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02/01/2010

"Today's Announcements"  for the Jr/Sr High School


Riverside High School will host a Job Shadow program for junior students on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The goal of the program is to match high school students with professionals at job sites to help students make informed career decisions. This experience may include any of the following: a site tour, an observation of job activities, or an explanation of academic preparation, job outlook, entry level salary, employment opportunities, etc. Students will have the opportunity to interact with professionals in the workplace and explore job opportunities in different career fields.  Over 50 juniors will be participating in the program at over 30 different businesses in Northeastern Pennsylvania.




You are all invited to attend the Poetry Out Loud competition in the auditorium during 2nd and 3rd periods on Wednesday, Jan. 20th.  The participating students will recite 2 poems that they have memorized before a panel of judges.  The student who gives the best recitation will represent Riversides High School at the regional competition at WVIA studios in February, where they will have a chance to progress to state competition. More inofrmation about this program can be found at www.poetryoutloud.org  Participating students are: Mindy Lewis, Autumn Resaui, Brittany Robinson, Jillian Bohenek, Vincent Geris, Kristina Maxfield, Aaron Janczak, Marissa Gable, Harry Krenitsky (all presenters), and musicians are Jillian Bohenek and Kevin Folchetti.





Photos by Bob Kolveck


Dual-Enrollment Information Night Scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th   On Wednesday, January 6th at 7pm at the high school, parents are invited to learn more about this year’s upcoming Dual-Enrollment program. Administration and Counselors will be on hand to go over qualifications for the program, transportation, and fees. A representative from Lackawanna College will also be there to answer any questions regarding the program and to register students for Spring classes. The registration fee for a class is $50. Please have this fee with you if you plan to register.


Riverside Announces Dual-Enrollment Program 
Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School is excited to announce the first semester of our Dual-Enrollment Program. A Dual-Enrollment program allows high school students to take college courses simultaneously with their high school schedule. This program is funded by a grant through the PA Department of Education. The goal is to allow students to discover the college experience and concurrently develop a strong interest in furthering their education beyond high school.

Riverside is proud to be partnered this year with Lackawanna College. Lackawanna College is offering classes during their Spring 2010 Semester to Dual-Enrollment students. There are academic requirements that must be met before a student can attend a Dual-Enrollment class as well as a small fee. Students will not pay the full price of a course at Lackawanna through this program. Classes will be after school hours at Lackawanna College and transportation will be provided to and from the campus for students who require it.

All 11th and 12th grade students will learn more about the Dual-Enrollment program in an assembly on December 11th. If you would like more information about this program and/or think you would like your child to participate please call the Guidance Office for more details. For 12th grade students contact Abbey Judge x121, for 11th grade students contact Michelle Wolfsberger x123. A meeting for interested parents and students will be announced after the new year at which time students will be able to register for their Spring 2010 course.


Financial Aid Night Announced 
A Financial Aid Night for parents will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 7-9 pm. This program will be held in the Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School Library. Guest speaker is Bill Burke, Director of Financial Aid at the University of Scranton. Mr. Burke will review the types of aid available for students and go through the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid). This program is open to parents of Seniors, students may attend as well. Refreshments will be served. In case of inclement weather, a snow date has been scheduled for Thursday, January 14th 7-9 pm. Please check local TV stations for possible cancellation.



Photo by Bob Kolveck
The 2009-2010 Basketball season has arrived.  Check out our Sports web page for the most recent schedules (the Sports page link is in the left column of this page.)  Riverside uses the HighSchoolSports.net to post schedules.  It is interactive and updates as schedule changes are made.  Also, you can call 570-562-2121 option 8 for a voice mail phone message of any changes for the current DAY events. 


We invite you to the Celebration of the Season
 The Riverside Jr./Sr. High School Student Council invites you to join them for an evening full of the sights and sounds of the season on Sunday, December 13th, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Riverside High School.    Entertainment will be provided by:  Chorus, Band,  Drama Club, Student Council, and Santa will be present for the children!  Activities will also be set up for children to participate in.  Refreshments will be served!  This event will be free of charge as our gift to the Riverside School District Community.   




The 2009 Homecoming Queen and her court -
Michael Dranchak, 3rd runner up Tayanna Lloyd, Kenny West, 1st runner up Amy Gabriel, 2009 Homecoming Queen Lara Roche, Dave Davis, 4th runner up Jessica Jones, Alex Pucilowski, 2nd runner up Brianna Pugliese, Michael Siminski, 2008 Homecoming Queen Jessica Segelia and Michael McCready. 



Seniors Attend Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
  Congratulations to the following students for being chosen to represent Riverside at this year’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast: Kerry O’Hop, Alyssa Loney, Laurie Deininger, Angelique LaPorte, Jess Jones, Sara Fetch. These students were chosen for their achievement in academic and/or leadership activities and attended the Breakfast on Friday, October 30th. Congratulations again!


8th and 10th Grade Students to Participate in Survey
 Parents of 8th and 10th grade students: During the weeks of November 9th and 16th your child will participate in a Drug & Alcohol survey designed to gather information anonymously for the improvement of services implemented in the county to student’s who need them. Your son/daughter has been given a letter explaining this survey. If you don’t receive this letter you can read/print it by clicking on this link - Parent Letter.  Please sign and check box ONLY IF YOU DO NOT want your child to participate. If you have any questions please contact Abbey Judge at ext. 121.

 

LAST COLLEGE FAIR OF THE FALL, Wednesday November 4th.
The fair will again take place in the library during periods 5 and 7. Any interested seniors need to sign up in the guidance office by Tuesday November 3rd! See the Guidance link to the right for more information.


8th Grade Students help out Elementary West 4th Grade Students   Murphy's 4th grade Pennsylvania Geography Class and Miss Mazaleski's 8th grade Family and Consumer Sciences Class, recently collaborated to create a "hands- on" model of Pennsylvania.  Miss Mazaleski's class, Tyler Armillay, Ashley Buffton, Steve Czankner, Madison Haduck, Charlie Koytek, John Lovallo, Connor Mailen, Bethany Mickavicz, Gabby Palonis, Maura Powell, Jamie Sacchetti and Abbey Wzorek; made a 4-layer white cake from scratch. This was the 8th grade students first cooking lab of the year. Students constructed the 4-layer cake and senior Jaclyn Smith cut the cake into the shape of Pennsylvania. Mr. Murphy's class continued to cut and icing the 4- layer cake to create the topography/geography of Pennsylvania to show a 3-D look at Pennsylvania's physical regions. Eating it after was also a great deal of fun!  Good Job to all involved!!!  More pictures can be found on Mrs. Mazaleski's teacher website - click here.


Good luck to our 2009-2010 Scholastic Bowl team.  Members are Alyssa Loney, Cassie Cawley, Amy Gabriel, Joe Kane, and Mike Dranchak.  Our advisor is Mrs. Weidow.


Spirit Week will be the week of October 26-30.  The Hall Decorating contest will be held during Spirit Week with this year's theme being Horror Books/Films in honor of Halloween! 
Spirit Week Dress Down Schedule:

     Monday 10/26 - Military Day 
                             Wear anything to support the military.
     Tuesday 10/27 - Multiplicity Day
                             You can match any amount of people but you all need to match!
     Wednesday 10/28 - 80's Day
                             Big hair, flashy clothes (not too 'flashy'), big jewelry, etc.  Mostly all of us have lived  
                             it...lets bring it back!!!
     Thursday 10/29 - Pink Day
                             October is breast cancer awareness month...wear anything pink.
     Friday 10/30 - Teacher Halloween dress up day!!!!  (the students will have Sport your Team day)



The next mini college fair at Riverside will be held on Wednesday, October 14th during periods 5/7.   Please see our Guidance page for more information like this.

Congratulations to Alyssa Loney who was chosen as this year’s Riverside “Scholar of the Year”
 Each year school districts in the surrounding area pick one senior class member who exemplifies outstanding academics and dedication to education. Alyssa will be honored with other area “Scholars” at an annual dinner in the spring and will also participate in a radio interview which will be aired on the University of Scranton’s radio station, WUSR 99.5FM. Congratulations Alyssa on receiving this impressive honor.

The 2009 Homecoming votes are in! 
Our homecoming court, in alphabetical order is:  Amy Gabriel, Jessica Jones, Tayanna Lloyd, Brianna Pugliese, Lara Roche.  Our Homecoming Queen will be announced at the dance, October 3rd.  Good Luck to our Homecoming Court!


The November SAT’s are Saturday November 7th and will be given at Riverside. The deadline for the November test is October 1st. Remember to send your scores to up to 4 schools when you register. Paper applications are available in guidance or you can register online at collegeboard.com. SEE OUR GUIDANCE PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION LIKE THIS!!!


Congratulations to the 19 current and last year senior students whose art work is now on display at the MAC Gallery in downtown Scranton. 
Each student has a hexagon they created on display.  The Hexagon Project Art Show is an international event in conjunction with International Interdependence Day.  High School student work from all over the world is displayed in this show.  Becka Bushinski won the award for High School 3-D Relief most relevant to the theme.  Emily Taylor won the award for High School 2-D overall interpretation in this international showcase.

3-D exhibitors from Riverside are: Taylor Donahue, Mandy Fenner, Laura Fetch, Victoria Grungnale, Elysia Heil, Kristy Keller, Matthew Kolveck, Maggie Kuchinski, Kendal Paranich, Cassie Quick, Samantha Rachko, Carly Seidel and Kristen Thomas. 
Congratulations again to all these students exhibiting international quality art work at the MAC Gallery



On Sept. 26th, "Team Riverside" will be part of the ‘Light the Night Walk’  annual fundraiser of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  The event will be Saturday, Sept. 26, at Nay Aug Park. The festivities start at 4:30, and the Walk begins at 6pm. Riverside’s Kaelyn Besecker will be the Walk’s singer- she will be signing Amazing Grace at the Remembrance Ceremony, and the National Anthem before the Walk begins. More information can be found on Mrs. Voytko's website by clicking here. 
Senior project students who organize Team Riverside are: Brittanni Giehl, Chelsea Hafner, Daniel Webb, Gary Clark, Samantha Franchella, Kristina Carson, and Taylor Kempa. Click here for an article that appeared in the Times-Tribune newspaper.

Here we go Vikings. Here we go!

Photo by Bob Kolveck
 


Photo by Bob Kolveck 


Photo by Bob Kolveck 


Photo by Bob Kolveck 
 

 

 

Reminders...
Feb. 2, Tues. - Job Shadow for Junior Students

March 2, Tues. - Read Across America

June 6, Sun. - All Honors Award Night at 6:00pm in the High Sch. Auditorium - Open to the public.

Important Links...

Bell Schedule & Compressed Schedule

Dress Code-Jr/Sr High School
 
for 2009-2010       NEW POSTING

Sports Physical Form


Student Assistance Program

MICROSOFT Software Discounts  

Riverside Store - Mr. Feerrar's Class


 

HONOR ROLL Listing...

Quarter 1 - Honor Roll - 2009-10



New Student Registration...
Please bring the child's original birth certificate and provide proof of immunization for:
4 doses of tetanus
4 doses of diphtheria
3 doses of polio
2 doses of measles
2 doses of mumps
1 dose of rubella
3 doses of hepatitis B
2 doses of varicella
"CHICKEN POX"
1 dose of meningococcal conjugate (MCV)
1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) If 5 years have elapsed since last tetanus containing vaccine
REQUIRED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.  Click here for more information.

Our district presently requires proof of residency for all new students entering our district.  Parents must present 4 acceptable proofs of residency.  This is also true for any new students who are planning to transfer into our district for the school year


  
     


 



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