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Dear RJR Community,
We announced last week that our 188 initial Legacy Campaign donations totaled an impressive $86,857! We also shared a few examples of items recently approved by our School Improvement Team (SIT) that will be funded by these donations. But, if you are new to RJR, did not hang on every word at Orientation or Open House, or haven’t studied every PTSA publication, you might wonder how Reynolds could possibly need the $130,000 that is our goal for the Legacy Campaign this year. So please indulge us with a little “Legacy 101”.
The Legacy Campaign is the primary source of funding for both the PTSA and Booster Club. Both organizations support programs and activities that benefit students, parents and the faculty. We jointly sponsor the homecoming tailgate. The PTSA supports Open House and Reynolds Revue; teacher appreciation, recognition and support; and grounds beautification and improvement. The PTSA also funds four scholarships for graduating seniors. But, 85% of our Legacy Campaign goal is budgeted in gifts to the school and Booster Club to fill needs not addressed by school system funding.
The Booster Club considers funding requests and athletic needs submitted by coaches and our athletic director. Legacy Campaign dollars help with uniform costs, practice field rental and maintenance, and our annual All-Sports Celebration. The Booster Club recently purchased a utility vehicle for the athletic trainer to haul safety and emergency equipment and supplies from field to field during practices and to ensure a timely response when there is an injury.
The PTSA gift to the school helps fund school-wide professional performances as part of our arts magnet program. It helps maintain and update media center materials. More than 50% of the PTSA gift to the school is earmarked for “instructional support”. This pool of money is managed by our School Improvement Team (SIT) comprised of teachers, administrators, support staff and parents. SIT approves purchases not funded by the school’s instructional supply budget that we might categorize as “the cost of doing business”. Legacy funds are
used to purchase science lab materials, novels, projector bulbs, math teaching tools, speakers, groceries for food labs, document cameras, art supplies and much more.
Volume 6, Issue 7 RJR PTSA NEWSLETTER Oct. 22-Oct. 28, 2012
SIT did not evaluate a few requests last year because the projects were so large and funds were limited. A few other valid requests were outside the general “instructional supply” definition. With continuing school budget constraints and no school bond on the November ballot, our PTSA gift to school this year includes another pool to be managed by SIT to address special projects or capital initiatives. Six projects have already been identified, discussed and prioritized by SIT. The top four are:
1. New PCs for Student Services and several other staff members. The current PCs have not been upgraded in nearly 10 years.
2. One class set of cameras (30) for digital photography. This is an extremely popular class, but lacks the basic tools needed to teach it well.
3. A covered area where students can wait to board buses in the afternoon.
4. A new projector for the auditorium providing quality projection capability for student performances, Class Day, Key Club Follies, assemblies and other events.
We raised the Legacy Campaign goal this year so that we can fund some or all of these projects.
Thank you to the 188 donors who have already contributed this year. We’d like to double or triple the total number of donors! We don’t expect you to give more than you can, but we do hope you will choose to give something. You can direct questions to [email protected]. These funds enhance your student’s high school experience and expand his/her possibilities for the future. Your gift makes a difference and every gift counts.
We are proud to be RJ Reynolds Demons!William and Lisa DullPTSA Co-Presidents
Hats off to our fabulous Legacy Campaign team! Last spring, Chairmen Marie and Guy Arcuri, with Assistant Chairman Liz Kelly, began updating our Legacy materials and planning this year’s campaign. The team worked tirelessly through the summer, setting campaign goals, talking to potential donor groups, and producing and distributing materials. Their efforts are in full swing now, and the campaign is off to a great start!
Lynn Gwyn collects and records donations, makes deposits, and passes PTSA membership information on to Gina Caudill for processing. Marie and Liz have been hand-delivering donor packets all over Winston-Salem. Their efforts are ongoing, but these volunteers deserve a big cheer for all they’ve already done to make this year’s Legacy Campaign so successful!
Karen Morris and Jon Boling conducted training sessions last week for our College Search volunteers. These folks will work one-on-one with juniors and some seniors, helping the students initiate searches for education options after high school by familiarizing them with available resources on campus and on-line. Laura Angle is responsible for scheduling students who sign up to take advantage of this valuable service. Thanks to Karen, Jon, Laura and the volunteers who attended that training.
The annual Matt Gfeller Memorial Doughnut Run is not technically a school, PTSA or Booster Club event, but this race certainly has a deep and personal connection with Reynolds High School. Thanks to all volunteers who planned and worked together to ensure another successful run last weekend. And thanks to all runners and participants, particularly those who took the doughnut-eating challenge, for taking part in this worthwhile event that generates tremendous good from such tragedy.
Remember, it’s never too late to get involved at RJR! Check out the “Volunteer Information” page in the PTSA section of the website, or contact [email protected] .
Oct. 23- Davidson College, 10:30Oct. 24- Notre Dame, 2:00Oct. 25- Converse, 12:00
Army, All three lunches
Your gift makes a difference…and every gift counts!
$86,857.00 from 188 generous donors!!
Toward our goal of $130,000
Below is a list of various items SIT (School Improvement Team) has allocated funds toward this year:
Winston-Salem Journal newspaper subscription for Journalism classes AP French materials “Smart Music” Software for school newspaper Supplies/Groceries for food classes Thanksgiving lab Portable drawing boards in design classes Graphing calculators plus goggles, sulfur and zinc for Chemistry labs “Anatomy Reveal App” which projects the dissection of an animal Whiteboards, markers, marker refills Wireless headphone set Books for History/Social Studies classes Dry erase boards, markers and erasers
We Need Your Support! Keep Those Gifts Coming!
To contribute: http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/9679
Our mailing address is : RJR Legacy Fund 301 N. Hawthorne Road Winston-Salem, NC 27104
For questions, additional pledge cards/materials, please email us at: [email protected] you!Marie and Guy ArcuriLegacy Chairs
THANK YOU CORPORATE LEGACY GAME SPONSORS!!
Congratulations to RJ Reynolds Student of the Week Say Wah. Say is being recognized by Coach Hayes for her persistence in her academic pursuits. Thanks for making RJR great, Say!
The R.J. Reynolds Youth and Government delegation is accepting registrations for the 2013 Y&G conference in Raleigh, NC. The conference will run from Thursday, February 14th through Sunday, February 17th. The delegation meetings are held after school on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month. Email Mr. Wiley at [email protected] for forms and details.
Are you looking for a way to make an impact on R. J. Reynolds students? Consider the ESL Tutoring Program.
Reynolds tutors are currently assisting 31 students in our ESL program. There are still more students who would benefit from just 45 minutes a week of one-on-one tutoring time. To be an ESL tutor, you do not need to speak Spanish or Korean or Tagalog. You just need to speak English and have a little time to give.
Currently, our biggest need is for Math (primarily Algebra II and Geometry) and English tutors, but all willing participants can be placed with a student.
If you are interested in being an ESL tutor or simply want to learn more about the program, please contact Deborah Casstevens ([email protected]) or Kathy McLean ([email protected]).
Meet new people. Make new friends. It's actually a TON of FUN!
There is only one home football game left and we would love HELP in the concessions stand. Just log into Volunteer Spot or contact Amy Ciaccia at [email protected] to sign up!
October 26 is the last home football game (Senior Night).
http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/4910217439074
See you there!
The PTSA invites parents to attend
Chat with PatA Parent Coffee with RJR Principal Mr. Pat Olsen
Wednesday, October 24, 20127:30 – 8:30 a.m.
RJR Media Center
You may park in the visitor spaces located in front of the arts building, along the curb on the school side of Hawthorne Road in the 30-minute loading zone area, in either of the two lower student parking lots but be mindful that many students arrive before 8:30, or in your morning Career Center student’s space if you have one.
Do not park in any driveway or in any faculty parking spaces as our teachers and staff will be arriving during this time.
Reynolds Demons show off your artistic talents!
Share your ideas about "The Magic of A Moment" through literature, dance choreography, music composition, visual arts,
photography or film production.
The Reflections deadline is fast approaching.Have your entry turned in to the Student Services office
by the end of the day Thursday, October 25. Necessary entryforms and guidelines for each category can be found on the PTSA
page of the RJR website. Just click on the Reflections tab. Questions can be addressed to Lana Young at
[email protected] or Kathy McNeil at [email protected].
Students who are active in community service are encouraged to keep track of their service hours. If the total hours between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013 exceed 99 hours, students are eligible for a national Presidential Service Award. Log sheets and additional information can be found on Karen Morris' RJR webpage. Log sheets will be due in the magnet office no later than April 30, 2013.
Justin Bulla - 22nd
Brad Fisher - 23rd
Derrick James - 26th
Lundon Sims - 26th
2012 National Honor Society Inductees Alexus Acree Sarah Hibbett John Peddycord Abdulrahman Alkhalifa Josephine Hill Victoria Phipps Katie Altmann Katherine Hunt Brittney Pompey Ty Andrus Mackenzie Hunter Nicole Procter Hope Arcuri Jessica Hynes Dylan Rainey Brittany Aves Chloe Infinito Jack Riazzi Robinson Bessette Laura Johnson Anna Richardson Margaret Borick Hope Kelly Alexander Ruley Alexandra Bostic Molly Kenny Christie Rybak
Ben Breakstone Katelyn King Kylie Shumate Corey Brown Spencer Kirk Phongphak Siripun Ellen Brown John Kretzschmar Dustin Sneed Luke Brown Sami Lachgar Elena Spencer Thomas Bullock Justin Lang Lawrence Stanek Grace Carter Rachel Lunsford Emma Stinson Eli Colyer Catherine Macon Yanal Tchelepi Emily Creech Brian Mahan Madisyn Thomas Brittany Crouse Carrie Alice Mahoney John Treadaway John Dean Bethany Malchuk Scott Tuttle Aniel Dominguez Micah McCall Madeleine Valier Katherine Dull Nicholas McDaniel Daren Vela Macias Katherine Elliott Abigail McLean Elizabeth Wallace William Emken Elizabeth Meinberg Amy Walldorf William Erickson Francesca Miller Henry White Ayu Fatma Caitlin Moffatt Mary Catherine White Jada Ferguson Brandon Moody Lindsay Wilcox Drew Fisch Candace Mulherin Taylor Wolcott Hunter Fleming Jake Murphy Amanda Wolfert Gary Freedman Grace Nicklas-Morris Kathleen Wood Ryan Fuller Rose O’Brien Christina Woodard Ellis Geary Lydia Odom Joseph Worrell Karida Giddings Sarah Phillips Orr Marilyn Zhang Taylor Gordon Ross Osborn Stephanie Zuniga Katherine Gwyn Alicia Paul Madison Heyden
The Demon Shop is open on Wednesdays and Fridays during all threelunch periods. Parents, show your support for Reynolds High School bywearing Demon apparel. Short-sleeve tees are $12; long-sleeve tees are$15; and sweat shirts are $25. Short-sleeve and long-sleeve T-shirts, NEW alumni short-sleeve T-shirts, sweat shirts and other fun Demon logo items will be available at the stadium concession area. Also, don't forget the Demon Stadium Blanket for those chilly fall sports nights -- now on sale for only $25!
The Demon Shop is now selling Varsity Letter Jackets! They are $200 and
they are pre-order only.
Don't forget that you can follow all the latest RJR news with Pine Whispers' new online ventures. Don't miss @RJRPineWhispers on Twitter, Facebook.com/PineWhispers, and of course our great website, www.PineWhispers.com. Mr. Hanf's Newspaper/Honors Newspaper students have been doing a great job with these new projects, and you can help support them by checking in regularly!
Have a business that you'd like to advertise to the 1,700-plus students, faculty and community members who see Pine Whispers each month? Consider buying an ad to both promote your product AND support our newspaper's goal of being 100% financially independent for the first time ever (we're in the black for our first two issues, but have six to go!). The third edition will be distributed Dec. 7, just in time for holiday shopping ideas! Prices start as low as $45. Contact adviser Steve Hanf at [email protected] for more information or visit our website (PineWhispers.com) and click on the "advertise with us" link at the top of the page.
There are only three spots left for the Italy trip this summer with Mr. Bulla, one of our Theatre teachers. If you would like more information, please contact him at [email protected] by Friday, October 19th. The trip is 10 days in Italy. The tour consists of flying in to Milan and visiting Venice, Florence, Rome and Pompeii.
“The Importance of Being Earnest", our main stage production, will be performed on October 24th, 25th and 27th at 7:00 p.m. We moved our Friday performance so it would not conflict with the football team’s
Senior Night, so come on out and support our fabulously talented actors. We have multiple students playing all parts, with changes taking place on stage. This is a new theatrical device which we have called "Changing Lanes" and we cannot find anyone else who has done it, so we are breaking new ground!
Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Summit SchoolWelcome to Brain Rules with Paul Laurienti, MD, PhDPaul Laurienti is a Summit parent and the director of the Laboratory for Complex Brain Networks at Wake Forest University. He will give us an overview on Brain Rules: Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Even if you have not read the book, you will still gain insight. Please join us. For more information contact Julie Smith at [email protected].
Oct. 22 JV/V Soccer vs. Mount Tabor, 5:30/7:00V Golf, Regionals in Taylorsville, 9:00
Oct. 23 V Tennis, State Playoffs vs. Mallard Creek, 4:30
Oct. 24 V Field Hockey, State Playoffs vs. TBD
Oct. 25 JV/V Soccer vs. Reagan, 5:30/7:00JV Football at West Forsyth, 6:00
Oct. 26 V Tennis, Individual States, 9:00V Football vs. West Forsyth, 7:30
Oct. 27 V Tennis, Individual States, 9:00
Cross Country, Regionals at Beeson Park, 9:00
Boys Soccer Senior Night will be Thursday, Oct. 25th, starting around 6:45 before the game vs. Reagan.
Football/Band/Boots Senior Night will be Oct. 26th at the football game.
Get Your 2012 Dancing Boots T-shirt! The Dancing Boots are selling Dancing Boots T-shirts with a "Southern Proper" theme. The shirts are only $15 and can be purchased from any Dancing Boot or Coach Caitie Reece. Contact a Boot or Coach Reece TODAY to get your T-shirt while they last! Thanks for supporting the Dancing Boots!
