| River Ridge Awarded Safety Grant |
| Attorney General Brad Schimel announced a list
of 20 schools that have been awarded the next round of grants through the Wisconsin Department of Justice School Safety Grant program, administered by DOJ?s Office of School Safety. River Ridge School District received $ 55,000 which will be spent on building safety improvements. |
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| Summer Food Service Program |
| Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months, the River Ridge School District announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, provides nutritious meals to children during the summer, when free and reduced-priced school meals are typically unavailable. Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under. Persons over 18 years of age who are determined by a state or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who also participate in a public or private non-profit school program during the regular school year may receive free meals as well.
The following locations will be serving the free meals this summer River Ridge School District cafeteria. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM and lunch will be served from 11:25 AM to 12:25 PM. Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday thru Thursday, July 9 through August 2. Meals are provided to eligible children regardless of race, color, national origin, age, gender or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of meal service.
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| Title I Schools of Recognition 2017-2018 |
| Schools from around the state learned the week of April 16-20 that they are among 135 being recognized for their success in educating students. On that list were River Ridge Elementary and River Ridge Upper Elementary Schools. All of the schools recognized receive federal Title 1 funding to provide services to high numbers or high percentages of economically disadvantaged families.
"The state's Title 1 Schools of Recognition awards recognize the efforts of students, their families, teachers, school administrators, and school staff members to break the link between poverty and low academic achievement," said State Superintendent Tony Evers. "Their success is something to celebrate."
Dr. Athey and Jen Mohn will represent River Ridge Schools at the May 21 awards ceremony at the State Capitol. Schools meeting all criteria will receive a plaque at the awards ceremony.
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| Dream Career Essay Contest Winners |
| Winners of 2018 Dream Career Essay Contest from Teaching Today® WI were the following students:Ella George, Brynlee Kazda, Noah Perry, and Braylyn Quick. |
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| River Ridge State Report Card |
| The River Ridge School and District report cards this year indicate that we are meeting expectations in most areas, with some work to do on student growth and closing the gaps at the middle school level. Read more and view report card |
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2019 River Ridge Football Apparel is available in the online store until August 7.
Summer Fun Camp! July 8- August 1
Summer Fun Camp will be Monday through Thursday, from July 8 -to August 1. Breakfast will be from 7:45 to 9:15 AM and lunch will begin at 11:30 AM. Daily meals have been posted on the school website. Classes and transportation information has been sent home with the students. If you have any question please contact Mickey Quick at the school at 608-994-2715.
Free Learning Websites for Kids
Check out the Libraries for Story Hour
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