Friday, February 18, 2011

February 18, 2011

HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
Support our Girls Maverick Basketball Team!
With the win last night, the Mavericks advanced to play Portland Christian tomorrow.
Saturday, February 19th 
5:30 pm 
Scappoose High School 
for the NW League Championship.
Directions - click on Scappoose; or take the fan bus.


4:15 pm - FAN BUS DEPARTS FROM RHS - STUDENTS & ADULTS/PARENTS WELCOME
COST: $6/ADULT and $3/STUDENTS
Requirement for students: Students must have permission slips signed to get on the bus.  For those of you that did not pick one up at school, Kate Logan will have permission slips with her at the Fan Bus.  Parents can fill them out and sign them at that time.  Thank you for signing off on your daughters/sons permission slips.

JOIN THE STAMPEDE!
 We look forward to seeing students & parents fill the stands tomorrow.

SAVE THE DATE - STATE PLAYOFFS FIRST GAME SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011
Following the League Tournament, RHS will play in the first round of the State playoffs, Saturday, February 26.  Their opponent and location is yet to be determined.  Stay tuned for updates of this historical event!


SWIMMING
Record Breaking Mavericks!
Six Riverdale High School swimmers are preparing to compete at the State meet at Mount Hood Community College February 18th and 19th.  The meet will feature Oregon's fastest high school swimmers, including Riverdale's Willa H, Megan G, Devin P, Maya H, Carly B, and Andrew P.  The depth of talent in our community was revealed at last week's District 2 Championship Meet, where there were TEN top five finishes, TWO broken records, and many personal best times posted by Riverdale swimmers.  
Congratulations, you are putting us on the map!

You Can Help with The Annual RHS Book Swap

It is not too early to help the RHS Library Book Swap, which happens May 25-27, 2011.  The sale is the official kick-off for Summer Reading, so we every year we hope that our families will help us to make it a success by sharing their no-longer-needed titles.

Here is how it works:
  1. You and your family clean your bookshelves with the book swap in mind.  We need clean, appropriate hardbacks, paperbacks, cds, talking books, and dvds.  Popular sections include:  adult and Young Adult fiction, mysteries, historical fiction, sci-fi, graphic novels, non-fiction such as history, current events, cookbooks, travel, art, pets, psychology, sports, essays, philosophy, biography, etc.
  2. Bring in your books and other items (starting now) in a bag or box that is clearly marked with your name. 
  3. We give you credit that can be used at the sale.  3 books (or cd/dvd)= 1 book point.  So, for example, when you donate 12 items, you earn enough points to pick out 4 books/cds/dvds at the sale.  The more you bring in, the better the choices for everyone.
  4. On the first day of the sale, only those who donated items are allowed to select items.  If you run out of points, you may purchase a title for $.50 for paperback, $1 for hardback/cd/dvd.  On the second and third days, everyone is welcome and all titles will for available for sale at these great prices.
This sale is not designed to raise money, but we sometimes make enough to purchase a nice assortment of popular paperbacks to loan for Summer Reading. 

Questions or comments to Kate Loggan, kloggan@riverdale.k12.or.us or 503.262.4844.

Save the Date  - Tuesday, March 1st – Winter Concert at 7:00 pm in the Maverick Room

Truly- this is the RHS concert you don't want to miss!

The theme of choral portion of the concert is "the power of one"- and within each song is the message that even one can make a difference - combined we can be powerful.

The concert features two brand new ensembles at RHS:  The Advanced Concert Choir and the Women's Chorus. 

Literature ranges from a South African trilogy and a Hebrew prayer for peace to uplifting pop and gospel songs like Eric Clapton's "Change the World" and "Electricity" from Billy Elliot, the Musical. There is even the hit song "Keep Holdin' On" as featured on Glee. Within all of these crowd-pleasers are numerous featured solos - so it is a chance to really see a number of our talented vocalists shine.

The newly formed Advanced Instrumental Projects Class will also perform; presenting a number of original and reworked jazz, pop and classical songs. The majority of the pieces to be performed by this class are written/ arranged by the students-and the level of musicianship here is stunning.

IMPORTANT EVENTS:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 – NO SCHOOL – PRESIDENT’S DAY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 – HS WINTER FORMAL – 7:00 PM IN THE MAVERICK ROOM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 - PTC WINTER FUNDRAISER "HIT EXPLOSION"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - THURSDAY, MARCH 3 –SENIOR EXHIBITIONS - Senior Exhibition Schedule


 

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