The school supply shopping season has begun. Richfield Middle School (RMS), along with all other Richfield Public Schools, has posted its supply requirements for school students for the 2012-13 school year.
For easy printing, the official school list is attached as a PDF to this article and is also in Spanish.
All students will need:
| Quantity | Item | Quantity | Item |
| 1 | 3-ring, 3'' wide binder (large) | 3 | Highlighters (sixth-graders need to have pink, green and yellow) |
| 1 | Package of eight-tab dividers | 1 | Zippered pencil bag with three holes |
| 1 | T130 XII S Calculator | 2 | Packages of 24-count No. 2 pencils |
| 2 | Plastic two-pocket, three-prong folders | 12 | Black or Blue ink pens (not erasable) |
| 1 | Small pencil sharpener | 1 | Ruler (with inches and centimeters) |
| 1 | Package of 4x6, ruled index cards | 2 | Large erasers |
| 2 | Sets of 12 colored pencils | 1 | Scissors |
| 5 | Packages of wide-lined, loose-leaf paper | 1 | Flash drive |
| 1 | Package of graph paper | 1 | Combonation lock for locker |
| 2 | Glue sticks |
Sixth-Graders will also need:
| Quantity | Item |
| 4 | Spiral Notebooks |
| 1 | Mead composition book |
| 1 | Extra 3-ring, 3'' wide binder |
| 1 | Protrator |
RMS seventh- and eighth-graders will also need three packages of five-tab dividers.
Each student will also have to bring the following to give to his or her Core 1 teacher:
| Quantity | Item |
| 2 | Boxes of tissue |
| 1 | Package of disinfectant wipes |
| 1 | Quart-size box of Ziplock bags (sixth-grade) |
| 2 | Bottles of glue (sixth-grade) |
Students will also need the following items at home: public library card, world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus and stapler.