With the inclement weather forecast for our area tomorrow, RCS is considering our options including a remote learning day for students. We will be providing additional information on our websites, social media and the local news later this evening.
**📢 Attention Rockingham County Schools Families:
Rockingham County Schools will operate on a normal schedule tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Students and staff should report at the regular time. We look forward to seeing everyone! Stay safe and have a great evening!
*School Closure Due to Inclement Weather*
Due to inclement weather, Rockingham County Schools will be closed for students tomorrow, January 7, 2025. Childcare services will be available at 12pm and close at the normal scheduled time. All school activities can take place between 2:30-5:00 pm. There will be no school activities permitted after 5 pm.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Please stay tuned for any further updates via our district website, local news and social media channels.
** School Closure Due to Inclement Weather **
Rockingham County Schools has decided there will be no school for students tomorrow, January 6, 2025. Daycare services will be closed. Also, all school based activities are cancelled. For staff, tomorrow will be an optional teacher workday.
Please stay tuned for any further updates via our district website and social media channels.
🎄This holiday season, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible Rockingham County Schools family. To our dedicated staff, hardworking students and supportive families—thank you for your unwavering commitment, resilience and care throughout the year.
As we celebrate the spirit of Christmas, may your homes be filled with joy, laughter and cherished moments with loved ones. Let’s carry the kindness and hope of this season into the new year, continuing to learn, grow and inspire together.
From our RCS family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
RCS would like to congratulate our most recent National Board Certified Teachers and those renewing their certification! Your dedication to excellence in teaching inspires us all!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-VCp_rcb_cSNDk29L7T4Wz7FEFkUxxvZpoTn1g9zgU/edit?tab=t.0
Our RCS nurses wish all our staff, students & families a Merry Christmas!!
Mr Vernon and Ms. Gwynn enjoying the 10 days of Christmas Theme. Today’s theme was Rudolph and Grinch!
The RCS 2024 District Science Fair award ceremony was held on December 5th at Osborne Baptist Church in Eden, NC recognizing students’ achievements in science comprehension and presentation through science project displays and interviews . A total of 81 projects were entered in the science fair to compete for the chance to advance to the Region 5 Science Fair to be held at Parkland High School on February 15, 2025. First and second place award recipients advance to the Regional Competition. Congrats to all competitors and all the best to those advancing to Regionals!!
Health Science I Honors are learning the sensory system. They loved learning about the eye structures and dissecting a cow eye.
RCHS hosted their annual blood drive on 12/05/2024! Thank you to everyone who participated in this!
LAST DAY to order a senior recognition ad for the 2024/2025 yearbook is SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th. If you would like to order an ad, please use this link :
https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/yearbook-ads?rcrdu=395
RCS would like to invite our community to attend the RCS District Science Fair on Thursday, December 5th at Osborne Baptist Church in Eden. Elementary students will present projects from 8:30 - 11:00am with awards presented at 11am and secondary students will present projects from 11:30am - 2pm with awards presented at 2pm!
Dynamite Dalton Johnson scored his 1000th point for the RCHS Basketball team against Bartlett Yancey on November 26th, in a game that also resulted in a win for RCHS. Way to go, Dalton!
This Thanksgiving, let's give thanks for the teachers who inspire us, the staff who support us, the parents & guardians who guide us and the students who light up our schools. Together, we make a difference every day. 🦃 Grateful for our RCS families & team! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Animal Science I students have been raising meat birds for the past 8 weeks. This week students learned how to process them!
I believe these students have a new appreciation for their chicken on the dinner table.
Shoutout to our amazing adults who helped make this day possible: Coach Grandma and Grandpa, Rockingham and Caswell Livestock Agents - Brandon and Bailee, Regional Poultry Agent -Jonas, A&T Poultry Department- Mark and Anthony, and NCDA Meat Inspector David.
Special shoutout to Joy @providencefarmnc for providing guidance along the way through our journey!
On November 20, 2024 the RCS Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting will be held from 8:30 - 9:30 am and the RCS Board of Education Meeting will be held at 10:00am at the RCS Administrative Offices , 511 Harrington Highway, Eden, NC .
RCS is actively recruiting bus drivers! Bus drivers can work full time or as little as 3 hours a day. More information can be found at the link: https://rockinghamnc.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/index.aspx
Congratulations to the RCHS FFA for their participation in the tractor driving contest! Ty Booker placed 1st in our federation and region for the tractor driving contest! He will get to compete next at the State contest on Feb 6 in Raleigh!
Brayden placed 6th in the federation and 11th in the region for Tractor driving.
Brayden placed 3rd in the federation and 9th in the region for truck driving.
Elizabeth placed 5th in the federation and 15th in the region in truck driving.
The RCS Career and Technical Education Department is excited to share their recent newsletter which can be found at https://www.canva.com/design/DAGSPYIswwI/j_yIWwesrJwRDNWt0r7Hxw/view?utm_content=DAGSPYIswwI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
