Dear Rivermont Community,

Back to School Night and the Welcome Back BBQ were a great success! It was wonderful seeing so many families, children, friends and relatives join us to kick off our 127th year.  According to Chef June we served 450 meals at last evening's BBQ.  That is quite a group!  Everyone was able to eat although the end of the line did get a bit rushed, our apologies.  Mother Nature gave us great weather so we could enjoy our beautiful campus.
 
As was evident from the presentations in the auditorium, the tables in Central Hall and the visits to the classrooms, Rivermont is buzzing with activity and opportunity.  Students and parents from preschool through grade twelve can be engaged and invigorated by not only the curricular program but the co-curricular and extra-curricular programs as well.  Like last evening, it sometimes feels like Rivermont never sleeps.
 
Our 127th year promises many activities and events in the arts, athletics, and social opportunities for students, parents, and alumni.  Service will continue to figure prominently with our many service projects, the United Way Day of Caring, Student Food Drive, Shoes That Fit, and our own Rivermont Day of Caring when students K-12 will descend on the Quad Cities to give back.
 
With all this activity, we will strive to keep you informed and up-to-date through HEADlines, the school's website and online calendar, individual class newsletters and of course word of mouth.  Share Rivermont activities with your friends, relatives, and co-workers.  The more the merrier!
 



Click on the following link to see a list of activities, projects, and achievements that demonstrate how Rivermont lives its mission and provides an exceptional learning and growing experience for its students and the community at large.




Rick St. Laurent
Headmaster

Come join the fun on Monday, September 20, 2010, when Rivermont will host our first ever Golf Outing.

This will be a great opportunity to share the Rivermont spirit with your colleagues, neighbors, and friends while enjoying the Crow Valley Golf Club course.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. 

If you don't play, come join the party afterwards!
 
If you are interested in playing golf, attending the after party, or taking advantage of one or more of the sponsorship opportunities, please contact Drew Boster at 563-359-1366 ext. 306 boster@rvmt.org to discuss your sponsorship options and to discuss any questions you may have.
   
Thanks to current sponsors:

Help Rivermont qualify to win an office make-over.  You can vote for Rivermont everyday until August 30. 

Tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and relatives to vote for Rivermont.

Strings.  Strings.  Strings.
Seventh grader Harrison Qu, Eighth graders Grace Moran and Lauren Sears, and Ninth grader Shravya Pothula auditioned and have been accepted in the Quad City String Ensemble. 

Also, the following students auditioned for the Quad City Youth Symphony and have been accepted.
Junior, Ramya Prabhu, Violin
Sophomore, Kelsey Qu, Principal Cello
Congratulations to our young musicians and we look forward to hearing them perform!


Summer Readers are recognized!
BETTENDORF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Summer Reading Program
Read to Me (50 stories)
Miley Ashby
Gracie Gerboth
Olivia Schroeder
Aiden Sears
Beatrice Sears

Beginning Readers (24 books)
Connor Denike
Annika Didelot
Nandini Reddy
Gavin Sears
William Sharis

Older Readers (960 pages of 16-60 page books)
Evan Didelot
Lauren Schroeder
(Emad & Mahum Haque made it halfway)

Tween Readers (1200 pages or 12-100 page books)
Naina Ninan

MOLINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Make a Splash - READ Summer Reading Club
Asha Alla
Nirmal Alla
Shivani Ganesh
Nandini Reddy

SCOTT COUNTY LIBRARY
Summer Reading Program (10 hours)
Jay Dolan
Keenan Dolan
Jake Vaughn

Here's the scoop
Junior Pavane Gorrepati has been accepted as a reporter for the Mother Nature Network (MNN) because of her credentials as an environmental activist.  Write on Pavane!

Madame Fee's 5th grade French class welcomed Denton Tully of Bettendorf and Arnaud De Canson from Toulons, France. Denton travelled to Provence this summer to spend time with his friend Arnaud who then returned with him to the Quad-Cities to practice his English. Denton shared his impressions as an American and Arnaud shared what life was like in Southern France.  The two fifteen-year olds showed pictures of the Cote d'Azur, Parisian monuments as well as French cars, the 2nd fastest train in the world, le TGV! Fifth graders were able to ask questions and hear Arnaud's authentic French accent!  Merci, Denton et Arnaud, pour la visite!

Each fall, we kick-off our gift and magazine subscription fundraiser to benefit our students. The success of the program depends on your participation.
 
Please save your magazine subscription renewals for our sale.  It is only when you renew directly through our program that our school receives 40% profit from your order. 
 
You can support us today, you can shop on-line!

It's easy
visit www.qsp.com
click on 'Shop Now'
enter school code #: 425008927 and make your selections.   It's that simple!

     - Consider giving magazine subscriptions as gifts this year!
     - Let friends and family know about our fundraiser and ask them to save their orders for our program!

Now that sorting is complete and all students and faculty/staff have been branded as an "Imp" or "Tiger" (for life!) - it's time to make sure you have your Imp or Tiger t-shirt to wear on Rivermont Imp-Tiger Days!  (Fall Imp-Tiger Day is Friday, September 17th.)

 

Checks may be made payable to Rivermont Parents' Council.  Please specify size and color (Imp - green; Tiger - orange) when ordering.  Proceeds benefit Parents' Council.
 
Sizes available:

Youth Small, Youth Medium, Youth Large ($12.00)

Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult XL ($12.00)

Adult XXL ($13.50)

Adult XXXL ($15.00)

 

Parents' Council is offering the opportunity to buy SCRIP again this year to national and local retailers and restaurants.  This is an easy way to help Rivermont Parents' Council raise funds to benefit our students!

What is SCRIP?
Scrip is an everyday gift card that is used just like cash.
SCRIP gift cards are available to over a hundred different retailers and restaurants.
Parents' Council purchases the gift cards at a discounted price, then sellls them at face value.
SCRIP gift cards can be used for everyday shopping like groceries (Hy-Vee), gas (BP), clothing (Aeropostale, Old Navy, . . .) -- or give them as gifts!

How do I order?
Order forms are available on the school website or in Becherer Hall & the Mansion.
Return forms and check to Mrs. Marietta in the Mansion or Ms. Burrell in Becherer Hall.
Orders will be placed on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month and delivered to you by the following Friday.

Questions????
Contact Melissa Sears (563) 343-5652 or jmlsears@mchsi.com 

Summer programs are over, but there are still classes offered online for students looking for a little something extra and different.

Some of the new courses this year at Northwestern University Gifted Learning Links  are:
Game Theory
Censorship Covert Actions: An Overview of the U.S. Intelligence Community Wash Your Hands! An Introduction to Epidemiology 3D Animation in Java



Bonnie Campbell
College Counselor

Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection
Displayed for the first time as a whole, the 318-piece Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection of Augustana College introduces Southwest Pueblo art at a level rarely found in the Midwest. Kent Olson (Augustana '61) and his wife Elaine donated the collection to Augustana in 2004, with subsequent additions. Included are 36 photogravures by Edward Curtis from his volume The Hopi. Dating from pre-1600 to the present, the collection documents continuing traditions and the artistic recognition achieved by Native American potters during the 20th century. The accompanying 336-page catalog, edited by art museum director Sherry Maurer (Rivermont parent), has entries by major scholars, Augustana faculty and administrators, as well as over 50 Augustana College student contributors. On Wednesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Larson Hall there will be a discussion panel with five of the artists represented in the collection, and the following morning at 10:30 a.m. these artists will be demonstrating their work in a folk festival atmosphere. The morning finale will be a dance and drum demonstration by the Brown Otter Singers Song and Dance Group, Meskwaki. Augustana College Art Museum hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, no admission charge. For more information contact 309-794-7231 during weekday hours or consult Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection of Augustana College