🏖️🌴 Dance Into Summer! 🌴🏖️
Join us for a beachy bash at our last JH dance for 5th–8th graders!
📅 Friday, May 15th
⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
💲 $5 entry
🥤 Snacks & drinks available for $1
Come ready for a fun afternoon! ☀️🌊
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Parents and students—don’t miss your chance to order this year’s yearbook! Use the link below to access the store where you can purchase:
✔ Yearbooks
✔ Additional items
✔ Senior Ads
💲 Early bird price: $55 through June 30th
💲 Price increases to $60 starting July 1st
🗓️ Store closes August 31st
Questions? Contact igreenwood@ridgedaleschools.org
Order yours today!
https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=58835
On April 16–17, Ridgedale students competed in the National Robotics Challenge in Marion, showcasing their creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills.
🔹 Abi Place & Alexis Raby competed in Mini Sumo with their originally designed robots
🔹 Caleb Anderson & Mylez Crabtree competed in Robot Hockey with their custom-built bots
🔹 Pierson Smith competed in Rescue Robot, navigating using an FPV camera and headset
Mr. Sieg was very proud of the students’ hard work and innovation. Abi demonstrated strong autonomous coding skills, and she and Alexis designed their robot chassis using 3D CAD. Caleb’s hockey robot—built using a mini-fridge chassis—was nominated for the Honda Innovation Award, an honor among 450 robots at the competition!
As always, Ridgedale students represented us well—showing great sportsmanship and even helping students from other schools.
We are proud of all of our competitors and their accomplishments! 💙
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Please make sure any transportation changes are communicated with the office secretary prior to this date.
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🚀 The April edition of Launching Learners is here!
Be sure to check it out and see all the fun and exciting things it includes!
https://app.smore.com/n/ra90w
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⭐🚀Congrats to seniors Elizabeth Ray and Hannah Staton who were celebrated at the Captain William Hendricks Chapter DAR's Youth Recognition Celebration on Thursday evening. These two students represent the core qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism!
🎖️Elizabeth Ray-Public Safety Cadet Medal for Outstanding Cadet
🎖️Hannah Staton-Good Citizen Award
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📍 Closest Location:
OhioHealth Marion Medical Campus
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 6:50 PM
📍 1050 Delaware Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
✅ Important Reminders:
• Appointments are required – no walk-ins accepted
• Families can sign up using the QR code on the attached flyer
• Please remain in your car until your scheduled time
• Bring all completed and signed physical forms to your appointment
• Parent/guardian attendance is encouraged
This is a wonderful free resource to help student athletes get prepared for participation next school year! The flyer is attached, please contact your school athletic director or office if you have questions about required forms.
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🔥 Final Call for Ridgedale Spiritwear!
Show your school pride and support a great cause—all proceeds go directly to the Freshman Class Fund.
🎓 Senior Class yard signs are also available!
🗓️ Store closes May 15th — don’t miss out!
Spiritwear Store
These camps offer engaging, hands-on experiences in STEM, Engineering, and Culture & Leadership for students in grades 5–12.
Students will explore real-world topics, build new skills, and discover potential college and career pathways in a fun, interactive environment.
🕘 Camps run from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🍴 Lunch and lab materials are included
See the attached flyer for more details!
Coaches and parents of our spring athletes—we need your photos!
We’re looking for pictures from baseball, softball, and track—individual shots, team photos, candid moments, and action shots are all welcome!
Please email photos (4–5 at a time to keep quality high) to igreenwood@ridgedaleschools.org.
⚠️ No screenshots from social media, please—resolution is too low for the yearbook.
Thank you for helping us capture these memories! 📘✨
Brogan was recognized at the Title Conference as an OAASFEP Scholarship recipient—a well-deserved honor!
We are proud of your hard work and accomplishments. Keep up the great work! 💙
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Join us for a day of community and celebration!
📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 12:00–3:00 PM
📍 Eco Center - 1757 CR. 59, Caledonia, OH
See the flyer for more information—we hope to see you there!
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⚾️ A big thank you to our Ridgedale Baseball sponsors!
Your support helps make our season possible and provides great opportunities for our student-athletes. We truly appreciate your commitment to our team and community. 💙
Be sure to check out the banner to see all of our amazing Ridgedale Baseball sponsors!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our Career and Movie Night on Wednesday!
A big thank you to all of our career presenters:
Courtney Jorgensen, Registered Nurse
Abby Haner, Sonographer
Kalee Richmond, Veterinary Technician
Jake Green & Bentley Conley, Paramedics (Marion Township Fire Department)
Tina Lust, Agronomist
James Anderson, Park Naturalist
Scott Farley, Nucor
Myles Nutter, Infantry Platoon Leader & 2nd Lieutenant
Zoe Wilson, Goodwill
Janelle Mendiola, Success Coach (Marion Matters)
Madison Shepherd, Youth Employment Specialist (OhioMeansJobs)
Jordan Brinson, EMT (Salt Rock Fire Department)
Special thanks to Shannon Tilley and Tammy Nutter, our food service team, for preparing food for everyone.
Thank you to the PowerHours team—Ms. Schimpf, Mrs. Keller, Ms. Brooke, and Ms. Nutter—for planning and setting up the event.
We also appreciate Mrs. Bricely and Ms. Yaksic for helping with setup.
We are so thankful for the community support and for everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to come talk with our students!
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Cam & Callie stepped up, built real-world leadership skills, connected with community leaders and made a lasting impact through hands-on service projects across Marion!
They've represented Ridgedale with pride! Way to go, leaders! 👏
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Volunteers needed to run the concession stand for the talent show this Friday (4/17)! 🎤
Sign up using the link attached!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945AAAE28A3FACE9-63434136-talent
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Join us for a night of family fun and learning!
📅 April 15th
⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM
📍 Elementary Cafeteria & Gym
We hope to see you there!
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🎭 Sharon Burkett Memorial Talent Show 🎭
Join us Friday, April 17th in the Elementary gym!
🚪 Doors open at 4:30 PM
🎤 Show starts at 5:00 PM
Come out and support our amazing students AND staff as they showcase their talents!
💲 Adult admission: $5
🍿 Concessions will be available
We hope to see you there!
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