JAMES S. RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOL

WEEKLY LISTSERV – Week of February 12^th

Mr. Douglas Cook

Principal

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Scholar Winners, Dr. Hall, and the Science Department. We are super proud of our scholars.  Our Raiders had tremendous success. Twenty-five Science Olympiad Scholars  received medals at the Yellow Jacket Invitational at Georgia Tech. Congratulations Raiders!

25 Event  Medals Winners

Chem Lab- 1st Place Terry Lin and Vibav Tammisetti

Ecology- 1st Place Jonathan George and Haasini Yelugoti

Fermi Questions- 1st Place Ashvin Sinha and Tanmay Natani

Codebusters- 2nd Ashvin Sinha, Vaneesha Sinha, and Viswa Janapati

Experimental Design- 2nd Place Vaneesha Sinha, Viswa Janapati, and Anish Saha

Detector Building- 2nd Terry Lin and Vibav Tammisetti

Flight- 2nd Place Nitya Konidala and Tim Qin

Robot Tour- 2nd Place Kevin Wang and Karl Akuoko

Scrambler- 2nd Place Kevin Wang and Himank Chhaya

Anatomy and Physiology- 3rd Place Ashvin Sinha and Meghan Mullangi

Astronomy- 3rd Place Laxmi McGuire and Karl Akuoko

Forestry- 3rd Place Meghan Mullangi and Karl Akuoko

Microbe Mission- 3rd Place Jonathan George and Vibav Tammisetti

Scrambler- 3rd place Amogh Acharya and Aashrith Gillela

Towers- 3rd Place Kevin Wang and Karl Akuoko

Wind Power- 4th Place Himank Chhaya and Tanmay Natani

Write It Do It- 4th Place Kevin Wang and Laxmi McGuire

Air trajectory- 4th Place Kevin Wang and Karl Akuoko

Wind Power- 5th Place Aashrith Gillela and Ibrahim Ilhasim

Codebusters- 6th Place Suhas Gaddam, Daniel Bae, and Donald English

Astronomy- 6th Place Donald English and Asmitha Etukala

Disease Detectives- 6th Place Vibav Tammisetti and Jonathan George

Ecology- 6th Place Xavier Hillman and Eric Lin

Fermi Questions- 6th Place Rakesh Raj and Ayush Patel

Forensics- 6th Place Terry Lin and Viswa Janapati

Class rankings will be posted on Monday, February 12^th. Students will be able to view their class ranking by requesting a printed copy of their academic history from their guidance counselor. 

Expect great things from the Raiders!

Sincerely,

Mr. Douglas Cook, Principal

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With the upcoming Valentine’s Day observance, Wednesday, February 14^th

please be advised that in order to protect our instructional time,

and for the safety of all students at dismissal time,

Rickards High School will NOT permit students to bring and/or accept deliveries of any kind to include:

flowers, candy, balloons, stuffed animals, etc. for students at school.

Thank you for understanding!

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day!

Dr. Deborah G. Barnes

Assistant Principal of Curriculum

ATTENTION PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND STUDENTS,

Interim Progress Reports were uploaded to FOCUS on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.  If you have a concern, please reach out to your child’s teacher via email.  If you have further concerns, please contact the Guidance Secretary, Ms. Nathan to schedule a parent/teacher conference by calling 850-414-5500 or send an email to [log in to unmask].

SAT and ACT Test Dates for 2023-2024

SAT
Test Date	Registration Deadline
March 9, 2024	February 23, 2024
May 4, 2024	April 19, 2024
June 1, 2024	May 16, 2024

ACT
Test Date	Registration Deadline
April 13, 2024	March 8, 2024
June 8, 2024	May 3, 2024
July 13, 2024	June 7, 2024

***Highlighted tests are held at Rickards***

Deborah G. Barnes, Ph.D.

Greatness awaits!

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Dr. J. Williams

IB Coordinator

International Baccalaureate Program

To All IB Parents and Guardians:

Here are the 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]

Shadowing for 8^th grade students interested in joining our IB Program next year is underway.  Parents of 8^th grade students who want their child to spend a day shadowing a 9^th-grade Rickards IB student need to complete the attached IB Shadowing Form and contact Mrs. Williams, our IB Academic Dean, at 850-414-5597 or [log in to unmask] to schedule  a shadowing visit. 

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Ms. J. Goodman

Testing Coordinator

Testing

Announcements

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Please see the attached DRAFT Spring Testing Schedule and the attached National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Letter.

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Mrs. V. Williams

IB Academic Dean

Please see the updated attached list of scholarships.

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Ms. J. Well

SAC Chair

Next SAC Meeting – Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Dr. P. Hall

Science Department Chair

Congratulations to JCL (Junior Classical League) for earning 5th place at their recent regional competition!!

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Ms. K. A. Satchell

Mr. Earl Hankerson

Senior Sponsors

Grad Bash Update

FINAL PAYMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 15, 2024!!!!! 

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Mr. Young

Mr. Woodson

Mrs G. Cooper

Raider Marching Band Staff

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Coach Hankerson

Athletic Director

Raiders Athletics

Remaining events for this week:

Friday, February 9, 2024

Lady Raiders Basketball vs. TBD, 7:00pm Varsity DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Raiders Basketball vs. TBD, 7:00pm Varsity DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

Raiders Athletics Week of February 12 - February 17, 2024

Monday, February 12, 2024

Raiders Tennis @ Suwannee, 3:30pm

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Raiders Baseball Pre-Season Tournament @ Florida High vs. JPII, 4:00pm

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Lady Raiders Basketball vs. TBD, 7:00pm Varsity REGIONAL PLAYOFFS

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Raiders Baseball Pre-Season Tournament @ Florida High vs. Maclay, 4:00pm

Raiders Basketball vs. TBD, 7:00pm Varsity REGIONAL PLAYOFFS

Friday, February 16, 2024

Lady Raiders Flag Football, Jacksonville 

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Raiders Track & Field, 9:00am

***If you would like to donate to Raiders Athletics, please contact Earl Hankerson, Athletic Director at [log in to unmask].

Encourage your students to be the best part of Raiders Athletics.

ONE NATION...RAIDER NATION!!!

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IMPORTANT DATES
Presidents Day Districtwide Holiday	Monday, February 19, 2024
SAC Meeting	Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – 6:00 PM
Black History Month Program	Thursday, February 29, 2024 – 5:30 PM
Honor Roll Celebration	Friday, March 1, 2024 – 10:00 AM - Noon
Title 1 Parent Testing Information Night	Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 5:30 PM
End of the Third Nine Weeks	Friday, March 8, 2024
SPRING BREAK	March 11-15, 2024
Teacher Planning Day	Monday, March 18, 2024

***AVID/IB Monthly FOCUS – Strategies for Academic Growth***

AVID Strategy – organization - Students are encouraged to manage materials, time and themselves.  Students should organize planning and prioritizing school, work and social tasks.  Students should strategically and intentionally take responsibility for ones own learning. 

IB LEARNER PROFILE FOCUS – COMMUNICATORS – We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways.  We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.

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