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, community partnerships, and fiscal responsibility.
📚The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Continue checking your child’s grades on PowerSchool and encourage them to finish strong.
If you have a student currently in grades K-8, don’t forget to sign them up for Power Hours! ☀️🚀Summer Power Hours begins June 1, and enrollment packets are available in the school offices.
Don’t miss this great opportunity for students to enjoy STEM activities, tutoring, KidFit, field trips, time with friends, and more!
If you have questions, please contact Jordyn Nutter at jnutter@ridgedaleschools.org.
⚠️Reminder: As our playground safety project continues, please continue driving slowly and cautiously on campus. New fencing and gates are being installed around the playground and driveway area using preschool safety grant funding to help create a safer environment for students during the school day.
We appreciate everyone’s patience, flexibility, and commitment to helping us keep student safety our top priority!
✅Please check the website, Google calendar, or ParentSquare for all up-to-date events.
🥎On Monday, high school softball plays at home Elgin against Arlington.
🏃♂️🏃♀️⚾On Tuesday, high school track competes at Waynesfield Goshen for the NWCC prelims, and high school baseball plays at Perry.
🚌🥎On Wednesday, elementary market day takes place for grade levels involved, seniors will be on a field trip, and high school softball competes at Madison Christian in sectional tournament play.
🚌🏃♂️🏃♀️🏅On Thursday, 3rd grade has a field trip, seniors will have a cookout and clap out, and jr. high track competes in NWCC finals at USV. Ridgedale seniors who attend Tri Rivers will be honored at the TRCC senior recognition in the evening.
🚌🏅🏃♂️🏃♀️⚾On Friday, 5th grade has a field trip, senior breakfast/awards/graduation practice takes place, juniors and seniors will have their awards ceremony, high school track competes in NWCC finals at Waynesfield Goshen, and high school baseball competes at Mt. Gilead.
⚾On Saturday, high school baseball competes in a double header at Crestline.
🎓Mark your calendars for graduation, which is right around the corner, and takes place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2pm in the high school gym.
🚍Join Our Team! We’re Hiring!
Want to be part of our small district doing big things? We are hiring a full time health and physical education teacher, and we are always looking for substitutes for teaching, food service, custodial, secretarial, aide, and bus driver positions. Apply today on our website and help support our amazing students!
Thank you for your continued support of our students, staff, and community. Make it a great week, and, as always, Go, Rockets!🚀