RMS student will participate in Football Homecoming activities next week, September 3-6.
Dress Up Days: Students will be able to wear holiday themed tops according to the dress code expectations below. Please note that the only day non-dress code bottoms can be worn is on Thursday.
Spirit Links for Project Impact: Our homecoming service project for this year is “Project Impact”. Project Impact is an initiative to provide for students and adults who are displaced in our area. To help with this initiative, RMS Student Council will sell spirit links each morning during homeroom time (7:30-7:42) for $0.25. Links will be placed in homeroom teacher mailboxes. Homeroom teachers will display the links in their classrooms.
Pep Rally/Spirit Games: Our school-wide pep rally will be held on Thursday afternoon, September 5th. During the pep rally, there will be 4-5 “field games” that students will be able to sign up and play to earn points for their grade. Administrators will coordinate the game signups during each lunch period next week.
Congratulations to the following 6th grade students for being selected to serve on the 2019-2020 Student Council!
Gracie B., Trinity B., Jaykob D., Alexis D., Maria F., Justin H., Keanon K., Julia M., Cole P., Aastha P., Calleigh P., Amaria S., La’Darrien W., and A’Niya W.
Ms. Milam’s Intervention class worked on a Rank-Order lesson where kids learned about the Berlin Wall and had to formulate an escape plan and rank their plan against nine other options.
Wednesday, August 28th is the deadline to order this year’s READ 20 shirt. These shirts can be worn every Monday by students and staff. Ask your teacher or the front office for an order form. Thank you for supporting literacy in Lauderdale County!
The ROAR/FOCUS behavior for the week of August 26, 2019, is found at the link below along with ACT vocabulary words, practice items and helpful tips. http://www.lced.net/roar
RMS Football game has been cancelled for tonight.
Thanks to Mr. Wyde Edwards of SRG Global-Ripley for visiting with RHS seniors and sharing the importance of work ethic. RHS students asked great questions and have committed to the completion of the qualifying criteria of the work ethic certificate. #workethicmatters
The RMS volleyball team heads to Brighton this afternoon for a 5:00 PM matchup. The football team hosts Bolivar, kickoff is set for 6:00 PM. Come out and support either squad. If you can't make it, you can catch the scores at https://www.lced.net/o/ripleymiddle/athletics
Project LEAPs: In order for students to be eligible for this year’s program, parents/guardians must attend the informational meeting tomorrow. For questions about Project LEAPs, please see Mrs. Mindi Hearn.
Student Council: 6th grade students are able to pick up applications in the cafeteria. All applications must be returned by 3:00PM on Friday. For questions about Student Council, please see Mr. James Barbee.
STRIPES: 7th and 8th grade students who are eligible to participate in our STRIPES program were given these applications last week. Applications must be returned by this Friday. For questions about the STRIPES program, please see Mrs. Amanda Gray.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser: Orders will be collected during this Friday RTI (12:15-12:45) by homeroom teachers. Please be sure to send your student’s completed order form and payment in a SEALED envelope. For questions about the Cookie Dough fundraiser, please see Ms. Kamisha Dixon.
Community/School Pep Rally - August 29 @ 6:00pm - Lauderdale County Fairgrounds - Halls
Congratulations to Halls and Ripley on another successful Tiger Bowl. Thanks to all of the coaches, admin, and supporters who had a hand in making the event a huge success. Good luck on the season! #GoTigers #TigerPride
Check out Lauderdale County Schools ROAR Behavior of the Week, Word of the Day and ACT practice problems along with ACT 'Did you know?' tips each week. Visit our ROAR link on the LCS homepage.
Mr Billings 8th grade Science classes conducted tests with constant velocity cars to help determine speed and distance for the unit on Motion and Speed.
The RMS Chess Club had its first meeting on Thursday, August 15 for the 2019-2020 school year. Great games took place and fun was had by all. Meetings will change to Tuesday’s after school and meet until 4:30. Students interested in joining should get an application from Mr Billings in room 803.
RMS Before and After School LEAPs program will begin next week. There will be a brief parent meeting this Thursday, August 15, at 5:00 PM for information and applications. Parents must attend this meeting in order for their child to be considered for the program.
The RMS football game tonight has been moved to 7:00 in response to the recent heat. TSSAA policy states athletic events must cease when the heat index reaches 104. RMS admins/coaches will monitor conditions until kickoff and will always place an emphasis on player safety.
RMS students participated in our school-wide Cookie Dough Kickoff yesterday. GAO representative Ginger Bryant spoke to students about the great prizes that they can earn by participating in this fundraiser!
Students were given order packets when they returned to homeroom. Orders are due by Friday, August 23. Let's make this year's fundraiser one of our best!
Need a dress code jacket? RMS Tiger Club will be selling them through Thursday, August 15th! Be sure to order yours soon! Visit the "Documents" section of the RMS webpage for an order form!
After a successful first day of school for students at RMS, the RMS football and cheerleading squads headed to Brighton where the Ripley Tigers picked up a 14-6 victory over Munford. Congrats! You can follow all Ripley Middle School athletics scores throughout the year by going to https://www.lced.net/o/ripleymiddle/athletics
Congratulations to all Lauderdale County Schools for a great first day of school! Thanks to faculty and staff for all of the hard work in preparing for a new school year. WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!!! It's going to be a great year! #Hear me ROAR