River Forest High School

Good afternoon River Forest Community Members, The extension of the child nutrition waivers was not included in the Omnibus spending bill posted today by the Senate Appropriations Committee. If the waiver extension is not included in the final bill, the waivers will end on June 30, 2022, causing millions of children to face a hunger cliff when they lose access to summer and school meals. These waivers have been critical in supporting nutrition operations so that children have access to school, afterschool, and summer meals throughout the pandemic, and they are still needed to help schools and families recover from and respond to the economic, health, and educational fallout. This will massively affect K12 nutrition programs. If you have a few minutes, please reach out to Senators Braun and Young and request that the waivers be added to the Omnibus Bill. Friday is the deadline to encourage them to support the waivers as the senate votes on Friday! Senator Braun Email: https://www.braun.senate.gov/contact-mike Senator Mike Email: https://www.young.senate.gov/contact/email-todd

Good evening River Forest Families, Because of recent changes in school guidelines by the Indiana State Department of Health for COVID-19 quarantine protocols and reporting procedures, River Forest Community School Corporation will begin to operate as mask optional effective immediately. Please note, there still is a Federal mask requirement on all busses, so River Forest will still need to follow these procedures until the FTA changes this requirement. Families will still be allowed to wear masks if they choose, but there is no requirement for masks except for on busses effective February 23, 2022 7:00 pm

The Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 22 will now be held on Wednesday, February 23 at the River Forest Learning Center at 6:00 p.m.

Correction to last post, the RFCSC will be on an elearning day on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17. RH

The RFCSC will be on an elearning day tomorrow, Friday, February 17, 2022.

Due to the predicted extreme weather, RF Schools will have an e-Learning Day Thursday, February 17. Assignments will be posted on Google Classrooms by 9am. Teachers will be available for support from 9-2pm.

As a reminder, River Forest Schools will be off Friday, February 18 and Monday, February 21, 2022.

Due to the continuation of the extreme weather, RF Schools will have an e-Learning Day tomorrow, Thursday, February 3rd. Assignments will be posted on Google Classrooms by 9am. Teachers will be available for support from 9-2pm.

Due to the predicted extreme weather, RF Schools will have an e-Learning Day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 2. Assignments will be posted on Google Classrooms by 9am. Teachers will be available for support from 9-2pm.

RF schools will be on an elearning day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 2nd. Assignments will be posted to Google Classrooms by 9am and staff will be available via email until 2pm.

Due to the extreme cold, RF Schools will have an e-Learning Day tomorrow, January 26th. Assignments will be posted on Google Classrooms by 9am. Teachers will be available for support from 9-2pm. All athletic events and practices are still on tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Please review the updated CDC/ISDH Updated Back to School Guidelines for K-12 Schools Effective for all RFCSC schools January 20th, 2022

RFCSC is hiring Bus Drivers. Please see the flyer for additional information. INTERESTED? Contact: Tracy Paradise 219-962-2909 Ext 2001

Next week is Finals Week for Middle and High School Students. A couple of very important reminders about next week: 1. Wednesday, January 12 is a regular start day. We will NOT have a delayed start at the middle or high schools on 1/12/22 2. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week week, the Middle and High Schools will dismiss at 2:01. Monday and Tuesday still dismiss at 2:41. 3. Students will take their 5th period final exam on Tuesday, January 11th. 4. Students will take their 1st and 7th period finals on Wednesday, January 12th. 5. Students will take their 2nd and 6th period finals on Thursday, January 13th. 6. Finally, students will take their 3rd and 4th period finals exams on Friday, January 14th. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us... ------------------------------------------------- Buenos días RF, La próxima semana es la semana de finales para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria. Un par de recordatorios muy importantes sobre la próxima semana: 1. El miércoles 12 de enero es un día normal de inicio. NO tendremos un comienzo retrasado en las escuelas intermedias o secundarias el 1/12/22 2. El miércoles, jueves y viernes de la próxima semana, las escuelas intermedias y secundarias saldrán a las 2:01. Los lunes y martes todavía se despiden a las 2:41. 3. Los estudiantes tomarán su examen final del quinto período el martes 11 de enero. 4. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales del 1er y 7mo período el miércoles 12 de enero. 5. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales de segundo y sexto período el jueves 13 de enero. 6. Finalmente, los estudiantes tomarán sus exámenes finales del tercer y cuarto período el viernes 14 de enero. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros ...

Good Evening Parents/Guardians: As we head into Christmas break, we wanted to remind you that if your Virtual student is returning to in person learning for the second semester, you are required to contact the Main Office to make them aware of your choice. Please contact Erica DeVoe for middle school students and Maria Cruz for high school students at 219-962-7551. The end of the semester for both middle and high school students is January 14, 2022. Please keep in mind that if your child is returning to in person learning for the second semester, the return date is on Tuesday January 18, 2022. Thank you in advance and have a restful holiday season. Mr. Duron, School Counselor

The River Forest Community School Corporation will be on e-Learning tomorrow, Monday, December 20th. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Covid-19 has impacted our transportation department and made providing transportation services an impossibility. Knowing the hardship this creates for everyone, all schools will remain open during their normal school hours with our faculty and staff present for any parent wanting to provide transportation for their student(s) and needing adult supervision. Assignments will be posted and available for students via Google Classroom at 9:00 a.m.

12/20 The River Forest Community School Corporation will be on e-Learning tomorrow, Monday, December 20th. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Covid-19 has impacted our transportation department and made providing transportation services an impossibility. Knowing the hardship this creates for everyone, all schools will remain open during their normal school hours with our faculty and staff present for any parent wanting to provide transportation for their student(s) and needing adult supervision. Assignments will be posted and available for students via google classroom at 9:00 a.m. La Corporación Escolar Comunitaria de River Forest estará en e-Learning mañana, lunes 20 de diciembre. Nos disculpamos por las molestias, pero Covid-19 ha afectado a nuestro departamento de transporte y ha hecho imposible proveer servicios de transporte. Sabiendo las dificultades que esto crea para todos, todas las escuelas permanecerán abiertas durante el horario escolar normal con nuestra facultad y personal presente para cualquier padre que desee proveer transporte para sus estudiantes y que necesite la supervisión de un adulto. Las tareas se publicarán y estarán disponibles para los estudiantes a través de Google Classroom a las 9:00 de la mañana.

Good morning River Forest, This is Randy Horka on behalf of the River Forest Community Schools, The Lake County Sheriff’s Department was contacted regarding a Tik Tok posting that is now being circulated around the United States. The LCPD Intelligence Unit has researched the origin of this post and the status of its content. The original Internet posting as a “Tik Tok Challenge, ” was for students to skip school on December 17. At some point, the challenge was changed to a school shooting threat. This posting is spreading on the internet across the USA – we are now seeing posts about it from Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, etc. Police Agencies from those States have posted saying they are investigating but at this time there is no credible threat. The river forest schools will have an added police presence tomorrow, Friday, December 17th during arrival and dismissal times. Further, I have been in contact with the Lake Station and New Chicago Police Departments and they will have added patrols around Meister, Evans, and Central Campus. As always, our school resource officers will be onsite at our buildings from bell to bell. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

It is that time of year---River Forest Middle/High School Book Fair!!! It is here just in time in order to check some people off your Christmas list!! Every item that is purchased, helps us grow our library book/ebook collection, so your support means a great deal to us. PS--If you would like to purchase a book for your student's teacher, please contact Amber Piesyk: apiesyk@rfcsc.k12.in.us There are 3 ways to purchase: 1. Send in money with your student or set up an eWallet for them (see link below.) Dec. 3 thru Dec. 10 --school hours 2. Come in and browse during Parent Book Fair hours. Dec. 6-10 8:00-3:00---go to the main office for entry. 3. Shop online (see link below.) Online shop open from Dec. 3 thru Dec. 16. River Forest Book Fair https://www.scholastic.com/bf/riverforestmiddleschool

The Coats for Kids and Families Organization will be having our annual giveaway Saturday, November 6th from 9am-12pm. Our organization gives away winter coats to those of all ages in need. The giveaway will be held at the River Forest High School Cafeteria. Masks will be required to enter and must continue to be worn until you exit the building. This is an annual event and we are extremely lucky to continue during these unprecedented times. If numbers are large you may need to wait outside until numbers permit you to enter. All those in your party in need of a coat should be present to make sure you are able to get a coat that fits.