Rudyard Area Schools

Can't wait for the Open House next week! Students, Parents, and Community Members are all welcome to attend. Meet the teachers, get a copy of your schedule, see all the new classrooms, find your locker, and check out the new track!

Agenda: Regular Board Meeting Monday, August 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm I. Welcome and Call to Order a. Salute the Flag b. Roll Call c. Motion to accept the agenda II. Student/Staff Recognition III. Public Comment IV. Reports/Correspondence a. Resignation Letters: T. Williams, A. Duncan, J. Grover, and L. Carter V. Action Items a. Consent Agenda i. Regular Meeting Minutes – July 24, 2023 ii. July Payroll - $335,415.14 iii. July Accounts Payable - $689,025.67 iv. Resignation Letters: T. Williams, A. Duncan, J. Grover, and L. Carter v. CTE Yearly Wood Purchase in the amount of $12,000.00 b. Business i. HIRE 1. HS Teacher 2. JV Volleyball Coach 3. Special Education Teacher 4. 2 – Bus Drivers ii. Superintendent Professional Development iii. Football Stadium Speakers iv. Security Cameras VI. Public Comment VII. Board Member Comment VIII. Superintendent Report IX. Adjourn

Just a reminder to all high school students who are taking a Fall 2023 college class, thus classes begin on Aug 28th (LSSU, BMCC, Baker, or ACC) If you have any questions, students should contact Mrs. Edington. Note: students taking Ms. Verdoni's Baker College classes will start on Sept 5th.

Rudyard Area Schools is proud to boast one of the largest sports and club offerings in the region! Oh and there is still time to enroll! See the link below to get started: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN68yIAY6oNQFInErWS8zgV8oPrVl1F5HvL5zBssNtSWzxJg/viewform

Only a few more weeks until our track gets it's new lines! We've taken the time to look at some of our records that are unobtainable as those races no longer are ran. Rudyard has had it's Men's 100 length record in yards since 1964, even though the race has been in meters since 1980. We're retiring the 100 yard record held by R. Besteman and T. Matthias back in 1964 with a run of 10.1. To take it's place as the 100 Meter Record we went through all the UP Finals Rudyard has ran in since 1980 to find the fastest 100m time. This was ran in 2002 by Nathen Templeton, with a time of 11.12. Congratulations to Mr. Besteman and Matthias for having your record being enshrined permanently into Rudyard's record book. Also Congratulations to Mr. Templeton for joining the wall... a few years late. If you'd like to view the current High School or Middle School Track & Field records we have a page (still fine tuning it), on our website: https://www.rudyardbulldogs.org/page/track-field

There is still time to register student for the upcoming school year. You can come in to start the process or fill out the pre-enrollment for to start the process at home! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN68yIAY6oNQFInErWS8zgV8oPrVl1F5HvL5zBssNtSWzxJg/viewform

Please help us welcome our new secondary social studies teacher Ron VanSloten for the Jr/Sr High School for the 23-24 school year! Mr V, as he was known by many as a teacher and coach, was inducted into the Michigan HS Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. He has worked the last several years as a Sales Rep for GFL, and this Fall is coming back to join us here at RAS. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with focuses in social studies and physical education and Master’s degree both from Central Michigan University. Bulldog Country please give Mr. VanSloten a warm welcome back!

Save the date for incoming 7th grade students and new students (grades 8-12)!

8th grade students from the Jr/Sr High School have an opportunity to attend an educational trip to Washington DC. Students/Families must self fund or group fundraise for this trip. The deadline is fast approaching to sign up this year. We are excited to announce that an anonymous community member would like to pay the cost (approx $1800) for a student attend the trip that might not otherwise be able to go. Rudyard 8th grade students are encouraged to apply through Mr Folkersma who will then forward the application on to the donor. To apply students should write a personal narrative essay on the following prompt: "what would going on this trip mean to you?" The essay should be at least 250 words in length. Essays are due August 15. Please email essays to cfolkersma1@eupschools.org

Please help us welcome our new behavioral support specialist, Mr. Jim Suggitt to Rudyard Area Schools for the 23-24 school year! Mr. Suggitt comes here after spending a majority of his mental health services career at MDOC. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in social work from Ferris State University, additionally he completed guidance counseling coursework at Central Michigan University. Mr. Suggitt is a Rudyard graduate(1988), and long time advocate for students at Rudyard including coaching for over 20 years a variety of sports and is the current Varsity Football and Boys Basketball coach. Rudyard Area Schools is excited to have Mr. Suggitt in the building even more, and during the school day his focus will be working with students in grades 5-9 through social , emotional and academic needs and supports.

Reminder for LSSU Duel Enrolment Rudyard Students & their Parents. Pre-College Orientation is August 16, 10am - 2pm, at the LSSU Superior Ballroom in the Cisler Center This orientation will include sessions where students will learn key information about the responsibilities and opportunities offered in the Pre College program at LSSU. Other agenda items will include obtaining student schedules, LSSU student IDs, and parking passes (if needed). Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend, and all in attendance will be provided Lunch. Complete the FERPA form - information for parents Student initiates the process Parent needs to get two things from their student the PIN from the registrar’s office the student’s ID number Parent can then communicate with the registrar, professors, and/or the pre-college team regarding their student For more information, students and parents can contact Mrs. Edington (edington@epschools.org) for help or questions. Also check out her virtual office at: https://tinyurl.com/edingtonrudyard

Please help us welcome our new secondary science teacher Stephanie Pearsall to the Jr/Sr High School for the 23-24 school year! Stephanie comes here after spending most of her career in the Tawas area. She a Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with focuses in science and art and Master’s degree both from Eastern Michigan University in educational leadership. Stephanie and her family have always wanted to move to the UP, they love the outdoors, fishing, hiking and exploring, we are excited to welcome her to Bulldog Country!

With school upon the horizon it may be time to start getting your school supplies! For Elementary students the list is based on grade what their needs may be, the list is on our website at https://www.rudyardbulldogs.org/page/supply-list. The Jr/Sr school supply list is more generalized but just as important for success and can be found on the website at https://www.rudyardbulldogs.org/page/jrsr-high-school-school-supplies.

Happy 4th of July to everyone in Bulldog Country!

Enrollment for the 2023-24 school year is now open! We have a quick one pager that gets the enrollment start for new students. We can't wait for the Fall! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN68yIAY6oNQFInErWS8zgV8oPrVl1F5HvL5zBssNtSWzxJg/viewform

7-12 Parents: Report Cards are now posted in the home connection portal. If you don't have an home connection portal, you can sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/bde9trep If you would like a paper copy of your child's report card, please contact the high school office (906)-478-3771 or email kmckee@eupschools.org

Great news for those unable to be in two places at once this weekend! True North Radio Network will be coving both the Baseball Regional Finals and the Softball Regional Semi-Finals & Finals (pending a Semi-Final Victory for our Dogs). The Softball Regional Semi-Final coverage will begin 10:00am on 99.9 The Wave. Pending a Bulldog win they'll then cover the Regional Final around 2:00PM also on 99.9 The Wave. The Baseball Regional Final coverage will begin at Noon on 107.7 The Bay. If you're unable to get to a radio, they'll also be streamed online: https://www.truenorthradionetwork.com/ Thank you True North Radio Network and Go Bulldogs!

Current 7th grade parents, there will be an informational meeting today regarding the 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. this evening at 5:30 in Mrs. DeWitt's room.

Congratulations go out to School Record Holder in the High Jump Eve Cheney who won the UP State Finals in the event today! Other finishes include: Leah Beelen was 12 in the 100 meter dash Alexa Peterman was 14 in the high jump Eve Cheney was 5 in the long jump Seth Templeton was 12 in the 2 mile Jaydon Niemi-Alcorn was 4 in pole vault Elijah Sprague was 4th in the 800 meter dash Nice job to everyone keep working hard!

Rudyard Area Schools would love to formally invite the community to our 2023 graduation on Sunday June 4th at 2 PM in the Harris Kahl Gym. A livestream of the event will also happen to help family and community members who can't make it in person.