Ridgeview CUSD #19

The Red Cross will be hosting a community blood drive at Ridgeview on July 29, 2021 from 1 pm-6 pm. With hospital blood needs outpacing blood donations, the Red Cross urges everyone to help overcome a severe blood shortage! All who come to give July 7-31 will receive automatic entry for a chance to win gas for a year (a $5,000 value) and a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. Please help and donate now!

Ridgeview Parents The 2021-2022 Return to Ridgeview plan has been posted to your Family Access account. The plan outlines details for how we intend to start the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, online registration is open! If you have not registered your child for school, you can do so online now. In-person registration is on August 5th from 1pm-5pm in the APR/Cafeteria. If you have any questions, please contact the unit office. Thank you for your support of Ridgeview Schools and enjoy the rest of the summer! Mr. Young

Heating instructions for this weeks meals.

We will be handing out meals tonight from 6-6:20 at the School behind the South Gym in the bus lane. This program is free to any child that is 18 years and younger, they do not have to live in the Ridgeview School District. The meals consist of 7 breakfast and 7 lunches and each child receives a gallon of milk.

Wednesday will be another food pickup day for the Summer Food Program. We will be in Anchor at the park from 12:15-12:30; Saybrook at The Edge 12:25-12:40: Arrowsmith on the Main Street 12:50-1:00 And Cooksville at the park from 12:50-1:00. We will also be in Colfax at the school in the bus lane behind the South Gym 12:15-12:35. Thursday we will be doing an evening pickup from 6:00-6:20 in the bus lane behind the South Gym. This program is offered free of charge to any child 18 years and younger, they do not have to attend Ridgeview Schools.

If you didn’t get a chance to pickup meals of Wednesday we are offering a second chance pickup on Thursday. We will be in bus lane at the school at the loading dock from 6-6:20. There is no signup needed and any child 18 and younger may receive meals. Children younger than school age are eligible and kids that live out of district.

The pick up location for the summer feeding program will be in the bus lane at the School behind the south gym.

I hope you are all having a great summer so far! We will be starting our summer feeding program pickup sites on Wednesday June 9 and will have a second chance pickup on Thursday evening located at the school. We will be providing seven breakfast and seven lunches each week and any child 18 years and younger may receive meals. There is no sign up for meals.

The 2020-2021 school year has come to a close and I want to say thank you to all of our students, parents, faculty, staff, and communities. By working together we were able to provide a successful in-person learning experience for our students. The classrooms were alive with kids ready to learn. The courts, fields, and track were bustling with activity and noise. The band played, voices sang, clubs met, and friends were together. What an awesome thing to see! Our students persevered and succeeded in the face of uncertainty. They showed us all how to be resilient and hopeful. Our parents showed unending support, understanding and flexibility. Our teachers gave their all, and then gave some more. They faced seemingly endless obstacles, while continuing to guide, support, and care for each and every student. Our support staff worked harder than ever to ensure that everyone and everything was expertly taken care of. Our communities rallied around our schools and everyone exemplified MUSTANG PRIDE! We faced the challenges together and now we’re stronger than ever. I’m extremely proud and grateful to be a part of this district. I wish everyone a great (and much needed) summer break! Erik Young Superintendent #MustangPride

Today we began planting our monarch butterfly habitat. This area will be utilized in the future to educate students on variety of agricultural and biological related topics.

The Ridgeview School Board welcomes Kathryn Thorndyke and Katelyn Jones-Hamlow as the newest members to join the Board. They were appointed at the Special Board Meeting on May 18th. (Pictured, Front row: Kathryn Thorndyke, Andrew Harper, Katelyn Jones-Hamlow Back row: Pam Rathke, Jeff Harris, David Vandegraft, Christie Wissmiller)

There will be a slight change to the schedule for the Summer Feeding Program. Our evening pick up in Colfax will be on Thursday instead of Wednesday all other times and locations remain the same

There will be a menu change for Monday May24,2021. The first option will be pasta with meat sauce, second option will be cheeseburger and third option will be Pb&j.

Summer Feeding Program

Ridgeview is hiring a full time custodian. This position is first shift during the summer and second shift during the school year. Starting pay is $15.91/Hour. Applicant must meet health and criminal background check requirements. If you're interested in this position, please submit your resume to Lvandegraft@ridgeview19.org.

This afternoon we scheduled a fire drill for 1:15PM. Unfortunately, our fire alarm activated at approximately 12:30PM. This prompted the quick evacuation of our buildings. The fire department responded and thoroughly checked the building, finding no signs of fire. We were given the all clear to return to the building at approximately 1:15PM. Thank you to our students and staff for their patience during this process. Additionally, thank you to the Colfax and Cooksville Fire Department for their quick response and help! Mr. Young

Ridgeview CUSD #19 Board of Education is accepting applications to fill two vacant seats on the board. If you are interested, please email Jeff Harris at jharris@ridgeview19.org for more information. These positions will be appointed for two year terms. Applications are being accepted until April 30th.

We will have intermittent internet issues today (Monday 4/19). If you need to contact the school and are unable to get through on the phone, please email the building you are need: Elementary - abottles@ridgeview19.org Jr/Sr High - btay@ridgeview19.org District - lvandegraft@ridgeview19.org Thank you!

Reminder - Today (Friday) is a Half Day School Improvement Day. School dismissal is at 12:05PM.

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