Attention River Forest Students, Teachers, and Community Members.
River Forest freshman Geddy Trezak has been nominated for Region Artist of the Year (under age 21 division). The awards will be announced in March and the fan voting portion of the process is currently underway.
Please visit https://www.theregionmedia.com/ and scroll down to cast your vote for him.
This is a huge honor for him and our band program, so take a moment to show your River Forest Pride!! You can check out some of his videos and also access the voting link by logging in to geddytrezak.com
Congrats to RFHS senior Mackenzie on winning 1st place in grades 9-12 for the SAFE (Supporting Addiction Free Environments) for Lake County Poster Contest! Another Ingot win!

Congratulations to senior Christian Duh on being awarded the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship! This scholarship guarantees Christian a practically free ride to any post-secondary institution in the state of Indiana. Christian is a multi-sport athlete, a member of the National Honor Society, Academic Decathlon, and is on the Governor's Cabinet for Indiana Youth and Government. He is proof that hard work really pays off!
Band Concert
12-9-20 The MS/HS RF Band Concert is from 5pm -720pm in the HS Gymnasium. All tickets are Pre Sale for $2 in the HS Main Office from 8am-3pm.
Choir Concert
12-14-20 The MS/HS Choir Concert is at 7pm on 12-14-20. All tickets are Pre Sale for $2 in the HS Main Office from 8am - 3pm Monday - Friday.
Hello Miester Families! Ms. Burgos is our new English Language Learner assistant that will be working with students at Meister. We created a quick video presentation to introduce her to you. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and get to know her. She will be calling to meet you soon! The website link below will show you the video.
¡Hola familias de Miester! La Sra. Burgos es nuestra nueva asistente para estudiantes del idioma inglés que trabajará con los estudiantes de Meister. Creamos una breve presentación en video para presentársela. Tómese unos minutos para ver el video y conocerla. ¡Te llamará para conocerte pronto! El enlace del sitio web a continuación le mostrará el video.
https://www.loom.com/share/a7eeb2688dca4e138dd830d5f1175516?sharedAppSource=personal_library
Despite all the challenges that a virtual competition brings, the RFMS Lego Robotics Team, led by Mr. Mathews and Mr. Bradtke, advanced to the State Competition with their performance today! Congratulations team! Go RF!

The link below includes a few "Reminders" for Meister going into the week of Thanksgiving and December!
Check out the Free Breakfasts and Lunches for ALL students and our FAME Fridays coming in December!
Click this link: https://5il.co/n8ao

In response to the Lake County Board of Health placing Lake County in the Red category for Covid -19, we are now required to do the following for all K-12 activities:
Only participants, support personnel, and parents/guardians will be allowed at all events and games.
All tickets will be sold Pre-Sale in the RFMS/RFHS Main Office for upcoming games from 8am-3pm.
No siblings or non-participating students will be allowed at games at this time.
No tickets will be sold at the event or game.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our Ingot Community safe.
Congratulations to the River Forest Middle School Spellbowl Team for placing 3rd at the State Spellbowl Competition! Thank you Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. Engels!

Congratulations to the River Forest Middle School Spell Bowl team and Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. Engels for advancing to the State Spell Bowl Finals!

Coats for Kids (and Families)
If you are in need of a coat, distribution will be:
(Coats are new and/or gently used)
Impact Christian Church on
Saturday, November 7, 9 am to 12 pm
7071 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410

eLearning free meal distribution will take place on Wednesdays from 1pm-4pm at all schools. Please read the attached flyers for the menu and additional information.


MS/HS Block Schedules for Nov/Dec


Below is the link for Indiana's School COVID-19 Data Dashboard. It is updated weekly on Monday at 12pm.
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm
MS Parent Teacher Conference Info

Pictures Orders
This includes RFMS as well.

Please see attachment for remote student school picture information. -RH

Join us for a spooky night of RF fun! October 27th from 4:30-6pm on the MS/HS track. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Barnes at cbarnes@rfcsc.k12.in.us

RFMS picture day is October 15th
Dear River Forest Families,
The River Forest Food Service Department will be combining a week's worth of meals which will include 5 days of breakfast and lunches and handing them out Wednesday at your child’s home school.
Pick up hours will be from 11:00 to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at each building. The price for these meals will be charged at your child's eligibility rate therefore if your student’s status is reduced or full pay your child must have funds in their lunch account in advance.
You can add money to your student’s account by using our online payment system SendMoneyToSchool.com.

