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R O L L A H I G H S C H O O L Volume 13, Issue 6

March 2021

The Rolla High School Theatre Department is excited to

present it’s upcoming production of Disney The Little

Mermaid JR. Join us at the Rolla Middle School Auditori-

um to watch as Ariel explores the human world, makes a

deal with a sea witch, and ultimately finds love in this

classic tale.

Seating is limited for these performances, so grab your

tickets early at bit.ly/RPSDRAMATIX . Social distancing

will be implemented among audience members. Masking

is required. Show dates and times are as follows:

Thursday, March 4 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 5 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 - 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 7 - 2:30 p.m.

SCHOOL MUSICAL

March 4-7 See front page

for show times

NO SCHOOL

Friday, March 19

SPRING BREAK

March 22-26

Visit our website

www.rhs.rolla31.org

Webmasters:

Mrs. Nikki Locklear

Ms. Charlene Mumma

Dr. Stephanie Grisham

Welcome to March.

We’ve had a couple cra-

zy weeks in terms of

weather, but I am excit-

ed we are moving to-

ward spring. I am hoping

we are in the clear in

terms of snow day

events, but we do live in

Missouri so you never

know what can happen.

Speaking of snow days,

there has been some ad-

justments to the school

calendar. We will now be

in session all day on

March 5th and April 16th.

Our last day of school

will be May 27th with a

1:00 p.m. dismissal.

Please be sure to mark

your calendar for these

changes.

As spring approaches, so

does the quickened pace

that always signals the

end of the school year. I

hope you’re geared up

and ready as we enter

the final push to the end

of the school year and

graduation.

With a quick pace in

mind, listed below are a

few events happening

over the next few weeks.

The RHS drama de-

partment will be pre-

senting their spring

musical March 4-7.

This year’s play is

The Little Mermaid

and will be per-

formed Thursday and

Friday with a Satur-

day matinee as an

option. Plan to attend

one of the perfor-

mances. I’ll guaran-

tee you won’t be dis-

appointed. COVID-19

protocols will be en-

forced.

Parent/teacher con-

ferences are set for

Wednesday, March

17, from 4:00-7:00

p.m. More infor-

mation will be shared

soon regarding the

format for spring

conferences.

No school Friday,

March 19, and spring

break continues the

following week,

March 22 through

March 26. School will

resume Monday,

March 29.

The school calendar

for next year (2021-

2022) was approved

and can be found on

the district website.

If you’re planning va-

cation or other activi-

ties check out what

next year will look

like at https://

www.rolla31.org/.

Commencement will

be held Friday, May

14, 7:30 p.m. at the

RHS

Football

Stadium.

Infor-

mation about com-

mencement will be

available as we get

closer.

It has been a fantastic

year so far and I look

forward to the spring

being no different. The

finish will come quickly.

Enjoy the time and en-

joy your student. Have

a wonderful spring and,

as always, if I can help

in any way, let me

know.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jim Pritchett

Principal

From the Principal’s Desk...

The PBS committee encourages students to be respectful, respon-sible, and ready to learn. For the most part our kids do an amaz-ing job at demonstrating these three; however, there are times we all need to be reminded how we can better ourselves. One of the best ways to encourage others to change their behavior is by embracing change in other areas. Very few things in life stay con-stant forever. Change is one thing you can bet on. This school year has been one of tremendous change and our students are, like most of us, struggling to adapt. Some people don’t like change in their circumstances and far fewer like change in them-selves. Most people only change when they have to. Change can be a good thing. Teaching students to be self-aware about their habits, actions, conversations, friends… is a great way to enact change. Students expand (or change) their mind every day. They can also change their behavior and attitude. Embracing change is the only way you can really grow. Parents can help with this process by demonstrating that you are never too old to change.