RCHS Comet Courier VOLUME 1 / ISSUE 3 REED-CUSTER HIGH SCHOOL “Making a Difference in Students’ Lives through Excellence in Education.” AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS September 9th Bus Evacuation Drills September 10th RCHS Open House September 13th 1st Annual RCHS Alumni Golf Outing September 16th Fire Drill with BFD September 19th Congrats to our RCHS Marching Comets for taking Safe School Ambassador Training 1st place at both the Dwight Harvest Days parade and Morris Corn Festival parade. Best Drum Major, Best Drum line, Best Horn Line and Best Color Guard at Dwight! RCHS Comet Courier 2014 RCHS Homecoming Week “A Night of Heroes” Monday, September 29th Sports/College Dress-up Day Tuesday, September 30th GO COMETS!!! Crazy Hair/Clash Day Voting for King & Queen at Lunch Contact Us Weds., October 1st Reed-Custer High School 249 Comet Drive Super Heroe/Villian Day Braidwood, Illinois 60408 Phone: (815)458-2166 Pep Rally/Bonfire/Crown Royalty @6:30 p.m. Fax: (815)458-4138 www.rc255.net Powder Puff FB/Guys Cheerleading Thursday, October 2nd Class Color Day Follow us on Twitter Friday, October 3rd Comet/Black & Gold Day Visit our RCHS Blog Parade @2:00 p.m. (RCIS to RCMS) Homecoming FB Games vs. Lisle Lions…JV Kick-off @5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 4th Homecoming Dance @RCHS Gymnasium (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.) TH NO SCHOOL… OCTOBER 13 RCHS Comet Courier OCTOBER @RCHS October 3rd…Homecoming Parade @2:00 p.m. October 4th…Homecoming Dance 7-10 p.m. October 9th…JR. Practice ACT testing October 13th…NO School/Columbus Day October 15th…Picture Retakes/Fall Choir Concert @7:00 p.m. October 17th…SR. Night for Fall Sports October 22-23…Parent Teacher Conference 4:30-8:00 p.m./PAL Meeting 7-8 p.m. October 24th…NO School October 25th…ACT Testing in RCHS Cafeteria October 27th…I-8 Leadership Conference at Morris C.C. October 29th…FCCLA Leadership Conference in Bloomington REED-CUSTER HIGH SCHOOL RCHS School Compact…Goal #2: Studying Every student will become a self-directed learner through teaching that incorporates study skills, homework practices that build study habits, and parental guidance. Expectations of Parents and Families Establish a consistent place of study that is quiet, well-lit, and free of distractions Monitor student’s study time, as well as appropriate use of electronic devices (i.e. cell phones, tablets, computers, etc.) Ensure a minimum of 1 hour of studying/completing homework 5 nights per week. Check student’s progress/grades once a week via PowerSchool and offer praise and encouragement .