Happy Friday Ridgeview families! Here are your weekly updates.

Hello everyone and welcome to 2025! We hope everyone had a relaxing and peaceful winter break. The weather was unseasonably warm, but who doesn’t love sunshine! As we prepare to get back into the swing of things for Monday’s return, let us review some important information:

• If students wish to have breakfast at the building, please have your student here no later than 7:05 am. Doors will open around 6:50 am. We feed, on average, over 350 students each morning so the earlier they can get here the better.

• 1st period begins at 7:15 am. Any student not in their 1st period class by this time will be marked tardy to school.

• If parents are dropping off or picking up students, please pull into the car lot, which is to the left of the building (when looking at it from the street). The right lot is for buses only during the school day. Also, please do not drop off/pick up on Hill Rd.

• All students must return to abiding by our school dress code: Slides/sandals are not permitted shoes and clothes should be appropriate to wear to school - covering all necessary parts (with proper wording/pictures on all clothing).

• If you’re dropping off items to a student, you’ll be asked to label and leave all items in the vestibule for a secretary to pick up. Families will no longer be buzzed into the main office unless they have an appointment with building personnel.

• With the start of the new grading period, we are reminding all families that students' personal communication devices (anything that can connect to WiFi) should be turned off and put away as soon as they enter the building each day. If it is seen, it will be confiscated. It will only be returned to the student on the 1st occurrence. After that, a parent/guardian will have to pick it up.

• Early student pick-up must be before 1:45 pm on all school days. Personal communication devices pick-up is from 8:00-1:45 pm and 2:30-3:00 pm daily as long as school is in session.

We thank you all in advance for following our building/office procedures. If you ever have questions, please contact a building administrator.

Quarter 2 Final Grades will be able to be viewed in IC sometime at the end of the week of Jan 6th. If your student has an “I” for a grade, which stands for incomplete, this grade will be updated as soon as all necessary work has been completed. Teachers have given these students a timeline of when the work must be turned in for grading purposes. If you have any additional questions about grades, please contact your student’s teacher(s).

Our overall building attendance has dropped significantly at the end of quarter 2. Families please understand that students being tardy to school also affects our school-wide attendance as much as students being absent all day. Our goal for this year is 95%. Right now we are nowhere near that goal and our 8th grade class is bringing up the rear (90%). Unfortunately, discipline affects these numbers as well. We want to start 2025 strong but we need all students in the building and on time in order for us to meet our goals. If you have questions about student attendance, please contact either myself or our Dean of Students, Sydney Dillard.

Lastly, we are now in quarter 3 and the 2nd semester. Press upon your students, especially 8th graders, the importance of not slacking off in the classroom during Q3. With state testing right around the corner, we need to stay focused. In a lot of ways, Q3 is the longest grading period of the school year, which makes it the most important. This quarter should be the stepping stone to set students up for success for the remainder of the year. Let’s get started off on the right foot to finish strong!

Take care. We’ll see y'all next week! GO TIGERS!

Important Dates:

Jan 6: School resumes / Quarter 3 Begins

Jan 20: Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Day - No School!

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

Thank you to those who have donated already, your contributions help our students daily and we appreciate you! We still have a need for boys socks .

If you are able to help, please drop off your donations to the main office.

THANK YOU!

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

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/

We would like to say "Thank You" to all the parents and students that participated with our Holiday Fundraiser!

On behalf of the Officers and Members of the PTO, Happy Holidays to you and your families! Have a safe and wonderful New Year!

Kelly Martin & Qiana Ellis

Discover the Path to College Success with College Credit Plus!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uywven1ApjA

Imagine your student stepping into college with credits already earned, gaining experience with college-level coursework, and getting a head start on their future—all while still in high school!

Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program empowers students to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously by enrolling in courses at community colleges and universities, all at no cost to families.

The district will host several informational sessions for students and families to explore how College Credit Plus can unlock academic opportunities, lighten future college costs, and give your student a boost toward their goals.

Join us for the College Credit Plus Parent Presentation meeting on January 8, from 6:30–8:30 p.m., in the Pickerington High School North Performing Arts Center, 7800 Refugee Road. We’re excited to help your family take the next step toward college success—don’t miss this chance to learn more!

• 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