Ritchie County Middle School

📢 Club Day is Here! 🎉 Once a month, our students get to take a break and explore their interests with Club Day! 🤩 From creativity to competition, there's something for everyone! 🎶 Just Dance 📸 Yearbook 🎮 Minecraft 🃏 Card Games 🎲 Board Games 🏀 Basketball ✂️ Crafts 🎬🎵 Movie/Music Trivia 🎨 Artist Trading Cards 🖍️ Coloring 🎤 Karaoke Students get to choose their club and enjoy time with friends while doing something they love! ❤️ 📅 #ClubDay #MiddleSchoolFun #CreativeSide

Menu Change for Next Week: Monday 2/3: Turkey, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Stuff, Bread or the Pizza line Tuesday 2/4: Sausage Gravy, Biscuits, Eggs, Hash rounds or Pizza Wednesday 2/5: Pizza and corn Thursday 2/6: Chicken Fajitas, corn & black beans, Mexican rice, apple churro. Friday 2/7: as stated on the menu.

🔥🏀 Blazer Basketball Attendance Night – Sponsored by GameChanger! 🏀🔥 📅 Monday, February 3rd ⏰ JV Tip-Off: 6:00 PM ⏳ Varsity Tip-Off: Immediately following the JV game 💙 FREE student entry for Ritchie County students who have missed 5 or fewer days of school this year! Let’s celebrate good attendance and support our team as we take on New Martinsville! 🎉 Sponsored by GameChanger Tag your friends and come out to cheer on our Blazers! Let’s fill the stands and bring the energy! 🔥💪 #BlazerBasketball #GameChanger

📢 Attention Students and Families! 📢 It’s Benchmark Testing Week! 📝 Please remember that all students must arrive by 8:00 AM to ensure they’re ready to begin testing on time. 🌟 Tip: Get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast to stay focused and perform your best! Let's show what we know! 💪 #TestingWeek #BeOnTime #DoYourBest

The lunch menu for the middle and high school has been updated. The image attached is the new menu. You can also download it from our website.

No School, Monday January 20th. Martin Luther King, Jr Day.

🎉 Get Ready for Success at the Social Studies Fair! 🎉 📅 Date: January 22 ⏰ Workshop Time: 5:00 PM (Doors open at 4:30 PM) 📍 Location: RCMS (Enter through Front Door) Join us for an engaging Social Studies Fair Workshop, where you'll receive hands-on guidance to create an amazing project! 🖍️✨ ✅ Supplies Provided ✅ Expert Tips & Tricks ✅ Access the School Printer ✅ Head Start on Your Project Come early at 4:30 PM to pick up supplies and print anything you need for your project! Don’t miss this chance to shine at the fair! 🌟 We can’t wait to see you there! #SocialStudiesFair #StudentSuccess #HandsOnLearning

January is School Board Appreciation Month. We would like to thank our School Board Members for their continued support of all our students and staff at Ritchie County School. We appreciate all you do for our students and their education.

Students who attend every day during the week of January 27th-31st will be entered into our basket drawing! 🏆📅 #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts

The menu has been updated for the middle/high school. The link is on ritchieschools.com or see the picture with the post.

Merry Christmas to all of the families in our community. Our hope is that everyone is able to have a joyful and peaceful holiday.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Ritchie County Schools. May all of you enjoy time off and enjoy the holidays with your families. Reminders- Today is 2 hour Early Dismissal 1/3/2025-Staff Returns 1/6/2025- Students Return

Bring your appetite to school Tuesday morning! Dutch Waffle Bar with lots of toppings to choose from.

Breakfast Changes for Next Week: Monday- Jimmy Dean Biscuit: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese or Sausage, Egg and Cheese Tuesday- Dutch Waffle Bar with Chicken tenders- Lots of toppings to choose from! Thursday- Breakfast Tornados Omelet Supreme Rolled Taco Friday- Jimmy Dean Croissant Ham, Egg & Cheese

While we are having real snowflakes outside, Mrs. Bucher and her 8th grade coding class have been coding and 3D printing Name Snowflakes.

Mr. Binegar and his students enjoying the fresh snow on the ground!

🎄✨ Ugly Sweater Day at RCMS! ✨🎄 Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 19 and get ready to rock your most festive, tacky, and outrageous holiday sweaters!

Students who attend every day during the week of December 16th-20th will be entered into our basket drawing! 🎄 Let’s finish the year strong—every day counts! 🏆📅 #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts

Celebrating Excellence at the NJHS Induction Ceremony! We are thrilled to share highlights from our Fall 2024 National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony! 🎉 This special event recognized our newest NJHS members for their outstanding achievements in scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship, and character. These students exemplify the values that make our school shine, and we couldn’t be prouder of their hard work and dedication. 💙✨ To our inductees: This is just the beginning of your incredible journey in leadership and service. We can’t wait to see the amazing impact you’ll have on our school and community! Thank you to the families, staff, and community members who joined us to celebrate this momentous occasion. Your support helps make these accomplishments possible.

🎉 Huge congratulations to Hunter Leasure and Sophie Henger for winning the November attendance baskets! 🎉 This month, our 8th graders were the big winners! Keep it up, everyone! 🏆👏 #attendancematters