Weekly Update - River Valley High School

Week of May 17th, 2026

River Valley High School - Weekly Update

Final Exam Information and Reminders: Click Here

New Career Pathway - Teaching Professions at RVHS
In partnership with The Ohio State University - Marion, we are excited to announce a new career pathway opportunity at RVHS - Teaching Professions. Please click here for more information. Students who are interested have steps to take in the next 7 days, so do not delay! Act quickly to join this class.

Class of 2026 Important Dates & Information: Click Here

Class of 2026 - Graduation Ceremony Information

Senior Sunrise

TRCC Senior Recognition

RV was well represented at this year's Tri Rivers senior recognition ceremony. Tri-Rivers graduated over 300 students, and we are tremendously proud of those who are products of RV. Congratulations to all involved!

RV Celebrates America 250

RV Continues to Celebrate America 250, as students were challenged in Ms. Hollaway's class to find areas in nature to conduct their reading assignments to celebrate Marion Creates, the theme for the month of May. Pictured above is Alaina Harraman, along with her dog, reading outside.

RV Represented @ Marion Rotary Scholarship Day

River Valley was tremendously well-represented at the Marion Rotary Club scholarship day. Our students received thousands of dollars in support for their post-secondary education, and we could not be more proud to be this well represented. Thank you to the Rotary Club for hosting this event, and for all who support and back the scholarships our students received.

Mrs. Triplat's Environmental Science Classes Continue Outside Work

Students in Mrs. Triplat's classes continue to work on the microfarm, this time putting down landscaping fabric between rows of plants to help with weed control. Thank you, as well, to Mrs. Holman for her help in leading the students along.

RVHS Orchestra Concert

RVHS hosted its final orchestra concert of the year, and in the process of doing so honored the late Inda Lama, who recently passed away. Inda had a tremendous impact on the RV music department, and will be missed.

Mrs. Triplat's Classes present to Food Service Department

Mrs. Triplat's classes presented to our director of Food Services, Mr. Herdman, this week. The topic surrounded the district's use of single-use plastic, our recycling initiatives, and the recyclability of the materials used by our food service team. In addition, students proposed alternatives to current practices to improve the environmental sustainability of our cafeterias.

RV Hosts Viking Signing Day

River Valley proudly celebrated 112 seniors during our 2nd Annual Viking Signing Day as they committed to their futures at 53 different colleges, career programs, military branches, and employers!

From college classrooms to apprenticeships, military service to careers in the workforce, we are proud of every path our students are pursuing. Thank you to our staff, families, community partners, and guests who helped make this event such a memorable celebration of the Class of 2026 and their bright futures ahead.

Ohio Health Free Sports Physicals

RVHS 2nd Annual Summer School!

Join the RVHS Marching Band or Color Guard

RV Baseball/Softball for Youth - Summer Work Opportunity

The River Valley Baseball for Youth Complex is looking for students who would be interested in working part time at the Complex for the 2026 season. Wages and hours are based upon seniority and availability.

Concession stands workers include: cashiers, prep work, and light cleaning of the concession area both during the week and tournaments.

Field work positions include: Lining the fields and setting bases/pitching mounds, light field maintenance, trash pick up, etc.

If you are interested in becoming an umpire for baseball or softball games, LET US KNOW! We can get you set up with our Umpire in Chief for any available games on a fill-in or regular basis.

Please fill out this form with some basic contact information. As we compile information for the upcoming fall season and next spring, we will use this information to reach out. *Please Note* - We cannot guarantee specific hours, but do honor workers based upon seniority and availability throughout the week/year.

You can contact the RVBFY Board email at board@rvbfy.org for additional questions.

Drive to Succeed Grant - North Central Ohio ESC

The NCOESC has received a $1.5 million grant to provide driver training scholarships for eligible new drivers.

There are some qualifying requirements, such as age, financial status, and residency/custodial circumstances (must be SNAP eligible or in county custody).

Please scan the QR Code, **or click this link for all details.**

MCBDD All Ability Carnival

Important Upcoming Dates:

5/18 - Music Awards 6:00 PM, RVHS Auditorium
5/19 & 5/20 - Final Exams
5/21 - Sr. Breakfast, Sr. Awards, Graduation Practice
5/21 - Students last day
- 2-Hour Early dismissal, see exam reminders sheet at the top of the page for bell schedule.
5/22 - Graduation, 6:00 PM @ Fairgrounds

Ashland University Nursing Open House

Welding Internship Opportunity

There is a student internship position available for a Student Welder Intern at Eagles Crusher.

The pay rate for this internship is $16/hour. The projected start date is Summer

The work location is 523 E. Southern Ave. Bucyrus, Ohio 44820.

All students 16+ are eligible for this opportunity.

All students are eligible to receive their OhioMeansJobs Workforce Readiness Seal through SOCHE internships!

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please apply at **Apply – SOCHE**. Be sure to click on the HS Students link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mr. Stout or your counselor.

Summer Camps at OSU-M / MTC

FCA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes continues each Thursday at 7:00 AM in the HS Media Center. Please see Mr. Sprague with any questions about this group.

Bell Schedules
Our bell schedules for the 2025-26 school year are viewable at this link.

Cell Phones @ RVHS
Students will not be permitted to use their cell phones at all during the school day this year (7:30 AM - 2:50 PM). There are exceptions for special circumstances, such as documented medical or learning needs specific to each student, and those items will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the HS administrative team. Please contact Mr. Stout directly if you have any questions about our cell phone policy for the 2025-26 school year.

RV Weather/Critical Alerts
Should your family have anyone who is not listed on your students emergency contact list (grandparents, babysitters, etc.), but needs to receive text, call, and email alerts when we are delayed or canceled, plus other critical/weather-based updates from the district, we have a form they can complete to be added to our guest list.

Completing this form will not give them regular building updates or other notifications from groups, only weather/critical alerts.
The form can be found by clicking here.

Daily Announcements
We will continue to utilize daily announcements this year. Please click here to view our daily announcements.

Attendance Procedures
Parents need to ensure that within five school days of each absence they are sending in a parent note, or some kind of documentation from an appointment, in order to remove the absent-unexcused designation on student absences. Students can drop these notes off in the main office. Absences that do not have a note after five days will remain as absent-unexcused.

Adding RV Sports Calendars to Your Calendars
Our director of Technology and Communication, Mr. Tad Douce, has put together a video to help parents and students interested in adding sports calendars to their own digital calendars. Please visit this link to watch a helpful tutorial on how to sync your team’s game schedule to your own digital calendar.

HS Administration Contact Info
Please feel free to contact us anytime with questions or concerns.

Travis Stout - Principal tstout@rvk12.org 740-725-5805
Kyle Strzelecki - Assistant Principal kstrzelecki@rvk12.org 740-725-5800, ext. 1809
Sage Brannon - Athletic & Activities Director sbrannon@rvk12.org 740-725-5806

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