Rock County Public Schools

The FFA Haunted House is this Sunday October 20th at Grandads Pumpkin Patch from 7-9pm. A reminder to FFA members set up will start at 9am and go all day. Any members working inside the haunted house need to be there by 6pm to get ready.

Attention Junior class students and parents: Donuts will be ready to be picked up between 5 and 6 pm on Friday, October 18th. If Donuts are not picked up at the scheduled time, you can pick them up on Monday.

Junior high and high school parents, please stop at the office for your student's report card before you attend parent-teacher conferences.

Seniors—Before you complete the FAFSA (which opens Dec. 1st), you and the parent(s) who provided the most financial support will need to create FSA IDs. The Social Security Administration must verify them, which can take up to 3 days. Go to studentaid.gov and click on Create Account to get started.

Seniors, a link to our scholarship page, rockcountyschools.org, has been added. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Scholarship is due November 1st.

District D-3 Cross Country Meet *Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2024 *Location: Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course *Schools Assigned: Ainsworth, Boyd County, Burwell, Creighton, Central Valley, CWC, EPPJ, Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre, North Central, Plainview, Riverside, Sandhills/Thedford, Santee, NG/SE, Stuart, Summerland, Twin Loup, West Holt *Times: 3:00 – High School Boys– 5,000 meters ; 3:45 – High School Girls – 5,000 meters *To qualify for the State Competition: *Individuals must place in the Top 15. *Teams must finish in the Top 3 *Restrooms: Porta-potties (gender-neutral) are located next to the cart barns. We also have primitive outhouse-style restrooms located near hole number 3’s tee box. . *Admission: Will be charged as you enter to park. No Passes will be allowed. Adults: $4 Students: $3 *Greens & Tee Boxes: Please stay off all greens and tee boxes. *Concessions:The clubhouse will have basic concession items available. Overall, it will be limited as the Clubhouse is at the end of the season. *Spectator Parking: Parents and spectators will be directed to park along the driveway that leads to the clubhouse.

Direct Links for today's games. Volleyball - https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bassett--springview/organization/15498/north-central-high-school/schedule?date=2024-10-13T05%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Week&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NzBkN2I4NDk4MzZlOThmZDdiNGQ3NDA%3D JH Football - https://youtube.com/live/rv1Ir0LnoqY?feature=share JV Football - https://youtube.com/live/g3Ab6FU7FfA?feature=share

JH Quizbowl Practice Next Tuesday, Oct. 22, after school in the library HS Quizbowl Practice Tuesday, Oct. 29, after school in the library

C-Team/JV/Varsity with Boyd County @ KP - 10/15/24 Please note this start time! 5:00PM One set of C-team to 25 2 out of 3 to 25 for JV 3 out 5 for Varsity Parent's Night will be announced between the JV and Varsity games. Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bassett--springview/organization/15498/north-central-high-school

RCHS Division Champions at CSC Scholastic Contest Fifteen high school students left the RCHS parking lot at 5:30 a.m. to attend the Chadron State College Scholastic Contest on Wednesday, October 9th. Rock County competed against nine schools in Division V and finished the day in first place as a team. Individually, students compete against each other in each test regardless of school size, earning team points for finishing in the top 25% of all test takers. Earning points for RCHS by placing in the top 25% on their tests were: Carter Buell and Trey Anthony tied for 2nd place in Agronomy and Rangeland Management Brandon Gilbert tied for 3rd place in Algebra 1 Noah Seberger placed 10th in Algebra 2 Trevor Keller placed 8th in Earth Science Noah Seberger placed 4th in Physics Addie Wiiest placed 10th in Plane Geometry Carter Buell placed 2nd in Psychology Keian Fischer placed 7th in Wildlife Ecology and Management Noah Seberger placed 5th in World History Blaine Frizzell placed 4th in Wildlife Ecology and Management Students who were selected and participated in the contest but outside the top 25% included: Collin Hagan – Algebra 2 and Wildlife Ecology and Management Trey Anthony – American History Bridget Lewis and Kade Wiiest – Animal Science Ireland Buell – Earth Science Brandon Gilbert and Addie Wiiest – General Science Lyndsey Sybrant – Physics Addie Wiiest – Plane Geometry Hannah Kaup – Veterinary Science Jaxon Cozad – World History

NVC Volleyball Bracket

Events for today 10/14/24 *JH Volleyball w/ St. Mary's - 6:00PM @ RC *JH Football followed by JV Football w/ West Holt - 5:00PM @ RC *Concessions will be available in the high school. *Volleyball will be live streamed on: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bassett--springview/organization/15498/north-central-high-school *Football will be live streamed on: https://m.youtube.com/c/rockcountypublicschools

Thrivent will be having a free will donation supper of burgers and brats at the FB game tonight with proceeds going to St. Mary's student council.

Varsity Football w/ St. Mary's @ O'Neill Public High School *Date: Friday, 10/04/24 *Time: 7:00 Kickoff *Admission: $6 for adults & $4 for students, visitors enter on the south side. *Seating: Bleachers in front of the crow’s nest on the south side of the field. *General Parking: South of the field on the grass, street parking, school parking lots. *Live Stream: http://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/oneill/organization/6029/st-marys-high-school

JH Volleyball - Dual with Ainsworth *Date: Thursday, October 10th, 2024 - Rock County High School *Time: - 6:00 PM B-Team followed by A-Team *Admission: No Admission Fee *Media: We will be streaming on the Rock County Public Schools YouTube page. https://m.youtube.com/c/rockcountypublicschools

Hartington-Newcastle Lady Wildcats Volleyball Tournament **Gym Site: Hartington-Newcastle High School, 501 S. Broadway Street, Hartington, Nebraska. We will use two gyms. Our main gym is on the high school side, our new gym is on the elementary side. **Date: Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 **Format: All games will play best 2 of 3 sets to 25 points. **Schedule: 9:00 am: First Round 10:00 am: First Round 11:00 am: Second Round 12:00 pm: Second Round 1:00 pm: 3rd and 7th Place Games 2:00 pm: 1st and 5th Place Games **All games will be on a rolling schedule. If we can play ahead of time we will. **Entrance: All fans need to enter the West side of the school building through the main entrance at HNS. **Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/hartington/organization/17028/hartington-high-school (main gym only) Admission: Adults - $6.00 Students (K-12) - $5.00 No Passes Accepted!

NVC Cross Country Information Date: Thursday, October 10th, 2024 Time: 4:30 pm Location: Butte Golf Course Order: We will follow State XC order

Thursday all Juniors and Seniors will be leaving at noon to attend the college fair in Ainsworth. All will need to eat first lunch. We will be back by 2:30 pm.

Wednesday students attending the CSC Scholastic Contest will leave the school at 5:30 am and return at approximately 5 pm. Math students bring a Calculator.

JH Football w/ Ainsworth JV VB Triangular with Boyd County & Valentine Monday, Oct. 7th - Both events will start at 5:00PM (Please note the time change for VB) VB Matches: Rolling Schedule Boyd County vs. North Central Valentine vs. Boyd County North Central vs. Valentine Concessions will be at the high school only Streaming - VB will be on the Hudl site, FB will be on RC YouTube page. **https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bassett--springview/organization/15498/north-central-high-school https://www.youtube.com/@RockCountyPublicSchools/streams