Ridgecrest Elementary School

Our incredible Math Coach, Ms. Jonda Brooks, took the time to plan and implement Math ACAP Experiences with second, third, fourth and fifth grades to help get them ready for ACAP ...

On Friday March 13th, we had our quarterly PBIS celebration for positive behavior choices in school. Our planning committee arranged a very cool game celebration. They had board...

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Month, Becca Howard! Ms. Howard is one of our first grade teachers and this is her second year at Ridgecrest. We are always so impressed wi...

Ms. McKay, Ridgecrest's art teacher, taught some fun art projects for Youth Art Month this year! Our 4th and 5th graders used ACAP standards to construct geometric shapes while a...

Congratulations to our Curriculum Specialist, Stephane Stegen, who was chosen as Teacher of the Month for February! She is our rockstar Building Test Coordinator, mentor, potluc...

Read Across America is celebrated every year around Dr. Seuss' birthday at the beginning of March. Ms. Gatzke, our librarian, and Dr. Aquila, our parent coordinator, worked very h...

Ridgecrest's cafeteria was packed with all students in grades Kindergarten through fifth grade for our annual Black History Month Program on February 26. Students in grades 3 to 5...

We had the ultimate weather experience on February 19th from the one and only James Spann the Weatherman!! He had an amazing presentation for our Rockets. He told jokes, he was e...

Congratulations to Coach Brady Meadows for being chosen as Teacher of the Month for January! Coach is new to Ridgecrest and has become an integral part of our school. The studen...

Students who had a certain number of positive DOJO points were able to participate in the December PBIS party on December 18. Ms. Fields, our amazing second grade teacher, planned...

Santa came to visit Ridgecrest for the second year in a row!! He met with every student from preschool to fifth grade, asked them what they wanted for the holidays and handed out...

Congratulations to Mr. Craft, our Support Staff Member of the Month for December! He works extra hard to make sure everyone in the building is safe and we appreciate him so much!...

Each year Ridgecrest has a school-wide Spelling Bee Competition. Each class in second through fifth grade has a class competition and the class winner then competes at the schoo...

Mayfair Church of Christ, a community partner with Ridgecrest, every year blesses all of our students with a bag of food for Thanksgiving. This year volunteers from Mayfair delive...

Congratulations to our 2025 teacher of the year, Ms. Jackie Johnson! Every year our faculty and staff vote for a fellow teacher who has exemplify expertise in their field, stron...

Congratulations to our November Teacher of the Month, Mrs. Treece! She teaches 5th grade Math and coordinates out monthly clubs. Our Support Staff Member of the Month is Ms. Ect...

Veterans Day is a special day in observe of those who have bravely served our country. The official definition of a veteran is someone who has served in the active military, nava...

An ofrenda is a decorated altar central to Dia de los Muertas built to welcome and honor the spirits of deceased loved ones. Last year our Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) ...

For the very first time, Ridgecrest hosted a Storybook Pumpkin Contest for teachers and staff. One of our aides, Perris Forde-Clark, came up with the idea and everyone thought it ...

The North Alabama Zoological Society (NALZ) visited our school on Thursday, October 16, and Friday, October 17 with four ambassador animals. They brought a hedgehog, a tortoise, ...