It’s hard to believe it is already the fifth week of school. Time seems to fly by once school starts, as everyone is busy with a full schedule. An exceptional faculty and staff have a lot to do with the smooth start to the 2010-2011 school year. This year we have an 8 period day that allows for more elective classes, including added elective periods for math tutorials. The school day starts at 8:00 and ends at 3:36. Please drive slowly through campus at all times, and especially when picking-up or dropping-off schoolchildren. We also ask that drivers do not drive or drop-off/pick-up students at the gym or fieldhouse, as our students load/unload busses near the gym. For our students’ safety, we do not want traffic through this area during bus loading and unloading each day. Traffic to drop-off and pick-up students occurs in the paved area in front of the high school. Do not park in the lane between the cafetorium and the large oak tree, park in the parking lot to help keep traffic flowing smoothly. The safety of our children is our #1 concern.

Richland Springs School is requesting email addresses of parents in order to contact them about school events. Please contact Delores Mask at the high school with your email address.

The varsity Coyotes remain undefeated at 4-0 with a 54-6 halftime victory over Arlington Fellowship. The Richland Springs varsity will play San Antonio Feast at Richland Springs at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 24th. Please note the earlier 7:00 start time. There will also be a 5:00 p.m. junior varsity game prior to the varsity game on Friday. The junior varsity Coyotes are 2-1 on the season. The junior high Coyotes are 1-1 on the season and will play Rochelle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at Richland Springs. The cheerleaders are doing a great job of building spirit. Come out and support our young athletes in UIL competition.

Homecoming week is September 27-October 1. 2011 seniors Ember Burns, Brooke Bennett, Stephen Fowler, Thomas Hollon, Taylor Jones, Krista Maultsby, Brennen McGinty, Neil McMillan, Emily Smith, Franky Soto, Stephen Soto-Thornhill, Elbert Thomas, and Kiya Wood are fired-up! The seniors announce the Spirit Bonfire will be Wednesday, September 29th at 8:00 p.m, preceded by a blackout pep rally at 7:30 in the gym. Grades 9-12 have nominated their respective class sweethearts for homecoming queen honors. The senior class nominee is Miss Brooke Bennett; the junior class nominee is Miss Stormi Davee; the sophomore class nominee is Miss Brooklyn McGinty; and the freshman class nominee is Miss Taylor Terry. The cheerleaders will have special events during homecoming week. Homecoming mums are available to purchase until Wednesday, Sept. 29th.A special thanks to the San Saba County EMS volunteers who provided ambulance service at last Friday’s game. Jill Brown, Robert Carroll, and Herminia Rojas gave of their time and talents to provide emergency service as needed. We have a great community, students, teachers and staff. It takes everyone working together to achieve success. Thanks for all you do!

Community involvement is the key to our success!