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RCMS Leadership Team members Addison Atkin and Austin Helton counted pennies last week after the team's annual Pennies for Patients coin drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. RCMS students brought in $1,285 in the two day effort for fighting blood cancers. We thank the students for exceeeding their goal and again showing compassion for a worthy cause.

8th grade Leadership Team members McKinzii Todd, Kayla Reynolds, and Kellan Coffey give Shawn Osborne thumbs up for purchasing a candy gram at the Leadership Team’s most recent fundraiser to support local cancer patients. 6th graders Rachael Davis and Sara Clark, first year Leadership Team members, took orders for the specially-labeled M&M’s which were delivered at break on October 30th.   

RCMS Leadership Team members Alaina Coguer and Hannabeth Owens sold candygrams to Marcus Scalf, Makayla Cass, and Tabitha Tompkins during their latest fundraising effort on Friday.  Proceeds from the event will benefit patients at the local Rockcastle Hospital UK Markey Cancer Center.

7^th grade Language Arts BRAVO students held a Renaissance Faire on October 9^th in the Media Center.  The 21 students performed scenes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote – pretty weighty literature for middle school students!  Special music by staff member Shawn Burdette and a duet by Mr. Coguer and Avery Bradshaw made the event even more memorable.  Special thanks to Mrs. Suzanne of the RCMS cafeteria for the delightful wassail and bread pudding and to Kim Wolfe, Markita Mink, and Allen Pensol for their behind-the-scenes help on the production!

7^th grade Language Arts BRAVO 2009:  Back Row:  Shelby Brown, Megan Houk, Brook Isaacs, Abbey Eaton, Alaina Coguer, Ethan Mattingly, Callie Asher, Hannah Hillard, Brook Morris, Casey Walker, Rachel Blair, Avery Bradshaw, Caymen McClure/Front Row:  Samuel Coffey, Rachel Cain, Amelia Eversole, Chelsea Fleming, Rahki Patel, Alyssa Cox, Josh Spurlock, and Jeriah Hamm

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RCMS celebrated National School Lunch Week with the office staff serving lunch to the students on Tuesday, October 13^th.

Students in 8th grade Language Arts BRAVO traveled to the county elementary schools on Wednesday, September 30, to perform skits and monologues dressed as historic figures. These 14 students researched characters, wrote scripts, and then dressed in character to perform for the fifth graders at each elementary. Special thanks to Mrs. Donna Roberts, Mrs. Tammy Gabbard, and Mr. Allen Pensol for their hard work in making the performances a success!

Madisan Miller, Emily Roark, and Brianna Burdette portrayed ancient Egyptian pharaohs and included some terrific movements in their skit.

BRAVO cast members (Front/Left to Right):  Kellan Coffey – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Kelsey Mattingly – Harriot Stanton Blatch, Shalynn Winkler – Susan B. Anthony, John Hughes – John Quincy Adams, Harley Davidson – John Adams, Lilliy Beichler – Abigail Adams, Emily Roark - Cleopatra, and Brianna Burdette - Hatshepsut

Back Row:  Jared Lake – General Robert E. Lee, Carissa Looney – Harriet Tubman, Jake Mink – Samuel Adams, Madisan Miller - Nefertiti, Corey McPhetridge – John Hancock, and Jacob Taylor – General Ulysses S Grant

Holding to a promise that he would get a mohawk for a score of 100 or better, Mr. Coguer held his breath as local hairdresser Angie Hines did the deed. 

This happened on Wednesday during the annual assessment results celebration, where 8th grader Ashton Goodeve and Mr. Coguer sported the same style.

Way to go students and staff on making RCMS one of the top 10 middle schools in the state!

Students in 6th grade Science BRAVO hosted the University of Kentucky solar car on September 22, 2009. The 12 students prepared for the visit by studying solar energy and building model solar cars and solar ovens. The UK solar car team did an excellent job of explaining solar cars to the BRAVO students and to the entire student body. The highlight of the visit was when RCMS principal, Jason Coguer, drove the solar-powered car around the track.

Tori Phillips, Austin Brown, Morgan Renner, Brad Taylor, John David Reddington, Hailey Harper, Kayla Shafer, Glennda Lear, Laney Poynter, Jacob Bullock, Alex Spragens, and Erik Durham, 6th grade Science BRAVO students, pose with the UK Gato del Sol, solar car.

Several RCMS Unite Club members attended the Operation Unite Youth Summit on Wednesday. The RCMS Unite Club was named 2008-09 Middle School Unite Club of the Year. Way to be drug free!