FFA Competes in the North Carolina State FFA Food Science Career Development Event

esterday two students from the Riverwood Middle FFA competed in the North Carolina State FFA Food Science Career Development Event. Those students were Mason Rosenbaum and Dakota Westmoreland. This team was the only middle school to compete and will receive recognition as the top-scoring Middle School in the state. They finished 9th overall against high school teams. Placed 3rd in our Region and 2nd in our Federation. Congratulations to both students on all their hard work!!! Also a BIG thank you to Mr. Schappert for serving as a proctor for the event!!!

Attention Rising 6th Graders

Get ready! Next Tuesday, May 4th at 6pm we will have a live google meet event to discuss the first steps for your transition to middle school. Join us using the link in the flyer for your elementary school.

Bike Club @ RMS

What a beautiful day to start our bike club today. Our SRO, Officer Duran led the start of the club with a safety course, then those participating began riding through the neighborhood. Are you interested in joining the bike club? Click on READ MORE to see the pictures from today and the link to the interest form. We would love to have you join us!

Huge Thank You to Cargill Incorporated!

What a wonderful way to end a Monday! This afternoon, we were greeted by Mr. House as he represented Cargill Incorporated with a donation to our school in the amount of $4,964. These funds will help us purchase additional smart panels for our classrooms. Thank you Mr. House for stopping by today and for Cargill's generous donation!

Return from Spring Break

Congratulations to our March Students of the Month

Congratulations to our March Students of the Month. These students were recognized today on our morning announcements for demonstrating the portrait of a graduate trait: Ethical. We are so proud of each of you!

Thank You to our Long Term Subs!

For the month of March, we are celebrating our Long Term Substitutes who have helped us in many capacities to keep uninterrupted instruction going for students as well as Mr. Green who is supporting our custodial team as a floater everyday! We would be lost without your commitment to our school and community everyday!

FFA Horse Evaluation Junior Career Development Event

Our Horse Evaluation team earned a 3rd place finish in the State for FFA Horse Evaluation Junior Career Development Event on Thursday afternoon [March 25th]. This team was also the top-scoring middle school in the state!!! Team Members were Aletha Rich, Carlie Pope, Anna Adair, and Mason Rosenbaum. Carlie Pope had a 6th place overall individual score in the state competition. Congratulations to these individuals and all their hard work!!!

Battle of the Books

Our team has worked hard to prepare for the Battle of the Books County Competition on Friday, March 19th and did a great job! They read a variety of books from the state list and thoroughly enjoyed being together as a team today! It was a true celebration of reading! Our sister school, Swift Creek Middle, won the competition, with Smithfield Middle coming in second, and Cleveland Middle in third place.

Thank You Ms. Percy!

Ms. Percy was finally recognized today when we were able to catch her on campus here at Riverwood Middle. She serves our school as a social worker and provides services, resources and support to many students and families within our community. We are thankful to have a great partnership with her!

Congratulations to our Staff of the Month for February!

Ms. Christine Benner was recognized today as our February Certified Staff of the Month. Ms. Norkys Medina was recognized as our Classified staff of the month. We are so grateful to have these two as part of the Raven Family!

Brendan Stevens, 8th Grader, Excels with Math Counts

Congratulations to Brendan Stevens! Brendan is an 8th grade student and a participant in the Math Counts club with Ms. Edwards. He is the first student from Riverwood Middle who has made it to the invitational level. He was in the top 1/3 at the Chapter Regional Competition. Brendan Stevens reached this accomplishment by using the MathCounts trainer app on his own time since he learned about it last year in MathCounts. We are so proud of you Brendan!

Riverwood's FFA Teams Take 2nd Place in the State Competition

Congratulations to our two teams who competed in FFA Middle Grades Rally on Friday, March 5th, 2021. Both teams finished 2nd Place in the State!!!! 2nd Place - Prepared Public Speaking - Jarron Jordan 2nd Place - Exploring Biotechnology - Makalagh McNeill, Abigale Gustafson, Haleigh Liriano, Luna Colon

School Social Work Week March 8-12

This week we honor Ms. Kristen Percy, our School Social worker who 'lights the way' for our students and families. Each week she spends countless hours working with families to provide support and resources to help students be successful. Thank you Ms. Percy for all you do for Riverwood Middle School!

Congratulations to our February Students of the Month

Congratulations to our Students of the Month for the February.

Congratulations to Frankie DiGiovanni!

Congratulations goes to Francesca DiGiovanni, better known as Frankie, who competed in the district wide spelling bee last night. She went into the 9th round and was among the last 6 contestants! She did awesome! We are so proud of you!

Good luck to Frankie DiGiovanni in the Virtual Spelling Bee Today

Franky will represent Riverwood Middle School this afternoon in the JCPS Spelling Bee that begins at 4:15pm. We wish her the best of luck today and know she will do great!

6th Grade Teachers Celebrate Valentine's Day

6th Grade Teachers continue to build each other up by celebrating the individual contributions each teacher brings to the hallway. Last week, they shared words that describe each other on a bag then filled it with 'love'ly treats for Valentine's Day.

8th Grade Social Studies Students Learn about Wig Wag Flag Codes

On Thursday February 4, 2021, the 8th grade Social Studies classes learned about Wig Wag flag codes that were used during the Civil War. Students learned that the flag code system was used to help soldiers communicate across the battlefield. Students were able to practice the flag signals in a friendly competition. Teams raced to see who could figure out the messages spelled out in the Wig Wag flag code.

Congratulations to Ms. Jenna Della Jacono, RMS First Year Teacher of the Year

Ms. Jenna Della Jacono was recognized this week as the Riverwood Middle School first year teacher of the year. She is there for the kids, she's there for the school, and she has heart. Riverwood Middle is lucky to have Ms. Jenna! Congratulations!