RIS staff and students are proud to announce that SAMSON H., 5th grade student, has been selected as one of the Students of the Month for February by the Arizona State Board of Education, following his nomination by his STEM Science Club Coordinator, Mr. Robomafel E. Veniales in November 2024. Samson is recognized for his exemplary personal qualities as a student leader who embodies the school’s values of respect, responsibility, and safety. He consistently demonstrates these values in his interactions with both peers and educators, making him a positive role model within the school community.

CONGRATULATIONS! Pictured are the 4th and 5th grade students from Rice Intermediate who scored HIGHLY PROFICIENT on their Math and Reading Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA). The AASA is a statewide achievement test for all students grades 3-8. Each student received a certificate and gift card to Pizza Hut!

Solution Tree celebrated with the Rice Intermediate Staff, Administration and Governing Board for our demonstration of the PLC at work process. Specifically, our 2 years of consecutive data showing student improvement in content areas of Math and ELA. “Rice Elementary was recently recognized by Solution Tree as a Promising Practices Professional Learning Community at Work for its initial success in raising student achievement. Rice Elementary has a strong commitment to implementing the PLC at Work process which has been a major contributing factor in making a visible positive impact on student learning.”

Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AZSEF) 2024 Congratulations to all the incredible Rice Intermediate students who presented and competed in the Elementary Division at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair on April 4, 2024! With 238 projects, approximately 93 judges were needed to review student projects and confer with teams for project award decisions. Your dedication to innovation is truly commendable. Keep pushing the boundaries of science and never stop exploring!

Great Job to our Spelling Bee Champions that participated at the Gila County Spelling Bee in Payson, AZ!

1st place - Euxenia S. 2nd place - Alezandra B. 3rd place - Shane D. Alternate - Ian J. Everyone that participated did a great job!

Congratulations to our 4th gr. Christmas Tree Decorating Contest Winners! 1st - Jacob S. 2nd - Lestat S. 3rd - Aaliyah S.

Ms. Soguelon's 3rd gr. class received a pizza party as well for having 7 days of Perfect Attendance! For each day that they received perfect attendance, the class earned a letter to spell out P-E-R-F-E-C-T. Great job!

Our students receive gift cards to Walmart and Pizza Hut when they complete their objectives in intervention! It pays to put in the hard work!