Happy Friday Ridgeview families! Here are your weekly updates.

Art students from all grade levels in Pickerington Local Schools will have their art displayed in an exhibit at the Pickerington Library starting on Jan 21st through March 8th. We encourage our families to stop through to view original artwork from our students. We’re very proud of the work they’ve done and can’t wait to see the show! There will also be a reception to kick off the art show from 6:00-7:30 pm on the 21st. All are welcome to attend.

The Global Scholars application is now open to all junior high and high school students. Click here to read more about the program, as well as complete the required application if interested. Information is further down in the newsletter as well for families.

Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up soon! Feb 5th will be our first evening. Feb 18th will be the last evening. Teachers will be sending out notifications to families soon (if they haven’t already) for sign-ups. We encourage all families to sign-up for at least one of the sessions.

Our ELA iReady diagnostic started off really well. We’ve already finished 95% of the building, which is fantastic since we just did the assessment yesterday. Out of 964 students, we only had 7 red and 25 yellow rush flags. This means the system will “flag” a student if it thinks the student rushed through the assessment and didn’t take their time. Those students may have been asked by their English teacher to retake the assessment because of it. However, this is the lowest amount of rush flags we’ve ever had, which means students are taking more accountability for the work they are producing. We will do our math assessment next week! Our goal is no rush flags always, but we’ll take a lesser amount as well. Students are doing really well. Let’s keep it going.

On the evening of Thur Jan 23rd, the district will be having its Annual MLK, Jr. Celebration. This event is to showcase and recognize Pickerington students, as well as community members, for their tireless efforts that resemble the characteristics of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event begins at 6:00 pm at Violet Baptist Church, located at 8345 Blacklick-Eastern Rd NW in Pickerington. The event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there.

Lastly, in honor of Dr. King, all schools are closed on Mon Jan 20th. Enjoy your 3-day weekend and GO BUCKS!

Take care everyone and we’ll see everyone next week! GO TIGERS!

Important Dates:

Mon Jan 20 - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day - NO SCHOOL!

Wed Jan 22 - Math iReady Diagnostic

Thur Jan 23 - MLK Celebration

Wed Feb 5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sheila A. Evans, Principal

Ridgeview Junior High School

District Policy states that only guardians listed on Infinite Campus are permitted to pick up their student. If your student needs to be picked up early by someone who is NOT their guardian, a guardian must call the office to let us know who will be picking up their child. The other adult must present a valid ID to office staff for the student to be released to them.

Personal Communication Devices:

• Pick-up times for Personal Communication Devices will be Mon - Fri in the main office from 8:00 am - 1:45 pm and again from 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm as long as school is in session. The main office closes at 3:00 pm daily.

• We’re collecting more devices daily. If your student has a device confiscated and it doesn’t belong to them, the person that it belongs to AS WELL AS the student who had it taken from will be added to our spreadsheet for a confiscated device. Please make a note of this.

To find our school, type in job number:

13607 OR Pickerington Ridgeview Jr HS

Click on the pictures below to apply!

**If you're paying with Venmo, there will be a fee - $1 for $20 and $1.75 for $40 or more. Please add the extra in your payment.**

Payments of cash and/or check will be accepted in the office with Ms Tiffany.

Email: tiffany_dalton@plsd.us with any questions!

IMMUNIZATION REMINDER: In order to start school, all immunizations must be up to date.

Click HERE for complete guidelines.

School-Based Health Clinic

Pediatric Associates has an office located at Tussing Elementary that is available to all PLSD students and the community of Pickerington. The clinic offers the following services: helping with sore throat, headaches, earache, bad cough, strep test, immunizations, blood work, physicals, well check-ups, sports physicals, medication, asthma, etc.

The clinic is open on Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 3:00 and closed from 1:00 - 2:00 for lunch. Walk-ins are welcome or to schedule an appointment call 614-864-3222.

Emergency Resources

Crisis Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741

Nationwide Children's Youth Hotline: 1-614-722-1800

Teen Hotline: 1-614-294-3300

Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

Safe Schools Tip Line: Call or text 1-844-723-3764

Suicide Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or 1-614-221-5445

Sheriff Department: 1-740-652-7900

Scheduling for 25-26 is approaching!

The application for the incoming cohort of Global Scholars is 25-26 is now open!

We had a waitlist for the 24-25 incoming cohort, so don't wait to apply!

This application is for the new incoming group -

(if you are already a part of Global Scholars, you need not re-apply.)

If you'd like to read more about the Global Scholars Program, visit

https://columbusworldaffairs.org/program-training/global-scholars-diploma/

Or check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wnC7Z6Jxo

Here is the link for the Global Scholars 25-26 application.

If you have questions, reach out to Dr. Marie Hurt, marie_hurt@plsd.us

Nationwide Children's (Virtual Options) and Fairfield County (In person in Lancaster) offer free Triple P parenting courses that cover a variety of topics and are delivered in multiple formats (e.g., workshops, seminars, one-on-one consults, etc.)

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/specialties/behavioral-health/for-families/triple-p

https://www.facfc.org/parent-education-fcfc.html

Tiger Athletics Website

Athletic Handbook

Winter Sports are in session!

Please be sure that your student is registered on Final Forms.

YOUR STUDENT MUST HAVE AN UPDATED PHYSICAL ON FILE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE OR TRY OUT IN ANY SPORT

Students: $5 Adults: $7

Cash/Card is accepted at the gate. If you pay online, there will be additional fees.

Click here to purchase tickets: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Page/126

You may purchase a Tiger Club Pass ($50/student) or a Central Club Pass ($100/adult) that is good for all regular home games for every sport.

To purchase Club Passes, use the same link as above and select Central. Once there, you will select Purchase Yearly Passes.

**Students are now required to show their student ID card to attend athletic events. If your student does not have an ID card yet, you can show the attendant your Infinite Campus information from your phone until your ID arrives**

A friendly reminder!

$77.50 due November 22

$77.50 due January 17

Be sure to register your student in Final Forms so that you get all of the up to date information regarding games and practices.

https://pickerington-oh.finalforms.com/

It has been a cold and very interesting week - but we made it through (HOORAY)!!

Just a few reminders, as shared last week we are looking to do a Teen Dance at the end of January or February (just waiting on dates to confirm availability). We are also planning some restaurant fundraisers in the next couple of weeks. Once dates have been confirmed all communication will be sent out via the Friday Newsletter, Talking Points and Facebook (we hope you are able to come out and support us).

PTO will be hosting Parent Teacher Conference dinner on February 5th and we need your support. A sign-up genius will be created by next Friday - we appreciate your donations, dishes and or volunteer for set-up in advance.

If you are interested in joining PTO we would love to have you - we are scheduling a virtual meeting the week of January 27th, more details to come with the official date and time (as we are looking to have Mrs. Sheila Evans present and waiting to confirm her availability).

If you have any questions at all we are always here to support you - Kelly Martin - kelly.martin_rvjhpto@hotmail.com and Qiana Ellis - qsmith6@hotmail.com.

STAY WARM out there, have a fantastic weekend!

Kelly & Qiana

• PLSD 2024-2025 District Calendar - click here

• Districtwide Activities Calendar

  Upcoming events and important dates are listed in the Districtwide Google Events Calendar, which is synced with individual building, program and athletic team calendars. Once inside the district wide calendar, to display the events of a particular building, team, program or activity, you will need to check the specific corresponding color-coded box(es) from the list on the left-hand side.

  Pickerington Schools partners with the City of Pickerington and Yodel to bring you the Pickerington Community Calendar!
  

  Visit this link to view all Pickerington Schools activities included on the calendar and don’t forget to “favorite” our Pickerington Schools schedule! Once favorited, Pickerington Schools' events will be front and center on your calendar, enabling you to see what’s coming up.

The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Public Safety have launched the SaferOH tip line that will accept both calls and texts 24 hours a day.

This tip line allows students and adults to anonymously share information with school officials and law enforcement about threats to student safety—whether that involves a threatened mass incident or harm to a single student.

Every tip can remain anonymous. School safety analysts may ask for additional information, but the caller can remain secret or leave his or her contact information for later follow-up.

Calls or texts to 844-SaferOH (844-723-3764) are answered by analysts in the Ohio Homeland Security’s Threat Assessment and Prevention (TAP) Unit. When action is needed, the TAP Unit immediately forwards information to Pickerington Schools, local law enforcement agencies, and others, if necessary.

Here at Ridgeview Junior High we value being Timely, Innovative, showing GRIT, being Engaged in our learning, and Respect! Notice the letters spell out TIGER! Click on our behavior expectations, and please take a moment to look over and review with your student(s).

Principal: Sheila Evans

Assistant Principal 7th Grade: Henry Lee

Assistant Principal 8th Grade: Kevin Smith

Dean of Students: Sydney Dillard

Building Secretary/Athletics: Tiffany Dalton

Building Secretary/Registrar: Lisa Holley

Attendance: Pat Petrini

Office Assistant: Madelyn Gomez

Counselors: Kris Owen: A-Ga, Erica Reynolds: Ge-N, Meghan Wade: O-Z

Nurse: Rachel Ross/Mindy Stillwell

Safety/Security: Jon (JT) Haynes

School Resource Officer (SRO): Mathew Swaney, Jeremy Collier

Email: Sheila_Evans@plsd.us
Website: pickerington.k12.oh.us
Location: 130 Hill Road South, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: 614-548-1700
Twitter: @RidgeviewPLSD