Rock County Public Schools

The start of school is fast approaching..

The High School Football Team will be having a Parent's Meeting on Thursday, August 12th at 7:00PM in Bassett.

The high school volleyball parent meeting will be on Wednesday, August 4th at 7 PM via Zoom. The meeting will be recorded for anyone who is not available for the call. Email Coach Sybrant at [email protected] for the recording. You can access the 2020 Volleyball Handbook on the Rock County Schools website. There are no changes to the handbook for this year. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93548415125 Meeting ID: 935 4841 5125 Thanks! Kara

Fall Sports Conditioning starts on Monday; these are the forms required before you can participate: 1. Sports Physical 2. Medical Consent Form 3. NSAA Consent Form 4. Rangeland Permission Form 5. Concussion Awareness Form The Concussion Awareness Form was just added to our Back-to-School forms on our website https://www.rockcountyschools.org/ If you need a paper copy of any of these forms, please come to the high school office or call (402-684-3411) or email me ([email protected]) and I will email a copy to you.

Mr. Otten politely told me I was not immune from my own ‘New Face’ bio - I’ve been so lucky to for all the help in this new position...from the training Ashley provided before she left to do her new thing, Brandi who is doing her job AND answering my millions of daily questions, and of course Mr. Otten, who most likely is not asking me to do everything I should be doing for him while I’m getting everything ready for the kids to arrive this first year. For those who don’t know who I am, I’m Ginger Schmidt; I'm the newest addition to the RCHS office team in the Administrative Assistant position. For the last three years I’ve been a regular at both RCHS and BGS as a substitute teacher, I loved being around the kids so much I decided to become a permanent fixture. My husband and I moved our family and farming operation here over 20 years ago from Colorado, and years later he still farms north of Bassett, both of my boys graduated from Rock County and are off on their own adventures. In my spare time I truly enjoy long distance outdoor endurance sports, coaching JR High Cross Country and helping with JR High track. I'm enjoying this new position and challenge, just anxiously waiting for the kids to come back from summer vacation.

Information regarding school meals for the 2021-2022 school year!

Preschool open house will take place on August 10th from 5-6 p.m. for all morning preschool students and 6-7 p.m. for all new afternoon preschool students. Please enter the school through the East doors; this is not required, but strongly encouraged so I can meet everyone!

Please welcome Jon and Cindy to our community – stop and say “HI” if you see them, their excitement is contagious… The Friese's are excited to be a part of Rock County Schools! I am Cindy Friese and I will be the new 5/6th grade teacher at Bassett Elementary. Jon will be coaching and is excited to help with the athletic program. We are both from Elkhorn, Nebraska and graduated from Elkhorn High School. I have been teaching for 20 years and have experience in Arizona, Elkhorn Public Schools and Millard Public Schools. I have my Master's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Reading and English Language Learners. Jon and I have 2 grown children, Courtney, 20 who is currently attending Clarkson College of Nursing and Cameron, 19 who resides in Arizona. Family is important to us and we are happy to be near Jon's side of the family. His mom, Mary Friese lives in Long Pine and Jon's sister and brother-in-law, Jeep and Lynne Cozad have a cattle ranch outside of Long Pine. We are excited to be with family and to build relationships in the Bassett Community! Cindy and Jon Friese

There will be no XC conditioning until Thursday July 29th and Friday July 30th.

Another successful BEEP summer is in the books, thank you to all our BEEP teachers, kids and parents for making fun summer memories - Friday we celebrated with a pizza party and lots of #teamAbigail support.

We have some new faces this year, 2021 - 2022 is off to a great start already! If you see Hailey around please say hi and introduce yourself... Hi Rock County Schools! My name is Hailey Walmsley and I am really excited about starting as the Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor this year! I grew up on a farm near Norfolk, Ne where my parents ran our families hay grinding business. I was fortunate to be able to raise several kinds of livestock myself growing up on the farm. I was heavily involved in the Norfolk Agriculture Education Program and FFA Chapter when I was in high school. In May, I graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelors in Agricultural Education. I am honored to call Rock County my first teaching job! I love to include as many hands-on learning opportunities as I can, and I have a lot of fun stuff planned for this year! I can't wait to meet everyone!

If your child is attending BEEP we would like them all to wear their Abigail t-shirts or pink on Friday.

Rock County Public Schools For Immediate Release: 7-20-2021 School Meals at No Charge for All Students Effective for School Year 2021-22, Rock County Public Schools will serve meals at no charge to enrolled students. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved use of the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), which allows local school districts to provide no-cost meals to all enrolled students for the duration of the 2021-22 school year. The new school year requires a new meal application. Although school meals will be provided at no cost to all children, school funding depends on completed meal applications. It is important to submit a complete SY2021-22 meal application as soon as possible. • Only one meal application is needed for each household. • Applications are available online at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWsOyN95myjwAMcjklYTl-YA6iFxTXBNtVzE5CAFcoPDey9w/viewform USDA Non-Discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected]. Rock County Public Schools is an equal opportunity provider.

The North Central Coop is looking for a Head Junior High Volleyball Coach. If you are interested, please contact Kayla Fischer at [email protected] or call the high school and leave a message.

CUSTODIAN Needed: Rock County High School is seeking candidates for a full-time custodian for the 2021-2022 school year. Benefits include full single insurance, vacation and sick leave, Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System with employer match. Please send letter of application and resume to: Rock County Public Schools Mark Otten PO Box 448 Bassett, NE 68714 or You may send the above requested materials as attachments to: [email protected] Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please contact Mark Otten at 402-684-3411 with questions. Rock County Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Registration Night. For All Students Grades 7-12. Tuesday, August 10th 4-8 p.m. Mr. Dohrman will be available during this time at the Rock County High School 7th Grade Orientation and Device Handout will be at 7pm on this date in the RCHS gym

2021 Fall Sports Conditioning Schedule is as follows:

PARA EDUCATOR Needed: Rock County Public Schools is seeking candidates for a 20-35 hour para-educator for the 2021-2022 school year. Please send letter of application and resume to: Rock County Public Schools Mark Otten, Superintendent P.O. Box 448 Bassett, NE 68714 or You may send the above requested materials as attachments to: [email protected] Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please contact Mark Otten at 402-684-3411 with questions. Rock County Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The 1st day of school is August 12th! All class supply lists and online enrollment forms can be found on our school website https://www.rockcountyschools.org, paper enrollment forms are also located at the high school if you prefer that option.

Today is the final day to register for the North Central Youth Volleyball camp on Friday, July 23rd from 1 PM - 4 PM! Registration is $30 and will cover a t-shirt and a Gatorade for each participant ages Kindergarten - 6th Grade. Contact Coach Sybrant with any questions at 402-841-0275. https://forms.gle/XHY8smjXWNb3B1CA6