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SUNDAY LETTER March 12, 2017
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A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
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Welcome RHP Accreditation Visiting Committee
This afternoon and for the next three days we welcome to campus a team of six educators from our peer California schools, "The Accreditation Visiting Committee." RHP has been accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) since 1989. Every six years, in order to maintain accreditation, the school community prepares a document ("The Self Study") which we send to the Visiting Committee to pore over, and then they spend three full days on campus in meetings with all constituencies to compare what they see and hear with what they have read.
The chair of the Visiting Committee is Randy Bertin, Head of School at Ojai's Besant Hill School.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Visiting Committee will leave us with a number of recommendations, including
those we have identified for ourselves in the Self-Study, and those recommendations inform the school's roadmap for the ensuing six years.
Our Self Study is available to look at
here.
All families are invited to hear the Committee's summary in the MPR on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
(Note: Renaissance is separately accredited by WASC. This week's visit focuses on the RHP side of our organization)
Peter McCormack
Head of School
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TOTALLY AWESOME GALA 2017
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Don't miss out on the all the FUN!!!
Purchase your ticket TODAY for the Totally Awesome Gala.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
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7th Grade Field Trip to LACMA for Art of Many Cultures
March 13 | 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Students need to bring a sack lunch, wear closed toed shoes and "Service Learning Attire" - RHP/Ren shirt, jeans.
Performance of Natural High Singer Corey Loovas
March 13 | 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
In support of his new single release, Corey Loovas, Natural High
Celebrity, is coming to campus to perform for our middle school students. This performance will be recorded.
5th, 6th, and 7th Grade Field Trip to Jungle Book at the Warner Grand
March 16 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Students must wear field trip attire and bring a sack lunch.
8th Grade Field Trip to The Printed Past - Exploring History Through Art
March 16 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Students will be attending F Block. Students must bring a sack lunch, wear closed toed shoes and "Service Learning Attire" - RHP/Ren shirt, jeans.
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Our Husky Student Athletes continue to work hard, striving for excellence in the classroom and on the field and the court.
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Hawthorne Math & Science
Tuesday, March 14 | 3:15 p.m.
Holly Park
Track and Field - First League Meet
Wednesday, March 15 | 4:00 p.m.
Holly Park
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Brentwood School
Saturday, March 18| 11:00 a.m.
Brentwood School
Varsity Basketball State Playoffs
Another double victory for the Huskies on Wednesday, March 8. Boys' team won 70-26 against Health Sciences and the girls' team won 74-24 against Maranatha Christian. In the quarter-finals on Saturday, the boys claimed victory over Foothills Tech 67-48, and the girls conquered Chadwick 53-42. Both teams will play in the semi-finals on Tuesday, March 14, stay tuned for details.
Congratulations to Freshman Aly Maxey on being chosen CalHiSports Player of the Week!
Click Here
to view the full athletic schedule. Go Huskies!
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Senior Speech: Izzy Levin
Before I came to this school, I never knew it was possible to enjoy school. I never thought that the time I would spend procrastinating, would be used to do puzzles, memorizing the bones, or pi. I didn't think I would volunteer my summer to take philosophy and journalism at NYU. But here I joined a class of 12 students and realized that individualized attention was what I was missing from my education. At this school, I have the confidence to ask my millions of questions and the interest to piece it all together like the puzzles I procrastinate doing.
2017-2018 Tuition Payment Reminder - Due March 24
For families that have chosen payment option Plan A or B, the deadline for payment is March 24. Billing reminders have been published online and notification to parents was sent via email through MyBackPack. If you can't access your billing statement online, or if you have any questions, please contact Maria Sher in the Business Office at 310-791-1101 ext.105, or via email at msher@rollinghillsprep.org.
If you have forgotten your password, please go to
My Backpack and click on "I forgot My User Name/Password." You will then receive an email to reset the password.
PV Net Course: Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering
 Unmanned Aerial Systems technology has evolved into a sophisticated, highly-advanced and competitive area of technology with limitless applications. UAS's are not limited to recreational use. They are used for search and rescue, water management, accident reporting, military, topography mapping, artificial intelligence development, first responder information, and movie-making. This is a fully project-based class where students will build a UAS quadcopter from scratch and receive basic flight instruction from an FAA certified pilot and licensed drone expert.
Course Outline:
In this class, students will be introduced to and learn concepts and hands on applications in the areas of safety, electronics, mechanics, programming, radio control, fundamentals & physics of flight and basic understanding of the digital electronics used to control the craft as wells as gain actual hands on flight skills.
Instructor Don Wahlquist's Bio:
Don is a PVNet Manager of UAS and Robotics and has extensive mechanical and software engineering experience. He is also an FAA licensed aviator, UAS expert, as well as the President of the Soaring Union of Los Angeles.
Specifics:
1:15- 3:30 on Tuesdays, April 11- May 30th (8 total classes, 18 total hours)
1.5 credits
Open to MS and US Students, both RHP & Renaissance and South Bay Schools
Location: RHP Campus
Cost, including Quadcopter: $510.00
From the College Counseling Office
Comedy and Magic Club Fundraiser
A huge thank you to current and past parent Jayme Brewer for all her hard work and effort in organizing this event.
Student Organized Stuffed Animal Drive
Our students want to help the
many kids in foster care who constantly move from place to place and possibly losing things along the way. We are asking for stuffed animal donations of all shapes and sizes to give to children as they go through the final process of adoption. There will be another box in the office with a sheet. The advisory with the most donations will get an ice cream party donated by the Whitfield family.
The deadline has been extended to March 21.
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Congratulations to the performers of this year's Upper School Musical: The Addams Family. A truly extraordinary and entertaining performance by an incredibly talented group of students. Thank you to all who came out this past weekend to support them, especially
our seniors, who performed for the last time on the stage of the Warner Grand Theatre. Click here to view photos from the musical.
Students presented their Global Studies projects focused on specific countries around the world.
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Jacob Schnel participated in a Youth Ambassador Program focused on promoting awareness and research for Tourette
Syndrome. He traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with representatives and legislators to advocate for the Tourette community.
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Cakes for Causes raised their goal of $250 for the Malala Fund this week! The Malala Fund works towards ensuring that every girl in the world can complete 12 years of safe, quality education.
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This week AP Psychology students gave birth to their new "infants." They were required to design and build protective carriers for their eggs along with 24 hour care for the week.
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