Riverside Newsletter

School/Community

Honor Roll

P-K-12 Activities

Riverside Winter Weather Procedures

Movies

Inside this issue:

Riverside Community School

Mission

Statement

The mission of the Riverside Commu-

nity School District is to prepare

students to meet the challenges of

the future as responsible citizens in

a global society.

Striving to Provide the Highest

Quality Education for the Commu-

nities of

Carson, Macedonia, and

Oakland.

Postal Patron

Non-Profit

US POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT #4

PO Box 428

Volume 23, Issue 7

February, 2017

The Riverside Community School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, sexual orienta-

tion, gender identity, marital status, socioeconomic status, or disability in its educational programs and activities and does not discriminate on the

basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or disability in its employment prac-

tices, or as otherwise prohibited by statute or regulation. For more information or concerns regarding educational programs or activities, employ-

ment practices or information regarding the grievance procedure, contact Dr. Tim Mitchell, Equity Coordinator, Riverside Community School

District, 330 Pleasant Street, PO Box 218, Carson, IA 51525, 712-484-2212, or email at tmitchell@riverside.k12.ia.us.

Regular School Board Meeting

3rd Monday of the Month

@ 7 PM

Intermediate School

Media Center

Riverside website is www.riversideschools.org

* Dr. Tim Mitchell, Superintendent

712-484-2212 Central Office

*Mr. Jamie Meek, Pre-K-6 Principal

712-484-2212 Intermediate School

712-482-6296 Elementary School

* Mr. David Gute Jr.-Sr. HS Principal

712-482-6465 Jr.-Sr. High School

* Randy Miller Transportation

712-482-6215 Bus Garage

NO SCHOOL FEBRUARY 16 AND FEBRUARY 17 STATE WRESTLING

POPS CONCERT FEBRUARY 27

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES FEBRUARY 28 AND MARCH 2 4-8 PM EACH DAY

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017

2

Riverside Allergy Awareness (Mr. Meek and Mrs. Palmer)

There have been some discussions about the expectations of food aller-

gies at Riverside Schools. Here is what we consider when it comes to

peanut/tree nut allergies.

1. All Riverside kitchens are peanut/tree nut free.

2. Any snacks sent to classrooms for birthdays, celebrations, or

other classroom parties should be peanut/tree nut free. Any

purchased or homemade snack should include the ingredient list.

A recipe is OK to send if made at home.

3. We do allow peanut butter to be brought in a lunch. We ask

that students not share/trade lunch items.

If there are any changes to a specific classroom regarding food allergies,

parents will be notified in writing.

Riverside Choir Students Perform in Honor Choir (Kelsey Burns)

On January 19th, these 6 nominated members of the high school choir spent

the day at Iowa Western with other nominated students from Southwest Iowa

at the SWICDA Honor Choir event. They rehearsed all day and held a concert

at 7pm that evening on the IWCC campus. Congrats to these individuals on a

great day of choral music!

Row 1: Morgan Gentile-Turner, Hannah Seifert, Sara Conway Row 2: Lucas Wilber, Col-

lin Price, Brent Pendgraft (photo submitted by Kelsey Burns)

Photo submitted by Amanda Brandon

3

IMPORTANT INFORMATION—PLEASE TAKE NOTE!

In an effort to protect students, staff and visitors with chemical

sensitivities and to create a safe and healthy environment, River-

side Community Schools are asking that everyone minimize the

use of any fragrances in the workplace.

Employees/students should refrain from bringing air freshener

products, essential oils/diffusers, wearing heavy perfumes/cologne/

essential oils, other personal care products such as body sprays,

hand lotions, cleaning products or solutions, etc. Workspace areas

and areas that are enclosed such as restrooms are also included in

this.

Acceptable use of products that are labeled as unscented, scent-

free or fragrance free by the manufacturer are suggested and rec-

ommended as safe and appropriate for Riverside Community

Schools.

Riverside Community School sincerely appreciates you abiding by

this guideline so that all students, employees and visitors can enjoy

an environment that does not make them sick, or be absent due to

an illness related to heavy fragrances or scents.

Girls Basketball Team Row 1: Ashlynn Amdor, Sydney Murphy, Alyssa Brink. Row 2: Hadley

Caniglia, Jamie Hackett, Skye Bentley, Jadyn Achenbach, Meghan Reed, Devyn Moore, Alli Weis

Let’s Fly!

Applause!

4

Students and Staff took on each other in a basketball game on January

19, 2017, in an effort to raise money for Coaches vs Cancer. Otis

Matejka provided the commentary during the game while Mrs. Graves

was the ref. Mrs. Keener and Miss Fenske as well as Lydia Wede and

Rosie Brown led the crowd with cheers. It was a hard fought game but

the teachers were able to come out with a win. We will have pictures

throughout this issue.

Drake, AJ, and Damian try to block Mr.

Gute’s drive down the court while Mr.

Hamilton is ready for the assist.

Cheerleaders Keener and Fenske

Coach Brad Wax and Logan Price

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4-8 PM

Thursday, March 2, 2017 4-8 PM

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017

5 GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS!

ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT

Help Us Keep In Touch

If You Change Your Phone Number or

Email Address, Please Let Your Student’s School

Know.

Reminder:

You can access your current lunch account bal-

ance by accessing JMC.

Please contact your student’s school secretary if

you have trouble accessing the lunch account

information

Parents, Guardians, Seniors:

Local Scholarships will released on

MARCH 1, 2017

They must be completed and returned by:

MARCH 31, 2017

Students should be checking their school email. The

guidance office is emailing information on national

scholarships to them on a regular basis.

College Visits For February

Iowa Western Community College Feb. 24 @ 8:30 AM (1st Period)

Northwest MO State University Feb. 28 @ 1:00 PM (7th Period)

Eric Blakely performs the national anthem at a wrestling meet. (photo

submitted by Amanda Brandon)

Mr. Oliver for the basket; Andy Casson for the block;

Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Kallsen for the defense

6

Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School 1st Semester Honor Roll

*Gold Honor Roll* *Silver Honor Roll* Honor Roll (cont’d)

7th Grade 7th Grade 9th Grade

Cale Bentley Kelly Clevenger Maggie Boruff

MaKenna Rose 9th Grade Mackenzie Britain

8th Grade Ashlynn Amdor Dustin Hering

Wyatt Hough Gracelyn Bluml Mario Houser

Benjamin Schroder Jacob Erickson Kristian Martens

Wyatt Sparr Jolie Fajen Isabelle Minatra

9th Grade Michael Galbraith Dennis Pilling

Marcos Antunez 10th Grade Meghan Reed

Skye Bentley Haley Faga Laila Stark

Dylan McDonald Elijah Petersen Haylee Vlcek

Delaney Murphy 11th Grade Bailey Wiese

Abigale Petersen Jami Carter 10th Grade

Mason Wichman Sebastian Crouch Micaela Herrera

10th Grade Nazary Peyter Leobardo Rodriguez

Jillian Blakely 12th Grade Gabriel Smith

Bailey Holub Dean Hansen Kyrstyn Walston

Alexis Post Otis Matejka 11th Grade

Riley Raney Alexis Timm Alyssa Brink

Rhyan Sanny *Honor Roll* Andrew Casson

Grant Sparr 7th Grade Ethan Henderson

Lydia Wede Joshua Fajen Daisy Rodriguez

Olivia Weis Austin Kremkoski Sydney Swope

11th Grade Nolan Moore Bailey Vanatta

John Baker Clayt Sternberg 12th Grade

Sara Conway 8th Grade Ana Andrusyshyn

Jacey Kallsen Cailee Manzer Amanda Applegate

Riley MacWhorter Ripley Meek Karley Appley

Devyn Moore Jonathan Purcell Hadley Caniglia

Sydney Murphy Elijah Ryun Andrew Deshong

12th Grade Conner Stevens Kyanna Hansen

Soledad Castaneda-Houser Edward Vlcek, Jr. Sheyennah Knoke

Brooke Faxon Drake Woods Andrew Krueger

Christopher Gaynor Gavin Woods Alex Martinez

Austin Hodges Coletin Moore

Hannah Miller Shaelyn Palazzo

Brent Pendgraft Hannah Seifert

Allisyn Weis Lillian Smith

Lucas Wilber Keyton Wichman

7

Junior High School Honor Roll 2nd Quarter

*Gold Honor Roll* *Silver Honor Roll* *Honor Roll*

7th Grade 7th Grade 7th Grade

Cale Bentley Isabelle Bluml Michael Casson

Hannah Lund Kelly Clevenger Austin Kremkoski

MaKenna Rose 8th Grade Frannee Maher

McKenna Sick Alex Baker Nolan Moore

8th Grade Kenna Ford McCartney Sanny

Samantha Beireis Kya Hackett Clayt Sternberg

Abigail Brink Chiara Rains 8th Grade

Wyatt Hough Elijah Ryun Ella Hensley

Benjamin Schroder Lane Long

Wyatt Sparr Cailee Manzer

Linnea Stark Ripley Meek

Kathryn Messerschmidt

Jonathan Purcell

Cheyenne Schmit

Conner Stevens

Edward Vlcek, Jr.

Drake Woods

Gavin Woods

Blakely for the basket

Above: DJ Otis Matejka at the staff vs.

student game

Above: The Ref says, "Let's Go!”

8

Riverside Elementary News

Above is the final calendar for the 2017-2018 Riverside Community School District Calendar which was approved by the school

board at the January 18, 2017 school board meeting.

Far right: The “Chuck-a-

Duck” contest during the

Coaches vs. Cancer games on

Friday, January 20.

Right: Paula Schnack helps

with the half-court shot event.

9

All-Tournament Team (Barbie Bluml photo)

Coy Maher (above left) and Tatem Bluml were named to the All-

Tournament team at the Ron Scott Dual Tournament in Mt. Ayr.

Above: Gabe Smith

Left: Coy Maher

Don’t Forget

The 2017 Riverside Yearbook

For Sale

From February 6 to March 6

$45 each of 2 for $80.

See Allison, Austin, Elayna, Jacey, Jaycee, Madison,

Morgan, Mrs. Kallsen, Mrs. Stempel

10

El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Riverside no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religión, credo, sexo, edad, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado civil, nivel

socioeconómico, o discapacidad en sus programas y actividades educativas y no lo hace discriminar por motivos de raza, color, religión, credo, sexo, edad, origen nacional, orientación sexu-

al, identidad de género, estado civil o discapacidad en sus procedimientos de empleo, o como prohibido por la ley o el reglamento. Para obtener más información o preocupaciones con respecto a

programas educativos o actividades, prácticas de empleo o información sobre el procedimiento de queja, póngase en contacto con el Dr. Tim Mitchell, Coordinador de Equidad, el Distrito Esco-

lar Riverside Community, 330 Pleasant Street, PO Box 218, Carson, IA 51525, 712-484 -2212, o al correo electrónico tmitchell@riverside.k12.ia.us.

Special Visitor to Mrs. Perkins Class (Jen Perkins)

Singer/songwriter/author Lori Lynn Ahrends stopped by Mrs. Perkins’

3rd grade class to share some music and collect the students’ draw-

ings/illustrations that she hope to use in a book she is publishing to

accompany her latest song, “A Hundred Kisses Every Day.”

Ms.Ahrends is a friend and mentor to Mrs. Perkins.

Student Writing

It is a pleasure to get samples of students’ writing. Mrs. Ravlin submitted the following story by

Julienne Schutt. Enjoy!

The Broken Leg

By: Julienne Schutt

Dedicated to my friend Sophia Fenner because she is always there for me

Hi! You are probably wondering why I am so grumpy. Sorry! I’m telling you why. Ok! Here is the

story. Ok. I am Jules’s leg and as I said, I am sooooo grumpy. Anyway, Julienne was following her

brother up the long brown stairs. I tried to tell her that it was not a good idea, but she did not pay

any attention to me! Why would she I am just a leg to her? Anyway this was 5 years ago. She was 2.

Suddenly, Jules’s other leg slipped!!! Jules did 3 summersaults down. Ooooouucchhh! Her mom

came dashing toward her. She cries loud and we were off to the hospital! The hospital looked a

little scary but half of me was broke. But she did not break me, although she broke half of me. She

actually broke her femur (which is her thigh bone). Funny story, right? NO!!!!! And after we went to

the hospital and got the cast, I hated that cast, I had to walk stupid and even when I got the cast off,

Julienne still made me walk stupid! Well, there’s the story! Well, I’m gonna hit the hay. Good Night!

Above (left to right): Paisley Anderson, Taryn White, Odran Sea-

bury-Meyer, and Kaleb Myers show off their new class shirts. They

are students in Mrs. Barb Hart’s class. (photo by Barb Hart) Left: Students in Mrs.

Hart’s class show off the

landform project they

completed. See the arti-

cle on the next page. Bart Hart Photo