Richmond Community Schools

Freshman Claire Millbrand rolled her way to the MHSAA Bowling Singles Finals with a 5th place finish in Saturday's Regional. She capped off her performance with a score of 226 in her final game! #GoBlueDevils

RHS Yearbook students need your help! They are looking for pictures of high school students with their pets to add to this year's book. Please email rhsyearbook@richmond.k12.mi.us if you have a photo you would like to share!

This week! 🐾🐾 NJHS members are hosting Paws For A Cause at RMS February 26th- March 1st. Use the QR code to purchase items directly from the Macomb County Animal Control's wishlist or bring in any items listed below. 🦮🐈🐶🐱 For every item you donate, you will be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Dairy Queen gift card. 🍦 All donations are due by Friday March 1st. If you choose to order off their wishlist and sent directly to the recipient, please email Mrs. Walla for your raffle entry by Friday morning. kwalla@richmond.k12.mi.us

📚 📖 RMS March is reading month information below:

Bennett Hitzelberger ('22) earns GLIAC Baseball Player of the Week for Wayne State University! https://gliac.org/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/Week_1 #GoBlueDevils

There is still time to register for the 29th Annual Parenting Conference at the Macomb Intermediate School District on Saturday, March 2nd. Contact CARE main office at 586-541-2273 or email info@careofsem.com to for more information or to request a free scholarship!

Results are in from Bowling Regionals. Congratulations to the RHS Girls Bowling team on thier 2nd place finish! They punched their ticket to the State Finals in Jackson. The boys team hovered around the qualifying line all day, finishing third. Singles matches begin at 8:00 am tomorrow. #GoBlueDevils

On Tuesday, the RHS Boys Basketball teams hosted Armada. The Freshman and JV teams scored wins over the Tigers.The Varsity Boys bid for another comeback fell just short. The game also marked the culmination of this year's Rivalry for a Cause. At halftime, the Athletic Directors of both schools presented a check for the family of Cali Newberry of The Sports Report. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this great cause! #GoBlueDevils

3-2-1...Dodgeball! The RHS seniors were victorious in last week's penny wars challenge (raising the most money) which earned them the chance to face off with the staff in a thrilling dodgeball competition today! The staff put up a valiant effort - complete with matching uniforms and grand entrance- but the seniors walked away with the win! A special thank you to all who participated and to Mr. Treend and Superintendent Walmsley for refereeing! What a fun end to the week!

Huge win for the Varsity Girls Basketball team on Senior Night! Everyone contributed in the team win and we were able to recognize our senior players and their parents for their commitment to the basketball program. #GoBlueDevils

Congratulations RMS SHINE winners!

Congratulations RMS SHINE winners!

Students in Ms. Turpin's class enjoy playing the literacy board games bought through the MSGCU grant voted on by students and parents.

Mrs . Schodowski and Ms. Fitzgeralds classes enjoyed their Space Exploration Day at STARBASE- they worked on chromatography, landed a space shuttle, completed a mission to space, and practiced coding with the Mars rover.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY!

Congratulations to our three Choirs as they performed in the Richmond auditorium in preparation for Choral Festival. Michele Maples, Matt Manhart, and our clinician Rebecca Hopersberger worked together for this well attended concert. Special thanks to our Choir Boosters and other parent volunteers who helped make last night a success 🎉 Good luck at Festival Choirs! We are so proud of you! 💙

At today’s meeting, Builders Club members focused on fellowship! First, 13 members were able to recite the club pledge from memory. Then, members decorated notecards with words to describe our club’s mission. These cards were used to create the border for our new bulletin board! Finally, members practiced teamwork through a tower building challenge.

Mrs. Schodowski and Ms. Fitzgerald’s classes today at STARBASE created a chemical reaction/ Karrrrrrrl’s toothpaste,built geospheres in CAD, learned about the Periodic Table of Elements, and created molecules using an app called Happy Atoms.

5th graders in Mrs. Buchanan’s class completed a science investigation to figure out which combination of substances would create chemical reactions. They even discovered that some of the combinations created goo!

Mrs Hutchinson's class used chromatography to see who stole the cookies, finished Blinky Cards (circuit building), and completed a simulated space mission. The highlight of the day was definitely the space shuttle simulation. Students were assisted by Mission Control to safely land the shuttle.