Rodney E. Thompson Middle School

1200 athletes from across Virginia showed up to compete at the Virginia Middle School State Championships on Saturday. Our Jaguars showed up and worked hard, many of them landing in the top 15 for their events. One of them achieved State Champion!!! CONGRATULATIONS JOSEPH ADESUYI ❤️🏆

What a great day for the Jaguars! Students were treated to Kona Ice for their hard work and achievement this school year! We also turned in the Chromebooks for the summer! Many happy faces around campus today!!!! 3 more days!!!

Leave a lasting mark at RTMS! Buy an engraved brick with your child’s name and help build our new school marquee to better engage students, families, and community. Deadline: Friday, May 28. Order now and be part of our school’s story.

This week SCPS recognized our outstanding employees at the Gold Star Gala who go above and beyond every day to support our students and exemplify the best! We are so very proud of our staff who represented RTMS:

🌟 Caroline Van Ness - Teacher of the Year
🌟 Saundra Brown-Oliver - Student Support Services of the Year
🌟 Cristina Epure - Service Employee of the Year

Congratulations to all and thank you for all you do!

She takes great care of us every single day and we are so grateful to have her ~ We love you Nurse Dayley! You are the BEST! 💙💛

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Parents- We need your help to make this a memorable event. Please sign up.
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8th Grade Semi-Formal - Current 8th Grade RTMS Students are invited to join us on Friday, May 15th, 2026, for an evening of Blossoms and Bowties. The event is 5:30-8:00 pm at RTMS and free for attendees. Semi-formal attire / Light refreshments will be provided. See attached flyer for additional information.

We are the Champions...x 4

Boy's County Track team celebrated a big win this week marking a sweep of all 4 championships for the 2026 season!

Football, Basketball, Wrestling, and Track!!!

JAG NATION IS SIMPLY THE BEST!!!

With the impending weather for this afternoon, The County Track meet for field events has been postponed until Thursday 4/30/26.

Those students will complete their Reading SOL test on Friday 5/1/26.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D45ABA82FA02-63535735-8thgrade #/

RTMS needs your help in making this 8th grade Formal Dance a memorable occasion. Please sign up on the link above. 💛💙