9/1/2015 Chasing the Extraordinary

9/28 Senior Parent Night in Theater at

6pm

10/1 College 101 Parent Workshop 6pm

in The Cube.

10/9 End of 9 week grading

10/7 No early release due to elementary

conference week

10/12 AAA Parent Meeting 7pm

Library

10/14 PSAT-3HR Delay-no early release

10/15 “Been There Done That”-Parent

Workshop 6pm in The Cube

10/16 Hall of Fame Game-Football

home vs. Spanish Springs

10/17 Hall of Fame Dinner-Contact

Tina Rooker for tickets and info.

10/19-10/22 HSPE Senior Make-ups

10/26 to 10/29 Fall Intercession (A+ Lab

times TBA)

10/28 Safe Trick or Treat

November-Canned Food Drive Month

First week of November-Senior

HSPE’s-dates TBD

11/9 AAA Parent Meeting 7pm Library

11/10 Winter Sports Clearance Pckt due

11/11 Veterans Day-No School

11/18 Blood Drive (tentative)

11/17 to 11/21 Fall Play

11/25 to 11/27 Thanksgiving

11/25-Wednesday-RHS Offices Closed

12/1 to 12/11 Angel Gift Tree

12/5 Military Ball Convention Center

12/11 One Act Plays

12/11 Ugly Sweater Day

12/14 to 12/17 First Semester Finals

12/18 Teacher Work Day-No School

Increase: Achievement for all students

# of students earning core credits

% of students completing AP courses

RESPECT-HONOR-STRENGTH

Reno Huskie Families,

We are moving into fall with our 8th week of school. This would be an excellent

time to review grades and attendance with your students. Remember grades

record in December so there is plenty of time to turn things around if you have a

student falling behind. We are really trying to push our students to earn all their

credits at semester vs. failing and needing to develop a credit recovery plan.

Other than monitoring student progress, please read through this newsletter for

the latest news about our school. We have testing, an intercession Fall Break, Hall

of Fame Dinner, Safe Trick or Treat Night, Fall Play and much, much more.

AAA PARENT GROUP NEWS

Get involved in Reno High School's Parent/Student/Faculty Booster club, Reno

High Triple A. Our next meeting is October 12th at 7pm in the RHS library. We are

looking to fill a few committee positions for this school year and are also looking

for volunteers for: Hospitality, Grad Night Chaperons, March Madness volunteers

(3/19/2016) and help with the State Leadership Conference 4/21-4/23/2016

(additional 1000 students plus their advisors from across Nevada will be at

RHS). Please reach out for more information on any of these

opportunities. renohighschooltriplea@gmail.com or contact Dean'a Boes 775-

530-8370.

College and Career Center “The Cube” News

o “College 101” Parent Workshop on 10/1, 6pm, in The Cube

Geared towards those going through the process with

their student for the first time, overview of financial aid,

college search tools/resources

o “Been There Done That” Parent Workshop, October 15th, 6pm, in

the The Cube

Geared towards those with a basic understanding of the

college application process

Senior Parent Reminder

Senior Parent Night this Monday, 9/28 at 6pm in the Theater.

News Around Campus

Important Information for Juniors and Sophomores (PSAT):

PSAT will be on Wednesday, October 14th. There is a 3 hour delay for this exam. All 10th graders will be

taking this exam. College bound Juniors should also take this exam. The cost is $15 and the final day to

pay is Friday, October 9th. Payment can be made either in person with our bookkeeper or online through

our web store.

*Please note-All Sophomores must take the PSAT Exam and WCSD pays for their tests.

SHOP1879-STUDENT STORE NEWS The new shop1879.com is now open with all our new products and web specials! Products can be purchased with a debit or credit card and either picked up on campus or shipped directly to you. We will be having a Cyber Monday sale Monday the 30th and a Black Friday sale at the store the following Friday. There will be holiday specials throughout the month of December for the busy holiday shopping season. Hours will be Wednesday's and Fridays at lunch and after school. Cash check and credit/debit cards accepted.

YEARBOOK NEWS

Diapers to Diplomas spaces may still be for sale through November 6 with late fee (as space is available). We have

a limited number of pages left, so please email rhsyrbk@gmail.com ASAP to set up an appointment. Full space

$810, Half $405, Quarter $205, Eighth $105.

Yearbooks are available for reservation (the only way you can make sure your student has a yearbook reserved for

him/her in May) now. Please use the R Store button at www.rhshuskies.com or contact Barbara Herman in the

finance office to buy your student’s book for $95- a bargain for 320 pages of Reno HS memories. You can make

payments of $25 down and $10 per month November-May.

News from Athletics

It has been a great start to a new year for all of our

fall sports teams. But remember, winter sports are

right around the corner. If your student is interested

in any winter sport- Basketball, Ski Team, Wrestling

or Rifle Team, they must see Mrs. Rooker in the VP

office for clearance paperwork. The deadline to clear

for a winter sport is Nov. 10th. All paperwork and

fees must be turned in no later than 3:00 on that

day. The first day of tryouts is November 14th. Please

be aware of the time line, if your student isn’t cleared

before the deadline, they will not be able to

tryout. You can contact Mrs. Rooker at 333-5050 x 5

if you need any other information.

SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM STARTING LIKE

THEY FINISHED LAST YEAR.

Overall placement at Damonte Ranch HS

Competition:

1st place: Reno 144 points

Congratulation to our scholars and our coaches!

7 RENO HS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR SEMI

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED:

Congratulations to the following students who will

apply to become National Merit Scholars Finalists:

Cameron Miles, Ariyani Challapalli, Reagan Dreiling,

Brooke Eriksen, Nicole Flangas, Jacob Hoberg and

Erica Kim.

5 RENO HS NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED

SCHOLARS ANNOUNCED:

Congratulations to these scholars for their

“Commended Status” as recognized by NMSC.

Karla Burcham, Gabrielle Etem, Jessica Fuchs, Annika

Jensen and Alexandra Sasse.

Principal Highlights from September:

2015 Grad Rate Announced: 89%

Hosted Michael Thomas from Noble Studios for Principal for the Day Event

RHS sent 4 teams for the WCSD Door 2 Door Event

7 National Merit Semi-Finalists Announced, 5 Commended Scholars Announced

Parent Night, Club Fair, Homecoming all a success!

November 17-20 @7pm & a

matinee November 21st @ 1pm

Reno High School's Booth Street Players

In collaboration with Samuel French. The Reno High

School Theater presents

Thorton Wilder's OUR TOWN

Winner! 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama "While all of Wilder's work is intelligent, non-synthetic and often moving, as well as funny, it is Our Town that makes the difference. It is probably the finest play ever written by an American." —Edward Albee Described by Edward Albee as "...the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre—die."(Samuel French) This story discusses life and the importance of being aware and present in your own life. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE FINANCE OFFICE 333-5050 EXT 34002 STARTING NOVEMBER 9TH

TICKETS ARE $8 IN ADVANCE AND $10 AT THE DOOR

Support the Arts

For questions please contact Ms. Neace 333-5050 ext.

34124

or via email hneace@washoeschools.net

www.boothstreetplayers.weebly.com

NEWS FROM BAND AND

ORCHESTRAS

For immediate release – Contact: Gerald Willis

775.771.3333 gwillis@washoeschools.net

RENO HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC GROUPS ARE

PREPARING FOR CONCERT EVENTS

This fall, the Reno High Bands and Orchestras are

preparing for a series of unique performances. Enrollment

for instrumental music is at a record high; over 200

students are participating in ensembles including Concert

Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Concert Orchestra,

Symphonia Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. Many new

freshman are playing instruments and reaping the rewards

of a strong music education at our school!

The Concert Band (now referred to as “Wind Symphony”)

has been rehearsing for two concert contests in California.

On October 10th, both the Wind symphony and Jazz

Ensemble will be competing with 27 other high school

bands in Sacramento for awards and honors in a concert

format. This is the first time that our school has been

represented in this regional event.

On October 14 and October 21, bands and orchestras will

present the annual “Fall Harvest Concerts”. These public

concerts will be held for the first time in the newly

refurbished RENO HIGH PERFORMAING ARTS CONCERT

HALL in the red-house project building, and our community

can see what changes have been completed. New carpet,

interior renovations, sound shells and new rehearsal chairs

are just the beginning. We will also be launching the

CONCERT CHAIR ENDOWMENT FUND, which allows friends

and families to purchase a memorialized audience chair to

be used for all of our future events in the Concert Hall. The

concert space is truly a “work in progress”, and we invite

everyone to attend the concerts during the year and see

the changes as we progress in the acoustic improvements.

On November 8th, the Reno high Wind Symphony will

perform as a guest band to open the 38th Annual NEW

AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL at Sacramento State

University. The Wind Symphony is playing music this fall

written by living American composers, and was selected as

the first Nevada music group to be included in this

prestigious week of music composition premiers. For

those unable to make the concert performance in person,

(Band and Orchestras continued…)

there will be a live-stream link provided by the university

for all the public in Reno to see this special event.

The fall season continues with Wind Symphony and Jazz

Ensemble performances in Fairfield, California at the

Northern California Championships. The fall semester

completes with Bands, jazz Combos and orchestras

featured at the annual BARNES AND NOBLE fund raising

performance scheduled for December 5th at the bookstore

on Virginia Street.

Admission for all of our band and orchestra concerts is

$5.00 at the door. Proceeds will support continued

concert hall upgrades and additional instruments for the

bands and orchestras.

Mr. Hackbusch

775-333-5050 ex. 8

khackbusch@washoeschools.net

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