This year’s book sale will be held off-campus at Quail Ridge Books (3522 Wade Avenue in the Ridgewood Shopping Center with Whole Foods). You will be able to purchase your books anytime between 9 am and 9 pm between August 1 and August 15. Simply take your schedule to Quail Ridge Books, and the staff there will be able to assist you. (Course packs will be purchased at the Student Orientation Day, August 12th.) Twenty percent of the purchase price of any books (for school or otherwise) that RCHS families purchase at Quail Ridge during this time will be donated to PASTA to help the school. If purchasing books presents a financial hardship to your family, please contact Dr. Humble or Ms. Huddleston at RCHS at 715-1155.

Students are reminded that all English classes, AP biology, AP Physics, and AP History classes have summer reading assignments. Beginning June 6, summer reading assignments will be posted on the RCHS website. Be sure to check them out.
History Summer Assignments
AP Biology Summer Assignment
AP Physics B & C Summer Assignment
English Summer Assignments (click on Summer Reading)

Also, rising juniors are reminded that they need to complete their Graduation Project summer research assignment. Students received this three-page research paper assignment from their graduation project advisor this spring. A copy of the assignment is also available on the RCHS website. Click here.
Shayne Klein, RCHS Academic Dean and History Teacher

Cross Country: Monday, August 4 - 4:15 - 5:30 PM - RCHS Patio
  (Coach Rakowski m2j1r0@hotmail.com)
Volleyball: Tuesday, August 5 - 6:00 PM - Halifax Gym
  (Coach Badillo eb8volleyball@yahoo.com)
Men's Soccer: Tuesday, August 5 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Halifax Field
  (Coach Day sday@raleighcharterhs.org)
Women's Tennis: Tuesday, August 12 - 4:15 - 5:45 PM - Pullen Park Tennis Courts
  (Coach Cahall boriscahall@peoplepc.com)
Crew: Check Crew Website for Updates - (www.raleighcharterhs.org/crew)

Please check back for any updates as the summer progresses.
Updated July 9, 2008

*All athletes must have a current physical in order to try out for a team. Physicals are good for one calendar year.

The RCHS Athletic Participation Form contains the Physical Exam form which a physician must fill out.

The Science Olympiad team competed at George Washington University at Washington D.C. on Saturday May 31, 2008. RCHS got 12th place overall. This is the highest RCHS has ever placed at Nationals. RCHS earned two medals: G. Sanka and C. Diepenbrock got 5th place in Disease Detectives and A. Jariwala and S. Jariwala got 6th place in Chemistry Lab. Other top ten finishes includes B. Schuster and T. Coker in Ecology, J. Hanna and A. Jariwala in Physics Lab, and D. Hash and G. Izatt in Robot Ramble. For the complete listing of scores go to National Science Olympiad Results. The National Science Olympiad Team consisted of: J. Hanna, C. Holgate, C. Diepenbrock, B. Schuster, T. Coker, G. Sanka, A. Jariwala, S. Jariwala, D. Hash, E. Ryan, B. Izatt, G. Izatt, S. Challener, A. Thakkar, and S. Mahate. The coaches were Whit Hames and Amy Koch. Congratulations to the whole team!!

2008 speeds to a halt as seniors finish up their last exams and prepare for their departure this fall; but before they can pack their bags and change their titles from "RCHS senior" to "college student" one thing stands in the way: graduation. On May 31st at 3:00 p.m., RCHS seniors and their families will gather at Meymandi Hall to say their final ...