Library books are due today!
If you haven’t turned yours in yet, please take a minute to look around at home, in your backpack, or your classroom. Let’s get all our books back to the library so we can inventory them for the end of the year.
Our 📆 2025-2026 School Calendar is here! Mark your calendars and get ready for another amazing year at Rusk Elementary! 🎉 We can’t wait for another year of learning, growth, and fun!
🎨 Hey 3rd Graders! 🎨 Get ready to leave your mark on Rusk Elementary School! Our RES Ceiling Tile Project Fundraiser is underway, where YOU get to purchase a ceiling tile and create a lasting piece of art for our school. Deadline to purchase is May 5th.
RES Fun in the Sun Color Run Friday, May 16, 2025 @ Rusk Elementary School Two Fun-Filled Events: *Student Only Color Run Event 9AM $10 to participate and concession will be available for an additional cost. Students may fundraise to be eligible for prizes opportunities. *Community Color Run & Summer Kick Off 6-8PM This lively fun run is for all ages! The Community Event will be $10 a family at the gate and includes Color Run and access to all carnival-style stations. Food and concession will be available for an additional cost. For more information visit or call 903-683-2595.
Today we celebrate our amazing cafeteria staff on School Lunch Hero Day!
Their hard work, big hearts, and bright smiles help fuel our students every day.
Thank you for the love and care you put into every meal — you are true heroes!
🍔🎉 RES Family Night at Burger King! 🎉🍔
Join us for a night of fun, food, and community spirit at Burger King in Jacksonville, TX!
📅 Thursday, May 8
🕓 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Come dine in or carry out and be part of the fun—there will be music, yard games, and lots of RES smiles! A portion of the evening’s proceeds will go back to Rusk Elementary School, so your support helps our students too! Let’s pack the place and show our RES pride!
🎨 Hey 3rd Graders! 🎨 Get ready to leave your mark on Rusk Elementary School! Our RES Ceiling Tile Project Fundraiser is underway, where YOU get to purchase a ceiling tile and create a lasting piece of art for our school. Deadline to purchase is May 5th.
RES Fun in the Sun Color Run Friday, May 16, 2025 @ Rusk Elementary School Two Fun-Filled Events: *Student Only Color Run Event 9AM $10 to participate and concession will be available for an additional cost. Students may fundraise to be eligible for prizes opportunities. *Community Color Run & Summer Kick Off 6-8PM This lively fun run is for all ages! The Community Event will be $10 a family at the gate and includes Color Run and access to all carnival-style stations. Food and concession will be available for an additional cost. For more information visit or call 903-683-2595.
End-of-Year MAP Testing in Progress this week at RES!
Our students are focused and giving it their all as we knock out MAP testing and wrap up the year strong. Finishing the hard work now so we can start the countdown to FUN in the coming weeks!
Lunch, Literacy, and Lots of Fun in the Library! ❤️
Our students enjoyed a special treat—eating lunch in the library and reading aloud to their classmates! They redeemed their Easter Egg prizes and ticket earnings for this memorable experience. The library is truly the heart of our school—a place for learning, laughter, and a little lunchtime magic!
College T-Shirt Day at RES!
Our future scholars are dreaming big and repping their favorite colleges today! We love seeing our students inspired and excited about higher education. College starts with a dream—and it begins here!
RES Fun in the Sun Color Run Friday, May 16, 2025 @ Rusk Elementary School Two Fun-Filled Events: *Student Only Color Run Event 9AM $10 to participate and concession will be available for an additional cost. Students may fundraise to be eligible for prizes opportunities. *Community Color Run & Summer Kick Off 6-8PM This lively fun run is for all ages! The Community Event will be $10 a family at the gate and includes Color Run and access to all carnival-style stations. Food and concession will be available for an additional cost. For more information visit or call 903-683-2595.
RES Fun in the Sun Color Run Friday, May 16, 2025 @ Rusk Elementary School Two Fun-Filled Events: *Student Only Color Run Event 9AM $10 to participate and concession will be available for an additional cost. Students may fundraise to be eligible for prizes opportunities. *Community Color Run & Summer Kick Off 6-8PM This lively fun run is for all ages! The Community Event will be $10 a family at the gate and includes Color Run and access to all carnival-style stations. Food and concession will be available for an additional cost. For more information visit or call 903-683-2595.
🎨 Hey 3rd Graders! 🎨 Get ready to leave your mark on Rusk Elementary School! Our RES Ceiling Tile Project Fundraiser is underway, where YOU get to purchase a ceiling tile and create a lasting piece of art for our school. Deadline to purchase is May 5th.
🍔🎉 RES Family Night at Burger King! 🎉🍔
Join us for a night of fun, food, and community spirit at Burger King in Jacksonville, TX!
📅 Thursday, May 8
🕓 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Come dine in or carry out and be part of the fun—there will be music, yard games, and lots of RES smiles! A portion of the evening’s proceeds will go back to Rusk Elementary School, so your support helps our students too! Let’s pack the place and show our RES pride!
Our staff had a blast playing baseball with our amazing Unstoppables team. It was full of laughter, smiles, and so much heart.
❤️ It was extra special to reunite with former students and their families — once a part of our family, always a part of our family!
🎓 College T-Shirt Mondays at RES! 🎓 Don’t forget—Mondays at RES are all about dreaming big! 🎉 Students and staff are encouraged to wear their favorite college t-shirts each Monday to spark conversations about future goals and possibilities.
RES Fun in the Sun Color Run Friday, May 16, 2025 @ Rusk Elementary School Two Fun-Filled Events: *Student Only Color Run Event 9AM $10 to participate and concession will be available for an additional cost. Students may fundraise to be eligible for prizes opportunities. *Community Color Run & Summer Kick Off 6-8PM This lively fun run is for all ages! The Community Event will be $10 a family at the gate and includes Color Run and access to all carnival-style stations. Food and concession will be available for an additional cost. For more information visit or call 903-683-2595.
🎨 Hey 3rd Graders! 🎨 Get ready to leave your mark on Rusk Elementary School! Our RES Ceiling Tile Project Fundraiser is underway, where YOU get to purchase a ceiling tile and create a lasting piece of art for our school. Deadline to purchase is May 5th.
RES Readers in Action!
Our library is buzzing with students checking in and out books — exploring new worlds, diving into adventures, and discovering their next favorite read! Keep reading, Eagles! 🦅
