Summer vacation’s just begun, but already Richmond County Schools is preparing for the 2017-2018 School Year.  

     In order to provide an educational environment that’s safe and conducive to learning while still promoting school pride and student self-esteem, the district will continue with school uniforms.  However, during the June 6th Board of Education Meeting, changes were made to School Uniform Policy 4317. 

     “At the principals request, we met with students, teachers, parents as well as school and district administrators, and together we believe these updates will best serve our students,” explained Mr. Dennis Quick, Richmond County Schools’ Executive Director of Auxiliary Services. 

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With 92 being named North Carolina Scholars and 72 earning the Presidential Award, we’d say Richmond Senior High Schools’ Class of 2017 has quite a few smarties! #RCSGradsGoPlaces

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Thanks to this year’s Special Olympics, hundreds of Richmond County athletes recently went for the gold!  To see more photos, click here.

Doesn't reading ten books and being quizzed on their tiniest of details sound a bit nerve racking? Well, for our Elementary Battle of the Books teams, that's and average day of practice. the district's six elementary schools recently competed, with Washington Street taking 1st, East Rockingham 2nd and Mineral Springs 3rd! Congratulations to all our RCS Readers!

For the past 12 years, Dieffenbach GM Superstore has gifted a Richmond Senior High Schooler whose had great attendance with a new car.

     Typically, the celebration occurs in the school's gym. But, this year's winner, 12th Grader Amanda Chriscoe, was actually taking her AP Exam when the announcement was made.

     So, the new rides were moved to the Central Office for her to choose between.  

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Ellerbe Middle School 7th Graders Jamie Kay Sears and Marissa Sweet were recently honored for an exceptional score on the ACT by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP).

     The Program’s 7^th Grade Talent Search identifies students in sixteen states across the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest who have scored in the 95^th Percentile on a grade-level achievement test.  

     As part of the program, these academically talented students take above-level college-entrance exams to learn more about their abilities. 

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The Richmond Senior High Cafeteria was full to capacity Thursday evening as the JROTC "Raider Battalion" conducted its annual Awards Night along with a "Swearing In Ceremony" for the soon-to-graduate Raiders that have elected to serve in the US Armed Forces.  

     “Our event grows every year,” stated Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Jon Ring, the Senior Army Instructor.  “The audience is the greatest that it has been in my three years here and we included two new additions to the program.  We wanted to honor our graduating seniors who have completed the JROTC program with at least four semesters so we announced each of them as they were escorted into the room, passing through the Sabre Arc, to be recognized.  The next addition was to recognize and honor those seniors - whether in JROTC or not - who have decided to join the Armed Forces.” 

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Earning All A’s on your report card is no easy task, but these sixth West Rockingham Leopards have done just that!  Congratulations most certainly go to 3rd Graders:  Carolina Gonzalez, Ariana Telus, and Ashley Canas as well as 5th Graders:  Zymorion Little, Mckenzie Allen and Summer Currie. 

Ellerbe Middle School has named its Honor Roll for the 3rd Nine weeks.  Congratulations to our Wildcats who earned All A’s on their report card!

Sixth Grade:  Ashlyn Bouldin, Kevin Dominguez, Giovani Gomez-Orozco, Yuliana Gonzalez, Lyrlie Brycen Goodwin, Diezel Green, Akeya Harrison, Layla Hayden, Haylee Johnson, Guadalupe Juarez Jimenez, Bryan Juarez-Zapata, Walter Hayden Lee, Ethan Locklear, Emoni McBride, Bryan Morales, Kimbrly Quick, Stephen Curtis Reams, Kadia Rucker, Kaiten Sauls, Nyla Stroman and Cadence Thompson

Seventh Grade:  Emily Bass, Kelli Bass, Benjamin Carmen-Bonilla, Uriel Chaparro-Vazquez, Rolando Contreras-Gonzalez, Mauricio Felipe, Katlyn Fulp, Battle Grooms, Mayra Jimenez, Maya Ledbetter, Sequoyah Little, Dexter Mabe, Hailey Maness, Sheila Martinez, Hayley McCormick, Raven Robinson, Tykiya Robinson, Jamie Kay Sears, Marissa Sweet, Kelsey Tarlton, Cody Troxler, Yingkong Xiong and Miquela Zinnerman

Eighth Grade:  Christiana Bowden, Weston Boyette, Faith Brewington, Johan Chavez, Kourtnie Coltrane, Amaydani Hernandez, Roderick Hudgen, Tyler King, Sandra Lopez, Cale Luckey, Joshua Mabe, Amari McCauley, River Meacham, Shawn Palicka, Diana Recinos-Gonzalez, Cinthia Reyes, Julianne Richardson, Kaylee Rubio, Karen Solorio and Summer Thompson

You have goat to be kidding me! This is one lesson we baaaaadly wish we could have been apart of! After learning about birds, reptiles and aquatic animals, our East Rockingham 1st Graders took quite the hands on approach when it came to studying mammals.  As, Mrs. Shelley brought in sheep and goats for students to see, causing questions like:  What do they eat? How big do they get? How long do they live?  And, why are they so soft?