Ridgway School District R-2

Returning student registration is now open. PowerSchool logins are now active If you have any issues with logins please contact your child's school office. RES 970-626-5468 RSS 970-626-5788

Traducción al español a continuación TO: Staff & Parents/Guardians From: Susan Lacy, Superintendent RE: Water Use for Friday, 4/28/2023 (No Hot Lunch for RSS) RSD received notification from the Town of Ridgway this evening that the Town will receive bacteriological results within the next 24 hours and until further notice, all town drinking water should be boiled or an alternative source should be used. As a result, we cannot serve hot lunch to RSS students tomorrow. Everyone needs to bring a sack lunch. The Middle School is on a field trip tomorrow and has already planned for sack lunches. The elementary students bring their sack lunches as normal. Per public health requirements, all drinking fountains will be inoperable until we receive notification from the Town. We will have potable water available for students to fill their water bottles. Please send filled water bottles to school with your student(s). We will have water for bathroom facilities and cleaning. Please see notice from the Town of Ridgway below. Thank you for your continued patience and support, Susan Lacy, Superintendent For Immediate Release | April 27, 2023 UPDATE RE: WATER MAIN BREAK Ridgway, CO - The water main repair work has been completed. Proper flushing, sanitation, and bacteriological testing are being conducted in conformance with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment-Water Quality Control Division requirements. The water system is expected to be restored to normal by 6:00 p.m. Please note that users of the Town of Ridgway's water system are currently under a "Boil Water Advisory". We will receive bacteriological results within the next 24 hours and until further notice, the water should be boiled or an alternative source should be used. More info to follow. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. Para: Personal y Padres/Tutores De: Susan Lacy, Superintendente RE: Uso de agua para el viernes, 4/28/2023 (no hay almuerzo caliente para RSS) Recibí una notificación de la ciudad de Ridgway esta noche de que la ciudad recibirá resultados bacteriológicos dentro de las próximas 24 horas y hasta nuevo aviso, toda el agua potable de la ciudad debe hervirse o se debe usar una fuente alternativa. Como resultado, no podemos servir almuerzo caliente a los estudiantes de RSS mañana. Todos deben traer una bolsa de almuerzo. La Escuela Intermedia está en una excursión mañana y ya ha planeado almuerzos en bolsa. Los estudiantes de primaria traen sus bolsas de almuerzo como de costumbre. Según los requisitos de salud pública, todas las fuentes de agua potable serán inoperables hasta que recibamos una notificación de la ciudad. Tendremos agua potable disponible para que los estudiantes llenen sus botellas de agua. Por favor, envíe botellas de agua llenas a la escuela con su(s) estudiante(s). Dispondremos de agua para las instalaciones del baño y la limpieza. Por favor, vea el aviso de la ciudad de Ridgway a continuación. Gracias por su continua paciencia y apoyo, Susan Lacy, Superintendente Para publicación inmediata | abril 27, 2023 ACTUALIZACIÓN RE: ROTURA DE TUBERÍA PRINCIPAL DE AGUA Ridgway, CO - El trabajo de reparación de la tubería principal de agua se ha completado. Se están llevando a cabo pruebas adecuadas de lavado, saneamiento y bacteriológicas de conformidad con los requisitos de la División de Control de Calidad del Agua del Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado. Se espera que el sistema de agua se restablezca a la normalidad a las 6:00 p.m. Tenga en cuenta que los usuarios del sistema de agua de la ciudad de Ridgway se encuentran actualmente bajo un "Aviso de hervir agua". Recibiremos los resultados bacteriológicos dentro de las próximas 24 horas y hasta nuevo aviso, el agua debe hervirse o se debe usar una fuente alternativa. Más información a continuación. Gracias por su continua paciencia y comprensión.

A main water line is being repaired in the Town or Ridgway. The District currently has no water at either school building. Therefore, we will need to close school for the rest of the day. I have spoken with Ouray County Director of Public Health, Tanner Kingery, and he supports this decision. The water in town will be up and running by 6pm this evening, so this only impacts today. Transportation and Pick Up: Parents who can pick up their children from school at this time, please do so. If you have an emergency contact picking up your child, please contact the school office to let them know: Elementary: 970-626-5468, Secondary: 970-626-5788 We will run a regular bus route at 1:45 pm today. We currently have our MS students out in the parks learning about water (the irony) so our full bus fleet and drivers can be available at 1:45. Students that need to take the 1:45 pm bus route will have plenty of drinking water and adult supervision. We have porta-potties available at both campuses. We appreciate your support in this unusual situation. School resumes as normal tomorrow, April 28th. Thank you, Susan Lacy, Superintendent

HS GIRLS SOCCER GAME UPDATE: From Shawnn Row, Athletic Director - I just wanted to let you know that we are going to have to cancel our home game with Crested Butte for this Friday. We picked up a couple of injuries in our game Tuesday and wouldn't have a full squad to play a competitive game. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We should be good to go for our next home game on Tuesday against Delta. Thanks!

GIRLS SOCCER UPDATE: The HS Girls Soccer game @ Cortez has been moved to Tuesday (tomorrow) at 4pm. Bus leaves at 12:30pm from RSS. Dismissal after lunch. Game will be played at Cortez High School. 418 S. Sligo St. behind the Walmart. Thanks and good luck!

The Dolores @ Ridgway HS Basketball game has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 4 with JV Boys starting at 1pm and the rest to follow after that.

Today's HS basketball games with Dolores have been cancelled. Their transportation department didn't feel comfortable driving with the road conditions and avalanche mitigation work being done around Ophir. We are sorry for any inconvenience and will let you know when we found a suitable make up date.

Ridgway School District wishes you a bright and beautiful holiday season! The District will be closed beginning at 3pm on Friday, December 23rd, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 10th at 8am.

Ridgway Secondary School has recently re-finished our gym floor and is in the process of decorating with new sports banners for our walls as we had to part ways with “Sparky the Demon”. This means we had to take down our business banners that hung in the gym too. Business banners have always been a great way to advertise to your local community members and surrounding schools that visit. It is also a great way to support our athletics programs to help provide new jerseys, team gear, supplies, and to provide a memorable experience for our student-athletes. In the past, we even had families who wanted to donate money and support our programs. So, you don’t need to be associated with any particular business to have a banner made. First-time banner fees are $250 to cover the cost of making the banner. Each year after that we will ask for a $125 fee to continue hanging your banner in the gym for that calendar year. So, if your business or family would like to have a banner hung up in our gym, please email Athletic Director, Shawnn Row at srow@ridgway.k12.co.us with the following information: Name/Title of Business Subtext and/or message JPEG of the business logo (optional) Banners will not be made until they are paid for, so please drop off a check at the front office at RSS or mail it to 1200 Green St., Ridgway, CO. Deadline for payments for banner production for the 2023 year will be Tuesday, December 12.

Hello Ridgway Elementary Families! SURPRISE! It's Scholastic Book Fair Week!! Stop by the Elementary Library and check out what's new!! Thursday 10/20 and 10/27 from 3:00 - 7:30 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10/24 - 10/26 3:00 - 3:30 See you there!! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/assetuploads/2579652_F22_BookFair_Sign_ES.pdf

Magnificent Cimarron sunrise from RSS!!

Help support Ridgway School District Athletics! Order your gear here - https://kocreators.com/ridgway/

RES 5th graders work together to pack the bus as they head up to Top of the Pines for their Fall overnight trip!

At this time the District internet and phone communications have been restored.

Due to a service outage in the area the District internet and phone communications are down we are working with our providers to restore service.

Welcome back to the first day of school! RSD Athletic Director, Shawnn Row, will be providing weekly updates for the final details of games, leave times, and updates because things change often. Please visit our new website to find information for our athletic programs this year, including ticket information (and family passes), NFHS streaming links, and concessions sign-up. Here is what we have this week: HS Boys Soccer - Saturday, 9/3 @ CRMS at 1pm. Bus leaves at 8:30am HS Volleyball - Thursday, 9/1 hosting Telluride at 4pm MS Volleyball - Friday, 9/2 hosting Mancos at 4pm Cross Country - Friday, 9/2 a combined practice in Ouray for the team. Coaches will have more detail for you in the coming days. Saturday, 9/3 @ Hotchkiss at 9am. Bus leaves the Ridgway Conoco at 5:30am Knowledge Bowl - Talk to Mr. Cassidy (MS) and Mr. Spearman (HS) this week if you're interested in Knowledge Bowl this year. Practices will be Thursdays during lunch and advisory and meets will be on Mondays! Thank you and enjoy the start of the year!

Fall athletes need to have their physicals in and completed Athletic Handbooks in by the end of the day today (Tuesday, August 18th) or they will no longer be able to participate until that is done. Please give those to your coach or the front office ASAP. Jerseys will be getting passed out this week. Please keep track of your own jerseys and turn in any lost items to your coach. Families will be charged for lost items. We want to have nice jerseys for our kids so we must take care of them. We have our first games kicking off this week. Please remember students should ride the bus with the team to each event unless you have another need it needs to get approved by myself. After games are over, students must ride home on the bus or get signed out by their parents. Coaches will have the sign-out sheet with them. Please don't leave without signing them out. Here is what we have this week: HS Boys Soccer - Friday, 8/19 @ Delta High School at 6pm. Bus leaves at 4:00pm HS Volleyball - Saturday, 8/20 @ Ouray at 12pm. JV only. Bus leaves at 10:15am MS Volleyball - Saturday, 8/20 @ Ouray at 11am. Bus leaves at 10:15am Cross Country - Saturday, 8/20 @ Dolores at 8am. Bus departs at 5am-ish. Final details will be worked out between Ouray and Ridgway for an exact leave time. Stay tuned! Please contact Shawnn Row, Athletic Director, at srow@ridgway.k12.co.us with questions.

We are officially live welcome to the new website.

The Ridgway School District is excited for the launch of our new website next week!

Ridgway Elementary School is holding a yard sale Saturday, May 21st, 8am-????. We have desks, tables, chairs, lockers, musical instruments, and much, much more! Sale will be held in the RES gym - 1115 West Clinton Street, Ridgway.