Have a Safe & Wonderful New Year's Eve

This Week AT THE VIEW

Tuesday, January 2

• Student Holiday - Teacher Workday

Wednesday, January 3

• 6:00 PM: Wrestling vs York & South Pointe @ Richland Northeast

Thursday, January 4

• 6:00 PM: CAT Parent Meeting - Library Commons

Friday, January 5

• Wrestling @ Blue Devils Invitational @ Dreher HS
• 5:00 PM: JV Girls Basketball @ South Pointe (Main Gym)
• 5:00 PM: B-Team Basketball @ South Pointe (Auxiliary Gym)
• 6:15 PM: JV Boys Basketball @ South Pointe (Auxiliary Gym)
• 6:30 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball @ South Pointe (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM: Varsity Boys Basketball @ South Pointe (Main Gym)

CAREER: Charlotte Hornet Career Day Fee Due Jan. 5th

Calling all Juniors and Seniors.  The RVH Career Center is sponsoring a trip to Charlotte Hornet's Career Day on February 2, 2018.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about careers in sports that do not require them to be an athlete.  

The bus will depart from Ridge View at 10:00 am and return @ 11:30 pm.  Students will be responsible for their ticket price and food, as well as any souvenirs they wish to purchase.  $29, which includes ticket, game ticket, and gift, must be paid by January 5, 2018 to Ms. Barnes in the Career Center.  After this deadline, no other permission forms or ticket money will be accepted.   

There are only 45 slots available, so get your tickets early.  Permission slip forms can be picked up in the Career Center.  Please remember this field study is only for studens who are interested in sports, but not just as an athletes.   A brief outline of the day is below.  

2:00 PM: Check in

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Speaker Series Panel

7:00 PM: Charlotte Hornets vs Indiana Pacers Game (200 Level/Curve Mid Seats)

ACADEMICS: 1st Semester Midterm/Exam Schedule

1st Semester Midterm/Exams begin Thursday, January 11th and end Wednesday, January 17th.  The Biology and U.S. History End-of-Course Exams are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12.  Makeup exams are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 19th and 20th.  To view a larger picture of the schedule, click on the image.

COLLEGE: USC Upstate Campus Tour

Juniors & Seniors

Sign-Up in D95 for the 

USC Upstate Campus Tour

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Cost: $20.00 

includes Transportation & Lunch

ACADEMICS: 1st Semester End-of-Course Exam Approaching

The End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) is a statewide assessment program for English 1, Algebra 1, Biology, and U.S. History.  We highly recommend that students access the SC Department of Education EOCEP  online training tools during Winter Break and until they take their exam.  Please click on the image to access the program.  This site guides students through the testing experience, including testing tools and navigation, but can only be access using Google Chrome.  Students taking the EOC in January received an email from Mrs. Myers with the testing schedule and link to the online training tools.  We wish all students good luck on their exams.  

• January 8: English 1 (Mr. Haas & Mrs. A. Walker)
• January 9: Algebra 1 (Ms. T. Smith) & Intermediate Algebra (Ms. Green)
• January 1o: Biology 1 (Ms. Cannon, Ms. Thompson-Cupid, Ms. Pierce)
• January 11: Biology 1 (Ms. Cannon, Ms. Thompson-Cupid) and U.S. History (Ms. S. Phillips)
• January 11: Biology 1 (Dr. Degenhardt) and U.S. History (Ms. Fennell)

CAREERS: Charlotte Hornets Career Day Fee Due Jan 5th

Calling all Juniors and Seniors.  The RVH Career Center is sponsoring a trip to Charlotte Hornet's Career Day on February 2, 2018.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about careers in sports that do not require them to be an athlete.  

The bus will depart from Ridge View at 10:00 am and return @ 11:30 pm.  Students will be responsible for their ticket price and food, as well as any souvenirs they wish to purchase.  $29, which includes ticket, game ticket, and gift, must be paid by January 5, 2018 to Ms. Barnes in the Career Center.  After this deadline, no other permission forms or ticket money will be accepted.   

There are only 45 slots available, so get your tickets early.  Permission slip forms can be picked up in the Career Center.  Please remember this field study is only for studens who are interested in sports, but not just as an athletes.   A brief outline of the day is below.  

2:00 PM: Check in

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Speaker Series Panel

7:00 PM: Charlotte Hornets vs Indiana Pacers Game (200 Level/Curve Mid Seats)

ACADEMICS: 1st Semester Midterm/Exam Schedule

1st Semester Midterm/Exams begin Thursday, January 11th and end Wednesday, January 17th.  The Biology and U.S. History End-of-Course Exams are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12.  Makeup exams are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 19th and 20th.  To view a larger picture of the schedule, click on the image.

ARTS: Latimore Selected for ACDA Honors Chorus

We are excited to announce that Ridge View High School choir member, Byron Latimore, was selected for the American Choral Director's Association Southern Region High School Honors Chorus.

There were over 2000 students who auditioned from 11 states: SC, NC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, VA, WV, TN, KY.  He will travel to Louisville, KY February 21-24 to participate in this event. 

Congratulations, Byron!

ARTS: Chamber Choir Performed at the Koger Center

The RV Chamber Choir performed at the Koger Center December 14th along with the 282nd Army Band and Gilbert High School Choir.  They sang Christmas Festival (1st Song), Veni, Veni Emmanuel (3rd to last song), and Joy to the World (2nd to last song).  Click on the image to check out their performance.  They begin singing approximately at the 35:00 mark of the video.   Enjoy!

ATHLETICS: Join & Share the RVH Athletics FlipGive Fundraiser

Have you joined the Ridge View Athletic Department Team?  This holiday season, the RVH Athletic Department is trying something a little different with a program called Flipgive.  They will earn cash back plus a $5.00 bonus every time you shop online from brands like Walmart, Under Armour, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dick’s Sporting Goods and more.  As an added bonus, FlipGive will give Ridge View a $5.00 bonus for each teammate who joins and makes a purchase within the first 7 days of their invite. (Limited to $100 per team) 

How do you join & support Ridge View?

1. Click the image to join the RVH Athletic Department Flipgive team
2. Shop your favorite brands to earn cash back for the RVH Athletic Department
3. The Athletics Department receives cash back for your purchase

Invite any of your friends or family to be part of the team.  Share the fundraiser on your social media accounts? Every little bit helps!

Here’s how to share:

1. Copy the link where you joined the RVH Athletic Department Flipgive team.
2. Go to your Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor, or any other social network, post a message, and paste the link!  Every little bit helps!

ATHLETICS: Daley, Shrine Bowler & WLTX Player of the Week

Congratulations to Ridge View Football senior Shrine Bowler Damion Daley on being selected as the WLTX News 19 Player of the Week!  Click the image to view the footage of Damion, Reggie Anderson, and Head Football Coach Perry Parks

Damion has committed to play football at Colorado State University.

COLLEGE: USC Upstate Campus Tour

Juniors & Seniors

Sign-Up in D95 for the 

USC Upstate Campus Tour

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Cost: $20.00 

includes Transportation & Lunch

ACADEMICS: End-of-Course Exam Schedule

The End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) is a statewide assessment program for English 1, Algebra 1, Biology, and U.S. History.  We highly recommend that students access the SC Department of Education EOCEP  online training tools during Winter Break and until they take their exam.  Please click on the image to access the program.  This site guides students through the testing experience, including testing tools and navigation, but can only be access using Google Chrome.  Students taking the EOC in January received an email from Mrs. Myers with the testing schedule and link to the online training tools.  We wish all students good luck on their exams.  

• January 8: English 1 (Mr. Haas & Mrs. A. Walker)
• January 9: Algebra 1 (Ms. T. Smith) & Intermediate Algebra (Ms. Green)
• January 1o: Biology 1 (Ms. Cannon, Ms. Thompson-Cupid, Ms. Pierce)
• January 11: Biology 1 (Ms. Cannon, Ms. Thompson-Cupid) and U.S. History (Ms. S. Phillips)
• January 11: Biology 1 (Dr. Degenhardt) and U.S. History (Ms. Fennell)

ATHLETICS: 5th Annual Bojangles' Bash Was Amazing

Ridge View High School would like to thank everyone that helped make the 5th annual Bojangles’ Bash a success!  We had three hot nights of high level hoops on campus here last Thursday, Friday and Saturday!

Click on the image to check out coverage from WLTX.  More coverage about this amazing event is on the Bojangles’ Bash Twitter and Instagram!

Mark your calendars!  We are already planning for the 2018 Bojangles’ Bash, scheduled for December 6-8, 2018.

Winter Break, December 18 - January 1st

Ridge View would like to wish you a safe and wonderful Winter Break.  Students will return to school, Wednesday, January 3rd, but we would love for you to enjoy the activities planned during the break.

Tuesday, December 19

• Wrestling @ Tri-Meet - Berkeley
• 1:00 PM: B-Team Basketball vs Spring Valley
• 2:30 PM: JV Girls Basketball vs Spring Valley
• 3:30 PM: JV Boys Basketball vs Spring Valley
• 5;30 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball vs Spring Valley
• 7:00 PM: Varsity Boys Basketball vs Spring Valley

Wednesday, December 20

• 5:00 PM: JV Girls Basketball vs West Florence
• 6:15 PM: JV Boys Basketball vs West Florence 
• 7:30 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball vs West Florence

Thursday - Saturday, December 21-23

• Varsity Boys Basketball @ Shoot-Out by the Sea - Myrtle Beach

Thursday - Saturday, December 28-30

• Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball @ HBC Palm Beach, FL

ACADEMICS: 1st Semester Midterm/Exam Schedule

Click on the image to view the Midterm/Exam Schedule for 1st Semester.

From Ridge View Administration

WINTER WISHES: A Huge Success

Student Activities would like to thank everyone who participated in this year's Winter Wishes service project, Believe in the Magic.  Check out our totals below.  Without your help we could not have reached and exceeded each project's goal.  Click on the image to view of Grand Finale video.   Way to go Blazers!

• Harvest Hope Food Bank: 13,789 non-perishable food items (Goal: 10,000)
• Department of Social Services: 76 foster children, includes 15 RVH McKento-Vito students (Goal: 60)
• Sistercare: 1,000 toiletries plus a $200 donation (Goal: 500 items)
• Red Cross (for relief in Puerto Rico): $1,700 (Goal: $1,500)

ATHLETICS: Ridge View Wrestling Team Beats Silver Bluff

Wednesday, December 13th the Blazers Wrestling team squared off against South Aiken and Silver Bluff High Schools.  In the first match of the evening, South Aiken was able to hold on to an early 15-0 lead, ultimately finishing with a 48-30 victory.  In the second match, Silver Bluff got out to an early 12-0 lead, but when it was all said and done the Blazers were able to reel off 60 straight points to win 60-12.  The team is currently 4-5 on the season with a busy week ahead with 5 matches at Ft. Mill on Saturday and 3 more at Berkeley on Tuesday.

Key performers for Ridge View were: Dimitrias Chestnut (2-0, 2 pins), Jabari Hampton (2-0, 1 pin), Quentin Joseph (2-0, 2 pins), Jonathan Cardona (2-0, 2 pins), and William Johnson (2-0, 2 pins)!  Special props need to be given to McKale Yanagacio, Jacob Guymon, and Jalen Franklin who all wrestled their first matches of the season and finished them off with pins!  

CAREERS: Charlotte Hornets Career Day Fee Due Jan 5th

Calling all Juniors and Seniors.  The RVH Career Center is sponsoring a trip to Charlotte Hornet's Career Day on February 2, 2018.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about careers in sports that do not require them to be an athlete.  

The bus will depart from Ridge View at 10:00 am and return @ 11:30 pm.  Students will be responsible for their ticket price and food, as well as any souvenirs they wish to purchase.  $29, which includes ticket, game ticket, and gift, must be paid by January 6, 2018 to Ms. Barnes in the Career Center.  After this deadline, no other permission forms or ticket money will be accepted.   

There are only 45 slots available, so get your tickets early.  Permission slip forms can be picked up in the Career Center.  Please remember this field study is only for studens who are interested in sports, but not just as an athletes.   A brief outline of the day is below.  

2:00 PM: Check in

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Speaker Series Panel

7:00 PM: Charlotte Hornets vs Indiana Pacers Game (200 Level/Curve Mid Seats)

ACADEMICS: Congrats Malika Lightbourne, 2018 Presidential Scholars Nominee

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts.  In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields.  Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.  This year Ridge View is pleased to announce that Malika Lightbourne is a Presidential Scholar nominee.  

ALUMNI: Class of 2011 Graduates with RN Degree

Marisa Ramirez, Class of 2011, will graduate tomorrow with her RN degree!  Way to go Marissa.

ATHLETICS: Girls Lacrosse Interest Meeting, Today (Dec 15th)

Interested in Girls Lacrosse?  There will be another interest meeting in Coach Rosefield's office, today, December 15th during lunch.  Click the image to check out their video.

Still Time To Order Senior Panoramic

Senior Panoramic pictures can still be ordered.  The final deadline to order pictures is Friday, December 15, 2017.  Click on the image to order your Senior Panoramic pictures online.  The cost is $15.00. Follow the online instructions and enter the code 103822.

For more information, please contact Mrs. High-Washington in room C-63 or lhigh@richland2.org.

CAREER: U.S. Airman Visits RV Today, Dec. 14th

Airman First Class Hawkins, of the Air Force, will be on campus today, December 14th, during lunch in the Main Hall Small Gym side.  If you have any questions, please stop by to see him.

ATHLETICS: Girls Lacrosse Interest Meeting, Dec. 15th

Interested in Girls Lacrosse?  There will be another interest meeting in Coach Rosefield's office, Friday, December 15th during lunch.  Click the image to check out their video.

Last Day to Order Yearbook, December 15th

Do not forget to order your 2018 yearbook.  The final deadline to pre-order a yearbook is December 15, 2017. This will guarantee to reserve a yearbook at the end of the year.  Deposits will be accepted, however, the full payment must be received before May 1, 2018.  Click on the image to print and complete order form.

ARTS: Congrats, Chamber Choir

We want to thank everyone who voted for the RVH Chamber Choir.  They were notified that they won the $500 Carolina for Cash award.  In addition to $500, they will carol on Saturday, December 16th at Trenholm Plaza.   

WINTER WISHES: Door Decorating Contest

Thank you so much to teachers who participate each year in door decorating.  Whether you do it in the spirit of competition or you are just in the Holiday spirit, Student Council appreciates what you do for the students.  We loved the doors this year and here are the winners:

1st place 

Mrs. E. Phillips - Light Up Steam Locomotive

2nd place 

Mrs. N. Walker - Hot Hot Chocolate Door

3rd place 

Ms. L'Esperance - Worldly Holiday

Honorable Mention

Mrs. A. Walker - Ugly Sweater Tribute

Front Office - Front Office Elves

Ms R. Green - Recycled Cups Light Up Snowman

COLLEGE: AES Engineering Scholarship

The consulting firm of AES Engineers is committed to continuing its support of higher education by providing scholarships to deserving students.  This award is available to all students, regardless of their field of study.  They are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluating the essays that are submitted.  

To be eligible the student needs to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on our site at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

Amount of award:   $500.00

Deadline for entry: October 6, 2018

For further information, including previous winners, click on the image.is available on our web site at:  

ARTS: Don't Forget to Vote for RVHS Chamber Choir

Our Chamber Choir needs your vote.  Until Thursday, December 14th, please click on the image to go to the website and vote for the Ridge View Chamber Choir.  Once you get to the website, click link named Carolin' for Cash.  Once you see the Chamber Choir's video, click on the "thumb up" under their picture.  You can vote as many times as you want each day, but only one time each hour.  The high school with the most votes will win $500 and will carol on December 16th at Trenholm Plaza.  So let's vote for RVHS Chamber Choir every hour. 

Congrats, Mr. Ross, Alpha Phi Alpha SC Brother of the Yeer

In October Mr. Brandon Ross, RVH Assistant Administrator, was awarded Alpha Phi Alpha Brother of the Year for the state of South Carolina.  He is a proud model of his fraternity's aims of Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind.

Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.  The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. 

ATHLETICS: Boys Soccer Starts Off-Season Workouts

The Ridge View Boys Soccer program began off-season workouts Tuesday, December 5th.   Workouts will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 PM on the main field at Ridge View High School.  All participants must have a valid physical packet dated after April 1, 2017 on file with Mike/Jeffrey in order to participate. 

ACADEMICS: CAT Visits Prysmian Cable

CAT students in front of artwork created by
SCAD students from old Prysmian Cables

Ridge View CAT students within the Engineering track of our grant attended a field study at Prysmian Cable, a manufacturing corporation that uses a wide variety of engineers in their facility.  From the Prysmian Group website they are a world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry.  With nearly 140 years of experience, sales of over €7.5 billion in 2016, 21,000 employees across 50 countries and 82 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest possible range of products, services, technologies and know-how.  They operate in the businesses of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, of special cables for applications in many different industries and of medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors.  For the telecommunications industry, the Group manufactures cables and accessories for voice, video and data transmission, offering a comprehensive range of optical fibres, optical and copper cables and connectivity systems. 

CAT students were able to tour the entire process of making fibre optics cables, from the coloring of the cables, to quality control, to the shipping docks.  Truly a unique experience that did inspire several students.  They also took a Myers Briggs Personality Indicator to learn more about themselves and the skills needed to work with other types of personalities.

ATHLETICS: Varsity Wrestling Highlights

The Blazers finished in the top 15 of the Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic on Saturday, Dec. 2nd.  Jonathan Cardona, Lorenza Waiters, and Mike McQueen led the way for the team in scoring.  Mike McQueen just barely missed placing in his first varsity tournament, dropping a 3-1 match in the consolation semi-final that would have given him a chance to wrestle for 3rd place.

On Wednesday, December 6th, the Blazers wrestled 3 matches at Spring Valley.  Starting the night off against the Columbia Capitals, the team got out to an an early 10-0 lead before losing to a very tough team 54-26.  Against Richland Northeast the team was able to get back on the positive side of things with a 54-29 win.  In the final match of the evening with the host Vikings, the lead changed 5 times before Spring Valley was able to hold on to a 42-32 victory over the good guys in purple.  The Blazers were lead by Dimitrias Chestnut (3-0 on the evening), Quentin Frost (2-1), Brandon Holliman (2-1), and Jabari Hampton getting his first pin of the season.  

Thursday night the wrestling team grappled with Cardinal Newman and Westwood.  In the first match of the night, the Blazers traded the lead with the defending 4x State Champs from Cardinal Newman.  The Cardinals took a 36-23 lead with 4 matches to go.  A forfeit to Terry Carson, another first period pin from Jabari Hampton, followed by another pin from Jacob Shusterman set the stage for an exciting final match.  Off the bench, Mike McQueen takes the mat and quickly pins the heavyweight from Cardinal Newman, securing the 47-36 victory.


Their next match is Wednesday, December 14th against Silver Bluff and North Augusta at Silver Bluff HS and Saturday, December 16th at Milltown Duals in Fort Mill, SC.

ACTIVITIES: Ridge View DECA Region II Winners

L-R:  Mrs. Pat Jackson, DECA Advisor, Destiny
Jenkins, Kaylan Cooper, Isabella Walker, Kayla
Jenkins, Aysenur Erkek, Keianna Benson, Victoria
James, and Averiona McDonald

Congratulations to the Ridge View DECA students who competed in the DECA Region II competitions, at Westwood High School, December 5, 2017.  These students have qualified to represent our school and district at the SC State DECA Career Development Conference, in North Charleston, SC, March 2-4, 2018.  They will compete there for the opportunity to represent our state at the DECA International Career Development Conference, in Atlanta, GA, April 21 - 24, 2018.  Go Blazers!!

Isabella Walker - Entrepreneurship

Victoria James  - Entrepreneurship

Destiny James  - Food Marketing Series

Kaylan Cooper  - Human Resource Management

Keianna Benson-Marketing Communication Series

Averiona McDonald - Restaurant and Food Service Management

Kayla Jenkins - Sports and Entertainment Marketing

ACTIVITY: USC Upstate Campus Tour

Juniors & Seniors

Sign-Up in D95 for the 

USC Upstate Campus Tour

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Cost: $20.00 

includes Transportation & Lunch

WINTER WISHES: Holiday Arts Festival, Dec 12th

Today, December 12th at 6:00 PM, our Fine Arts programs will present A Holiday Arts Festival hosted in our gymnasium.  Admission is $1 or 1 canned food item.  This event is always received well and almost 300 students will share their talents in a wonderful holiday celebration.  

ACADEMICS: Final Biology 1 & U.S. History EOCs, January 12th

Tomorrow, January 12th, we will have our final set of EOC exams.  Students enrolled in Dr. Degenhardt's for Biology 1 class and Ms. Fennell's U.S. History - Semester class will take their Biology EOC and U.S. History EOC, respectively.  Students will need to bring their fully charged chromebooks to the exam.  They are also allowed to use calculators on the Biology EOC, so they should bring their calculator to the exam as well.    As a reminder, this exam will count towards 20% of the student's final grade in the course.   

Students can also access EOCEP online training tools on https://wbte.drcedirect.com/SC/portals/sc, which will only work using Google Chrome.

This Week AT THE VIEW

Tuesday, December 12

• 6:00 PM: Holiday Arts Festival  - Gymnasium  

Wednesday, December 13

• 10:00 AM: Winter Wishes Assembly - Gymnasium
• 5:00 PM: JV Girls Basketball @ West Florence
• 6:00 PM: JV Boys Basketball @ West Florence 
• 6:00 PM: Wrestling @ Silver Bluff
• 7:30 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball @ West Florence

Thursday, December 14

• 5:00 PM: JV Girls Basketball @ Northwood Academy
• 6:15 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball @ Northwood Academy
• 5:30 PM: Foster Child Party - Cafeteria 

Saturday, December 16

• 9:00 AM: Wrestling @ Milltown Duals @ Dutch Fork High School
• 12:00 PM: Varsity Girls Basketball @ Cardinal Newman Classic  

COLLEGES: SC Governor's School Rep Visits

The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school for emerging artists. The school gives artistically talented high school students from across the state the opportunity to study their art in a supportive environment of artistic and academic excellence. Arts concentrations include Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.  A representative for SCGSAH will be visiting during lunch on Monday, December 11 so come meet him!

ATHLETICS: Bojangles' Bash Recap

If you were At The View this past weekend, you saw some spectacular basketball.  If you were not there, click on the links below to review stats from each game.   

Game 1: Westwood vs. Keenan

Game 2: Rock Creek vs. Ridge View

Game 3: Orangeville Prep vs. Huntington Prep

Game 4: Huntington Prep vs. Rock Creek

Game 5:  Orangeville Prep vs. Ridge View

Game 6: Gray Collegiate Academy vs. Trinity Christian

Game 7: Ben Lippen vs. West Florence

Game 8: Word of God vs. A.C. Flora

Game 9: Sumter vs. Dorman

Game 10: Trinity Christian vs. Orangeville Prep

Game 11: North Mecklenburg vs. Huntington Prep

Game 12: Cox Mill vs Ridge View

Game 13: Gray Collegiate Academy vs. Lower Richland

ARTS: RVHS Chamber Choir Needs Your Votes!

Our Chamber Choir needs your vote.  Until Thursday, December 14th, please click on the image to go to the website and vote for the Ridge View Chamber Choir.  Once you get to the website, click link named Carolin' for Cash.  Once you see the Chamber Choir's video, click on the "thumb up" under their picture.  You can vote as many times as you want each day, but only one time each hour.  The high school with the most votes will win $500 and will carol on December 16th at Trenholm Plaza.  So let's vote for RVHS Chamber Choir every hour. 

ATHLETICS: Interested in Girls Lacrosse?

Click on the image to check out their video.  An interest meeting is today, December 11th during lunch in Coach Rosefield's Office (Boys Locker Room side of gym).

WINTER WISHES: Dress Days, December 11 - 15

Mon., Dec 11th: Character Day such as The Grinch, Santa, Elves, Frosty, Rudolf, etc

Tues., Dec 12th: Twin Day  (this might also be a good day to team up with someone and wear an ugly sweater!)

Wed., Dec 13th: Pajama Day 

Thurs., Dec 14th: Chillin' in the 90's Day grab some of those throwback clothes and come to school

Fri., Dec. 15th: White Out Day get ready for those Winter Holidays heading your way.

WINTER WISHES: Last Day to Donate Canned Goods, Dec 12th

This year Student Activities is partnering with Allied Health Science Magnet and Blazer Academy to accomplish our goal of collecting 10,000 non-perishable food items for our Winter Wishes Harvest Hope Food Bank drive.  We are only 1,000 cans away from our goal.  

We are asking Ridge View students, staff, families, friends, and the community to help us meet our goal by bringing in non-perishable food items to Student Activities, your favorite teacher, your student's administrator, the Book Room, the Library Commons, or the Main Rotunda.  Students are able to bring non-perishable food items to reduce library fines or detention hours or to participate in the class competition.  Yes, one luck class will receive a donut party for the most non-perishable items collected.  Our last day for collecting cans is Tuesday Dec 12th.

Bring in 3 cans or 4 packets of Ramen Noodles for each detention hour.  Your administrator will only accept can goods and Ramen Noodles for a reduction in detention hours.  You also can only reduced hours received from tardies, ID or ECD violations, and No Hall Pass.

ACADEMICS: CAT Trailmates Mentoring

This fall CAT and AVID partnered with Catawba Trail Elementary for the TRAILMATES Mentoring Program. They leave Ridge View at 7:45 am on late start Wednesdays and travel to Catawba Trail Elementary for a morning of reading, tutoring and building relationships with the students in grades K-4.  One CAT student said, “This is great, I really enjoy interacting with the younger students and I find it interesting to see how different they learn from me when I was a kid.” 

ACADEMICS: SC Governor's School Visit Dec 11th

The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school for emerging artists. The school gives artistically talented high school students from across the state the opportunity to study their art in a supportive environment of artistic and academic excellence. Arts concentrations include Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.  A representative for SCGSAH will be visiting during lunch on Monday, December 11 so come meet him!