Reeths-Puffer High School

Daily Announcements - April 15, 2025 - Student News ● Attention Juniors and Seniors It’s Prom time! Guess passes are now available in Student Services. Make sure your fines and fees are all paid. If you are bringing a guest, guest passes are due no later than tomorrow April 16th. See Mrs. Somerville with questions. ● Upper-classmen - Prom is this Saturday. Join us at Fricano Place for an Enchanted Garden Party with an immersive music experience by DJ DC Productions. Guest passes for non-R-P prom dates can be found in Student Services and are DUE to Student Services by 4-16. Tickets to this most formal dance are $30 each and will be on sale today and Thursday at both lunches. ● Class of 2025: Cap and Gown Delivery Day is next Thursday, April 24th. Cap and gown units will be delivered during lunch hours on Thursday. If you owe a balance, it will need to be paid in full prior to delivery. Balances may be paid online or by calling Jostens. Final payments can be made on delivery day at school, but only cash or money orders can be accepted. Checks cannot be accepted. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Kemp. ● Seniors, check your email! Mrs. Kemp has emailed all seniors who earned honor cords. Honor cords can be purchased in Trophy Row during both lunch periods next Thursday, April 24th. The cost to purchase cords is $8.00. Cash only. See Mrs. Kemp with any questions. ● Michigan's Adventure, Kaman’s Art Shoppes, and Lee’s Famous recipe will be in the Cafeteria to meet with students looking for employment during FLEX on April 24th. Students MUST sign up in the counseling Office before this date. ● Seniors, are you planning to attend MCC next fall? The Counseling Office will be taking seniors on Wednesday, May 7 to MCC to meet with MCC's admission team to prepare you for next year. The trip will last 2nd to 5th hour and will allow you to complete the enrollment checklist for the fall. Please go ASAP to the Class of 2025 Google Classroom to register! The trip is capped at 50 students, however a second date could be added depending on interest. The last day to register is April 30. ● Would you like to compete with the RPHS Fall Color Guard? This award winning team is a part of our nationally recognized Marching Band. Open Try-Outs are on Monday, April 21st and Tuesday, April 22nd from 5pm - 8pm at the High School Band Room. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! If you have any questions, email Mr. Harris. ● GSA meets today after school. Arrange rides so you can be part of our meeting! We'll check in with friends, play some games, and make plans for our new t-shirt designs! Head to room 208 after school Today from 3 to 4. GSA - where everyone is always welcome! ● NO GAMING CLUB tomorrow, Wednesday, April 16th. ● FCA is cancelled this week due to the testing. Today’s Lunch Special: Spaghetti & Meatballs w/Breadstick Sports News ● Final Forms 25-26 Registration OPENS TODAY, April 15th! ● Physicals dated today & later are good for the 25-26 school year. If you get your physical, don’t wait to upload or bring it into the Athletic office! Mrs. Hill will be so glad to see you! ● The R-P Varsity Golf competed in the Forest Hills Invitational at Egypt Valley Country Club. The team had a score of 388 placing them 22nd in a loaded field. Kristian Brown led the team with a score of 93. Aiden Waggoner was 2nd w/ a score of 94. Kaeden Benner was 3rd w/ a 98. Ayden Hartzell ws 4th w/ a 103. Ayden had a birdie on hole #13. Jamie Neel rounded out the scoring with a 113. ● The Varsity Tennis Rockets won tie-breaker situations in 4 competitive matches & beat rival Mona Shores 6-3 in O-K Green conference action. Hope Latsch (No. 2 singles) lost her first set 6-2, then rallied to win: 6-4, 6-3 in the final 2 sets. Molly Matz (No. 3 singles) edged out her opponent, 7-6 in the 1st set, before taking the 2nd, 6-0 to clinch her match. Ava Dietz & Kaitlyn Darow (No. 3 doubles) split the 1st 2 sets against the Sailors, then clinched their match by winning the 3rd, 6-4. Maddie Hutchinson & Lindsay Jeroy (No. 5 doubles) really had to battle after winning their first set 7-5. They lost the second 6-2, then dug in & won a very long tiebreaker set by a 13-11 score. RP's strength came in singles, where the Rockets won all 4 matches. Olivia Smith (No. 1 ) & Mylie Neel (No. 4) both won in straight sets, joining Latsch and Matz as singles winners. ● In the much anticipated & continuously delayed start of JV tennis season, the Rockets were a bit rusty in falling to Shores 3-5. Picking up a win for the team was the stellar play of Lauren Slater & Brylee Gifford. Also winning for the Rockets were the doubles teams of Hailey Alexander/Annabell Pumfery, Aveanna McCoy/Anna Stowers, Kenzie Ryndberg/Alexander, Giovana Zimmer-Paludo/Nele Bartscherer & Joslynn Wynsma/Alva Haegerstedt-Palm. Today’s Events: ● JV & Varsity Baseball - Postponed ● JV & Varsity Softball - Rescheduled for Thursday, April 17th ● JV & Varsity Soccer - HOME, 5pm & 6:30pm ● Track - HOME - 4pm

Hi Rockets, Happy Spring! Due to inclement weather, with “feels like” temperatures in the 20s and soggy field conditions, we are canceling today’s JV and Varsity baseball and softball games. The softball games vs. Grand Haven have been rescheduled for Thursday, April 17. The baseball games vs. Traverse City Central are yet to be rescheduled. Track and soccer events are still on as planned for today.

R-P HS Athletic Schedule for Week of April 14th

Daily Announcements - April 14, 2025 - Student News ● Attention Juniors and Seniors It’s Prom time! Guess passes are now available in Student Services. Please check and make sure your fines and fees are all paid. If you are bringing a guest, guest passes are due no later than April 16th. Please see Mrs. Somerville if you have any questions. ● Attention all upper-classmen! Prom is right around the corner. Join us at Fricano Place for an Enchanted Garden Party with an immersive music experience by DJ DC Productions. Guest passes for non-R-P prom dates can be found in Student Services and are DUE to Student Services by 4-16. Tickets to our school's most formal dance are $30 each and will be on sale starting today 4-14, 4-15, and 4-17 at both lunches. See you there! ● Michigan's Adventure, Kaman’s Art Shoppes, and Lee’s Famous recipe will be in the Cafeteria to meet with students looking for employment during FLEX on April 24th. Students MUST sign up in the counseling Office before this date to be released and meet with the Representatives. ● Seniors, are you planning to attend MCC next fall? The Counseling Office will be taking seniors on Wednesday, May 7 to MCC to meet with MCC's admission team to prepare you for next year. The trip will last 2nd to 5th hour and will allow you to complete the enrollment checklist for the fall. Please go ASAP to the Class of 2025 Google Classroom to register! The trip is capped at 50 students, however a second date could be added depending on interest. The last day to register is April 30. ● How would you like to compete with the incredible RPHS Fall Color Guard? This award winning team is a part of our nationally recognized Marching Band. There will be Open Try-Outs on Monday, April 21st and Tuesday, April 22nd from 5pm - 8pm at the High School Band Room. NO EXPERIENCE IS NEC\ESSARY! If you have any questions please email Mr. Harris. ● Magic the Gathering Club will meet today, and every Monday from 3 to 430 pm in the library. All are welcome, especially first time players! ● GSA meets this week on Tuesday after school. Arrange rides so you can be part of our meeting! We'll check in with friends, play some games, and make plans for our new t-shirt designs! Head to room 208 after school Today from 3 to 4. GSA - where everyone is always welcome! Today’s Lunch Special: Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl Sports News ● FinalForms 25-26 Registration OPENS TOMORROW, April 15th! Today’s Events: ● Golf - Away @ Egypt Valley Country Club ● JV Tennis - Away @ Mona Shores ● Varsity Tennis - HOME Tomorrow’s Events: ● JV & Varsity Softball & Baseball - ALL @ HOME - ALL Double Headers! ● JV & Varsity Soccer - HOME ● Track - HOME

CALLING ALL RECENT COLLEGE GRADS! Transform your gap year into a LAUNCH YEAR with MSU College Advising Corps! As a College Adviser at Reeths-Puffer High School you'll mentor students on their path to higher education while gaining amazing professional experience. Eligible: MSU grads OR graduates of our partner high schools! ✨ BENEFITS:  AmeriCorps membership  Professional training  $7,395 education award  Powerful network  Start August 2025  Serve your community Apply now! Go to linktr.ee/MSU_CAC to learn more about launching your future while making a difference right here in Rocket City!

On April 16 at 7 PM, the In Our Eyes documentary will premiere at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. This film tells the story of the Reeths-Puffer Marching Band through the eyes of its members, capturing the dedication, challenges, and lifelong impact of being part of something bigger than yourself. Tickets are now available: https://www.etix.com/.../rp-documentary-in-our-eyes...

We are official! Congratulations to the students in our Rotary Interact group for officially becoming a member club. This group is doing amazing work and we are so proud of them.

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

Reeths-Puffer Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 due to weather conditions.

Reeths-Puffer Schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to weather conditions.

Some of the members of our theater arts program had the opportunity to attend the Michigan Thespian Festival this weekend and had a great time! The students were able to experience up to 8 different workshops, watch two mainstage shows and a student showcase, and receive information about college fine arts programs. Charles Jones received superior ratings for his performance of "Diva's Lament" from the musical, Spamalot. Avery Luna received superior ratings for her contrasting monologues "Beauty and Perfection" and "Ice Queen" from Flowers in the Desert. All students represented the Reeths-Puffer community well. Reeths-Puffer began an International Thespian troupe in May of 2022 and is has allowed for great opportunities for our students to continue to grow their love of theater.

Yesterday, our Madrigals had a magical learning opportunity. We’re honored to be the first high school ensemble to perform a stunning piece by composer Sam Schiebe, inspired by a poem by Emily Dickinson. Sam joined us via Zoom to listen and offer feedback—it was a truly inspiring, goosebump moment! He shared more about the intention of the piece. We’re so proud of our students and can’t wait to share this incredible music with you tonight. You will not want to miss Candlelight Carols at 7:00!

Reeths-Puffer Schools will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 12 due to weather conditions.

Reeths-Puffer Schools will be closed Thursday, Dec. 5 due to weather conditions.

Parents...we need your help! Each year, we ask parents, students, and staff to complete a survey about the culture of our buildings. It is important for us to create the best possible environment for each student to succeed and your feedback is important. An e-mail went out as well. If you did not fill the survey out in the e-mail, please take a minute to complete it now. This survey is just for the high school. Each building has their own link. THANK YOU!

Consider these great opportunities for support or a quiet place to build a study routine.

It might be cold, but we're fired up this morning with Wood Tv8! The morning was full of Rocket Spirit, student highlight, can drive, PALS highlight, and student reporting. Go Rockets!

For adults and teens, time to reflect is a gift in a busy world. We are so thankful that Kofi B. joined us yesterday to learn, reflect, dream big, and inspire us to make it happen. Kofi, two-time Emmy nominated artist and inspirational speaker, gave us so much to think about. From the voice of his mother right to Rocket City: What I am looking for is in me. The past has no power over me. Negative thoughts have no power over me. Today is a wonderful day and a new beginning. Because I choose to make it so. Thank you to our student hosts, Charles and Olivia. Thank you Kofi!!

Reminder: We have high school conferences this week. Parents, be sure to read your e-mails for directions on how to schedule. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xwTTgmiehULM_D8eO2dO2SrnGVmnYcaGSmwZYq2Et0w/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to Rocket City! We were so excited to welcome our new Rockets today at the New Student Breakfast. Thank you to student leaders for organizing!