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REUNION NEWS:
RHS Class of 1988 - 20 Year Reunion
RHS Class of 1983
- 25 Year Reunion
Planning is in the works for a September
or early October 2008 reunion. Classmates are asked to send current
contact information to
rhsclass83@comcast.net . Those organizing the event will then contact
classmates.
Updated news -- posted 6/8/08
ALUMNI NEWS:
Paul Brennan 1993 A Sixth Grade Teacher at Riverside Elementary East has created a non profit organization called Vikings Helping Vikings. It exclusively creates scholarships and educational opportunities for graduating seniors at the Riverside Jr. Sr. High School. Additional information about what it is and who is involved, can be found at: http://www.vikingshelpingvikings.com/
Mark Powell - 1982
Attorney Mark J. Powell, a senior partner at
Scranton’s historic Powell Law firm, has been awarded the coveted Certification
in Criminal Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Click here for more information.
Jared Cicon - 1982:
Jared is at it again.
He is
finalist
#5 in a
Pepto-Bismol commercial contest.
Check
out the link and vote!
http://www.pepto-bismol.com/cgi-bin/pepto-star-vote-for-video-contest.cgi
John Gronski - 1974:
Gronski promoted to brigadier general in National Guard Click
on the link to the left to read the article that appeared in the Times-Tribune
on 3/5/07 written by Times-Tribune staff writer David Singleton.
Ryan Joyce - 2002:
Ryan
is a 2002 Riverside graduate studying automotive and industrial design at the
Cleveland (OH) Institute of Art in a demanding five-year BFA program. Last
summer, Ryan was awarded one of 7 coveted design internships at the General
Motors Design Center. The 12 week intensive work experience, which was filmed by
the Discovery Channel for a 4 part series entitled FutureCar, challenged
students to design and build professional scale ‘cars of the future’—cerca
2030. The Discovery Channel will air the program on Wednesdays
in February in four, one-hour segments beginning February 7 at 8:00 p.m. Ryan
will play a feature role in each of those segments, according to program
executives. See the following link for more information.
http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/index.html?playerId=203711706&categoryId=433318910&lineupId=451776277&titleId=412163583
Jared Cicon - 1982: Have
you heard about the DORITOS Crash the Super Bowl Contest? DORITOS fans across
the U.S. shot their own DORITOS commercials. The creators of the top five videos
won $10,000 dollars and a trip to Miami for a private Super Bowl XLI viewing
party. Riverside graduate, Jared Cicon, was one of the top 5 winners.
http://www.jumpcut.com/view?id=C697B98A9A8611DBB4583EF340157CF2