✨ PTO Attendance Challenge ✨
The Pine Ridge PTO is sponsoring the Attendance Awareness PTO Challenge the week of September 22–26, 2025.
• The class with the best attendance record during the week will win a pizza or donut party (winner’s choice)!
• If multiple classes tie for the top spot, one class will be selected at random from the list of winners.
👕 Dress-Up Days 👕
We’ll also celebrate with themed dress-up days to encourage attendance and school spirit:
• Monday 9/22: Be Present for Tomorrow’s Opportunities – Dress as your future profession!
• Tuesday 9/23: Team Up for Tomorrow – Wear your favorite sports team jersey or shirt!
• Wednesday 9/24: Wild About Attendance – Show off animal prints, crazy socks, or wacky accessories!
• Thursday 9/25: It’s a Bright Tomorrow – Wear bright colors, neon, and sunglasses!
• Friday 9/26: Ready Together, Ready for Tomorrow – Rock Pine Ridge colors or PRE spirit wear!
We can’t wait to see our students show their excitement for attendance, learning, and school pride! Thank you for helping us make every day count.
See the image for registration information.
We are excited to announce that four Lake County Schools have been recognized for successfully building a schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework. PBIS is an evidence-based three-tiered prevention framework designed to improve and integrate all data, systems, and practices impacting student outcomes. National research shows that full implementation of PBIS leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes by enhancing school climate, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify supports. Congratulations to the following schools for being recognized by the FLPBIS Project as a PBIS Model School: Pine Ridge Elementary, Gold; Rimes Early Learning and Literacy Center, Silver; Astatula Elementary, Silver; Mount Dora High, Bronze.
Join the Bears on the Ridge Choir! 🎤🐻
📅 Auditions: Monday, Sept. 15
🕒 When: Mondays after school, 3:30–4:15 PM
📍 Where: Music Room
🌟 Performance opportunities in the community & competitions!
➡️ Limited spots (30 students) – reserve your audition today by emailing your student’s name & teacher’s name to ibanezc@lake.k12.fl.us
To help students get to class on time, those not actively checking out by 8:25 AM will be directed to class before the tardy bell rings. For students who eat breakfast in the cafeteria, please remind them to finish their meal before visiting the store.
We look forward to providing our students with a fun and convenient school store experience.
🌟 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Ingrid Segarra
🌟 2026-2027 Rookie Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Breanna Alexander
🌟 2026-2027 School-Related Employee of the Year: Ms. Ann-Marie Alonzo
We are so proud of the passion, dedication, and heart you bring to our school each day. Thank you for making Pine Ridge such a special place for our students and community! 💙✨
Test Day Tips! 📝
😴 Sleep well the night before
🍎 Eat breakfast
💪 Stay positive
⏰ Arrive on time
You’ve got this! 🌟
Pine Ridge's first SAC and PTO meetings are September 2, 2025. Can't wait to see you there!
Pickleball is coming to Pine Ridge! The club will be held on Tuesdays from 3pm-4pm beginning September 16, 2025. Check out the flyer for details and sign up information.
Tickets are selling fast! Lake County Schools employees, students, friends, and families are headed to Gainesville to watch the Florida Gators take on the Long Island Sharks on Saturday, August 30. Join us! A portion of every ticket sold will be donated back to the Education Foundation of Lake County to support Lake County Schools! Looks like it's going to be a sellout, so get your tickets today at https://www.gofevo.com/event/Lakecounty60
Do you have school spirit, energy, and a love for cheering on our team? The Bearettes Cheer Team is looking for new members! 🐾💛💙
Join Bearettes for a season full of fun, friendship, and spirit as we cheer, dance, and represent Pine Ridge with pride! 🙌🎉
Let’s go, Bearettes!
Thank you Liberty Baptist and Bagel Bros for your donations that helped us start the year off right.
