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Home of the Cougars
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Dr. Smith - Principal
Mrs. Richardson - Counselor

   You don’t have to blow out someone
   else’s candle for your light to shine.
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Graduation - Class of 2025
  ● When you accepted to attend RCEC,
    you agreed that your child will not
    graduate early from RCEC.
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A True Partnership...
• Vicksburg Warren School District
• Hinds Community College Campus

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River City’s New Home
      2019 School Year
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•   Dr. Smith - Principal

Amazing RCEC Staff
                     •   Mrs. Walker - Secretary
                     •   Mrs. Richardson – Counselor
                     •   Mrs. Johnson - Guidance Secretary
                     •   Mr. Craft - Biology *
                     •   Mr. Valerio - Chemistry
                     •   Mrs. Bradley - English I
                     •   Mrs. Swartz – English II *
                     •   Mrs. Gardner - Algebra I *
                     •   Mr. Price - Algebra II
                     •   Mrs. Everett - World History
                     •   Ms. Fisackerly - U.S. History *
                     •   Mr. King - Driver’s Ed
                     •   Mr. Lawson - Leadership, P.E.
                     •   Mrs. Buxton - Junior Leadership Advisor
                     •   Mrs. Davis - Senior Leadership Advisor
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Time               Schedule

School Day    8:00 - 9:00
              9:00 - 9:55
                             Arrival/Breakfast
                                   1st
             10:00 - 10:55         2nd
             11:00 - 12:25      3rd/Lunch
              12:30 - 1:25         4th
              1:30 - 2:25          5th
              2:25 - 3:10      Power Hour
                    3:10        Dismissal
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Transportation is provided for anyone
living within the Vicksburg Warren School
                  District
             ● Car - Riders
               ○ Only use the back parking lot
             ● Bus Riders
               ○ Back to zoned school and then
                  home
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COVID UPDATE
                           (As of August 2, 2021)

● VWSD is In-Person.
● Hinds is In-Person.
● Masks are recommended.
● Take temperature at home. Do not come to school sick.
● Classroom seating - classroom desks will be spaced as far apart
  as feasibly possible.
● The complete VWSD Covid plan can be found online at district
  website @ vwsd.org (Return to In-Person Instruction 2021-2022).
   ○ Exposure
   ○ Quarantine
Health UPDATE
● Please contact Nurse Dru Holdiness:
  ○ Health Issues
  ○ Allergies

  dholdiness@vwsd.org
Chromebooks
● Chromebooks can be picked up from the office July 26 to August 3.
● After August 3, the chromebook can be picked up from the RCEC
  office between 8:00 - 3:00.
● A guardian must present a photo ID, pay a $20 technology fee, and
  accompany their student to pick up a Chromebook.
● The parent and student must ll out and sign the technology
  agreement form. PLEASE NOTE: Any student who still has their
  Junior High Chromebooks must return them to their Junior High
  school office.
Deadlines:
Due to our unique academic setting, RCEC holds students, as well
as parents, accountable for adhering to strict deadlines.

Deadlines include, but are not limited to:
● Enrollment Requirements
● Classwork, Homework, Testing Dates
● Remediation Timelines
● Attendance
You will be responsible to complete the following:

   ● Complete Hinds Community College online application
   ● Complete Hinds Community College mandatory forms
   ● Schedule and take Hinds Community College Accuplacer test
   ● Complete RCEC mandatory forms

Failure to complete any of the above by the deadline signifies rejection of
RCEC offer. Student will attend zone school in the fall instead of RCEC.
Top Priority - Your Child’s Safety
  ● We do not have security guards at the
    entrance/exit of the building.
  ● If your child does not follow directions,
    he/she will have a discipline referral for
    being out of place.
High Expectations and High Standards
  State Test - You must pass in order to graduate.
    • Algebra I
    • Biology

    • English II
    • US History
  High school classes taught on an honors level.
Attendance
      is VERY IMPORTANT!
★   If you are absent for a college 3X, you fail the course.
★   You must come to school in order to learn.
★   Administration will address with parents and students if there is an
    issue with attendance.
Extra Curricular Activities
  ★ If you are accepted to RCEC, you have to
    let us know as soon as possible if you will be
    participating in sports or band at your zoned
    school. (Scheduling)
  ★ RCEC is your HOME school. :)
Choosing Classes - Freshmen

 ●   We choose your academic classes for
     you.
What classes will my
Fall                               TH
                    child take in 9 ?              Spring
• English                        • English
• Biology I *                    • Biology I*
• Algebra 1*                     • Algebra 1*
• World History                  • World History
• Seminar/LIM                    • Seminar/LIM
• College Class                  • College Class

      Rigor Rigor Rigor                Rigor Rigor Rigor
VWSD PATHWAY

       ○ 28 credits

                      21
HINDS Associates
of General Studies
    PATHWAY

        ○   62 college hours
            (specific classes)

                                22
9th                  9th             10th         10th           11th          11th            12th            12th
      Fall                Spring           Fall        Spring          Fall         Spring           Fall           Spring
                                                                                                                                 HIGH SCHOOL
  ENGL 1                 ENGL 1           ENGL ll     ENGL ll        COMP 1         COMP II       COLLEGE          COLLEGE          CREDIT
                                                                                                   CHOICE           CHOICE
                                                                                                                                    DUAL
 Algebra I             Algebra I        Algebra II   Algebra II    COLLEGE           TRIG         PRE CAL         CALCULUS         CREDIT
                                                                                    (CHOICE)        (CHOICE)        (CHOICE)
                                                                   ALGEBRA
                                                                                                                                  Fulfillment
 WORLD                  WORLD               US          US         ART/MUSIC      COLLEGE         COLLEGE          COLLEGE            of
 HISTORY                HISTORY          HISTORY     HISTORY        APPREC         CHOICE          CHOICE           CHOICE           AA

BIOLOGY                 BIOLOGY         CHEMISTRY    CHEMISTRY      COLLEGE       COLLEGE         COLLEGE          COLLEGE
                                                                    SCIENCE       SCIENCE          CHOICE           CHOICE
                                                                      W/ LAB         W/ LAB

LEADERSHIP              LEADERSHIP      LEADERSHIP   LEADERSHIP    LEADERSHIP     LEADERSHIP      LEADERSHIP     LEADERSHIP

 COLLEGE                COLLEGE          COLLEGE     COLLEGE        PUBLIC        COLLEGE         COLLEGE
  CLASS                  CLASS            CLASS       CLASS        SPEAKING        CHOICE          CHOICE
(Career Exploration)     (Intro Soc)       (Gov’t)     (Econ)                                                                    = 64 Hours
        2                    3               3           3              13             13             15               12

                                                                  Comp I        Comp II        College Choice   College Choice
                                       ALTERNATE OPTION           With a Lab

                                                                  Pre College   College Alg.   College Choice   College Choice
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Fall                               TH
                   child take in 10 ?              Spring
• English II *                    • English II *
• Chemistry                       • Chemistry
• Algebra II                      • Algebra II
• U.S. History                    • U.S. History
• Seminar/LIM                     • Seminar/LIM
• College Class - US Gov’t        • College Class -
     Rigor Rigor Rigor                  Rigor Rigor Rigor .
What classes will my
 Fall               child take in 11-12th?                  Spring
● Dual Credit College                      ● Dual Credit College
  Courses at Hinds                           Courses at Hinds
● Junior/Sr Leadership                     ● Junior/Sr Leadership
● Satisfy High School                      ● Satisfy High School
  Credits first                              Credits first
                                          ● Work on AA or
● Work on AA or
                                             transferable credit
  transferable credit
            All courses taught on a Rigorous College Level
Power Hour ~ SO IMPORTANT
             2:25 - 3:10 every day
  ● Extra Class at the end of the day
     ○ Seek help when needed
     ○ Work on VWSD work
     ○ Work on college work
     ○ Get support in tested subject area
  ● If you leave for extra curricular activities, you will not
    have Power Hour.
Dress Code
● We do NOT require uniforms
● Please see VWSD website for high school
  dress code
● No hats or anything that covers your
  head
● No Crop Tops
● Length of skirts or shorts
● Holes in Jeans all of the way up
Discipline
● You are a Hinds student AND a VWSD
  student.
● Unfortunately, if you break the rules, there
  will be consequences with both entities.
Hinds Probation/Suspension
●   If a student, who is in Good Scholastic Standing at the beginning of a fall or spring term, earns a term GPA
    of less than 1.75, his/her scholastic standing will become Probation at the end of that term.
●   If a student, whose scholastic standing is Probation at the beginning of a fall or spring term, earns a term
    GPA less than a 1.75, his/her standing will become Suspension at the end of that term, provided his/her
    overall GPA is also less than 2.00 at the end of that term; otherwise, his/her scholastic standing will remain
    Probation.
●   If a student, whose scholastic standing is Probation at the beginning of a fall or spring term, earns a term
    GPA of 1.75 or higher, his/her standing will become Good at the end of that term, provided his/her overall
    GPA is also 2.0 or higher at the end of that term; otherwise, his/her scholastic standing will remain
    Probation.
●   Transfer students who were academically dismissed from the last school they attended, have sat out the
    required number of semesters, and are eligible for immediate readmission may be admitted to HCC on
    Scholastic Probation. Transfer students who were placed on Scholastic Probation after their last semester
    will be admitted to HCC on Scholastic Probation.
After School Jobs
● Please do not let an after school job
  interfere or take precedence over your
  school work.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
  Tammy Burris Smith, Principal
        tburris@vwsd.org
          601-629-6833

  Marian Richardson, Counselor
     mrichardson@vwsd.org
          601-629-6812
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