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RUSH CITY SCHOOLS from page 69 track or participate in wrestling or gymnastics. In addition, elementary students also have the option to participate in band, choir, art classes, safety patrol, student news crew, plays, and musicals.
Rush City High School is committed to offering personalized learning and attention to each student. Given its dedicated staff, students are provided with the support and challenges they need to be successful and fully prepared for college and careers. The district offers options for concurrent college courses, skill development is solid, performing and visual arts are strongly supported, and sports enjoy extremely high levels of student participation.
Accessible technology in each classroom enhances learning, as demonstrated over the past several years with interactive whiteboards in every classroom. Using the interactive whiteboards and student Chromebooks, teachers and students access more resources to create comprehensive lessons and engaging learning experiences. With access to Chromebooks, the internet, and course information on Google Classroom, every high school student has anytime, anywhere access to learning.
Concurrent college courses are offered in most subjects including science, English, Spanish, and math courses. The district also offers online learning and ITV classes for students wanting specialized courses. A work-link program offers high school credit for on-thejob training in community businesses.
The district is proud to report an approximate graduation rate of 95 %. Three-quarters of graduating seniors pursue higher education through colleges, universities, technical schools, and the military. Each year, about 20 % of Rush City students achieve the A honor roll for four consecutive quarters, and about 20-25 % of them accomplish the status regularly.
Rush City High School offers students a variety of extra-curricular activities to enrich students’ high school experience. On the athletic side, students may pick from football, volleyball, cross-country, bowling, trapshooting, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball, golf, and track and field. In addition, the school offers a variety of arts and academic opportunities for students, including band, choir, wind ensemble, jazz band, marching band, All School and One Act Play, Speech, Knowledge Bowl, Minnesota Honor Society, Student Council, and Math League.
Continued focus areas include relationship building, strengthening our Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports, and enhancing our curriculum, instruction, and assessments. The district also desires to increase participation in extra-curricular or enrichment offerings to promote collaboration, empowerment, and care.
The Rush City School Board members include Matt Meissner, chair; Will Schmidt, vice chair; Rory Roth, Treasurer; Kristin Papke, Clerk; Teri Umbreit, director; Kenneth Lind and Kevin Haugrud, director. The board welcomes anyone interested to attend meetings at 5:30 p. m. on the third Thursday of each month in the Rush City High School Media Center.
Rush City Independent School District # 139, 51001 Fairfield Ave., Rush City, MN 55069, 320-358-4855, www. rushcity. k12. mn. us.
SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTACTS
Superintendent Brent Stavig 320-358-4855 bstavig @ rushcity. k12. mn. us
Rush City High School Principal Cole McDonough 320-358-4795 cmcdonough @ rushcity. k12. mn. us
C. E. Jacobson Elementary School Principal Alicia Nelson 320-358-4724 anelson @ rushcity. k12. mn. us
Community Education Coordinator Lee Rood 320-358-1265 lrood @ rushcity. k12. mn. us
Early Childhood Family Education Coordinator Sara Sieling 320-358-3635 sseiling @ rushcity. k12. mn. us
St. Croix River Education District Executive Director Nicole Woodward 651-600-8011 nwoodward @ scred. k12. mn. us
The school district’ s website includes updates; messages from the superintendent, school principals, and school counselor; lunch menus; school sports and athletic calendars; and information about special events. Visit www. rushcity. k12. mn. us.