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Rocky Mountain High School 1300 West Swallow Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80526 Main Office Number 970.488.7023 Attendance Number (24 hrs) 970.488.7002 Athletics Number 970.488.7016 Student Services Number 970.488.7032 School Resource Officer 970.488.7013 Media Center 970.488.7040
Website http://eweb.psdschools.org/ schools/rockymountain/
Important Dates for First Quarter August 26: Pictur e Make-Up Day August 27: Back to School Night/ Senior College Planning Night September 7: Labor Day - No School September 21: In-State College Fair September 23: Par ent/Teacher Confer ences October 7: Picture Re-Take Day October 12: PSD Post-Secondary Planning Night @ FCHS October 14/15: Fir st Quar ter Final October 15: End of Fir st Quar ter October 24: Homecoming Dance October 28: PSAT
Para infomacion en Español hablar con Aracely Alba al: 970.488.7035
Rocky Mountain High School - Home of the Lobos Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Poudre School District.
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Administrators and Dean of Students
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NAME
DEPARTMENT
If you need assistance from any of our administrators, please feel free to call or email.
Tim Bruell
Assistant Principal
Amanda Gustafson
School Secretary
Principal Craig Woodall 488-7015
[email protected]
Melanie Potyondy
School Psychologist
Christina Domanik
PACE
Cole Zawadzki
Art
Christopher Thompson
Choir
Jeremy Miller
Language Arts
Amanda Manley
Math
Jennifer Drost
Math
Jessica Stelzer
PE
Taylor Anaya
PE
Kristin Olsson
Science
Sarah Bucko
Science
Brian Olver
Science
Rebecca Schulz
Social Studies
Guy Martinat
Special Education
Holly Buckley
Special Education Para
Erin Ruffner
Special Education Para
Office Manager Erin Murray 488-7015
[email protected] Assistant Principal Tim Bruell 488-7007
[email protected] Assistant Principal Wayne Moddelmog Athletics Director 488-7006
[email protected] Assistant Principal Tyler Ann Nickel Activities Director 488-7009
[email protected] Assistant Principal Karen Bennett 488-7008
[email protected] Dean of Students Russ Stapleton 488-7155
[email protected] Dean of Students Mike Ruffner 488-7192
[email protected]
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Reminders for the 2015-16 School Year Dress Code
Students should be appropriately dressed for school and for participating in learning activities. For our young women: we expect them to wear clothing on their tops that covers cleavage, shoulders and stomachs. Bottoms should be a minimum of 4-inches below the buttocks area with a rise that covers the stomach area. For our young men: pants should be pulled up and belted at the waist. Underwear should not be showing. Tank top style undershirts are prohibited. Gang attire and attire that promotes alcohol or other drug use is not allowed. Students must wear shoes at all times.
Student Drop Off/Pick Up Guidelines & Expectations
In an effort to alleviate drop-off and pick-up congestion, we have organized our guidelines and expectations for student drop-off and pick-up. As you review the map (next page) and the new drop-off and pick-up locations, please be reminded of the following norms: 1. To avoid congestion, please drop off your student early. The busiest times are between 7:15-7:30. 2. Frequently remind your student(s) to use designated crosswalks 3. Be mindful of cyclists 4. Be courteous drivers. Drive slow, allow people to merge into traffic and remind your student drivers to do the same. 5. Pull over to the curb for student drop-off
Parking Fines
Parking Violation (each): $15.00 Parking in Visitor Space or Staff Parking Lots: $50.00 **After three tickets, vehicle may be booted at owner’s expense. The cost to remove a boot is $50.00. Continued on following page...
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Reminders for the 2015-16 School Year continued... Absence Reporting If a student is not able to attend school for the entire school day or part of the school day, the school must be notified by phone at 970-488-7002. Notes from parents/guardians will not be accepted. For excused absences, as defined by the Poudre School District, parents are required to call the attendance office on the day of the absence. The deadline to excuse an absence in within 5 days of the absence. Excused absences will be granted for illness of the student or illness in the family, death in the family, court appearances, appointments that can not be scheduled outside of the school day, and for other emergencies on an individual basis. If parents decide that they must take their student out of school for a reason that would not normally be excused, the student should make arrangements with the attendance office and work out a pre-arranged absence agreement, which must be pre-approved by an administrator.
Tardies
Students are expected to be in class, on time. A student is tardy who enters the classroom, without a proper excuse, after the final bell has rung.
Intervention Action Related to Attendance
In order for a student to have a meaningful experience in a class, he/she must be there to be an active participant. The school/teacher has the responsibility of informing the parent/guardian by phone or by letter when their student is not attending a class or classes. Appropriate action will be taken to ensure that the student does attend the classes for which he/she is registered. In cases of non-attendance, the student will be counseled, parent conferences may be required, teachers will be involved and, in extreme cases, the student may be dropped from the class with a failing grade for lack of attendance. Student may not loiter in the parking lots or the halls during the school day. Students will be asked to leave campus and will be marked absent if they refuse to go to class. Continued on the following page...
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Reminders for the 2015-16 School Year continued... Request for Homework If your student will be gone for more than two days and you would like to request homework, please access the Rocky Mountain High School website. There you can find the email addresses and phone numbers for your student’s teachers. Please email or call them directly. Remember that teachers will need 24-hours to gather homework. It will be available for pick-up in Student Services at the end of the school day following the date the homework was requested.
Yearbooks
Make sure to order your 2015-16 Yearbook early, prices increase as the year progresses: July 1-September 5: $60 September 6– December 31: $65.00 January 1, 2016-February 5: $70.00 February 6-End of School year: $75.00
Health Office Information
Do you have questions about the health office at Rocky Mountain High School? Do you want to know about immunizations or get a copy of the health forms for next year? Please call 970-488-7024 or find forms for Immunizations, Health Action Plans, Medication and other Health Office information on the RMHS website: https://rmh.psdschools.org/counseling-career-center/parent-resources/studenthealth-center Continued on the following page...
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Reminders for the 2015-16 School Year continued... Back-to-School Night/Senior Planning Night Mark your Calendars for August 27th for the annual Back-to-School Night for grades 9-12, followed by Senior Planning Night. The schedule is as follows: Principal Welcome: 5:30pm-5:50pm in the Main Gym Period 1: 6:00pm-6:15pm Period 2: 6:25pm-6:45pm (5 minute announcements) Period 3: 6:55pm-7:10pm Period 4: 7:20pm-7:35pm Parent Information Sessions (Optional): 7:40pm-8:00pm Pick one session to attend: 1. Student Support Information: an oppor tunity to hear fr om our Deans on our philosophy and expectations around discipline and attendance, as well as, the support system we have in place for our students. Facilitators: Russell Stapleton & Mike Ruffner; Location: Room 308 2. Freshman Transition: Tips and str ategies for student success. Gear ed toward 9th grade students and parents. Facilitator: Jo Locricchio; Location: Room 305 3. Or Revisit Teachers, if needed Senior Planning Night: 7:40pm-8:30pm 12th grade students and parents Location: Auditorium Upcoming Events to be Aware of: Parent/Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, September 23r d, 5:00-8:00pm In-State College Fair: Monday, September 21st, 6:00-8:00pm @ FRHS Out-of-State College Fair: Tuesday, October 6th, 6:00-8:00pm @ PHS Rocky Seniors/Parent Financial Aid Night: Monday, December 7th, 6:308:30pm @ RMHS Rocky’s College Planning Night for 9-11 Graders/Parents: Wednesday, January 27th, 6:30-8:00pm @ RMHS
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2015-16 RMHS Highlighter
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Lobos Care! Taking Care of the Pack The Lobo Fund Did you know that Rocky has its own in-house, non-profit fund that supports its students? The Lobo Fund assists students who have a special financial request that can’t be met from other resources in the community. We help with items such as: medical and dental expenses, sport physicals, medications, school supplies, graduation supplies and numerous other forms of support. We raise all of our own money to support these students in need and grant roughly $3,000-$5,000 in assistance to our Rocky students and community each year. Please consider helping the Lobo Fund by giving a tax-deductible donation. Donations can be made in the Rocky Mountain High School Bookkeeping Office (to Cindy Evans) care of the Lobo Fund. Contact Tyler Nickel (488-7009) for additional information. And new this year: We have spir it jer seys for sale! Buy your s today for $35.00, all proceeds go to the Lobo Fund. Supplies are selling fast!
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Lobo Brag Board RMHS FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Students from RMHS FCCLA represented PSD for the first time in history this summer at National Leadership Conference in Washington DC. All three Rocky students who competed received gold medals in their competition. Meghan Jackson - Interior Design Bailey Shuster - Entrepreneurship Madison Mauch - Digital Stories for Change
COUNSELOR OF THE MONTH Congratulations to Mark Reedy who received the Counselor of the Month award from College in Colorado in recognition of his dedication to students and their higher education goals!
ROCKY FORENSICS TEAM Rocky’s Forensics Team travelled to Dallas, Texas in June to compete at the National Speech and Debate Tournament. The seven students who qualified (Seniors - Dylan Price, Cole Mendell, Skyler Bowden; Juniors - Theo Champ, Sammie Leo, Val Sonnenberg, Katie Winkelman) competed not only in their qualifying events, but also entered into additional ones. Additionally, Taylor Stone (Junior) joined the team as a finalist in a poetry contest that awarded her a $500 scholarship and earned her a spot at the main stage awards ceremony performing her original poetry. Are you interested in joining Forensics or just checking it out? Come to our informational meeting on Wednesday, August 26th or Thursday, August 27th, either at lunch or after school, in room 332. Hang out, meet the team and the coaches, enjoy some ice cream and learn what Speech and Debate can do for you – we hope to see you there! Rocky Mountain High School - Home of the Lobos
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Athletics There is a NEW website for Rocky Athletics! We have moved to a PSD adopted scheduling website: www.rockyathletics.org (use in Google Chrome) **Please discontinue use of rmathletics.org! Schedule Changes/Announcements We encourage everyone to sign up to get email/text notifications. If you have previously signed up for email notifications on rmathletics.org, you must resign up on the new website. 1. Once on the rockyathletics.org website, go to the “News & Info” tab 2. Locate the “Notify Me” announcement, click where it says “HERE” and follow instructions. 3. Be sure to check ALL activities you are interested in (you can always log back in and change which sports you would like to receive notifications about) 4. Click continue and choose when to have a reminder sent for you/your athlete’s game time and hit continue 5. Be sure to fill in all necessary information to have emails/texts delivered to you 6. Click “Save Settings” and the process is complete. Early Release/Bus Times 1. Go to “Calendar” tab and locate date of event 2. Scroll arrow over event. If there is an early release time/bus time, it will appear. Directions? 1. Click on the athletic event. In most cases an address and map will appear. **Please note: not all locations have been inser ted into the new website at this time. Thank you for your patience.
**NO information has been transferred from rmathletics.org**
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Athletics ADMISSION TO ATHLETIC EVENTS Individual ticket prices for athletic activities are as follows:
Adults - $5.00
Students without Activity Pass on ID - $4.00
Senior Citizens over 60 - $4.00
Children under 6 - Free
A twenty-admission punch card (also known as the Family Pass) can be purchased for $60.00 by parents at the Main Office, during office hours. They can also be purchased at home volleyball games.
Fall sports that require an entrance fee during the regular season, and take place at Rocky, are as follows:
Varsity Football games
Varsity & JV Volleyball games
There is no charge for JV/lower level football games or lower level volleyball games unless they are competing in a tournament (prices set by the host school). **Please Note: other school distr icts (i.e. Loveland, etc.) may char ge for all levels, and for all sports. Students who have purchased the Activity Pass are admitted to all RMHS athletic contests. This pass (located on student ID car d) also allows students into contests at cross-town schools that we are playing (i.e. RMHS vs. Fossil Ridge @ Fossil Ridge). Rocky Student Activity Passes do not wor k for other schools’ games (i.e. Fort Collins vs. Poudre).
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Athletics Join the High School Mountain Bike League! The Ciclismo Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to getting kids on bikes in our community. Ciclismo programs and events are designed to support the physical and emotional development of children through the sport of cycling. If you/your student is interested in being a part of the Colorado High School Mountain Bike League, please register here: https://app.lap.io/series/2015-08-cyf-high-school-mountain-bike Registration deadline it Saturday, August 22nd at 11:59pm. Practices: Tuesdays: Approx. 4:30-6:00pm at Lory State Park (August) & Locally (Sept. and Oct.) Thursdays: Approx. 4:30-6:00pm at Local Location (August-October) Saturdays: Approx. 8:00am-1:00pm at Red Feather, Curt Gowdy, Soapstone, Cameron Pass and other places Race Schedule: Lory Race #4: August 25 at Lory State Park Race #1: August 29 at Frisco Race #2: September 23 at Leadville Race #3: September 26 at Eagle Race #4: October 11 at Nathrop Race #5: October 26 at Eagle (State Championship) Fees: $500 + NICA Fees ($250) *Lodging will be at an additional cost Questions?: Please contact the RMHS Sponsor, Susan Chaffee, at:
[email protected].
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Student Opportunities DECA & FBLA DECA and FBLA will be holding an informational meeting for students during lunch on Wednesday, September 2nd. These two national organizations focus on teaching leadership and business/marketing skills through competitive events, community service, and conferences that offer workshops with outstanding keynote speakers and networking opportunities. High school students may attend local and state leadership conferences in Fort Collins, Greeley, and Colorado Springs. Nationals this year will be held in Nashville, TN and Atlanta, GA.
At Rocky we feel both of these organizations offer outstanding leadership opportunities for students interested in business and therefore run it as one organization. For more information and a list of competitive events, go to DECA.org and FBLA.org or contact one of our advisors: Mrs. Lyell, Mr. Papp, or Ms Brown.
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Student Opportunities
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Student Services Get to Know Your Counselor One of your most important resources in the college search is your school counselor. Many school counselors specialize in helping students find a college or career. Their knowledge can point you in the right direction in the college process. If you don't know your counselor very well, now is the time to make an appointment. Your counselor can help you the most if you take the time to talk to him or her about your goals, personality, and academic record. If you already have a list of what you want in a school or a list of possible colleges, bring it. The more information you provide, the more your counselor can aid in your college search. And don't be shy about asking questions. Counselors are there to answer students' questions and even enjoy doing it. Stay in contact with your counselor throughout your college search. Your counselor can help you to clarify your goals, see whether your grades and courses are good enough for the colleges you're considering, and develop a plan for the rest of the admission process. Parents and students, don’t forget that you can see who your counselor is in StudentVUE. (It looks like your 5th class.)
Who’s Your Counselor? 9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
As assigned
As assigned
As assigned
Kelley Madden
K-P
L-P
L-P
Patty Mogorit
A-E
A-E
A-E
Mark Reedy
Q-Z
Q-Z
Q-Z
Susan Takahashi
F-J
F-K
F-K
Justin Tate
As assigned
Pam Kilness Jo Locricchio
As assigned
Seniors: See Your Rocky Counselor now to: · Check to see if you have all the classes you need to graduate. · Do your post-graduation planning. · Pick up ACT and SAT registration forms. Special points of interest: Give teachers/counselors 3 weeks notice for letters of recommendation (if you need them).
Mrs. Kapral needs 15 days to process transcripts/college applications (prior to deadline).
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