River Valley Pair Named Athletes of the Month

River Valley’s Courtney Rengert, a softball ace, and Ethan Douglas, a sprinter, have been named the Fahey Bank Athletes of the Month for April 2013. This is Courtney Rengert’s third win of the Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month program. Courtney is a senior softball player for the Lady Vikings. She had led the team […]

RV Sweeps Athletes of the Month for March

Fahey Bank has announced the March Athletes of the Month for 2013 are Abby Guinther and Raymond Raimo. Both students compete for River Valley High School. Abby Guinther is a repeat winner of the Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month Award. Abby scored her 1000th point for River Valley this basketball season. She led her […]

Info Meeting Set for RV Youth Football, Cheerleading

River Valley will hold an informational meeting for those students, and their parents, interested in participating in football or cheerleading this fall. The meeting is Wednesday April 10, 2013 at the River Valley High School Commons from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. This meeting is for any River Valley student entering the 4th, 5th, 6th grade level […]

Marion City, River Valley Would See Increases Under Plan

School funding changes proposed by Governor John Kasich would mean increases for Marion City Schools and River Valley. Other county school districts would see flat funding over the next two years. Kasich announced the plan last week, but numbers showing how the plan would affect local districts were just released on Wednesday. The Governor’s Office […]

RV Residents Invited to Meet Superintendent Candidates

The River Valley Board of Education is inviting the public to meet the finalists for the superintendent position. The position opened up after longtime superintendent Tom Shade retired. “Meet and greet” sessions with the three candidates will be from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in Room 111 at River Valley […]

River Valley FFA Wrap Up Fruit Sale, Learn Parliamentary Procedure

Students involved with River Valley FFA recently wrapped up their fruit sale and competed at district and sub-district contests for parliamentary procedure. One of the many Career Development Events (CDE’s) that the River Valley FFA Chapter participates in is the Parliamentary Procedure Contest, explained Julya Faulkner, RV FFA Reporter. Eight members make up the team […]

Education Veteran Chosen as RV Interim Superintendent

The River Valley Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Jim Craycraft as interim superintendent when they met on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Craycraft will begin his duties on January 1, 2013 and has agreed to serve until a permanent superintendent is hired to replace Tom Shade, who recently retired after serving at River […]

River Valley Holding Open House for Retiring Superintendent

River Valley will hold an Open House Reception for retiring superintendent Tom Shade on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. He is retiring after 15 years at River Valley. The open house will be held in the River Valley Middle School Commons from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The entire community is encouraged to attend.

FFA Food Science Members Participate in Two Competitions

The River Valley FFA chapter recently competed in the Sub-District and District competitions in Food Science. The Sub-District competition for the Food Science CDE was held at Buckeye Valley High School on November 6, 2012. Logen Willey, Ashleigh Persinger, Taylor Lauer, Taylor Seckel, Katie Bayles, Amanda Jackson, and Kayla Edington all competed in this event. […]

River Valley FFA Students Benefit from Student Teacher

This year the River Valley Agricultural Education program received a student teacher, . She attended Bellevue Senior High School and is currently a senior at The Ohio State University. Her major is Agriscience Education and her minor is Production Agriculture. Steinmetz says her interest in becoming an Agricultural Education Teacher is due to her experiences […]