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Welcome back, Ridgeview Middle School parents and guardians!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! We hope you enjoyed a relaxing and joyful winter break filled with meaningful time with family and friends. As we begin the new year, we are excited to continue our shared journey of learning, growth, and community at Ridgeview Middle School.

The second half of the school year brings many engaging academic opportunities, enriching extracurricular activities, and moments for our students to continue developing both academically and personally. We look forward to witnessing their progress and partnering with you to support their continued success.

Please be on the lookout for upcoming events, important dates, and opportunities to stay involved in our school community. Your support and collaboration play a vital role in creating a positive and enriching environment for all students.

Here’s to a successful and inspiring start to 2026. Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Warm regards,

Principal Thomas Garrett

January 9: Spring Sports Physicals Due. Click HERE.

January 12: Baseball Tryouts Begin (6/7th). Check HERE for the full schedule.

January 13: School Governance Council Meeting @ 7:30 AM in Media Center

January 13: Music Department Elementary Tour

January 13: Prospective Parent Tour@ 12:45 PM, info HERE

January 14: Foundation Meeting @ 7:30 AM in Media Center

January 14: Dress Down Day

January 15: Panther Spirit Night (Scroll for Info)

January 21: First Rehearsal for Mean Girls with Parent Meeting @ 5:45 PM

January 22: PTA General Member Meeting @ 7:30 AM in Media Center

January 26: Jewish Heritage Club Meeting @ 8:00 AM

January 29: Winter Honor Roll Celebration

Our school is required to meet a participation threshold for the Georgia School Climate Survey, and we need your help! Please note that the survey should be completed once per family. Your feedback is important and helps us remain in compliance while improving our school community. The survey is open now through January 23. Thank you for taking a few minutes to participate.

Survey Link:

https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=1B571FA0

To help kick off the new year, there will be a new Beanstack Reading Challenge: BINGO EDITION for the month of January! It is called New Year, New Reading Goals 2026: Read with Benny Bingo! Students can read any book they would like and log their reading minutes as well as participate in reading activities. In order for students to complete the challenge, they have to earn badges in Beanstack in a row, column, or diagonal to unlock their bingo badge.

At the end of the month, the students that earned their bingo badge will win a prize!

On February 5th, our 8th graders will take a field trip to visit Riverwood. Permission slips have been sent home via your student. If you didn’t receive one please reach out to your child’s 1st period teacher.

Any students interested in participating in spring ports must have a physical on file with Coach Dixon by 1/9 to participate in tryouts. No exceptions will be made. Spring sports include baseball, soccer (girls) and track & field (7th/8th only). Click HERE for more information on the physical paperwork.

Tryouts: Tryout schedule has been posted!

Baseball Tryouts begin NEXT Week on Monday, June 12th (6/7 grade).

Please check the complete schedule for Basketball, Girls Soccer and Track on the school Athletics Website.

Our Concession Stand is open during all home basketball games. New this year- we have gone cashless! We can accept cards, tap and payment aps (Apple Pay, Cash Ap, Venmo, Zelle, etc.)

Parent & Student volunteers are needed - students volunteers receive one free drink and one free snack per full shift. Sign up to volunteer HERE. We can sign for service hours!

Students can purchase a wristband for $5 in order to dress down. Please send cash/check (made out to RCMS PTA). Proceeds benefit PTA & Foundation- we appreciate any donations! Volunteers are needed to help with wristband sales. Please sign up HERE.

Next Thursday, 1/15, RCMS students are invited to stay after school and cheer on our Panthers basketball teams! Free Blue Moon pizza will be provided for students who stay, while supplies last. Thanks to our Foundation for putting on such a fun event for our students!

Mark your Calendar for Sandy Springs Arts Foundation ArtBeat showcasing our incredible musicians and students!

The Panther Store will be open for an extra shift tomorrow from 8:30-9:05. Next week there will be two days to shop (1/13 & 1/15 from 8:30-9:05). Starting January 20th, the Panther Store will be open on Tuesdays only 8:30-9:05.

IN STORE ONLY SIZE UPDATE LIMITED SIZES AVAILABLE (Classic T Shirt & Hoodies available in Adult Medium, Adult L, adult XL ONLY) Visit the Panther Store Online for all sizes & options!

Got Pics of our Panthers doing anything RCMS Related? Submit them to PanthertalesRCMS@gmail.com and you might just see them here!

Japanese 6th-grade students had a special guest - Trenton served our country and now works for the federal government as a business analyst. He still speaks Japanese and is an active member of the Japanese community here in Georgia! Our 6th-grade Japanese students made origami cranes wishing for world peace after learning about the story of Sadako.

Information published in Panther Tales is limited to communications directly from RCMS, RCMS PTA, RCMS Foundation, Fulton County Schools or our feeder schools and can be submitted it to PanthertalesRCMS@gmail.com.

If you wish to share promotional material related to a local opportunity such as a camp, sports program or other business geared towards our students, you can learn how to distribute your materials through Peach Jar by clicking here.

Thank you to these partners in our community who have chosen to support RCMS!