RHETORIC SCHOOL NEWS

 

Upcoming Events & INFO

 
January 9 - Casual Dress Day
 
Hot Topics: Casual Conversations with Mrs. Traywick (bring your own coffee)
Upper Room, parents of grades 9-12, 8:15am-9am
Jan. 16- Let’s Talk Longhorns: University of Texas admissions
Feb. 6- APs: Are they worth it? 
March 27- The Gap Year
 
 

Thursday, January 15 - we will continue our theme of Fortifying the Foundation at our next Project Standfast. Join us and learn as Ravi Jain will encourage us in the art of being fascinated at "Wonder to Wisdom: Science and Math in the Liberal Arts Tradition." See more information about the event in the Covenant Copy email. Dinner and fellowship at 6 pm, and Mr. Jain at 7:00 pm. Sign up here!

Rhetoric students will attend a Student Forum with Ravi Jain this same day from 9:50 -10:50 am.  


February 10-11, Senior Thesis, Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, University of Texas at Dallas, 
All Rhetoric students will attend both days of thesis presentations.  You may provide transportation for your student to UTD, your student may drive to UTD, or transportation will be available via Covenant bus from Covenant.  Please consider these options and look for an email in the near future asking for a commitment to one of those options.  Detailed thesis defense schedule will be posted here in the coming weeks.  

For your reference, here are the links to Rhetoric School Travel Opportunities and Dr. Schmidt's fall email.

college Counselor corner

Click the link of your student's grade for relevant college counselor info!
 
 
 
 

Rhetoric School Bell Schedule 2025-2026

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (50 min classes)
8:30-9:20 1st Period
9:25-10:15 2nd Period
10:20-11:10 3rd Period
11:15-12:05 4th Period
12:05-12:30 Lunch 
12:30-12:45 Flex Time -- Lunch into Announcements/ Clubs (M/T), Advisory (W) 
12:50-1:40 5th Period
1:45-2:35 6th Period
2:40-3:30 7th Period

Thursday (85 min blocks)
8:30-9:55 Block ( 5th Period)
10:00-10:30 Chapel 
10:35-12:00 Block ( 4th Period)
12:00-12:30 Lunch 
12:35-2:00 Block ( 7th Period)
2:05-3:30 Block (6th Period) 

Friday (85 min blocks)
8:30-9:55 Block ( 2nd Period)
9:55-10:15 Flex time
10:20-11:45 Block (1st Period)
11:45-12:15 Lunch 
12:20-1:45 Block ( 3rd Period)
1:45-3:30 Co-curriculars

RHETORIC Carpool procedures

Please see carpool procedures here and in the Parent Portal, password Classical26.

RHETORIC ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

If your student is home sick or has a last minute appointment, please email Jennifer Tompkins at [email protected]. Students should check FACTS for missed assignments and contact teachers if they need clarification.

If your student has a pre-planned appointment or absence, he or she must get a pre-planned absence form from Mrs. Tompkins (also available on the Parent Portal) and obtain required signatures. All work is to be made up beforehand or at the direction of the teacher. For college visits, students must also get an official note from the college to confirm that they attended admissions events. 

If your student gets sick while at school, he or she may visit the nurse, and the nurse will contact you. Students are not permitted to text parents during the school day and will not be permitted to leave unless the nurse has spoken to a parent.

 

 

PARKING STICKERS

Student Parking Stickers

As students have updated vehicle information, the easiest way to update this is for the student to do so through his or her FACTS app.  Use the Forms tab to get to the Student Auto Registration.  

 

Attention Rhetoric School Students Needing Service Hours or PE Credits:

Be a manager or a student athletic training aide and earn hours or credits while having fun with a team sport! Contact Mrs. Traywick if you are interested.

 

Resource Documents

School supply list, Summer Reading Assignments and more may be found in the Resource Docs! Parent Portal password Classical26.

 

COVENANT PHOTOS

It's easy to share your photos with the community and the yearbook staff. Click here to see how.

Visit The Covenant Spirit shop.