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Rio Tierra Junior High

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Rio Tierra Junior High

Your Neighborhood 7-8 School

Incoming 7th Graders 2024/2025

welcome future pioneers

welcome future pioneers

Hello 6th graders!  In just a few short months you will officially be 7th graders.  That means you need to start thinking about next year.  If you attend Strauch, Garden Valley, or Woodlake Elementary I have probably already visited your school.  This page is to help to learn more about Rio Tierra Jr. High, learn about each elective, explore the electives you are interested in.  When you are ready-click on the google form at the bottom of the page to give us your elective choices.
Level Up to 7th Grade

Level Up to 7th Grade

If you missed my visit to your school or if I did not come to your school, you can watch the video presentation below.  
Level Up To 7th Grade

Level Up To 7th Grade

Gear Up by Leah Poole
Explore our electives

Explore our electives

notes pinned that spell out school electives on a board

Time to explore the electives we offer.  Click each one to learn more!  

 
Still Not Sure?

Still Not Sure?

If you know what electives you like you can skip this step.  Still not sure which elective you want to choose?  You can watch the video below for a detailed description of each course.
Rio Tierra Elective Course Descriptions

Rio Tierra Elective Course Descriptions

Copy of Rio Tierra Jr High by Leah Poole



  HONORS ENGLISH                                                  English book

 
Do you have an A or a B in English (also called Language Arts)?  Is it your favorite subject?  Do you like writing essays, stories, & poems?  Do you enjoy reading?  If you answered yes consider taking Honors English.  You can mark on the form that you are interested.



time to choose    

time to choose    

Click HERE to tell us your elective choices.  Remember to start with your 1st choice.  List your electives in order, starting with the elective you want the most, then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & then your 5th choice. *If you choose Leadership as one of your top three choices, you will also need to fill out an application.  Click the button below to go to the application.  You can come here to fill it out any time.  
What school am I enrolled in?

What school am I enrolled in?

If you did not receive a letter from your current school letting you know which school you were automatically enrolled in you can click HERE to search for your home school for next year-remember to look for schools that have MS (for middle school) at the end of the name.  If you are currently attending a Twin Rivers elementary school you do NOT need to enroll, we have already done that for you. (You are welcome!).  If Rio Tierra isn't your home school-look below to learn more about how you can transfer.
Want to Transfer to Rio Tierra?

Want to Transfer to Rio Tierra?

If  you live in the Twin Rivers district and Rio Tierra is not your home school but you are interested in being a Pioneer for the 2023-2024 school year no worries!  With parent permission, you can click HERE to fill out an interdistrict transfer (actually your parent/guardian has to do the paper work).  You have until MARCH 13th.  To learn more about the open enrollment process please visit the Twin Rivers USD website.  Hurry!  The dealine for transfers is MARCH 13th!