Ragsdale Review - Ragsdale High School

Ragsdale
Review
A PTSA Newsletter for Ragsdale Parents, Teachers and Students
Spring 2013
Dr. Kathryn M. Rogers, Principal • Ragsdale Website: http://schoolcenter.guilford.k12.nc.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=40 • (336) 454-7400
Rebecca Scheffer, PTSA President • PTSA Website: www.ragsdaleptsa.org
Ragsdale High School
1000 Lucy Ragsdale
Road
Jamestown, NC 27282
Phone: (336) 454-7400
Administration and Staff
Dr. Kathryn M. Rogers, Principal
454-7400
Mrs. Jean Ranson, Mr. David Graves,
Mrs. Arlisa Armond
Assistant Principals
454-7400
Mr. Brian Herndon, Athletic Director
474-7400
RHS Hospitality Committee
Leslie Baity and Nancy Seay
March Report
The Hospitality Committee hosted
a snack for the staff on March 13
during early release staff training in
the school cafeteria. Thanks to our
wonderful parents who generously
prepared food for the event. We also
prepared Saint Patrick’s Day mailbox
treats saying “We are LUCKY to Have
YOU at RHS”. The snack bags were
adorned with shamrocks filled with
gold nuggets of chocolate and rainbow Skittles. The staff responded
with thanks and said that they do feel appreciated with our generous
treats. Thanks again to our staff!
Ms. Vickie Wheeler CDC/SPC
454-7400
Officer Grant, School Resource Officer
454-7400
Mrs. Jais Surratt, School Nurse
454-7400
Ms. Kathy Andrews, Cafeteria Manager
454-7407
Front Office
Mrs. Tina Porter, Treasurer
Mrs. Karen LeCompte, Secretary
Ms. Leslie Garrison, Secretary
454-7400
Attendance Office
Mrs. Lindsey Bradley, Secretary
454-7408
Guidance Office
454-7405
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VS Cancer
Rarely does one find a crowd cheering for both teams equally, but that happened Friday, April 12, at Ragsdale High School.
After a fiercely competitive baseball game between South West High School and Ragsdale High School, the crowd of close
to 200 hung around, to cheer on the young men in green and the young men in royal blue as they shaved their heads in
support of the VS CANCER and the fight against childhood cancer.
In the preceding weeks, the Ragsdale Varsity and JV players, as well as the Southwest Varsity players took on the task
of setting up a donor page, sending out emails to ask for donations, then vowing to shave their head if they reached their
personal fundraising goal.
Four hair stylists, Jennifer Johnson and Dallas Hill from Adams Farm Leon’s and Kim Wiggs and Eric Jones from Jones and
Company in Archdale donated their time and expertise to shave over 60 heads in just under two hours.
There was a positive energy in the air, as Chase Jones, former childhood cancer patient and Founder and CEO of VS
CANCER stated, “it was special what happened here tonight.” “I know it was my hometown and my high school, but this was
just amazing.” He was correct, it was amazing and the money kept pouring in as the hair was coming off. The Ragsdale
players raised $8,042.00 and the Southwest High School players raised $1899.00. The Jamestown Middle School baseball
team also jumped in to help and raised $110.00 in just one day! Everyone was so into the event that both coaches, a couple
of dads, and even an athlete or two from other sports teams jumped in the barber chair.
It was special to watch a friendly rivalry between two teams of talented baseball players, a community supporting the cause
of fighting childhood cancer, and a lot of laughter, cheering and school spirit. Now these new haircuts might make it a little
challenging to get a prom date, but hopefully these young men, and our community, will have wonderful memories of being
with hairless friends, on a hairy baseball field, fighting for children with cancer. A SPECIAL night indeed!
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News you Can Use
Ragsdale Career Fair a Success!
Considering a career in engineering? Ever thought about
becoming a landscape architect, health care professional or crime
scene investigator? On Thursday, March 28th, Ragsdale hosted
its first school-wide career fair with over 40 different career
areas participating. The career fair provided students with an
opportunity to meet career representatives, ask questions, and
examine equipment as well as investigate some careers they
may not have been aware. Additionally, area colleges provided
representatives to discuss majors and the application process.
All students were able to attend the fair.
Vicky Wheeler, Career Development Coordinator, planned and
hosted the event. Mrs. Wheeler commented, “The career fair was
an awesome event! Teachers and staff prepared students well to
attend. Career representatives commented on how well behaved
students were.” A special thanks is extended to the FBLA and
ROTC students who acted as Ragsdale ambassadors and escorts
for the career role models. Thank you also to the Ragsdale PTSA
Hospitality Committee for providing a continental breakfast for the
career representatives.
Music Performance
Adjudication
This past March, two of the
Ragsdale honors choirs
participated in a statewide
music contest called Music
Performance Adjudication
(MPA) where the students
were judged on their
performance and musical
ability. Rhythm & Rhapsody
received a superior rating in
performance and a superior
rating in sight reading.
Honors Women’s Choir
received an excellent rating
in performance and a superior
rating in sight reading.
I am so proud of my groups
for their self-discipline and
their dedication to chorus!
Jessica Glime
Morgan Josey Glover, Education Reporter,
for the News and Record
Choral Director
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News you Can Use
Good News on the Curriculum Front!
◊ Ragsdale High School participated in the first ever local TEDx event that was held in Greensboro. Using technology in the new media center, the talks were viewed by students and teachers via a
live stream connection. Students generated feedback about what their dreams for the future are
on the “Imagine when…” cards that will become part of an art installation project in Winston-Salem
called Imagination Installation.
◊ The Spring Graduation Project Speech Night took place on April 25th with 120 community
members volunteering to serve on the judging panels, 163 students working hard to prepare
speeches, and 65 faculty members working behind the scenes to make sure the evening flows
smoothly.
◊ Thanks to a PTSA grant teachers, students, and judges had a new set of stopwatches to use in
timing the 8-10 minute long presentations.
UNCG TeamQuest
Alicia Brown received a $1,000 grant from the Cone Health Foundation to bring UNCG
TeamQuest, and adventure based counseling group based out of UNCG, out to Ragsdale’s
campus to work with our teen mothers and one supportive adult from each of their families.
They will spend the morning participating in activities that facilitate dialogue between the
student and the supportive adult, which will hopefully allow them to deepen their understanding
of what each sees as the challenges and the strengths of their relationships.
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Ragsdale Student Family Comes Together
Teacher Andrea Cooper incorporated a cross-curriculum of activities and hands on learning experiences in all of her classes to help
support The Hawkins’ Family.
◊ Entrepreneurship I students planned and executed a successful campaign to raise funds for the Hawkins family. They
created 2 banners and a large Class of 2013 Senior Card for Hawkins. They also applied their entrepreneurial skills learned
in class to market and manage each other in the cafeteria during all 4 lunches.
◊ Multimedia Webpage Design students created the beautiful stickers for students to wear.
◊ Derrick Nguyen (10th grader) wrote a beautiful poem (below) for the family.
Through their efforts and the rest of the Ragsdale Student Family, teachers, cafeteria staff, and maintenance staff, we were able to
raise over $250 for the Hawkins Family!!!
LIFE
Life is like a bunch of fireflies
On and off, On and Off
We never be close to these lights
Until the day when all the lights are gone
When the crying sets in
When the night sky darkens
Forgive the one who stepped on the fireflies
Forgive the givers of disrespect
For the y live in darkness
Light don’t forsaken
But light don’t remind you
To be close to the light that use to exist
To keep the light inside
The stars, the heart, the mind
They witness the light
And use the light to grow
A new Eden, a new hope
A new person
No matter what mistake
No matter what flaw
No matter how short that life is
It immortalize
He walk, we notice,
We change
For grief without change
Is a world without light
A future without the greatness that wouldn’t come without him.
- Derrick Nguyen, Ragsdale Student
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