Cassandra Ricks

Educator

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

What an incredible accomplishment for our talented musicians! 🎺🥁🎷🎶 We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and countless hours these students and their directors invested in building such an outstanding program. 💙🐾 GO BOBCATS! 🐾💙#MISDProud #LeaveYourMark

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

🐾💙 The hardest-working faculty with the BIGGEST 💙’s for kids! Our Bobcat Faculty shows up, pours in, and gives their very best because our students deserve nothing less. THIS is what makes DMS so special! Ready for an extraordinary year!🐾✨ #LeaveYourMark #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

It’s a great turnout at the Sweetheart Dance tonight! Our Bobcats are having a blast! Thank you DMS PTO!!!🐾💙 #Bobcats4Life #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

🐾 Congratulations to our Bobcat Teacher of the Year, Ashley Milholen! Her quiet leadership, strength, and genuine heart for kids shine daily. She balances coaching, teaching, and family with grace, sees every student for who they are, and leads with authenticity.💙#MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

HUGE shoutout to our 72 Bobcat band members who competed at All-Region today! 🎶 41 earned spots in the 130-member band — the most of any school! Thank you, Directors Doss & Seppeler! 🐾💙 #Bobcats4Life #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

🎭🖤 Congratulations to our INCREDIBLE Bobcat Theatre Crew! 🖤🎭 “The Hallmarks of Horror” was a HUGE success — spooky, thrilling, and oh-so-entertaining! 👻✨Kudos to our amazing Directors Eguia & Johnson for leading such a spooktacular performance! 🕷️🪩 #Bobcats4Life #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Beginner Bobcat Band students did an AMAZING job demonstrating all that they have learned during the first 10 weeks of the school year! Kudos to Directors Doss and Seppeler who continue to draw out our students’ musical gifts. 🎼🐾💙 #Bobcats4Life #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Congratulations Jenny Brown & LaJoy Grant, MEF Scholarship recipients!!! These ladies are AMAZING educators and so deserving of these awards!!! 🐾💙#Bobcats4Life #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Celebrating our OUTSTANDING 6th Grade Bobcats!🐾💙#DreamTogether #Bobcats4Life #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

A huge shoutout to the Bobcat NJHS Officers, David, Andrew, Liam, and Elyana, for leading the pledges at tonight’s MISD Board Meeting! We are so grateful to you for sharing a little bit of your summer with us! Great job! 🐾💙#DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Bobcat soloists are so incredibly talented! Kudos to Director Seppeler and Assistant Director Sorem for another award winning band contest season! #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

What an honor to award two very deserving DMS Alumni with $1,000 scholarships this evening! Congratulations Sophie & Nathan! Dream More, Learn More, Serve More, Become More!🐾💙 #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Bobcats are engaging in a little robot soccer brain break this morning! They seem to really be enjoying themselves! GOAL!!!⚽️#DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Congrats to our Bobcat One Act Play Ensemble who won 2nd place at yesterday’s UIL competition! Such a powerful performance of “The 146 Point Flame”! Shoutouts to Directors Eguia, Johnson, & Caudle! Way to go!!! 🐾💙#DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Congrats to the Bobcat Honor Band and Symphonic Band! They competed at the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest this week and earned all 1’s, the highest level of achievement and success! Kudos to Director Seppeler for her leadership and dedication!🐾💙#DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Bobcat Choirs competed at the Epic Waters Music Festival earlier this week, and all 4 choirs earned Superior Sweepstakes ratings! Additionally, our 6th grade boys brought home the “Best in Class” award! We are so proud of our choirs!!! 🐾💙#DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Dorian Carra, an 8th grade Bobcat, was recognized this evening by the MISD School Board. He joins an elite group, Eagle Scouts! Did you know that only 6% of Scouts & only 1%, Dorian included, achieve that rank under the age of 14?! Way to go Dorian!🐾💙 #DreamTogether #MISDProud

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

The Bobcats are starting Day 4 of the EF Tour at the US Capitol! We are so excited about today’s learning! 💙🐾 #MISDProud #DreamTogether

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Bobcats have already seen so many AMAZING historical landmarks and museums with the Washington DC EF Tour! What an enriching educational experience!!! #MISDProud #DreamTogether

[Cassandra Ricks @Principal_Ricks]

Our Bobcats have begun the day at The Arlington National Cemetery. We are headed to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We are grateful for our military veterans! #MISDProud #DreamTogether