Week #1 of our Penny War for Disaster Relief in the books!
Sophomore class has taken a tremendous lead...let's see if our other 3 classes can catch up in Week #2!
If you would like to donate online, please click the link below! We truly appreciate your generosity to this cause!
https://fundraise.samaritanspurse.org/fundraiser/5892049
Youth Apprenticeship Highlight
The weather may be shifting, but our youth apprentices keep grinding away and finding enjoyment out of their hands-on educational experiences.
This week, we would like to highlight McKenzie Machin and Daniel Becker for the hard work they are putting in not only in the classroom, but also within their Youth Apprenticeship and Extracurricular Activities.
McKenzie, a senior, has a career ambition to work as a Child Psychiatrist. Her passion for working with youth, and their behavior patterns has motivated her to dive into an Education YA here at Random Lake. During the day McKenzie spends a few periods a day working with our elementary students at the School District of Random Lake, and interacts with them in the classroom, on the playground, and in one-on-one settings. She is one of three Education YA's at Random Lake HS. When she is not interacting with our 'young rams', McKenzie is taking a rigorous course load at the high school that includes AP, CAPP and Start College Now courses. In her free time, she runs track, volunteers locally at the Historical Society, and plays in the high school band. Creditwise, McKenzie will graduate with just under 20 college credits in May.
Daniel, a senior, enters his 2nd year as a youth apprentice at Oldenburg Metal Tech. At Oldenburg, Daniel works within the tool and die department, as well as some heavy equipment operating. A day in the life of Daniel starts and ends on the family farm, while balancing his school work and youth apprenticeship hours between sunrise and sunset. As a result of his hard work, he has earned an opportunity for a full-time job after high school. Mastering every tech Ed course we offer at RLHS, Daniel is now looked at as a leader within our Industrial Enterprise (Project Grill) course. Although soft-spoken, Daniel's leadership skills are showcased daily in everything that he does.
Two examples of students finding a passion through Academic and Career Planning, enjoying education within their field, making memories in extracurricular activities, and getting an #RLAdvantage before they graduate high school due to their hard work and dedication.
Keep up the great work!
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Happy Monday! Here are some important upcoming events to note this week.
The Sheboygan County Food Bank is asking for YOUR help. Inflation is making it increasingly difficult for Sheboygan County families to put food on the table. Our latest data shows an average of nearly 6,000 family visits each month to our emergency food network, which includes:
-Onsite drive-thru distribution/Sheboygan Cares Food Pantry
-36 partner organizations
-Community Cafe
This is nearly on par with the pandemic peak in 2020. The number of meals served at our Community Cafe, which operates six days a week, has also risen sharply compared to 2023. In one month this summer, we provided an all-time high of 2,300 meals, largely due to increased visits from families with children out of school.
How You Can Help: We rely heavily on donations and support from the community. With our largest annual food drive, Making Spirits Bright, coming up, we’re encouraging community members, businesses, and organizations to contribute in the following ways:
Call or email Todd to set up a food drive! todd@sheboygancountyfoodbank.com
Host a food drive https://sheboygancountyfoodbank.com/ways-to-give/host-food-drive/
Make walk-in donations of non-perishable and perishable food at our warehouse:
3115 N. 21st St., Sheboygan
Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 3 PM
501(c)3 donation receipts are available
Our most needed items right now include:
Cereal/oatmeal
Peanut butter
Canned chicken/tuna
Thank you for your support in helping feed our neighbors in need
Attention Parents! Because of a generous donor, your child has the opportunity to participate in a FREE health screening program offered by the Random Lake School District on the afternoon of November 11th in collaboration with Med Compass to screen for prolonged QT syndrome using an Electrocardiogram (EKG) at a location TBD. Prolonged QT syndrome is a heart rhythm condition that can cause fast, chaotic heartbeats and, in some cases, may lead to sudden cardiac events.
If you are interested, please fill out the form below and bring it to your appointment.
https://forms.gle/S324DENxS5RmmVUq9
As we are all aware, this past month has brought quite a bit of tragedy to the southeastern part of our country. A recent statistic showed the damage total from both hurricanes surpassed $50 billion dollars for each hurricane. With many families displaced, and relief funds slowly being allocated, we would like to do our part as a small community to help with the disaster relief.
That said, the high school will be starting a "Penny War" between each class on 10/28, which will run through 11/14. On 11/14 during RAM Way, we will announce the winning class. Here are the finer details:
PENNY WAR for DISASTER RELIEF
$1,000 is our school goal (~$250 per class)
Class with the most points wins a class pizza party at a later date
Pennies count as points; silver coins and dollars count as negative points, and can be put in opposing classes buckets to bring their point total down
There will be 4 'Culligan Buckets' in the Counseling office labeled for each grade level where you can place your pennies/change
INCENTIVES
During RAM Way on 11/14, we will spend the first half announcing the winning class and the final dollar amount, as well as, some class vs. class team games
IF we meet $1,000 as a school, the second half of RAM Way will result in 'free time' either in the gym or courtyard
If you would like to donate to our cause online, please Click Here for the donation link. We truly appreciate your support in this cause.
Please reach out to Mr. Frias or Mrs. Anderson if you have any questions!
Take a look at the fun hands-on Soldering and Brazing demo our Metals 1 students experienced yesterday, thanks to Joe Debelak from the UA Local 75 Plumbers Union! It's great to see industry professionals sharing their expertise and inspiring future tradespeople. #STEM #HandsOnLearning #RLADVANTAGE
#TechnologyTuesday Tricia Louis shared some helpful tips again this week. Take a look at some from the Tidbit below!
A note from our Elementary and Middle School Librarian:
"Hello! In conjunction with the Fall Scholastic Book Fair, I am raising funds for ClassroomsCount, a Scholastic-sponsored program. During this campaign, my goal is to get more books in our students’ hands by expanding classroom libraries. One of the biggest joys of teaching is seeing a student fall in love with a book, but it's not always easy for teachers to keep their classroom libraries filled with current book titles. Your support will help raise funds to fill elementary classroom libraries with new books. Growing lifelong readers is an important goal for all schools—and your contribution will help the School District of Random Lake do just that! Thank you for your support!"
Click here to donate: https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=6ebec7be-4a09-462f-bd8b-efe8af96c604
Happy Monday, Random Lake! Here's what is happening this week!
We are still in need of an 8th grade Boys Basketball Coach. If you or anyone you know are interested, contact Branden Mueller at bmueller@rladvantage.org
https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/216202
On Wednesday, October 16th Ms. Rathke's Food Science & Processing students got a hands-on experience at the FaB Wisconsin Farm to Factory to Fork Career Discovery Day at Milwaukee Area Technical College where they learned about the manufacturing that goes into food and beverages. This career experience aimed to inspire the next generation of talent into the potential career possibilities of our food and beverage industry.
Did you know….
🍕Palermo's, Sargento and other manufactures offer cooperative programs where you can work and learn at the same time
🍿 WI is home to 20,000 food and beverage companies
🍍WI employees over 366,000 people in food and beverage positions
🥫The average starting salary working in food and beverage manufacturing is $60,000 with many opportunities for growth
🥛New companies and entrepreneurial start ups are emerging daily
Congrats to Random Lake alumni Nick Klein as he earned a UFC contract this past week following a 36 second win over a BJJ Black Belt on “Dana White’s Contender Series”. It should be noted, he took this opportunity on 8 days notice!
Nick is a blue collar, father of three that started wrestling his junior year at RLHS. His drive and determination was shown early in his combat career as he was a state runner up as a senior, just his second year of high school wrestling.
Keep up the great work Nick!
Youth Apprenticeship Highlight:
Opportunities for EVERY student in ALL interests, while finding ways to show students that education can be enjoyable are the main priorities within our Academic and Career Planning at the School District of Random Lake. This week’s YA Highlight is a true example of two students from very different areas of interests finding their niche within our YA programming, and enjoying learning!
This week, we would like to highlight Sarah Mitchell and Vann Justman for the hard work they are putting in not only in the classroom, but also within their Youth Apprenticeship and Extracurricular Activities.
Sarah, a junior, expressed a career aspiration within Agriculture (specifically with animals) during her freshman SCoPE Meeting with Mr. Frias. With her 'north star' set, and core 9th/10th grade courses completed, she has been set up with her required courses junior year, along with AP + CAPP courses, and an Animal Science course. After a morning of balancing her classes, she heads to her youth apprenticeship at Heaven's Gait Ranch, a non-profit organization that provides equine assisted services. There, she tends to the horses, and assists with the daily duties of the business. Sarah is also involved with the Random Lake FFA chapter, 4-H, and the RLHS band.
Vann, a senior, is a fine example of a "blue collar", hard working student-athlete. A career within the trades has been his goal since freshman year. With that in mind, Vann's first three years consisted of all core classes, and tech ed electives in an effort to open up his schedule senior year. As a senior, Vann now takes one core class, and a few tech ed courses in the morning followed by an afternoon at Kiefer Industries where his apprenticeship is located. There, he specializes in Manufacturing Processes. Vann is also a part of the RLO Football team, and also competed on the RLHS wrestling team for two years.
Two examples of students finding a passion through Academic and Career Planning, enjoying education within their field, making memories in extracurricular activities, and getting an #RLAdvantage before they graduate high school due to their hard work and dedication.
Keep up the great work!
#StrongCommunityConnections #IndividualizedAcademics #YouthApprenticeship #StartCollegeNow
🌟 Veterans Day Program 🌟
A special shoutout to Cindy Barber and Debbie Poull, who have dedicated their time to making our Veterans Day programs more meaningful and purposeful. 🙌 This year, we will be discussing the branches of service, but we also want to take a moment to recognize all of our amazing graduates, and RL attendees, who have served our country.
If you or someone you know has attended Random Lake and has served in the military, we would love to honor them during our program. Please fill out the survey linked below to share their service information.
🔗 [https://forms.gle/VoUYAUGNGMHGvQdq8]
Thank you for helping us make this Veterans Day special! ❤️
Look at these smiling faces at the last Cross Country meet of the regular season in Campbellsport. Don't miss the conference meet this Saturday, October 19th, at Cedar Grove- Belgium!
#RLCrossCountry #MotivationModay
Monday Motivation: In Mrs. Reicher's classroom, 2nd and 3rd graders are learning about mastering skills and how "practice makes perfect". Take a look at this thought reframing exercise where she encouraged students to create individualized "I Can..." statements. We love to see such encouraging messages in the halls. Way to go 2nd and 3rd graders! #MotivationMonday #ICanStatements #RLSD
Upcoming Events: Happy Monday, Random Lake! Here's what's happening in the School District this week! Be sure to mark your calendars! #UpcomingEvents #RLAdvantage
🔥🚒 It’s Fire Prevention Week! 🚒🔥
We had the privilege of hosting all three of our local volunteer fire departments for an important lesson in fire safety! Sparky the Fire Dog even stopped by to help spread the message. 🐾
The goal of this week: to educate everyone on the dangers of fire and the steps we can take to prevent it. Stay safe, Random Lake!
#FirePreventionWeek #FireSafety #SparkyTheFireDog #CommunitySafety
