
This year’s summer academy has been full of the joy of learning. Thanks to all the parents that sent these great children to our summer academy. We have enjoyed working with them.






It’s Independence Day! Have a wonderful holiday!


Ritchie County students involved in the summer learning academy had a wonderful trip to Discovery World in Parkersburg on Tuesday. What a great facility to have so close to us. Kids of all ages enjoyed the day.







The Ritchie County Board of Education hosted the Ritchie County High School 4 x 400 relay team Monday evening. Congratulations to this team for thier first place finish in the 4 x 400 relay at the state track meet.


The Ritchie County Board of Education honored this years recipients of the Golden Horseshoe Award. We would like to congratulate these young people on their great achievement. One fun fact, Betsy Nelson, board member pictured with these youngsters became a member of this Golden Horseshoe group in 2003.


We would like to say thank you to our five retirees for their years of service to the students of Ritchie County. We hope you enjoy your retirement!


Academic Learning Camp begins Monday, June 12th from 8:00-1:30.


Today is the day we take time to remember all those who have served our country and helped provide the freedom we so greatly enjoy. Thank you!


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.


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.


It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. We would like to take time to thank our teachers for all their hard work.


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.


Our State Math Field Day is today, Saturday, the 22nd. We want to wish this nice young man well as he travels and competes in this state competition. Best of luck!


Friday, the 21st will be a professional learning day for teachers. School will not be in session for 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.

