Five R-P football players qualified for the state power lifting meet last Saturday at Jenison High School. Gordie Blanshine, Josh Richards and Cody Pospisil qualified by taking home a 3rd place medal in their weight division. Zack Engeman took 2nd place in his weight class. Dan Barnhart took 1st place in the varsity 275 lb. weight class. Dan’s three lifts totaled 1,325 lbs.! The state meet is scheduled for March 20th at Grand Rapids Community College Good luck Rocket weight lifters!
An FYI for all spring sport athletes…
Our athletic director, Mr. Schmitt, has organized the indoor practice schedule for all spring sports which is accessible from the link below:
Time to start thinking about sunny skies and warm weather! Let the grass grow green!
Ms. Sherri Winston, graduate of Muskegon Heights High School and Michigan State University, came home to visit friends and family and made time to visit our campus to talk about her new book The Kayla Chronicles.
Mrs. Burton, English department team leader organized the visit and hosted a packed room of interested students to hear Ms. Winston speak about her writing background.
Mr. Krispin kept notes and provided a few excerpts from her dialogue with our students:
Ms. Winston said she wanted to write books that feature African-American characters, who “just were” black but you did not have to be black to understand them. She usually writes about intellectuals who have interest in journalism like she was. Her book The Kayla Chronicles centers around the question” “What kind of a woman do I want to be?” Her character did something she “didn’t have the courage to do in high school”, join a dance team.
Ms. Winston spoke about the business side of writing, which she admitted was all new to her. She said it was strange to be promoting a book she wrote three years ago. It takes her about a year to work through the process from beginning to end.
She was asked by students if being from Muskegon impacted her writing. She said she has to get in touch with her younger self when she writes, and that means thinking about Muskegon. She pictures herself walking to school in the snow, cheeks cold, feet slushy, etc.
(Ms. Sherri Winston addresses the class )
Ms. Winston said, “I am the most undisciplined write I know!”. She writes about an hour a day and at night when her kids won’t ask her questions and distract her.
Senior Aurora Lammi shared, “It was fun to see an author that thoroughly enjoyed writing ever since she started writing. She had a great personality and wrote books that were interesting and pushed her to write to her fullest ability.”
Junior Eric Hester said, “I had never met a published author in person before. It was interesting to see a person behind the page, and to find that this person was so fun and energetic.”
Her final comments validated what our instructors have been teaching, the 6 traits of writing. She said, “These fundamentals are the avenue to creating not only published novels, but all writing.”
Our students were fortunate to have the opportunity to listen in and enjoy a question/answer session with Ms. Winston. Thanks to Mrs. Burton for organizing the event on behalf of our students!
Hey JUNIORS! I hope you all felt that the assembly today was time well spent. As I mentioned to you during the assembly that I would post the support materials that were shared with you on my blog.
I’m making good on my promise to you! You will find a number of helpful links provided below in preparation for the three-day testing period starting Tuesday, March 9th.
The Rocket Scholars Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce two scholarship opportunities for Reeths-Puffer seniors: The Rocket Scholars Foundation Scholarship and the April Anne Boss Scholarship.
The April Anne Boss Scholarship was created by her parents in honor of April who graduated from Reeths-Puffer High School in 1997. During her years at RPHS she was active in the choir and in many church related activities. This scholarship criterion has an emphasis in choir or band.
The Rocket Scholars Foundation was created by parents and alumni with two purposes in mind: 1) to continue to foster within the school system a culture of rigorous academic achievement for all students and 2) to offer those students who have demonstrated high achievement, scholarships to help defray the increasingly expensive tuition costs at colleges, universities and accredited post-secondary vocational and technical schools.
Three students will be awarded a Rocket Scholars Foundation Scholarship and one student will be awarded the April Anne Boss Scholarship. Both scholarships are for one year in the amount of $500 each. Scholarships may be applied to tuition, instructional fees, books and supplies. Students must attend on a full-time basis to be eligible.
To access the applications, click on the links below:
April Bosse Sholarship Application
Applications are due on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. They should be sent to:
Reeths-Puffer Schools
c/o Margie Bates
991 W. Giles Road
Muskegon, MI 49445
Last evening the high school hosted the 9th grade orientation for the class of 2014.
I welcomed parents and students to the high school and provided them information on curricular opportunities, expectations and options as they consider the courses that interest them as well as meet their educational development plans. The powerpoint presentation given last night can be accessed by clicking on the link provided below:
Mr. Marshall, English instructor at the high school, photographed some of the events of the evening. The photos are available for your review by clicking on the link below:
If you are a parent of a current 8th grader and have questions about the scheduling process, please contact our counseling office secretary, Mrs. Duplissis at 744-1647 ext 3702. She will gladly assist you in getting the information you desire.
The 2010 Reeths-Puffer High School Destination ImagiNation team will compete at their regional tournament on Saturday, March 6 at Mona Shores High School at 3:40 p.m. in room 201. All are welcome to attend this free event.
This year the team has courageously taken on an improvisational acting challenge entitled “Do or DI”. Alex Griffin, Eric Hester, Jenna Holmes, and Emily Kaulius will have seven minutes to develop a skit that includes a randomly selected stock character and a randomly selected item which is on an endangered list. Characters in the skit will determine whether the endangered item will continue to exist or become extinct. It could be a plant, an animal, a geographic region, or a technological item. All props and scenery will be “invisible” and will be demonstrated through the use of mime. While acting out their skit, the team will be assigned a random superpower that one of their characters must exhibit while they determine the merits of saving the endangered item. Points will be awarded for the effectiveness, originality and creativity of the skit and the ability of the team to integrate the knowledge they have acquired in researching their endangered items. They will be appraised on their use of mime and teamwork.
Spring parent/teacher conferences will be held this week Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the cafe and auxiliary gym.
I have attached maps with teacher locations for planning purposes. We are hopeful that you will make it a point to attend our conferences as we are eager to share the work done by your son or daughter.
Senior, Tyler Keech was recently recognized by Captain Mark Lewis for his outstanding performance as an intern with the Muskegon Township Police Department.
When asked what was a highlight of the internship with the department, Tyler shared this: “The highlight of my internship with the Muskegon Police Department had to be being able to ride in teh patrol car everyday. Each day it could have been anything from domestic violence, warrant pick-ups or even a drug bust. It was awesome to get a first-hand experience of what my future career might be. The internship showed me both the good and the bad aspects of the job and strengthened my overall understanding of that career. ”
Tyler is enrolled in our Incentive To Learn program which is a work-based learning program that allows qualified upper class students the opportunity to work in real-world workplace settings for elective credit under the supervision of a community-based mentor.
Tyler received outstanding marks from Captain Lewis and was awarded a certificate of appreciation from the department. It was a proud moment for Tyler when he received his award.
If you would like to know more about our Incentive To Learn program, please contact Ms. Roxanne Deibel at 744-1647 ext. 3769.
Just a reminder that our curriculum guide is available online for your perusal. It can be either accessed through the link provided below or better yet, check out the counseling webpage to access a plethora of support materials.
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