What a crazy, cold, and disruptive week.! We hope everyone has been warm and safe with this icy winter weather that seems never ending. We love a good snow day, but we're very ready to welcome students back with Open arms!

While our building will remain closed tomorrow, Monday, February 2, shortened classes will be held SYNCHRONOUSLY, and attendance will be taken. This means students will use Google Meet to virtually attend all classes. Links will be found on Canvas course pages, and we will follow the schedule below:

If we have a 2 Hour Delay any day this week due to frigid morning temperatures, we will follow this Delayed Opening schedule.

Reminder: students were assigned work in all classes prior to our closure. This work should have been submitted according to teacher instructions.

The ASVAB – the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery has be rescheduled for seniors to Wed, Feb 11 at Clark Springs ES at 9:00 AM. ECA students should communicate with their professors about their absence.

There is a possibility we will be in school on February 16 and 17, but this decision has not yet been made by the School Board. Stay tuned.

All students should complete this required VA Climate Survey about their school experience:

Student Link: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3soiI0T2Sbf0ol0

Student Access Code: OPE53S

Finally, it's National School Counseling Week, so please give some love to our one and only School Counselor Micah Davis. This year's theme is “School Counselors Amplify Student Success,” and highlights the powerful impact school counselors have in helping students succeed in school and beyond. Micah is available during Office Hours, by email, and by apointment for all students and families. Reach out to him at mdavis7@rvaschools.net or 804-780-4661.

Be on the lookout for official RPS closure/delay notices and stay safe!

Clary Carleton

cwashing@rvaschools.net

February