River Forest Community School Corporation

Due to difficulty in clearing snow from streets and bus stops and continued treacherous travel conditions, River Forest Schools will continue to be on eLearning for tomorrow, February 17th. Students do not report to school on e-Learning Days and will be able to contact their teachers to log on beginning at 9 am. Saludos a las familias de la Corporación Escolar de River Forest Debido a la dificultad para quitar la nieve de las calles y paradas de autobús y las continuas condiciones de viaje peligrosas, las escuelas de River Forest continuarán en e-Learning para mañana, 17 de febrero. Los estudiantes no se reportan a la escuela los días de e-Learning y podrán contactar a sus maestros para iniciar sesión a partir de las 9 mañana.

Due to the inclement weather, the executive session and School Board meeting set for tonight have been changed to Thursday, February 18th 2021. The executive session will be held from 5:30pm -7:00 pm and the school board meeting will be held at 7:00 pm. in the RFHS Auditorium in the round. In the event of inclement weather on that night, both meetings will be held virtually. Debido a las inclemencias del tiempo, la sesión ejecutiva y la reunión de la Junta Escolar programada para esta noche se cambiaron al jueves 18 de febrero de 2021. La sesión ejecutiva se llevará a cabo de 5:30 pm a 7:00 pm y la reunión de la junta escolar se llevará a cabo a las 7:00 pm. en el Auditorio RFHS en la ronda. En caso de inclemencias el tiempo esa noche, las reuniones se realizarán de forma virtual.

Attn RFMS and RFHS Students and Families: Wednesday, February 17 will be a ‘B’ Day eLearning Day. This means your teachers will post lessons for your B day classes only. Remember that you will not have live lessons, but rather assignments posted on your teacher’s google classrooms. All assignments will be posted by 9am. Teachers will be available to assist via email from 9-2.

Due to continuing poor conditions outside, students will participate in an E-Learning day on Wednesday, February 17th. This will be a B Day, so there will be work for periods 5, 6, and 7!

This is a message from the Food Service Department: Wednesday’s meal distribution will be canceled because of weather conditions. We are tentatively planning on distributing these meals on Friday, February 19th. We will keep you updated on any changes. Thank you for your continued support. Este es un mensaje del Departamento de Servicio de Alimentos La distribución de comidas del miércoles se cancelará debido a las condiciones climáticas. Tentativamente estamos planeando repartir estas comidas el viernes 19 de febrero. Lo mantendremos informado sobre cualquier cambio. Gracias por su continuo apoyo.

Due to inclement weather all students will participate in an E-Learning Day on February 16, 2021. Students do not report to school on E-Learning Days and will be able to contact their teachers to log on beginning at 9 am.

Attn RFMS and RFHS Students: Tomorrow will be an “A” Day eLearning Day. This means your teachers will post lessons for your A day classes only. Remember that you will not have live lessons, but rather assignments posted on your teacher’s google classrooms. All assignments will be posted by 9am. Teachers will be available to assist via email from 9-2.

Due to inclement weather; Tuesday, February 16th will be an E-Learning day. We will be on an A Day schedule, so you will complete work for periods 1, 2, 3, and 4. Work will be posted by 9 AM!

Remember that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 15th! We will be back on Tuesday with an A day schedule. Enjoy your long weekend!

RF students! Interested in a night of fun, food, sports, and games? Then sign up for Teen Night at the Boys and Girls Club! This event takes place on Feb 26th from 6:30-9:30. You must be a member to attend. See the attached flyer for more details!

RFCSC and The City of Lake Station has partnered with Beyond 4 Walls and will be distributing food boxes to those in need. At 10 am on February 9th, they will be at Riverview Park to pass them out! This is open to anyone with a Lake Station or New Chicago ID! See attached flyer.

Please see the attached flyers regarding food boxes partnership for distribution at Riverview Park on Tuesday, February 9th.

Due to the winter weather advisory issued to our area, school has been cancelled for February 5, 2021. Because of this, all students will participate in an E-Learning Day. Students do not report to school on E-Learning Days and will be able to contact their teachers to log on beginning at 9 am.

RFHS students and families! Tomorrow, January 5th, will be an E-Learning day due to anticipated winter weather arriving tonight. It will still be a B day- so you will have work for periods 5, 6, and 7. Assignments will be posted by 9 AM!

Northshore is offering free dental exams, x-rays, cleanings and more for uninsured children up to age 17. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Attention RF Sophomore Families. Last year's freshmen had their "Relentless Peer Mentoring" experience cut short due to the pandemic. As a result, A Positive Approach to Teen Health is providing all current sophomores the opportunity to participate in their 10th grade program, "Love Notes", an evidenced-based holistic approach to risk prevention with a focus on positive youth development and healthy relationships. To ensure no instructional time is lost, the program will take place on Tuesdays during SRT from 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM starting next Tuesday, February 9th and continue throughout the remainder of the year. Participation is not mandatory, but we are hopeful the majority of students will take advantage of this offer. Please see the attached Parent Notification Letter from A Positive Approach to Teen Health for additional details. Parents that decide to opt their children out of the program may do so using one of the following online consent forms: For English – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LoveNotesConsent En Espanol – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/consentimientoLoveNotes

Congratulations to the Ingot Wrestling team! 10 wrestlers are on their way to the regional competition next weekend. The most regional qualifiers in school history!

Youth Volleyball Camp!

Athletics Announcement: As a result of being in the Orange for COVID-19 for the 2nd week in a row, we can now have 25% capacity at our games. For this Saturday's GSSC HS Boy's Basketball game at 5:30pm vs Lake Station Edison, we will be allowing 25% capacity with no restrictions on fans. The first 25% to purchase tickets will be allowed to enter. Tickets are NOW on sale in the RF MS/HS Main Office from 8am- 3pm. All fans must wear masks! Lake Station Edison Fans please purchase your tickets through Mr.Jeff Bean the Lake Station Edison Athletic Director. This is for your allotted tickets. Tickets will only be sold at the gate if we have any under 25% capacity left. All tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students.

Interested in attending IUN after you graduate? During SRT on Friday, IUN will be hosting a virtual admissions event where you can talk to advisors and professors about what the college has to offer. Click the link to register! https://www.iun.edu/admissions/news-events/index.htm