Reeths-Puffer High School

STEM CAMP !! Offered in collaboration with MAISD, this camp is for students entering 1st-8th grade (24/25 school year) who are interested in the world of STEM. All participants get a free lunch! Registration closes July 1! Register at www.tinyurl.com/mccstemcamp2024 The camp will take place at the Sturrus Technology Center. For questions, please contact Stephanie Briggs at 231.777.0456 or Stephanie.briggs@muskegoncc.edu

Senior Couch Tour Day #2 Yes, they are really are going to be missed.

Senior Couch Tour Day #2 Yes, they are really are going to be missed.

Senior couch tour DAY 1. We are going to miss them!

We would also like to congratulate Kenzie Wilbur, along with her team, on a 4th pace finish for their table top creation in the Michigan Pro Start Invitational. The theme for this year’s design competition was “Mitten Made.” Drawing upon Michigan’s history and culture for inspiration, students were required to present four main components including development of a menu, creation of a table setting, presentation of the table and the team’s ability to answer questions about their table using critical thinking skills. The table looks amazing! Great job.

Congratulations to our RPHS CTC students that competed and won first and second place at the recent Michigan ProStart Competition, an annual culinary and management competition hosted by the Michigan Hospitality Foundation. More than 400 high school students, representing 28 Michigan schools across the state, competed in the The competition helps students gain firsthand experience in critical industry skills like food safety, business management, menu development and marketing. Using only two butane burners for cooking, students had to prepare an entrée, side option, and beverage in line with the National Restaurant Association’s Kids’ Live Well and USDA menu criteria for nutrition. The meals also had to pass the test of their target audience: kids. Placing first in the state for nutrition, and earning a combined $28,000 in scholarships, was Eric Wildfong and his team. The team’s winning meal was a “Panda Power Box,” which featured Asian-inspired foods including brown rice, orange sauce, white beam omelets, carrots, cucumbers, and dragon fruit. The students also paired the meal with a delicious iced bamboo tea and pineapple juice. The students provided recipes, menu price and a nutritional analysis for the meal, which was judged by industry professionals, as well as child judges, who scored the meals for presentation and taste to ensure the teams were appealing to their target audience. Placing second in the same category was the Taco Fiesta menu created by teammates Ajay Bell and team. Their meal featured mini tacos, lettuce, tomato, sweet peppers, cilantro, scallions, lime, and Creamy Fiesta Sauce. Each teammate received a $1,000 scholarship The first-place teams for the culinary and management categories of the competition move onto the National ProStart® Invitational. In addition, more than $500,000 in scholarships were available this year to students seeking to continue their post-secondary education in hospitality-related fieds. Way to go Eric, Ajay, and teams. Way to go Rockets!

We are excited to congratulate our "Top Ten". The class of 2024 is a special group and the "Top Ten" represents their class well. In addition to taking challenging courses and earning the highest grade point average, this group represents leadership, athletics, arts, and community service. They have made rocket city a better place, and will continue to spread their influence on the world. Congratulations to Alexandria Kuerth, Megan Adams, Brenna Ackerman, McKenzie Bazzett, Allison McManus, James Fansler, Aiden McCollum, Taylor Boone, Trenton Reichert, and Brayden Rosencrans.

ESSER lll Funding - Stakeholder Input Survey "2" In December 2021, Reeths-Puffer district and community stakeholders were invited to have input on how the district could best use American Recovery Act funds to recover from learning loss in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pleased to report that all projects originally approved under this grant have been completed or are under way. We are once again seeking input on how to best use the remaining funds from that grant. These funds are for one-time or short-term expenditures to address post-pandemic learning loss. Please take time to let us know your opinion by completing this brief survey by 2:00 pm on Friday, March 1, 2024. Survey Link: https://forms.gle/XQ7vMjhZew1s87uC8 (You may need to paste this link into your browser) Thank you!

We hope to see you Friday. Student leaders have planned a great evening

We have some great chances coming up for students to opt into during Flex. Talk to your student and encourage them to attend if any of the topics apply. Tuesday, Feb 13 National Productivity Day Workshop: Tips to make you more productive with your time and efforts (all students) -Thursday, Feb 15- Intentional Scheduling: Scheduling for the College Bound Athlete (grades 9-11) -Thursday, Feb 15- Committing to the Promise (SENIORS who have received an email invite by Mr. Halterman) -Thursday, Feb 29- Intentional Scheduling: Maximizing Specific Programs (grades 9-11). Examples of programs are CTC/EMC/Dual Enrollment. All workshops require a sign up by 3 pm the day before the event.

Thank you to all of the area businesses that helped provide an opportunity to our Juniors and Seniors with a mini-career fair during Flex yesterday. Power of Choice connected the choices we make today to the opportunities in our future. Muskegon is an area full of future opportunities. One business shared in a follow up e-mail, "From what I have experienced with prior high school age career fairs, I thought the Reeths-Puffer students were more engaged, asking better questions and more interested than typical for this age group." Great job ROCKETS! Thank you Webb Chemical, Trinity Health, Local 174, Supreme Machined Products, Erdman Machine Co., Northern Machine, Webb, Eagle CNC Technologies, and Eagle Group. Thank you Ride With Pride!

Join us for Collage tonight. Collage is a celebration of talent, creativity, collaboration, and hard work. Join and enjoy a great performance!

Reeths-Puffer Schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 23 due to weather conditions.

Don't forget, the climate survey closes Friday at 3:00. Please give us your feedback. https://forms.gle/EmKEs7J8YCVCuakPA

Hey parents/guardians, Please give us your feedback on the climate survey. https://forms.gle/EmKEs7J8YCVCuakPA

Reeths-Puffer Schools are closed Wednesday, Jan. 10 due to weather conditions.

Some of our students got to apply what they have been learning in class with a visit to our bus garage. Students had great questions for the professionals and learned a lot of things they were not aware of. Thank you to our bus garage for being a great partner!

Thank you Lascko Services LLC for joining our students today during Flex to talk about plumbing and HVAC trades, as well as tips on taking a chosen trade and starting a business! The future is bright and full of opportunities. We are thankful for our community partners!

Senior parents- Our first FASFA night is planned. Join us on January 17th at 5:30 and let experts help you through the process.

Our STATS students visited RPEL last week to talk about the Ride With Pride Pledge point of Being Kind. Elementary students at Central, Twin Lake and RPEL made lights with kindness messages to "brighten up" the classroom. We are proud of our student leaders spreading their impact throughout Rocket City!