Blazers Selected as Columbia Police Youth Ambassadors

Jayla Powell and E'Jayia Bell

Seniors Jayla Powell and E'Jayia Bell were selected for the City of Columbia Police Youth Ambassadors Program. This program focuses on law enforcement gaining insight from youth on how to bridge the communication gap between high school age students and law enforcement. Go Blazers!

Alumni: Black Returns for College Information Forum

Class of 2013 Ridge View Alumni Xavier Black (pictured on right) participated in a college information forum on January 26th at Ridge View. This forum was to provide information to our seniors in order to improve their understanding of the process for making a successful transition from high school to college. Xavier is currently serving as the Junior Class President at Claflin University. Way to go Xavier!

Richardson Nominated for Fort Jackson Youth Award

Fort Jackson Newspaper Clip

Junior Ta'von Richardson was been nominated for the Fort Jackson Boy's and Girl's Club 2015 Youth of the Year Award. Ta'von was selected for his great moral character, willingness to help, excellent community involvement, and model youth among other attributes. He was also recently recognized as December's Youth of the Month recipient.

Military Scholarship for Southern California Summer Programs

The University of Southern California Summer Programs Office is sponsoring a scholarship opportunity for current 10th and 11th grade high school students to attend the 2016 USC Summer Programs.  The Provost's Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students seeks to provide full scholarships to students from a military family; the scholarship will cover the entire tutition and fees, airfare, ground transportation, room and board, and course materials. USC Summer Programs seek to enhance, motivate, and inspire students to achieve higher academic, social, and ethical standards. Click on the image for criteria, deadline, and application instructions.

Sign Up for ASSET Test

The ASSET Test for Midlands Tech will be administered at RVHS on Thursday, February 18th. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors can register for this exam. For sophomores and juniors, this test will be used to qualify you for Dual Credit classes offered here at Ridge View through Midlands Technical College next year. Students can receive high school and college credit when successfully completing these classes. This test is also used as a placement/admissions test for Midlands Tech for Seniors. Students will need to have a permission form filled out and signed by their parents and their 1st through 4th period teachers. Please see Mr. Butler in the Career Center if you have any questions and to register for the test.

REMINDER: Josten's Ring Ceremony on Thursday

Ridge View will be having a ring ceremony presented by Jostens for those who ordered class rings on Thursday, February 4th at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. Please come out to celebrate your student's success as he or she accepts her ring. Your ring must be paid in full in order to participate.

ATHLETICS: Varsity Basketball vs. Dutch Fork Tonight

Our Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams will be taking on the Silver Foxes of Dutch Fork High School tonight. Come on out and support your Blazers in this region match up. The girls will play at 6 pm and the boys are scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm. Go BLAZERS!