School Partnerships: Richmond Richmond High School
Richmond Sr High School
380 Hub Etchison Pkwy, Richmond, IN 47374
RHS Parent & Community Center
Kris Lopresti
Phone: (765) 973-3352
Fax: (765) 973-3327
Dia Hogg
Phone: (765) 973-3394
Fax: (765) 973-3327
Homeless and in High School
Surprising as it may seem to most, there are Richmond High School students who are homeless. These students have no showers to bathe in, no bed to call their own, not even light to saturate the darkness of night let alone to do homework. Yet many wonder why so many students fail to succeed in school and wonder why there is a drop out problem. With the help of the Richmond High School officials and Communities In Schools, there is one less homeless high school student. At first, “Spencer” and his family stayed in a motel, but after being asked to leave they found themselves living in their car. Eventually the car was repossessed and “Spencer” and his family were basically living on the street. With few extra hours and several phone calls Mr. Hogg, one of RHS’s two CIS Site Coordinators, was able to take the student to the Hope House to stay. This is just one example of the many stories of Richmond youth living somewhere other than a home.
Feedback from Barb Bergdoll, Principal...
Without the assistance of CIS our dropout rate would have continued to increase and with the support of the CIS staff it has allowed for RHS to focus more on the needs of our students. CIS has allowed us to make stronger connections and develop more positive relationships with our students and families. The strides we have made have been in part through the work of our CIS staff.
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