May Newsletter

Dear RC Middle School Community Members,

The month of May is an exciting time of the school year.  Students are completing final units of study and soon will be preparing for final exams.  Students who are in performing arts are refining their performance pieces for our final choir and band concerts scheduled later in the month.  In our fourth quarter athletic programs, the girls soccer team had a successful year improving throughout the season capped with a very well-played season ending loss in the league semi final match.  Our coed track and field teams have established over ten school records this season and we are looking forward to a tremendous showing in the league championship on Monday, May 4th.

This last week of April, RCS hosted a three day visit for seven educators from Colorado and Arizona who were members of the ACSI Accreditation Team.  After months of reflecting on our practice and policies, writing reports and providing evidence and artifacts for all of the standards we were evaluated with, our District had the opportunity to meet with and learn from the ACSI team’s expertise and observations. The great news is that we have earned duel accreditation for another five years from both ACSI and AdvancedEd.  We are a very good school district that will continue to work hard to improve and provide the very best Christian education K-12. The results of the accreditation process and the recommendations by the team will be provided to our District in final report form in the near future.  Father God continues to bless our campus with very talented students, wonderful parents, committed and skilled members on the Board of Education, passionate staff, and an anointed leader in Superintendent Howlett.  I am humbled and grateful to serve alongside all of you at RCS.

I look forward to this final month of the semester and the special student and community events we will be hosting.  Please continue to communicate directly with our staff and advocate for your child.  Together with your family and church we are raising up the next generation of Christian leaders that will impact not only our local communities, but will touch the world and bring multitudes to the Kingdom of our Lord.

With gratitude,

Rick Ramirez