River Ridge CUSD 210

The FFA Chapter did thier Ag in the Classroom presentations this week to the 2nd graders. Avery Engle and Cora Ritchie were the lead teachers as they taught about horses and did a horse popsicle craft!

High School boys basketball, girls basketball, and cheerleading button/magnet orders went home today. Orders are due back tomorrow for processing next week; late orders will be processed at a later date.

Saturday was the ILMEA District Festival for band and choir. It was a fun day of making music! Congrats to choir students Wes Haas, Nate Haas, and Lucius Mendenhall and band students Sam Cobine, Nick Cobine, and Katie Cobine!

Congratulations to Nick Cobine on trombone and Katie Cobine on clarinet for their participation in the ILMEA District 8 Senior Band! An amazing concert! What a wonderful day of music making!

Congratulations to the JV RRSM Lady Cats on winning the 36th annual Dakota Tournament today!

The PSAA class did a lab today on testing the fat content of various milk samples. They used food coloring and detergent to see how the fat reacted with the colors.

Today our middle school students were able to travel around the world as they participated in River Ridge's AFS International Day! Students attended a series of workshops presented by area of foreign exchange students. #6thand8thgradestudentsposing withLina,fromGermany#it'sagreatdaytobeawildcat!

We just wrapped up a wonderful District 8 junior band and chorus festival! Congratulations to Sam on sitting 4th chair in the junior high district band as a 7th grader!!!!

Congratulations to the JV RRSM Lady Cats on winning the 36th annual Dakota Tournament today!

5th Grade just finished up their poetry unit and what better way to do it than with a Poetry Cafe! Students enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies while they shared their poetry in front of the warm glow of a crackling fire of the Poetry Cafe!

This is a reminder that the FFA Chapter is hosting a non-perishable item drive from now until Thanksgiving. Donations of canned food and paper products are greatly appreciated! All Donations will be given to the Elizabeth Food Basket.

River Ridge Store is Closing Soon!! Thursday November 16th is the LAST DAY!! https://riverridgeathletics23.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Congratulations to the FFA Agronomy team on thier first place finish in the section! Both the High School and Jr. High teams won for the 2nd year in a row! Arthur Horn placed first overall as an individual for the HS and Ella Dittmar was first overall for the Jr. High contest.

The Lady Cats start their season tonight in Pearl City!! Come out and support them!!

Citizens State Bank came into the Money Management class today for a Jeopardy competition. Students answered questions on banking, savings and loans. Thank you to Citizens for donation the $5 gift cards to the winning team members!

We just got word that River Ridge received a GOLD rating for FAFSA completion among the Class of 2023! Over 85% of last year's seniors completed the FAFSA, which helps colleges determine financial aid awards for students. The only other school to earn a gold rating in Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Stephenson counties was Stockton. Congratulations to the Class of 2023 on this achievement!

A few weeks ago, Mr. Havens asked Mrs. Laity's Computer Apps class to create a flyer for his upcoming Homegrown Wrestling event. We turned it into a contest among the students, and the winner was Jaime Miller! Jaime receives 2 free tickets to the event for her winning design. The runner up finishers (Harmony Packard & Ava Ketelsen) each receive one ticket as appreciation for their hard work. We love projects with a purpose! If you need any design work done, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Laity with the details: jlaity@riverridge210.org. PS - If you're looking for something to do on December 16th, head to Majestic Pines and support your River Ridge alumni wrestlers!

It's always a marvelous Monday with these wild woodwinds! Working in pairs to master our 5 note scale pattern! Way to go woodwinds!

Harmony finished Mr. Dickerson's podium. Can you guess the poet she featured?

Thank you Angie Conklin for coming to talk to the Parenting class! The kids will remember the activity forever!