Rockridge Junior High is looking for a paraprofessional to join our staff! Please email Brittany Corlett, bcorlett@rr300.org, if you are interested!
Summer lifting and camps are in full swing here at the Ridge! Lifting sessions are free. Still plenty of time to join!
Check our website at rr300.org/o/ra/page/summer-camp-information for information on upcoming camps. Cheer camp is this week followed by Baseball camp next week.
Does your JH or HS student need a new set of PE Clothes? Do you have an incoming 6th grader? The online store for JH/HS PE Clothes is OPEN NOW! Visit https://rockridgepespring25.itemorder.com/ to place your order by June 22nd. Orders will be delivered to the school in August.
Great start to the Summer Lifting Program. We had 104 participants this morning! Still time to join us and it's Free!
JH 7-8 AM
HS Girls 8-9 AM
HS Boys 9-10 AM
Congratulations to Caleb Cunico who placed 13th in the high jump at the IHSA State Finals!
Good Luck to Caleb Cunico as he competes today in the IHSA State Finals in the High Jump! Competition begins at 10:00 am.
Camp season is fast approaching! Please take a look at Summer Camp page to sign up for some great opportunities!
https://www.rr300.org/o/ra/page/summer-camp-information
ICE is looking to recruit a part-time health aide for the 25-26 school year. This position will be up to 8 hours per day - $15-$17 per hour. Preferred certifications include CPR, First Aid Training, and Healthcare Background. If interested, please submit an application in writing to Jay Bizarri, Illinois City Elementary School Principal. For more information about the opening, contact Mr. Bizarri by phone at 309-793-8090 or by email at jbizarri@rr300.org. For the right candidates, this role could be "shared" by more than one interested person(s) that doesn't want to commit to a full week each week of the school year.
Good Luck to our Boys' Track & Field Athletes & Coaches as they head to the IHSA State Meet this weekend on the Big Blue Oval at EIU!!
The Rockridge Summer Weight Training Program begins next week on JUNE 2nd! This is FREE for all Rockridge athletes!
Training Sessions will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays in June and July.
Junior High: 7-8 AM
HS Girls: 8-9 AM
HS Boys 9-10 AM
Girls Track Awards - Keaten Needham - Most Outstanding Runner and Most Dedicated; Kenzie Meyer - Most Outstanding Fields ; Taylor Freyermuth - Most Outstanding F/S ; Paloma Alaniz-Perez - Most Improved
Join us Wednesday morning at 10:15 to send off our Boys' Track & Field Qualifiers to the IHSA State Meet!!
Boys Track Award Winners:
Walker Frieden—Most Improved
Trevor Dye—Most Valuable Newcomer
Jacob Freyermuth—Most Valuable Runner
Caleb Cunico—-Captain
Jacob Freyermith—Captain
Brody Nicholson—Most valuable field event
Congratulations to our very own Mr. Shawn Strachan, who is serving as the Meet Referee (which is the lead official!) at the IHSA Girls State Track & Field Meet this weekend!!
Best of luck to our IESA State Track Qualifiers today! Owen Wolfe will be in the Discus. Lauren Oetgen and Anna Mayerhofer in the 200m and the 4x100 relay will also compete today.
Rockets softball falls to Sherrard 2-1 in 8 innings.
Owen Wolfe competed this morning at the IESA State Track meet in the discus. He did not place but threw a new personal best of 10.86 M!
Happy Friday ICE Families! Please check out our last newsletter of the 24/25 year! https://5il.co/3gzia Reminder that registration is open to all incoming kindergartner AND current students. We encourage you to register as early as possible to ensure a smooth start to the school year. For full details, please refer to our Registration Letter from Mr. Bush here: https://bit.ly/3RZWWVa
Great pitching tonight for the Rockets baseball team leads them to the regional finals! Rockets win 2-0 over Hall! Dekeyrel and Schwigen combine for the shut out.
The Rockets will play Sherrard Saturday at 1 pm for the Regional Title back in Monmouth.
Rockets softball with the big win over London Mills (Spoon River Valley) Coop 14-2!!
Dietrich 2-3, 2RBI
Black 2-3, RBI
David 2-3, 2RBI
Hofer 2-2, HR, 5RBIs
Lowe 5IP 3H, 1ER, 6BB, 5K
Rockets advance to Regional Championship tomorrow 5/23