March 30, 2026

Dear students, parents and guardians:

We are in the final weeks of the RMS March Madness Attendance Challenge, with a school goal of 90% for the month of March. The Final Four homerooms with the best attendance in their brackets will be narrowed down to the Final Two today. The winning homeroom gets a reward trip to Mr. Gatti’s in Pikeville on Tuesday, April 14th .

Below are a few of the upcoming events in April. All scheduled events are subject to the weather.

Photogenius will be here tomorrow, March 31st , for spring pictures. Pictures are only for those students who bring money to pay in advance. Sports pictures are also available for those students who pre-pay and have their uniforms.

April is Autism Acceptance Month and April 2nd is World Autism Acceptance/Awareness Day. Everyone is asked to wear blue on Thursdays this month to show their support.

Schools are closed for Easter Break from Friday, April 3rd , through Monday, April 6th . Schools will resume on Tuesday, April 7th .

The RMS track team has their first home track meet on Monday, April 13th . The middle school softball team is scheduled to play Gate City on Monday, April 6th , J.I. Burton on Wednesday, April 8th , Lee on Friday, April 10th , Union on Monday, April 20th , and Grundy on Thursday, April 30th . The middle school baseball team is scheduled to play Gate City on Tuesday, April 7th , Central on Wednesday, April 15th , Union on Tuesday, April 21st , and Lebanon on Friday, May 8th . All game dates are subject to change due to weather.

The RHS/RMS concert choir and drama group will perform their musical, Tarzan on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 9th , 10th and 11th , at 7:00 in the auditorium. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.

A PTO meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 15th , at 4:00.

“I Can” day is presently scheduled for Friday, April 17th .

Reminders:

Before a student can ride home with another student, notes from both students’ parents have to be sent to the office to verify permission.

Calls from parents about bus or student pickup changes need to be made before 2:30 in the afternoon to make sure that the message gets to the children. There is no guarantee that the messages will get to the students if someone calls after that time.

Also, lost and found clothes will be set up in the lobby. Anyone missing clothes should check on those items this week.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 835-1601.

Thank you,

John R. Whitner