STAFF BLOG UPDATE #10 – 2/19/24

As some of you know, Michelle was a founding member of RHS and helped serve on the design team before we opened. Michelle has had an amazing career in Bend LaPine schools and is in her last year before retirement.

Michelle has made the decision to start her retirement a bit early… her last day will be the Friday before Spring Break. Please join me in congratulating Michelle on her incredible body of work in our schools, from Marshall HS to Cascade MS to Realms HS and beyond!

We hope to schedule a retirement celebration soon, stay tuned!

WOW – amazing results team and some SOLID growth!

We have the highest rankings in the District in 4/6 categories and in the 2 that we are not highest in, we are VERY near the top and saw good growth! AND, we went UP in every category from last year including:

  • 25 point increase in percentile ranking in Engagement
  • 28 point increase in percentile ranking in Academic Challenge

Update on middle school data coming soon!

WEEK of 2/20/24 – short week!

  • Tue – Some Crews To Trampoline Zone (Beck/Lynda and McAllister/Luke)
  • Wed – Butler Day!! (info below)
  • Wed – Parent Action Crew and Site Council (6:30pm) – ALL WELCOME!
  • Wed – SIW – Teacher Prep
  • Thurs – Sources of Strength Training (Allie, Addy, Kat and selected students)
  • Fri – RMS After School Ping Pong Tournament

WEEK of 2/26/24 – short week!

  • Mon – Fly Up Day for 8th Graders (info below)
  • Wed – Senior Ski Day
  • Wed PM -Thurs AM – Student Led Conferences (NO SIW)
  • Thurs PM and Fri AM – PD & Planning (detailed agenda coming)

WEEK of 3/4/24

  • Tues – 9th Gr Realms Payer One “Convention” – not culmination, more like a peer feedback session! (stay tuned for schedule impacts)
  • Wed – SIW – school directed
  • Fri 8th Gr STEM Elective “Rube A Thon” Fieldwork

WEEK of 3/11/24 – short week! last week tri 2

  • Thurs – Realms Player One – Bend Studio Culmination!
  • Thurs – KID FAIR (evening) – A Celebration of Learning at RMS
  • Fri – No School: End of Trimester 2

TUESDAY – Luke and Lauren’s Crew plus Eric and Lynda’s Crew. Details of departure and return time and coverage on Outlook calendar event!

WEDNESDAY – BUTLER DAYTEACHERS, PLEASE BE READY TO….

  • Celebrate the day with kids and butlers! Get into the spirit of it, promote the day 🙂
  • Dismiss all of the butlers 10 minutes before the end of each class period so they can meet with our staff support person and prepare to escort their “client/guest/honoree”
  • Recognize that Butler’s will be 3-5 minutes late for class

Butler – Honoree Assignments for both MS and HS are here

Caleb and Roger will need to pull the butlers tomorrow (Tuesday) to prepare them for their roles. We will likely do this during LAST PERIOD of the day. Stay tuned for deet’s.


  • Monday February 26th
  • Departing buses should arrive around 9:30 and return around 12:15-12:30
  • Arriving busses should be here around 9:40 – 9:50
  • Program here at RHS and at other HS runs from 10:00 to 12:00.  

Middle School Schedule Adjustments and Staffing Impacts:

  • 1st period 8th grade Math and Science shortened
  • Periods 2 & 3 for 8th grade cancelled
  • Sending Eric and Dante with off site 8th graders (we were supposed to do this last year but didn’t know it). Eric and Dante will head to HS’s with the largest contingents.. stay tuned for details
  • When 8th graders return, they will head to Crews… it may be a staggered return.

Last year, there was a very MIXED success with the Crew when the kids returned from Fly Up Day. There were VARYING experiences and a lot of energy and feelings! Heads up!!

Plan for that crew period accordingly!?!?!

High School Adjustments and Impacts:

  • Greg and Rob will have subs in for their classes while they run stations.
  • Please do not plan to use the cafeteria that morning!

Hard to believe, but it is that time again! We sent the forecasting forms home to 9th-11th grade students and families last week. Here is the info that we sent if you are curious.

9th, 10th, and 11th-grade Crew teachers, please plan to set aside no more than 20 minutes during the week of March 4th to help students input their cleaned up responses into Synergy. More instructions will come.


We have had some missed duties recently! Please be aware and THANK YOU!


Conference Sign Up Links Are HERE. Please monitor your sign ups and communicate with your Crew families/parents/students in an attempt to reach them all!

Road Maps with Dates, Links and Lists Etc are here for the Middle School and here for the High School

AND… as a reminder…. the Thursday and Friday schedule is as follows:

  • Wednesday 2:15 – 7:45 – conferences until 7:45
  • Thursday AM – 8-12:00 PM: conferences
  • Thursday PM – 12:45 – 3:45PM: professional development and planning
  • Friday AM – 8:00 – 12:00 PM: professional development and planning
  • Friday PM – COMP TIME FOR WED EVENING CONFERENCES!