Dear Riverstone Community,

Please join me in celebrating the Class of 2016 at two special events that are unique Riverstone traditions and reflect the very personal nature of attending our school. You will alternately laugh and cry, and sometimes both at the same time, as you hear family members, classmates, or teachers share stories and well-wishes. Bring a tissue, bring a story, and most of all, bring your love and support for our seniors.

I also wanted to share the Class of 2016 College Acceptance list. Once again, one hundred percent of our seniors were accepted into colleges and universities. Since our first graduating class in 2005, our College Counselors have focused on helping students find the right fit for their next steps in their journeys. This year is no exception. For example, we have students exploring options for a gap year. We have students who will be attending large research universities, small liberal arts schools, music schools, and media schools. Biology, international relations, engineering, design, opera, and business are just a few of the areas our seniors plan to study.

Regardless of their plans, the members of the Class of 2016 are taking with them the skills, confidence, and lessons learned from their years at Riverstone. Our small classes and strong student-teacher relationships, in combination with the opportunities associated with our Five Pillars, are the key ingredients in helping students along their academic and personal explorations.

In a world where information lies at our fingertips, I am confident that our graduates are well-prepared for a future that requires research, creative problem-solving, collaboration, commitment, and at the very core, knowledge of self.

Looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2016,
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Bob Carignan
Head of School
bcarignan@riverstoneschool.org

SENIOR DESSERT AND GRADUATION

Please Join Us!

The Senior Dessert is a special event in which family, friends, teachers, and classmates wish the Class of 2016 well as they prepare for their graduation the next day. Tasty desserts, great stories, and a class video are part of the evening's festivities.

Tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for students; and free to the Class of 2016. Cash, check, credit, or billing by Kevin Richmond are all acceptable forms of payment!

Senior Dessert

Wednesday, May 25

Barber Park Education and Events Center

4049 S Eckert Road, Boise, ID 83706

6:30 PM

**Tickets required -- please RSVP by Friday, May 20**

To reserve your tickets for the Senior Dessert, please stop by the Elementary School or Middle School front desk. You may also email Kathleen Gilton.

Commencement exercises at Riverstone are another of our unique-to-Riverstone events. Each graduate will be spoken about by a teacher or staff member, and then will reflect on his or her time at Riverstone. The words spoken at this ceremony are like gold.
We encourage families to join in the celebration of our graduates!

Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2016

Thursday, May 26

Kennedy Gymnasium

5521 Warm Springs Avenue, Boise, ID 83716

4:00 PM

**No ticket required**

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASS OF 2016

Congratulations to the 26 members of the Class of 2016 for their college acceptances!

An asterisk (*) indicates that one or more students have chosen to attend that institution.

American University (2)

Arizona State University

Arizona State University, Barrett Honors Program*

Bard College

Barnard College

Beloit College (2)

Boise State University

Boston University

Brandeis University (2)

Brown University*

Bryn Mawr College*

California Polytechnic State University

Carleton College

Case Western Reserve University*

Chapman University*

Cleveland Institute of Music*

Colby College

College of Idaho (4)

Colorado College (2)

Colorado State University

Colorado State University, Honors College

Cornell University*

Cornish College of the Arts

Creighton University* (2)

Duke University

Elon University

George Washington University

Gonzaga University

Hollins University

Kenyon College

Lewis and Clark College* (5)

Linfield College

Middlebury College

Montana State University

Montana State University, Honors Program

Northern Arizona University

New York University

Oberlin College and Conservatory*

Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Pennsylvania State University

Prescott College

Purdue University (2)

Reed College

Skidmore College

St. Mary's College of California

St. Olaf College

Stanford University*

Tufts University*

University of British Columbia

University of California, Berkeley*

University of California, Davis* (3)

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego* (2)
University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Denver (2)

University of Florida

University of Idaho* (3)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Montana (2)

University of New Hampshire

University of Pennsylvania*

University of Puget Sound* (4)

University of Rochester (3)

University of Southern California

University of the Redlands

University of Utah*

University of Utah, Honors College*

University of Vermont* (3)

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts*

Villanova University (2)

Wake Forest University*

Washington University in St. Louis

Whitman College* (3)

Willamette University

Williams College

IMPORTANT LINKS

Riverstone International School website

5521 Warm Springs Avenue Boise, ID 83716 USA
www.riverstoneschool.org

(208) 424-5000