🐺 The Big Bad Wolf is headed to court!

Ridgewood High School Performing Arts presented *The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf* for our elementary students this morning and will perform for our middle school students this afternoon.

I invite our entire Ridgewood community to come out tonight, enjoy a few laughs, and support our talented student performers!

🕖 Tonight at **7:00 p.m.**
📍 **Jill Collins Performing Arts Center** at Ridgewood High School
🎟️ **Tickets are $5**

On Veterans Day, Ridgewood Local Schools proudly honors the brave men and women who have served our country. We are grateful for your courage, dedication, and sacrifices in protecting the freedoms we enjoy each day. To all veterans, thank you for your service!

Congratulations to our October 4-Star Generals! We are proud of the example these students set for others at Ridgewood Middle School. Hard work, character, integrity and being KIND are all attributes of a Ridgewood 4-Star General. Well-deserved!

4th Grade: Selah Massey
5th Grade: Estella Drummond
6th Grade: Stella Dreher
7th Grade: Gage Ekleberry

🧡🖤 Ridgewood Local Schools Updates

📅 Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3: No school for students due to staff professional development.

🚌 Try Driving a School Bus! Community members are invited to Ridgewood Middle School tomorrow from 9:00–11:00 a.m. for an opportunity to drive a school bus in a safe environment on school property!

⏰ Friday, November 6: Ridgewood Local Schools will have a two-hour early dismissal. Please plan accordingly.

Operation Veterans Helping Veterans Ruck March will also take place Friday, starting at Newcomerstown High School and finishing at Ridgewood High School. Participants are expected to enter West Lafayette around noon. Please watch for walkers, drive with caution, and help us welcome them!

Ridgewood Middle School Veteran's Day Programs and Breakfast:

On Tuesday November 10th the 4th grade will present their Veteran's Day program at Ridgewood High School at 6:30pm.

Wednesday November 11th is Veterans' Day. Students may invite veteran parents, grandparents, brothers/sisters, or aunts/uncles to this celebration. Complimentary breakfast will be served at RMS from 7:30-8:15am followed by program at 8:30am in RMS gymnasium. Please RSVP to the school office at 740-545-6335.

Attention: This week, Ridgewood Middle School will be celebrating Red Ribbon/Bullying Prevention Week. There is a theme for each day and we encourage all students to participate. Attached is the weeks themes and dress up days.

Second, there are parent/teacher conferences at Ridgewood Middle School on Wednesday October 28 and Thursday November 5. We encourage parents to sign up for a conference through our school office at 740-545-6335.

Dear Ridgewood Families,

Ridgewood Local Schools will dismiss students two hours early on Friday, October 30, 2026, to accommodate travel for our away football playoff game against Fairland High School in Proctorville, Ohio. The trip requires more than three hours of travel each way.

Please plan for your child’s arrival home two hours earlier than usual and make any necessary childcare arrangements.

Thank you for your understanding and support. Go Generals!

Ridgewood Middle School celebrates National School Bus Safety Week. We are thankful for our bus drivers that transport our students to and from school everyday. These drivers take on a huge responsibility with our students and we are blessed to have them.

Ridgewood Middle School will be celebrating Red Ribbon/Bullying Prevention Week from October 26-30. Each day will have a theme including Friday when students are able to dress up for Halloween. Costumes need to be school appropriate and no masks. We are looking forward to a great week.

Parent / Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Please consider scheduling an appointment with your students' teachers.

Congratulations to our September 4-Star Generals! These students continue to set the standard at Ridgewood Middle School through their leadership, positive attitude, and commitment to doing their best each day. We are proud of the example they set for others as we start this 2026-2027 school year. Keep shining and representing Ridgewood with pride!
4th Grade: Madelynn Stein
5th Grade: Jase Endlich
6th Grade: Kade Baker
7th Grade: Masey Stein

Today we celebrates our three RMS custodians on National Custodian Day. They are Tim Davis, James Kirker, and Adrian Eberwine. We appreciate their dedication to our students and staff at Ridgewood Middle School.

Ridgewood Middle School celebrated Dolly Parton Day (9-25) by wearing pink to show kindness to others. We even had a special visit from Dolly herself delivering kindness wherever she went.

Homecoming Spirit Week! Students in each class wore their class t -shirts on Thursday. Our students have had an amazing week so far showing their Ridgewood Spirit. Another great day to be a General!

On Thursday, we are asking all students to wear their Ridgewood Middle School t-shirts to school. This is a part of our Homecoming Spirit Week. Each grade level has a different color.

4th: Orange
5th: Light Gray
6th: Dark Gray
7th: Black

All classes will have their picture taken in the gym on Thursday. Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FOUR STARS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We are excited and proud to share that Ridgewood Middle School received 4 stars on this year’s Ohio School Report Card!

This accomplishment is a reflection of the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our incredible students and staff along with the continued support of our families and community.

While a report card cannot capture everything that happens inside our building each day, it does provide valuable information about our progress and the work we are doing to help our students succeed.

Today, we celebrate this accomplishment—and we should! 🎉 But we also know that our work continues. We will keep looking at the needs of our students, adjusting our practices, and finding ways to make Ridgewood Middle School even better.

The RMS playground is almost completed. There are still some items that need to be worked on at the new playground. We are expecting to open the playground for our students on Monday, September 14. Please be cautious of the area for the next couple of days.

Students riding e-bikes should stop at all stop signs, stay as far to the right as possible, and use extra caution around school traffic. Generals, Ride Safe!