Ridgedale Local School District

HS Girls Basketball @ North Baltimore 12/21 Game time has changed from 6pm to 6:45pm due to official's travel.

Ridgedale Elementary had a visit from Santa and the Grinch today! Thank you to Doug & Sandy Roszman for donating the candy canes!

We are excited to present our December Launching Learners newsletter! Please click to view: https://www.smore.com/n4t2s

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 remember that this week is a short week. Our winter break will officially begin on Thursday, December 22. Students will return to school on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. I wanted to take a moment to remind you of our two school safety resources. Safety concerns can be reported on our website or app by clicking on the “Student Safety Reporting.” In addition, you can call the Safer Ohio Tip Line at 844-SaferOH. Don’t forget to check out all of the athletic events this week! They can be found on our website or download the app! Be sure to check the website, app, or social media for any changes that may occur! Mark your calendars for Friday, January 20. The boys’ basketball team will be hosting Elgin that night with the freshmen starting at 4:30pm. The Rocket Dribbling Club will be performing! Come early and feed your family while supporting the Ridgedale Boosters. The Boosters will be hosting a Soup-er Supper from 5-7pm in the high school cafeteria. Enjoy a variety of soups, salad, bread, and drink for only $6 per person. There will be a silent auction, vendor setups, and a bake sale as well. Thank you for all you do for our students, our staff, and our community! Make it a great week, and Go, Rockets!

Nya Miller won her weight class at the Mapleton Girls Wrestling Tournament today! Congratulations Nya! 🤼‍♀️ Jayse Shaffer and Maddie Blankley competed in the Mohawk JH Wrestling Tournament today. Great efforts by both!

CONGRATULATIONS Rocket Boys Basketball on their JV and Varsity wins over Delaware Christian. Great job boys!❤️🏀💙

Please check out this opportunity for our Junior/Senior High Students to receive services from TRIO Talent Search! What is TRIO Talent Search? Talent Search (TS) is an educational program serving students who are enrolled in any grade from six through twelve and who attend or live our district. TS is funded largely by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Please completely fill out this application. Please feel free to contact the Talent Search Office at (740) 725-4005 with any questions that you may have. We must have a completed application before a student can be selected to participate in this program. Program services include but are not limited to: academic advising and tutoring assistance in selecting high school courses mentoring career information and exploration activities ACT/SAT information and preparation college planning, including application assistance FAFSA, financial aid, and scholarship application assistance financial literacy, and visits to colleges and universities.

Rocket Basketball Changes! Tonight's HS Girls basketball game vs. Ridgemont 12/15 has been postponed. Makeup date TBD. Friday night 12/16 - HS Boys basketball game @ Ridgemont - ONLINE Ticketing ONLY - https://www.ridgemont.k12.oh.us/TicketBoxOffice.aspx Saturday 12/17 - HS Girls basketball game is postponed due to lack of numbers for Del. Christian. Makeup date is 1/24/23 @ 6pm. HS Boys Basketball will play Del. Christian as scheduled with JV game beginning at 5pm Monday 12/19 - JH Girls basketball game will be an 8th grade ONLY game due to illness at Centerburg. Game time will remain at 5pm. JH Boys will still play both 7th and 8th grade games @ 5pm.

Another phenomenal concert at the jr/sr high with the choirs and bands last night!

Bowling Results vs. Fredericktown Rocket Bowling!: Bowling Results RHS Boys Varsity lost to Fredericktown 1772 to 1797. High Game was Jayden Reynolds 182. Jayden had high series 337. Rocket Bowling!: Boys JV defeated Fredericktown 1441 to 1230. High game was Gage Osborne with a 186. Gage had high series with a 307. Rocket Bowling!: Girls Varsity lost to Fredericktown 1675 to 1741. High game was Aubrie Smith with a 191. Aubrie had high series with a 371. Rocket Bowling!: Girls JV lost to Fredericktown 871 to 1114. High game was Shayla Gaffney with a 135. Shayla also had high series with a 238.

Wonderful performance by K/1! A special thank you to all who helped clean up for a quick change to youth basketball!

Congratulations to the Rocket Freshman Boys Basketball team on their win over Kenton 25-16! Great job Rockets! ❤️🏀💙

NO JH Boys or Girls basketball games tonight 12/12 due to illness at Ridgemont. Those games will be rescheduled TBA.

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. Thank you for your help with the drop off routines for the jr/sr high students! We appreciate you using the gym doors on the lower level to ensure the safety of our students! Do you have a high school or college student who is interested in becoming a physician? Don’t forget to check out our website about the paid internship opportunity being provided by Marion General Hospital for students who are planning to enroll or are enrolled in a post-secondary, pre-med or medical program and are interested in becoming a physician and practicing in Marion, Ohio. If you haven’t checked out the YouScience aptitude survey results with your students who are in grades 6-12, be sure to take a look! You will not be disappointed with the wealth of information! Elementary students have been taking their mid-year iReady assessments! We are excited to see their growth! The week is finally here! The kindergarten and first grade Holiday Program is this Tuesday, December 13 at 6:30pm in the elementary gym. The jr/sr high winter program is on Wednesday, December 14 at 6pm in the high school gym. Check out all of the athletic events this week! They can be found on our website or download the app! Thank you for all you do for our students, our staff, and our community! Make it a great week, and Go, Rockets!

Tonight’s HS Girls Basketball game will now be a 6pm start due to NO JV game. Hardin Northern has both online ticketing or a cash gate. Tonight’s HS Boys game at Wynford is a 6pm JV start. Cash gate for admission. Good Luck Rockets! 💙🏀❤️

Great Job Rocket JH Basketball. Both 7th and 8th grade boys and girls defeated Elgin! ❤️🏀💙

Congratulations to the Rocket Basketball Teams 7th and 8th Boys and Girls were all victorious over Hardin Northern tonight. HS Girls defeated Crestline 34-28. Congratulations to Nathan Thiel - 1st Team All-Ohio and Brayden Townsend 2nd Team All-Ohio for football!! Proud to be a Rocket! ❤️💙

Great win, Lady Rockets!

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. We are continuing to monitor the drop off routines for the jr/sr high students. Please be sure to use the gym doors on the lower level to ensure the safety of our students. Thank you for your assistance with this change! Do you have a high school or college student who is interested in becoming a physician? The Medical Staff at Marion General Hospital is looking for students that are planning to enroll or are enrolled in a post-secondary, pre-med or medical program and are interested in becoming a physician and practicing in Marion, Ohio. This program is a paid internship and opportunity to work alongside physicians, advanced practice providers, and medical professionals in a hospital setting with the goal of returning to Marion General to practice in your hometown. Check out the full information on our website! We would love to see a Rocket have this opportunity! Speaking of career planning, don’t forget to ask your 6th-12th grade student about their YouScience aptitude survey results. Students can explore their aptitudes, review their career matches, find aptitude-based language for interviews, resumes, applications, and more! Plan ahead for the kindergarten and first grade Holiday Program on December 13 at 6:30pm in the elementary gym. The jr/sr high winter program will be on December 14 at 6pm in the high school gym. Check out all of the athletic events this week! They can be found on our website or download the app! Thank you for all you do for our students, our staff, and our community! Make it a great week, and Go, Rockets!

Bowling Results from this week! Boys lost to East Knox 1516 to 2182. Girls lost 1258 to 1563. Varsity girls defeated Mt. Gilead 1648 to 1222. Aubrie Smith has high Game with a 214 & high series 399. Boys lost to Mt Gilead 1612 to 2106. Bryce Harmon has high Game of 164 & high series 324.