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We are blessed in this county with many great people that are dedicated and hard working. We would like to take the time to recognize two of these hard working individuals. Heather Lafferre is our Teacher of the Year. Bonnie Holbert is the Service Person of the Year. They serve in this position for the 2023 - 2024 school year. Congratulations to both of these ladies. We want to thank them for all they have done and continue to do for the students of Ritchie County.
Summer vacation starts today. We hope our students enjoy a much needed break. Remember, we have two camps available for students this summer.
Academic Learning Camp starts June 12th. Camp will be in session June 12th-16th, 21st-23rd, 26th-30th, and July 5th-7th.
Our door Recreation Day-Camp starts July 10th. It will be at North Bend State Park. The dates are from July 10th-13th and 17th-20th.
Your child needs to be registered to attend these camps. If you need more information about these camps you may call the board office at 304-643-2991 Ext. 115 or 1308.
Today's the day! It's the last day of the 2022-2023 school year. We hope your children enjoy their much needed break.
We are thankful for our speech therapists and appreciate their service. Happy Speech Pathologist Day.
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ID Code for RCMS 1652023
⏳Deadline May 19, 2023
Congratulations to these 5th grade students for participating in the JAC Contest. The 22-23 theme was “The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail: Moving The Stars and Stripes Westward.” Thank you to Mrs. Patty Nutter for coming and presenting awards to our students. RCMS also received an award for having such a large number of participants this year.
5th Grade Poster Winners: Braxton Satterfield (1st Place-County, State & East Central Division) Abigail Topper (1st Place County, State & East Central Division), Brooklyn Deem (2nd Place County), Bentley Smith (2nd Place County), Alia Collins (3rd Place County), Amy Sutorius (3rd Place County), Lucas Magyar (HM), Khloe Dodd (HM)
5th Grade Stamp Design: Jaiden Waugaman )1st Place County, 2nd Place State) , Lilith George (2nd Place County), Reese Knotts (3rd Place County)
5th Grade Short Story: Shaylee O’Dell (1st Place County & State, 2nd Place East Central Div), Ariana Aliff (2nd Place County), Jaxton Rodd (3rd Place County), Jaycee Campbell (4th Place County)
Attention 6th and 7th Grade Students participating in the field trip to Sky Zone this week: You MUST have the waiver filled out in order to be able to jump on the trampolines. (If you do not have the waiver signed, you can watch or play games- but will not be able to jump). You can do so by clicking the following link: www.sky zone.com/Charleston-wv and click the Waivers at the top (or use the QR code in the image below)
The 6th grade trip is TOMORROW 5/17. The 7th Graders will go on Thursday 5/18.
Thank you Twisted Toppings of Pennsboro for donating the Ice Cream for our school-wide Ice Cream Social today! The students enjoyed a great afternoon outside after doing so well during testing last week. Thanks again, Twisted Toppings/Pizza Box!
A special thank you to our wonderful mom's. The love and support you provide allows your children to come to school ready to learn. We appreciate you.
Save the date for our high school theatre group’s presentation of Peter Pan. They will have two performances. The first will be this Friday, the 12th of May at 6:30. The second will be on Saturday, May 13th at 1:30. Please plan to come out and support this group and all of their hard work. Tickets will be sold at the door.
The 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 6:30 pm.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. We would like to take time to thank our teachers for all their hard work.
The West Virginia General Summative Assessment starts Monday morning for RCMS students. Students need to be at school and in their testing groups by 8:00 am. Please ensure students have plenty of rest and a good breakfast. Best of Luck!
Save the date for our high school theatre group’s presentation of Peter Pan. Two performances are planned. They will perform on Friday, May 12th at 6:30 and Saturday May 13th at 1:30. Please plan to come out and support this group and all of their hard work. Tickets will be sold at the door.
Save the date for our high school theatre group’s presentation of Peter Pan. May 12th will have a 6:30 performance, followed by a second performance at 1:30 on May 13th. Please plan to come out and support this group and all of their hard work. Tickets will be sold at the door.
Reminder that there is no school tomorrow for students. RCMS staff will report at regular time.
Friday, the 21st will be a professional learning day for teachers. School will not be in session for students.
Fundraising orders have been delivered and can be picked up tomorrow from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. Any items not picked up will be sent home with students.
Download the Ritchie County Schools website to stay up to date on what’s happening at your school. Hold your finger down on the QR code picture to bring up the app on the App Store. At a glance, you will quickly have the menu for the day and a list of coming events.
The Scholastic Book Fair will be open at RCMS on Monday 4/17 thru Thursday 4/20 from 8 AM - 3 PM.