Ritchie County Middle School

📅✨ Mark Your Calendars – Important RCMS Dates! ✨📅

🌟 Ritchie County Middle School Open House 🌟

Mark your calendars! 📅
Join us on Tuesday, August 19th from 4:00–6:00 PM as we kick off a new year by Blazing a Path to Success 🔥⛰️

✨ What to expect:
✅ Door Prizes 🎁
✅ Parent Information ℹ️
✅ Meet the Staff 👋
✅ Tour the Building 🏫
✅ Collect Badges as you go! 🪙

We can’t wait to welcome our families and start the year off strong. 💙❤️
See you at RCMS Open House!

RCMS would like to invite all parents/guardians and students to Open House on August 19, 2025 from 4pm-6pm.

Rebel Gear is now on sell through BSN sports. Visit the website: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/west_virginia/ellenboro/ritchie-county-high-school for all your Rebel Gear needs! They also have multiple designs to choose from. Tons of products to choose from as well! Blankets, cups, hoodies, shirts, shorts, and even wall decals. Make great gifts for Christmas!

We would like to Welcome Back all of our students! We have missed seeing their smiling faces. Here's to a great 2025-2026 School Year.

Rtichie County's School Calendar Summary is now available on our website (ritchieschools.com, top right under Calendars) or you can save this summary for the 2025-2026 year. Dates are subject to change due to inclement weather. The summary will be updated if dates change.

Ritchie County Schools Job Opportunity- Limited Sports Trainer for Football. Qualifications: Must hold a valid healthcare provider license, must have or be willing to obtain Limited Sports Trainer Certification, Complete WVSSAC required courses, hold a high school diploma or higher. Responsibilities- Attend all RCHS Varsity and JV football practices, attend all RCHS Varsity and JV football games (home and away), and attend all RCMS football games (home only).

Job Posting closes TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT.

If interested, please go to ritchieschools.com, then "Employment" to apply online. If you have any questions please contact Ritchie County Schools at 304-643-2991.

Ritchie County Schools Job Opportunity- Limited Sports Trainer for Football. Qualifications: Must hold a valid healthcare provider license, must have or be willing to obtain Limited Sports Trainer Certification, Complete WVSSAC required courses, hold a high school diploma or higher. Responsibilities- Attend all RCHS Varsity and JV football practices, attend all RCHS Varsity and JV football games (home and away), and attend all RCMS football games (home only).

If interested, please go to ritchieschools.com, then "Employment" to apply online. If you have any questions please contact Ritchie County Schools at 304-643-2991.

RCMS Fall Sports can now be downloaded to your personal calendar! Please follow the directions listed in the graphic. Golf, Football, Cross Country, and Volleyball are all available. Please come out and help support our student athletes.

Keep updated on all of the events in the Ritchie County School calendar such as starting date of school, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, and Spring break. Visit individual school pages for individual school and sporting events. Calendar will be updated if dates change.

Tomorrow, come join us for 5th grade transition camp from 8:00am to 1pm. Welcome to the Middle School, Blazers!

🏃‍♂️ RCMS/RCHS Cross Country is looking for TEAMMATES! 🏃‍♀️

Join the journey , we’ll get there, one step at a time!

📅 Student & Parent Meeting:
🗓 Monday, August 4, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 RCHS/MS Commons Area

📌 Open to students in grades 6–12
📌 Must have a completed WVSSAC Sports Physical

Questions? Contact Coach Vaughan at 304-539-3030.

Come be part of a supportive team and challenge yourself this season! 💪✨

#RitchieCounty #CrossCountry #RunWithUs

North Bend Outdoor Camp week 2 July 14-17th (Monday-Thursday).

First week of North Bend Outdoor Camp- July 7-10th (Monday- Thursday). Go enjoy the outdoors!

Happy Independence Day! Everyone have a safe and enjoyable holiday!

North Bend Outdoor Camp will be 2 weeks: July 7-10 and July 14-17th. This is for elementary and middle school students.

We have a few more employees that are retiring this year! Marsha Knight retired at the beginning of the school year, Rick Haught from RCHS, Debbie Bever- Director of Student Services, and Bill Goff- bus driver. We would like to congratulate all on their retirement and thank them for their many years of service to our school system and to our students.

We would like to say Congratulations and Happy Retirement to our retirees this year: Susan Kirk, Rose Murphy, Anita Rogers, Jim White, Brenda Layfield, Becky Martin, Rick Gay, and Tony Marshall. We thank you for all of your years of service to our school district and to the students in our communities.

Today is the last day of school! We look forward to seeing everyone in the Academic Learning Camp and the North Bend Outdoor camp. See everyone in the fall!