Scheduling and Development of Course Descriptions
You may have noticed things are quite busy at the High School this spring. Our students are working very hard in their courses and on final projects. Seniors are engaging in conversations and planning for graduation. Our teachers are spending many hours with Sue Teeter and Michael Murray deliberating with and struggling through the development of the best schedule and offerings for our students. I am sharing this to be sure you understand why communication may be slower than you are used to.
I am sure the students and our parents will be pleased with the outcomes of these efforts. Some highlights for next year include, year-long Math during most of the four years, titles in humanities courses that respond to your requests, Foreign language year long, Senior Exhibition third trimester, high level elective options, retention of Music, P.E. and Art.
Forecasting for new students is next Wednesday, May 25th, and returning student forecasting sheets will be delivered to students prior to the end of this school year.
Message from College Counselor
Our seniors are committing to colleges this week, and our juniors are just beginning to think about what colleges they might apply to. Thus, one college counseling season closes and another begins. Our senior class was very successful with their college applications, and most were accepted by the majority of schools to which they applied. We are happy to see that competitive schools like Smith, Occidental, New York University, Bates, Carnegie Mellon, Oberlin, Mills and Boston University have accepted our students. What's most important, however, is that Riverdale families feel that their graduates are going off to colleges that are appropriate for individual students. Our goal is to help students find "the right fit," whatever it might be.
Our faculty wrote hundreds of college recommendations, on top of all the work they do preparing for classes and responding to student work. Laurie Lepore, for example, wrote more than 40 letters this year! Michael Murray wrote detailed School Report letters for almost all of our seniors, and made sure that a huge number of polished and complete envelopes of application materials were sent out in a timely fashion. Pat Dannen did an excellent job, as always, preparing this class to make the best possible college choices.
All of this work by Riverdale staff simply allows colleges to see the strengths of this outstanding senior class.
Summer Opportunity
Shakespeare revealed!
Unpack the weighty contents of Shakespearean text by demystifying the language through drama-based activities and performance. We will explore the language of Shakespeare in a way that is real, down-to-earth and accessible to all. We will approach the works academically while drawing from the experience of the teacher who is a local actor and director and has performed in multiple Shakespearean productions. Please come to class prepared to move, use your voice, and be amazed. This course can qualify as either an Art credit or an English credit.
Contact Ms. Drogosch for details
Message from our Riverdale Donors Resource Interns
Riverdale high school interns stepped up
Over the past couple of months, the nonprofit DonorsResource.org has taken on an internship with nine high school students from Riverdale High School in Portland, Oregon. By taking on specific roles from development officer to program coordinator the students are experiencing learning in real-time.
Head first, the Interns took on the challenge of re-designing the “look” and “feel” of DonorsResource’s website by making it simpler and easier. The mission of the interns is to make an impact in our community. “People think because we are teens we don’t care, we’re too lazy -- Well, we the students of Riverdale, disagree. We care. We care about the 300,000 people in our region that live in poverty. We care about the 10,000 people who are homeless every night in Portland. We care about our community” said Kelsey West, Riverdale Intern.
What: An online launch of the new web face of DonorsResource.org
Where: www.DonorsResource.org
When: May 25, 2011
You can follow them on facebook.
Thank you!
Upcoming Events
May 25th - New Student Forecasting Night
May 26th - Bella Voci Concert - 7:00 pm
May 27th - Open MIC Night - 7:00 pm
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