On Jan. 14, the RCHS Student Council Association hosted a blood drive. Students 16 and up could choose to donate blood throughout the day. All the blood goes to the American Red Cross. Students interested in donating blood in the future should visit Room 118 to learn more about upcoming drives. RCHS seniors who donate are eligible for a Red Cross scholarship given away at Senior Night and earn a cord at graduation.
The National Honor Society is preparing for its annual Lip Sync Battle which will be held on Feb. 27 in the RCHS auditorium. Students are encouraged to sign up and participate with their friends, a club, or individually. A link to sign up is in the student’s email and the deadline is Jan. 30. In past years, there have been eight to 10 acts, but this year, the NHS is hoping to have 15-20 acts. Proceeds from the event are donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected]
Thank you to the Ukeladies and Laura Hotinger for leading music Sunday at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church and to Tim Hodges for being the lay leader. During Sunday’s service Vicki Hodges was installed as a trustee and Laura Shell, Amy Scheuer and Tim Hodges were installed as ruling elders.
The Shenandoah Presbytery is sponsoring a mission trip to Baja, Mexico, to work with Youth With A Mission to build houses. A meeting was held on Sunday afternoon to provide more information. Several folks from New Monmouth have expressed interest in going, and lots of information can be found on the Shenandoah Presbytery website. April 1 is the deadline for signing up for the trip. The next team meeting will be on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. at Westminster’s Church office, 1900 Mt. Vernon St., in Waynesboro.
The women’s conference “Slow Me Down” is scheduled for this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We are watching the weather and will provide information about rescheduling if necessary via email to those who’ve signed up. The conference will take place at The Barn at Still House Creek Farm located at 241 Still House Drive.
We have game night coming up at the Clarks’ house on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. Bring a snack and a game. We plan to have Settlers of Catan, a trivia game, and possibly some Poetry for Neanderthals.
February Lunch Bunch will be on Feb. 10 at Chick-fil-A at 12:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come have lunch together.
Ladies’ Circle will meet on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Deb Jarrett’s house at 7 p.m.
The painting in the church looks great! Carpeting will be installed in February.
