Roanoke Rapids Early College High School

Parents, RRECHS will hold a Scholars-led Parent Night this Thursday, October 18, 6:00-7:30 at the Early College Armory. Please come join us as our Scholars will lead you through their classrooms and discuss with you their assignments and creations. Mrs. Lassiter, our counselor, will hold informational sessions - 6:30 and 7:00- in the HCC Classroom 105 about our students' HCC pathways. Also, our Science Fair projects will be on display in the RREC Gym Armory. We look forward to seeing you as we support our Scholars together!

RRGSD Alert: Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools will be closed today Friday, Oct 12 for students and staff due to numerous campuses being without power. --------- Las escuelas de Roanoke Rápids van estar cerrados hoy por estudiantes y empleados debido a que varios escuelas están sin electricidad

RRGSD Alert: Due to the current pace and direction of the storm, RRGSD will be closed for students and staff Thursday, Oct 11, 2018. Please be safe! ------- Debido al paso y dirección de la tormenta, las escuelas de Roanoke Rapids van a estar cerrados para estudiantes y empleados hoy. Por favor tengan cuidado. #KidsAreOurCustomers

RRGSD Alert: All after school activities including Place to Play are cancelled for Thursday October 11th. Staff will continue to monitor the storm tomorrow morning to determine if an early release will be needed as well as a decision for Friday. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents: Due to the impending inclement weather forecast for this Thursday, the RREC trip to Historic Halifax is being rescheduled for a day in November.

Reminders: Here are just a few upcoming reminders for Roanoke Rapids Early College High School. 1. Our October experiential learning trips will be Thursday, October 11, 2018, to Historic Halifax and Friday, October 26, to Halifax Community College for College and Career Day and a private tour of the courses and pathways that HCC has to offer. 2. Next Friday, October 12, 2018, will be a regular day of school (This was originally a teacher workday). This will be a makeup day for one of the days we missed due to the Hurricane. 3. Please join us on Thursday, October 18, 6:00-7:30, for our Scholars-led Parent night. Our Scholars will lead you through their classrooms and discuss their learning with you. Also, Mrs Angie Lassiter, guidance counselor, will hold an informational session with Q/A on the pathways for our Early College Scholars. Thank you for your continued support. Our Scholars are doing great things!

Always great to have members of our community visit our classrooms. Thanks to Les Atkins for spending time with our RREC scholars and teaching them how to conduct an interview for our soon to be published school newsletter. #KidsAreOurCustomers #CommunityPride

Join us in welcoming our new RRGSD Mascot to town. Jax is his name. Look for him in our schools, at sporting events, and around the community. He will soon have his own FB and Instagram as well so we can all follow him around the community. #KidsAreOurCustomers #Jax

RR Early College students collected hurricane relief supplies this week and contributed the supplies to RRHS HOSA’s drive for the Wilmington area. #community

Parents: RRGSD Trustees adopted a tentative plan tonight to make up the two days missed last week due to Hurricane Florence. Board members agreed to forgive one day and make up the other day on Oct 12th for Roanoke Rapids Early College High School and Oct 22nd for all other students. #KidsAreOurCustomers

RRGSD Alert: Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will operate on a regular schedule for Monday, September 17, 2018. There is rain in the forecast so please plan accordingly. #KidsAreOurCustomers ------ Las escuelas del distrito escolar de Roanoke Rápids van a operar con sus horas normales Lunes 17 de Septiembre. Hay lluvia en el pronóstico para mañana, por favor planea para eso.

RRGSD Alert: Due to the anticipation of tropical storm force winds and the potential for flooding tonight and in the morning, RRGSD will be closed for students and staff on Friday, September 14. #KidsAreOurCustomers -------- Debido a la anticipación de vientos con fuerza de la tormenta tropical y potenciales de inundaciones en la noche hoy y mañana, las escuelas de Roanoke Rápids van estar cerrados mañana Viernes 14 de Septiembre para estudiantes y empleados.

RRGSD ALERT: Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will close 2 hours early on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018. This decision is being made to allow our staff time to secure our campuses for the potential inclement weather. Once students are accounted for, staff will be dismissed as well. There will be NO after school activities including Place to Play. RRGSD will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 for students and staff. A decision regarding Friday will be forthcoming

RRGSD ALERT: Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will close 2 hours early on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018. This decision is being made to allow our staff time to secure our campuses for the potential inclement weather. Once students are accounted for, staff will be dismissed as well. There will be NO after school activities including Place to Play. RRGSD will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 for students and staff. A decision regarding Friday will be forthcoming. kids ------ Las escuelas del distrito escolar de Roanoke Rápids van a cerrar 2 horas temprano miércoles. Este decisión fue hecho para darle tiempo a nuestros empleados para preparar las escuelas para la tormenta. Cuando se van todos los estudiantes, también se pueden ir los empleados. No habrá actividades después del escuela incluyendo place to play. Las escuelas estarán cerrada Jueves para estudiantes y empleados. Una decisión sobre viernes se hará muy pronto. #ninossonnuestrosclientes

Parents: Due to the hurricane forecast, the Scholars-led Parent Conference night originally scheduled for this Thursday, September 13, 2018, will be rescheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00-7:30 at the Early College. Please save the date. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Another college visit today. Thanks Chowan University! A great day of exploring and learning.

Parents: As a part of the learning experience for Early College Scholars, students travel for experiential learning to colleges, museums, and local history sites. Students are to create a product for each experiential trip to share their learning. These assigned creations vary with each experiential trip. Look where our students have been and are scheduled to go in the upcoming days! August 10 - ECU/Pitt Community College August 31 - Medoc Mountain September 7 - Chowan University September 18 - Sylvan Heights October 11 - Historic Halifax October 26 - HCC College Day and tour of HCC career clusters Ask your Scholars about these experiences and the creation designs that they have made. Also, come out on Thursday, September 13, 6:00-7:30, for our Scholar-Led Parent Conference night and see their work! We thank you, parents and guardians, as we continue to support our Scholars together.

As always we encourage interaction on our social media accounts and website. We've established a few guidelines or best practices this year to protect our students. In other words, just be KIND! #KidsAreOurCustomers

What can you do with recycled trash? Hands on learning today at Medoc Mountain State Park. Our scholars built air-powered and friction-powered cars using recycled trash from Medoc. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Busy week already at RR Early College High School: Scholars have been in the science lab investigating volcanos and how land on the Hawaiian Islands formed. #KidsAreOurCustomers