Clubs & Activities

Raiders Robotics

The River Ridge Academy Robotics Team is made up of students in grades 5-8. Students learn to build and program EV3 robots to perform a variety of tasks. The robotics team competes in the First Lego League and the Storm the Citadel E-Weeks Competition. In First Lego League students must complete a project that solves a problem, students must then present this project to FLL judges. Students also create and program a robot that will compete in the FLL Robot Game. Students have the opportunity to advance in FLL to state championships. Students will also compete in the Storm the Citadel E-Weeks Challenge, students will participate in two events Robot Golf and the Mystery Challenge. 

This year 3rd - 5th grade students (including 3rd - 5th Montessori students) are eligible to join the Valuable Vocalists Choir at RRA! This year’s choir will be virtual all year. If your student LOVES to sing - please encourage them to join this amazing group! 

Below is the Valuable Vocalists Choir Contract with information about the group and how to join. Please be sure to read the whole contract before filling out the Google Form to register your student. 

Choir Contract: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17RHgZBlNZ6x9LMbjyhtsTAjxFPp0sNWwLoXzWUDcRxs/edit?usp=sharing

The link to register using the Google Form is found in the Choir Contract. 

For questions, please contact Ms. Granquist at karent.jordan@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

REGISTER TODAY!!!

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Girls on the Run Flyer Spring
Sessions will begin Tuesday, February 8th, every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 to 5:15.


For more information, please contact Please contact
To be determined.
Check out the flyer for more details! 

 River Ridge Academy Young Astronauts Club
2024-2025

The River Ridge Academy Young Astronauts Club is open to all 5^th grade students at RRA.  Club members are required to maintain an A/B average and earn their weekly PBIS rewards.  All club meetings with take place on Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:45 starting in January. Meetings will take place in the Mrs. Tracy's Lego Lab classroom. 

As a member of the club, students will participate in stimulating STEAM activities focusing on the history of our space program. They will also learn basic principles of flight, aeronautics, space exploration, and much more. 

Some exciting events include:

-various science and engineering projects

-Annual Egg Drop

-Water Bottle Rocket Launch

-constructing a mock space shuttle. 

The Young Astronauts Club plans to take a trip to the Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral, Florida) in April of 2022.  Children will have the opportunity to interview a NASA retired astronaut, experience a real space shuttle flight simulation, explore the grounds, tour the Atlantis and Saturn V facilities, take a bus tour of the NASA grounds, and learn all about the history of the space program at NASA.

Coordinator: Mrs. Marlayna Tracy

Marlayna.tracy@beaufort.k12.sc.us
 

Young Astronauts Club Meeting Date
2024-2025

Teacher Lead: Marlayna Tracy

RRA Staff: Emily McIsaac, Blaine Peltier, Brandi Siatkowski, Natalie Twombly

Room: 306 (Elementary Lego Lab)

Time: 7:45 am- 8:45 am

Students Served:  5^th grade

Meeting Dates:  

Thursday, October 24^th

Thursday, October 31^st

Thursday, November 7^th

Thursday, November 14^th

Thursday, November 21^st

Thursday, December 5^th

Thursday, December 12^th

Thursday, December 19^th

Thursday, January 9^th

Thursday, January 16^th

Thursday, January 23^rd

Thursday, January 30^th

Thursday, February 6^th

Thursday, February 13^th

Thursday, February 20^th

Mandatory Parent Meeting: Thursday, February 20^th  5:00pm – 6:00pm (Cafeteria)

NASA Trip:   February 2025

National Junior Honor Society
2024-2025

The National Junior Honor Society is an international student organization with chapters in middle schools. Founded by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the NJHS has chapters in the United States, other U.S. territories, and around the world.

NJHS's goal is to promote the values of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship within a school. Here, our NJHS students are shown helping with our backpack buddies program.

Contact:
Ms. Deborah Holland
Email Ms. Holland

 

Our RRA Chess Club meets every Wednesday from 4:15 – 5:15 PM.  A special thanks to Mr. Peltier (teacher) and Mr. Brandon Capria (parent volunteer) for helping our club.  Students received a short mini-lesson on Chess strategies and tactics at each meeting and then we all played Chess!