River Ridge CUSD 210

River Ridge Families - School is cancelled for Tuesday, January 23rd due to the prediction of freezing rain and icy road conditions. A decision will be made later in the day regarding evening activities. Stay safe.

The Seniors had a blast sledding during Spanish class today!

Juniors and seniors, if you won't be attending the basketball game on Wednesday, January 24th, consider attending Clarke University's Experience the Roar Night! See the photo below for more details and to RSVP!

RRSM Basketball vs Benton tonight (1/22) will be played in Scales Mound

Way to represent River Ridge! 7th grader Brock Turner recently won the 12-13 year old division at both the Regional and District Level of the Elks Free Throws contest. At District last week, Brock made 22 out of 25 free throws to move on. Brock will now shoot at Springfield on Feb 17th. Good Luck!!!

Today, the 7th grade English classes got started with the All-Stars program, presented by Mrs. Muzzey, RN from FHN! Mrs. Muzzey will be working with our 7th graders over the next few weeks to discuss healthy habits, making positive choices, and character education.

Congratulations to the top three spellers of our Spelling Bee! Coming in as the #1 speller is Brogan; #2 is Evelyn A and #3 (alternate) is Evalynn D! Much thanks to our community supporters Anita Larson from Apple River State Bank and Vicki Wurster from Citizens State Bank, who provided the prizes for the top two spellers.

Critical Need Blood Drive in Elizabeth!! ImpactLife is a great local drive that keeps the blood within local hospitals.

The animal science class got back in the swing of things today by learning how to grade ready-to-cook poultry. They had to decide if the examples were A,B or non-gradable based in a variety of traits and defects.

Due to unforeseen circumstance the MS girls basketball game on Thurs Jan 18 vs Galena will start with the 8th grade game at 4:15 followed by the 6th/7th grade game.

Congratulations to our super spellers who competed in this year's spelling bee! 24 of the best spellers in grades 4-8 competed to determine who will represent River Ridge in the ROE bee in February!

Red Cross Blood Drive: American Red Cross Blood Drive, Friday, February 23, Elizabeth Community Bldg - 12:30-5pm Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Donations are in critical need.

Elementary students who reached their AR goal for Q2 got a sweet treat from Three Sisters Sweet Shoppe! In spite of the cold weather, the ice cream hit the spot and made for a great celebration of reading! Thank you, Three Sisters, for supporting River Ridge readers!

Don't forget that group photos are scheduled for tomorrow!

River Ridge Basketball for Tuesday January 16th HS Boys at West Carroll postponed to Tuesday January 23rd MS Girls at Warren is still on for tonight

River Ridge will not have school Tuesday, January 16th, due to frigid and dangerous weather conditions. With the predicted rise in temperatures throughout the day, Tuesday night activities will take place. If this changes, additional notifications will be sent. Stay safe and warm!

The FFA Strawberry Fundraiser has started! Support our FFA students by purchasing delicious fresh starberries direct from Florida! A whole flat (8 quarts) is $30 and a half flat is $18. Contact Mrs. Trone or an FFA member to place your order. Orders are due by February 1st and delivery will be the week of March 4th. Thank you for your support!

Creative day in art😁

Good evening, due to the anticipated inclement weather forecasted for tomorrow, January 12th, River Ridge will be cancelling all classes and extracurricular events scheduled for BOTH January 12th and 13th. Tonight’s activities will still be happening as scheduled. Once again there will be no school tomorrow, January 12th. All extracurricular events for tomorrow and Saturday have also been cancelled. Tonight’s activities are unaffected. Have a nice night and be safe this weekend.

RRSM at West Carroll Rescheduled for Friday January 12