Sandy Ridge Elementary School

🚒Durham Firefighters SAVE the Day Once Again!🚒
We are grateful to Durham’s finest for joining us on the first day of school! This year’s Clap-in was a huge success thanks to the incredible support of our Durham firefighters. Their presence and encouragement made our students feel welcomed, celebrated, and ready to shine this school year❣️

Our Sandy Ridge Family would like to say congratulations to Mrs. Crystal Laws for receiving 2025 School Counselor of the Year! We are very proud of her! We appreciate all of her hard work and dedication!

🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Durham Public Schools Counselors of the Year! 💙💛

We're proud to recognize these outstanding counselors who go above and beyond for our students every single day:

🏆 District Counselor of the Year
Crystal Laws – Sandy Ridge Elementary

🍎 Elementary Counselor of the Year
Shyquel Allison – Hope Valley Elementary

📘 Middle School Counselor of the Year
Tarica Rawlinson – Carrington Middle School

🎓 High School Counselor of the Year
Wanda Ceres – Lakeview School

Thank you for the heart, dedication, and care you bring to your schools and students. DPS is better because of you! 🙌

Congratulations to Ms. Tenica Williams our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year! We are so proud of her for being recognized as a district semifinalist! She is an amazing teacher and well deserving of this recognition!

Greeting Everyone! It's that time of year of again. I'm in need of Volunteer's for this year's Field Day. That will be held on May 16th.
More information coming soon.

Thanks Kindly,

Ms. Knight
Physical Education Teacher