Our Preschool students took part in a monster drawing project that they shared with the high school art class. Those students then did their own interpretation of the monster. It is pretty amazing to see the different versions of the monsters. Thanks to both teachers and students for working together.










Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Have a wonderful day!

Students in kindergarten at Harrisville Elementary School have been learning about shapes. They enhanced their learning with their iPads as they took pictures of shapes around them. Then they added sentences with help from their microphone on their iPads as they spoke their sentences.





2nd Graders at Smithville Elementary are in a study of the westward expansion. As you can tell the lesson is coming to life with their covered wagons. Students have been involved in journaling and participating in the Oregon Trail game activity as a class each day.





Ritchie County Schools will be on a two hour delay today Tuesday, March 14, 2023
We appreciate your attention to this announcement. Thank you.

Due to potential inclement weather, RCMS will be on a two hour delay today Tuesday, March 14. Again, Ritchie County Schools will be on a two hour delay today, Tuesday March 14.
Daylight Savings Time begins March 13th. Remember to spring your clocks forward one hour so you’ll be on time for school tomorrow. Have a great day!

Students in 3rd grade have learned coding through the Code.org website this year. Now they are applying that skill as they work with the Dash and Dot robots. The robots have caused a great deal of excitement as you can see.




It’s Registration Time. If you know of a preschool or kindergarten age child you may now sign up for our registration days. Please call 304-643-2991, Ext. 110 for an appointment. All registration will take place at the Ritchie County Board of Education building.

We want to say a big thank you to our guest readers that gave of their time to come in and read for Read Across America Week. The students really enjoyed your visit.




Congratulations to this senior basketball player for her 1000th career rebound. Great job!

Kindergarten students at Smithville Elementary School learned how to do book reports with the Pages App on their iPads. Their picture reports were truly a work of art. Hats off to all the students and their teacher for their willingness to learn.






Thank you maintenance workers for all your hard work.

Take time to read today. It’s read across America Day!

Congratulations to this Ritchie County Wrestler for Earning his 100th Career Win!

Good luck Lady Rebels as you travel to Williamstown today for the Sectional Championship!

Congratulations Rebels! Good luck at the state tournament!

Teens from Ritchie County High School Take WV State LifeSmarts Title
Congratulations to Sophie, Braiden, Joshua, Zane and Garrett. They will represent West Virginia at Nationals in April.
LifeSmarts, a consumer education competition that challenges teens in grades 6-8 (Junior Varsity) and 9-12 (Varsity) about personal finance, health & safety, the environment, technology & workforce development, and consumer rights & responsibilities, is a program of the National Consumers League. For more information visit LifeSmarts.org

Congratulations to our 4th grader on earning a 2nd place finish in the regional math field day. We are so proud of you! Best of luck in the state competition! He will compete on the 14th of April.

Happy President’s Day! Enjoy your day!

