2025-2026 School Calendar

Click here to view the calendar for the 2025-26 school year!

Mark your calendars:

Registration is July 24th.  Be waiting for more information in your mail and email!

2025 Freshmen Orientation

Welcome Class of 2029! 
Freshmen Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 7th at 7:30 AM OR 6:00 PM.  You can RSVP by calling the Main Office at 217-892-2151 or completing the Google Form. 

Click Here to RSVP.  

Questions, please contact Ms. Billings at 217-892-6132 or bab@rths193.org 

Parkland Career Guide
Parkland College received a substantial grant to work with the EFE on a regional career guide.  The link to this career guide is here: http://www.flipcareerguide.com/books/vass/.  The guide is specific to our region and includes examples of local employers, along with local programs such as ECCA, Parkland summer career camps, etc.  We think it can be a valuable resource for students and parents. 

Need RTHS Apparel?

In need of new RTHS Apparel?  Click on the file below and scan the QR Code for the Sideline Store. 

Sideline Store

Rantoul Community Resource Guide

Below is the link to the Community Resource Guide that the UI student group created while working alongside Mrs. Megan Anderson and the Community Partnership Grant. 

Community Resource Guide- English

Community Resource Guide- Spanish

College Life at ISU

While those Accounting students were doing their thing, the Textiles students represented RTHS well by learning about college life - ordering Starbucks, how to avoid attacking geese, that wearing a coat is important, how to navigate a residence hall dining facility,  and just how awesome the ISU FCS Dept is. 

Our students did a great job representing Rantoul today. They had a blast hanging with Reggie Redbird, meeting students from other schools and many of them wore their purple and gold for the occasion. 

FFA Job Interview Contest
Congratulations to Jacob Fox for placing 2nd in the FFA Section Job Interview Contest.  He will be competing at the District level in May in hopes to earn a spot in the State Contest in June!

Future Educators Conference
Current seniors visited Illinois State University to attend the Future Educators Conference. They attended breakout sessions about education and learned about different content areas.

Author Visit
RTHS Alumni, Kassidy Scott came to talk to RTHS students about her first self-published book, The Shadows We Hide. She spoke with students about the process of writing and self-publishing. 

 

U of I Band Day
The Marching Eagles participated in U of I Band Day at Memorial Stadium.  RPD's Officer Smith even stopped for a selfie!

Parkland Summer Construction Program
Bryson Beach, Evan Ingalsbe, and Matthew Guhl completed the Parkland Summer Construction Program! 

Summer Reading Boxes
The students have been so excited to browse and choose books to read over the summer. Many of
them are planning to trade with each other throughout the summer, so they get even more reading in. 
We were able to give out over 600 books to about 130 students. 

Friends and Advocates of Education 

Monday, May 13th was the Friends and Advocates of Public Education Banquet at Riggs Brewery. Our custodial staff was nominated to receive this honor from RTHSEA. It was a great evening and a very nice opportunity to give Mr. Worthington and his team the recognition they deserve. Please congratulate the team once again today! 

NHS Book Tasting
The NHS Book Tasting was amazing today!  We put over 100 books in the hands of our students, and there were many smiling and excited faces.  Thank you to everyone who helped us advertise and encouraged students to attend!

Parkland Challenge
Last week we had 6 Seniors participate in the Parkland Challenge and they won both Round 1 and Round 2! They will compete in the finals on Wednesday! 

Tricoci Field Trip
Juniors and seniors who are interested in cosmetology and/esthetics were able to visit Tricoci Beauty School. They learned all about their programs and were able to do hands on learning. 

The RTHS Jazz Band performed in Danville at the Jazz Festival and outstanding soloist awards were presented to Alia Young, Arerie Ellis, Stephen Feig, Payton Taylor, and RaNeise Waters. 

Jazz Band Competition

The Screamin’ Eagles Jazz Band performed at the Danville Jazz Festival and earned first place in class 1A! 

Zoey Reichenbach made it to the second round for the CBAI Foundation Scholarship for Community Banking meaning she had to present it to at least 5 people. Here she is in her fye class! 

She presented her essay on the topic of " What is a community bank and how does it affect the economy?"

Future Educators Conference
RTHS students attended a Future Educators Conference hosted by Parkland. Students were able to attend break-out sessions and learn from current educators. Some sessions included first-year teachers, special education teachers, non-traditional careers in education, and many more. Students also had the opportunity to speak with local colleges about their education programs.

Internship Program

Mrs. Hoeft's Internship class held a celebration on March 7th to present their experiences at their Internships. 

RTHS Pep Band

The RTHS Pep Band performed at the IHSA State Series at the State Farm Center!  Way to go!

Mrs. Hinkley's AP Literature Class studied classic poetry in comic book form.  For their final project, they created a comic representation of a poem.  Their final products are SO good!  Click on the links to check them out! 

"We Weare the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Angelle Wrobel

Zoey Reichenbach

"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"  by Robert Herrick

Noelia Spencer

Darian Figueroa Irizarry

"A Story" by Li Young Lee

Elizabeth Handal

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale

Makenna Brooks

The History Teacher by Billy Collins

Erielys Quinones Marrero

Guest Speaker

Dr. Gingold spoke with students about how his family survived in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and the Holocaust including their eventual escape, after three attempts. His family was pursued by the Gestapo across Poland until they reached Siberia. Eventually, after the war, they were able to emigrate to the United States. Dr. Gingold spoke about some of the challenges of coming to a new country such as having to learn to read and write at age 15 and facing anti-semitism here. Dr. Gingold also talked about hate and indifference being very dangerous.

Congratulations on a job well done at last night's Section 17 FFA public speaking and job interview contests.

Jacob Fox- 1st place out of 12 individuals (job interview) and will be moving on to District round

Carmen Sage- 3rd place (extemporaneous speech)

Pascaline Phongo- 8th place (prepared speech) 

Weight Room Mural

The Mural Club added some much needed color and life to the Weight Room.  Please be sure to check it out if you are in the building.

Heisman Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Tyler Merrill, Ashlee Freeman, and Rebekah Maxwell. 

These senior athletes were selected for the Heisman High School Scholarship. This award is a highly competitive application that requires at least a 4.0 GPA and must be an active participant in a sport their senior year.