I appreciate that they gave me the freedom to conceive ideas like that and do those things. “I got the idea to sell the commemorative bricks from one my husband had. “All kinds of people came out and bought bricks,” Snyder Chura said. Sales became a month-long all-school reunion. and moved to 1401 Flagg Road, she suggested a brick sale to ensure everyone got a piece of 1070 they could hold in their hands as well as their hearts. When the district acquired a state grant to build the current high school campus, she began chronicling its progress, keeping students and taxpayers aware of how things progressed. Announcements were hastily written on scraps of paper held secure on a spindle until it was time to turn on the PA broadcast system.Īfter starting in reception, then-RTHS Principal Terry Roderick asked Snyder Chura to begin writing and mailing a monthly newsletter home to parents, and soon after, the foundation for today’s daily announcements was laid. At that time, classroom attendance was taken by hand every hour and delivered to the attendance desk in the office.

Snyder Chura left the newsroom at the Rochelle News-Leader to begin working at RTHS in 1986. To watch kids try and fail and then succeed and gain confidence, it's almost like watching a flower open.” It's been an honor to try to show people that. So many hours of planning and preparation and grading go into it. “I've been here all hours of the day and night and weekends. 'It's been an absolute pleasure to showcase the successes of students and staff over the years,” Snyder Chura said. She closed her final announcements by saying she looks forward to subscribing in retirement. Snyder Chura will be officially retiring from RTHS at the end of the school’s fiscal year after 37.5 years.

On Thursday, May 25, she sent out her final announcements. ROCHELLE - For a number of years, Rochelle Township High School students, staff, administration, families and community members would start their day by reading RTHS Special Projects Director Vicki Snyder Chura’s daily announcements on happenings at the school. Updated: 2 days ago / Posted ‘It's been an absolute pleasure to showcase the successes of students and staff’

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