Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

Volume 9, Issue 33 RJR PTSA NEWSLETTER May 16 22, 2016 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards Awards were given to RJR students and volunteer groups for their community service between May 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016. They will be recognized at the final PTSA meeting on May 23rd and will receive their certificates and medallions. Our students logged 14,213 hours during this 12 month period. May 16 Academic Excellence Banquet (Straight A's) May 18 Chorus Concert 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium May 20 Class Day & Senior Picnic Click here for a complete list of Presidential Service Award Winners! Demon Athletics May 16

Cheerleading Tryouts Begin, 4:00, Aux. Gym Free Sports Physicals Saturday, June 4th, 11:30 a.m. at D1 Sports Training Complex, which is located at 1901 Mooney Street off of Stratford Road by Hanes Mall. This is for all rising 9th 12th graders attending RJR next year. Students must arrive with a fully completed sports physical packet. If any information is missing, they will not be seen by a doctor. Parents: download the complete packet from the schools website by clicking the button below. Tennis in 3rd Round of the State Playoffs, Home vs. Southwest Guilford, 4:30 May 18 Tennis State Playoffs, State Semi Finals, Time and Opponent, TBD May 21 Tennis State Championships, Burlington Track State Championships, NC A&T Click here to download student physical packet! May 23 Orchestra Concert May 24 Class of 2017

Sports Celebration was a success! Thank you to all of the Booster Club volunteers who made Wednesday night such a wonderful success for the athletes, coaches and families. Jimmy and Carla Hoots, Booster Club presidents and emcee's Jeanne and Tim Brooker and Dede White for the trophies Melanie and Rick Harkey for the slideshow and the after program food and drinks Rick and Megan Erickson for help in set up and break down And to all the other volunteers and coaches who helped with the check in tables and distributed the pizza and doughnuts afterwards. Thank you to everyone! Parent Meeting May 24 Band Concert May 30 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL June 4 Free Sports Physicals, 11:30, D1 Sports Complex (1901 Mooney Street) June 4 Arts Festival June 5 Baccalaureate 5:00 p.m. Ardmore Baptist Church June 11 Graduation 9:00 a.m. LJVM Coliseum Parents of Juniors... ARE YOU READY for Senior Year? Come to the Senior Parent Meeting held at the end of Junior Year! May 24 th 6:00 p.m. Media Center

Come learn now what you need to know to have a productive summer and to prepare for applications, scholarships, and more. Please join the Class of 2016 at Baccalaureate on Sunday, June 5 at 5:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Ardmore Baptist Church. While all families of seniors and junior marshals should have received invitations in the mail in recent days, all members of the Reynolds community are welcome to attend this meaningful faith based service that will include musical selections and personal reflections presented by members of the Class of 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Merritt Orr at merrittorr@triad.rr.com.

The Demon shop will close on Friday, May 20. Please come by for any graduation gifts or rising freshman purchases before then. We still have lots of great shirts and hoodies to purchase! Email Karen Rice karenrice@triad.rr.com with any questions or special requests. If your student will be taking Honors Math 3 or Honors Discrete Math in the 2016 2017 school year, please be sure that he/she picks up a summer packet before final exams start this year. Honors Math 3 students can pick up packets from Ms. Zimmerman in Room 302 and Honors Discrete Math students can pick up packets from Mr. Gerringer in Room 320. These packets will provide a math review that will help them be successful in class in the upcoming school year. The packets will be due the first day of the new school year and will be assessed the first week of class. We look forward to working with you and your student in the

upcoming school year. ARTS IN ACADEMICS R.J. Reynolds High School is proud to be a Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence. Karen Morris Magnet School Teacher of the Year!

The competition was between teachers in all 20 magnet schools. One teacher and one principal were selected to represent the district and go to the Magnet Schools of America Conference in Miami. Read the Pine Whispers article here! Terry Hicks Quarter finalist for a 2017 Grammy Music Educator of the Year 290 Quarter finalists Selected tor 2017 Music Educator Award www.grammyintheschools.com A total of 290 music teachers from 264 cities across 41 states have been announced as quarter finalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. In total, more than 3,300 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.

Stephen Langford Promise Award Winner Read more about Mr. Langford's Promise Award here! It has been another year of creating portraits for the memory project a project made possible by the kindness of former RJR teacher Angel Caudill. This year, Drawing 2 students worked with an orphanage in Bolivia. If you have a minute, check out the video link below and also the images of some of the children receiving their portraits from our students. The memory project also has other programs where classes can make journals to send to orphanages as well as other projects for the less creative. If you are interested, check them out. It is always rewarding for students to see the impact they can have on others

rewarding for students to see the impact they can have on others around the world. Ms. Caudill has been working with them for about 12 years now and has had nothing but great experiences. The program integrates humanitarian causes with art, world cultures, and foreign language. If you need to "feel the feels for real", the video is heartfelt, uplifting, and touching. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO! Reynolds Arts Festival Saturday, June 4 at RJR Keep up to date on all the Reynolds Arts Festival news on social media click on the links below to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Follow @RJRArts on Twitter and "Like" RJ Reynolds Arts on Facebook

ATHLETICS Congratulations Bennett Crane, National High School Tennis All American

Spring Sports Update Baseball and Softball seasons ended with loses to West Forsyth in the CPC Tournament. Boys Lacrosse lost to Page in the first round of the state playoffs. Girls Lacrosse lost to Ardrey Kell in the first round of the state playoffs. Boys Golf placed 12th at the NCHSAA state championships. Boys Tennis will host Southwest Guilford in the state quarterfinals on Monday at Hanes Park at 4:30. Girls Soccer missed out on the state playoffs by just one game. Girls and Boys Track will be in the state championships at NC A&T on Saturday. All of the teams' schedules are on the school website. Come check out the games as the players and coaches would love your support. Go Demons!

your support. Go Demons! Follow @RJRAthletics on Twitter and check out our website To date, we've raised over $107,000 with over 200 families contributing. Thanks to everyone who made a gift!

Thank you to everyone who made a donation to this year's campaign! It takes many gifts, of all sizes, to meet our goal. Thank you to our Legacy Sponsors Follow RJR PTSA on Twitter (click on the blue icon) and check out the school website (click on the green icon)