Spring Color Run/Walk at RP Intermediate! Sunday, May 22. Registration 12:15. Race at 1:00 pm. $5 per person - cash only! Funds to benefit the Health and Wellness Committee of RP Schools and Students.
Contact: shefferd@reeths-puffer.org or nautaa@reeths-puffer.org
7th grade boys interested in basketball and improving their game should stop by the office to sign up for a couple of opportunities in the month of June. One opportunity is a Wednesday evening middle school basketball league in Whitehall throughout June, and another opportunity is a tournament on Saturday, June 18th. Stop by the office to sign up if you are interested.
Reeths-Puffer Jr. Elite Softball
Despite a rough first inning, the Lady Rockets battled back with 7 runs. Top performers for the Rockets were: Madi Riechert with her first career home run with a bomb hit to right field and Caydence Rettinhouse who earned player of the game with two solid hits, great steals and three AMAZING catches, including a diving catch in center field. Come support your Lady Rockets at their next home game which is Wednesday April 27 at 4:30 at Reeths-Puffer Middle School against Holton.
MS SOFTBALL NEWS - The Reeths-Puffer Junior Elite Softball team is sitting with a 2-0 record after their second away game WIN. The Lady Rockets pounded the softballs and had smart base running to give RP a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Grace Klimsza had an AWESOME hit bringing in a run with her double. In the second inning Ava Gibbs hit a double and right after her AWESOME hit, Jayla Trepanier hit a double, bringing Gibbs home. Makenzie Jacobs hit a double in the 3rd inning bringing the Rockets score to 9-2. Finally in the 4th inning Jayla Acre hit a BOMB way over center fielders head bringing home Makenzie Jacobs and Caydence Rettinhouse with an almost HOME RUN. Beach could not overturn the score and the game ended in the 4th inning with a 12-2 Win! Ella Voorhies and Nola Hower did a great job pitching for the team. While Madison Reichert, Jayla Trapanier, Ella Voorhies, Caydence Rettinhouse, and Makenzie Jacobs were base stealing machines. Player of the game was Jayla Trapanier with 6 OUTSTANDING plays at shortstop. Congratulations Lady Rockets on this FABULOUS win. We would love your support at our next games. Please come out and support the Reeths-Puffer Junior Elite Softball team next week as they have two home games. Monday April 25 at 4:30 against Mona Shores and Wednesday, April 27 at 4:30 against Holton. Both games will be played on our recently renovated Middle School Softball Field. Go ROCKETS!
TRACK MEET ON MONDAY 4/18/22 - Track Meet at Home vs Hamilton @ 4:00 p.m. Let's Go Rockets!
FRIDAY LIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS - Be sure to check your email or visit tinyurl.com/RPMSFridayLive to sign up to participate in this week’s Friday Live Announcements. You must demonstrate The Rocket Way and have no major referrals to participate.
COLOR GUARD - The 2022 Reeths-Puffer Color Guard will have an Open Clinic on Wednesday, April 13th from 5pm – 7pm in the high school cafeteria. Any 8th - 12th grader planning on performing in the 2022 fall color guard should plan on attending. There are flyers in the main office. If you have any questions please reach out to Mr. Harris harris@reeths-puffer.org
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Congratulations to the Middle School Winterguard team and the Varsity Winterguard team on both of their 2nd place wins at the Flushing High School Competition on Saturday. The Middle School Team will travel to State Competition this weekend at Saginaw Valley State University! Good luck to everyone on the team!
CONGRATULATIONS ROBOTICS TEAM! The Middle School Robotics Team qualified for Nationals over the weekend and will compete again in June. The team is comprised of Brayden Ross, Trent Plummer, and Cooper Ross. In addition to qualifying for nationals, there were a number of additional accomplishments including;
1st place in video
2nd place in mission
2nd place in obstacles
1st place engineering notebook
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Our Reeths-Puffer Color Guard is looking for students, grades 8th – 12, that would like to compete with our nationally recognized marching band in the fall.
On Wednesday, March 23rd, there will be an open clinic, in the RPHS cafeteria, for anyone interested. The clinic will be held from 6pm – 7pm and is absolutely free. Our color guard coaches and high school team members will work with you on some basic dance and spinning concepts while giving you and your parents an opportunity to meet some team members and speak with the coaches. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! There are flyers in the main office.
Middle School Track
Attention all students interested in running track. Spring is right around the corner and track season is fast approaching. There is a sign up sheet in the office, please sign up if you are interested in running track. Also, there is an informational packet to pick up in the office when you sign up. Monday March 28th will be the first practice at the high school track from 3:00-4:30. You will ride your bus over to the high school track for practice. If you do not normally ride a bus you will take bus #7407 over to the high school. Please make sure you have a physical on file before March 28th. Please plan to attend this practice if you plan to be on the track team! We look forward to seeing you there!
Middle School Tennis
Any student grades 5-8 interested in playing tennis, please pick up information in the office. No experience necessary.
Girls Basketball
It was a hard way to end such a great year for the 7th grade Rockets. Despite executing extremely well against Grand Haven, they simply couldn’t get rewarded with points for all of their excellent teamwork. Great looks generated by the offense simply didn’t amount to points. Led by Grace Tindall’s eight points and six steals, the game slipped away in the final two minutes. Ashlyn David continued her hard work down low with sixteen rebounds to go with her four points. Wren Tryska had six boards and six steals to assist in the effort on the blocks. Turning in her best defensive game of the year, Makenzie Jacobs blanketed the Bucs top player. Charitee Jones had a solid game as well with three points, three rebounds and four steals. Be sure to congratulate a Rocket today as they finished the year 9-3.
The 8th Grade Lady Rockets finished the season against Grand Haven last night. On a night when shots did not seem to fall the team found a way to sneak out a victory. The Rockets missed many opportunities in the first half but great defense led to a 11 to 6 half time lead. The ladies pushed the lead to 20 to 12 in the 3rd quarter. Grand Haven then made a run and took the lead late. A big shot by Sara Carlson and key free throws by Hope Latsch helped the Rockets to a 2 point victory 28-26. The Lady Rockets ended the season 5 and 7. The girls will celebrate their season with a pizza party in Mr. Pallett's room right after school today. Taylor Long had 1 point. Carlee Bowen had 2 points. Amani Starr had 2 points. Maya VandenBosch had 2 points. Sophia Wathen had 2 points. Hope Latsch had 5 points. Sara Carlson had 6 points. Emma Lamphere had a game high 8 points. Other team members who contributed throughout the season are Keeley Cole, Jersi Bilek, Mallorie Messer and Jayla Trepanier.
Over the weekend, our Rocket Wrestlers competed in the 2022 GMAA Tournament and finished 4th overall as a team. The following wrestlers had strong individual performances:
Cal Millis (1st), Garrett Olejarczyk (2nd), Tanner Cowles (2nd), Andrew Corradin (3rd), Travis Haynes (3rd), Carson McCollum (3rd), Caden Macomber (4th), Owen Ritsema (4th), DaHoni Welsh (4th).
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Congratulations to Jackson Baldus and Kate Bullion, both 8th graders here at RPMS and also on the R-P Varsity Color Guard, on their successful weekend at regionals. They were able to hold off the Michigan State University Color Guard in both the prelims and finals! Their hard work secured them 2nd place at the WGI contest in Flint this weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BANDS!!
Both of our middle school bands received 1st Division Ratings at the MSBOA District 7 Band & Orchestra Festival this past Friday at Whitehall HS. They performed well and represented R-P with enthusiasm and pride!!
WAY TO GO BAND!!
High School Musical Reminder
A reminder that our Kick-Off Rehearsal for High School Musical will be TODAY from 3-5:30PM. We will meet in the MAIN COMMONS to start instead of the Choir Room. Make sure to bring along a water bottle, Snack, Signed Performance Contract & Conflict Sheet. Rehearsals will be Monday - Thursday of next week. Lead Cast Students should check the Cast Google Classroom to ensure that they know the schedule!