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Order your 2024 Cross Country apparel through Friday Aug. 23rd!
https://1800tshirts.chipply.com/RVcrosscountry/
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ELITE RAPTOR ALERT: Congratulations to Nora Pickhinke for placing 2nd runner-by in the Iowa State Fair Queen Pageant! #CLAWSUP!
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Raptor Nation. Here is a reminder of some upcoming football dates! The fall season is here! #CLAWSUP!
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The 2024 yearbooks have arrived and will be ready for pick up Monday & Tuesday (Jul 22-23) from 9 -11:30 am in Holstein.
*Other pickup dates/locations will be available in August after dead week*
Contact Katie Tesch, ktesch@rvraptors.org, with questions.
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The 2024 yearbooks have arrived and are available for pick up in Holstein Pick up in Holstein Monday & Tuesday (Jul 22-23) from 9-11:30 am.
*Other pickup dates/locations will be available in August after dead week*
Contact Katie Tesch, ktesch@rvraptors.org, with any questions
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The 2024 Yearbooks have arrived and will be available for pick up in Holstein Monday and Tuesday (July 22-23) from 9 - 11:30 am. *Other pickup dates/locations will be available in August after dead week*
Contact Katie Tesch, ktesch@rvraptors.org, with any questions.
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Interested in cross country this fall? The team cross country camp to kick off the season will be August 5-7. Open to grades 7-12.
Information and registration in the link posted: bit.ly/RVXCcamp
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ELITE RAPTOR ALERT: Congratulations to Randa Hoover and our amazing Raptor Nutrition Staff. They have served 7,397 meals since the summer meal program started! GREAT JOB! #CLAWSUP #BeELITE
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ELITE RAPTORS ALERT: Ridge View is being extremely well represented at Iowa Girls State this week. Great work Raptors! #CLAWSUP!
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RAPTOR NATION: The monthly board meeting originally scheduled for Monday night, June 10th has been moved to Sunday night, June 9th due to little league baseball schedules. It will still start at 7:00pm in Schaller. Thank you.
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RAPTOR NATION: To all incoming 8th-12th graders who are taking part in the early morning weight sessions with Coach Wilken. Check your emails for a google sheet with shuttle sign up for Nemaha, Early, Schaller, and Galva students. You must sign up by 5:30 the night before if you would like transportation.
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RAPTOR NATION: The baccalaureate service for tonight that was canceled is back on the schedule. Huge Raptor Shout Out to Lori Lyons of Schaller along with the help of Kyle Chance and Dr. Lisa Shepherd, the communities are able to provide this opportunity. Baccalaureate will be at 6:00 in the Rosemary Clausen Center at the high school tonight, Tuesday, May 14th.
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RAPTOR NATION: Due to ministerial shortages, there will not be a baccalaureate service on Tuesday, May 14th, prior to awards night. Senior Awards Night will begin at 7:00 on Tuesday, May, 14th
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RAPTOR NATION: Our Community Engagement Night was a huge success. Special thanks to all that attended. Our CLAWS UP mission is underway! We have a very special thing going and it's only getting stronger and stronger.
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RAPTOR NATION: There will be no afterschool practices today, Tuesday, April 30th. The esports contest has been moved to Thursday, May 2nd, at 4:45. At this time the Art Show and Music Concert scheduled for tonight are still taking place with doors opening for the Art Show at 6:00. Concert to follow at 7:30.
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Raptor Nation: Ridge View will have a 2-hour late start today, Tuesday, March 26th. Stay safe Raptors!
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RAPTOR NATION: There will be a 2-hour late start today, Friday, March 22 due to inclement weather. There will be no morning preschool and no before school activities. Also a reminder that on late start days there is no breakfast served. Stay safe everyone. CLAWSUP!
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Congratulations to these three seniors!!! Last week the Student Support Center hosted an Application Day. For each scholarship/college application filled out, students entered to win one of three gift cards donated by Cornerhaus 101!!! Congrats to Daynia Werner, Kade Wright, and Aubree Galvin!
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ELITE RAPTORS ALERT: Congratulations to our large group all-state speechers. Congratulations to all of our speechletes on a great large group season.
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We welcome Coach Brian Wilken and his family to RAPTOR NATION. Coach Wilken will be serving as our high school physical education teacher and head football coach. Coach Wilken has been teaching and coaching at Newell-Fonda for the past 24 years. He has led the Mustangs to 17 playoff appearances, 4 trips to the UNI dome, a state championship in 2014, and a career coaching record of 199-71. #CLAWSUP!
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