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Congratulations to senior Anna Wilson for placing in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the state level, and in the 2022 Drexel Photography High School Contest, which is held on a national level. Wilson’s photograph “Hams and Bacon” will move on to be displayed at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. Another photograph, “Torn View,” which was entered in the Scholastic Art & Writing contest, will be displayed at the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley.
On Jan. 22, the RCHS Forensics team competed in the Shenandoah Valley Forensics League Championships. Senior Abigail Brooks took second place after competing in the Dramatic Interpretation category and freshman Liam Stillwell took third place after competing in the Extemporaneous Speaking category.
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Feb. 9 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. To sign up for a conference, visit the Rockbridge County High School website to schedule meetings with your child’s teacher you wish to meet with.
The STARTALK Arabic Program’s applications have opened, and the tentative dates for this year’s program are June 26-July 23, and will run Monday through Friday each week from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The STARTALK program funds tuition costs for six hours of college credit for this summer program. The priority admission deadline to apply is Feb. 15, and the final admission deadline is May 5. To apply, visit https://vmi.qualtrics. com/jfe/form/SV_aXILGWHmff-7cLP0. For further information about the program, visit https:// www.startalk.info.
RCHS will now offer content specific tutoring after school, starting this week. Math tutoring will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays until 5 p.m. English will be offered Wednesdays until 5:30 p.m. United States History tutoring will be offered on Tuesdays until 5:30 p.m., and World History tutoring will be offered on Thursdays until 5:30 p.m. To sign up your student for after-school tutoring, visit https:// docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp QLSeO7TSumiTJoVLycYzyXViu Mg45EPUnDbikTC7OvyehKwG s9w/viewform.
