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Welcome to RCHS

Rensselaer Central High School is the sole upper grades building in the Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation. Our students come from the community of Rensselaer, Indiana, located just north of Lafayette, Indiana, and 90 minutes southeast of Chicago, Illinois.

Our school includes grades nine through twelve. RCHS is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. RCHS is a member of the school reform program known as High Schools That Work (HSTW). RCHS is a member of the pre-engineering program known as Project Lead The Way (PLTW).

Visitors are always welcome! Visitors are asked to stop in at the office to sign in and pick up a visitor's badge.

Website visitors are asked to click on a link on the grey menu bar above to begin your virtual visit to our school.

Mission Statement

Mission Statement of Rensselaer Central High School

The mission of Rensselaer Central High School is to provide a caring, cooperative community where students are actively involved in integrated academic and vocational learning, as well as co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, so that graduates will be self-disciplined, productive members of society.

Statements of Beliefs for Student Success

  1. Students will develop skills, attitudes, awareness of resources, and an appreciation of self-directed and other directed learning that will enable them to be life-long learners in integrated settings.
  2. Students will develop the interpersonal skills to work cooperatively.
  3. Students will develop civic responsibility.
  4. Students will accept responsibility for their actions.
  5. Students will develop logical reasoning skills required in problem solving processes.
  6. Students will develop skills to communicate effectively through speech and writing.
  7. Parents and legal guardians have an important stake in the education of their children. Students will increase their success in school when parents or legal guardians support their learning.

Start of School Documents



The following links are from our Document Library.  These documents are for the Start of School Year 2009-2010.  Please check back often to check for new and updated documents.

Start of School Documents

 
 

 
A Note from the Principal...

 The faculty, staff and administration of Rensselaer Central High School extend a warm welcome to all residents of the Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation community.  We encourage you to stop in the office and visit our facility.  We firmly believe that communication is the key to understanding. 

The 2009-2010 school year will be exciting and challenging.  We are instituting significant changes in our Special Education Department by implementing an Inclusion Model for all diploma track students.  This year also marks the full implementation of End of Course Assessments for Algebra I, Biology, and English 10.  These exams replace ISTEP+ for high school students to determine graduation eligibility. 

In February, AdvancED (North Central Association) will conduct a Quality Assurance Review at RCHS in an effort to examine our programs and look for means to improve student achievement.  Our goal is to provide each and every student the opportunity to receive a diploma and a sound educational foundation which will pave the way to a productive and meaningful future. 

We at RCHS are looking forward to working very closely with parents to stress the importance of scoring well on the End of Course Assessments.  By using Powerschool, our corporation-wide information system, parents can instantly receive information on grades, attendance, discipline and other important data.  Together, we can make this the best year ever at RCHS. 

GO BOMBERS!!!

Bill Zimmer, Principal

 

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RCHS Upcoming Events

08.02.2010 05:00 pm - 08:00 pm
RCHS: Indiana State Fair Band Day Rehearsal

08.03.2010 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm
RCSC: Registration for 2010 - 2011 School Year

08.03.2010 05:00 pm - 08:00 pm
RCHS: Indiana State Fair Band Day Rehearsal

08.04.2010 05:00 pm - 08:00 pm
RCHS: Indiana State Fair Band Day Rehearsal

08.05.2010 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
RCSC: Registration for 2010 - 2011 School Year

" You either teach to the brain exactly as it is built or you fail. "

Fred Jones


Contact Us

Rensselaer Central High School
William Zimmer
Principal

1106 East Grace St.
Rensselaer, IN 47978
V:  219-866-5175
F:  219-866-5135

Participation

RCSC will be offering free breakfast to all students throughout the 2009 - 2010 school year. Will your student be participating in this program?
 

Bullying?

If you have witnessed or have knowledge of a student being bullied in mamboSchools Elementary please click the link below:

Report Bullying eMail

Parent Connect

Looking for an easy way to check your student's grades? email the teachers? RCHS's Parent Portal, our online parent portal, allows you to do so at your convenience. Click here to visit.

Yearbook Information


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