Ridgefield school staff get The Simpsons treatment
Greg Marku
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RIDGEFIELD Since the last year has been tough for just about everybody, East Ridge Middle School art teacher Hillary Lewis had her eighth grade students participate in a unique and fun activity: creating an ERMS-based episode of “The Simpsons.”
Lewis had done a similar project years ago but she was inspired to do it again for another reason.
“Given the stress of the past year and the unusual circumstances present in school, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to let loose and have fun while learning at the same time,” she said.
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Board of Education Budget
The Board of Education will discuss the Superintendent s Proposed Budget and adopt a budget on Monday, February 22. The Board of Education will present their Budget to the Board of Selectman on Wednesday, February 24. Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions.
School Status
Elementary school students will continue in the full in-person learning model. SRMS and ERMS continue to remain in hybrid. RHS also remains hybrid; however, due to the number of families who are opting for Temporary Remote Cohort C, families choosing in-person cohort A/B are able to attend five days in person, so long as RHS attendance rates remain low and can accommodate this option. Families should contact their child s school counselor at RHS with any questions.
A Ridgefield teacher buried a time capsule, then returned 25 years later to find it gone
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East Ridge Middle School students bury a time capsule on June 6, 1990.Contributed by Darla Shaw
RIDGEFIELD When Ridgebury Elementary School’s accidentally unearthed its time capsule from 1977, it led many to wonder where the other schools’ capsules might be or if they’re there at all.
Among them is Darla Shaw, a former English teacher at East Ridge Middle School. Following that discovery, she started to hear from people on social media about their own time capsule. But unlike Ridgebury, the location of East Ridge’s capsule is still a mystery.
Keshia Rytter, an East Ridge Middle School officer, was arrested after an argument that began when she called her boyfriend’s children’s hairstyle “ghetto,” according to the arrest report. She was suspended for five days without pay as a result of the incident and will return to work in Lake County schools next week.