Cheer On Your Ripon Tigers No Matter Where You Are!

The 2020-2021 school year will always be remembered as an unusual year for education across our country. Students, their families and school staff have displayed incredible resiliency in their willingness to adapt and flex with some of the challenges they have faced.

Not only does learning look different this year but extracurricular activities do too. Safety protocols have been extended beyond the classroom to assure that students are as safe as possible in all school-related activities. Students were able to enjoy the low-contact Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country and Girls’ Tennis seasons in the fall. High-contact fall sports (Volleyball, Football, and Boys’ Soccer) will compete in the WIAA alternative spring season with the Flyway Conference.

As the school year has progressed mitigation measures have supported adding more opportunities back into the mix for students such as Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball, Competition Cheer, and Wrestling. You can cheer on your Ripon Tigers from wherever you are! Check out the competition schedules and live streaming links at the East Central Conference Schedule. 

Athletic Director Bill Kinziger notes, “The Ripon Athletic Department's goal has been to safely play as many athletic events as we can to allow our athletes a chance to compete. We have been able to schedule and play nearly full sports seasons in all sports and to safely allow spectators to be a part of such an important experience in the lives of their loved ones. We know that education-based athletics plays such an integral part of many students' lives and feel fortunate that our athletes and families have sacrificed to make this as successful as possible.”  

The High School Drama Club Proudly Presents the Musical "Singin' in the Rain" 

Live performances will take place online using a live stream platform on Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 P.M., Friday, February 5th at 7:00 P.M., and Saturday, February 6th at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Tickets are available for $5 per streaming device at www.showtix4u.com/event-details/45931. Middle school drama students will perform “Frozen” in March. 

Music Events on YouTube For Your Enjoyment

The music directors throughout the district have helped their students to adapt to performing for others in multiple ways.  RHS Bands shared their love of music with a live-streamed Pep Band Concert while socially distanced and masked on Ingalls Field. Our U.S. Veterans were honored with performances that were included in pre-recorded virtual programs. All students, whether learning in person or virtually, were included in the recordings. Subscribe to the RASD YouTube Channel to enjoy these programs.

Elementary and middle school music students continued the traditional Winter Concerts which were virtually shared with the student body and community at large.  High School Choirs and Bands hosted small in-person concerts that were also live-streamed with the help of Ripon Channel TV. The high school concerts were performed in shifts so musicians, as well as audience members, could maintain social distancing. Virtual students performed with in-person students at the concerts using Google Meet.  

The time-honored RHS Music Tour prior to Winter Break also happened. Rather than traveling throughout Ripon to perform eleven concerts in one day, musicians shared live virtual performances from the RHS auditorium for elementary and middle school students and staff along with residents of assisted living homes throughout Ripon.