Ritchie County Middle School

Thank You to Our School Service Personnel!

From early morning bus routes and hot breakfasts to clean classrooms and friendly front offices, our service personnel do it all.

A massive thank you to our aides, cooks, custodians, secretaries, and bus drivers for your unwavering support and dedication to our students every single day. Our schools couldn't do it without you!

Good afternoon students and families! The October Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available! Go to our website (https://www.ritchieschools.com/page/lunch-menu) to be able to download your copy today!

Good afternoon Blazer students, families, and fans! Here is a look at this week's sports preview:

Monday, September 21st: Golf-Canceled; 6pm Volleyball vs Pleasants (home)
Tuesday, September 22nd: 4:15pm Golf @ Pioneer
Wednesday, September 23rd: 6pm Volleyball vs Tyler (home)
Thursday, September 24th: 4:15pm Golf @ Oxbow; 6pm Football @ Williamstown
Saturday, September 26th: 9am Cross Country @ Bearcat Invitational (West Taylor Elementary)

Come out and support our student athletes! Go Blazers!

Good morning Rebel students, families, and fans! We would like to congratulate our RCHS Band for their performance at the Tyler County Oil and Gas Festival. The band received Silver for their overall band performance, and the Field Commander, Percussion, and Color Guard each rated Bronze!

Way to go Rebels!

8th Grade Recognition Night! 🏐

Tonight, we celebrate our 8th grade Blazer volleyball players as they take the court for their final season at RCMS!

Join us as RCMS takes on Pleasants Co. and help us recognize and celebrate our 8th graders!

Competing against 12 other schools at the No Excuses Braxton Invitational today, Sept. 19, both our boys AND girls teams secured 2nd place team finishes! We also had 8 Trailblazers earn individual Top 15 awards! 👏 🏅 Izzy Devereux 🏅 Marilyn Eaton 🏅 Lilly Devereux 🏅 Ava Sparks 🏅 Beau Hilvers 🏅 Ty Williams 🏅 Colton Lamp 🏅 Xavi Roman #BlazerPride #RCMSCrossCountry

The Scholastic Book Fair gets kids excited about reading and earns funds for our school. Your child is cordially invited to attend our Book Fair on September 28th thru October 2! Get them prepared by visiting https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ritchiecountymidsch , where you can also create a Book Fair eWallet. It’s going to be the Best. Fair. Ever!

#ScholasticBookFairs

8th grade Parents and Students:

Please remember to turn in your permission form for the MOVTI field trip by Monday, September 21st.

If you need another copy, please let the school know.

RITCHIE BLAZERS SWEEP XC MEET AT DODDRIDGE! 🥇

The Blazers XC teams dominated the course at the Doddridge Invitational, with both teams taking 1st Place!

🏆 BOYS — 1ST PLACE
🏆 GIRLS — 1ST PLACE

What a performance from our Blazer runners! Congratulations to our athletes and coaches on an incredible day!

Congratulations to the RCMS team of Garrett Nutt, Sophia Hall, Luke Everly & Judson Ross on an outstanding performance at the LKC Team Scramble Tournament!

The Blazers finished 1st place, winning by 3 strokes with an impressive score of 2 under par! ⛳

The tournament featured 7 schools and 13 teams competing at Sistersville Country Club.

And another big congratulations to Garrett Nutt, who took home the win in the Long Drive Competition!

🏐 DOUBLE WIN FOR BLAZER VOLLEYBALL!

Our Blazer volleyball teams had a great Saturday, with both JV and Varsity picking up wins over Barrackville!

Way to go, Blazers... Keep it rolling❤️💙

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ BLAZER XC!

Both our boys’ and girls’ cross country teams took 4th place overall at the Chick-fil-A Invitational in a competitive field of 28 schools!

They were certainly mooooving on the course!

Way to go, Blazers! ❤️💙

🏈 HOME OPENER WIN!

The Blazers opened their home schedule with a 46–0 victory over Pleasants County!

A great night for Blazer Football.

Way to go, Blazers! 🔥

Ritchie County students and families,

Today, on September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the United States, forever changing the nation and the world. Remembering 9/11 is an act of honoring the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It is also a time to pay tribute to the incredible bravery of the first responders: firefighters, police officers, and medical personnel, who selflessly rushed toward danger to save others. Beyond mourning the horrific loss, honoring this day serves as a powerful reminder of unity, resilience, and the enduring strength of communities coming together in the face of immense adversity.

Congratulations to the students who were selected in our Attendance Drawing for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4th! Keep up the great work, Blazers ❤️💙 Strive for 95! 🎯

Good afternoon Blazer students and families!

This week's weekly sports preview:

Tuesday, September 8th- Volleyball vs Calhoun 6pm (home)
Wednesday, September 9th- Golf @ North Bend (home) 4:15pm
Thursday, September 10th- Golf @ South Hills 4:15pm; Football vs Pleasants (home) 6pm
Saturday, September 12th- Cross Country at Wood County Fairgrounds; Volleyball vs Barrackville (home) 4:30pm

Come out and support our student athletes! Go Blazers!

Good Afternoon families and students! Please excuse our progress at the High School. Ritchie County Schools is working on improving the back patio at RCHS. The new improvements will include ADA parking for school events and represents a significant investment in improving our School System. The new area will create more functional, welcoming, and accessible space for students, families, and community events.

Thank you for your patience during construction. Please watch for updates regarding temporary changes to school and event access.

📸 PICTURE DAY IS COMING! 📸 Picture Day is Friday, September 11, 2026! 📅 Order forms are going home today! Be sure to look for one in your student’s folder. Picture packages can also be ordered online through MyLifetouch using Picture Day ID: EVTC3F7BT. 👉 Order Online at MyLifetouch⁠ https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/