River Forest will be on a two hour delay Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Students should be at bus stops 2 hours later than the normal pick-up time. School doors will open two hours later than normal. Elementary schools will not be serving breakfast.
River Forest tendrá un retraso de dos horas mañana, Martes 9 de enero de 2024. Los estudiantes deben estar en las paradas de autobús dos horas después de la hora normal de recogida. Las puertas de las escuelas se abrirán dos horas más tarde de lo normal. Las escuelas primarias no servirán el desayuno.
Good evening River Forest Middle and High School Families,
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 will be an e-learning day for River Forest Middle School and River Forest High School only. The Town of New Chicago has experienced a water main break that has impacted plumbing at the middle and high schools. Students need to log into their chromebooks via their google classrooms to join live classes beginning at 7:50am. Live teaching will take place for at least the first half of the beginning of each class. Students are to follow their schedules.
Central Campus is closed. Practices are on hold until further notice.
Ridge Road/37th Ave Paving Project
Ridge Rd/37th Ave Paving Project will begin Monday, November 13th, 2023 at 6am. The contractor will be starting on the outside (right) lanes and will have all of the intersections on the north and south side of the road closed during that portion of the construction project. The detour route will be to take Tyler St to Lake Park Ave to Ridge Rd. When coming into town from Ridge Rd, you will want to take Ridge Rd to Lake Park Ave to Tyler St.
New Chicago, Lake Station, and Hobart emergency services have all been notified of these closures to ensure that they take the appropriate routes to get to and from New Chicago as required.
The total expected length of time for the project is two weeks. The project scope is the repaving all lanes of Ridge Rd and also the replacement of ADA ramps at intersections that currently have them. All time frames for the project are weather dependent.
For more information, please contact the New Chicago Town Hall or the council person for your ward.
Good afternoon, RF Families!
We are asking for your assistance in helping us maintain student dress code. The number one issue is blankets right now. Unfortunately, our admin team has been fighting the losing battle of students bringing blankets to school and wearing them draped around their shoulders. This seems like an innocent replacement for a jacket/sweater, but unfortunately, the students use them as "cover" to vape in class and other negative behaviors. If your student does not have an appropriate jacket or winter coat, please contact us and we will connect you with resources to obtain one.
Additionally, we are seeing students wearing hats, hoods, and sunglasses indoors. This will not be allowed, and students will be asked to remove them, or refrain from wearing hoodies at all to avoid the issue.
As always, shirts are expected to cover the mid-section, pants must be pulled up to the waist, and no profanity or drug/alcohol references will be tolerated.
We do understand that these are children. We want them to be comfortable and express their individuality. However, these measures are to ensure and maintain a safe and professional environment.
Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, and thank you for your support,
Gaelyn Mlynarcik and Randy Horka
The dentist is coming to River Forest Middle & High School November 9th!
The School Smiles on-site dental program provides on-site dental care at our school for ALL students that signup to participate. The dental team will set up inside our school and they accept Medicaid, private insurance, offer self-pay rates and grants through their foundation. Registration is now open online at: www.schoolsmiles.com/student-signup with over 100 languages to choose from when completing the online form.
6th-7th Grade Parents,
Join us Thurs., Oct. 5th at 7:30 pm for the 2025 Washington, D.C. trip meeting.
If you haven't already, please RSVP now with this link: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/rsvp/8625305634?rsvp_id=8625305634
Join meeting here: https://schooltrip.us/RiverForestIN25
Don't miss out!
Save the Date--Back to School Night is Monday, 8/21/23 from 5-6:30 pm.
Join us to walk through your student's schedule, meet their teachers, and chat with admin and counseling staff.
There are still some spots available in the Little Ingot Pre K afternoon class! This FREE preschool welcomes children who turn 4 by August 1, 2023. Classes are daily from 12-3. Lunch is provided, and there are no enrollment fees or monthly fees! If you have a child who meets the age requirement, come to Evans Elementary on Thursday, July 27, 2023 between 9 and 3 to register!
RFCSC 2023-24 Registration Information.
Returning student registration opens July 17, 2023.
Please login to your Harmony Family Access to complete registration.
Northshore is hosting a Physical Clinic Friday, July 14th from 8am-3pm for athletes at the High School. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.
Off site lunch brought to you in 4 different locations all summer long Monday-Friday June 14-July 28! Please see the flyer for locations and additional information.
Community Eligibility Provision Notification
Dear Parent or Guardian:
We are pleased to inform you that the River Forest Community School Corporation will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for meals served on the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2023-2024 school year.
All students enrolled within the district are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge each day of the 2023-2024 school year. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit an application.
If we can be of any further assistance, please contact Nick Alessandri at 219-962-7551.
Sincerely,
Samantha Berrier
Chief Financial Officer
Effective June 6th, a River Forest Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees member seat became vacant. Any individual who is interested and resides in the River Forest Community School Corporation district is asked to please contact River Forest School Board clerk Diana Villarreal via email at dvillarreal@rfcsc.k12.in.us and provide a statement of interest and contact information. All information should be submitted by June 16, 2023. The School Board will review candidates and make the determination on the new member of the board.
Applicants should address their information to River Forest School Board President Steve Kissel.
Summer School Bus Routes
River Forest Food Service is Going on Tour ALLLLLLL Summer Long!
Click here for the details!!!
https://5il.co/1vgv3
The School Board meeting originally scheduled for March 21, 2023 has been moved to Thursday, March 16 at 6:00 in the RFI Learning Center.
Friday, March 3rd is an eLearning day with live teaching. Middle and High School Students need to be logged into their Google Classrooms beginning at 7:50am. Elementary School students need to be logged in at 9:00am. Students will follow their daily class schedules from their Chromebooks. -- Mañana es un día de eLearning con enseñanza en vivo. Los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria deben iniciar sesión en sus aulas de Google a partir de las 7:50 am. Los estudiantes de la escuela primaria deben iniciar sesión a las 9:00 am. Los estudiantes seguirán sus horarios de clases diarios desde sus Chromebooks.
Friday, March 3rd is an eLearning day with live teaching. Middle and High School Students need to be logged into their google classrooms beginning at 7:50am. Elementary School students need to be logged in at 9:00am. Students will follow their daily class schedules from their Chromebooks.
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Mañana es un día de eLearning con enseñanza en vivo. Los estudiantes de
secundaria y preparatoria deben iniciar sesión en sus aulas de Google a partir de
las 7:50 am. Los estudiantes de la escuela primaria deben iniciar sesión a las 9:00
am. Los estudiantes seguirán sus horarios de clases diarios desde sus
Chromebooks.
2023/2024 Kindergarten Registration, April 11 & April 13. Please see the flyer for additional information.
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is pleased to announce summer program offerings for students in Northwest Indiana. This year they are offering a wide range of programs for learners interested in nursing, robotics and STEM fields, to explorations in how to become innovators and creators. Registration opens later this month
