Weekly Update - River Valley High School

Week of May 3rd, 2026

River Valley High School - Weekly Update

Class of 2026 Important Dates & Information: Click Here

Class of 2026 - Viking Signing Day

Class of 2026 - Graduation Ceremony Information

2025-2026 Marion Community Foundation - Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Luncheon

Congratulations to Abigail Wickham (not pictured), Reed McCall, and Harrison Lee on their completion of this year's Youth Engaged in Philanthropy cohort. This year's group donated $3,000 to the emergency care fund at the Marion County Humane Society.

Senior Job Interviews Take Place at RVHS

This week, was our career interview week here at RVHS.

Over the course of the week, **47 student interviews were held** with our employer partners. Based on initial feedback, **at least 20 of those interviews have already resulted in job offers** for our students, with the potential for additional offers still being finalized.

We were fortunate to partner with several local employers, including:

Graphic Packaging
Hord Family Farms
JAG Healthcare
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
OhioHealth
Recreation Unlimited
Whirlpool
Lincoln Park Aquatic Center
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products
T-Beeney Solutions, LLC

Employers shared very positive feedback about our students. Many noted that students arrived well-prepared with resumes in hand.

We appreciate all of the community support and engagement in helping facilitate this opportunity for our students.

RVHS Continues to Celebrate America 250 in Mr. Stamm's Class

Khloe Kee researched, organized and presented

a vacation to Hawaii. They needed to calculate expenses for travel, accommodations, dinning and experiences.

This aligns with the April theme of "Marion Moves" looking into travel and our 50-states.

Environmental Science Activities

Mrs. Triplat's Environmental Science classes went around campus this week searching for macro-invertebrates in our MS pond, and other bodies of water on campus.

Ohio Health Free Sports Physicals

Chess Tournament Update From Mr. Edward's Academic Assist

Competition has begun on the final tournament of the year, The 2v2 Partner's Choice Chess Tournament, in Mr. Edwards' academic assist period.

Join the RVHS Music Company (Show Choir) Next Year!

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:

5/4 - 5/8: Teacher Appreciation Week
5/4: MTC Associates Degree Presentation 10:45 AM
5/5: Music @ Harry Alexander Music Festival (Ridgedale)
5/6: Presentation during Academic Assist - OHSP
5/7: Viking Signing Day
5/7: Choir Concert
5/7: Board of Education Meeting - Media Center
5/8: 8th Grade Orientation Day at RVHS
5/8 & 5/11 Allied Health STNA Clinicals (group 2)
5/9: Prom 8-11 PM at Twenty Three North

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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