Ruston Junior High School

Thursday, December 3, 2020 will be a PBIS Free Dress Day. Students were notified if they qualified for the reward. GUIDELINES Bottoms: Jeans/shorts/skirts/sweats of any style or color No holes or frays No spandex/leggings Length must meet Lincoln Parish dress code (3 inches from the top of knee) No “super tight” fitting jeans/shorts Tops: Hats and hoodies will be allowed School appropriate shirt No sleeveless or spaghetti straps No transparent materials No “low-cut” dresses, tops, blouses Shoes: No Flip flops/No house shoes/No Crocs/No high heels

Thursday, November 12, 2020 will be a $2 Free Dress Day to support the RJHS PTC. Our PTC supports various projects throughout the school year including Teacher Appreciation Week. FREE DRESS GUIDELINES Bottoms: Jeans/shorts/skirts/sweats of any style or color No holes or frays No spandex/leggings Length must meet Lincoln Parish dress code (3 inches from the top of knee) No “super tight” fitting jeans/shorts Tops: No hats (we only wear hats in the building for PBIS free dress) School appropriate shirt No sleeveless or spaghetti straps No transparent materials No “low-cut” dresses, tops, blouses Shoes: No Flip flops/No house shoes/No Crocs/No high heels

Thursday, October 29 is a PBIS Free Dress Day for students who had outstanding behavior for the 1st 9 weeks. To qualify students could not have any discipline referrals and less than 2 discipline infractions. Discipline infractions range from talking in class, tardies and all things in between that are minor. 94% of our students qualified. We’re also adding hats as an additional item students will be able to wear in class tomorrow. Awesome job, Bearkits!

RJHS Virtual Learning Update October 2020: Starting 10/19/20, Ruston Jr. High School will use Edgenuity as the platform for Virtual Students. Student attendance is taken from the time spent actively working on assignments. Activity on assignments will be monitored and recorded by Edgenuity. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u78WwIxQQERzx2zYo6BV_nd4T4Gn1MwhJC6iJFVvZAk/edit?usp=sharing

Reminder that this evening is RJHS Virtual Open House starting at 6 PM. Please click on the link and then inside the letter click on the blue highlighted and underlined areas to take you directly to the links. See you soon! https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gOQDzU3OQYvD2DwLcRBAGjYN3Rwl50VmyBtv9d9ZJc/edit?usp=sharing

Our online school uniform t-shirts and sweatshirts has opened up again. This will be the final opportunity to place your order. This online store will close on Monday, Nov 2nd. Items should be available and delivered to your student by Thurs. Nov 19th and Fri. Nov 20th. https://rjhs20-2nd9wks.itemorder.com/sale

Just a reminder that all students will return to face to face instruction 5 days a week beginning tomorrow (10/19) if you have not elected to remain virtual. There will be no more A/B schedule. Masks must still be worn at all times and the RJHS uniform dress code will be enforced. We look forward to having everyone back on campus. Go Bearkits!

Just a reminder that all students will return to face to face instruction 5 days a week beginning tomorrow if you have not elected to remain virtual. There will be no more A/B schedule. Masks must still be worn at all times and the RJHS uniform dress code will be enforced. We look forward to having everyone back on campus. Go Bearkits!

We are excited to announce our RJHS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE on Tues, Oct. 20th, 2020 beginning at 6:00 PM. INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THIS LINK, copy and paste the link into your browser - after opening the document you can click the blue highlighted/underlined areas in order to open the links- https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gOQDzU3OQYvD2DwLcRBAGjYN3Rwl50VmyBtv9d9ZJc/edit?usp=sharing If you have any questions they must be submitted prior to the OPEN HOUSE. https://forms.gle/HBp81s8K98qzfDmG7

Parents, our football game today vs. Barton Middle School (El Dorado, AR) will be played at RHS. 7th grade will start at 5:30pm with 8th grade playing immediately after. Masks will be required and we will use the visitors' side for entry. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Also, soccer tryouts will be held on Friday, October 2 from 3:45-5:00 here at RJHS. This will be for any 6th-8th grade student of IAL, RJHS, or AEP.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program | Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services Louisiana Reopens 2019-2020 P-EBT Application for Families Who Did Not Apply in May and June Families Who Received P-EBT during the May-June Application Period are NOT Eligible The P-EBT program provides help buying groceries for the families of children who were receiving free and reduced-price meals at school last school year. These one-time benefits are $285 per eligible child. This covers 50 school days missed from statewide school closures during the pandemic. Some parents became eligible for free and reduced lunch in May 2020. They would receive $91.20 per eligible child, which covers the cost of meals for 16 school days in May. The initial PEBT application period closed on June 15, 2020, and served 407,800 children. This second application period is aimed at the 264,111 children who qualified but did not receive PEBT the first time. http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/pebt-program All students in LP are eligible for free breakfast and lunch during school days until December 31, 2020 or money runs out.

LOUISIANA REOPENS 2019-2020 P-EBT APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILIES WHO DID NOT APPLY IN MAY AND JUNE Louisiana is giving families another opportunity to receive financial benefits from free and reduced-price school meals missed when schools closed in 2019-2020 due to the pandemic. Eligible families who did not apply for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program in May and June can take advantage of the second application window that opens for three weeks, beginning at 8 a.m. September 8. Who Qualifies: 1. Families of children who normally receive free or reduced-price meals at Choudrant Elementary and Choudrant High are eligible for the program. 2. All children who attend a Cypress Springs Elementary, Dubach School, Glenview Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, IA Lewis, Early Childhood Center, Ruston Elementary, Ruston High School, Ruston Junior High, and Simsboro High School regardless of income. This second application period of the 2019-2020 P-EBT is only for families who did not apply to receive P-EBT benefits during the initial window in the spring. These one-time benefits, which total $285 per child, intend to cover 50 school days, from the onset of statewide school facility closures in March through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. The application will be available in a P-EBT portal on the Louisiana Department of Education website. The portal opens September 8 at 8 a.m., and the deadline to apply is September 29 at 5 p.m. For further information use the following link: https://5il.co/kqz5

Good afternoon! We look forward to having students back in school tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 3. If your child is on an A/B schedule, tomorrow, Sept. 3, is “B” day. The schedule for the month of September is attached. If you are without electricity or internet and unable to attend school or complete assignments, please inform your school. The absence will not count against your child, and make- up work will be permitted once your electricity and internet have been restored. Students will be responsible for making up the work, or grades will be affected. Please remind your child to have a mask in grades 3-12, and social distancing is still required. Calendar Link: https://5il.co/kjp1

To: Parents and LPSB Staff members: From: Mike Milstead RE: Lincoln Parish School Cllosure Date: Monday, August 31, 2020 For information regarding Lincoln Parish Schools closure status click on the following link from Mike Milstead, Superintendent of Lincoln Parish Schools: https://5il.co/kfp2

Good afternoon Teachers and Parents, This message is from Mike Milstead, Superintendent of Lincoln Parish Schools. We are scheduled to be out of school Thursday, August 27 due to the weather that has been forcasted. We will continue to follow the same A/B schedule in our secondary schools on Friday. So if you were scheduled to be in school this Friday, you will attend as scheduled. There will be no altering of the A/B schedule. Thank you and be safe.

How to Use Google Classroom for Parents https://youtu.be/IgS-hoSIjnw

RJHS Student GMAIL/Google Account Log-In Information Password is first initial uppercase, last initial uppercase, @$, and then the last 4 digits of your student number. Your student # is on your schedule. For example, student John Smith with student number 12345678 Email: john.smith@lincolnschoolscb.org Password: JS@$6789

The RJHS on-line t-shirt store is open again until Monday, Aug 31st. Items ordered should be available 2 1/2 to 3 weeks after Aug 31st. (masks are available 2 for $15, just be aware they are adult size) https://kits20.itemorder.com/sale

Good afternoon Lincoln Parish Parents, The plan for meal distribution for students in the Virtual Program or on the A/B schedule has been released. This plan is for students who are not at school to eat breakfast and lunch. Please review the attachment which gives specific instructions. The following information can be found on the attachment: 1. Parents must call the school cafeteria between 7:30 am – 9:00 am where he or she intends to pick up meals, which includes one breakfast and one lunch each day. 2. Meals may be picked up from one of six designated schools between 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm each day. Be sure to pick up from the school you contacted that morning. 3. The parent consent form must be completed each day and submitted to the school to verify meals which are distributed. 4. Your child qualifies for a free breakfast and lunch each day if he or she eats free at his or her normal school location and is not at school that day. 5. The six school pickup location options include Dubach School, Choudrant High School, IA Lewis School, Ruston Elementary, Ruston Junior High School, and Simsboro High School. Parents from any Lincoln Parish School may pick up at the most convenient location of the six options. 6. Meals will be distributed in car lines. No one will need to get out of their vehicle. 7. Meals will only be prepared for those families contacting the school cafeteria before 9:00 am each morning. Link for Parent Consent for meal pick ups: https://5il.co/jk60

We had a great first day of Prep Day! If you were unable to stop by today to pick up your schedule, Chromebook, and sign the Chromebook contract, you still have a chance tomorrow from 7am-12pm and 1pm-3pm. Or Monday 5pm-7pm Tuesday 7am-12pm *Parent/guardian and student must be present. We can't wait to see you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10c_IUkauNoRTcCiGuqxi3Jlk0UBRT6Xc/view?usp=drivesdk