Good luck at State Swim/Dive Championships

The following students will be swimming Friday and Saturday in the Kentucky State Swimming and Diving Championship Meet at the University of Louisville:

Grace Bank

Savanna Bolin

Trevor Buck

Katie Clements

Bryce Craven

Nathan Dornoff

Katy Dunham

Abby Kalany

Katie Kalany

Taylor Malkemus

Brandon Powell

Tristan Stamm

Good Luck to Coach Ware and our students!

Announcements 2/24

Scheduling Conferences have been reset for Tuesday, Febuary 24th (5-8 PM) and Thrusday, Febuary 26th (3-6 PM). RAP teachers will be communicating a date and time the scheduling conference for currrent students in grades 9-11.

FCCLA STAR Event Winners

Congratulations to the following FCCLA STAR Event Winners:

Brittney Elam and Chyanne Fuller - 1st place in Entrepreneurship

Ambria Thompson - 1st place in Recycle and Redesign

These students will now compete at the state FCCLA competition in March!

Why Study Languages?

Here is an interesting video that discusses some reasons to learn other languages.  Something to think about when scheduling your classes for high school.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbmq4rDJ0zY&feature=related

Signing Day 2015

Congratulations go out to the seven Ryle seniors that committed today to play the sport they love at the next level!

First row from left to right:

Ryan Woolf - Georgetown College (football)
Lauren Duggins - Georgetown College (soccer)
Emily Anderson - Georgetown College (soccer)
Alex Brownell - University of Kentucky (football - preferred walk-on)

Second row from left to right:

Grant Arnwine - Georgetown College (football)
Zach Adams - Northern Kentucky University (golf)
Logan Ross - Eastern Illinois University (football)

Each of these students are impressive athletes, students, and just great young men and women!
Congratulations to you and your families and GOOD LUCK!

Scheduling Requests for 2015-16

When making your schedule request for 2015-16 and considering your class choices for the next few years, here is some research from the U.S. Department of Education to consider:

The best predictor of college graduation, based on the records of students, is NOT good high school grades NOR good test scores, but the best predictor is . . .

. . . the number of challenging courses taken in high school.

A student who works hard and struggles in an AP or IB course is better prepared for college than a student who takes an easier course and/or test.

Adelman. U.S. Department of Education. (1999)

Ryle offers several opportunities to accelerate your learning based on your individual situation:

1. Early Graduation - see your guidance counselor for more information
2. Dual Credit - see your guidance counselor for more information
3. Area Technical Center - career training and dual credit opportunities; career pathways are shown in the Ryle Course Description Guide
4. Advanced Placement course - see the Ryle Course Description Guide for a class listing
5. Early College program - see your guidance counselor for more information

To learn more about challenging and rigorous courses available to you check the Ryle Course Description Guide and the following link from the College Board about Advanced Placement classes.

Advanced Placement Program - About AP Exams and Courses

Using PLAN/ACT Scores for Scheduling Requests 2015-16

The ACT Corporation has published some very interesting research connecting student's PLAN test scores and their success on Advanced Placement exams later in their high school career.

The PLAN test is taken by all sophomore students and is essentially a shorter version, based on fewer standards, than the ACT test. The ACT test will be taken by all junior students at Ryle on March 4th.

The ACT's research lists PLAN test scores that yield a probability of success on certain AP exams. This information could certainly be used to confirm thinking that a student should take an AP course and exam and could also be used to spur a student to work harder and smarter if their PLAN scores indicate they may not score as high as they wish on the AP exams. This is especially important to consider when completing schedule requests for 2015-16.

Using PLAN to Identify Student Readiness for Rigorous Courses in High School

If you'd like to recieve a daily ACT question for review, check out this link:

ACT Question of the Day