Mr. Beckeman's Blog

Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  The R-PHS Choirs will present the 12th Boar’s Head Festival, a choir fundraiser, on Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th on the Rocket Auditorium Stage, aka castle.  The marketplace and castle opens at 6 p.m.

This medieval/renaissance choir concert features the singing talents of the Reeths-Puffer Madrigals, Vocal Fusion, R-P Chorale, and Chorus in full medieval garb.  The singing, dancing, and skits will be presented while the King’s favorite appetizers and desserts are served.  The concert will also feature R-PHS band members.

Tickets are $15, and orders are due by Thursday, February 16th.  For more information, call Regina Schlaff at 744-1647 ext. 3500, or email: schlaffr@reeths-puffer.org   Seating is limited, so get your tickets early for a royally good time!

Reeths-Puffer High School is proud to announce Stephany Zahl as Valedictorian of the senior class of 2012.

Stephany has a weighted G.P.A. of 4.214.  Her interests and involvement include:  4 years of marching band and wind ensemble, 3 years of STATS (Straight Talk About Tough Stuff), 10 years of Competitive Dance, 2 years of Children’s Theatre, 2 years membership in NHS, 4 years of academic tutoring, 1 year of IMPACT, member of the senior homecoming court and currently serves the senior class as Vice-President.  You will be able to see Stephany act in our spring musical: The Sound of Music coming in March too!

Reeths-Puffer High School is proud to announce Nick Baker as Salutatorian of the senior class of 2012.

Nick Baker is our Salutatorian with a G.P.A. of 4.205.  Nick has been a 4 year member of our marching band, 2 years serving as drum major.  Nick also competed on our tennis team for 2 years.  Nick is a member of IMPACT, 2 year member of NHS, a member of all three concert bands, member of the senior homecoming court and will perform as a pit-musician in our spring musical: The Sound of Music.

We’re very proud of our Valedictorian and Salutatorian as they have represented their families and school in many fine ways.  You will be able to hear from them as they will speak at our graduation ceremony at the L.C. Walker Sports Arena on Tuesday, June 5th at 7:00 p.m.

The annual R-P Talent Show presented two acts of talent worthy beyond the price of admission last night in the Rocket Centre.  The audience enjoyed acts that included singing, dancing, magic, rap, opera, comics, and instrumental presentations.  A panel of judges comprised of students and teachers awarded cash prizes in solo, group and show-stopper categories.  The results were as follows:

Solo:

First Place:  Brendan Martin (Guitar Solo)

Second Place: Claire Krohn (Piano and Song)

Third Place: Elaina Burress (Guitar and Song)

Group:

First Place: All State Everything (Duo Rap)

Second Place: Gates Green & Tommy Grant (Guitar and Song)

Show-Stopper Award:  Jesse Dick (Dance performance)

The following photos were taken by R-P student, Morgan Fodrocy:

I really enjoyed my time skating with the hockey team, Santa, students and community members at Lakeshore Ice Arena yesterday afternoon.  The video below captures some of the fun I refer to!  Merry Christmas!

R-PHS sent four students to the annual Baker College competition for Computer Aided Design (CAD) earlier this week and our students represented our high school very well.  

Representing R-PHS were:  Tyler Brown, Kenny Kibbey, Clark Nelson and Justin West.

There are three divisions that students could compete in:  Drafting & Design (board drafting), AutoCad & 3D Modeling.

Tyler Brown took first place in the AutoCad division and second in the 3D Modeling division.  Clark Nelson took third place in the 3D Modeling division.

Click on the link to veiw photos of the Baker College Competition.

Baker Competition