Visit The RAS Student Art Show! Our Illinois State University clinical students have helped create this virtual art show on our website to highlight some of the great work or students have produced. Please visit the RAS Student Art Show by navigating to the RAS Bloomington web page. Click the menu tab (top right of page) then scroll down to RAS Art Gallery 2023 – 2024. The Art show will be updated frequently with new works so stop by every now and then to see what the RAS art students are up to.
RAS students had the opportunity to help a community neighbor this week. Thursday was a perfect afternoon to help St. Mary's with landscaping and learn valuable skills. Two of our students had the opportunity to help back in the spring and were thrilled to go back and help this week!
On Wednesday the RAS Career & College Center hosted guests from Laborers' International Union of North America Local 362. Representitives, including RAS alumnus Joshua Wells, shared their experience working in the union and encouraged students to consider a carer in the skilled trades. It is always great when our graduates are able to come back and share their success stories with our current students!
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This morning students from the RAS Career & College Center visited IBEW 197 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Center in Bloomington. Students experienced what it is like to work and learn as part of their apprenticeship program.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission visited RAS today and held a "Claim Your Future" workshop that encouraged students to explore education after high school, future careers, and money management. Students were able to discuss their future goals and aspirations and link their educational choices to future career options and financial stability.
Some of our graduating seniors had the opportunity to visit Heartland Community College today. Students toured the campus and learned about the programming and resources Heartland has to offer!
College Week at RAS! This morning the Illinois Student Assistance Commission joined RAS seniors for a workshop on financial aid and completing the FAFSA. Later in the week seniors will have the opportunity to visit Heartland Community College to learn more about everything they offer.
RAS Bloomington Campus was lucky enough to host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) on Tuesday, October 10th. Our middle school and high school students had the opportunity to participate in the Civil Rights Workshop offered by the MMOT, which explored "civil rights in a historic and contemporary context".
Special thanks to First Christian Church for sponsoring our Fall Student Led Conferences. Our students, families and staff all loved the delicious gifts!
On Wednesday RAS students had the opportunity to work with community members at the Midwest Food Bank filling, sealing, and packing food boxes for those in need. This was a great opportunity to network and add some valuable volunteering experience to the resumes of these students.
Our learning labs have been hard at work! In the first unit for our STEAM Lab, Problem Solving, students have been practicing how to solve problems using the Engineering Design Process. The final project challenged students to work individually or in a group and design a unique game or marble maze. Numerous problems/challenges occurred during the project that required students to apply real world problem solving skills. The results were super creative and so impressive! Giving students the opportunity to choose a project, explore and develop their own learning styles and interests helped make this project a success.
On Wednesday students in the RAS Career Readiness program volunteered time at the Western Ave. Center in Bloomington. Students helped move and organize furniture and athletic equipment in the gymnasium. They were also given a chance to discuss with staff what type of events and activities they would like to see offered to young people at the community center. Mr. Rudicil even got the chance to play a little table tennis. We look forward to working with the Western Ave. Center again soon!
This week the RAS Career and College Center featured plumbing as it's Career of the Week. Students learned more about what plumbers do and the skills required to be one. They also completed a job simulation using our Career Labs Virtual Reality software.
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📸⭐️First-ish Day of School pics: RAS Edition ⭐️📸 Life is GOOD! (Check us out on Facebook or Instagram for more pics!)
If you tried calling the school or emailing any of the staff today, please accept our apologies. We were outdoors to kick off this epic school year because...Life is good! We shared, we listened, we reflected, we hiked, we ate, we laughed, and we did it all with love and intentionality. We thoroughly enjoy being alternative, even for the opening day in-service!
Anyways, what did you do at school today?
#LifeIsGood #TeacherInservice #BackToSchool
If you tried calling the school or emailing any of the staff today, please accept our apologies. We were outdoors to kick off this epic school year because...Life is good! We shared, we listened, we reflected, we hiked, we ate, we laughed, and we did it all with love and intentionality. We thoroughly enjoy being alternative, even for the opening day in-service!
Anyways, what did you do at school today?
#LifeIsGood #TeacherInservice #BackToSchool
Staff from RAS attended the ROE 17 Annual Administrators Back to School Breakfast today. Listening to State Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders inspired our fearless leader, Mr. Kendall, to change into his NASA shirt as a reminder that anything new and different is hard and challenging, but can and MUST be done to progress into something BETTER no matter how long it takes! We are excited to continue to do all of the new, different, hard, and challenging "stuff" this year to meet the needs of our students and to ensure true learning and active engagement are taking place.
August 3rd, 16 RAS Staff gathered to Reflect, Challenge, and Grow while working to develop a comprehensive school improvement plan. The commitment by this talented and dedicated staff is inspiring as they are evidence that "Many Hands Together Make for Light Work."
