C.W. Ruckel Middle School

Join us at the next PTO meeting, March 1

Art club wrote messages of hope for Ruckel students during Hope Week.

Ruckel students planted the Hope Garden yesterday for the International Day of Hope.

Monday is a school holiday! No school this Monday. Enjoy the long weekend.

Ruckel students had a great time at the school dance! Thank you to all the parent and teacher volunteers. Students, we are proud of you!

Ruckel had amazing results at the Regional Science Fair! Congratulations, you all did a fabulous job! Regional Science Fair Awards 2023 Julia Milz (8th grade) 1. AIAA Special Award 2. American Air Force Special Award 3. 1st place - SLUGGO AWARD for tomorrow's innovators and problem solvers 4. Unscrewed Vehicle System International 5. US Department of the Air Force Special Award Giorgia Mastroberti (6th grade) 1. William and Caroline Herschel Award in Astronomy 2. Unscrewed Vehicle System International Alessia Mastroberti (8th grade) 1. 2nd place - SLUGGO AWARD for tomorrow's innovators and problem solvers 2. Unscrewed Vehicle System International 3. Office of Naval Research Special Award 4. Lemelson Early Inventor Prize 5. Engineering 1st place Award 6. Thermo Fisher JIC Nominee 7. Invitation to State Science Fair in April Gabe Williams (8th grade) 1. 3rd place Environmental Engineering

Wear yellow tomorrow to support the International Day of Hope

Today is School Resource Officer appreciation day. There are not enough words to thank Deputy Smith for all he does for Ruckel. We appreciate you!

Congratulations to the Lady Rams Soccer Team on extending their Soccer District Championship Streak! Proud this team and their great season! Also Proud of the boys for a strong season with a runner up finish. Great day to be a Ruckel Ram! #ReachTheSummit

Tomorrow is Valentines

RMS Lady Ram Cheerleaders are Nationals champs in Game Day and Placed 3rd place in Traditional! Great day to be a Ruckel Ram!! #ReachTheSummit Ruckel Rams Cheer team didn't just rebuild. We reloaded! Once again, bringing home the National Championship for their GameDay routine. They also brought home the bronze medal for their Traditional Competition routine. Winning 3rd over 32 other teams.

It’s finals day for our Ruckel Ram cheerleaders. Good luck on both routines at Nationals today.

Happy National School Counseling Week to Ms Long and Ms. Canales. Ruckel is lucky to have such an amazing team.

Ruckel middle school chorus students will participate in a Girl’s Day of Singing which features a book drive and a free concert. The music features songs inspired by children’s storybook texts. The students will present a concert at 1:15 pm that is free and open to the public at NHS.

Congratulations to Ms. Kim Jenkins, Ruckel’s Education Staff Professional Employee of the Year!

Tickets for the dance are pre -sale only. You can purchase tickets Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

Ruckel 7th and 8th grade students participated in the first OPA Rising Artists show. Lilly Porras and Carlee Scott took first place for their artworks. You can see their work here https://www.okaloosapublicarts.org/rising-artists-show The artwork will be on display in the Fort Walton Library until February 27th if you would like to see all the work!

Title I is partnering with Beachside Community Church and offering a District-wide family engagement event Friday, Feb. 10th @ Beachside Church FWB, ALL schools and families are welcome to attend

Congratulations to Ruckel Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Tomasetti. We had a wonderful evening at the Teacher of the Year Banquet celebrating you. Thank you for all you do for our students.

It’s a Ruckel School dance. Read the information carefully, it is pre-sale tickets only.