River Forest Middle School

We are so grateful for our amazing River Forest counselors! Mrs. Johnson (RFMS), Mrs. Nikollaj (RFHS), and Ms. Retzlaff (RFHS) provide support, guidance, and advocate for our students every day. ❤

Happy National School Counseling Week to these ladies! 🎉

The following practices and games will take place today:

Practice-
HS Girls Basketball 4:00-5:30
HS Boys Basketball 3:00-4:30
HS Wrestling 3-5

Games-
MS Girls Basketball vs Griffith in HS gym at 5:00
Freshman Boys Basketball vs Highland at 6:00

No practice today for MS Wrestling and 6th Grade Girls Basketball

Winter Break: School will resume on Monday, January 5.

Fundraiser time! 🏀

Get your goodies & support our Girls Basketball Team!
👉 https://popup.doublegood.com/s/w7x128cd

Finals Week for RFMS and RFHS is coming up December 15–19.

Monday, December 15 will follow a regular school schedule with normal dismissal.
From Tuesday through Friday, students will dismiss at 2:01 PM each day.

Finals:
Tuesday, Dec. 16: Period 6
Wednesday, Dec. 17: Periods 1 & 3
Thursday, Dec. 18: Periods 5 & 7
Friday, Dec. 19: Periods 2 & 4

Please note: Wednesday, December 17 will NOT be a late start day. School begins at 7:50 AM.

Thank you for your continued support as we close out the semester. A graphic with the full schedule is included below for easy reference.

Give the gift of reading! 🎁

Shop the Middle/High School Book Fair- in person or online! All proceeds go directly to the Middle/High School Library.

In-Person Shopping (Students Only):
December 5–12
7:35 AM–3:15 PM

Online Shopping:
Visit our fair page: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/riverforestmiddleschool

School will resume on Monday, December 1.

We hope everyone enjoys a safe and restful Thanksgiving break!

– River Forest Community Schools

The Scholastic Book Fair is headed to the River Forest Middle/High School December 8-12! 📚

This year we are excited to offer an e-wallet option for anyone who would like to donate directly to our book fair. Your donation will help us purchase books to complete several unfinished series we have in our library, as well as add new favorites for our students to enjoy!

Every dollar truly makes a difference-thank you for helping us grow our collection! ❤️

Here is the link: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=b71aa1e5-cf4f-485e-b23e-189ab013278f

It’s that time of year again! 🎁 Applications for Linda’s Angel Tree are officially open! Click below for all of the details. 🎄✨

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7C3QEePVRg9KioLw63lcT2Wr9qMP3bwRmmWrML24I5NEXyA/viewform?usp=header

📚 Quick reminder! Parent-Teacher Conferences are tomorrow, October 21, from 3:15–6:00 PM at River Forest. We look forward to seeing you!

Fall Break: School will resume on Monday, October 20.

Attention River Forest Community: Our district’s Wi-Fi, phones, and internet will be offline October 15–18 for scheduled maintenance during Fall Break.

👻 Save the date!

RFMS students are invited to the 2025 Halloween Dance on Thursday, October 30. 🎃

Reminder: All schools in the River Forest Community School Corporation will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.

Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 2.

Picture Day is September 8th! 📸

🦷 The dentist is coming to River Forest Middle/High School on Monday, September 8th!

Forms are going home with students and can be returned to the nursing office.

Back to School Night for RFMS & RFHS is this Thursday from 5:00-6:30 PM!

6th Grade Orientation Schedule! (English & Spanish)

📣 Middle School Football Practice Update

Starting tomorrow, (Wednesday, August 6) Middle School Football practice will be held from 3:00–5:00 PM. This will be the new regular practice time moving forward.

Athletes should meet at the locker room outside by the football field. 🏈