Correction to previous notification - THIS IS SPECIFIC TO BGS ONLY!
Parents - If you need to pull your child(ren) out of school early for any reason they will need to be picked up at the North doors by the office - not their regular dismissal doors. Thank you!
These students were inadvertently left off the list.
Congratulations to the following student athletes for meeting the requirements and being accepted into the NC Sports Club: Eddie Reynolds and Raden Orton.
If you are requiring your child(ren) to wear a mask while attending school, you can email Brandi or Ashley and let them know so we can assist you in making sure it is happening. Our staff will continue to wear masks and we will certainly help make sure your child(ren) are also wearing them if you would like them to.
As per the North Central District Health Department, Rock County Public Schools risk dial is changed to yellow. Refer to the website for details on the plan.
Due to COVID, are limiting school pictures to RCPS students and staff.
Congratulations to the following student athletes for meeting the requirements and being accepted into the NC Sports Club:
Brooklyn Buell, Allie Cosgrove, Mariah Ost, Gracie Swanson, Carlee Fleming, AJ Benemerito, Carson Anderson, Jenna Hallock, Hannah Linse, Allie Stephen, Tatelyn Smith, Stetson Kauffman.
For those students who will not be in school Thursday, August 27th for school pictures at BGS, we will have an additional picture date of Sept. 9th at 9:00 a.m. at BGS.
The Burwell Cross Country meet this Thursday has been moved to 10am due to the heat.
North Central vs. Twin Loup Football Game
Game time is 7:00PM in Loup County/Taylor. Friday, August 28th.
Adults and students are $5.00 (They are accepting conference passes, NOT North Central passes)
Visitor sidelines are now on the South side
Home is on the North.
They will have a concession stand.
Games will be broadcast on the Twin Loup STRIV channel: https://striv.tv/channel/twin-loup/
This is a reminder to keep your child(ren) home if they are not feeling well. If they have two or more of these symptoms, you need to either quarantine them for 14 days or get an alternate diagnosis from a health care provider: Fever, chills, cold/shivering, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. If they have one of the following symptoms, they also need to quarantine for 14 days or get an alternate diagnosis from a health care provide: New cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, loss of taste and smell. Rock County Public Schools will do everything we can to continue in-person learning for our students and we are asking for your cooperation in doing what you can do to keep us in-person. Thanks for working with us on this as we all have the same goal, to keep our students and staff in the buildings for the 2020-2021 school year.
The North Central District Health Department will be providing free COVID tests on Mondays from 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM at the Rock County Fairgrounds. In order to be tested, you need to sign up at: www.testnebraska.com This service will be provided weekly as long as it is being utilized.
From the Rock County Booster Club:
Show your support for the NC Knights with a NEW yard sign! Click the link to place your order. Orders will be taken until September 1st. The cost is $20.00/sign or add a name for personalization for $5.00/extra.
https://nc-knights.spiritsale.com/
Grades 7-12 School Pictures and Senior Banner Pictures are tomorrow, Thursday, August 20th. She will be here first thing in the morning. BGS school pictures are next week, Thursday, August 27th.
Rock County Public Schools has experienced the first positive test of someone who was in the building. Through guidance from the health department, we have notified anyone who was in close contact for more than 15 minutes and required them to quarantine according to the health departments guidance. For future cases, you will only be notified if our risk dial changes or if a member of your household needs to quarantine.
There is a carpenter on the roof at the grade school right now and he will be here for the next few days. Please stay clear of all construction equipment. Most of it will be located on the north side of the school by the office doors. The sidewalk will be roped off, however, the north doors are still accessible.
Attached is guidance from NCDHD in regards to illness. Please review this and keep in mind as you are sending your child/children back to school after an illness.
If you would like to purchase Rock County FFA Swag and support our chapter, please follow the link below to order shirts and sweatshirts. The site by MC Tees will allow you to order and pay up until September 5th.
https://rockcountyffa.itemorder.com/sale
The phones at the Grade School are working now!
The phones are currently not working at the Grade School for incoming calls. If you need to reach the elementary, please call the high school at 402-684-3411 and Brandi can transfer you to the Grade School.
Fall Sport pictures for HS Volleyball, HS Football, and HS Cross Country will be on Wednesday, August 19th at Bassett. Athletes please pick up a packet in the office.