Greetings Ketcham Nation!

As April comes to a close, we are reminded of the saying "the days are long, but the years are short".

We have only 28 school days left this year and only 60 days until our Class of 2025 graduates!

We aim to fill those days with a lot of great things and, while our students must maintain their incredible dedication to academics, we look forward to warmer days, more time spent outside and all the activities that come with the end of the school year.

This month, we learned that life can be about lessons as well as fun with our spring musical! Masque & Mime again put on an incredible production and we look forward to their annual Broadway Cares event next week!

Last week, our National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society inducted new members and this week the Math Honor Society will hold its induction ceremony.

RCK had several students who received awards at the recent Dutchess Regional Science Fair. Please join me in congratulating Shiven Dabhi, Emily Zhang, Amber Carpenter and Isabelle Echegaray (Class of '25) as well as Grace Shrestha and Sean Lai (Class of '28). RCK had 5 students qualify for the top 32 at the recent DUSO Math Team League competition and two students - Jack McCarthy and David Carbone - who attended the state meet. The DUSO A Team finished 2nd! Congratulations! RCK is also hosting the Dutchess County Mock Trial Competition and we are so proud of our participating students.

We continue our Family Circle series this week with Junior College Planning Night with a presentation of college preparation that includes information on the application process, financial aid and more. Next month, we will host the Dutchess County Skilled Trades Fair where students can  learn about careers in a variety of professions.

There is so much happening for our Ketcham Nation community in the coming weeks - ENL Spring Family Night,  RCK Taste of Interact, the annual Senior-Senior Prom, Sabores Latinos, the 5K Color Run/Walk, Junior Prom, WCSD Festival of the Arts and our ever popular Flea Market and Car Show, which benefits our senior class.

It's a busy time, but we love seeing so many of our students and families at these events.

As our Class of 2025 gets ready for all the end-of-year activities leading up to graduation on June 27, we want to remind them to continue to check Google Classroom for important updates. Prom tickets are on sale next week - it's going to be a magical night at West Point!

Please don’t forget to check the district website for upcoming public forums on the WCSD school budget and don’t forget to vote on May 20.

Reminder - there were unused snow days which affected our school calendar so please remember to check our website and the district calendar for updates.

Please also continue to check the daily announcements, our website and social media for all information on all upcoming events.

Thank you again for making Ketcham Nation the best place to be!