Letter to Families & Staff; 06-02-2023

If you have any questions, please contact your student's building. This newsletter includes: 

New Information =

  • Athletic End-of-Year Awards Ceremony

  • National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

  • First Robotics Nights on Thursday, June 8 at High School

  • *REVISED* 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremonies

Reminders = 

  • Regents Exam Schedule

  • Spotlight News: Senior Feature & Advertisement

  • Last Days of School for Students

  • School Menus For June 

  • RCS Class of 2023 Graduation Information

  • RCS Celebrations & Stories

  • Direct Links


New Information

ATHLETIC END-OF-YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY

Scholastic athletes were back in the spotlight last week as they were celebrated with an award ceremony arranged by the RCS Sports Association. Acclaimed scholastic athletes of note were distinguished with awards including Senior Athlete Plaques, RCS Scholar Athlete Award, RCS Sportsmanship Award, RCS Coaches Award, and Athlete of the Year. Click here for our online story and photos.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY

The Ravena-Coeymans Selkirk chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 21 new members - 18 from the sophomore Class of 2025 - in a formal induction ceremony held at the RCS Senior High Auditorium on Tuesday, May 31. Incoming members received news of their acceptance into the society through a surprise tapping ceremony earlier that day. Current honor students ushered in their new members by tapping the unsuspecting new members on their shoulders during class. Click here for our online story and photos.

FIRST ROBOTICS NIGHTS; THURSDAY, JUNE 8 @ HIGH SCHOOL

Battles of ingenuity and engineering will be on display at a First Tech Challenge robotics competition at the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, on Thursday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. Click here for our online story.

*REVISED* 5TH GRADE MOVING UP CEREMONIES

A.W. Becker Elementary's ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 21, at 10 a.m. and Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary's ceremony will be Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. Both are to be in the High School Auditorium. Click here for our online story.


Upcoming Important Dates (Click here to access the RCS calendar)

This/Next Week:

  • Monday, June 5: Senior Walkthrough (in school)

  • Thursday, June 8: FIRST Robotics Night @ HS, 6:30 PM 

  • Friday, June 9: RCS PTO Color Run @ Pieter B. Elementary, from 5-7:30 p.m.

  • Wednesday, June 14 through Thursday, June 22: Regents Exams

  • Friday, June 16: Senior Prom 

  • Friday, June 23: Class of 2023 Graduation

Resources - “Who to Contact and When” Guide: We have created a “Who to Contact and When” Guide for RCS families and community members, located on page two of our RCS Wall Calendar and on our website. This document was created to help ensure that questions and concerns from our community are addressed in the most efficient and effective manner possible. It outlines who you should contact first for information in a particular area, as well as the next step if your concern is not addressed. Staff contact information can be found on the second page.


Reminders

REGENTS EXAM SCHEDULE

Except for the Regents US History exam, all Regents Exams will be administered from Wednesday, June 14 through Thursday, June 22. The history exam is scheduled for Thursday June 1, at 8 a.m. Most local and final exams - outside of Regents - are scheduled in class from Thursday, June 1 to Tuesday, June 13. Click here for the Important Local and Regents Examinations Information: June 2023

LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS: It is that time of year when our RCS community is wondering about the schedule for the last days of school. We used fewer emergency/snow closure days than we had planned for and, as such, Friday, May 26, 2023, will be a contingent recess day. The last day of classes varies among schools. More information about the last day of classes may be found here.

  

SPOTLIGHT NEWS: SENIOR FEATURE & ADVERTISEMENT: 

The RCS Central School District, in partnership with Spotlight Newspapers, has worked to have the RCS Class of 2023 recognized in its June 21 issue of the publication. The publication will print a special issue that will include all of our graduating seniors’ photos to celebrate their achievements! As part of this partnership, Spotlight News will offer advertising space in the publication where parents may purchase space to celebrate their senior. There is no requirement or obligation for parents/caregivers to purchase an advertisement.

To learn more about this opportunity, go to https://spotlightnews.com/rcsgrad/

SCHOOL MENUS FOR JUNE: Food Services has provided an update to each school’s menu for May and June. Visit this link to see more.

RCS Class of 2023 Graduation Information: Last week, we released information regarding the Class of 2023 Graduation on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center. Click here for more information! Stay tuned for updates and be sure to visit our Class of 2023 Webpage for more info! 

RCS Celebrations & Stories: There is a lot of exciting and interesting stuff happening at RCS! Check out what has been going on around the district here. 

Direct Links:

If you have any questions about anything covered in the letter, please reach out to your student’s building for clarification. Thank you.

Thank you - enjoy your weekend,

Brian Bailey, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools