Students who miss more than 10% of school days are considered “chronically absent.” This amounts to two days a month on average. Educational research shows that students who are absent more than 10% of the time struggle academically and puts them at more of a risk for not graduating. Please make every effort to help your child to have good attendance habits.

Use the drop-down menu to select your school’s name. https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering

Please click here for information about Senior Photos for the yearbook.

The Student Handbook, which includes the Dress Code, is available online: https://www.racinelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AGENDA-2024-25.pdf

Every family is expected to volunteer at least 20 hours of service each school year (July 1-June 30) to directly benefit RLHS. PLEASE NOTE- RLHS student responsibilities, commitments, and expectations that are part of a sport or club (NHS, Student Council, Student Ambassadors, team events) do not count toward the 20 RLHS service hours.

We ask that six of those hours are spent volunteering at our Thrift Shop. The Thrift Shop is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and is looking for help during morning shifts (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) and afternoon shifts (1 p.m.- 4 p.m.). Students, parents, grandparents, and friends of RLHS are needed to sort, clean, price and display merchandise and work in the store. One adult and one student, or two adults, are needed for each shift. SATURDAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ESPECIALLY NEEDED!

To sort, clean, price and/or help with incoming donations – call Pat Hellenberg 262.498.8851.
To help with checkout/cashier – call Barb Tertel 262.632.1070.

Call Peggy Groth 262.498.2161 or Judy Lamers 262.321.4095.

If you’re available for an hour or two (or more!) on Fri., Nov. 1, or Sat., Nov. 2, please use the convenient link below to sign-up. This is a popular community event and a fun way to get your volunteer hours in!

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/xgOncQd
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp will send you automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

In addition to the Thrift Shop, there are many volunteer opportunities available including athletic events (concessions, gate, stats, football chain gang), theatre productions (tickets, concessions), Golf Outing, Harvest Fair, and Grand Gala. We are grateful for your service.

Once your family completes 20 hours, your student will receive a gift certificate for a free lunch at RLHS! Additionally, at the end of the school year, the three families with the most volunteer hours will be awarded a $50 credit to their RLHS school account, which can be applied toward various expenses such as lunch balance, athletic fee, yearbook, parking pass, and more!

We need a lot of parental help during Fall season! Please check out the new link to sign up to volunteer. We still have spots to fill for this Fall’s events! Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/uFwxUZQ

• 1 person for Scoreboard JV Game
• 1 person for Libero Tracker JV Game
• 1 person for Libero Tracker JV2 Game
• 2 people for Line Judging JV Game, 2 people for Line Judging JV2 Game
• 1 person for Scorebook JV Game
• 1 person for Scoreboard Varsity Game
• 2 people for Line Judging Varsity Game
• 1 Person for Concessions 6:30-8:15 pm.

For Varsity games, adults must work in those positions that impact the game.

Athletes must be in school all day to participate in practice or games that day. Exceptions for school-sponsored field trips, college visits, funerals, doctor’s appointments, etc. may be granted by the Athletic Director.

Vaping and smoking at high school events are always prohibited.

RLHS has moved to digital ticketing for athletic events this year. Click this link for details and to purchase your ticket(s) or pass(es): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI19455

For safety reasons, we have implemented a new policy: No outside food or drinks will be allowed into the gymnasium during athletic events. Only food and drinks from our concession stand will be allowed.

We are not able to get a school bus to transport our students to their athletic events until 4:45 pm at the earliest. Charter buses are also becoming increasingly difficult to book. We are making alternate transportation arrangements whenever possible, but please understand that plans for some events will involve having students and parents drive to games. Please help with carpooling when you are able.

All home Volleyball games will be livestreamed for anyone to view. Many of our away games are webcast on this platform as well. If you can’t make it to the game, or if you have out of town relatives who want to watch, go to https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/ and search Racine Lutheran High School. A subscription is required.

Game Schedules are on the online school calendar which can be found here: https://www.metroclassicwi.org/public/genie/449/school/5/. You may also sign up for notifications from the calendar site which will alert you to upcoming contests and schedule changes. There is also a free mobile app to access the school calendar. Search “Activity Scheduler” in your app store. The app has been recently upgraded so check it out!

Get 20% off any order of $75 or more using promo code: CHEER20. To purchase RLHS spirit wear, visit: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/wisconsin/racine/racine-lutheran-high-school

John 23 Educational Center is a great organization that provides daily homework help and one-on-one tutoring FREE to high school students in all subjects. Registration for their Afterschool Program opens soon. For more information, see their website www.john23educenter.org.

High School students interested in learning about any of the five military academies or in securing a Service Academy Nomination are invited to attend the Academy Day Event on Saturday, September 21 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh.

Seniors interested in taking the ACT again to improve their scores for college admission and scholarship purposes are encouraged to register for the next available test before the September 20th deadline. For more information, go to ACT’s website at: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html.

It’s never too early to start planning for college! Here are some of Mrs. Juga’s favorite online resources offering tips for both students and parents (articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, etc.) related to college readiness:

• www.grownandflown.com
• www.saraharberson.com/li>
• https://ccmrwithmsthrash.com/

Mr. Gasau will be leading a trip to Europe in June of 2026 to study World War II and Western European culture. All stakeholders (students, alumni, parents, supporters) of RLHS are invited to sign up and go on this once-in-a-lifetime trip. Please contact Mr. Gasau at ngasau@RacineLutheran.org or 262-488-3061if you have any questions.