We'd like to close out the first week of 2024 with a countdown of the most popular posts from 2023! These are the posts that received the most reactions from our audience and exemplify the values of the #RLAdvantage. Coming in at #5 is a student recognition post. On February 9th, 2023, RLHS graduate Dominic Montella was honored by the Sheboygan Elks Lodge #299 for displaying their four cardinal virtues in his life!
We are now taking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award! If you know a RLHS graduate who has become successful in their field and exemplifies the achievements our alumni can reach, please consider submitting an application by January 15th! #rlalumnination
Online Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxQaiakc4Il-uhVsWo3MaPSCZXCgpWEdY91r6MX8EV1TzQ1A/viewform
Details and paper application: https://www.rladvantage.org/o/rlsd/page/distinguished-alumni-award
Many of our alumni and community members have taken the first step of showing their Ram Pride by joining our alumni network and now we need your additional support!
Can you help us spread the word of Ram Alumni and Friends Network by sharing this email with a friend or former classmate? Supporters play a tremendous role in helping make our network a vibrant community.
We are grateful for your help and will answer any questions you may have about the Ram Alumni and Friends Network, sponsored by the Random Lake Education Foundation. Feel free to message us or contact us through https://ramalumni.nationbuilder.com/
Our Wilderness Science class met with a fire ecologist on Friday from UC Merced to learn more about prescribed burning 🔥 and indigenous uses for fire. What a great opportunity to learn from an expert! #strongclassrooms
Did you know?
--RLHS has grown their Youth Apprenticeship involvement by over 130% since the 2021-2022 school year
--Just under 10% of our high school students are involved with a Youth Apprenticeship or Work-Based Learning Experience
--There are 11 different Career Clusters a student can pursue a Youth Apprenticeship in such as Finance, Agriculture, Health Science, Architecture & Construction, and more!
--WI YA program saw 8,359 students involved last year; a record number that is up 4x the total from a decade ago
--Juniors and Seniors are eligible for an apprenticeship
See Mr. Frias for more information about Youth Apprenticeships through @inspirewi and learn more at https://inspirewi.org/
Our elementary students joined some of our middle school student council members to deliver donated items from our November/December Food Drive! We weighed the items and had 1169 lbs. of food and 175 lbs. of toiletries for a total of 1344 lbs! We have amazing bucket fillers! Thank you to the students and families that help keep our community healthy and growing! #strongcommunityconnections
We are now taking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award! If you know a RLHS graduate who has become successful in their field and exemplifies the achievements our alumni can reach, please consider submitting an application by January 15th! #rlalumnination
Online Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxQaiakc4Il-uhVsWo3MaPSCZXCgpWEdY91r6MX8EV1TzQ1A/viewform
Details and paper application: https://www.rladvantage.org/o/rlsd/page/distinguished-alumni-award
Our National Honor Society raised $700 for Toys4Tots of Sheboygan County! They did two “miracle minutes” at girls basketball games & sold holiday treat bags. This past weekend, they shopped for gifts for teens, as they are often left out in toy drives. Thank you for your initiative and generosity during the holiday season! #strongschoolculture #RamPride
Good luck to our esports teams today! you can watch Random Lake's Smash Semifinal match against Wisconsin Connections Academy at https://twitch.tv/randomlakeesports or watch their Smite semifinal match against Elkhorn at noon at https://twitch.tv/lakelandesports. Updates will be at https://facebook.com/randomlakeesports throughout the day! #GoRams
Finn V. recently served as the "librarian for the day" as part of the library's October Reading Challenge. Finn worked in the elementary/middle school library checking in and out books, laminating materials, and organizing and cleaning displays.
As part of the reading challenge, students read a mystery book or a scary book and logged their minutes on Beanstack, an online reading log. For every 30 minutes read, students received a ticket which could then be submitted in three different prize categories--candy, a free book, or "librarian for the day." Great job, Finn!
Tomorrow is the last day for elementary students to donate canned goods for the food drive! The classes with the most donations will earn reserved seats for the holiday concert on Dec. 7th. Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades will be singing from 6-6:40 and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades will be singing from 7-7:40.
We are thankful for our Random Lake Community! Enjoy the holiday break! #RLAdvantage
The Rams Childcare Center recently received a 3-star rating from YoungStar! To achieve this, the staff created curriculum-rich environments that are developmentally appropriate for the ages in their care while maintaining state guidelines for safety and cleanliness. Rams Care has made numerous changes in the classrooms and as a center overall. They have created two new classrooms to maintain a growing enrollment, including an after-school room at the elementary school. They have also completed numerous continuing education courses and continue to do so to increase staff education. Way to go, Rams Care! #RLAdvantage
Our middle school students had their monthly assembly to talk about this month's theme, friendship. They played some team-building games and recognized the girls basketball teams for their great seasons! #GoRams #strongschoolculture
On Friday, November 10th, we will be having our Veterans Day program at 9:00 am. All veterans are welcome!
Elementary students should wear red, middle school students should wear white, and high school students should wear blue for this occasion.
All three schools will have students participating in the ceremony. Our special focus this year is the flag, but we will also be honoring Vietnam Veterans for the 50th anniversary of the last combat troops leaving South Vietnam and recent graduates of RLSD who have enlisted. We look forward to your attendance! #RamPride #rlalumnination #VeteransDay2023
There are no classes on Friday, November 3rd, due to the end of the quarter break and teacher inservice! #RLAdvantage
Remember to register for winter sports in Infinite Campus if you have not yet done so! An email with details and documents to help with registration was sent today!
Start Dates:
HS Girls Basketball - 11/6
HS Boys Basketball - 11/13
HS Wrestling - 11/13
MS Boys Basketball - 11/27
We invite our community to complete the following survey regarding the future of our football program. Please see the survey at the link below by Oct. 31st. #GoRams
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2plYXvnYYa_UOyq0H_mwh-7GOAUodltKxqMZECaJujh7H5Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
There are no classes on Monday, October 2nd! Our teachers will be in the building for professional development. Enjoy the extended weekend! #RLAdvantage
Here is a great way to support our elementary school! They are hosting a Club's Choice fundraiser to raise money for classroom needs and activities! Help them reach their goal by shopping at https://seller.clubschoicefundraising.com/Home/SchoolPage/RAND37
