March is Music in Our Schools Month

On March 7th the RASD Music Department presented their annual Music in Our Schools concert to a packed house that featured the choirs and bands in Grades 5-12! A highlight of the evening was a moving performance of “Dry Your Tears Afrika” by all the choirs and bands together. A compilation video of the evening is featured on our Facebook page. Thank you for supporting our music programs.

New RHS Principal Announced

The Ripon Area School District announced Mr. Bill Kinziger as the recommended candidate for the principal position at Ripon High School beginning July 1, 2023. He will replace Randy Hatlen whose last day will be June 30, 2023. Mr. Kinziger is currently the Ripon High Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, a position he has held for 8 years. Previously, he was a social studies teacher at Ripon High School and Lumen Charter High School for 25 years. Mr. Kinziger was the unanimous choice of the sixteen-member selection team following three full days of interviews and a community Meet & Greet.

Prior to joining the staff at Ripon High School, Mr. Kinziger was a social studies teacher in Howard Lake-Waverly Winsted in Minnesota for 5 years. He has an undergraduate degree in broadfield social studies from St. Norbert College, a master of Education from Saint Mary’s University. Mr. Kinziger completed his principal licensure program through Marian University. 

Mr. Kinziger was an integral part of a group that developed a virtual instructional plan for our students to continue their education. Over the past 8 years, he assisted in implementing a current high school writing initiative which has helped maintain Ripon’s high ACT scores compared to the averages of the state and surrounding districts. Mr. Kinziger was also an essential part of developing and implementing the mission and vision of Lumen Charter School, a project-based school for Ripon High School students which at one point included about 20% of the high school population.

References described Mr. Kinziger as professional and dedicated, commenting on his amazing ability to build relationships with students. He was noted as having strong communication and interpersonal skills. Mr. Kinziger is described as being “crucial to developing the overall climate and culture of Ripon High School” as well as having “created an environment where all students feel welcomed and comfortable to be themselves. In addition it was stated, “he has a great rapport with our coaches and is willing to go the extra mile to ensure coaches have the support they need to be successful.”

RHS Boys Basketball Team Earns Academic All-State

The RHS Boys' Basketball Team earned FIRST PLACE Academic All-State from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association for Division 3. Their GPA of 3.793 earned them the top spot! It's also worth noting that their academic excellence was the second highest among all divisions! Read the full article about this incredible achievement here.

Distinguished Alumni Nominations

Nominations for the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award are being accepted until Monday, April 3rd. Use the link below to send us your nominee. To be eligible for nomination, an individual must have graduated from Ripon High School at least ten years ago and have distinguished themselves through career and/or community involvement. Use THIS LINK to nominate an alumnus for consideration. For further information, please contact Samantha Daun, RHS school counselor, at 920-748-4621.

RHS Drama Department Presents "Anastasia the Musical" to Our Tiger Cubs

RHS Senior Ariana visited with Barlow Park Journey students to share a little bit about the RHS Musical Anastasia. It was a treat for our youngest learners to see a "real-life" princess and learn more about the story and being a part of the RHS Drama Department. All students were treated to special performances by the entire cast during the school day leading up to the public performances which were strongly attended.