RCS Board honors RHS varsity volleyball team’s record setting season

The Russellville High School varsity volleyball players and coaches were the guests of honor at the November 18th meeting of the Russellville City Board of Education.

Each player and coach was presented certificates of recognition for their outstanding season that recently ended with several school records set, including total wins of 41.

The team and coaching staff were also honored at the previous night’s meeting of the Russellville City Council.

In agenda items at the board’s November 18th meeting, the following actions were taken:

—approval of facility use requests for the RCS Auditorium and Fine Arts Building January 9-10 and 16-17 for the RHS Marching Hundred to host the Northwest Alabama Honor Band, the RCS Auditorium and Fine Arts Building February 13-14 for the RHS Marching Hundred to host the Alabama Bandmasters Association District 3 Honor Band and the Russellville Middle School gymnasium for varsity boys/girls basketball program to host the TBVA Youth Basketball League games December 6, January 10,17,21 and 31, and February 26-March 1.

—approved trip requests by RHS basketball, indoor track and Scholars Bowl for overnight and any out-of-state travel for games.

—approved a recommendation by the RCS Textbook Committee to adopt textbooks for Career Technical Education that are outside the ALSDE textbook list but can be adopted by the LEA.

—approved the following personnel moves: Resignation: Madison Berry, RES teacher. Leave of Absence: Nov. 3, 2025 thru January 20, 2026 for WES teacher Sydney Scott, up to 12 weeks for RES CNP worker Robin Fugate, up to eight weeks for WES teacher Jake Ward, November 13-21, 2025, for RES aide Anna Lopez Torres. Temporary Employment in Position for: Easton Hutcheson, Miranda Gutierrez, Hudson Hutcheson, Darius Christian as Park and Rec student workers, Nicole Jensen, Amanda Ridge, Lauren Hellums and Lisa Shipman as Saturday School teachers.

—heard a report from RCS Superintendent Dr. Tim Guinn about the system’s grade of ‘A’ in the 2024-2025 State Report Card.

“Each of our schools showed wonderful improvement. I congratulate our administrators, faculty, staff and students on a job well done,” Guinn said.