No Outside Food Accepted at RHS

In order to reduce the amount of visitors and exchanging of items at school, RHS will no longer allow deliveries of outside food during the school day.  This includes fast food brought by parents/guardians and deliveries from restaurants.  Thank you for helping us honor this policy to ensure the health of our students and staff. 

• Mondays - National Art Honor Society meets Mondays after school in Room 124 (Ms. Goodwin). We will make masterpieces, have visiting artists and workshops, brainstorm fund-raising ideas, and so much more!

• Tuesdays - Cyber Patriot meets Tuesdays from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. in Room 112 (Ms. Robertson)

• Wednesdays -
  • Nerd Herd meets Wednesdays from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Room 217 (Ms. Reaves)
  • Educators Rising meets every third Wednesday each month, at 7:00 a.m. in Room 218 (Ms. Gallion) or at 2:30 p.m. in Room 330 (Ms. Hay). Learn the ins and outs of becoming a teacher. If you are in cadet teaching this year, this is a highly recommended club to join. Dues are $20.

• Thursdays - Scholar Bowl meets Thursdays after school in Room 214 (Ms. Cradall). If you love Jeopardy! and are brainy, come out and give this club a try

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• Friday, October 1, 2021:  School Improvement Day (No School)

• Friday, October 1, 2021:  Deadline to sign up for Dual Credit for the following classes: English 4 Honors, Public Speaking, Ancient History, U.S. History to 1865 Honors. Please see the email sent by Ms. Bowser regarding enrollment instructions for Drury University

• Tuesday, October 5, 2021:  Book Club will meet after school in Room 217 (Ms. Reaves). The theme is "a book that everyone has read except for you". If you missed the first meeting but are interested in attending, please contact Ms. Reaves!

• Friday, October 8, 2021:  Homecoming Football Game (vs. Carl Junction)

• Friday, October 8, 2021:  Homecoming Dance from 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.  The theme is Rock 'N Glow.  Tickets are $5 in advance (sold during all lunch shifts starting September 29) or $10 at the door.  Please note STUDENTS WILL NEED THEIR ID TO ENTER, dress code will be enforced, students will need to be debt-free with the school, and students will need to be in attendance ALL DAY on October 8 in order to attend the dance.  If students want to bring a student from another school, forms are available in the administrative office and must be completed and received by Thursday, October 7. 

• Wednesday, October 13, 2021:  The PSAT will be held at RHS. Any sophomore or junior student interested in taking the PSAT should go to the counseling office to sign up. Space is limited to 25 students. Registered students will receive a study booklet to help prepare for the exam. The PSAT requires a fee of $18 - please bring cash only! A limited number of fee waivers are available for junior students who qualify for free/reduced lunch. Please contact Ms. Bowser in the counseling office if you need a waiver.

TUTORING INFORMATION (BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL)  

Attention Students!

Tutoring is available in any subject area with your teacher starting September 7.  Please view the tutoring calendar or talk to your teacher about their availability.  Tutoring may take place before school Monday - Friday from 6:45 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. and after school Monday - Thursday from 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

ACT Tutoring will take place in the library every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. in the areas of English, science, and math.  Plan to attend as many sessions as possible in order to benefit from the opportunity to increase your ACT scores!

Tutoring

SI Day October 1

There will be no school for students on Friday, October 1 for a previously scheduled School Improvement (SI Day). Childcare is available through STRIPES 360’s Cub Care. The registration deadline is September 24 at 4:30 p.m. Details can be found at https://www.republicschools.org/Page/1144.  

Job Fair, October 8

Republic School District is HIRING! We're looking for individuals who enjoy working with students and having a positive impact on their lives to fill a variety of open positions. Interested individuals are invited to a JOB FAIR on Friday, October 8. Candidates can simply show up any time between 9:00-1:00 for an on site interview for the position(s) of their choosing. No appointment is needed. 

Dire Need for Bus Drivers!

Republic School District proudly offers bus services for ALL students in our district! Providing this service requires a large number of trained drivers, and we need more! To avoid having to extend the length of current bus routes, spending funds on chartering buses (who are also seeing driver shortages) and/or reducing the number of trips and experiences for students outside our campuses...WE NEED MORE BUS DRIVERS!

Please share this opportunity with anyone that is interested in making an impact on students and filling this need! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO APPLY!

Jordan Valley School Based Health Clinic Opens October 1

Republic School District is excited to announce that our school based health clinic partnership with Jordan Valley Health Centers will kick-off on October 1!

One Jordan Valley community health worker will be available to work with our school nurses to coordinate a virtual visit with a Jordan Valley doctor or nurse practitioner for any student or employee that is sick and needs to be seen by a practitioner for the following illnesses: strep throat, ear infection, sinus infection, rash, pink eye, stomach flu, bug bites, lice and congestion. After being seen by a provider the student/employee will be able to return to class/work OR they will be given a diagnosis and will be ready to go home. If necessary, the practitioner will call in a prescription to the patient's pharmacy for them to pay for and pick-up.

This partnership is made possible primarily by funds provided by Jordan Valley Health Centers. Beyond office space for the onsite community health worker, this program has no other financial obligations for the district. Parents and employees will never receive a bill for care. If the patient has insurance, that insurance will receive the bill. If the patient does not have insurance, Jordan Valley Health Centers covers the cost of the visit and patients only have to pay for prescriptions, when needed.

This service will be optional, but available to all students and employees. Paper registration forms were sent home with students September 13 and will need to be completed and returned to school before they can be seen by the practitioner beginning October 1. You can also print a form and return it to school at shorturl.at/juOSV. We're excited and thankful for this opportunity to partner with Jordan Valley Health Centers!

Socktober!

Pearce's Listening Post, October 11

All patrons are invited to a new opportunity to listen, learn and share with Superintendent, Dr. Pearce at "Pearce's Listening Post." This hour-long event will be the first of three we will host this school year, one per quarter. It will take place on Monday, October 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Republic High School library, and will be focused on two topics: the Return to Learn Plan and District Construction Projects. 

RHS & RMS Student COVID19 Vaccination Status

To help our nurses and our administrators with the efficiency of future contact tracing (as you can imagine, these can be very time consuming), we're asking our RMS and RHS families to share student COVID19 vaccine statuses with us by completing the form at the link below. Completing this form is completely voluntary and not required. However, by sharing your student's proof of vaccine with us, we'll be able to quickly determine that if your student is exposed to a positive case they will not need to quarantine as long as they are symptom free instead of having to gather evidence during contact tracing.

This will be very helpful information, but it will be kept confidential and for district purposes only. This will also allow us to be able to determine our overall student vaccination rate, which can assist us in how we monitor future trends of COVID19 in our buildings.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this voluntary form and to upload your student's vaccine card, if he or she has been vaccinated. This form will be available throughout the year to complete as vaccines are received. Contact your school nurse or Health Services Director, Natalie.Botkin@republicschools.org if you have questions.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT STUDENT PROOF OF COVID19 VACCINE

State Assessment Individual Student Reports

Each spring students across the district participate in state assessments (MAP and EOC). We have been notified by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that Individual Student Reports (ISR) are available. The schedule for distribution of ISRs for students who participated in state assessments last spring is as follows:

• ISRs for students currently in grades 4 & 5 will be distributed to families during Parent Teacher Conferences the week of October 25 (more information to come).
• ISRs for students currently in grades 6-8 will be distributed to students on September 20 during the last class of the day.
• ISRs for students currently in grades 9-12 will be distributed to students the week of September 27.

Information for how to interpret your child's results will be included with the ISR. If you have any questions or would like to see your child's report prior to the distribution times, please contact your child's school counselor or Dr. Jennifer Renegar, District Test Coordinator at 732-3605, ext 6014 or jennifer.renegar@republicschools.org.

Updated Return to Learn Plan Effective August 31

Republic School District has developed health-related protocols which were created in conjunction with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protocols are based on best practices from schools and businesses around the globe and recommendations from DESE and health professionals. The updated protocols were implemented August 31. CLICK HERE to review the full Return to Learn handbook that outlines these protocols. Specifically, masking will be recommended, but not required inside our buildings. However, due to a Federal mandate, masks are required on buses. The Return to Learn Handbook also serves as the district's SRCSP plan as required by DESE. 

CLICK HERE to see answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Return to Learn plan.

Visit https://www.republicschools.org/healthupdates for more details and a dashboard which shares the percentage of students and employees quarantined/isolated due to COVID19.

New EC & Schofield Gymnasium Projects

The new Early Childhood Center with high wind shelter along with the gymnasium/high wind shelter construction projects are in the works! Visit https://www.republicschools.org/constructionupdates to follow the progress. The goal is for these projects to be completed by the fall of 2022. 

FREE Meals for ALL STUDENTS Through June 22

EXCITING NEWS! The USDA waiver providing FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL STUDENTS has been extended to June of 2022!!! We are grateful to be able to offer this to our families! #repmoproud

Daily Wellness Check

Each day we are asking families to do a wellness check of all students before they come to school. Employees will be doing this as well. Following these guidelines will help everyone stay healthy!