CHASING THE

EXTRAORDINARY

12/1/2016

90%
Instilling a sense of
RESPECT-HONOR-STRENGTH in everything we do!

Sem. 1 Calendar
11/30 AP Fees Due: $93
December Angel Tree Gifts-Tags in the
Leadership Classroom

Reno Huskie Families,

12/1 Orchestra Winter Choir IA 6-7PM

We hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving Holiday. We

have hit the home stretch of the first semesterbelieve it or
not-- with finals beginning a little over a week from now.
Please make sure all attendance issues are cleared, students
are caught up with their coursework and are beginning to
prepare for final exams. It is a major goal of Reno High
School to increase core credit attainment for all grade levels,
so lets support our students to accomplish success in the
classroom!!!

12/7 Winter Concert in IA6-Jazz Band, Concert

Reno High School has recently reviewed last years

achievement data and trend data from the last 5 years to
create annual goals and objectives in our School
Performance Plan. Please review the RHS School
Performance Plan Recap document found on our website:
www.rhshuskies.com
This edition of our December Newsletter and Calendar is a
condensed version. Stay tuned for a January/February
newsletter toward the end of Winter Break. In the
meantime, do not hesitate to contact us if you need anything
leading up to final exams. Semester 2 begins Jan. 9, 2017.

Band and Wind Ensemble

12/8 Red House Project Incoming Frosh Night
5:30-7pm in IA2.
12/10 RHS Band fundraiser at Barnes & Noble
12/12 Parent Booster Meeting in the Library at
7pm, Grad Night meeting at 6pm
Yearbook price increases to $105 on 1/15/2017

FALL SEMESTER FINALS

SCHEDULE:
12/12 7th Period final given-Normal
School hours 7:40-2:30pm
12/13 1st and 2nd period finals
12/14 3rd and 4th period finals
12/15 5th and 6th period finals
Tuesday-Thursday Finals are 7:4011:20am. No lunch is served those days.
Buses pick up normal time in the
morning and depart the school at
11:30am.
No school Friday Dec. 16-Teacher
work day.
WCSD POLICY FORBIDS EARLY

Happy Holidays,

FINALS
School will be closed the first two
weeks of Winter Break. Office

Principal Hackbusch

hours will resume 1/3/2017 to

1/6/2017 8am-3pm.
***Contact counselor for A+ Credit
Recovery Lab dates and times.

CAMPUS NEWS
Reno HS JROTC and Huskie Band
marched and performed in this
years Veterans Day Parade.

Grand Marshall SGM Rillon-retired

RHS instructor.

Reno Huskie Band

Alicia Hoxie is the Nevada state winner of the Be

the Whale art competition. Be The Whale
project is a nationwide scholarship program
focused on raising awareness of endangered
species. Several years ago an artist named Jan
Jagoe began organizing the project that blends
art and endangered species and focuses on a
different state and a different endangered
species within that state each year. 2016 is
Nevada's year and the endangered species being
focused on is the Mt. Charleston blue butterfly.
This butterfly, which lives only in the Mt.
Charleston area, is threatened by wildfire and
fuel reduction fires in areas of its habitat. Alicia's
image shows the butterfly, attracted to the
flame, held by a human hand to show the
responsibility humans have in the fire that
threatens its habitat. Alicia won $1000.00 for
her piece.
Other contest entries are displayed in the N Hall
display case.

ARTICLE ON Pre-Engineering
Program-PLTW
http://www.nnbw.com/news/in-part-from-a-donationfrom-erickson-reno-high-implements-pltw-program/

MENTOR OF THE MONTHRianna Kerr! Congrats!!!

More Huskie Happenings

Student Leadership leading the way with the Canned

Food Drive at Hunter Lake ES.
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School Play got us all in the holiday spirit! No bah
humbug here! Great job Booth Street Players and
Mrs. Davey!!!

Can you say Scholar-Athletes? Olivia Gamboa

signs with Oregon for Acrobatics, Christian
Chamberlain is attending rival Oregon State to play
baseball and Andrew Berreyesa (Wrestling) and Kira
Hunsberger (Cross Country) are BOTH heading to
Cornell! Wow!

Cool tweet about a student led movement to share

positive messages around our school! Thank you
Alysson Powell-Olivares and Chloe Jones!

Juniors
-

All RHS juniors will be taking the ACT, free of

charge, on 2/28/17. We strongly encourage
you to do some prep over break and, at a
minimum, familiarize yourself with the test at
http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products
-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html.
Come see Mrs. Lerude in The CUBE if you
would like a recommendation for additional
study resources. There are many optionsthe
best fit depends upon the student.

________________________

News from THE CUBE:

Seniors
-

RHS General scholarship is due on 12/15, by

2:30 pm, in The CUBE. Application is online at
www.rhsccc.com/scholarships
o See listings on website for resources
and additional
scholarshipsscholarship season is
upon us!
NOW is the time to apply to UNR if you have
not already done so at
http://www.unr.edu/admissions#apply
o Questions? See the www.rhsccc.com
website blog on the bottom of the
homepage
o All materials must be received by
2/1/17 to be considered for financial
aid
Need a counselor/teacher letter of
recommendation? Let them know ASAP. It is
not a reasonable expectation that your
teacher or counselor will check their emails
over break and rush a rec. letter for you.
FAFSA (application for Federal Aid) opened
on 10/1/17all college bound students
should apply at https://fafsa.ed.gov/

Mr. Hackbusch
775-333-5050 ex. 8
khackbusch@washoeschools.net
Follow me on Twitter:
PrincipalHackbusch@khackbusch for daily
updates