| Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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| Dear #RPSStrong Family,
Tonight's updates:
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| School Board Meeting – The School Board will hold an in-person meeting tonight at 6 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. MS. You can watch the livestream of the meeting in English or Spanish. Hope to see you there!
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| School Immunizations – RPS Health Services will hold a school-based immunization clinic tomorrow, February 21, at Lucille Brown MS. If you would like for your child to be vaccinated, please return the completed consent form to your school nurse in English or Spanish. These immunizations are mandated by Virginia law so please make sure to take care of them ASAP. See flyer below for locations and times.
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| BHM Spotlight – Today, we're celebrating Lyric Taylor, a 6th grader at Dogwood MS. An Honor Roll student and Level 5 gymnast, Lyric is creating Black history in the world of gymnastics. She competes with Richmond Olympiad and scored twice in the national top 100 for vault this year. In addition, Lyric had the opportunity to attend an intensive training camp at the World Champion Center, home gym of Olympic medalists Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles. When Lyric isn't competing in the gym, you can find her dancing with her classmates in the Dogwood Dance Company. Lyric credits the accomplishments of Olympic All-Around Champions Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles as her inspiration to become the competitive gymnast she is today. Lyric has a few tournaments coming up, so let's wish her well!
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| RPS Shines – This May, we're hosting our Third Annual RPS Shines, a special evening to recognize and honor our life-changing teachers, principals, and support staff. You can help us celebrate these amazing individuals in two ways: 1) by nominating RPS educators and staff for our division wide awards – Lucille Brown Impact Award, Rodney A. Robinson Equity Award, and the 2024 Principal of the Year Award; and 2) by supporting RPS Shines with a donation to the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation. The window to submit nominations closes on Friday, March 1. Thank you!
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| Partnership for the Future – Partnership for the Future is currently recruiting 9th grade students who are interested in participating in their college readiness program. Apply now to gain access to valuable resources and opportunities. Applications will remain open until March 8. See the flyer below for details.
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With great appreciation,
Jason
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| Shout-Outs – Please help us continue to inspire and uplift the RPS community by submitting shout-outs to shoutouts@rvaschools.net. Entries can be submitted in Spanish or English!
- I would like to shout-out some of the hardest working program planning team members at Mary Scott Preschool. You guys make it such a pleasure planning events for our preschoolers. The total success of our inaugural attendance sneaker ball was because of your hard work and dedication to our rising star families. Principal Lisa Hicks, thank you for trusting me with this event – your support of my vision and ideas means the world to me. To: Chanae McLaughlin, Diane Holsinger, Ernestine Mills, Kellie Lorish, Alyssa Jackson, and Victoria Boyd, thank you for your contribution to the fulfillment and completion of my vision and program. Big shout-out to Blackstock Photography for capturing the moments – you are appreciated. To: Mrs. Reynolds and the team members of RPS Transportation department, thank you, for showing up and supporting Mary Scott Preschool. Your presence really exemplifies how life is better when we work together and support each other.
- Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Waddy, and Mrs. Adams at JL Francis are awesome teachers! They do the best work for my kids on reading and math.
- ¡Muchas felicidades a la directora Mrs. Doxey que con su gran equipo de profesoras hacen un excelente trabajo, más el equipo de floaters que siempre están ahí para los padres latinos que nos reciben con una sonrisa y una amabilidad excepcional!
- Huge shout-out to every school that participated in VA Kindness Week. It was great to see kindness being spread from Pre-K to Secondary. Thank you, RPS, for your kindness this week, and remember to "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud" (Dr. Maya Angelou).
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- History! VHSL competition swimming at John Marshall and Huguenot had a phenomenal first year! Thank you, SwimRVA, for helping us get the school teams in the water! The entire John Marshall team made the Class 2 state finals and a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finish in the Class 1/2 Championship finals. We are so proud of you all! Way to go Carter, Luke, Tanner, Clarke, Nico, June, and Max!
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| Reminders from Previous RPS Directs
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| Advocate for RHSA – On Wednesday, March 6, RPS will be requesting a waiver from the city Zoning Board to install light poles on the athletic grounds of the new Richmond High School for the Arts. If you can, please come out to support the RHSA community. For more information, visit our website or scan the QR code below with your phone's camera. Thanks in advance for your support!
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| Tutor Recruitment – Are you a retired teacher, college student/recent grad, or community member interested in supporting the academic success of our students? We're currently accepting applications for academic tutors to support our high-intensity tutoring program. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the RPS team, just visit our website to apply or scan the QR code below with your phone's camera. This work is going to take #AllofUs!
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