Cardinal Ritter High School
Junior High Newsletter
5 September 2019
Check out these4 pictures from orientation! These Raiders have grown a lot in just a few weeks!
Parents, 
We are now in the full swing of the school year. Students are completely immersed in the Cardinal Ritter. New students will get to experience their first pep rally tomorrow, learning the Raider Drop and the class cheers! We are so excited for new experiences that continue to happen daily. A few reminders for you and your student:

  • Tomorrow, Friday, September 6 is picture day!
  • If you are an 8th grade parent, please click here for the presentation and here for the materials that were distributed at the meeting on Wednesday night.
  • Monday, September 9 will start the week with a black day. Please help your student be prepared for all of the black day classes.
  • Wednesday, September 11 is a 2:00 dismissal and a jeans day.
  • Thursday, September 12 is Grandparents Day Liturgy. If your student's grandparents are interested in attending and sitting with your student during mass, please contact Sara Castillo - our campus minister - to RSVP.
  • Friday, September 13, classes are canceled for a teacher retreat. Please keep the teachers in your prayers as they embark on this spiritual journey together.
  • In science, your student is wrapping up the Scientific Method Unit and will be moving towards chemistry, physical and chemical changes, and the Periodic Table.
  • In Math, your student just finished a unit over integers. The next unit will cover rates, unit rates and ratios.
  • Please encourage your student to work on their IXL homework! 
  • Click here to learn more about the CYO Night for West Deanery football, cross country, kickball, and cheer that will happen on Friday, September 13.


Please let me know if you or your student has any questions. 

Regards, 
Melisa Wilzbacher
Junior High Dean