Teacher Conferences

This week, On Thursday, Nov. 11, from 4-6 p.m., teachers will be available at the HS for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents are welcome to come in and discuss student progress for the first half of the school year.

Sports Happenings______

Basketball

Russellville HS Boys Basketball suffered a pair of hard fought games that found them on the short end of the scoreboard this week. The Panthers travel to Franklin Simpson this coming Friday.   

Russellville HS Girls Basketball – The young Lady Panthers continued to show improvement as they took on Logan Co. this past week. This week they travel with the Boys to Franklin for a double header.

Middle School Basketball

The RMS Lady Panthers host Franklin Simpson on Monday and then play a doubleheader with the Boys on Thursday when Auburn travels to RMS.

Swimming

RHS Swimming traveled to the Best of the West Meet at Bowling Green High School. The five team member RHS Swim team didn’t let numbers deter them from holding their own. Both the girls and boys teams saw swimmers score personal bests in their events. 

Archery

RJSHS Archery heads to Chandlers this Friday and Saturday for a shoot.

Football

Football Winter Workouts continue this week for all players not involved in other sports. Workouts, will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and will last from 3:15 – 4:30.

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