Ridgeview Jr./Sr. High School

Tonight will be the Second Art Throwdown of the year! Nova Connell and Kael Jamison will be participating in a photography Throwdown. If you would like to watch the stream will be live at 7pm here is the link to the Youtube live stream: https://youtube.com/live/5aJB00vQLH0?feature=share
Please join in and root for your Ridgeview Artists! #artthrowdown2025

A huge shout out to all of the people who helped make our Fall Play "It's a Wonderful Life" such a success this past weekend!!! I would also like to thank all of those patrons who got into the giving spirit. We collected about 170 non-perishable food items to donate to the local food bank!
- Director Chris Metz -

7 of our 8th grade Ag students this semester attended the Illinois FFA Middle School Conference at Lincoln Land Community College. They went on a mission to learn more about FFA, meet new friends from across the state, and kick off their first ever FFA conference! We are excited to see whats next in their FFA career! 🔵🟡

Part time Bus Monitor help needed
Apply online at: https://www.ridgeview19.org/o/ridgeview-cusd-19/page/district-vacancies

The ISU nursing students finished their clinical hours at Ridgeview today. They did presentations in Mrs. Schultz's JH and HS health classes. They talked to student's about backpack usage. How to wear them correctly, how much they weigh, and more.

Reminder, if you are a local Veteran, please consider joining us next Tuesday, November 11th, for our Veterans Day Ceremony!
RSVP to Kelly Borton at Kborton@ridgeview19.org by this Friday.

The Building Trades class had the honor of making a wheelchair ramp for one of our current students! A special thanks to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church and the Matthew 25 Project committee for the monetary donation to purchase the supplies. We are "Building a Better Community"!!!!

BCA (formerly BACC) registration for the 2026-27 school year opens November 7, 2025 at 6:00 am. All returning seniors and new juniors will need to register. Programs will fill quickly!

https://www.district87.org/o/bca/page/bacc-applications

Day 2 of National Convention! We spent the morning with a tour of Driving Wind Farms that showed us a diverse look at agriculture careers including growing berries traditionally and hydroponically, landscaping, and fire wood production. We then explored the career expo and mall. We attended the 3rd general session being recognized on stage for being a 3 star chapter, the highest ranking a chapter can receive. Finally, we ended off the night at an escape room! 🍓🫐🪵⭐️⭐️⭐️ Day 3 of National Convention! We had an early morning for our final day at National Convention!! We attended our final session of the week hearing a retiring address from Luke Jennings. We are headed home with new experiences, new friends, and new ideas and a few tired eyes. 💙💛

JH Student Council hosted a Halloween costume contest today! The teachers judged the costumes and a winner was chosen from each grade level. Congratulations to Hunter Brown, Noah, Harris, and Evangeline Helmig. They each won a $10 Casey's gift card.

HS student council sponsored a Halloween costume contest! JH and HS students were encouraged to dress up today! Here are the winners for HS for best costume. Freshmen to senior. (R to L) Winners received a 10 dollar Casey's gift card!

The Ridgeview School District invites all area Veterans to our annual Veterans Day Ceremony. If you plan on attending the event, please RSVP to Kelly Borton at kborton@ridgeview19.org. We look forward to honoring all those who have served our country!

Illinois State Police, Trooper Bufford, came to talk to HS driver education classes. She was full of great information, that will truly benefit the students! She is such a great resource and we look forward to her coming back next semester!

HS Student Council and NHS students rolled up their sleeves and helped pack meals for local families in need. Students do this once a month. We are proud of their teamwork, generosity, and commitment to giving back to our community.

HS Health Education completed 3D STEM projects of the pathway of air in the Respiratory System. Students demonstrate their creativity and knowledge through their project's.

ISU Nursing students are completing clinical hours here at Ridgeview. They have many roles throughout the day. Part of their responsibilities are shared in Mrs. Schultz's Health education classes. Ask the Nurse questions are popular with the students and they always have great information to share. Students ask questions for the nurses ahead of time. Questions can be anything about college, health related questions, or nursing questions.

Good afternoon. Playoff apparel is in!! Lexington orders will be available for pick up tomorrow during the school day at the high school office. Ridgeview orders will be handed out today to those students that are still in attendance. For anyone else needing to pick up their order from Ridgeview I will be around until 730 tonight or you can swing by the office tomorrow.