The Okaloosa County School District Parent Climate Survey is available now! We invite parents and guardians to take a moment to complete this valuable survey about your child's school. We rely on your feedback to continuously improve our schools. You can complete one survey per child enrolled. The survey is available in English and Spanish and will close on April 12, 2024.
English:
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Spanish:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3M3FB5Z
Please visit www.okaloosaschools.com for more information. Thank you for your continued partnership, which helps improve Okaloosa County Schools!
This is a school safety update. In an effort to increase student safety and to work within state requirements for educational facilities, we would like to remind everyone of our drop off and pick up protocols. The front drop-off zone is designed for intake throughout the morning. When dropping off students, please turn to the right as you enter the parking lot and join the drop-off line. Parking in the parking spots to drop off your student and/or driving through the parking lot lanes instead of the car line causes safety concerns and significantly slows the intake process. As we work to maintain a safe and efficient process aligned to state requirements, we do not allow for drop off to occur in the parking lot. An additional drop off location is a second car line at the back of the campus across from the post office. For our back gate only, please be mindful that gate is shut and locked at 7:40 so staff can get to class and monitor their students. For more information on our take-in and dismissal procedures, please visit our webpage!
Car Rider Ramp Policy | C.W. Ruckel Middle School (okaloosaschools.com)
Thank you for your help in keeping students safe and aiding with the flow of traffic!
Congratulations Mrs. Jami Nespoli on being named Ruckel's teacher of the year! We are so proud of you.
Join us Monday for Ruckel's PTO meeting this Monday.
Ms. Knaby was named the teacher of the month for January. Thank you to security benefit for sponsoring this award.
Congratulations to Ruckel's star teachers of the week.
Congratulations to Ruckel's star students of the week.
Congratulations to Ruckel's 7th, 7th and 8th grade Core Value winners for the second quarter.
Want to take part in a 5K Color Run?
CONGRATULATIONS to Ruckel's Odyssey of the Mind team: Olivia Kirk, Cecilia Sparks, and Abby Shimko. The team had one of the highest scores in the "Wrap it Up" event, other judges told them they had the best answers in their Verbal Spontaneous problem. Plus, the team was told by all the judges they were one of the best groups to display teamwork! Congratulations & Good luck to Olivia, Cecilia, & Abby at Regionals!
The Career Extravaganza is a unique opportunity for youth in grades 6-12 to explore diverse career paths and gain valuable insights into various professions. The Career Extravaganza will feature stations representing a wide range of professions, providing our youth with a unique opportunity to engage, ask questions, and gain insights into different career pathways.
All students in grades 6-12 who register early will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of five $100.00 cash prizes. To access the event flyer and register, simply scan the QR code provided.
Event Details:
1. Date: February 10, 2024
2. Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
3. Location: Striving For Perfection Ministries, 24 Bass Avenue, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Ruckel families : RMS currently has limited power. FP & L is on the way, We are proceeding with school and will send updates. GO RAMS
Join us at at Peppers tonight and support Ruckel.
Student Shout Out!
Luke Ryan was recently selected for the Lacrosse Nike National All-Star Games, to represent Team Florida in Baltimore, Maryland this summer. Luke has been playing competitive travel lacrosse since 2nd grade. Good Luck Luke
Eat at Peppers January 24 and support Ruckel!
Congratulations to the Ruckel Academic Teams! JV got 3rd place with a (5-3) record, and Varsity came in 2nd with an (11-0) record where it came down to total points between us and STEMM! We're very proud of everyone's hard work and look forward to the rest of the season!
Eat at Peppers on January 24 from 5-9:30 PM and support Ruckel!
Mrs. Nespoli along with her RMS Builders Club and RMS SGA worked alongside NHS Key Club and Kiwanis in creating 312 Foster Care duffel bags.
The deadlines for yearbook is January 26. If your interested please see below.
On Saturday, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Sigma Omicron Omega Chapter hosted the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical and Poster Contest at Niceville High School. Three students from Ruckel participated, Coen Gifford, Liam Ward and Julius Bailey. Coen won second place in the middle school oratorical contest. Thank you to all who participated, the speeches and artwork were amazing.
