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Scribe Anthology
Four Rivermont students have their writing included in the 17th Annual Scribe Anthology, "a collection of writings authored by teens" which is sponsored by the Bettendorf Public Library's Teen Advisory Board. Harriette Clarke, Pavane Gorrepati, Chloe Hall and Basilia Koster are among 14 teens selected for the Anthology from submissions from teens across the Quad-Cities. Congratulations to our scribes!

PBS Writers' Contest
First grader Alexander Xiao has won Second Place for First Grade in the PBS Writers Contest. K - 3rd graders are invited to submit stories, and the judges pick 4 winners from each grade. Alexander, his family and his teacher Mrs. Kathy Topalian are invited to a special ceremony on Sunday, May 16, at Deere-Wiman House for the prize winners. Congratulations Sandro!

Iowa Energy Poster Contest
First grader Sandro Xiao was named a finalist in this year's CEEE Iowa Energy Poster Contest sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa. Classmates Sammie Wesson, Jaden Fee, and Nandini Reddy received Honorable Mention ribbons. More power to our first graders!

National Merit
Congratulations to junior Asha Tadepalli who has met the requirements to enter the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program! Asha placed within the 50,000 highest scoring participants out of approximately 1.5 million students who took the 2009 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Qualifying Test. Asha has been offered the College Plans Reporting Service referral to two colleges of her choice. She also has the opportunity in the Fall of 2010 to continue competing in the Merit Scholarship Program. All levels of success in the National Merit Program are prestigious and reflect students' academic talent. We are proud of you, Asha.

Concordia Language Camp Trip
A great big thanks to faculty and parents Dana Fee, Sean Goodman, Tom Heaney, Cindy Mayfield, Tracy Paxton, and Dara Wegman-Geedy for chaperoning the French and Spanish students to the Concordia Language Weekend in Bemidji, MN. Twenty-six students ranging from grades 3-6 participated in a rich immersion experience complete with passports, authentic food, songs, dances, sports and other engaging activities. On Friday we were able to stop at the Science Museum in St. Paul for an exciting excursion and watch Arabia in the Omnimax theater. Students formed new friendships, learned more French and Spanish while creating long-lasting memories.

Do you want your child to be fluent in another language? Try Concordia Language Village Summer Camps where you can participate in a rich immersion experience. Programs are available for students of all ages as well as families. Concordia offers great summer programs for 1-2 weeks or even 4 week sessions for high school credit. Concordia summer programs offer a variety of languages from Finnish, Japanese to Portuguese, and of course, French and Spanish!

Concordia Language Camp Programs

Hero of Planet Earth Award
Sixth grader Marta Storl Desmond, Eighth grader Shravya Pothula, and sophomore Meghana Pagadala have received the HOPE Award (Hero of Planet Earth Award) for their environmental science projects at the State Science Fair that was held in Ames this past March.

The goal of the National Environmental Science Fair is to help take student projects to the next level. These girls are creating 4-page features that will be part of a book. They also have an opportunity to create a blog, as well as a YouTube video about their projects. Once their 4-page feature is in the book, they will be inducted into our local Community Environmental Hall of Fame. Upon creating a blog, they will be inducted into the State Environmental Hall of Fame. After creating a video, they may be inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame. Congratulations!