Good evening! If your student signed up to take a college class through West Virginia State University next year, they have brought home paperwork that needs to be signed and completed by tomorrow, Tuesday April 29. A representative from the college will be on campus to assist students with applying. This is for students who are planning to take dual credit classes through West Virginia State University for the first time.
Attention Ripley High School parents of juniors and seniors! We'd like to invite you to our project graduation meeting tonight in our library at 6:00 PM. We're encouraging junior parents to get involved early to help start the planning for next year!
Good evening,
In our ongoing efforts to enhance the safety and security of our schools, the Shield Coordinator—alongside local law enforcement—will be testing a weapons detection system at our secondary schools over the next few days.
As part of this testing, students may be asked to walk through the detection system before entering the building. Please note that this system is mobile and may also be utilized at various events across the county to further support and improve our existing safety practices.
We appreciate your understanding and support as we continue to prioritize the well-being of our students and staff.
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
The Jackson County Wellness Center will be administering required immunizations for upcoming seniors during the school day in May. If you would like to take advantage of this, please have your student pick up a permission slip from the nurse and return it by Friday April 25th. If you have any questions, please call Kristin Stover, the nurse at Ripley High School anytime during the school day.
Attention parents: This is just a reminder that we will be conducting a survey through the health department on April 23. The description of the survey is "This is a student survey focusing on drug use, substance abuse, and school climate, with a focus on risk and protective factors. It's used by schools and community organizations to gain insights into student behaviors and track trends within a community. This survey has been used since 1982." If you have any questions, please call (304) 372-7355.
Good afternoon. This is a reminder that tomorrow, April 18, 2025, is an early dismissal day due to Faculty Senate. Students will be dismissed 3 hours early. All buses will arrive at their after-school stops 3 hours early. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
Good afternoon. This is a reminder that Friday, April 18, 2025, is an early dismissal day due to Faculty Senate. Students will be dismissed 3 hours early. All buses will arrive at their after-school stops 3 hours early. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
This is a reminder for Ripley High School seniors. The deadline for many local scholarships is tomorrow. Please refer to the Counseling page on Canvas (under the Vikings course) for more information.
Hello Ripley High School 11th grade students and parents. This message is to remind you that the SAT School Day will be administered on Tuesday, April 15. Testing will begin immediately after homeroom and will conclude at approximately 11:00am. Students - please make sure that you arrive at school on time. Please make sure that Macbooks are fully charged the evening prior to testing. Students are allowed to bring their own calculator, but a calculator is also built into the testing program that the students can utilize. The SAT is an important assessment for students that can be used for scholarship qualification including the Promise Scholarship, college acceptance, and other post secondary opportunities. If you have any questions regarding the SAT School Day, please contact the school at 372-7355 and ask to speak to an administrator. Thank you!
Ripley High School will administer the SAT School Day general summative assessment on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
The Ripley High School LSIC meeting will be held on Thursday, April 17 in our Library at 5:30 PM. This will be our final meeting for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Good evening. This is a reminder that Jackson County Schools will be closed for Spring Break beginning Monday, March 24, 2025, through Friday, March 28, 2025. Also, by utilizing our NTI Days and Equivalent Time Days when schools were closed due to inclement weather, the last day of school for students is still May 30, 2025. Please have a wonderful, safe, and relaxing Spring Break.
It's an awesome time to be a Ripley Viking! We are so excited for our boys basketball team to earn their spot in the state tournament. We are also excited to send SEVERAL fan buses to the Civic Center so that our student body can support the team. Please be aware that safety is still our main concern, with that -- if your child rides a bus to the game, they must ride that same bus back. They cannot ride back with anyone unless you, the parent, are there to physically sign them out. We cannot allow sign-outs via phone or note. Chaperones have been instructed to not allow this. If your child arrives to school, they cannot drive themselves or ride with anyone else to the game unless you, the parent, are physically here to sign them out. Please help us ensure this procedure goes smoothly, and understand our position by not allowing this to take place for the sake of accountability and safety. I hope to see you at the game! Go Vikings!
Due to the large response from our student body going to the game, we will NOT have any presale tickets available. I apologize, but the presale to community has been cancelled today because the tickets are obligated to students and we are out of tickets. Tickets can still be purchased at the gate the day of the game for $10.
Congratulations to our boys basketball team for earning their way to the state tournament! What an accomplishment! Starting today from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM we will be selling tickets in the main office. Please use the doors across from the football field, ring the door bell and ask for Kati Skeen to purchase a ticket. TICKETS ARE $8 PRE-SALE AND LIMITED! If tickets sell-out at the school, tickets will be $10 at the gate the day of the game.
Due to a scheduling conflict with the state basketball tournament, we are moving the National Honor Society ceremony to Thursday, March 20th at 10:45 am. Should the boys' basketball team make the tournament, it would impact many of our students. Both the National Honor Society induction and state tournament are special events in which we recognize and support our student body, so we want to make it possible for students to participate in both.
Dear Parents,
I hope this message finds you well. We wanted to inform you that some of our students have recently been targeted by phishing emails. These deceptive messages are designed to appear as legitimate emails, often asking for personal information or prompting recipients to click on suspicious links or attachments.
To protect your child and their personal information, we strongly encourage you to remind them not to open any suspicious emails. Here are a few important tips to help avoid phishing attacks:
Do not open emails from unknown senders or those that seem unusual or unsolicited.
Be cautious of attachments or links in emails, especially if they seem out of place or contain odd requests.
Look for signs of phishing, such as misspelled words, urgent language, or unfamiliar sender addresses.
We take online security seriously and will continue to educate students on how to spot phishing attempts. However, we ask for your support in reinforcing these safety measures at home.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for helping to keep our students safe online.
Due to the weather, the Ripley High School Cardiac Response Plan meeting and LSIC meeting will be moved to next Tuesday (2/25) in our Library. Cardiac Response Plan meeting will start at 4:30 PM, and the LSIC will begin at 5:30 PM.
Good morning, Jackson County Schools will now operate on an NTI Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025. Students should utilize their final instructional packet, number 5, or log in to the Canvas learning management system to complete their assignments. School personnel will be available at your child's school at 10:00 a.m. to answer any questions you may have. Thank you and have a great day
Jackson County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for Thursday, February 19, 2025. Snow is expected to enter our area around midnight, lasting until 8:00 a.m. One to two inches of snow is expected. We will evaluate the roads again in the morning. Please have a wonderful evening.