Rivercrest School District

Students in GT, grades fourth through sixth, competed in a newspaper fashion show. Each grade had teams of 4-5 students. Each student had a job in creating their groups costume. There were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places winners. Each team did a fantastic job!

Rivercrest Jr. High recently competed in the FBLA District. Bryleigh McClain and Gabrielle Harris won 5th place in Multimedia & Website Development. Whitliegh Luff placed 4th in Business Spelling.

Rivercrest High School earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women's access to AP Computer Science. The honor acknowledges the work Rivercrest is doing to close the gender equity gap in computer science. Our school is one of only 209 schools to be recognized for achieving this award.

Mrs. George's 2nd grade class learned about 's' blends today in phonics class. Students had to listen to various words with blends and identify which 's' blend the word contained. Next, students wrote words and sentences containing the new blends.

Mrs. McClung's 10th grade English class took advantage of this beautiful winter day to read, The Princess Bride, outside.

Mrs. Dina Carr's class learned about the life of Dr. Suess and listened to several books written by him. The class celebrated his birthday by eating birthday cake. The Cat in the Hat (Amber Chipman) even came by for a visit.

Lights are up on the new baseball and softball complex! Check out the progress weekly- photos.app.goo.gl/gmL4c6LYLQGrukSo9.

RHS hosted TI 84 Calculator Training for our Juniors today! Thank you to Ms. Allen from Crowleys Ridge Co-op for coming and providing this training. Calculator usage on the ACT is an important skill to have to be successful. This class is just one of the steps we are taking to prepare our Juniors this year for the ACT. Starting next week will be Zoom Classes during their 2nd Period College and Career Readiness Classes. These Zoom classes are with a certified ACT Mastery Prep professional to continue their preparation for the March 29th ACT Exam they take here at Rivercrest.

Thank you to Mike Hamilton from U of A Extension Services and Lee Wesson from Wesson Farms for coming to school last week to talk with our Ag and EAST students about how drones can be used in agriculture. They provided some good insight and advice to the students on career paths using technology that are and will be available to them in the field of Agriculture.

Thank you to all who participated in Rivercrest Elementary's After-School Study Groups! Here is a reminder of drop-off times and locations for the bus routes. We appreciate your support.

Rivercrest School District is accepting certified teacher applications for possible future openings. Be sure to get your application submitted for a limited number of open positions.

3A STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT! 🏀 Rivercrest Colts vs. Episcopal Wildcats Wednesday, March 1 @ 2:30pm Lamar High School Tickets: gofan.co/app/events/909368?schoolId=AR17000 Tournament Information: bit.ly/3astatesocial

Thank you to all of the community members and businesses that donated snacks for our student athletes!

An informational meeting for students interested in trying out for the 2023 Rivercrest Cheer program will be Mon., Feb. 27 at 6pm in the auditorium. Tryout clinic week will begin Mar. 6, with tryouts on the 10th. All students who participate in tryouts need a current physical.

LIVESTREAM: *Will be updated on game day! Regional tournament action! Friday, February 24 @ Mountain View 5:30pm Colts vs. Osceola Tickets must be purchased online: gofan.co/app/events/909322?schoolId=AAA Brackets are available on SBLive: scorebooklive.com/arkansas/basketball/brackets

The Academies at Rivercrest High School received incentive funds through the partnership with the PEER Network to honor student growth.  The funds will be used by the PEER teachers to provide incentives to students and teachers continuously meeting growth goals.

The senior class is doing a raffle basket to raise money for class funds - drawing entries are $5 for one entry or $20 for five. You can enter as many times as you want. The winner will be drawn on Thursday, March 16th. The basket includes a variety of items, including a pass for the Homecoming Rivercrest football game and the Class of 2024 Senior Night game (for one person). Please support the class by entering! Many items are St. Patrick's Day themed, but not limited to. Items have been generously donated to us by local businesses. The value of the basket is over $100. ENTER NOW! forms.gle/KNYxjuQPU2XTgQ5BA

With the RHS boys basketball team taking down the #1 seed - Mountain View - in first round regional action Wednesday night, there is much excitement about the second round game on Friday. Because there is an overwhelming number of students, faculty, staff, and parents who plan to attend the game, school will dismiss at 1PM on Friday, February 24.

RHS is building a brand new baseball and softball complex for our student athletes. We can't wait to see our teams in action on the new fields! Stay tuned for more updates and photos as construction progresses. Check out the progress weekly- photos.app.goo.gl/gmL4c6LYLQGrukSo9.

The Colts punched their ticket to state after taking down #1 seed Mountain View 62-55 at the 3A-2 Regional Tournament in Mountain View. GO COLTS! 👊🎟️ 🐴🏀