Last week, USD 407 celebrated students from all four buildings who were recognized for continually displaying the character trait for May- creativity. Creativity is using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem. The celebration included breakfast pizza and donuts at RMS followed by a fun shaving cream art activity that was planned by Ms. Gottschalk. Fun was had by all! We look forward to recognizing and celebrating our character trait winners again next school year!
The Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday - May 22nd at 7:30 A.M. in the District Administration office. See the agenda for details. This meeting will NOT be live streamed. Agenda: https://5il.co/2ma4l
Due to weather-related issues, there will be no school tomorrow May 20, 2024 for Unified School District 407.
USD 407 Russell County to host the USDA Summer Food Service Program beginning on June 10 and ending on July 25. The program site will be Simpson Elementary School, 1323 N Main Street, in Russell. Students aged 1-18 can eat free each day. Grab-and-go style meals will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. No meals will be served on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5. A hot lunch will be provided along with the next day's breakfast. Adults are allowed to purchase a meal for $5.50.
Please enter the school through the south door by the gym and proceed to the serving area to pick up the meals. Parents will be allowed to pick up meals without children present if documentation is on file with the program. Here is the link for the parent meal pick-up form: https://forms.gle/TY3yhPz2HKgpRqfy9. If you are unable to access the online form, paper forms will be available at the site.
We look forward to serving you at the summer meal program. Any questions or concerns, please contact Angie McKenna, Food Service Director, at 785-483-2173 or by email at amckenna@usd407.org.
Mr. Maier is retiring! Please come help us celebrate his service to Russell Schools. His retirement reception is on Wednesday 5/15 from 4-6pm in Ruppenthal Middle School's cafeteria.
USD 407 Board of Education will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, May 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the district office located at 802 N. Main. See the agenda for details. This meeting will be live streamed. Agenda: https://5il.co/2l72w | Live Stream:
https://tinyurl.com/2m8trcxj
RHS - lost and found is located inside the main office. Please stop by and see if anything is yours. Parents, feel free to stop by and claim your students items. Any items that are remaining on May 22, 2024 will be donated to the Thrift Shop. Thank you!
Last Friday, USD 407 celebrated students from all four buildings who were recognized for continually displaying the character trait for March- courage. Courage is choosing what is helpful, right, and kind- even when it is hard or scary. The celebration included a pizza luncheon and would-you-rather games at Simpson Elementary School. Fun was had by all! The character trait for May is creativity.
RHS: Today's Baseball game @ Ellis has just been cancelled. This is just for Baseball. Softball is still playing.
The Board of Education will be holding a joint meeting with the Russell County Commission and Russell City Council on Monday - April 29th beginning at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Russell High School cafeteria. See agenda for details. https://5il.co/2iyu8
RHS: RHS Parents "Snapchats don't last forever, but yearbooks do!"
We have extended the deadline to order a yearbook. We have to have a minimum of 75 books ordered and we are not quite there. If interested please bring $75 to the RHS office by April 19th to get your students name on the list. Cash or checks are accepted. Or you can go online to yearbookforever.com. Books will arrive in August and extras will be limited. If you have any questions, please call the office.
The yearbooks are a Great memory to look back in years to come.
RHS / RMS:
Driver’s Education is being offered again this year at Russell High School. Mrs. Nicole Betts will be the instructor for the course. The classroom portion will begin June 3rd through June 7th from 8am - 3pm with a 1 hour lunch break, and the driving portion will begin on June 10th, and will be completed by July 5th, 2024.
There will be a student/parents meeting with Mrs. Betts April 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in the Russell High School Cafeteria. Parent/Guardian and student must be present at the meeting in order to enroll in the Driver Education Program. The school nurse will be there to do vision screening. The Driver Education Application form will be filled out at that time. Any medical information, Social Security number, and contact information will be needed at this meeting. You will complete the Driver education Application form at the meeting. There is a four dollar ($4.00) processing fee for the application along with the $210.00 fee for the course payable to Russell High School, for a total of $214.00 which is due by May 22nd. There are NO REFUNDS once the class has started.
Students must be 14 years of age or older by June 1st. If a student misses a scheduled driving day or a classroom day, he or she will be dropped from the class unless prior approval from the instructor.
The grading scale will be as follows: 80% mastery must be met in both the classroom and behind the wheel. If 80% mastery is not achieved, students will fail the course.
Due to student safety and the amount of material, which needs to be covered, inappropriate student conduct will not be tolerated and will result in student dismissal from the Driver Education Program.
Driving time will be set up at the start of the classroom session. A calendar with driving times for each group will be set up by Mrs. Betts. If all goes well, the students will complete this class by July 5th, 2024. Please contact the high school office at 785-483-5631 or email Veronica @ vfuentes@usd407.org or Mrs. Nicole Betts @ nbetts@usd407.org to place your son or daughter on the sign-up sheet.
RHS:
It’s that time of year! The annual Blood Drive event is happening on April 18th at Russell High School little gym. Harlee Donovan is running the blood drive again and is asking for Blood Donors and Power Red Blood Donors. She is wanting to reach a goal of 50 Donors!! Give hope this spring and come donate blood April 18 at Russell High School Little Gym.
A representative from Barton Community College will once again be at RHS to assist families in completing the FAFSA. She will be here tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9th from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. This is a come-and-go workshop and will be the last time that a Barton representative will be at RHS to assist with the FAFSA. If you need help or have questions, you can always reach out to Ms. Bunker at dbunker@usd407.org.
JAG-K is looking to hire a Career Specialist for the 24-25 school year for USD407's new middle school program. For more information or to apply use this link: https://recruitingbypaycor.com/career/JobIntroduction.action?clientId=8a7883c68d85a468018d9ed4aa9408cd&id=8a78839e8e824e38018ea0153e9d1c21&source=&lang=en
The BOE will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday - April 8th in the District Administration office beginning at 5:30 p.m. See the agenda for details. Agenda: https://5il.co/2hr8h | Live Stream: https://tinyurl.com/5ycvxpkv
Attention next years 7-12 grade classes!! Tonight is the rescheduled enrollment information night at Russell High School in the gym starting at 6:00. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Hope to see you tonight!!
Today, USD 407 celebrated students from all four buildings who were recognized for continually displaying the character trait for March- cooperation. Cooperation is working together to reach shared goals. The celebration included a pizza luncheon and cooperative games at Simpson Elementary School. Fun was had by all! The character trait for April is courage.
Come join us April 4 from 4-6pm for Russell High School's CTE open house. We hope to see you there!
If you are joining us for pancakes tomorrow morning, please park in the parking west lot.
For handicap accessible parking, please park in front of the school and use the front door.
