Any student planning to pursue post high school
education should consider taking the SATs here at RCS
either Saturday, May 1 or Saturday, June 5. The
respective registration deadlines are March 25 and April
29. Students should register for the exam through the
www.collegeboard.com
website. If students need financial assistance and/or
have questions about the exam, they should see their
Guidance Counselor ASAP.
■Capital Region Wind Ensemble selects two RCS High School Band members
(March 9, 2010) RCS High School band members Graham Bastian and
Melanie Melewski will perform in the Capital Region Wind Ensemble
concert on Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at Schenectady County Community
College.
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Earth science students work on
weather mapping (March 1, 2010) --
Although Feb. 26 wasn't a snow day, weather was still on
the minds of students in Mrs. Hanlon's earth science
class. In photo above, Erik Thyrring, Cody Garner, Ryan
McNicholas and Nick Marsilio work on decoding station
models during a lab on weather mapping.
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RCS seniors participate in
Poetry Out Loud regional competition at state museum on
Feb. 22 (Feb. 25, 2010) -- RCS Seniors Ashley Ten Eyck and Caitlin Smith participated in the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Capital District Regional Competition 1 on Monday, February 22 at the New York State Museum.
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■ January/February 2010 Students
of the Month announced (Feb. 23, 2010) RCS High
School announces its Students of the Month for the
combined months of January and February 2010.
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RCS High School students chosen
for college art show (Feb. 16, 2010) RCS 10th-grade
student Michelle Malin and 9th-grade student Yeon Choi
were chosen to participate in the Columbia Greene
Community College Juried Art Show on January 27. Malin
(in photo at right with teacher Ms. Chriss) won
honorable mention and a monetary prize for her work
using black marker on white paper. Choi (in photo below) had created
a collage made out of black and white paper.
"We are so proud of Michelle and
Yeon for being chosen for the art show," said Ms. Chriss.
"This is the first time any RCS student has ever won at
this particular art show."
Congratulations
ladies!
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RCS High School senior receives
courage award
RCS High School senior,
Katie Knowles, will be one of the recipients of the 2010
Student Courage Award. This award is presented at Siena
College by the Martin Luther King, Jr. & Coretta Scott
King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social
Change.
Katie was nominated for
the award because of her commitment to making the school
community more caring and appreciative of the diversity
that defines RCS. Katie demonstrated her commitment to
ending discrimination through her work as an NCBI
Diversity Trainer and as a supporter and founding member
of the school's GSA.
"She has truly been a
tireless champion of acceptance," says Jessica Doerr,
RCS HS Social Worker. I often hear her say, 'Because she
is a human being!' or 'How do you think it would feel if
someone said that about you?' She is truly brave in her
commitment to stopping discrimination and has really
made a positive impact on many of her peers,
particularly underclassmen."
Katie will be honored at
Siena College on April 7, 2010, where she will be
presented the first place award and $500. She will also
attend a special lecture and reception for Dr. Charles
Ogletree who is the director of the Institute for Race
and Justice at Harvard Law School.
"I am excited and honored
that Katie asked me to be her guest." adds Doerr. "I am
also proud that, thanks to Katie, RCS will hold the
highest honor of all area high schools at this important
event!
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RCS high school band and chorus perform for big crowd at Empire
State Plaza
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You can order this year's yearbook and upload pictures
to it at
MyYear.com
Press play (above) to view an audio slideshow featuring an interview with RCS senior Graham Bastian,
who'll be performing with the Empire State Youth
Repertory Orchestra at RCS High School on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4
p.m. Admission is free for RCS faculty, staff and
students.
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