WEEKLY
LISTSERV
Week of 2/27/2023 posted 2/24/2023
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Mr. Douglas Cook
Principal |
Parents and Guardians, Please note the upcoming important dates below: Quarter 3 ends - Friday, March 10th Spring Break Schedule - March 13th - 17th Teacher Planning Day - Monday, March 20th
Students Return – Tuesday, March 21st
Mr. Douglas Cook, Principal
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Dr. Deborah Barnes
Assistant Principal for Curriculum
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Parents and Guardians, Quarter 3 ends on
March 10, 2023. Student’s report cards will be uploaded to Student and Parent FOCUS on
March 29, 2023. Please take time to view your child’s grades in FOCUS. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact your child’s Guidance Counselor at 850-414-5500.
Upcoming School Testing Algebra 1 Retakes February 27 and 28
School Day SAT – All Juniors will take this test. March 1
SAT and ACT Test Dates for 2022-2023
2022-23 SAT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines
2022-23 ACT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines
***Highlighted tests are held at Rickards*** Dr. Deborah G. Barnes
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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] or the student can drop the note off to her in the front office.
Absences are excused by LCS District for the following reasons:
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Illness and/or medical care (Note from the parent or the doctor’s office)
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Death in the family
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Legal reasons
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Religious Holidays/Observances
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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 |
Students and Parents:
Please take time to review the Tardy Policy.
Please admonish your student to be on time for each class! If you have any questions or concerns regarding student affairs, please contact Dean Thomas or AP Striplin via phone or email. Thank you. |
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Ms. Terraca Jones
Guidance Chair |
If you need instructions on obtaining an ACT/SAT waiver, click
here
to see the information on the Guidance Webpage. Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy (TFLA) - Summer Youth Employment TFLA hires about 100 local high school students finishing their Freshman – Senior year of high school who live in Tallahassee to work part time for 8 weeks (24 hours / week) this summer for the City, earning and learning in a variety of
areas. It is an opportunity to gain work experience at a job placement, visit college campuses, develop financial literacy, grow knowledge of how to impact our community, and expand leadership skills – all while earning a paycheck and gaining new professional
connections. It is also a great way to meet additional adults who can write strong recommendations for future jobs and/or scholarship/college entry.
Applications are open for both
TFLA Youth Leader (no experience required) and
TFLA Youth Ambassador (experience required, additional tasks and leadership) positions through the City of Tallahassee’s employment website:
Careers (talgov.com) All applicants and their parent/guardian must attend one of the scheduled TFLA Youth/Family Info Session to learn more about how TFLA will operate this summer, application and hiring steps, what documents are required for hiring, and to
meet staff. It’s a great place to ask questions for teens who are considering applying. Registration Link for ALL Sessions (Date, time, and location for each meeting viewable from link.):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA8AB2AA0F5C52-youth1. Dr. Tara Huls Youth Development Coordinator – Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy City of Tallahassee - Housing and Community Resilience Department 850-891-7013 (o) 850-490-7558 (c) TFLA Website:
https://www.talgov.com/employment/tfla 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]).
Sign up for Mentor Training at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949ABAE2FA3FE3-mentor Please contact Ms. M. Davis if you are interested in volunteering! If you can assist PLEASE email Ms. Davis so that you can be registered as a volunteer. Thank you
to our volunteers that have served our school thus far!
Scholarships! Please see the attached updated scholarship list!! Mrs. V. Williams, IB Academic Dean Testing Announcements Algebra1 Retakes February 27 and 28
School Day SAT March 1 All 11th Grade students will participate in this test Non-College Reportable ACT
March 7 This test is for Seniors needing to meet the Reading or/and Math requirement for graduation School Day SAT March 22 This test is for Seniors needing to meet the Reding or/and Math requirement for graduation Bring your Chromebook fully charged for EOC Testing! PERT Testing The PERT used to qualify for Dual Enrollment, will be offered on the days listed below. Dual Enrollment requires a 3.0 minimum GPA and completion of Algebra 2 in order to take a math through Dual Enrollment.
The PERT test is accepted by TCC and FAMU. It is not accepted by FSU for Dual Enrollment.
Students must sign up by emailing Mrs. Goodman at [log in to unmask] . The deadline to sign up is the Friday before
the scheduled date. Bring your Chromebook or personal computer fully charged. Qualifying PERT Scores Testing Dates
Reading- 106
Writing – 103 Math – 114
Thursday, March 9 Thursday, April 13 Thursday, May 18 Mrs. J. Goodman Test Coordinator |
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Dr. Joe Williams, Coordinator
International Baccalaureate Program
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International Baccalaureate Program To All IB Parents and Guardians: Here are our phone numbers and email addresses where you can reach our IB Administrative Team:
Dr. Joe Williams, IB Coordinator (850-414-5036)
[log in to unmask] Mrs. Melissa Cooper, AP Coordinator and Assistant IB Coordinator (850-414-5005)
[log in to unmask] Mrs. Victoria Williams, IB Academic Dean (850-414-5597)
[log in to unmask] Congratulations to our seven National Merit Finalists: Abhinav Balaji, Tanmay Haldiya, Annika Lagy, Ananya Mundrathi, Sruthi Sentil, Karthik Vedula, and Eric Zeng!
These outstanding scholars have all advanced to finalist status and will have a chance to earn $2,500 scholarships. This is a tremendous accomplishment, and we are proud of these IB seniors! IB CAS Recognition Night: Parents of IB Seniors, IB Juniors, and Pre-IB Sophomores are invited to attend our annual Title 1 IB CAS Recognition Night on Tuesday, March 28, from 6 pm to 7 pm, in the Rickards
Auditorium. IB Seniors will be recognized for their completion of their CAS requirements; IB juniors will be inducted into IB Diploma Candidacy; and Pre-IB sophomores will be recognized for their transition from Pre-IB
to IB status. IB Senior Celebration:
All parents of 2023 IB Seniors who are interested in serving on the planning committee for the
2023 IB Senior Celebration, please contact Dr. Williams by email at
[log in to unmask] or by phone at 850-414-5036.
Dr. Williams would like to schedule a preliminary planning meeting before spring break to discuss how we can honor this year’s seniors so parents who participated in last year’s IB Senior Celebration Planning Committee can share their wisdom, and the
IB Senior Celebration Parent Notebook can be passed along to this year’s committee. Also, if you are a
parent of an IB Junior, you are welcome to participate in this committee. Parents of IB Juniors have helped with senior celebrations in the past in order to plan more effectively their own student’s senior celebration the following year.
Please contact Dr. Williams soon so we can set up an initial planning meeting.
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.
IB/AP Exam Schedule:
Please see the attached most recent version of our IB/AP Exam Schedule for May 2023. TCC has once again graciously agreed to host our IB and AP Exams this spring, and we are grateful to them for their continuing support of
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Ms. K. A. Satchell
Title 1 Compliance
Saturday School |
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Mr. Perry L. West
Millicent Holifield Academy of Health Science Coordinator |
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Dr. Anthony Thompson, Black History Month Coordinator and Black History Brain Bowl Coach
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Please see/contact Dr. Thompson in room 23-211 or email him at
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More RHS News
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Dates to Remember |
AVID Congratulations to ALL Students, Faculty, Staff, Administration, and Parents as we have been recognized as an AVID Emerging Schoolwide Site!!! *This means that we have successfully met specified criteria set by AVID Center and implemented AVID on campus schoolwide in
an effective manner. Senior Tips -Begin narrowing down to your Top 3 schools -Check your FAFSA for up to date information -Check on due dates for school fee deposits (Housing/Meal Plan/Tuition, etc.) -Discuss Housing options -SAVE MONEY!!!!!!!!!! Senior Information-
GRAD BASH UPDATE Grad Bash is quickly approaching. The tickets have been ordered and the next step for a great trip is organizing Room Assignments. We will conduct this phase of planning over the next week. Please mark your calendar
for April 19, 2023. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Hankerson at
[log in to unmask]. ***MANDATORY STUDENT MEETING, APRIL 19TH DURING LUNCH ***MANDATORY PARENT MEETING, APRIL 19TH, 6PM, AUDITORIUM ***PARTICIPANTS AND PARENTS MUST JOIN THE GRADBASH REMIND @6282ff **********************************
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************************************** If any young ladies are interested in attending Girls Circle, please see Mrs. Combs, the school social worker in the JROTC building Room#
45-005 to pick up a consent form.
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Please see the attached Approved Regular School Calendars for the next three years. |
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Ms. Johnitta Wells
SAC Chair |
Next Meeting, March 21st – 6:00 PM |
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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.