Dear River Ridge Zone Families,

The RRHS Beta Club invites you to a Free Family Movie Night—a fun-filled evening for all ages that also supports a wonderful cause!

Details:

• Date: Saturday, January 25th
• Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Location: River Ridge High School Auditorium

The featured movie will be "Despicable Me 4" (Rated PG). Come dressed as your favorite Minion for even more fun!

Concessions:
CASH-ONLY concessions will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go directly to the Service League of Cherokee County.

The Service League is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in Cherokee County. From providing clothing and school supplies to covering medical expenses, the League works tirelessly to meet the needs of our students and families. By attending this event, you’ll be helping to support these meaningful efforts right here in our community.

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event! Enjoy a great movie, delicious snacks, and the chance to make a difference together.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team for their performance this week at the Brookwood Invitational. Special congratulations goes to Connor Schmitt and Soham Duggal for their 1st place win in Astronomy.

Spring SAT Testing

Optional SAT School Day testing will take place on Friday, March 28, 2025. CCSD High School students who wish to take the SAT during the school day may do so by registering and paying the $60 test fee via the district payment processing platform. Please visit SAT Spring School Day Registration Instructions for more information on registering and paying for these exams. Registration will close on Friday, February 14, 2025. Late registration cannot be accepted. College Board recommends that students should have completed the equivalent of Algebra II before taking the SAT. Families are also encouraged to consider the college entrance exam requirements of schools being considered and/or desired scholarship application requirements before students register to take the SAT.

Attention ALL River Ridge Students: The 2024 Optimist International Oratorical Competition needs your speech! This year's topic is "How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times." Prizes at the local level are $300 and a gold medal for 1st place; $200 and a silver medal for 2nd place, and $100 and a bronze for 3rd place. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 3rd, and the competition is Wednesday, February 12th. Please see or email Mrs. Becigneul (leigh.becigneul@cherokeek12.net) for complete rules, guidelines, and application.

Beta Club New Member Interest – for Freshmen

9th Graders, are you interested in joining National Beta Club? Applications will now be open to 9th grade students who have at least an 89.5 GPA and would like to join RRHS National Beta Club. We will hold a brief informational meeting on Thursday, February 13th in Room 2210 at 7:45am where an online application will be provided. The application will be due by February 28th.

New school merch! This year our very own school store will be opening with shirts, crewnecks, and hoodies. Visit the QR code on the screen to see designs and payment options.

Calling all writers, poets, artists, and photographers!!!

The RRHS Lit. Mag. is now taking submissions for the 2025 literary magazine publication.

This is your chance to have your work officially published in our school’s literary magazine.

**Submitters receive 10% off of the official mag when it comes out!**

The Cherokee County Farm Bureau is sponsoring an art contest on a school, county, district, and state level.

The contest is open to any student in grades 9-12 for the 2024-2025 academic years.

Please see the attached GFB High School Art Contest Flyer for contest guidelines.

Local prizes are:

1st place: One student at each High School will receive a $50 Gift Card or check.

2nd place: One student at each High School will receive a $25 Gift Card or check.

Overall County Winners

The 1st place county winner will receive a $100 Gift Card or check and will be entered into District 1 and State Competition. The 2nd place county winner will receive a $75 Gift Card or check.

Each teacher of a first and second place school winner will receive a gift card.

See attached page for state prizes.

For more information, please call Denise Forward at 678-493-1449 or 770-479-1481. We are excited about the art contest and hope many of you will enter. The finished Artwork and the attached Title Sheet must be turned in to the Cherokee County Farm Bureau Office by Friday, February 7, 2025.

Our Cherokee County Art Contest Winner for 2024 was Ashley McMath from River Ridge High School. Ashley was also the District 1 Winner. Ashley also won the GFB State. Ashley’s artwork is on display at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau.

Denise B. Forward

Program Coordinator – Cherokee County

Office: 770-479-1481

Phone: 678-493-1449

dbforward@gfbco.org

GFB.ORG

Senior class tshirts are now available to order! The senior class officers did a fantastic job with the design! Order using ccsd.graystep.com under River Ridge and the Class of 2025 tab. Color options are this graphite, navy, and white.

Attention ALL Seniors and Senior Parents!!!

We are offering the opportunity to purchase a RRHS Graduation Sign for your Senior’s Graduation Day! What better way to honor them, their achievement, and show how proud you are of them than to have a personalized yard sign just for your amazing student!

Cost: $30 for a single-sided sign and $35 for a double-sided sign. (The cost includes student name, college name, and one extracurricular logo. An additional logo can be purchased for $2.)

Our first order will be placed for all orders, and payments, received by Friday, January 31. Depending on the size of the order, it typically takes one to two weeks for the signs to be printed and delivered to the school. (Please note that we will not be able to submit your sign order to the vendor, according to the timeline below, until payment is received.)

Orders/Payments received by 1/31/25: Order will be submitted to vendor on February 3

Orders/Payments received 2/1/25 – 2/28/25: Order will be submitted to vendor on March 3

Orders/Payments received 3/1/25 – 3/21/25: Order will be submitted to vendor on March 24

Orders/Payments received 3/22/25 – 4/11/25: Order will be submitted to vendor on April 14

Orders/Payments received 4/12/25 – 5/2/25: Order will be submitted to vendor on May 5

Here’s how you can order your graduation yard sign:

1. Please complete the online order form: Graduation Sign Order Form

1. Submit payment via Zelle OR via a check in the RRHS front office

*Check made payable to River Ridge Volleyball Booster Club

Our booster club will email or call when the yard sign is ready for pick-up at RRHS. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at riverridgehsvolleyballbooster@gmail.com.

We understand that there are a few other companies offering yard signs, but we would greatly appreciate your order and support of the RRHS Volleyball program! All money made from sign sales will be staying at RRHS for funding of our volleyball program.

Zelle’s QR code:

PTSA Website:

Please visit www.rrhsptsa.com for all things PTSA! Links to Sign Up Genius, our calendar, reflections forms, Ambassador info, staff favorites and MORE can be found on our website!

PTSA Membership: To join PTSA, please join through Totem. https://jointotem.com/ga/woodstock/river-ridge-hs-ptsa

Lost and Found can be located in room 1201 and in the box behind the admin table in the cafeteria. Did you know that our special education department picks up the items through out the school? They wash the clothes and the cups every Friday to have them ready to be claimed😊. Items not claimed will be donated.

Please keep the nurse informed if your student has an epi pen or inhaler on their person. It is good to know this information in the event of an emergency. Also, please fill out appropriate forms to carry the medication at school.

PLEASE REVIEW MEDIATION POLICY. DO NOT SEND MEDICATION TO SCHOOL WITH your student prescription or OTC in baggy etc. They cannot carry or self-administer! IT MUST BE IN A NEW SEALED BOTTLE OR BLISTER PACK OR THE ORIGINAL PRESCIPTION BOTTLE, CURRENT AND NOT EXPIRED.

Thank you, Nurse Kim

Kim L Bearden BSN,RN,NCSN

RRHS school nurse

Phone 770-721-6500

Fax 770-721-6590

We have a designated attendance email for any attendance notes and early check-out requests: rrhs.attendance@cherokeek12.net. Please use this email instead of emailing Mrs. Mondello or anyone else directly to ensure timely processing of notes. Sending notes through Canvas or Parent Square will delay the process.

Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the RRHS - Tardy Policy.docx

Especially, if you are a student driver, as parking decals are tied to tardies and attendance.

Did you know – that morning announcements heard by your students in the am are also linked here and can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/@RRHSKnightVision

Link to the RRHS homepage - https://rrhs.cherokeek12.net/

Did you know that you can find out what is going on in our community by checking out the CCSD Bulletin Board. Check out the link below:

https://www.cherokeek12.net/bulletin-board

Birthday Shout-outs Now Available!

Celebrate your student with a birthday message displayed on our indoor kiosk—just $5!

https://forms.office.com/r/10puX2dQpu

See the link below for all your - Academic, College & Career, Personal & Social student counseling needs.

https://rrhs.cherokeek12.net/student-services

New! RRHS sports streaming service featuring football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and track. Check out: https://tinyurl.com/rrhs-sports

Please find below information about happenings at the Ridge in addition to information on how to follow your favorite River Ridge sports. Please note that events on the athletic calendar may change at the last minute.

Email: Stephanie.Barber@cherokeek12.net
Website: https://www.cherokeek12.net/4/home
Location: 400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, GA 30188, USA
Phone: (770) 721-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverRidgeHSGA
Twitter: @RRuKNIGHTed