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The Ripon Education Foundation facilitates the connection of thousands of Ripon School District alumni. We  also share the Foundation’s good news with alumni and friends – reiterating the value of contributing to support Ripon Schools. The Foundation’s Alumni Committee helps alumni plan reunions and arrange tours of the remodeled Ripon High School and Middle School. 

New!! Ripon Alumni Tiger Staff Salute


The Ripon Alumni Tiger Staff Salute is an ongoing effort of the Ripon Education Foundation to celebrate the immediate and long-term positive impact of good teaching, counseling, coaching, and interaction with students in the district’s schools. Any current or former educator (teacher, coach, secretary, aide, custodian - anyone who works/ed in direct contact with students) may be nominated for the Tiger Staff Salute.


Alumni may nominate a current or retired educator who has had a positive impact on their learning, life choices, habits of mind, personal growth, and/or ability to overcome obstacles.


Announcement of the Tiger Staff Salute will be made on the Ripon Tiger Alumni - All Years Welcome!! Facebook group, the RASD Facebook page, and the Ripon Education Foundation Facebook page, allowing others to share their memories, stories, and best wishes with the person being recognized. This recognition will also be included on the Foundation website.


The Tiger Staff Salute will be published several times during the academic year (September through April). Annually, a plaque honoring the educators recognized during the year will be presented at the May RASD School Board meeting and displayed near the RASD Outstanding Alumni plaques in the Ripon High School.


Alumni may nominate a current or retired educator by completing a brief nomination form available here, on the Ripon Tiger Alumni - All Years Welcome!! Facebook group and the Ripon Education Foundation Facebook page. Nominators should tell the story of their interaction with the educator and how that influenced them positively at the time and/or subsequently.

 

Nominations will be reviewed by the Alumni Committee of the Foundation which will present candidates for  for approval by the REF Board of Directors. Since the primary criteria for this recognition is the impact of the educator’s work on individual students, review of nominations will focus on the story told by the individual nominator and how it reveals both the immediate and long-term value of the educator’s influence. Note: Number of nominations received will not typically be a factor in choosing people for this recognition.


REF announces Mr. Bill Kinziger as our Fall 2022 recipient of its Tiger Staff Salute.  Mr. K joined the Ripon Area School District staff in September of 1998, initially teaching a variety of classes in the Social Studies Department at the High School.  He was later instrumental in developing Lumen Charter School, which opened for students in the Fall of 2011.  In 2015, he assumed the roles of 

Athletic Director and Assistant Principal where he remains today in 2022. He was nominated for this honor by alumni who each noted specific ways he helped them during their high school years.


Please see our Facebook page to share your happy memories of Mr. K!

REF announces Miss Margaret Klapperich as the first 2022 recipient of its Tiger Staff Salute. From 1960 to 1998, Miss Klapperich taught a variety of Art Classes at the Middle and High Schools. She was nominated by several alumni who each noted specific ways she helped them change their outlook on life.


Please see our Facebook page to share your happy memories of Miss K!

REF announces Tracy O’Brien as the first recipient of its new Tiger Staff Salute. A 1975 graduate of Ripon High School, Tracy returned to Ripon and taught at Alice Callen and Murray Park Elementary Schools. He was nominated for his unique way of teaching math, his passion for the outdoors and South Woods, and his classroom known as O’B Hive.


The Foundation offers our condolences to Tracy’s family and friends as they mourn his passing in late September 2021.

Ripon Tiger Nation

The Ripon Education Foundation also partners with the Ripon Area School District on Ripon Tiger Nation, a forum for alumni, community members, businesses, students, staff, friends, family and supporters of the Ripon Schools Tigers (and those aspiring to be future Tigers). It’s a way for us to stay connected and get involved with other Tigers. 

Join Ripon Tiger Nation
Ripon Tiger Alumni-All years welcome Facebook Page
Sue Mokler also maintains the Ripon Tigers Alumni Group Facebook page that keeps that helps alumni connect with one another and keeps them informed on the latest class reunion news and many other events. To join, click the Facebook icon below.

Join/visit the Ripon Tiger Alumni Facebook Page.

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