Good afternoon, Rocket families!
This is Erika Bower, Superintendent of Ridgedale Local Schools, where our mission is to empower students to reach their full potential through our cornerstones of learning, safety, partnerships with our community, and fiscal responsibility.
Let’s start this one call with a few celebrations! Our robotics team with Audrianna Barnett and Jayden Reynolds ranked 4th in their recent competition. Our boys’ bowling team brought home the 1st place trophy for the NWCC, and the girls placed 3rd. In addition, our freshmen boys’ basketball team finished their season with an undefeated record. Congratulations to all of these students!
If you have a child ages 5-12 who would like to play youth softball or baseball, sign ups are today, Sunday, February 2 from 6-7pm and next Sunday, February 9 from 1:30-3:30pm. Please contact Brad Pottkotter with any questions. On Monday, jr. high boys’ basketball plays at home, jr. high girls’ basketball plays at Cory Rawson, and high school boys’ basketball plays at home against Pleasant. On Tuesday, jr. high boys’ basketball plays at home, and high school boys’ basketball plays at Temple Christian. On Thursday, high school bowling competes at Cooper’s with a celebration of senior night, and high school girls’ basketball plays at home while celebrating seniors. On Friday, high school bowling competes at Morrow Lanes, and high school boys’ basketball plays at Cory Rawson. On Saturday, jr. high wrestling competes at Defiance, high school girls’ basketball competes at Fredericktown, and high school boys’ basketball is at home.
Please mark your calendar for Friday, February 14. There is no school for students on this day as it is a professional development day for staff.
Tickets are now available for our musical, The Descendants. Be sure to join us on Friday, March 7-Sunday, March 9 for this spectacular show!
Would you like to be a part of our small district doing big things? We are still actively searching for bus drivers to drive regular routes! We can train you for this certification. We are also hiring subs for teachers, food services, custodians, secretaries, aides, and bus drivers. You can apply on our website.
Thank you for all you do for our students, our staff, and our community! Have a great week, and, as always, go, Rockets!