South Ripley students awarded with snow tubing

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — 7th and 8th-grade students, as well as staff, from South Ripley Junior High School were recently special guests at Perfect North Slopes.

State Senator and owner of Perfect North, Chip Perfect, threw a celebration party for the students in honor of their 2016 National Blue Ribbon Recognition.

Senator Perfect allowed the entire school to tube and catered lunch for them.

Senator Perfect talked to the students and staff congratulating them on the award.

Being a National Blue Ribbon School is the highest honor that a school can receive.

South Ripley Junior High School was one of only 279 public schools from across the United States to receive this honor.