Polar Bear Plunge

Thank you to Red Lion's plunge team, Team Hardcore, for raising $1989.25.  The most we have raised as a team since the plunge started 5 years ago.  Also a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Rohrbaugh, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Moser, Mrs. Dellinger and Mrs. Vasellas for helping with the event and a special thank you to Miss Reinert for once again leading the team risking hypothermia in the "balmy" 31degree water!  This was the coldest plunge yet!  Let's get ready for next year Red Lion!!!

-Submitted by Carrie E. Smeltzer

Guidance News...

The guidance department has updated the following items on their webpage:
-Guidance Newsletter (3rd Quarter Edition)
-2012-2013 Scholarship Listing

You can access both items by going to the following link:

RLASD Guidance Page

Once you are on the guidance home page, you can access both document by clicking on the appropriate link on the left hand side of the web page.

SUMMER PROGRAMS:
The American Legion sponsors two week-long summer programs for high school students who are interested in learning more about the state police and our system of government.  The Pennsylvania State Police Youth Week is open to high school students who will be between the ages of 15 and 17 prior to June 10, 2013, and the Keystone Boys State program is open to boys who will have completed their junior year in June 2013.  If you are interested in learning more about either of these program or obtaining an application, see Mrs. March in the high school guidance office.

Art Department Info...

On Sunday February 3, 2013 the following students were inducted into the Leo Chapter of the National Art Honor Society.  These students exceed in the three areas that personify a member to the Chapter.  Scholarship (art and academic), Service, and Character. Please congratulate these students as you see them.

Front row: L-R Hailey G grade 10, Linh H grade 11, Katelyn W grade 11
Back Row: L-R  Meghan R grade 10, Tyler R grade 10, Carley B grade 9, Ms. McBrien, Advisor
Missing from the photo is Sky W grade 9

All these students received letters of nomination, went through an interview process and accepted the honor to become members. 

The NAHS has service hours that are earned by having art time with Mrs. Barton's LIU life Skills class, doing volunteer artwork for the Student Council, the York County Chalk Walk, creating portraits of orphans, working elementary May Fairs and more!

Academic At Risk System

ACADEMIC AT RISK SYSTEM

In an effort to help all students meet with success, the Red Lion Area Senior High School has implemented an “Academic At Risk System”.  The purpose of the “Academic At Risk System” is to provide students with the support, opportunities and skills that are necessary to improve their grades.

HOW IT WORKS

            The “Academic At Risk System” is based on a 15 day academic cycle.  During each 15 day cycle, teachers will conference with students who are achieving at or below a 64% in their respective classes.  During this conference, the student and teacher will discuss possible reasons why the student is not meeting with success and they will discuss strategies that will help the student be more successful.  The purpose of the teacher-student conference is to create an action plan that the student will follow with the goal of improving his/her overall grade in the class.  In addition to the student-teacher conference, teachers will also contact parents to share their concerns and discuss what strategies the student and parent can implement to help the student meet with success.

            At the end of each 15 day cycle, teachers will complete an “Academic Referral” for every student they teach that has a 64% or below.  All teachers will have access to the list of students who received an academic referral, with the goal of having numerous adults in the building who can encourage and assist students who are working on improving their grades.  There is also an “Academic At Risk Team” that will monitor the students who received academic referrals.  This team will monitor which students may need extra support based on the number of referrals they receive or how often they appear on the Academic At Risk referral list.  The “Academic At Risk Team” will also review the data to look for trends that we would be able to address to improve our academic programs. 

                 

Digital Learning Day

 On February 6, 2013, more than 20 teachers at Red Lion Area Senior High School joined teachers from across the district, and across the nation, as participants in “Digital Learning Day”.  The purpose of “Digital Learning Day” is to celebrate both educators and the opportunities to use technology to help strengthen student understanding in and outside of the classroom.  As I visited many of the classrooms participating in “Digital Learning Day”, it was great to see students actively engaged in learning.  Here are just a few pictures from some of the classrooms I had the opportunity to visit.

Students in Mrs. Keener's math class watch the whiteboard as it projects a student's answer that he is writing on the class Ipad.

Students in Mr. Hively's math class use a brainstorming tool, Wallwisher, to review for an upcoming test.

 

Mrs. Howard took control of the computers in her Web Page Design class so the students could take notes creating their own Web Page.

 Mrs. Dennish had her students follow along as she read an article describing how some blockbuster movies don't always have their facts correct!

Mrs. Morris's students took advantage of the opportunity to use their own devices to help with their assignments in Business Management class.

Students in Mr. Marsala's English class worked together to create character maps from the novel they are reading in class.

 Ms. Wingard's students were taking a classroom diagnostic test in Algebra I.

Mrs. Kelkis's Journalism students teach each other the tools they use on the computer to help produce the school newspaper, The Leonid.  

Math Department News...

Technology in the Math Classroom!

  Two exciting opportunities are happening in the math department this spring semester.  Technology is adding another interactive and engaging dimension to the way teachers teach and the way students learn.  Each teacher in the department will be provided with an iPad and projector.   This will provide the flexibility for teachers to walk around the room among their students while writing on the iPad and projecting  the writing to the front of the room.  Students will also  be given the opportunity to use the iPad and show how they arrived at a solution to a problem.  Teachers also have the ability to record their lessons and post them for students who were absent for a lesson.

A group of teachers from the math department are going to be piloting a program, ALEKS, that will provide remediation and support to students for the Keystone Exam, as well as classroom curriculum.  Staff development will be provided to the teachers.  Students will be scheduled based on the results of the winter Keystone Exam given this past December.  http://www.aleks.com/

This Week in Red Lion Athletics

This Week in Red Lion Athletics...

Girls Basketball After defeating Central York on Friday at senior night, the team will look to close regular season play versus West York this Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Tickets are on sale in the high school main office.
   
Boys Basketball The team continues league play on the road this Tuesday against York High. Wednesday they will close the regular season versus Central Dauphin East. The game will be taken place in the old gymnasium at 7:15 pm for their first ever "Throwback Game". Tickets will be half-off for students.

Wrestling The final match of the wrestling team will commence this Wednesday (Feb. 6th) in the Fitzkee Center. It is set to start at 7:30 pm following the Junior High match.
   
Swimming The regular season will end for the swim team at home on Thursday night (Feb 7th). The team will honor the seniors in celebration of Senior Night. The meet is set to start at 6 p.m. Post season play is TBA.

Competition Cheerleading The CoEd Competition Cheerleading will attend their next competition the last week of February, more information to be announced.

Come out and support your Lions this week! LION PRIDE DIGS DEEP! Best of luck to all athletes!

For scores and up-to-date information, be sure to follow the Athletic Dept. via Twitter @RLAthletics. Get the latest information regarding schedules and scores on http://tinyurl.com/aa89wwe .

-Ben Otte

Music Department News...

The Red Lion Senior High Music Department is and has been quite busy this Winter!

Last weekend, the Symphonic Band and Orchestra performed their annual Winter Pops Concert!

The Concert and Show Choir’s will be performing their annual Winter Concert on Sunday, February 10 at 2:00 PM in the high school auditorium. The admission is free.

We are also preparing for numerous events including our all-school musical. Tickets for the high school musical will go on sale starting this Monday, Feb. 4th. ~Our show this year is ANNIE - a family-friendly musical with song favorites such as "It's a Hard Knock Life," "Tomorrow," and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile."

Advance Ticket orders: To place your ticket order, email High School Librarian, Allyson Ayres, at~ayresa@rlasd.net~- please give the date, time, and number of tickets needed in your email. ~Please make sure that the subject line of your email is Annie.  Mrs. Ayres will pull the best seats available for your party. ~You may also call~717-246-1611 x3225~to leave your order on the advanced ticket hotline.

Performances are as follows:

--Thursday Feb. 28th at 7pm

--Friday Mar. 1st at 7pm

--Sat. Mar. 2nd at 2pm AND 7pm

--Sun. Mar. 3rd at 2pm

Prices: Each ticket is $8 for advance ticket sales.  If we have tickets left at the door the night (or day) of the show, they are $10 each.  (Please note that performances do typically sell out which is why we added an extra show this year on Sunday, March 3^rd at 2pm)

How to pick up your advanced order tickets: Your ticket order will be available for pick up in the high school main office 24 hours after you've placed your order with Allyson (starting on Tuesday, Feb. 5^th). ~Please make every attempt to pick up your advance tickets from the high school before the show!  Tickets that are not picked up in the high school office will be available at the ticket window for pick up starting 1 hour before the show.  If these tickets are not picked up 30 minutes prior to the show, we will sell them.~ Again, please try to pick up and pay for your tickets in the high school office. 

Lastly, this is music festival season. PMEA District 7 Orchestra and Band have already taken place. Our District Orchestra students included Mark Rooney on trumpet, Naomi Scharf on French Horn and Maddi Brightbill on violin. District Band included Derrick Scheetz on Alto Sax, Naomi Scharf on French Horn, and trumpet players Mark Rooney and Jared Warner. Mark Rooney successfully auditioned for the next level, Regional Band which will be held in March at Bangor High School. District Chorus will take place on February 8 and 9 at Cumberland Valley High School. Participating from Red Lion are Soprano, Caitlyn Rogers; Altos, Kayla Mackley and Shelby Salisbury; Tenor, Tyler Miller; and Bass, Timothy McGee.

The Concert Choir will also tour in March to New York City to participate in the “Voices on Broadway” program. Here they will tour New York City see a few shows and perform. It will include a clinic with Broadway professionals, a evaluated performance on a Broadway stage and a Friday night performance with the cast of a Broadway musical. This performance will take place in front of a live, paying audience on Broadway during the curtain call! Quite the experience! They leave on March 14 and return to Red Lion on March 16^th.

Guidance Office News

Congratulations...

Nurse Aid Students Graduate!

Congratulations to the HACC Academy Nurse Aid students that recently graduated.  These students attended HACC  Academy for 150 hours over 37 days to complete the program. The Nurse Aide program provides the opportunity to acquire classroom and on-the-job training as a nurse aide. The Nurse Aide program includes a blending of classroom instruction at HACC and clinical experience. These students are now eligible to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Competency Exam. During the training, students learn numerous skills, including taking and recording the patient’s blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, and respirations; assisting with the activities of daily living, including bathing and hygiene, exercise; applying safe and correct techniques to assist patients with moving, walking, and positioning; recording vital information on appropriate medical forms and bedside charts, and responding properly to emergencies. 

Check out the class video presentation at : 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boxL4uN-b3c&feature=youtu.be

Pictured from Left to Right Linzee K, Morgan L, Danielle M.  Congratulations Girls!