Come out and Support the Lady Blazer Volleyball team this weekend! The tournament is at St Marys High School. The brackets are shown below. Go, Blazers!
Seventh Grade Wins the Spirit Stick by 27 Points!
Overall Winners for the Week are shown below. Two teachers, boys and girls were chosen for showing extraordinary spirit every day.
It’s custodian appreciation day. Thanks to all our custodians for their dedicated service to our students.
Classroom Attendance Winners for W/E 9/22. 98.3% Barch, 98.1 % Miller, 97.8% Mace. These students received a treat from the CIS Prize Cart!
The RCMS Book Fair will be open Oct. 2nd - Oct. 6th during school hours Mon.-Fri. Students will get a chance to visit the Fair and make "wish lists" to take home. The link below has information for the Book Fair, and also an option to set-up a Digital Wallet for students to be able to purchase from, if needed.
On Tuesday 10/3, we will have a Family Night. The Book Fair will be open 4-6 PM , a Parent Workshop on "Iready at Home" will begin at 4:30 (students who come will be able to participate in a rock painting station while parents learn about Iready) and the the first RCMS PTO Meeting (with officer elections) will start promptly at 5:30. Light Refreshments will be available.
If you have any questions, please contact the office. Thank you!
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The Blazer Leader Program has launched! Each month, we are looking for students who portray certain character traits . In the month of August, teachers nominated a handful of students who showed "Responsibility". One student from each grade level was them selected as the Blazer Leader of the month. Congratulations to Julianna Thomas, Sadie Elliott, Caylee Hyde, and Adalyn Thompson.
Lady Blazer Volleyball schedule this week:
Tonight (9/25) at Tyler. Thurs (9/28) HOME vs Calhoun, Sat. (9/30) JV Only @ Tyler.
Some recaps:
Vs Doddridge : Varsity (W 25-20, L 16-25, W 25-21)
- Top Passing/Passers: Kesslee Wass, Payton Hall
-Top Hitting/Spiking: Vanessa Burgy , Brylea McKee
-Top Servers: Olivia Doak 14/14, Brylea McKee-11/12, Abbigayl Cox- 8/9
*** TEAM- No Serving errors in 3rd Set
JV - W 25-14, W25-12
Tope Servers: Sophie Henger 14/15, Top Passing: Casslyn Hayes
Vs Tyler: Varsity - L25-10, L 25-12
Top Servers: Kesslee Wass
Top Passing: Abbigayl Cox, Vanessa Burgy, Payton Hall, Jules Thomas
JV vs Tyler: W 25/21, L25/27, W25/20
Top Servers: Sophie Henger 12/13, Loran Ireland 10/11
Top Passing: Bentley Collins, Loran Ireland
VS New Martinsville: Varsity W25/19, W28/26
Top Servers: Olivia Doak 8/9, Abbigayl Cox 7/7
Top Passing: Olivia Doak, Abbigayl Cox, Kesslee Wass, Jules Thomas, Zoey Lamp,
Top Hitters: Olivia Doak, Abbigayl Cox, Kesslee Wass
JV Vs New Martinsville: W25/14, W 25/12
Top Servers: Kyndal Smith 10/10, Sophie Henger 10/14, Sadie Elliott 6/10
Top Passing: Sadie Elliott, Loran Ireland, Bentlee Collins,
Student Council Campaigning began this week. The journalism class did an excellent job with interviewing and creating a Bulletin board so that the voters could get familiar with each class candidate. Elections will take place next week. Good Luck, Blazers!
Classroom Attendance Winners for W/E 9/15.
100% Mrs. Elrod, 98.8 % Brewer, 98.2% Barch. These students received a treat from the CIS Prize Cart!
Also, BIG SHOUTOUT to the 8th graders- 100% Attendance on Tuesday this week!
Spirit Week is coming up in October. Students voted on themes this year. See the details below. We will have themed days (Tues-Fri) as well as extra point opportunities each day (see additional notes under themes).
Which grade is going to win the Spirit Stick for 2023 ?!?
Go, Blazers!
Results from Blazer Golf this week:
Monday - Blazers Win 205-230! Talan McBrayer was the medalist with 48, followed by Zach Hartness (51), Bentley Myers (53), Logan Martin (53), Brennan Edwards (57) and Jaxson Elrod (65).
Tuesday's Home Match : Blazers trail Edison by 1 point. (Edison 209, Ritchie 210, Catholic 257). Bentley (47), Talan (47), Zach (57), Brennan (59), Logan (62), Jaxson (70). 47 was the lowest for the match.
Well done, Blazer Golf!
The next Pack of Plenty Distributions for Ritchie County Students will will be Sept. 20th and Oct. 4th at the FRN office (Please Note: FRN will be at new location in Oct), Sept. 21st or Oct. 5th at Pennsboro location . Smithville area is not avialble at this time. . Distribution is also available in Auburn/Berea by contacting the number provided. See the flyer for additional information.
The Mountaineer Foodbank will be in Ritchie County on 10/7 from 11am-12:30pm.
If your household is in need of these of these services, but you are unable to get to these pick up spots- please contact Ms. Trammell at RCMS to make arrangements. 304-869-3512 ext 313
Picture Day- This Friday!
Attendance Matters at RCMS!
Each week, 1st period classroom attendance is calculated and our hot air balloons are put up on the bulletin board. The Top 3 classes with the highest percentage of attendance get to pick a treat from the Prize Cart. Students enjoy watching the competition board each week to see who wins.
We've got some extra books to sell... do you need one? If so, send payment to the office (Checks payable to RCMS Yearbook)
Last year we had some generous donors who helped purchase uniforms for our Girls & Boys Basketball, Golf, and Volleyball teams. Our Blazers look sharp!
We appreciate the following community partners for their contributions:
Hall Drilling
Bridgeport Equipment
State Farm- Stephanie Hayhurst-Hall
Union Bank
Dodd's Sporting Goods
Ace Home Center
September 2023- Blazer Buzz Newsletter
Sports Schedule 9/5-9/9
It's Labor Day! Enjoy a day with no school and be thankful for the jobs we are blessed to have. They provide for the things we need and also for some of the things we want. Have a great day!
Reminder: No School this Monday. Enjoy your 3-Day Weekend!
