Congratulations to Ty Spahn on his runner up finish at the FFA State Awards Day in Mt. Zion! He did a fantastic job with his interview to place 2nd in State. Way to go!
Congratulations to the FFA officers for the 2024-2025 school year!
The newly elected FFA officers!
We may have snow outside but the greenhouse is plenty warm! The horticulture class has been busy planting and transplanting all kinds of vegetables and flowers!
Fifth grade just completed a unit in ELA on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream and performed scenes from their readings today for 4th grade and parents. The kids were impressive with their acting, costume design and presentation. Thank you to Mrs Benson, Mrs Albrecht and 5th graders for your hard work and investment in a wonderful learning experience!
The small gym was packed yesterday as students from the area visited the Career Training Expo! Over three dozen tables were set up for students to learn about the trades, CTE courses, Highland Community College programs, the military, and more.
The FFA Chapter had a work day at Safe Haven last week. Thank you to all of the FFA members that donates their time to help wash windows, level gravel and socialize with the dogs and cats!
Pictures from the FFA Safe Haven work day!
If your student brought home a letter about the opportunity to have dental work done please send those forms back to school. We need those right away so that we can get appointments scheduled. If you have questions please call school. If you are not interested please call school and let us know.
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Be sure to register for Daddy Daughter Dance by Friday, March 22nd! Hosted by the RRMS Student Council.
Be sure to register for the Mother Son Night of Fun event by Friday, March 22nd! Hosted by the RRMS Student Council.
These juniors and seniors volunteered at the Elizabeth Museum and train depot after today's early dismissal. They did yard work and prepped the flower bed outside, plus vacuumed and washed display cases inside. Recruiter and retired RRMS educator Kim Thorsen stated, "The place is ready for customers. These folks were phenomenal! Proud to be a Wildcat!" Shout out to Arthur, Isaac, Mason, Brynn, Damon, and Aden!
On Thursday, March 14, the River Ridge Academic Bowl team went three rounds into the WCCI tournament and took home the fourth-place trophy. Front row: Cora Boop, Micaela Miller, and Katie Cobine; and back row, Ian Wachter, team captain Matthew Johnson, Aizlynn Griffiths, Lucius Mendenhall, coach Jay Dickerson, Avery Engle, and Aden Ahmedi. Go Wildcats!
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.
