• Thanks to Andy Wight for putting on a great Spring Band Concert and Kayla Mayou for hosting our second voice recital of the year.
• Congratulations to the band award winners, especially Kodie Lawrence who was awarded the John Philip Sousa Award and Shaelyn Doody, the winner of the Louis B. Armstrong Jazz Award.
• Thanks to Lori Ryan and Rick Yehl for sponsoring the Senior Ball at Canandaigua Inn on the Lake and Jim Pier and Carriann Shantz for hosting the Junior Prom at Blue Heron Hills. Both events went off without a hitch.
• Thanks to everyone who attended our annual Awards Ceremony. We had a very large crowd. I’m pleased to see so many students recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.
• Thanks to those of you who voted for the Operating Budget. Because we will be able to restore a technology teacher to full time, we will be able to offer DDP, Programming, and Robotics courses to RJHS students next year.
• The Varsity Baseball team lost in the Sectional finals to Geneseo 4-1.  They finished the season with a record of   16-3, and split the Finger Lakes West Title with Bloomfield.
• The Varsity Softball team lost in the Sectional Semi-Finals to Caledonia-Mumford 2-1.  They finished their season with a record of 13-7. 
• Shealyn Doody and Samantha Teufel both won Sectional Titles, Sam in the Shot put and Shealyn in the 3,000 meter and Steeple Chase.  We congratulate them on a great season.

• On Saturday, June 1^st Concert Chorus participated in the Darien Lake Music Competition. They received an overall score of 97.35 placing them in the Outstanding with Distinction category. Concert Chorus placed second overall in the category of Mixed Chorus. Chorus members Sarah Haley, Ian Kennedy, and Olivia Lohr were recognized by the judges for a superior performance in the Outstanding Soloist category.
• On June 2, four students from RJ were recognized by the American Chemical Society for being in the top 10% of their Chemistry classes. In a ceremony at Nazareth College following a chemical demonstration by Dr. Kenneth D Schlecht of SUNY Brockport,  Shealyn Doody, Kory Fogarty, Brynne Guerrie and Colin Clark were presented with certificates acknowledging their accomplishments.
• Elleanor Smith, Savanna Schaertl, Corinna Capron, Heather Peek, Noah Moran, Paul Kuehnert, McKenzie Henry, and Bryce Guerrie have been recognized as Finger Lakes Scholars by Hobart and William Smith Colleges. This merit based award, totaling $25,000 annually, is given to students who qualify, admitted and enroll at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
• Thanks to everyone who attended the final choral concert of the year. The event, which featured music ranging from Taylor Swift  to Ralph Vaughn Williams, showcased the impressive musical talent we have at Red Jacket.  

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