11/1/2015 Chasing the Extraordinary

10/26 to 10/29 Fall Intercession-RHS

Offices closed during this week.

10/28 Safe Trick or Treat

November-Canned Food Drive Month

11/9 AAA Parent Meeting 7pm Library

11/10 Winter Sports Clearance Pckt due

11/11 Veterans Day-No School

11/18 Blood Drive (postponed until

spring)

11/17 to 11/21 Fall Play

11/20 Empty Bowls event 5-6pm @ The

Holland Project

11/21 Western Regional Conference for

Leadership at Galena HS

11/25 to 11/27 Thanksgiving

11/25-Wednesday-RHS Offices Closed

12/1 to 12/11 Angel Gift Tree

12/5 Military Ball Convention Center

12/11 One Act Plays

12/11 Ugly Sweater Day

12/14 to 12/17 First Semester Finals

12/18 Teacher Work Day-No School

12/21 to 1/8 Winter Break Intercession-

A+ Credit Recovery Lab schedule TBD

1/11/2016 AAA Parent Meeting in

Library at 7pm

1/18/2016 NO SCHOOL-MLK DAY

2/1 TO 2/5 Winterfest Week

2/6 Winterfest Semi-Formal Ball at RHS

8-11pm

2/8 AAA Parent Group Meeting 7pm in

the Library

2/15 NO SCHOOL-President’s Day

2/25 Assembly Schedule for Student

Body Officer Elections

Increase: Achievement for all students

# of students earning core credits

% of students completing AP courses

RESPECT-HONOR-STRENGTH

Reno Huskie Families,

We have reached the end of the 11th week of school. Progress reports were given

to students Thursday 10/22. Progress reports were provided to any student

receiving a C or lower in a given class. Please utilize Infinite Campus for the latest

updates on your student’s grades and attendance. We are pushing hard to

support all our students to earn their full credits this semester. If you have any

questions or concerns, please contact the school.

October Intercession is 10/26 to 10/29. Our offices will be closed during break.

Don’t forget to attend our Safe Trick or Treat night 10/28 at 6pm. The NIAA

Athletics calendar will continue into next week. Most of our sporting events are at

McQueen next week including soccer, volleyball and football. I am expecting our

students and fans to model RESPECT HONOR and STRENGTH while supporting our

student athletes and their coaches. Remember, we always respect our opponents

because without them, there would be no rivalry.

In December we will be sharing our school’s 2015-2016 School Performance Plan

where we outline specific goals and objectives aligned to action plans primarily

focused on closing achievement gaps for students in specific demographic

categories. We will use this plan to drive our budget and professional

development this year as we march forward to support every student to

graduation and college/career readiness.

November is a very choppy month when it comes to school days. The month will

go by quick so make sure your student(s) are attending regularly and preparing for

their final exams. Sleep, eating right and drinking lots of water…not soda…is the

way to go!

November is our month for the Canned Food Drive (Nov 2nd-20th). Donations go

to the Evelyn Mount Community Center Food Pantry.

Homecoming was an amazing week. Congratulations to Kat Clark and Kemper

Conboy for their HC Queen and King nominations!

News Around Campus

Miracle Minute

During Homecoming Week RHS raised over $1,700 during a Miracle Minute for Wooster HS senior Haley

Carroll who was diagnosed with cancer just before school began. Proceeds were donated to the

Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation. Haley is currently undergoing her last round of chemo

and we wish her the very best in the future!

Our Town-Booth Street Players Present…

Our Town written by Thorton Wilder

With special arrangement from Samuel French

The show runs November 17-20 @7pm

With a Matinee Saturday November 21st @ 1pm

Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the door. RHS Finance office 333-5050 ext. 34002

News from THE CUBE (College and Career Center)

- TMCC tour on 11/20, 9:30am-1:30 pm, transportation provided! Inquire in The Cube - College visits in The Cube for November, few highlights: Vanderbilt University on 11/5 at lunch; University

of Arizona 11/9 during 6th; Gonzaga University 11/9 during 7th; Portland State (WUE school) 11/10 during 4th, Colorado State University (WUE school) 11/10 at lunch…just to name a few

- www.rhsccc.com to view a complete listing of college visits - College Fair at UNR, 11/8 in the Joe Crowley Student Union from 12-4. TONS of colleges to explore! - College Club for seniors, Tuesday at lunch; College Club for juniors, once a month at lunch on Wednesdays

News from Athletics It has been a great start to a new year for all of our

fall sports teams. But remember, winter sports are

right around the corner. If your student is interested

in any winter sport- Basketball, Ski Team, Wrestling

or Rifle Team, they must see Mrs. Rooker in the VP

office for clearance paperwork. The deadline to clear

for a winter sport is Nov. 10th. All paperwork and

fees must be turned in no later than 3:00 on that

day. The first day of tryouts is November 14th. Please

be aware of the time line, if your student isn’t cleared

before the deadline, they will not be able to

tryout. You can contact Mrs. Rooker at 333-5050 x 5

if you need any other information.

AP Test News

AP Students: Fee’s for the AP exams that will take

place in May are due by November 30th. The cost is

$92.00 per exam. All students enrolled in an AP class

is required by district policy to take the AP Exam in

May. Students can pay with the bookkeeper Mrs.

Herman or through our online store.

Boys Tennis Win Northern Regional Doubles

Championship! Our boys are representing RHS in

State and we wish them luck. McKenna LeVitt won

the singles Regional Championship for the girls and

will also compete in singles in Vegas for State.

Good Luck Tennis!

Mr. Edwards honored at Wolf Pack game

Mr. Edwards was the Honorary Captain for a recent

home Wolf Pack Football game! He got to go in the

locker room before the game and walked out for the

coin toss. His family joined him during the game on

the sidelines! Go Pack!

Goodbyes

We are saying goodbye to our beloved lunch lady

Annie Pietropaolo. She has been with Reno High

School over 20 years and we wish her the best as

she is retiring.

We are also saying goodbye to our “Super

Substitute” Debbie Richter who has filled in for

our teachers the past 4 years, including some

long-term assignments. She has truly been a

part of our school and most students thought

she was a full-time staff member with us! She is

moving to Boise and we wish her the best!

Library Information – Check It Out !

See

https://washoeschools.follettdestiny.com;

choose Reno High School Library

Search our Catalog, log in (instructions on

homepage), or use the many links on our

Home tab

You can also find RHS Library information

on www.rhshuskies.com , Academics,

Library

Most popular books checking out right now:

The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan

It - Stephen King

The Ruins of Gorlan - John Flanagan

Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke

A Child Called "It" : One Child's Courage to Survive -

David Pelzer

TitlePeek™

Some of our newest additions:

Whoppers : History's Most Outrageous Lies and Liars -

Christine Seifert

Tangled - Carolyn Mackler

The Sleepwalker - Robert Muchamore

Happily Ever After - Kiera Cass

See Me - Nicholas Sparks

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R. R. Martin ;

illustrations by Gary Gianni

Rifle Team Try-outs

Interested in trying out for Rifle team? See Ms.

Garner in the JROTC hall prior to Nov. 9th for

information. Anyone can try-out. You don’t

have to be in JROTC to be a member of the Rifle

Team.

Welcome Ms. Hansen

We would like to welcome Ms. Courtney Hansen

back to the Huskie Family. She is a RHS alum and

filling in for the remainder of the year for Ms.

Malvino who is on a leave of absence. She is

putting a ton of energy into her planning and I

have no doubt she will do an excellent job!

Yearbook Information

Don’t be sad in May. Plan ahead today. Check

right now to see if your yearbook was included in

your purchases when you paid your fees in spring or

summer for the 2015-2016 school year. If you

didn’t, please purchase one while they are

still the regular price, $95. You can pay this with

cash, check, money order, or credit card. Call 333-

5050 and press 2 when the automatic answer

begins.

If you wait, prices include a late fee of $10 per book

to bring the price to $105 per book after

December 17. Don’t let yourself or your family be

disappointed- buy one today.

TRYING TO STRETCH YOUR BUDGET WITH

SMALLER PAYMENTS? GOOD NEWS! We have

payment plans available: For only a $25 deposit in

November, students can pay just $20 per month

and pay off the remaining $10 by the end of March.

You can pay this with cash, check, money order, or

credit card. Call 333-5050 and press 2 when the

automatic answer begins.

Class of 2016 LATE Diapers to Diplomas spaces

are due no later than November 6, 2015 at 3:00

p.m. Prices are $810 for a full space, $405 for a half

space, $205 for a quarter space, and $105 for an

eighth space. Beware: once we sell out of space, we

cannot add any more, so the sooner we have your

materials, the better. We can accept two smaller

payments (half upon materials submission and half

upon proof receipt) for our full priced spaces.

Details for materials submission can be found on

the school’s website. You may also contact the

yearbook directly at rhsyrbk@gmail.com for more

information.

Size

ordered:

FULL

HALF

QUARTER

EIGHTH

What will fit in it: 1-10 pics, 10-75 words 1-6 pics, 10-50

words 1-4 pics, 10-25 words 1-2 pics, 10-25 words

To make your proofing experience easier and

more complete, we are requiring that all

purchasers provide us with an e-mail address.

We will send a full-sized electronic full-color proof

to each purchaser who provides us with an e-mail

address. We are sorry, but we cannot provide full-

sized full-color proofs to those who do not have an e-

mail address.

All seniors and early graduates of the

Class of 2016:

Seniors need to have a portrait sitting

scheduled for a date in the studio no later

than October 31, 2016 to ensure students’ proper

placement in the yearbook. If you have not

scheduled a sitting, please call Lifetouch-Prestige

Portraits at 851-0444 to schedule a portrait

session-there is no requirement that you purchase

the pictures, but you do need to go online and select

the yearbook pose in tux or drape on a blue

background ASAP. Proofing your photos and

selecting your yearbook pose can take up to six

weeks, so call right away for an early appointment.

Poses selected online after November 30 will not be

in the yearbook.

More News…

Senior Kabe Hoover learned last week that he is a Questbridge finalist. This is a very prestigious scholarship opportunity. 13,264 applicants, 4600 finalists. He is a remarkable young man and we are crossing our fingers for him. WCSD Names Chief of Police

Interim Chief of Police Jason Trevino was named

the WCSD Chief of Police last week. He worked

with Mr. Hackbusch while they were at Reed HS

together. They were actually featured together

in a National Geographic documentary in 2006

for their work with suppressing gangs. Trevino

has an extensive resume which includes national

trainer certification status in Homeland

Security/Anti- Terror Defense. He is also

considered by many as an expert in his field.

Please join Reno HS in welcoming Chief Trevino

to his new leadership position!

Mr. Hackbusch

775-333-5050 ex. 8

khackbusch@washoeschools.net

Follow me on Twitter:

PrincipalHackbusch@khackbusch