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 while focusing on learning, safety, partnerships with our community, and fiscal responsibility. Please be advised that the Marion County Engineer’s Department will be closing Wyandot-Marion Road, between SR 98 and SR 4, as of Monday, September 9 until Tuesday, September for bridge replacement. Wyandot-Marion Road will be closed in this locations for just over 2 weeks. Attention, all families who sold mums! Due to the extremely high volume of mums sold, we are not able to do pick up at the elementary on Monday. Mum sale pick up has been moved to Friday, September 13, at High Tunnel Farm, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM. If anyone is available throughout the day on Friday to help with pick up, the help would be greatly appreciated! Please contact the elementary with questions. Did you know that we have pickleball courts? These are located in the north parking lot. Right now, we have cones so that people do not drive across the courts, but they ready to be used! On Monday, jr. high volleyball plays at home against Ridgemont, and jr. high football plays at home against Elgin. High school volleyball plays at Temple, and jr. high volleyball plays at USV on Tuesday. There is also a PTO meeting on Tuesday. On Wednesday, golf competes at Three Sticks Golf Course against Ridgemont. There are a couple events on Thursday, including golf competing at Kings’ Mill Golf Course, and high school volleyball playing at home against USV. Football Friday night is on Saturday night this week with high school football traveling to Michigan to play Gabriel Richard Catholic. High school volleyball has a home tri-match with East Knox and Elgin, cross country competes at the Galion Invite, and jr. high volleyball plays at Wynford on Saturday as well. Please plan ahead as there is no school on Friday, September 20, for teacher professional development. We are proud to be a small district doing big things, so be sure to keep up to date with all of the news and events by using our website, Google Calendar, and social media. If you are interested in substituting for our district in a variety of roles such as teacher, secretary, cafeteria, custodian, and aide, please apply on our website. Would you like to give back to our district as a bus driver? We can train you for this certification! We are actively searching for a bus route driver and substitute drivers. We would love to have you on our team! Thank you for all you do for our students, our staff, and our community! Have a great week, and, as always, go, Rockets!
Attention all Mum Sale Sellers!!
Due to the extremely high volume of mums sold, we are not able to do pick up at the elementary on Monday (we sold quadruple the amount we normally do!!!).
Mum sale pick up has been moved to Friday, September 13th at High Tunnel Farm, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
If anyone is available throughout the day on Friday to help with pick up, the help would be greatly appreciated!
Our kindergartners had this sweet visitor during recess today! If you recognize this friendly puppy, please contact the school. He/she is safe in our bus garage and we would love to get him back home!
Rocket JHFB reminder: tonight's JHFB game at Ridgemont will start at 6:30pm instead of 5:30pm due to the Hardin County Fair.
Pickleball courts are open! Check them out in the north parking lot! #SmallDistrictBigThings #RocketPride
This is the last week for PTO Mum Sale and PTO Spirit Wear Sale - get those orders in by September 6th.
Thank you for your amazing support!
Rocket XC breaking records!!! Congratulations to Brogan Weston on his record breaking race at Bucyrus. His time was 16:25 breaking Jim Thiel's long standing record. Brogan took 2nd in the race. Elliot Weston took 4th with a time of 16:54.
The rest of the team all improved times.
Kinlee Weston and Avery Thiel both place 9th and 6th respectively. Great job Rockets and Coach Mazza!
Rocket JV Football on 8/31 at Colonel Crawford is canceled.
Congratulations to the Rocket JH Volleyball Team on their win over Bucyrus tonight, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-19. Great Job Ladies!!
Rockets, show some Rocket Pride for our military members and their families by coming out to support all of the current members and veterans in our community! On Friday, September 6 - Ridgedale vs. Ridgemont Football Game we will be honoring all of our military branches and those serving or who have served. Members with a Military ID will be admitted free to the game, as well as coming to the track to help form a Rocket tunnel. We look forward to this event! Thank you ALL for your service to our country!
Go Rockets! Congrats to Evan Rickets for being selected as a nominee for the MaxPreps Athlete of the Week in football. To VOTE for our very own, please click the link below!
Good Luck to Evan!
https://www.maxpreps.com/news/ExbMEgTw7UagLs4T1aMXKQ/maxpreps-ohio-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-award-vote-now.htm
Reminder: There's a meeting tonight at 5p in RHS ColLaboration Space for students registered for November Washington D.C. trip & their parents/guardians to go over required forms, medical information (need front/back copies of insurance cards), roommate requests, and trip info.
Rocket XC continues to shine!! Personal best times for everyone. Brogan Weston 6th/Elliot Weston 8th, Avery Thiel 5th/Kinlee Weston 13th.
Great job Rocket Runners!❤️🩵🏆
JV Football game at Perry is canceled for today, 8/24. Make up date to be determined.
Congratulations to the Rocket Football team on their win at Hilltop 14-13. Great Job Rockets!
Rocket JH Football went to Perry expecting a scrimmage and ended with a 24-0 regular season game win!! Way to go players and coaches!! This shows what Rocket Country is all about! Great resilience boys! ❤️🩵
Rocket Fall Sports are off to a great start. Golf, XC and Volleyball have started their seasons! Football opens Friday Night at Hilltop, 7pm. Show your support for these student-athletes as they have been working hard all summer! Good Luck to all of the fall sports teams! Rocket Pride! ❤️🩵
HS Volleyball defeated Ridgemont tonight.
Freshman 25-14, 25-23
JV 25-19, 15-25, 25-17
V 25-21, 25-19, 25-13
Ridgedale Elementary is collecting gently used Halloween Costumes to provide a free costume shop for our students. If you have any that you would like to donate, please drop off at the elementary office.
Thank you!
We are collecting caps/lids that will be recycled into a buddy bench. Help us save caps! The following caps/lids are acceptable.
Caps such as medicine bottle, drink bottle, milk jug, flip-top (condiments), detergent, spout (condiments), hair spray, spray paint, toothpaste tube, ointment tube, deodorant. Lids such as cottage cheese container, Cool Whip container, mayonnaise jar, coffee can, yogurt, cream cheese container, peanut butter, butter container, prescription bottle (ensure labels removed).
Let's get a bench for the school! #RocketPride #SmallDistrictBigThings
Opening Day was built around our theme : One Team One Dream! Thanks to Marion-Crawford Prevention for leading team games & bringing a photo booth! Stay tuned for some of those pics! Check out therapy dogs, Odie & Gracie, who were dog tired! #RocketPride #SmallDistrictBigThings
