It is no doubt that 8th graders love to have fun. Yes, Riverbend Middle School is a very fun and welcoming place, but we are always looking for more ways to improve. We strongly believe that bringing the 8th grade lounge back, will be just the improvement we need.
We believe that here at RMS, academic success is number one, but there is just not enough celebration and reward going towards the students that are succeeding. The lounge does just that. Students have to have above a 3.5 GPA and can’t be on the late/missing work list. It is no secret that 8th graders have an overwhelming amount of late work this year. Bringing back the lounge would be motivation for students on the late/missing work list to turn in their homework. We know that the