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The USD 407 Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Monday - 10/26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Administration office boardroom. MASKS and SOCIAL DISTANCING required. Follow this link to view the full agenda: https://5il.co/mdny
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In honor of School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, Russell County USD 407 would like to thank our bus drivers for their dedication and service. We couldn't do it without you!
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REMINDER - The MCL Volleyball tournament will use a modified format due to COVID. The tournament has been broken into quads for the opening round. Russell will play Thurs. (10/15) at 4:30 in Smith Center.
Match Schedule
4:30 vs. Smith Ctr.
5:30 vs. Trego
6:30 vs. Hill City
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Join us tonight at 5:30 PM on our YouTube for our first October meeting. https://youtu.be/OetMLl9wYRo
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Today's RMS Volleyball matches in the MCEL Tournament will be live streamed!
Ellis vs. Russell: https://youtu.be/tPXfvCSwOX8
Phillipsburg vs. Russell: https://youtu.be/9dnf7SBylVo
Russell vs. Hill City: https://youtu.be/l1loAQeIdkQ
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ATTENTION RMS VOLLEYBALL PARENTS/FANS...
Important information for this weekend's MCEL Volleyball Tournament. Each school has been allotted 50 tickets, which will be distributed by Coach Walters. There are no extras.
Masks required at all times.
http://t.ly/X6YJ
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USD 407 Board of Education will be holding their regular monthly meeting on Monday - 10/12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Russell High School cafeteria. Follow this link to review the full agenda: https://5il.co/lxcq
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HS VB SCHEDULE UPDATE
Due to a COVID-related situation, Concordia will not be able to attend tonight. Here's our updated schedule...
-5 p.m. - JV vs. St. John's-Tipton (Best of 3)
-6 p.m. - V vs. St. John's-Tipton (Best of 5)
Both matches will be played on the East Court.
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SCHEDULE CHANGE
RHS JV Football will play at Beloit on Monday (10/12) at 5:30 pm
The opponent was originally announced as Smoky Valley. Please do not drive to Lindsborg expecting to see the JV Broncos! This change has absolutely nothing to do with COVID.
#BroncoPride
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We will be live tonight on YouTube for a special board meeting at 5:30pm. Follow us to receive notifications for when we go live. https://youtu.be/b_BZUaKVwms
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6 Minutes w/ Swayne, 09/28: 6-12 re-entry, diagnosis I’m schools, remote learning challenge.
https://youtu.be/bKCbKGnSlzU
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To order apparel from the Booster Club's online store visit: https://russellbooster2020.itemorder.com/
The store closes at midnight on 09/28.
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Some details about the decision not to host the traditional Main Street on the newly schedule Homecoming Date of October 2.
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The Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Monday - 9/28. Follow this link to review the full agenda: https://5il.co/lccw
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The RHS V/JV Volleyball Matches in Stockton tonight have been postponed. Reschedule date TBD.
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RHS Student Council has organized a great week for students for Homecoming 2020! See the attached image & let's fill the town with Red & Blue on Friday!
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We are live tonight at 5:30PM on our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/yqiHuluAiJM
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Big news from Barton. If your student had been previously awarded a Boost Scholarship, Barton has applied the scholarship to those students' accounts again for this academic year if you're taking college classes. For High school students taking their first college class through Barton, the online Boost Scholarship form will be available soon.
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USD 407 BOE will meet in regular session on Monday - 9/14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Administration Office. Follow the link to review the full agenda. https://5il.co/kw6v
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PARENTS/GUARDIANS: We would like to invite you to our Russell High School Parent-Teacher Welcome on Monday (8/31) and Tuesday (9/1). You may either attend in-person or virtually. Please see the details below.
A general presentation about what to expect or see this year, how the learning guides will work, and how synchronous and asynchronous offerings will happen.
In-person attendees will enter by the gym. After the presentation, parents may walk down our halls to see school-wide improvements and ask teachers questions. They will be directed to exit through the west doors.
Karly Little from Barton will be available on Monday, August 31 from 12:00-2:30 and 3:30-4:30 via Zoom to assist any students needing to enroll in Barton classes. Please make sure you have been admitted to Barton prior to attending the Zoom meeting.
Please see attached link for the schedule: https://5il.co/kff6