Ridgeview STEM Junior High

Happy Friday Ridgeview Families!

HERE ARE YOUR UPDATES FOR THE NEXT WEEK

On May 14th and 15th, we are going to have a PBIS event, staff vs. student dodgeball match. It will be done by grade level, and students who wish to participate will use PBIS points to be entered into a raffle. Mr. Lee will announce to students the winners who’ll play in the round robin of games vs. their teachers. Students will have the opportunity to enter other raffles for prizes to close out this school year. If you have questions about our PBIS program, please contact Mr. Lee.

May 22nd (7th grade ) and May 23rd (8th grade) we will have our end of the year Academic Awards ceremony. Students receiving an award will get a special invite to the ceremony; 8th grade parents / guardians will receive a Talking Points invite. More specific information is below this section of the newsletter. If after reading the info you still have questions, please contact the main office.

Ridgeview was awarded a grant to begin a boys mentoring program called Young Men of Excellence. This program will be run next school year beginning with select 8th grade boys, with the hope we can expand the program to 7th grade boys as well. We’re very excited for the opportunity and grateful to the Pickerington Education Foundation (PEF) for choosing us this year.

Our very own Mr. Lee will be awarded the Ohio School Resource Officers Association (OSROA) Award of Valor for his work and dedication to Ridgeview last school year. We are so proud of Mr. Lee and congratulate him on being the first to receive this award!

Thank you to all the volunteers and those who gave donations to our 8th grade/staff cookout last week. We had an awesome day. Please know how much we appreciate your help, donations, and willingness to keep this one awesome event.

Lastly, as the weather continues to get better and the days get longer, there’s a tendency for behaviors to also increase. We have 2 full weeks left in the school year and we’d love to have everyone here with us until the end on May 29th. However, as much as we love your kiddos, we will have peace during the last 2 full weeks with or without them. Please press upon your student about continuing to adhere to our TIGER expectations every single day or summer break could come early for them. If you ever have any questions about our TIGER expectations and/or the district behavior matrix, please contact an administrator.

We hope everyone enjoys the weekend and a Happy Mother's Day to all our mom's and those who fill the mom role for children. We appreciate you!

Take care and we’ll chat again next week! GO TIGERS!

Important Dates:

T May 14: 7th grade PBIS event

W May 15: 8th grade PBIS event

W May 22: 7th Grade Academic Awards

TH May 23: 8th Grade Academic Awards

T May 28: Cultural Day

W May 29: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! (12:10 dismissal)

Sheila A. Evans, Principal

Ridgeview STEM Junior High School

The awards assemblies celebrate academic and leadership accomplishments for the 2023~2024 school year. Awards include Honors, High Honors, and Distinguished Honors (determined by Q1 ~ Q3 averages); teacher determined class awards; and leadership awards.

Wednesday May 22 ~ 7th Grade Awards

• Students receiving awards attend / assembly is for students only

Wednesday May 22 ~ 7th Grade National Junior Honors Society Induction

• The induction follows the awards assembly @ 9:00am
• NJHS invites will be sent to guardians for the induction only
• Enter at door B
• Please bring an ID for check in

Thursday May 23 ~ 8th Grade Awards

• IF your student is receiving an award, a Talking Points text invite was sent this past week
• Parent/Guardians of students receiving an award are invited to attend (check your Talking Points)
• Due to seating constraints, attendance is for parent/guardians only
• 7:20am arrive at door B
• Please have an ID for check in
• Awards Assembly should be finished around 9:15am

END OF YEAR INSTRUCTIONS:

Please remember to pick up your student's medication and/or supplies at Ridgeview Junior High no later than 12:00 pm on Wednesday, May 29th. If they are not picked up by 12:00 pm, they will be disposed of properly. Dismissal for students is at 12:10 pm on Wednesday, May 29th. Please contact me if you have any questions.

In the event your child needs to take prescription medication while at school, please be sure to have the Request for administration of prescription medication by school personnel (pdf) form or completed by the child’s physician and parents. Forms are available in the school office and on the website.

Nonprescription medication such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and cough drops may be administered to students if the parent/guardian sends in the medication (in original container) along with written permission for the medication to be given. Dosages cannot exceed the manufacturer’s recommendations for age and weight. (i.e., We cannot administer medication to children under 12 if the label says: “Do not administer to children under 12, except under the direction of a physician.” We need to have a note from the doctor in order to give a dose of medication that is different than the dose stated on the bottle.) All medications, prescription and non-prescription, must be sent in the original container. The policy for medicines can be found here and we encourage you to have conversations with your students about the policy.

Ridgeview Boys Golf for Fall 2024: Click HERE

Ridgeview Girls Golf for Fall 2024: Click HERE

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

Tiger Athletics Website

💜Ridgeview Family & Friends💜

It has been a great week to celebrate or AMAZING Ridgeview Teachers!!!

Thank you to all those who contributed to our Teacher Appreciation week and 8th grade cookout!

Have a great weekend!

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.

Spring Clinics

Wednesday's in April & May

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Cost: $30 (both hours or $15 for 1 hour)

6:00-7:00 Passing & Serving

7:00-8:00 Hitting, Blocking & Setting

Sign up for BOTH is at the DOOR, no pre sign up needed.

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