News from the Nest

Congratulations to Ms. Katie Skinner (RULH Preschool Teacher) who recently wrote a grant and was awarded money to build a raised bed and a compost bin at RULH Elementary School. The grant was awarded from the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization. RULH Junior High School Agriculture Teacher Mr. Justin Cluxton is going to build the beds that will be placed in the yard outside the second grade classrooms. The preschoolers are excited for this upcoming project!

Congratulations to Jaxon Hopper (math), Josh Miller (language arts), and Carter Hamm (math) for earning perfect scores on their Ohio State Assessments! Blue Jay Pride!

RULH Local School District greatly appreciates our school board members! Please read below as we celebrate School Board Appreciation Month!

RULH FFA officers have been preparing for the 15th annual Brown County FFA Consignment Auction! The FFA accepted items at the Fairgrounds on Wednesday through Friday this week. The students have tagged equipment and other items that consigners brought in for the auction! Please plan to attend the FFA Consignment Auction at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th, at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown. Support the Brown County Future Farmers of America by attending the auction on Saturday!

RULH Jr./Sr. High School Homecoming will be held on Friday, January 24th. The Blue Jays JV and varsity boys basketball teams will take on the Manchester Greyhounds. The JV game will tip off at 6:00 p.m. The Homecoming ceremony will take place at approximately 7:00 p.m. prior to the tip-off of the boys varsity game, and the dance will follow the varsity boys basketball game until 11:30 p.m. Please read below for the 2025 Homecoming Court members! Go Blue Jays!

Excitement is building at RULH Jr./Sr. High School for this year's Brown County Science Fair. Pictured below are some of the students who attended a recent informational meeting led by science teacher Ms. Emily Evans. RULH appreciates the efforts of Ms. Evans and the science students! Go Blue Jays!

RULH first grade students in Mrs. Kim Cooper's class have been learning how to count coins! The students are doing a great job of learning a new skill!

Students at RULH Elementary are excited about the school musical, "Seussical, Jr." The musical will be presented later this school year. Auditions are in the near future! Please read the flyer below for details!

Support RULH Elementary School by purchasing items at schoolstore.com ! Please read the flyer below and learn how to earn money for RULH Elementary!

The varsity Lady Jays dominated the Ripley Holiday Classic! The girls defeated Saint Patrick (66-42) in the semifinal game and then defeated Robertson County 56-16 to win the championship game. Grace Taylor was named MVP of the tournament, and Brooklyn Manning was named to the All-Tournament Team! The Lady Jays are 6-7 overall on the year, and have a big week next week with four games! Good luck Lady Jays!

The varsity boys basketball team defeated Saint Patrick in the semi-final of the Ripley Holiday Classic by a score of 74-54. The Blue Jays advanced to the championship game where they were defeated by Felicity (71-48). Jayden Bartley was named to the All-Tournament Team. Go Blue Jays!

Mrs. Patty Ream's journalism students publish the school newspaper monthly! Go to the school district website (www.rulh.us) to check out the December issue of the Blue Jay Beat!

• Janet Dugan – High School Administrative Professional (January 16th)
• Woody Robinson – High School Biology Teacher (January 19th)
• Kerri Eastwood – HS Teacher Aide (January 23rd)
• Chelsey Frazier - ES Teacher (January 24th)
• Patti Gulley - ES Aide (January 25th)
• Deedra Arthur – HS Intervention Specialist (January 27th)
• Tina Horton – ES Teacher (January 28th)
• Jessica Himes – ES Aide (January 29th)
• Doug McKisson – HS Teacher (January 31st)
• Karen Campbell - Bus Driver (January 31st)

Friday, January 17th

6 – 9 pm - JV/V Boys Basketball @ Fairfield

Saturday, January 18th

10 – 11:30 am - Varsity Boys Basketball vs Huntington @ North Adams H.S.

Sunday, January 19th

No events scheduled

Monday, January 20th

No School for Students and Staff

10 am – 2 pm - Bowling @ MLK Tournament (Highland Lanes)

5:30 – 8 pm - 7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Eastern (at RULH Jr./Sr. High School)

5:30 – 8 pm - 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball vs Eastern (at Aberdeen School Building)

7 – 10 pm - Varsity Lady Jays @ Bethel-Tate High School

Tuesday, January 21st

No School for Students - Staff In-Service

4:30 – 7 pm - 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Mount Orab M.S. (8th grade at 4:30 p.m.)

5:30 – 7:30 pm - 7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Mount Orab (8th Grade Recognition Night - players and cheerleaders)

6 – 9 pm - JV/V Boys Basketball vs Lynchburg Clay

Wednesday, January 22nd

4 – 7 pm - Bowling vs Fayetteville (Town &Country Lanes/Senior Night)

6 – 9 pm - JV/V Lady Jays @ Georgetown

SHAC JH Girls Basketball Tournament TBA at North Adams

Thursday, January 23rd

5 – 8 pm - 7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball @ Felicity

5:30 – 7:30 pm - 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball vs Felicity (8th grade Recognition Night)

6 – 9 pm - JV/V Lady Jays vs Manchester

Friday, January 24th

6 – 9 pm - JV/V Boys Basketball vs Manchester- Homecoming (First State Bank Night)

9 – 11:30 pm - Homecoming Dance

Saturday, January 25th

5 – 7 pm - Varsity Lady Jays vs Portsmouth Clay

7 – 9 pm - Varsity Boys Basketball vs Portsmouth Clay