Ripley Middle School

Good evening RMS 7th & 8th Grade Parents, tomorrow March 5, your child will be taking the Writing GSA. Please remind students to have a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, have device fully charged, and give full effort on assessment. Each student's goal is to improve their scores from last year. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening 8th grade parents, if your child is interested in completed the Hunter Education Course scheduled for March 18 - March 23 please click the link below to complete the registration by March 8. Thank you and have a great evening. https://forms.gle/uWx78qGfTJVf1bTu6

Good evening parents and guardians. This is a friendly reminder that Monday, February 19, 2024, is a Professional Learning Day for school employees. This means that students will not have classes. As with our last PL day in October, we encourage guardians to schedule conferences with teachers. If you would like to schedule a conference with a teacher, please contact them as soon as possible. Please take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your child's progress and ask any questions you may have. Thank you, and have a great day!

Congratulations to all students participating in the Jackson County Schools Social Studies Fair Monday evening. All of the projects were outstanding! To see the results, please click https://5il.co/2epc9

Good evening RMS Parents, tomorrow, February 13 will be the last day for students to purchase candy gram's. There will also be an Athletic Booster meeting tomorrow at 5:00 in the RMS Library. Also, reminder that students are not permitted to take glass vases on the bus. If your child is receiving a glass vase, they will need picked up. Thank you!

A big congratulations to our Regional Science Fair participants competing in Parkersburg today. Jackson County has 9 projects moving on to the states. Thank you for representing our county so well. Keep up the great work!!!

Good evening RMS Parents, our lost and found has grown significantly. We have laid out clothing in the gym earlier in the week and will be laying it out again on Friday morning. We will be donating any lost and found clothing not claimed to our clothing closet next week. If you know your child is missing anything please encourage them to look the next few days. Thank you!

Good evening RMS Parents, yesterday, February 6, midterms were sent home along with a parent conference sign up form to sign up for a parent/teacher meeting for February 19th. Have a great day!

Good evening- Communities In Schools is having a county wide resource day located at the Ravenswood Middle School gym before the Ripley vs Ravenswood basketball game tomorrow evening. Start time is 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Come out and learn what services are provided in Jackson county, and have an opportunity to win a prize. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Good evening 8th Grade Parents: The signature shirt orders are due Wednesday, January 24. The shirts are $15 and will be signed by all 8th grade students. Checks should be payable to Ripley Middle School. Thanks and have a great evening!

Good evening RMS parents, tomorrow (January 22), the Social Studies Fair will still be held. Also, tutoring and PLATO will continue after school. Thank you and have a good evening.

Good evening. Jackson County Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19, 2024. The following personnel will report to work on a two-hour delay: All 260-day personnel, principals, assistant principals, and custodians. Code A

Good evening RMS Parents, with tomorrow being a 2 hour delay we have a few changes that include: --Social Studies Fair has been rescheduled for January 22. --There will be NO PLATO or After After School Tutoring tomorrow. --Reminder that Winter Sports Pictures will still be held tomorrow.

Good evening.  Jackson County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for Thursday, January 18, 2024.  Some buses may not run complete routes due to road conditions, especially on roads that have not been treated. If your child rides a bus, please download the Zonar app to view the live bus location as well as receive updates throughout the morning.  For more information regarding the Zonar app, please click http://tinyurl.com/yrzg8c4s .

Good evening. Jackson County Schools will operate on a Non-Traditional Instructional Day on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Students will not report to school but will need to complete their first non-traditional instruction day packet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's school beginning at 10:00 a.m. You can also find more information regarding non-traditional instructional days on our website at http://tinyurl.com/yvs5m7lv Transportation personnel and school-based personnel will report on a two-hour delay.

Good morning. The Non-Traditional Instructional Day scheduled for Tuesday, January 16, 2023, is canceled. The following personnel will report to work: All 260-day personnel, principals, assistant principals, and custodians. – Code A.

Good evening. Jackson County Schools will operate on a Non-Traditional Instructional Day on Tuesday, January 16, 2023. Students will not report to school but will need to complete their first non-traditional instruction day packet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's school beginning at 10:00 a.m. You can also find more information regarding non-traditional instructional days on our website at http://tinyurl.com/yvs5m7lv Transportation personnel and school-based personnel will report on a two-hour delay.

Good evening, This is a reminder that Jackson County Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Have a wonderful weekend.

Also, Ripley High School will be hosting a Scheduling Information Night on Monday, January 8th. This is an opportunity for students and parents to learn about courses and graduation requirements as we begin the scheduling process for the 2024-2025 school year. Teachers from each subject area will be available to give information and answer questions. At 6:00 p.m. incoming Freshman and parents will meet in the auditorium. After a brief informational session, students and parents will be dismissed to meet with teachers. We look forward to seeing everyone Monday evening!

Please review this information with your child over the next two weeks and if you need to make changes in what was completed online in class please have your child meet with Mr. Hamilton at Ripley Middle School or you can contact him with any questions or any changes that need to be made. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact Mr. Hamilton, 8th grade Counselor at Ripley Middle School. After January 31, 2024 any change request regarding your child’s High School Schedule will need to be made to the High School 9th Grade Counselor, Mrs. Minardi.