As part of Catholic Schools Week, we are having our all-school picnic on Friday, January 31st, starting at 11:30 am in the Paul & Marlene Pick Family Gym. Parents are encouraged to bring lunch (sandwiches, pizza, tacos, casserole, or any meal your family would like) into school and share it with your children. You may also bring younger children, extended family, or other guests.

No school lunch will be available on this day.

A 40-45 minute presentation about our capital campaign for the new school will be shown during the picnic. Tables will be set up so you are able to see the screen. If you can't be there, join us live on Hudl Due to Hudl's restrictions, we can no longer broadcast via YouTube.

The bleachers will also be open, and you may bring a tablecloth, blanket, or pillow to sit on if you'd like. Feel free to visit with neighbors.

After the picnic, students will leave with their parents. No busing this day. If you are unable to attend, please make arrangements with someone to bring lunch for your children and take them home.

Hector's Closet, the 2nd-hand RSM clothing exchange located in downtown Remsen, will be open:
Thursday, 1/23, 4:30-6:00 pm
Wednesday, 1/29, 4:30-6:00 pm

Families with children in grades preschool-8th grade, please bring 3 items for the bake sale. Families with students in high school, please bring 24 pieces of cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, danish, muffins, or similar for the breakfast. If you have a child in both categories, you need only to bring the item for the breakfast. Supporting both is awesome but not necessary. you for your support!

Stacey Besch's talk for the 8th-12th grade students was postponed because of Tuesday's late start due to extreme windchills. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 4th, 9:30 - 11:30 am, in the Paul & Marlene Pick Gym. This event is open to the public.

Don't miss this annual breakfast in the RSM cafeteria on Sunday, Jan 26, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, featuring food made our by parents! Menu includes: egg bake, scrambled eggs, cheesy potatoes, sausage, ham, mixed fruit, assorted rolls, coffee, milk, and juice. There will be a bake sale happening, as well, with cakes, cookies, pies, and more. Prices for the breakfast are as follows:

Adults and children 13 and up: $12
Children 9-12: $8
Children 5-8: $5
Children under 4: FREE
Carryout available for $12. Call 712-786-1433 or 712-539-2729

This event is open to the public.

We have some fun events planned for Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 25 - 31, including some games, a sock hop, and a school picnic! Check the schedule to see what's going on.

There will be a meal served, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, Jan. 31, at Gehlen Catholic's cafeteria, during the RSM vs. Gehlen basketball game in Le Mars. The menu will include chili, ham sandwiches, chicken noodle soup, and dessert. All proceeds go to supplies for the mission trip to Honduras.

Attention: 6th graders-high school students. To purchase a baseball cap, return the order form to the office by Thursday, Jan. 30.

To all fans planning on going to the girls and boys basketball games at Western Christian tonight, tickets must be purchased online. Western is cashless at the gate. Tickets are $8 each. The games can also be watched on their Hudl livestream.

Please note time change: The games start at 5:00 pm with varsity girls, followed by varsity boys. The JV boys game has been canceled.

Stacy Besch, an entrepreneur and professional speaker from Algona, Iowa, is giving a talk to 8th grade - high school students tomorrow, Jan. 21. This event begins at 9:00 am and is open to the public. Please let us know you are coming with an RSVP to Kris at 786-1433 or [email protected].

Seniors Brady, Keaton, and Lennan are hosting an out-of-uniform day for their mission trip. Bring in a cash donation or drop something from this list in the box by the stairs and enjoy a casual day on Monday, Jan. 20. All donations will be used to care for needy families in Honduras.

On January 9, the fifth grade class graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Thank you, Officer Logan Sparr, for your time with the students.

You can buy a brat and chips for $5 at tonight and tomorrow's home basketball games. See you there!

RSM won the word of the day contest for Wed., Jan. 8th. Here is the precise moment we're mentioned. CNN-10 is a daily digest of current events for middle and high school students.

Hawk Happenings, our weekly newsletter, is now available online.

On Friday, January 10, we will celebrate and recognize our state baseball and state softball teams at our home basketball games against Harris-Lake Park. We will recognize the baseball team at halftime of the girls game and the softball team at halftime of the boys game. We look forward to a packed gym to cheer on our Hawks boys and girls basketball teams as they compete against Harris-Lake Park in a Friday night conference game, as well as to celebrate our baseball and softball teams from this past summer!

Have you noticed someone in particular going above and beyond contributing their time and hard work to RSM? Nominate them for Volunteer of the Year! Please email Kris Schiltz, at [email protected], their name, what they did, and why you are nominating them. Present or past faculty and staff disqualified. Please nominate your candidate by January 15, 2025.

On Wednesday, we will have our Epiphany Mass. All students are encouraged to leave their uniforms home and dress up!

Epiphany commemorates the revelation of Jesus as the son of God, especially to the Three Wise Men, distinguished foreigners also known as the Biblical Magi. Epiphany Eve, or 12th night, marks the last night of the 12 days of Christmas. Usually starting on or around January 6, the season of Epiphany ends on Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent, March 5 this year.

Fun fact: King Cake, with its green, purple, and gold jewel-tone colors, symbolizes the Three Wise Mens' (also called kings) arrival, and is traditionally served on Epiphany in New Orleans and throughout the ensuing Mardi Gras season. A small plastic baby Jesus is hidden inside and the person who finds it is said to receive good luck in the coming year.