Richfield Springs CSD

The last day to buy tickets for the semi-formal is Wednesday. Out of town guest forms are due Wednesday as well.

#9 Richfield Springs-Owen D. Young 67 / #2 (NYS #4) South Kortright - Andes @ SUNY Delhi Section 4 Final A month and a half ago Richfield Springs limped out of their 14th game of the season with a record of 7-7. The final loss was to South Kortright and was a drubbing that finished with a score of 91-42. RSO had suffered numerous covid quarantines and injuries to that point. From the outside it looked like the season was on it's way to a ho hum mediocre finish. Coach Busch and the players tell us there was a different story line in the locker room. "We knew we had been battle tested and performed well given the challenges we had faced. The reality is 6 of those 7 losses were to state ranked teams, such as West Canada and VVS. We knew could play with anyone if we just kept our noses to the grind stone and got healthy." (Coach Busch) Low and behold, RSO did just that. They rolled into tonight's section 4 final vs South Kortright going 9-1 in their last 10 games. Despite this, RSO was getting zero love from the media who still had not seen fit to recognize their tough early schedule or their recent victories over state ranked or honorably mentioned Franklin, Morris and Davenport. Tonight the Indians proved without a doubt, that they are absolutely one of the best teams in NYS this year. Of course, RSO had to make it interesting. They spotted South Kortright an 11 point lead by halftime and things looked bleak with leading scorer Dylan Hosford hobbled by a in game ankle injury. Then the real RSO showed up...As third quarter progressed RSO's forwards Brogan Graves, Clay Bobnick and Andrew Oakley started to figure out the SK pressure defense and attacked it with beautiful passing. They also each were brilliant defensively with numerous deflections and charges to go along with a combined 13 points. Eventually they sparked the RSO offense into a 22-10 fourth quarter run. Offensively Dylan Hosford led the game with 25 points, Austin Bowman added 12 and clutch three's from Landon Schultz, Jordy Diliberto and Brayden Dunckel in the fourth quarter led RSO to a 3 point lead with 6 seconds to go. Of course, anyone who has seen Coach Carter knows...sometimes story book endings aren't to be. South Kortright's Conner Quarino buried a heavily contested 3 as time expired to take the game into overtime, where SK edged out RSO by 1 after a half court heave fell short. South Kortright will move on the face Section 1 champ Greenburgh-North Castle, but the Richfield Springs-ODY boys did the Mohawk Valley proud in the battle to runner up status.

The NFHS Network will be streaming live ALL of the Section IV Basketball Finals at all locations. Reminder - NFHS has exclusive rights to LiveStream all post-season events. No others will be permitted to live stream the Sectional Basketball Finals. There is a link to the NFHS Network on our website under "Watch Live". - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/

The Semi-Formal Dance has been moved to March 12th due to conflicts with the championship basketball game on the 5th and the Daddy-Daughter Dance on the 19th. We're sorry for the confusion. Tickets are still available. See the attached flyer for more information.

Come join our school's brand new game club for students in grades 7-12, a club that celebrates intelligence, creativity, strategy, and fun! They play a variety of board games that most people have never heard of. New members are always welcome. Students can bring in and/or play board games, role-playing games, and miniature war games. Meetings are most Wednesdays after school in room 236.

Boys Varsity Basketball will be playing South Kortright for the Section IV Class D Championship on Saturday, March 5th, at 4:00 pm on the campus of SUNY Delhi! Tickets are $7/adults and students, $5/65 or older, and children under 10 are free. A STUDENT ONLY Spectator Bus will be offered and will leave the school at 2:15pm. SUNY Delhi is still requiring masks to be worn at their sites for the basketball semi-finals and finals this week. Masks must be worn by coaches, players, officials, and spectators. Signs will indicate parking at the bottom of the hill at the “lower lot." A continuous shuttle bus from the lot to the Field House (campus map attached). More information regarding live-streaming will follow. LET'S GO RSO!!!!!!

Congratulations to the RSO Boys on their Semi Final win over Charlotte Valley! Next stop is the finals! Mark your calendar and come out to support our team! 🏀💙💜💛🏀

#9 Richfield Springs-Owen D. Young 58 / #4 Charlotte Valley (Davenport) 49 @ SUNY Delhi Section 4 Semi Final #9 RSO continued is late season surge thru the Section 4 playoffs with another win over #4 Charlotte Valley (Davenport). It was a slug fest through the first half. RSO's defensive duo of Andrew Oakley and Clay Bobnick really kept the Indians in the game with their brilliant defense. Despite their efforts Charlotte Valley was up 20-19. Fortunately, RSO's offense came alive in the 3rd quarter behind Dylan Hosford's 29 points and Austin Bowman's 16. Charlotte Valley's Dylan Waid played a brilliant game with 26 points, but it just wasn't enough. RSO will look to avenge their mid January loss to South Kortright on Saturday @ SUNY Delhi. The Section 4 Class D Championship will tip at 4pm.

Egg My Yard - offered by the RSCS PTO See attached flyer for more details.

Our March cafeteria menus are now available on our website at https://www.richfieldcsd.org/menus.

We are once again holding a money war amongst the classes. Things are a bit different this year, so please make sure you review the NEW rules to win the pizza party prize. All proceeds will benefit the Richfield Springs Food Pantry. Please see the attached flyer for more info.

Key take always from tonight’s updated COVID guidance. -Masks are still encouraged. Any bullying of students continuing to wear masks is a DASA violation. -Masks are not required on buses. -Social distancing is still in effect. -Those returning from quarantine will continue to mask for 5 additional days, as per previous guidance. Thanks and have a good night.

Reminder! Tomorrow, March 2nd, will be a RSCS School Spirit Day. Wear as much purple and gold as you can!!

Come join Cub Scouts! Cub Scouts is fun for the whole family! The program is for boys and girls grades K-5. Come to the Richfield Springs Library (downstairs) on March 3rd at 7PM to join the fun!! See the attached flyer for more information.

The New York State Office of Children and Families (OCFS) has announced that the state is accepting applications from youth who want to serve on the New York State Youth Council. The Youth Council was developed to increase participatory democracy by involving 62 young people – one youth from each county – to advise the Governor and state and local policy makers on key issues facing young people and on outreach and communication strategies The Youth Council will provide policy recommendations on education, youth violence, the opioid crisis, juvenile justice, environmental justice, cyberbullying and civic engagement. It will address issues that are of relevance to young women and girls, including sexual assault and harassment, female empowerment, economic opportunity and wage parity. The Youth Council will be run by youth, ages 13 to 21, who will develop its organizational structure and prioritize key issues and its members will gain hands-on experience in the democratic process. The members will serve two-year terms. Once selected, the Youth Council will convene in Albany for orientation and training and will then be divided into regional teams to focus on specific policy issues. Interested youth must submit an application through an online portal, which includes an essay and a video demonstrating their interest in one of the council’s focus areas. Candidates will be selected based on their character, leadership skills, academic achievement, civic engagement and community services Please see the NYS Governor's Youth Council Application Guidance Document (https://5il.co/16ggg) for more information and the link that must be used by youth to apply. This is a great chance for youth to learn about our government and to be a voice for their peers.

#9 Richfield Springs-Owen D. Young 70 / #1 Morris 59 @ Morris: 2nd Round Section 4 Playoffs #9 RSO and #1 Morris played twice prior this year, with the Mustangs going 2-0, but by 1 point margins each game. This included a three-overtime thriller two weeks ago in the TVL Championship. Morris earned a bye and came out fresh... starting the game where they left off by jumping out to a 12-0 lead en route to first and third quarter leads of 9 points. However, the tide turned a minute or two into the fourth quarter when Dylan Hosford stuffed Scott Murphy at the rim. That wave slowly built and ended in a tsunami with RSO finishing on a 26-6 fourth-quarter run. The offensive charge was led by Dylan Hosford's 33 and Austin Bowman's 22, but the game ball goes to the team's tenacious defense. The entire team simply hung onto the rope longer than most would have and were rewarded with a phenomenal comeback win. Morris was led by Scott Murphy's 26 who had numerous dunks throughout the first half. RSO returns to action on Wednesday for a semi-final match-up at SUNY Delhi vs. Charlotte Valley (Davenport). Enjoy a few of the game highlights in the videos below: http://www.hudl.com/v/2H3H7U - Hosford http://www.hudl.com/v/2H3GbN - Bowman

BASKETBALL UPDATE: SUNY Delhi is still requiring masks to be worn at their sites for the basketball semi-finals and finals this week. Masks must be worn by coaches, players, officials, and spectators.

Richfield Springs Central School presents a night to remember Under the Stars, a Daddy-Daughter Dance, for Pre-K through 6th grade students. See the attached flyer for more information. Complete and return the form on the bottom of the flyer with payment.

There is a change to tomorrow's lunch menu. 3/1/22 Lunch Menu 1) Brunch (french toast sticks, sausage patty, hash brown patty) 2) Tuna Sub 3) Peanut Butter & Jelly 4) Party Plate

The mask mandate for schools ends on Wednesday, making masks optional in Otsego County schools, based on our moderate COVID rate. Masks will no longer be required starting Wednesday. Thank you!