Phil Lee Gymnasium Dedication

Riverwood Middle School announced the dedication of their gym to long time Johnston County and Riverwood Middle School Principal, Phil Lee.

Winter Arts Night

Riverwood Families enjoyed a performance by our Chorus and viewing gorgeous handmade decorations from our Art students.

FFA Canned Food Drive

Riverwood Middle FFA participated in a canned food drive to collect items for the Johnston County Backpack Buddies Program.

Veteran's Day

Happy Veteran's Day! Riverwood Middle School is so appreciative of all those who have served our country. We wanted to take a moment to spotlight the Veterans we have working at our school.

8th Grade Social Studies Lesson

8th grade Social Studies students at Riverwood Middle were treated to an informative talk and reenactment of Revolutionary War era medicine.

8th Grade Social Studies Fair

On Friday, October 22nd, 8th Grade Social Studies students conducted their 15th consecutive Social Studies Fair.

Riverwood Middle School Band Plays at Clayton High School

"See You At the Pole"

First Priority at Riverwood Middle School participated in the "See You at the Pole" event on September 22, 2021.

2021-2022 Riverwood Middle School Supply List

Please review the supply list for the 2021-2022 school year as you are preparing for back to school. We look forward to meeting each of you at our orientation on Tuesday, August 17. Additional information about open house will be forthcoming.

Final Riverwood Middle Newsletter of 2021 from our Student Ambassadors

Ms. Daily has worked many hours with our student ambassadors this year to help them grow in their leadership skills and collaborate with students and staff across our campus. This is the final publication for the year of their monthly newsletter. Click on Read More to access it.

End of Year Updates

Click Read More for information about our End of the Year Updates and be sure to subscribe to the RMS YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxwXjfYE1UdmCSzVHAkxHw ) to view the Award Ceremonies next week and to keep up with future events at Riverwood Middle School.

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

Yesterday 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.