JAMES S. RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOL
WEEKLY LISTSERV
Week of 10/17/2022 posted 10/14/2022
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Mr. Douglas Cook
Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
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Ms. Sonia Figueroa – Rickards 2022-2023 Glenn-Howell Distinguished Educator of the Year
Ms. Figueroa is a great asset to our school community serving as a Pre-IB, IB and AP Science Teacher!
Mrs. Shawndakay Paramore, School-Related Employee of the Year!!
Mrs. Paramore serves as our school’s Cafeteria Manager!
A BIG Congratulations is also due to Dr. Paula Hall and our science department for winning an Innovative Teacher Grant sponsored by the Foundation for Leon County Schools. The grant funds will be used to purchase probe ware that will assist students in a variety of lab activities and lab classes! Outstanding!
Today is the last day of the first nine weeks. Thank you for outstanding first nine-weeks.
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Sincerely,
Mr. Douglas Cook, Principal
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Dr. Deborah Barnes
Assistant Principal for Curriculum
ATTENTION PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND STUDENTS,
Thank you for joining us for our Final Parent Night for Sophomores and Juniors! We hope you found the information presented useful. The slides from each of the parent nights will be uploaded to our website soon.
First Nine Weeks report cards will be uploaded to FOCUS on Wednesday, October 26th at 2:00 p.m.
SAT and ACT Test Dates for 2022-2023
2022-23 SAT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines 2022-23 ACT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines
Test Date
Registration Deadline
November 5, 2022
October 7, 2022
December 3, 2022
November 3, 2022
March 11, 2023
February 10, 2023
May 6, 2023
April 7, 2023
June 3, 2023
May 4, 2023
Test Date
Registration Deadline
October 22, 2022
September 16, 2022
December 10, 2022
November 4, 2022
February 11, 2023
January 6, 2023
April 15, 2023
March 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
May 5, 2023
July 15, 2022
June 16, 2023
***Highlighted tests are held at Rickards***
Dr. Deborah G. Barnes
Greatness awaits!
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Mr. Chris Cowart
Assistant Principal for Facilities and Attendance
Please make sure your student(s) attends school daily. Their success is heavily dependent on their presence at school. If your student must be absent, please send a note to Mrs. V. Washington, the attendance secretary at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or the student can drop the note off to her in the front office.
Absences are excused by LCS District for the following reasons:
· Illness and/or medical care (Note from the parent or the doctor’s office)
· Death in the family
· Legal reasons
· Religious Holidays/Observances
· Pre-arranged absence(s) for educational purposes approved at least one week in advance of the absence. Documentation of the educational experience must be provided before the absence will be excused.
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Mr. Sam Striplin
Assistant Principal for Discipline
Mr. Andrew Thomas
Dean of Students
Greetings,
Students are expected to be in class daily, on time. The school bell schedule is attached for reference.
Tardiness
A student who arrives unexcused to class up to 10 minutes after the bell scheduled beginning time shall be recorded tardy (District Policy).
A student who arrives unexcused to class over 10 minutes after the scheduled beginning time shall be recorded as late (District Policy).
Students who arrive to class past 15 minutes will be marked late (District Policy) and receive a referral as skipping (Rickards policy).
After 5 tardy/late in a 9-week period, students may receive an administrative referral for excessive tardiness. Students will receive 1-day OFI (Opportunity for Improvement) after the 5th tardy and 1-day OFI for each additional tardy/late.
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Ms. Terraca Jones
Guidance Chair
Dual Enrollment
If students are interested in Dual Enrollment for the Spring Semester, they should see their guidance counselor. Applications are due by Friday, November 18th.
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Sign up to become a Mentor!
We are looking for mentors who can commit time to our students. Students desiring a mentor should sign up with Mrs. Bradley ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
Sign up for Mentor Training at this link:
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Please contact Ms. M. Davis if you are interested in volunteering!
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Testing Announcements – Upcoming Test Dates
ü PSAT Day - Tuesday, October 25th - This test is for ALL 10th grade students, 11th grade students who need to meet the Math graduation requirement and 9th and 11th Grade students who have paid to take the test. Registration for this test has closed.
ü School Day SAT – Thursday, October 27th – This test is for seniors needing to meet the FSA ELA Reading or Math requirement for graduation
ü Non-College Reportable ACT, Tuesday, November 1st - This test is for seniors needing to meet the FSA ELA Reading or Math requirement for graduation
ü Florida Civic Literacy Exam-This test is for students enrolled in US and AP Government
F.A.S.T.
The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring (PM) tool that will be administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year. Students participated in the first administration (PM1) Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Reading assessment on September 14 and 15. Your student’s results from PM1 are for informational purposes only. Results from PM1 are now available in Focus under Test History.
Mrs. J. Goodman
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Scholarship Information
Please view the attached list of scholarships.
Questions? Contact Mrs. V. Williams, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Dr. Joe Williams, Coordinator
International Baccalaureate Program
Two-thirds of our IB Administrative Team is brand new this year, but our offices are still in the main administration building. We welcome Mrs. Melissa Cooper and Mrs. Victoria Williams to our IB Administrative Team! Both are experienced Rickards educators, and we are excited about the valuable experience and skills they bring to our IB Program.
Here are our phone numbers and email addresses where you can reach us:
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Mrs. Melissa Cooper, AP Coordinator and Assistant IB Coordinator (850-414-5005) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Mrs. Victoria Williams, IB Academic Dean (850-414-5597) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Our Annual IB Senior College Application Day this past Thursday was a success. Students received valuable information from Admissions and Financial Aid Officials from FAMU, FSU, and TCC that will help them complete their college applications and interact with financial aid officials on any campus. Students also heard from representatives of the FAMU TRIO Program and the FSU CARES Program. The IB Seniors who attended were engaged, interacted with the officials present, and asked insightful questions. We are grateful to our local colleges and universities for their support and encouragement of our students!
Please join me in congratulating our seven National Merit Semifinalists: Abhinav Balaji, Tanmay Haldiya, Annika Lagy, Ananya Mundrathi, Sruthi Sentil, Karthik Vedula, and Eric Zeng! These outstanding scholars will now complete an extensive application that will qualify them to advance to finalist status and possibly earn $2,500 scholarships. This is a tremendous accomplishment, and we are proud of these IB seniors!
We also congratulate our National Merit Commended Students: Harshil Dalvaigari, Shubham Dixit, Jenna Jeon, Angela Liang, Nitishsai Nandineni, Alexander Piroth, Faith Register, Emily Taylor, and Akhil Walia! Though these students will not continue further in the National Merit Scholarship competition, they deserve commendation for being one of the 50,000 highest scorers of the approximately 1.5 million 11th-grade students who took the PSAT/NMSQT Exam last fall. We are proud of our National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars for representing Rickards and the academic excellence we foster at our school!
2022 IB Diplomas and Transcripts are in: The 2022 IB Diplomas and IB Transcripts have arrived from Cardiff, Wales, UK. 2022 IB graduates or their parents can pick them up from Dr. Williams in the front office at Rickards. Please email or call ahead so Dr. Williams can leave your IB Diploma and/or IB Transcript at the front office for you, in case he is not available when you come to campus.
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Title 1
TITLE I Saturday Academic Camp
Parents, our Saturday Academic Camp began on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The remaining dates are below. The hours are 8:00 until noon. Breakfast and a snack will be provided. Breakfast will be served from 7:25 until 8 a.m.
Additionally, we will have our Credit Recovery lab open for students who would like to work on their recovery courses.
Camp Schedule is as follows:
OCTOBER
15th
ELA (9th/10th)
22nd
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
NOVEMBER
5th
US History/Biology
12th
ELA (9th/10th)
19th
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
26th
THANKSGIVING BREAK
DECEMBER
3rd
US History/Biology
10th
ELA (9th/10th)
17th
WINTER BREAK
24th
WINTER BREAK
31th
WINTER BREAK
JANUARY
7th
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
14th
US History/Biology
21st
ELA (9th/10th)
28th
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
FEBRUARY
4th
US History/Biology
11th
ELA (9th/10th)
18th
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
25th
US History/Biology
MARCH
4th
ELA (9th/10th)
11th
SPRING BREAK
18th
SPRING BREAK
25th
MATH( Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
APRIL
1st
US History/Biology
8th
ELA (9th/10th)
15th
Math (Algebra IB, Algebra I, Geometry)
22nd
US History/Biology
29th
ELA (9th/10th)
MAY
6th
AS NEEDED
13th
AS NEEDED
18th
AS NEEDED
25th
SUMMER VACATION
Dates are subject to change.
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Dr. P. Hall
Science Department Chair
Science would like to welcome Dr. Dokurugu to Rickards as our new Earth Space Science Teacher. Also, as a department we were awarded a $10,000 grant for lab probe ware from the Foundation For Leon County Schools Innovative Teacher Grant Program!
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Ms. Eckerle
Social Studies Department Chair
This week has been a great week in the social studies department! IB Contemporary History is learning about the time period immediately after World War I, International Relations is learning about and simulating international voluntary trade, and the Economics classes are learning about credit and how it will impact their financial success.
Ms. Johnitta Wells
School Advisory Council (SAC)
Chair
[cid:image014.png@01D8DA65.C8128A80]Please join us at our next SAC Meeting, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be virtual. Send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to receive the link. Hear what is going on at Rickards and let your voice be heard! Send an email to be added to our SAC email list.
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RHS News
Senior Class Information
SENIOR FEES
Your senior fee due dates are as follows:
* Oct. 31
* Nov. 30
* Dec. 31
CAP & GOWN ORDER
Herff Jones will be on campus November 16th, to take Cap & Gown orders. You are only required to purchase your cap and gown ($32 + tax).
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SENIOR TRIP ALERT 🚨
Greetings. The Senior Trip for Grad Bash has been set for April 21-23, 2023. We look forward to a great time. More information will be shared later, but here are the important points to consider right away. . ***KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU MUST BE ON TRACK TO GRADUATE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. ADDITIONALLY, NO ATTENDANCE FAILURES AND NO DISCIPLINE ISSUES.
Cost $400
Trip includes: Astro Bus Travel, Embassy Suites Hotel, Universal Volcano Bay, Andrettis Entertainment Center, Grad Bash, Breakfast (2 days), Lunch (1 day), Dinner (1 day)
Payments can be made via E-Funds (the link is below) or to Coach Hankerson (Cash or Money Order ONLY) now through November 15th. The $150 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT will cover your seat on the bus. There are only 100 seats. Once those are filled, we will begin a waiting list.
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Hankerson at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Building 18-106.
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Spring 2022 Junior Apprenticeship Program
County Provides Paid Skill-Building Positions to Local High School Students
WHO:
Leon County Government
WHAT:
Leon County Junior Apprenticeship
WHEN:
Applications due Monday, October 31 by 11:59 p.m.
WHERE:
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Leon County Government is preparing for our next contingent of the Leon Works Junior Apprenticeship Program for Spring 2022. In partnership with Leon County Schools (LCS) and CareerSource Capital Region, the program provides LCS juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn hourly wages while building valuable workforce skills. Applications for the Spring 2022 semester are open now at https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2f%2f%2fLeonCountyFL.gov%2fJRApprentice&c=E,1,s1oO2F8fkhL7-97P_ZdT6L4NQ2P3jagj4WbZ6hyHDoizjcK5XPHFuvan6z-Atb3bIfQ3X2gHHZvNw31ziXGTCuoggQEeEIMkCOraX1Y5mZ_dRk9baAeme7UQNQaI&typo=1<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fleoncountyfl.us20.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D409ab23af703589b0c972da4d%26id%3Daa39bbfc08%26e%3Dd80859a064&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6fd8962970624db7f75e08daa89e771a%7C69292adba72a4537aa24d67a6f5642bc%7C0%7C0%7C638007696424579713%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IKNOQJ5ppACwKigctIAHgdjWjf4j5JeDPg7bI%2FHTNdk%3D&reserved=0> and close on Monday, October 31.
The program is currently looking to fill eleven total positions in the following areas:
* (2) EMT/Paramedic
* (1) Medical Administrative Associate
* (1) Computer Aided Design (CAD)
* (1) Fleet Mechanic
* (1) Construction Management
* (2) IT Tech Support
* (1) Web Development
* (1) Graphics and Digital Design—Community and Media Relations
To participate, LCS students must be either currently enrolled in or have completed a Career and Technical Education (CTE) course at their local high school. Students in the program will earn an hourly salary, elective credit towards their high school diploma and will also complete the CareerSource Capital Region’s LEAP training, preparing them to enter the workforce after graduation. Students within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WOIA) qualifications are highly encouraged to apply.
Interested students can apply for up to two (2) Junior Apprentice positions and must be able to access their own form of transportation to the Junior Apprentice sites at which they will be working.
Students should see their guidance counselor if they have questions.
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*SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Virtually all written communications to or from School Board of Leon County, Florida Personnel are public records available to the public and media upon request. E-mail sent or received on the LCSB system will be considered public and will only be withheld from disclosure if deemed confidential pursuant to State Law. Individual student records are deemed confidential.
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