Ridgedale Local School District

Please help us welcome Mrs. Bricely to our Rocket team!
Hey Rocket Families!
I'm Angie Bricely, and I'm absolutely thrilled and honored to introduce myself as your new principal at Ridgedale Elementary! As a proud Ridgedale High School graduate with a long family history of Rocket Pride, I can't wait to continue our traditions while forging a path to our future. I'm bringing over 25 years of experience in education with me, most recently serving as an assistant principal in North Carolina. My commitment has always been to fostering a safe, nurturing, and intellectually stimulating environment where all our students can truly thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. I truly believe that a strong partnership between home and school is essential for student success. My door will always be open, and I encourage you to reach out with your questions, ideas, and concerns. Together, we can create a supportive learning community that empowers our children to reach their full potential. I'm incredibly optimistic about the year ahead and all the possibilities that lie before us. I can't wait to meet many of you in person soon at upcoming back to school events.

Rocket Fall Athletic/Band Important Dates More details on the Meet the Team/Back to School Family Fun Night to come!

We are still looking for people to fill some spots for fair gates this Saturday. If you are able to help, please sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945AAAE28A3FACE9-55916328-2025

. Thank you to all of those that have volunteered and worked this week!

Miss Stiverson, Miss Greer, Mrs. Keller, Miss Schimpf, Mrs. Werling, and Mrs. Moore took time out of their summers to attend a three day conference focused on Behavioral Leadership and continuing to learn from the Kid Whisperer team. This team of teacher leaders will continue to work with all of our staff to share their learning throughout the upcoming year. Bonus was being able to reconnect with Tony--who has been at Ridgedale to help coach and train our elementary staff! Thank you for giving of your time this summer to continue to learn for our community! #rocketpride #alwayslearning #smalldistrictbigthings

Wow! A huge thank you to the Rocket faithful that have signed up to work the Marion County Fair Gates! There are still spots left for anyone that would like to show their Rocket Pride by volunteering to work a shift or 2. They are a great way to connect with the community, while raising money to support our athletic and music programs. Here is the link to view and sign up for a spot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945AAAE28A3FACE9-55916328-2025

Check out these free, fun opportunities! Teens ages 14-19 can register for a FREE High School Summer Pass at Planet Fitness. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/yd975mhk Kids ages 2-15 can bowl for FREE. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/mrxzmb46 Kids in grades K-8 can participate in the Summer Reading Challenge. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/2abvd329

Ridgedale Athletic and Music Boosters are still in need of help working fair gates. Any help would be tremendously appreciated! If you're wondering why you should work fair gates, here is a Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Work Fair Gates... 10. Community involvement! 9. Fair food galore is available! Who doesn't like a good funnel cake? 8. You can visit the animals in the barns for some therapy! 7. Boosters help support all of our students and staff throughout the year! 6. You can work on your tan! 5. The Marion County Fair is great for visiting with friends! 4. You get pop and snacks while you work! 3. It's really not that bad or hard! 2. You will see people you haven't seen in years! 1. We worked very hard to come up with all of these reasons, so help us out! Click this link to sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945AAAE28A3FACE9-55916328-2025

What an amazing finish to an outstanding track season for Breyton Richmond!! He is proof that hard work really pays off. The Rocket Community couldn't be more proud of you and the 4x800 relay team!! Congratulations on a 6th place podium finish at the State Track Finals in the 800M Run and another school record with a 156.60.

Enjoy a few more pictures of our 4x800 team! Rocket Nation couldn't be prouder! #RocketNation #RocketPride #SmallDistrictBigThings

Podium finish at the State Track Meet for the Ridgedale Rockets 4x800M Relay Team! The Rocket Community is unbelievably proud of you all! The boys certainly left it all on the track today, breaking the school record yet again! Congratulations to the team, alternates and coaches!! ❤️🏆🩵 Good Luck to Breyton Richmond as he competes tomorrow in the 800M Run @ 10:55am.

They’re off to State! Wishing these boys the best of luck as they compete in the OHSAA State Track Meet. Wear your colors loud and proud - we are so proud of you! A huge THANK YOU to everyone in the community who came out to support, which included our very own Salt Rock Fire Department who lead the send-off in Rocket style. Good Luck Boys!!❤️🏆🩵

ROCKET STATE TRACK MEET SPECTATOR GUIDELINES AND TICKETING INFORMATION!

CONGRATULATIONS, STATE BOUND ROCKETS!! Let's give these Rocket Track Athletes a proper send off for all of their hard work and dedication to their sport!! On Thursday, June 5 at 1:30pm - Ridgedale HS, we would love to see many gather to send these boys and their coaches off to Columbus as they prepare to compete in the OHSAA State Track Meet on Friday and Saturday mornings. Departure from Ridgedale will be at 2pm. Bring signs and Rocket Spirit to help show these athletes how proud we are of them!! ROCKET PRIDE! ❤️🏆💚

STATE BOUND! Congratulations to all of these young men!! Rocket Country is so proud of you!! Breyton Richmond - 800M Run Breyton Richmond, Evan Ricketts, Brogan Weston and Isaac Lust (alternates Mason Turner and Elliot Weston) - 4x800 Relay

❤️🩵Congrats to our junior high school students who have earned a spot on the Q4 JH Honor Roll! Your hard work and dedication to your studies have truly paid off. This achievement is a reflection of your commitment to excellence. Go Rockets!!🚀

❤️🩵Congrats to our high school students who have earned a spot on the Q4 HS Honor Roll! Your hard work and dedication to your studies have truly paid off. This achievement is a reflection of your commitment to excellence. Go Rockets!!🚀

Round 2 of Rocket Cheer Tryouts for 2025-26 There will be a tryout meeting for any student and their parent(s) interested in trying out for JH/HS Cheerleading for the 2025-26 school year. Coach Allie Seckel will be conducting this meeting in the Elementary Gym or Cafe. on June 3rd at 6pm. Please plan to attend if you'd like to tryout for a cheer position or "ROCKY" the mascot.

STATE BOUND!!! This group just shines brighter with each meet they run! Congratulations to Evan Ricketts, Isaac Lust, Brogan Weston and Breyton Richmond on their Regional Championship and NEW school record of 8:11.84 in the 4x800 Relay!! Super PROUD of you!!!

The NWCC Spring Sports Banquet was hosted by Hardin Northern tonight and it was a wonderful event! Congratulations to our Rocket Athletes who brought home the hardware!!🥇🏆🥇We are so proud of your hard work and success!! Good Luck to our boys and girls track athletes who will compete tomorrow in the Regional Track Meet.

Youth Flag Football Registration for students entering Kindergarten through 4th grades will be in the RES cafeteria on Thursday, May 29th between 4-6 and Saturday, May 31st between 9:30-11:30. Cost is $40 per athlete or $70 for 2 athletes in the same household.