River Ridge CUSD 210

Today is NUIC Honors Band! It is being hosted by Stockton. We have 7 students representing River Ridge! Way to go Ian Wachter, Cora Boop, Izzy Haring, Katie Cobine, Nick Cobine, Kayla Diehl, and Aubree Niccum! Concert at Stockton tonight at 7!

Yesterday the Business Class traveled to the Elizabeth Business Hub to participate in a planning meeting for the upcoming Spring Fling. The Energize Elizabeth group posted these photos and noted that "the students brought endless energy, inspiring creativity and innovative ideas that left everyone in awe." The collaboration will continue up to the event on May 4th. Thanks to the Elizabeth Chamber and Citizens State Bank for giving our students this wonderful real-life opportunity to put their business skills to use while giving back to their community.

Interesting week in Elementary...Helm has been here working rewiring thermostats and has been spending a lot of time at the top of the ladder working in the ceiling tiles. As classes have walked by, the kids asked "What's he doing up there?" to which I replied "Oh, he's looking for leprechauns." Guess what?! Our friend from Helm found not only an ornery leprechaun up in the ceiling, but also his best friend, Elf on the Shelf! He was able to capture the leprechaun and save us from St Patrick's Day pranks. The kids were amazed and we all enjoyed the fun!

Our virtual College Info Night for juniors is only 30 minutes away! Have the link handy for when we go live at 6:00pm! meet.google.com/aao-ibxa-dwv

Congratulations to Nick Cobine on winning the Creed Speaking LDE last night! He will now move on to the district competition at Geneseo. Faith Morhardt also did well to come in at 4th place. Also in action last night was the Horticulture team. They placed third and had two students in the top 10, Lily Lucas and Katie Cobine. Nice job to everyone who competed!

Parents and Guardians: Friday, March 15 is an 11:00 dismissal! Parent Teacher conferences run from noon - 3:00. This is an unusual dismissal time (before lunch), so please make sure your students know the plan for what they are doing after school this Friday. Communicate any bus changes to your child's teacher so we all know the plan!

The virtual College Info Night for juniors and their families is TOMORROW! If you haven't pre-saved the Google Meet link yet, make sure to do that now!: meet.google.com/aao-ibxa-dwv Also, check out a preview of the presentation to see what you'll be learning about! Contact school counselor Ms. Brzezinski with any questions by calling the school or emailing her at mbrzezinski@riverridge210.org.

Students in the PSAA class are finishing up the Vet Science unit this week. They practiced putting an Elizabethian collar on a dog. They also practiced continuous and interrupted suturing techniques on a bannana.

The 8th grade STEM class finished up thr quarter with an engineering project. They had 15 minutes to build the tallest free standing structure possible using only spaghetti noodles and marshmallows. Ellie Rife was the winner!

Mardi Gras masks in Art!

JUNIORS and junior families, are you ready for our virtual College Information Night? Ms. Brzezinski will present info on how to conduct your college search, financial aid, and more! See the flyer below for more information and feel free to pre-save the Google Meet link now so you have it ready to go on Wednesday evening!: https://meet.google.com/aao-ibxa-dwv

Congratulations to Arthur Horn and Ty Spahn on winning thier categories at the District FFA Profeciency Interviews! They are now ranked in the top five in the State in thier record book categories. They will compete in the State Competition on March 23rd.

The 7th grade business students finished up the third quarter by making keychains using the Cricut to cut the vinyl designs that they created themselves. Each brought their own unique flair to the project. Here are some samples of their work.

The Ice Cream Truck Fundraiser is coming soon. Please place your orders by Friday, March 8th by noon. The Science Club thanks you for your purchase!

Reminder to Science Club Members who are attending the trip to Chicago on Wednesday, March 6th. The bus will leave River Ridge at 7:00 am. Please be at the school around 6:45 to load the bus. Contact Mrs. Klippert if you have any questions.

Sending a big thank you to the Jo Daviess County Juvenile Justice program for bringing Gincy's It's Cool To Be Kind assembly to us today! Our 2nd-5th graders sang, danced and shared their writing about how important it is for all of us to be kind to each other! What a great message and what a great assembly!

Liam getting creative in Art class😊

Reminder that the FFA Banquet is this Thursday at 6:00 here at the high school. Students should wear official dress. Familes are encouraged to come, please bring a dish to pass. The Chapter will provide the main dish, as well as milk and place settings. See you there to celebrate your students accomplishments!

I am SOOOOOOOO PROUD. Of the growth, and the time and the dedication the high schoolers put into solo and ensemble this year. With our current point totals, we are SECOND IN THE STATE for IHSA Music Sweepstakes. Students earn points based on their division ratings at solo and ensemble and large group. WAY TO GO WILDCAT MUSIC DEPARTMENT!!!!!

On Saturday, March 2nd, five members of the middle school academic team traveled to Rockford to compete in the Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl Jr Edition competition. It came down to the final question to break the tie with Rockford Lutheran edging out River Ridge to answer the final question to get the win. Well done Brogan Grube, Samuel Cobine, Brock Turner, Christian Morhardt, and Jason Lucas. On June 15-16 you can watch the exciting River Ridge game on WTVO-TV and FOX 39! Stopped at Culver's for ice cream on our way home.