Falcon Flyer

Hello Ridgeline Families- I’m excited to be wrapping up a very busy homecoming week! At the time of writing this, we’re still looking forward to a BIG Homecoming football game and exciting half-time events tonight. Followed by the dance on Saturday, 7-10pm. A quick reminder about school dances—we welcome and encourage all of our students to attend. Even for those that don’t dance, it’s still fun to hang out with your friends at an evening school event, in a place that is very familiar, yet you’re experiencing something very different from the regularly daily school routine! We reserve the right to prohibit entrance or excuse students from the dance for any activities or behaviors that are inappropriate for the school setting. Please give your child a good parent pep-talk/reminder as you send them out the door!

We’re about a week away from our first academic progress check of the year. We don’t send those out by regular mail, so you’ll want to check Powerschool and look for any areas of concern.

I know students are deep into their academic studies and the demand for their attention and effort is at a high level. I know this because in my adjusted work routine this year, I have been dedicating much more time weekly in academic classrooms. I spent some time evaluating my role this summer and reflecting on the question, “what is my job?”. And what are the paramount duties that need to have high priority? The answer is instruction. What happens daily in every classroom is the most important work happening in our school. Obviously! However, there are dozens of “things” that come my way every day that yearn to pull my attention from my priority of working with my teachers. An important support that I’ve built into my routine is leveraging the high level skills of my head secretary, Molly Adams. She is assisting with the technical aspects of my work such as calendar, email, phone, meeting requests, etc… The power in this structure is allowing me to honor my commitments already scheduled, and not be pulled away every time someone needs something. She also helps determine the “immediacy” of requests for my time. All of this to focus on the goal of high level of success for all students and proudly walking across the stage at graduation!

My profile pic today was fun as the leadership students have been busy prepping for activities and games this week. Zoom in on the cool HOCO football game poster created by our very own Ridgeline senior football player, Patrick Rodgers! He’s holding up one corner—awesome school spirit!

If you’re coming to the football game tonight, wear BLACK!

Today’s Falcon Flyer is jam-packed with important information. There are many coming events, including ones for parents to get involved, and many more opportunities for student involvement.

Thank you for your continued support!

Make it a great weekend, GO FALCONS! –Mr. Hardt

University of Oregon admission counselor, Rebecca Klages, will be at RHS on Tuesday, October 8, during 5th period (12:30 PM). Registration and signed passes will be required to attend.

Central Washington University admission counselor, Isabella Braganza, will be at RHS on Thursday, November 2, during 2nd period (9:15 AM). Registration and signed passes will be required to attend.

We are excited for our Homecoming dance tomorrow, Saturday, October 5th from 7-10pm.

Falcons just a friendly reminder that ASB cards must have the GSL stickers on them to get into regular season home & away games for Free. If a GSL pass was purchased, please stop by the Business Office to pick up the sticker for your ASB card.

Calling all Falcons! The Peregrine Press is moving its meeting day to Mondays! Stop by room B202 after school on October 7th- all are welcome, and we will have snacks! See Ms. McGrath with questions!

Calling all Ridgeline Readers! Anyone who likes to read and discuss great books should swing by the library conference room on Wednesday during lunch. It's a very informal, very fun club that anyone is welcome to join any time.

Falcons are bringing back the Clash of the Cleats trophy with a big 5-1 victory. Congratulations ladies! Your hard work, dedication, and even a couple early morning practices are paying off!⚽

Intro to Food Production students are hard at work in the kitchen! While preparing pancakes they practiced selecting appropriate measuring tools and using them correctly, as well as practicing reading a recipe.

Dear Families and Community Members,

We are excited to invite you to Eastside Technology Night: Parenting in the Digital Age on October 9th at Ridgeline High School Theater from 6:30–7:30 PM. This event is designed to provide valuable insights into creating distraction-free learning environments and ensuring technology safety for students.

Here’s what to expect:

1. Welcome & Event Purpose
   Learn about the importance of distraction-free learning environments. Hear firsthand from teachers and students about the positive changes taking place in the classroom.
2. Technology Safety: Insights from "Anxious Generation"
   Our school counselors and local law enforcement will share vital information on mental health, device addiction, and how parents can ensure phone safety for their children. We'll also touch on the role of AI in today’s world.
3. School District Technology Policies
   Understand why following district technology policies is essential for student success and well-being in creating distraction-free learning environments and how you can help support our schools.
4. Practical Resources for Parents
   Get access to helpful resources and information to take home, empowering you with the tools to support your child’s healthy tech habits.
5. Closing & Next Steps
   We’ll wrap up with ways to stay informed, including how to sign up for additional resources, videos, and podcasts.

We look forward to seeing you there for this important discussion. Together, we can create a safer and more focused learning environment for our students.

Eastside Administrative Team

RHS Cheer would like to thank our community for your awesome support of our mini cheer campers last Friday! What a great performance by our minis! Thanks also to DaBell and Paventy Orthodontics for your continued support of Falcon Cheer. Talons Up!

Co-ed Unified Soccer is off to a great start. We have 26 students playing for Ridgeline this year, and it is our biggest turnout ever. So far, we have played Central Valley 2 times and Rogers once. We have won 2 games and tied one. Our Falcons have scored a total of 8 goals over the 3 games, but we have had countless laughs. We love cheering on our players and the other team. It is free to attend!

Future Home Games:

October 10th, 4:00 pm

October 24th, 4:00 pm

GSL Tournament October 30th at Ridgeline. More details to follow.

This week, we raced against the frost and picked much of the Community Garden. Even though we had a slow start this season, it proved to be bountiful!

Over the next few weeks, we will start to prepare the ground for winter. Come by C109 and talk to Ms. Larsen to learn how you can become involved with the Community Garden and Green Team, our outdoor and environmental club!

Gymnastics preseason meeting will be on Thursday, October 10 in B215 during both lunches. See Mrs. Grisafi with questions!

Freshman Class officer elections are coming soon. Be on the lookout for the application QR code in the commons next week. See Mr. Conrad in G101 if you have any questions.

Ridgeline High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter held its first meeting of the school year with a tremendous turnout on Thursday. Students gathered during both lunches to kick off what promises to be an exciting and successful year for the chapter.

The meeting was led by the dedicated officer team, who outlined our upcoming Fall Conference on Oct. 17th, Scarywood on October 24th, and discussed and demonstrated how members can choose their competitive events for the FBLA NE Regionals Conference taking place in February in Spokane. Their leadership and enthusiasm set the tone for what is shaping up to be a fun year filled with opportunities for personal and professional growth for our Ridgeline FBLA Chapter members.

With a packed calendar of social events, workshops, competitions, and community service initiatives, Ridgeline FBLA is gearing up to provide its members with valuable experiences in leadership, teamwork, and business skills.

Stay tuned for more updates and opportunities to get involved!

We'd also like to remind our members to sign up for the Oct. Fall Conference in the form in the FBLA Google Classroom by Oct. 11th, and pay your $30 annual membership dues and $48 Scarywood ticket fee (if signed up) to the Business Office by October 9th. Both of these events are open to FBLA and DECA. It's going to be a Spooktacular October Falcon FBLA!💚

For more information or questions, contact Kelli Demarest, FBLA Adviser at kdemarest@cvsd.org.

Attention Class of 2025- Josten's will be in the RHS Theatre during Advisory on Tuesday, October 15th. It's an Graduation Informational meeting you won't want to miss!

Who killed Edward Worthington III? The plot thickens… Actually, the plot, like gravy, thickens. Mark your calendars for Ridgeline Theatre’s fall production, where you can help solve the mystery! Show dates are November 13,14,15, and 16. Tickets go on sale October 18!

Join the Ridgeline Dancers in our annual Halloween themed minicamp! Campers will be encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes both days to be in the true spirit of Halloween! Dancers will get to play games, work on dance technique, and learn a Halloween themed routine from the RHS dancers! Thank you for attending camp and supporting the ridgeline dancers on their quest to fundraise for this year's competition uniforms! Please print and sign the minor participant waiver and bring with you to check in on day 1!

October 22nd 6-8pm Camp

October 23rd 6-7:30pm Camp

October 23rd 7:30pm Final showcase for family and friends to come watch the full group performance!

RHS Main gym

K-8th welcome!

T-shirt provided

$50

Attention Seniors!

🤍Class of 2025 🤍

Senior Photos must be submitted by Monday, October 28th.

Link for Senior Portraits: https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=25falcons

Link for Senior Tribute ads: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/job/21919

Have extra-curricular photos, family, special pictures or additional portraits of your senior you'd like to share? Use the attached link to purchase a senior tribute ad for our yearbook.

Tributes vary in size and price. Parents and guardians get to choose the layout, photos and write a special message.

Please be advised that yearbook staff members will not edit spelling or crop pictures, and the administration does reserve the right to refuse tributes due to inappropriateness.

Please click link below for more information!

November 1st we will be having a blood drive to help Vitalant with the major shortage of blood for the community! Sign up today!

FCCLA and Fashion Club are now accepting donations for Blanket Night 2024! 2 yard pieces of polar fleece can be dropped off in E100!

Hey Falcons! Do you need a job? Check out our Jobs Board! It's updated regularly and there are some amazing opportunities!

There are flyers in the office to scan the QR code, too!

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Demarest in E202 or email: kdemarest@cvsd.org

Business Office Open Hours:

7:15- 2:30pm

(Closed 12:30-1:30pm daily)