Students will benefit as they will be able to view their assignments and discuss the curriculum with their peers; parents will more easily be able to monitor their children’s assignments and find grades, exam schedules, and other vital information; and teachers can set discussion topics, post announcements, and maintain an academic calendar.
The online system also provides for discussion forums, academic Web logs and e-mails. Students are able to network with each other and contact teachers if they are having problems with an assignment. They are also able to submit homework and projects electronically.
The Web site will facilitate communication among staff in that teachers will more easily be able to communicate and collaborate with each other by logging in and sharing strategies or work in private discussion groups. Teachers will also be able to synchronize the online system with their curriculum and post study guides, homework assignments and more on their Web page. Each teacher at the school has the ability now to create a class Web page easily.
Their new Web site opened the beginning of September and is being updated on a daily basis. It will feature important news and information about Richmond Hill High School and our content is being expanded on a daily basis.
Vist the site at www.richmondhillhs.org and see what is going on in the school.
SENIORS PARTICIPATE IN ADVERTISING FUTURES PROGRAM
Seniors in the Richmond Hill High School Virtual Enterprise class participated this year in the annual Advertising Futures Program. This is the third year in which students from Richmond Hill High School participated in the competition.
The competition has been a staple of Advertising Week as a way for the industry to give back to the community and also show its commitment to fostering talent and diversity. The students from Richmond Hill High School were paired up with the advertising firm Saatchi and Saatchi. Their task was to create a print ad for “Boost Up,” a public service campaign that seeks to change the perception of dropping out of school by chronicling a student’s fight to graduate.
Amy Maharaj, Jahanara Begum, Savitrie Budhu, Hemalini Paltoo, Saveta Jadbir and Jillene Singh all participated in the event which was held on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The students worked with the representatives of Saatchi and Saatchi to create the advertisement. The students, however, did the photo editing themselves by using Adobe Photoshop. They also had to present their ideas at the competition by giving a ten minute presentation. Richmond Hill High School is very proud of their efforts.
School Events
Richmond Hill High School students will be holding their first blood drive on Nov. 18. Anyone from the community who would like to donate blood should contact Ms. Hudon at Richmond Hill High School.
Richmond Hill High School held its annual Spirit Week during the week of Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. Activities included “School Spirit Day,” “Blast from the Past Day,” “Go Green Day” and “Twin Day.”
This year Richmond Hill High School students participated in “Shop For A Cause.” The campaign involved selling coupons for Macy’s discounts that could be used on Sept. 20. The $515 that was raised by Richmond Hill High School students benefited the Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen in Manhattan.
Penny Harvest
Richmond Hill High School is having its annual Penny Harvest now through Nov. 26. Students search their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies and coins to donate. Last year the school raised over $1,300 and expects to exceed that amount this year.
Each student’s English teacher will be assisting in the campaign. Pennies collected will benefit various local charities such as animal shelters and senior centers. If you would like to donate pennies, contact Eileen Hudon at Richmond Hill High School.
Each school that meets the “25 Fact Challenge” receives $1,000 to form a philanthropy round table. Student leaders on these round tables sit and allocate the monies raised to make grants and fund student lead service projects in their communities. For the past 15 years, students at Richmond Hill have participated in these round tables.
If you would like to donate pennies, drop them off at Richmond Hill High School at the security desk.
Congratulations Coach Brian Sutton
Richmond Hill High School's basketball coach Brian Sutton was honored by New York City Councilman Anthony Como and by State Sen. Serphin Maltese on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Richmond Hill Block Association Fair for his outstanding work in the community.
Coach Sutton works with the RHHS basketball team and brings them into the local community to do service such as graffiti removal and community clean up.The RHHS community is very proud of Coach Sutton for his spirit of community and for getting our students involved.
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