The FFA Chapter came home with a win last night at the Section One Agronomy CDE out of 12 schools! Katie Cobine won the whole contest, Graci Vanderheyden was 2nd, Nick Cobine was 3rd, and Wyatt Ritchie was 4th. The Jr. High team came in 2nd, Christian Morhardt placed first overall and Natalie Haas was 4th.
Nice job everyone!
I8 All-Conference
Grab your gear soon! The goal is to hit 120 items and we are 3/4 of the way there! Thanks for supporting the 8th graders in their fundraising efforts!
https://seeitsigns-apparel.myshopify.com/collections/river-ridge-swag-fundraiser
Middle school winter sports are underway!
We have some cases of Hand Foot and Mouth in the Elementary school . Please remember your student needs to be fever-free without medication before returning to school. Your student can come to school with the rash, but NOT with a fever.
Monday are high school team and individual photos for basketball and cheerleading. Order forms will be distributed this week. Pre-orders may be done online if preferred (password prepay): https://weberportraits.ordersportspix.com/89070
Plan accordingly!
The 7th grade STEM class is working on making their toolboxes! They learned how to use the miter saw and jigsaw this week. Measure twice and cut once!
A reminder that tomorrow at 2:30pm is our Veterans Day program in the small gym. Be sure to wear the correct color for your school!
Congratulations to our NUIC West All-Conference volleyball players: Laiken Haas and Ava Ketelsen! 🏐🐾
The middle school had several representatives from the local Lions Club stop by today. They were speaking with our students about starting our service project with their organization and other surrounding schools. Details will be sent out next week !
2024 Volleyball All -Conference
The FFA Chapter hosted the "Meals from the Heartland" packing event today! We, along with FFA members from Galena, Stockton and Warren, packed 15,000 meals! The meals will be sent to food centers, schools and refugee camps. Thanks to all of the students and FFA members that helped!
Mrs. Laity's classes have some order deadlines quickly approaching! If you aren't sure if you already placed an order, please email Mrs. Laity: jlaity@riverridge210.org.
Yearbook orders for 24/25 are already in progress. Order forms will be going home later this week for those who have not already placed an order. Please see the list below for current pre-orders. And, remember, the pre-order rate is $30 by December 20.
Veterans Day is coming up. We'd love to hear from current and past River Ridge Alumni who have served our country. Please fill out the form with your service information: bit.ly/RRAlumniVet
The first middle school dance 🕺 is in the books! Thank you student council for providing this spooktacular event!
Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week, Wednesday and Thursday. That means a 1:30 dismissal those days. Please contact your teacher or the office to schedule. #TeamWildcats
(There is also no school Tuesday for Election Day and a 1:30 dismissal Friday for SIP day.)
Last week, Miss Lieb's first-grade art class learned about lines by making skeletons with goopy glue! 👻
Students loved repeating the goopy glue rules: "Dot • Dot • Not A Lot!"
The 8th graders are selling apparel to fundraise for their 8th grade class trip. The store closes 11/18. All merchandise will be picked up from Mrs. Winders or an 8th grade seller. Thank you for your support! Follow the link for the online store:
https://seeitsigns-apparel.myshopify.com/collections/river-ridge-swag-fundraiser
