News from the Nest

The Ripley Union Lewis Huntington FFA attended the 97th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis from October 23rd to October 25th. During the three days the FFA had many exciting and new experiences! These experiences included meeting new people from all over the world, attending the Louisville Slugger Museum, golfing at Top Golf, eating at various restaurants, attending a hypnotist show, visiting Fair Oaks, and shopping! The 97th National FFA Convention was a great opportunity for every FFA member to interact with different members from around the world. All 50 states were at this convention, along with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The students that attended the convention had an awesome time and would like to say a big thank you to the wonderful FFA advisors; Mr. Daniel Foster and Mr. Justin Cluxton; the chaperones: Mrs. Elaine Manning and Mrs. Christy Haitz; and the bus driver: Leslie Jones. Without them the trip would not be possible. Blue Jay and FFA PRIDE!

RULH Local School District proudly announces that three of its outstanding senior students have been awarded the 2025 Ohio Governor's Merit Scholarship: Hannah Hauke, Skylar Brizendine, and Isabella Siegel.

Established under Governor DeWine’s leadership and now in its second year, this prestigious scholarship provides up to $5,000 annually for four years. It is designed to recognize academic excellence and encourage Ohio's top high school graduates to pursue higher education within the state. The scholarship is awarded to students in the top 5% of their class, aiming to support Ohio's brightest minds as they continue their education at in-state institutions.

Congratulations to Hannah Hauke, Skylar Brizendine, and Isabella Siegel! Blue Jays Pride!

The second grade students recently worked on informational writing assignments. The students researched animals in books, videos, magazines, and online websites in order to find facts to include in their reports. All of the students learned a lot about writing reports and had fun learning about different animals and their habitats.

On October 8, 2024, the Brown L.E.A.D.S. Youth Program held its kickoff event, marking the start of an exciting initiative focused on preparing local students for future careers. Held at the Brown County Fairgrounds, the event brought together 48 students, teachers, and school counselors from Eastern Brown, Bright Local, Georgetown, Ripley, Fayetteville, Western Brown, and Southern Hills CTC. More than 30 adult volunteers from the Brown L.E.A.D.S. Adult Program (Cohort One), business partners and various branches of the military from across Brown County joined to support the students.

The event centered on hands-on learning, with 11th-grade students rotating through various stations designed to build essential skills for job success, including Food Etiquette, Financial Literacy, Dress for Success, Resume Building, and Mock Interviews. Students also had the unique opportunity to connect with local professionals and explore post-high school career paths aligned with their strengths and interests.

For more information on implementing the Brown L.E.A.D.S. Youth Program in monthly career preparation classes, school districts are encouraged to contact Ohio Extension Educators Trevor Corboy at corboy.3@osu.edu or Christy Clary at clary.42@osu.edu.

Students in RULH Local Schools celebrated being "Drug Free" during Red Ribbon Week (October 28th to November 1st). Check out some of the great costumes below in the picture collage!

Ms. Whitney Breech, high school Physical Science/Physics Teacher, dressed up as Ms. Frizzle from the television show "The Magic School Bus" and performed science experiments with her students. It was an EXPLOSION of fun with pumpkins! Great job Ms. Breech!

A long and “storied” tradition exists in Mrs. Debbie Mitchell’s fifth grade Language Arts classes. Every Halloween Mrs. Mitchell darkens the lights and reads The Widow’s Broom to her students. The students love the story line and the “jump scare” at the conclusion of the story. Way to go fifth grade Blue Jays!

Southern Hills JVSD Ambassador Team and Mrs. Susan Roades visited RULH Jr./Sr. High School on Thursday, October 31st, to present the available career and technical programs to sophomores. Sophomores will visit the CTC in November. Blue Jays Gracie Blackburn and Emerson Miller are members of the CTC Ambassador Team.

Gracie Blackburn- Honorable Mention All Southeast District Soccer

Braylon Scarbrough- SHAC All League Cross Country

Harlie Polley- SHAC All League Volleyball

Owen Kirk- SHAC All League and 1st team All Southeast District Soccer

Kameron Madison- 2nd Team All Southeast District Soccer

Kirklin Abbot- Honorable Mention All Southeast District Soccer

Izayah Goins- Honorable Mention All Southeast District Soccer, Senior GPA Award (3.7 or Higher)

Grace Taylor- SHAC All League and 1st Team All Southeast District Soccer

Callie Fultz- 2nd Team All Southeast District Soccer

Abi Taylor- Honorable Mention All Southeast District Soccer

Bella Siegel- Senior GPA Award (3.7 GPA or higher)

Both the boys and girls soccer teams received the team GPA awards (3.0 or higher)!

Meet this year's winter sports teams at the "Night at the Nest". Please read below for details!

RULH Elementary will hold its annual Veteran's Day program on Monday, November 11th. Please read the flyer below for details.

On Friday, November 8th, students in grades K-6 will participat in a "Walk for Warriors" to support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Students walked during their specials class time to show support for this cause that assists military veterans. Students turned in donations that will be sent to Wounded Warrior Project. Way to serve your community Lil' Jays!

RULH introduces the newest members of the ABC Club and recognizes students with positive office referrals! Way to go Lil' Jays!

Each week the News from the Nest will have a new teacher introduction! RULH welcomes Ms. Zoe Rau!

The RULH Jr./Sr. High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps will celebrate the 249th birthday of the Marine Corps on Saturday, November 16th, at the Simon Kenton VFW Post 2734 in Maysville, Kentucky. Please read the flyer below for details!

• Lori Blanford – Junior High Intervention Specialist (November 2nd)
• Polly Spiller – Junior High Intervention Specialist (November 6th)
• Justin Cluxton – Junior High Agriculture Teacher (November 9th)
• Joe Pfeffer - Elementary Principal (November 10th)
• Betsy Drake - School Psychologist (November 11th)
• Amanda Brose - Elementary Teacher Aide (November 11th)
• Kim Stauffer – Board of Education Member (November 15th)
• Gabe Scott – Elementary Physical Education Teacher (November 18th)
• Tammy Stricklett – High School Intervention Specialist (November 22nd)
• Molly Ross - Jr./Sr. High Music Teacher (November 24th)

Friday, November 1st

No Events Scheduled

Saturday, November 2nd

MCJROTC Raider Meet at Greenup County

Sunday, November 3rd

No Events Scheduled

Monday, November 4th

No Events Scheduled

Tuesday, November 5th

No School for Students - Staff In-service

Wednesday, November 6th

No Events Scheduled

Thursday, November 7th

3:00 pm - Jr./Sr. High BLT Meetings

Friday, November 8th

Interim Reports Issued

Saturday, November 9th

8:00 am - SHL Cheerleading Competition