Attention RCHS families, report cards will go home in the mail by Thursday, June 11. If you have not received a report card for your student within a week from Thursday, it may be because you have an obligation to the school. Some students owe books, others owe payment for a course. If you do not receive a report card, please call or stop by the school during summer hours, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10 am and 2pm. If you do not fulfill the obligation, we will also withhold schedules for next year and we will not send senior transcripts to colleges

Students are reminded that most English classes, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Spanish, and AP History classes have summer reading assignments. Summer reading assignments will be posted on the RCHS website. Be sure to check them out.
Special note: AP US History students will need to buy their books for the summer reading (which will be used during the year as well) FROM THE SCHOOL. The books will be available beginning June 1. After June 5, the school will only be open two days a week during the summer, so please call before you come to make sure someone is here to assist you.

Despite losing five students to the National Ocean Science Bowl tournament, RCHS placed 2nd in the State Science Olympiad tournament held the weekend of April 25th! NCSSM took first place with an unprecedented performance, and RCHS narrowly beat out North Mecklenberg. RCHS students medalled in 8 of 23 events, but coming in second place required consistency on the part of every individual. They averaged 11th place in all events with no weak events! This is what really made the difference.
Fifteen students will represent North Carolina at the National Science Olympiad Competition on the weekend of May 15-16!

During that same weekend, five RCHS students competed at the National Ocean Science Bowl competition in DC. They placed 7th out of 25 teams, and won nearly $1000 each for school supplies and books.

We are very proud! Whit Hames was the head coach for both of these teams.

In mid April, seventeen students from the Raleigh Charter Quiz Bowl Team competed in the Knowledge Master Open, a nationwide quiz bowl competition. Our team placed first in the country with a score of 1827 out of a possible 2000 points! It was a joy to watch the kids working together with everyone contributing answers to the 200 questions. Some of our kids know the science; others are the history geeks. It was true teamwork in action!
The second place team was State College High School in Pennsylvania with a score of 1811. Third place went to our home state rival, North Carolina School of Science and Math. The complete results of the competition can be viewed at http://greatauk.com/kmoh.pdf.
You can try out some sample questions at http://greatauk.com/KMOsampler.html#hsKMO

Betsy Newmark History Teacher and Quiz Bowl Coach

The NC State Board of Education has voted to delay the Graduation Project requirement; the Class of 2010 is no longer required to complete the project for graduation. We realize that some students may have heard this news with a feeling of relief. At the same time, we want to recognize the hard work and energy that many students have put into their projects already. While we began the Graduation Project at RCHS in order to fulfill state requirements, we also value the opportunity it provided for our students to grow as independent thinkers and doers, as citizens committed to a social issue. Therefore, we are offering the Class of 2010 the opportunity to continue with an altered version of the Graduation Project if they choose to do so. More specific information about the project and its benefits will be sent home with the students; it is also available in a document available on the Graduation Project web page.
Angela Callanan, Graduation Project Coordinator

Graduation has finally come around, and the seniors' four-year journey here at RCHS will finally come to a close. Graduation will be held at Meymandi Hall on Thursday, June 4 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. There will also be a reception for the seniors and the guests following the ceremony. Out of the 126 students graduating this year, a group of senior ...