River Forest High School

Next week is Finals Week for Middle and High School Students. A couple of very important reminders about next week: 1. Wednesday, January 12 is a regular start day. We will NOT have a delayed start at the middle or high schools on 1/12/22 2. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week week, the Middle and High Schools will dismiss at 2:01. Monday and Tuesday still dismiss at 2:41. 3. Students will take their 5th period final exam on Tuesday, January 11th. 4. Students will take their 1st and 7th period finals on Wednesday, January 12th. 5. Students will take their 2nd and 6th period finals on Thursday, January 13th. 6. Finally, students will take their 3rd and 4th period finals exams on Friday, January 14th. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us... ------------------------------------------------- Buenos días RF, La próxima semana es la semana de finales para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria. Un par de recordatorios muy importantes sobre la próxima semana: 1. El miércoles 12 de enero es un día normal de inicio. NO tendremos un comienzo retrasado en las escuelas intermedias o secundarias el 1/12/22 2. El miércoles, jueves y viernes de la próxima semana, las escuelas intermedias y secundarias saldrán a las 2:01. Los lunes y martes todavía se despiden a las 2:41. 3. Los estudiantes tomarán su examen final del quinto período el martes 11 de enero. 4. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales del 1er y 7mo período el miércoles 12 de enero. 5. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales de segundo y sexto período el jueves 13 de enero. 6. Finalmente, los estudiantes tomarán sus exámenes finales del tercer y cuarto período el viernes 14 de enero. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros ...

Good Evening Parents/Guardians: As we head into Christmas break, we wanted to remind you that if your Virtual student is returning to in person learning for the second semester, you are required to contact the Main Office to make them aware of your choice. Please contact Erica DeVoe for middle school students and Maria Cruz for high school students at 219-962-7551. The end of the semester for both middle and high school students is January 14, 2022. Please keep in mind that if your child is returning to in person learning for the second semester, the return date is on Tuesday January 18, 2022. Thank you in advance and have a restful holiday season. Mr. Duron, School Counselor

The River Forest Community School Corporation will be on e-Learning tomorrow, Monday, December 20th. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Covid-19 has impacted our transportation department and made providing transportation services an impossibility. Knowing the hardship this creates for everyone, all schools will remain open during their normal school hours with our faculty and staff present for any parent wanting to provide transportation for their student(s) and needing adult supervision. Assignments will be posted and available for students via Google Classroom at 9:00 a.m.

12/20 The River Forest Community School Corporation will be on e-Learning tomorrow, Monday, December 20th. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Covid-19 has impacted our transportation department and made providing transportation services an impossibility. Knowing the hardship this creates for everyone, all schools will remain open during their normal school hours with our faculty and staff present for any parent wanting to provide transportation for their student(s) and needing adult supervision. Assignments will be posted and available for students via google classroom at 9:00 a.m. La Corporación Escolar Comunitaria de River Forest estará en e-Learning mañana, lunes 20 de diciembre. Nos disculpamos por las molestias, pero Covid-19 ha afectado a nuestro departamento de transporte y ha hecho imposible proveer servicios de transporte. Sabiendo las dificultades que esto crea para todos, todas las escuelas permanecerán abiertas durante el horario escolar normal con nuestra facultad y personal presente para cualquier padre que desee proveer transporte para sus estudiantes y que necesite la supervisión de un adulto. Las tareas se publicarán y estarán disponibles para los estudiantes a través de Google Classroom a las 9:00 de la mañana.

Good morning River Forest, This is Randy Horka on behalf of the River Forest Community Schools, The Lake County Sheriff’s Department was contacted regarding a Tik Tok posting that is now being circulated around the United States. The LCPD Intelligence Unit has researched the origin of this post and the status of its content. The original Internet posting as a “Tik Tok Challenge, ” was for students to skip school on December 17. At some point, the challenge was changed to a school shooting threat. This posting is spreading on the internet across the USA – we are now seeing posts about it from Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, etc. Police Agencies from those States have posted saying they are investigating but at this time there is no credible threat. The river forest schools will have an added police presence tomorrow, Friday, December 17th during arrival and dismissal times. Further, I have been in contact with the Lake Station and New Chicago Police Departments and they will have added patrols around Meister, Evans, and Central Campus. As always, our school resource officers will be onsite at our buildings from bell to bell. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

It is that time of year---River Forest Middle/High School Book Fair!!! It is here just in time in order to check some people off your Christmas list!! Every item that is purchased, helps us grow our library book/ebook collection, so your support means a great deal to us. PS--If you would like to purchase a book for your student's teacher, please contact Amber Piesyk: apiesyk@rfcsc.k12.in.us There are 3 ways to purchase: 1. Send in money with your student or set up an eWallet for them (see link below.) Dec. 3 thru Dec. 10 --school hours 2. Come in and browse during Parent Book Fair hours. Dec. 6-10 8:00-3:00---go to the main office for entry. 3. Shop online (see link below.) Online shop open from Dec. 3 thru Dec. 16. River Forest Book Fair https://www.scholastic.com/bf/riverforestmiddleschool

The Coats for Kids and Families Organization will be having our annual giveaway Saturday, November 6th from 9am-12pm. Our organization gives away winter coats to those of all ages in need. The giveaway will be held at the River Forest High School Cafeteria. Masks will be required to enter and must continue to be worn until you exit the building. This is an annual event and we are extremely lucky to continue during these unprecedented times. If numbers are large you may need to wait outside until numbers permit you to enter. All those in your party in need of a coat should be present to make sure you are able to get a coat that fits.

Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences for the middle and high schools will be held Thursday, October 28, 2021. Please call the main office to schedule a 10 minute slot with your child’s teacher. Conference times are either 3-6 or 3:30-6:30 depending on the teacher. Conferences can be held over the phone or via Google Meet using your child’s chromebook.

Picture RETAKE Day is: Nov 09, 2021 Order Code is: 60473R Your link to order is: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/60473R MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL

Hello Ingots! The Coats for Kids and Families Organization are collecting new and gently used clean WINTER coats. Winter is cold and our hope is to make sure that all students and adults have a winter coat to help them stay warm throughout all the cold weather. Please help us meet our community's needs and donate a winter coat. Coat collection will go until October 29th. Coats can be dropped off at one of the elementary schools and/or Middle/High School. Thank you for your help.

Tonight’s middle school football game vs Edison has been postponed due to Covid issues at Edison. Boys will report to practice instead.

ATTENTION 10th & 11th grade remote learning families: This is an important message about PSAT testing. All sophomore & junior students have the opportunity to participate in the PSAT (or Preliminary SAT) on Wednesday, October 13th. Taking advantage of this FREE opportunity will provide students feedback on their current academic skills and serves as a practice session for taking the actual SAT, which should be completed towards the end of 11th grade. In addition, scores are used to determine student eligibility for some college level dual credit courses offered during Junior & Senior years. On testing day, students must report to the High School cafeteria by 8:30 AM and should plan on testing until approximately 1 PM. Students eligible for extra time accommodations should plan on testing until the 2:41 PM dismissal. If your student needs transportation, busses will run their typical routes based on our regular Wednesday morning late-start bus schedule and will return students home at the end of the school day. Students are encouraged to bring a personal calculator and two #2 pencils. Cell phones and smart watches are NOT permitted in testing area. Additional calculators and pencils will be available. Lunch will be provided once testing is complete. Students may arrive between 7:45 – 8:15 AM if they wish to have breakfast as well. This is a 1-day test. No additional make-up sessions will be provided. All participants are required to wear masks for the safety of all testers and proctors. Finally, if you have any signs of illness, have been exposed to anyone with COVID-19, or anyone in your household is ill, please do not attend testing .

The TRIO-Educational Talent Search Program would like to recognize and applaud Mrs. Allison Nikollaj of River Forest High School as the recipient of our TRIO Community Partner Award for FY 21. The award was presented to Mrs. Nikollaj at the River Forest Community School Corporation Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday September 21, 2021. Mrs. Nikollaj provides students, families, and staff with exemplary customer service and has assisted the TRIO-Educational Talent Search Program with student recruitment efforts at River Forest High School. Congratulations Mrs. Nikolla! Power Onward! #TrioWorks

The RFCSC will have an elearning day on Friday. All classes will post assignments by 9am via their Google classrooms.

Tonight is the night! Come out and support the RFHS football team for their HOMECOMING GAME against Whiting. The game starts at 7:00 and we would love to see you there! Go Ingots!

Ingots! This afternoon we will be having our Homecoming Parade! It will start at the RF side parking lot at 4:00 and will go south on Indiana to Garfield, then east on Garfield to Michigan Ave, north on Michigan to Huber Blvd, finally turning west on Huber heading back to RF. Come out and cheer on the teams, band, auxiliary, cheer, and Homecoming Court!

Parents, every student in the RFCSC will receive a free t-shirt for being in attendance on Friday. Friday, 9/17 is our annual count day!

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic: Tuesday, August 31st 12:00 Noon to 7:00 pm; and, Wednesday, September 1st 12:00 Noon to 7:00 pm. LAKE STATION THOMAS A. EDISON JR SR HIGH SCHOOL 3304 Parkside Avenue, Lake Station, Indiana 46405 West-side Parking Lot - “H-doors”

Boys & Girls Club Back to School Program flyer.

The first ever River Forest Middle School Softball game took place this evening at Wheeler! Thank you to everyone who made this night possible!