Parents/Guardians, to access our new communication software, Rooms, please look for an email from accounts@edurooms.com, it may be in your spam folder. You will click on the "create a password" button and be connected to your student's teachers. Please contact the District Office at 785-483-2173 for questions.
Russell High School Parents/Guardians- Please check out Mrs. Ptacek's Meet the Counselor handout if you have not done so already. Mrs. Ptacek is the 9-12 School Counselor at Russell High School for the 2022-2023 school year. This handout contains information about Mrs. Ptacek, the services she provides, the counseling tab on the USD 407 website, and the Parent/Guardian Needs Assessment survey.
If you are the parent/guardian of a RHS student, please fill out the Parent/Guardian Needs Assessment survey as soon as possible! If the link for the needs assessment is not clickable on the image, you can find it here:
https://forms.gle/a9EyvZDe4tBJv4ra7
Please join us tomorrow, Friday August 25th, at Russell High School for our annual Jamboree. Volleyball will scrimmage in the RHS gym starting at 5:30pm. The football team will scrimmage starting at 6:00pm against Hays-TMP, Lyons, and Ellinwood. Entry to this event is FREE, however, we are taking donations of sports drinks that will benefit all fall sports athletes at RHS. We will be collecting the sports drinks under the grand stands at the football field. Join us after the event for a watermelon feed. A big thanks to Klema Apple Market for donating the watermelon. We hope to see you all there!!
Just a reminder, IPad's will only be issued to students who have their Ipad fee paid at the time if distribution. Prior arrangement's can be made by contacting the office if needed.
Say "hello" to parent-teacher chat in the Russell County app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat.
Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2CbypWh
Download the app on iPhone: https://apple.co/32g0INO
Reminder: Today, Tuesday August 23 at RHS we have Parent/Teacher conferences. You can come in to get your schedule, meet with teachers and staff, and tour your classroom locations. The doors will be open from 8am - 4pm. If you can not make this time, please call the school office to make an appointment for an alternate time.
The Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday - August 22nd at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Administration Office. See the agenda for details. https://5il.co/1gfrz. The meeting will be live streamed at https://youtu.be/JLnZfLrtXbI.
ATTENTION FALL ATHLETES:
THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF PRACTICE IS MONDAY AUGUST 15TH.
YOU MUST HAVE ALL OF YOUR PHYSICAL FORMS, MED CARD, CONCUSSION FORM, CONCUSSION VIDEO CERTIFICATE, AND RANDOM DRUG TESTING FORM TURNED BEFORE YOU CAN OFFICIALLY PRACTICE. IF ANY OF THESE FORMS ARE NOT IN THE OFFICE, YOU CAN NOT PRACTICE. YOU CAN TURN THEM INTO THE RHS OFFICE THIS WEEK, THROUGH FRIDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8AM -4PM. IF YOU NEED ANY OF THE FORMS, PLEASE STOP BY THE OFFICE TO PICK THEM UP.
Tuesday, August 23
8:00-4:00 Come and Go Parent Teacher Conferences
Grades 9-11
If you are a 9-11th grade student/parent, please plan to attend the parent teacher conference located at Russell High School. You will be able to check your schedule, meet teachers, and tour your classroom locations. Doors will be open at 8 am to 4 pm. If you can not attend the conference, please call the high school office at 785- 5631 , to make an alternate appointment.
Enrollment for Barton Community College classes for Juniors and Seniors will be on Monday August 15th from 11:00-1:00 pm in the RHS Learning Center. You can save time at enrollment and apply for admission in advance by applying at :
highschool.bartonccc.edu
For questions about Barton enrollment and/or dual credit classes, contact Karly Little @ 620-792-9294 and leave a voicemail or email littlek@bartonccc.edu
The August Board of Education meeting will be held tonight at 5:30 p.m. The live stream link is: https://youtu.be/WuS8NCMvDVY
The Board of Education will meet in regular session on Monday - August 8th at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Administration Office. See the agenda for details. https://5il.co/1fjtj-2. The meeting will be live streamed and the link will be shared prior to the meeting.
The Board of Education will be meeting in special session today (7/29/2022) at 12:15 p.m. at the Central Administration office. See the agenda for details. https://5il.co/1f2lm This meeting will NOT be live streamed.
USD 407 is seeking bids for perimeter fencing to enclose an area by the bus barn. See the Request for Proposal for details: https://5il.co/1f06o SEALED BIDS are due August 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Come see us next week for enrollment help at the Russell High School Learning Center.
ONLINE ENROLLMENT IS OPEN! Letters have been mailed to each household with instructions to complete the online process. A copy of the letter is linked here: https://5il.co/1emz3 On site support is scheduled for 8/3 from 8AM-3PM and 8/4 from 3PM-8PM at the RHS Learning Center.
The Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday - July 25th at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Administration Office. See the agenda for details. https://5il.co/1emzc. The meeting will be live streamed at: https://youtu.be/JNBwhLGjZOo
The Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Monday - July 17th at 7:30 AM for budget review. Review the agenda for details. https://5il.co/1ea07 This meeting WILL NOT be live streamed.
RRH Physicians Clinic is offering FREE sports physicals on Monday - July 25th. Check out the poster for details.
Happening today only! FREE PHYSICAL DAY at Russell Physician's Clinic. Call 785-483-3333 to schedule your appointment.