Ridgeview STEM Junior High

Happy Summer Ridgeview Families!

HERE ARE YOUR FINAL UPDATES:

As a reminder, all students who have library books still out, they are now past due! All 8th grade students' chromebooks/chargers are now past due as well. Library books and chromebooks may still be dropped off at the main office to be turned in. We thank you in advance.

Ohio State Test (OST) preliminary scores are in. We will sort through the data and use it to help drive instruction for next school year, as well as determine strengths and weaknesses of students in order to get the best production out of them from the start. Remember the goal of testing is for students to grow in their learning, and for teachers to reflect on their practices. We’re optimistic of our scores and will share the results with families as soon as they are official.

Our Culture Day was a huge success! Thank you to our PoPPS volunteers who came out to assist, as well as district personnel. A huge shout out goes to Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Owen for a job well done with the planning/organization of this event. We look forward to doing it again next year.

We are looking for PoPPS volunteers as well as PTO members for next school year. If you’re interested or would like more information about the PoPPS program, please reach out to our Dean of Students, Mrs. Dillard by email: sydney_dillard@plsd.us. If you’re interested in our PTO, please contact Kelly Martin by email: kelly.martin_rvjhpto@hotmail.com.

Starting on Thur May 30th, our main office hours will be from 8:00-2:30 pm. Holidays we will be closed for business. More info about our summer hours is below. Please make a note of it.

We hope everyone has a great and safe summer break! It has been a pleasure serving the Ridgeview community this year and I’m looking forward to what’s to come. This will be our last newsletter until late summer. Take care and enjoy the summer break!

GO TIGERS!

Important Dates:

T July 30, 3 - 7pm - Welcome Day & School Pictures (7th Grade)

W July 31, 3 - 7pm - Welcome Day & School Pictures (8th Grade)

TH August 1 - Shared Residency annual application / affidavit due to Welcome Center

TH August 1, 10 - 1: Welcome Day & School Pictures (makeup)

Sheila A. Evans, Principal

Ridgeview STEM Junior High School

The office will be open M ~ F from 8:00am ~ 2:30pm.

The office will be closed:

5/27 ~ Memorial Day

6/19 ~ Juneteenth

7/4-5 ~ July 4th weekend

Final report cards should be available Friday May 31.

To view:

• Log into Infinite Campus Parent Portal
• Select 3 lines in upper LEFT
• Select DOCUMENTS from drop down menu
• Select Q4 report (rshows Q1 - Q4 grades)

NOTE: These documents will clear away as of June 30 and reset for the 2024/25 school year. Therefore, download a copy of the report card if you want it saved.

Please open the PDF below for complete details and links to many pictures from this exciting experience.

IF you attend PLSD on a shared residency, here are a few reminders:

• This must be updated EVERY year.
• Due date for next school year: August 1
• The sooner it is submitted in the summer, the more quickly it is processed.
• If submitted after August 1, your student may not be able to start school on time.

See the 2024/2025 form below.

Ridgeview Library Books are due

• return to the Media Center prior last day
• bills will be posted on Infinite Campus for any books that are not returned by the last day.

Please click here for fun summer at home learning ideas for students.

*click each post it to find a link filled with fun learning ideas

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

Click HERE for complete guidelines.

Ridgeview Boys Golf for Fall 2024: Click HERE

Ridgeview Girls Golf for Fall 2024: Click HERE

Fall Cross Country Schedule for Rising 9th graders / any Ridgeview Athlete interested: Click HERE

• JR Cross Country Interest Form
• HS Cross Country Interest Form

Registration for 2024/2025 Athletics: Final Forms will open after June 18 for registration for the 24/25 athletic seasons.

Summer Camp Dates: click PDF below for specific details a camp

PHSC Youth Wrestling Skill Camp: 6/3/24 - 6/6/24 ; 6pm - 8pm

PHSC Girls Volleyball Youth Camp: 6/10/24 - 6/13/24 ; 9am - 1pm

PHSC Youth Soccer Camp: 6/17/24 - 6/20/24 ; 6pm - 7:30pm

PHSC Boys Tiger Basketball Camp: 6/17/24 and 6/18/24 ; 8am - 12pm

PHSC Boys Soccer Team Camp: 7/8/24 - 7/11/24 ; 9am - 10:30am

PHSC Little Tiger Football Camp : 7/18/24 - 7/19/24 ; 9am - 11am

PHSC Girls Soccer Team Camp : 7/22/24 - 7/25/24 ; 6pm - 8pm

Tiger Athletics Website

Ridgeview Family & Friends💜

We are looking for new PTO members, so please reach out to Kelly or Qiana if interested. Enjoy the summer!

💜As always, we thank you all for your support! 💜

Kelly & Qiana

kelly.martin_rvjhpto@hotmail.com or qsmith6@hotmail.com

• PLSD 2023-2024 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 Community Calendar

  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.

Click this link for details and links.

We have a new Family liaison that speaks Amharic, Oromo, Afan Oromo. We would like to get him connected with families that could use his help. If you would like to, please consider putting this in your newsletter to families and staff. The new liaison's name is Wagari Beti. He can be reached at wagari_beti@plsd.us or 614-638-7292.

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 - 3:30 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

Summer Fun & Enrichment

Use the link to access summer camps, activities, and enrichment. We will post new slides at the top of the list, as we learn of new activities, So, be sure to check back now through the end of the year. Students also have access to enrichment activities through Naviance.

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 STEM 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 8th Grade: Henry Lee

Assistant Principal 7th Grade: Kevin Smith

Dean of Students: Sydney Dillard

Building Secretary: Tracy Redmond

Registrar / Athletics : 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

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