COMMUNITY: Elections Today!!

Today are the primary elections and we wanted to remind everyone to go and vote.  Please remind your friends, colleagues, and family members to take time today to vote.  Your vote does count!!

ATHLETICS Highlight: House of Representatives Recognize Girls Track

Representative Mia McLeod drafted a House of Representatives Resolution for our Lady Blazers Girls Track team for setting a new State record for the 4x400 relay.  It was introduced and formally read across the House desk on Tuesday, June 3rd.  Arlicia Bush, Amarrah Cooks, Faith McKie, Johnaida Eliscar, Melinda McCallum, Coach Amber Haver, RVHS principal Mrs. Brenda Mack-Foxworth, and Superintendent Dr. Debbie Hamm were recognized on the floor of the House of Representatives.  After they were introduced to the legislative body, the Resolution was read aloud and presented by Rep. McLeod.  Speaker Harrell also recognized them.  To read the resolution, click the image above.  The video of the event can be found on the RVHS YouTube Channel.

ACADEMICS Spotlight: 4th Quarter Honor Roll

We would like to congratulate our 4th Quarter Honor Roll recipients. This is our final list of the 2013-14 school year.  To see the list of Blazers who made the honor roll list of Quarter 4, click the image on the left.

ATHLETICS Highlight: Portee Signs with Silver Lake College

Former Blazer Basketball player, Jordan Portee, Class of 2013, played prep ball last year at Gray Military Academy here in Columbia. Jordan recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Silver Lake College in Wisconsin. To read more about Jordan, check out the story at ColaDaily.com by clicking on the image.

ATHLETICS Highlight: Former USC Football Player Holds Camp

On Saturday, June 6th, former USC football player Brandon Davis and his foundation, the Faithful Walk-On, hosted his inaugural camp at Ridge View High School.  More information and future camp details can be obtained by emailing Mr. Davis at brandonLD17@yahoo.com.

Mitchem & Moody Receive Cornelius Harvin Award

Cornelius Harvin graduated from RVHS in 2006 as one of the most decorated runners in school history. Sadly, Cornelius passed away in 2011 and leaves behind a legacy of greatness that transcends sports. The Cornelius Harvin Memorial Award is awarded to the Ridge View student athlete who displays the qualities of selflessness, leadership, passion, joy and competitiveness that Cornelius himself displayed while competing for Ridge View. The award recipients for 2014 are Jontay Mitchem and Chris Moody.

Mitchem was a 3-time all-region and 2-time all-state basketball player. Unfortunately, she missed most of her senior season due to injury. She will be attending Western Carolina University on a basketball scholarship.

Moody was the Region 4-AAAA Baseball Player of the Year and a member of the All-State team after pitching 5 complete games, 3 shutouts, and 2 non-hitters this year. He will be attending Erskine College on a baseball scholarship.

Left: Jontay Mitchum on signing day;
Right: Chris Moody on signing day

ACADEMICS Focus: Hensley Wins Best Web Page

Congratulations To Saundra Hensley for her hard work planning, designing and developing an outstanding website. Her hard work earned her $50 and a trophy to commemorate her accomplishment.