Just under one month until we charge back to school!
Some reminders as you prepare:
1.) Supply lists were sent home in the June Newsletter & can also be found on our website.
2.) Kindergarteners, 7th graders, and all JH & HS sports participants need to have current physicals for the 19-20 school year. Physical forms can be found on our website, the NSAA website, or picked up at school. Forms must be turned in before the first day of practice for Fall athletics!
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If there are any students interested helping with the next blood drive, at the Parish Center in Cedar on the 19th, could you please email Kyle Jensen at kyle.jensen@redcross.org. With volunteering, you would be awarded a 50 dollar gift card and a chance at a 1,000 scholarship. You would be asked to recruit other students, faculty, and other community members to donate to support the need. We are shooting for recruiting of ten donors for each volunteer. If any questions, contact Kyle, Linda Braun or Mary Morgan. Thank you.
It's Amazon's prime day! For those that are participating, please use the smile.amazon.com and find Riverside Public School Foundation and portions of your purchase will contribute money toward our schools! Happy shopping!! 🛍️🛒🏷️
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Here is another link for polos and jackets. We have some great options to choose from!
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https://stadiumsportsoneill.com/collections/screenprint-and-embroidery/products/riverside-chargers
Here is our online order form for Riverside apparel for the 2019-2020 year! Orders due by July 26th! Spread the word! Code: Chargers
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https://stadiumsportsoneill.com/collections/screenprint-and-embroidery/products/riverside-chargers-screenprint-items
Hello all football parents! I hope your summer is going well! Football season is just around the corner. We will have a team football camp from 9-11 am from July 22nd-26th. Then again from 5:30-7:30 pm the 29th-31st which would be the nights of the youth football camp. I apologize for the short notice. Please remind your boys of the schedule as well. Next year we will have a schedule in place much sooner. I am looking forward to this season and expect to get a lot of good work done during the camp. If you have questions/concerns you can contact me at (308)223-9491. Thank you!
Cory Valasek
Summer School info and registration forms for all incoming 1st-5th graders are due Friday, July 12th. They are available on our website! Click on "Forms" under the "Parents" section (or click here https://5il.co/7z8x). Please
Happy fourth of July to all of our Riverside friends and families! Have a wonderful holiday and make sure to be safe. Thank you to all those who have and/or currently serving our great country! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆🎇
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The Speech Retreat that was scheduled for July 1 for any high school students interested in competing on the speech team has been rescheduled for July 22 at 9 am.
Best of luck to @RSChargers, @Tmarty23 representing the Charger blue and gold another time in the Sertoma classic! Live feed is below. Going to be a heck of a game with lots of talent on the field!
https://strivsports.com/2019-8-man-all-star-game/
Our girls getting some game time experience with a camp in Boone Central today! They battled and played well together.
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Summer School info and registration forms for all incoming 1st-5th graders are now available on our website! Click on "Forms" under the "Parents" section (or click here https://5il.co/7z8x).
Week #2 of lifting was off to a fantastic start! We have many student athletes getting better and improving for themselves and their teams! Keep up the great work and continue to push each other to #outworkyesterday
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🏋️♂️Weight Room Opens Tomorrow 🏋️♀️
The hours will be from 7-9 with transportation from Spalding to Cedar and back. Leaving Spalding at 630am. Middle school students won’t start until next week.
June 3rd on will be Mon, Tues, Th, Fri. Middle school is welcomed Tue & Th!
How about a round of applause for our student-track-athletes and their coaches for a fantastic year! Through the weather, through the doubting and through the rollercoaster of a season, they were able to compete and every athlete was able to get better and make PRs. Congrats to our four state qualifiers and the medals that were brought home! Also thank you to Ms. Kaczor & Mr. Wragge for the constant updates from Burke! Looking forward to seeing what next year brings!
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Update from Ms. Peterson - Day 2 of COLT included more leadership development, creating a Player’s Creed, and working on the chapter’s Program of Activities. The officers have some exciting plans for the coming year!
🚨Burke Update:🚨
She did it!!! Alix Bloom takes the 🥇 in the 200 with a time of 25.929! Congratulations on a heck of a @RSChargers career and taking care of business to wrap up your senior year!
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🚨Update from Burke:🚨
Hope made her opening height of 8 foot to start the day in pole vault!!! One of her best jumps! She couldn't make the next height but what a way to end her year! Congratulations on a great season 🎉.
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🚨Burke Update:🚨
We have a 3 time state champion. Alix in the 100!!! With a time of 12.55 🥇🏃♀️💨
Jeffrey records a 6th place spot in long jump as well! 🏅🦘
Great work to both of you! Alix has the 200 left and Hope has the the pole vault!
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🚨Update from Burke:🚨
Jeffrey just won his heat with a jump of 20 ft even! There are two more heats to go so we will see if he has made finals after that. Great work!
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🚨Update from Burke🚨
Alix jumped really good. 33’0” even. Finished 11th and was 5 inches from making finals. Great work! On to the 100 and 200 finals for her.
Hope is going to be competing in the Pole Vault and Jeffrey has long jump! Best of luck!
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Update from Ms. Peterson-- Day 1 of COLT has been busy and productive! The officers have learned about being an effective leader, their officer responsibilities, and started planning for next year! Keep up the good work into Day 2 today!
🚨Update from Burke:🚨
Bloom runs a PR with 26.25 in the 200 and makes finals! She won her heat, which was the fastest of the meet so far! Keep grinding!
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🚨Update from Burke🚨
Ryan just ran his 2 mile race. Finished with a time of 10:58.5. Finished with the place of 15th! Great season Ryan and congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
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🚨Update from Burke🚨
We have a state champion! Alix Bloom was sitting in second by .25" with one jump remaining...she jumped 17'7.75 to take 1st and the remaining four jumpers couldn't beat it! She wears the 🥇 and takes the long jump! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
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🚨Update from Burke🚨
Alix has qualified for finals in the 100 and will run tomorrow for a chance for 🥇.
Jeffery did not make finals in triple jump but has another shot in long jump tomorrow.
Ryan runs in 45 mins and Hope is on deck for tomorrow to jump!
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Today on News Channel Nebraska TV and ncnsportsnow.com! @NCNSports coverage begins at 8:45 a.m. Great luck to our four student-athletes who will be competing! Run fast, jump far and jump high! 🏃🏃♀️👟💨
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What an incredible day to celebrate our final day with the elementary & junior high students! Thank you to everyone who helped at the movie theater and the staff/JH students running an awesome field day! Have a great summer ☀️
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Congratulations to the Class of 2031! Our kindergarteners have earned their diploma and are ready for 1st grade! Proud of these kiddos and shout out to Mrs. Heikes & Ms. Grape for helping these kids grow throughout the year! 🎓👨🎓👩🎓
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Big day and night for Cedar's kindergartners because it is their last day of school and also they will be graduating tonight! The ceremony starts at 7pm. Look forward to having all over for their big night!
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This past Saturday our 7 seniors walked across the stage and became the newest Riverside Public Schools Alumni members! Congrats Class of 2019! We are so proud of you!
Come and celebrate the accomplishments of our Middle School students!
Tomorrow, May 14th at 7:00 pm is the Middle School Awards Night and 8th Grade Promotion at the Spalding Site.
Our precision ag class took the drone out to take a look at germination of corn. It's a little early but could really help out the future of agriculture!
#PlanningForTheFuture 🌽🐄👨🌾👩🌾
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🎓 Tomorrow is GRADUATION DAY! 🎓 Doors open at 1:00 with ceremony beginning at 2:00. If you can’t make it, you can catch it live on our Striv page!
https://striv.tv/channel/riverside/
🚨District Track Results🚨
Congrats to all of our student-athletes who are #BurkeBound! To those whose season came to an end, you did a great job at improving every day! Every one earned a PR at some point and that is impressive! Great work to all!
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🚨Track Update🚨
Great start to the day! We have 7 new PRs so far!
Also- Alix, Jeff and Hope qualified for state! Congratulations and keep grinding!
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Best of luck to our track athletes and coaches as districts in Osceola is underway! Continue to reach for your PRs and get those tickets punched for state! Throw far, jump long & high, and run fast! 🏃🏃♀️💨🥇🥈🥉🏆
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One of those bittersweet moments where the PK students had their last day yesterday! Our AM and PM class has grown and matured so much over the course of the year! These kids are ready for their next adventure in kindergarten!
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Picture from today Preschool Promotion at the Spalding site! Thank you for a wonderful program and school year!
We are looking forward to tonight's evening to honor our students with their dedication in and out of the classroom! Awards night, in Cedar, starts with dinner at 6pm with the program to follow around 645pm.
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Schedule of events for District Track this coming Friday at Osceola.
Good morning! Just a reminder that we have our High School Awards Night tomorrow (May 9th) with dinner at 6pm. Freshman & Juniors are to bring a salad or side. Sophomores and seniors are to bring a dessert! We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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Teacher appreciation continues with a fantastic pizza meal from the REA and then a little massage session for hands and/or necks with essential oils! Needless to say, the rooms were smelling good! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
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It is becoming real...our seniors have a great class breakfast provide by the Methodist Church, had an effective practice to prepare for Saturday, went through the senior slide show and finished with a "final walk" of the school halls (video coming).
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Yesterday the Seniors went on their final outing as a class! It was a fun day of bowling, laser tag, arcade games, and mini golf!
🚨Change of Schedule Alert🚨
1. Golf academy is postponed until tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7th)
2. District track is being moved from Wednesday to Friday (May 10th) due to rain.
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To all the students, teachers, staff and families of Riverside Public Schools, let this day be a great one 😁! The force will be with you, always...as will your family of RPS! Have a fantastic weekend!
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Trent, Tyeler, Trey and Charlie in action with their Pop-up Shop "Tripl3 TC Sweets" were busy selling treats and lemonade! #entrepreneurship #projectbaselearning
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The seniors wanted to go out in style & give the students/staff a good laugh this morning. Last day of class is upon us! We wish you the best & and can't wait to see you walk across that stage! #theyvolunteeredtocleanup #greatkids
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Here are the results from Humphrey's track invite. Many PRs and a school record broken by Ryan Berger! He ran a personal best in the two mile and beat the record by .06! Congratulations to all and keep pushing towards districts!
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Our entrepreneurship class is off & rolling with their "Pop-up Shops"! Their goal is to sell as much as they can & beat their competitors! Groups are formed & ready to go!
"Fun in the Sun" was the first company up! Going to be a fun week!
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What a fantastic turnout for our STEM morning! Thank you to all the parents, students and staff for setting for a great start of the day!
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The Drivers Education student/parent meeting has been moved to May 15th at 7 PM in the Cedar Rapids Library.
FFA hand a fantastic banquet! Congratulations to all the members and the new officers! Shout out to Ms. Peterson for another successful year! Our seniors will be missed! Many awards and many memories!
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Just a reminder: Cedar site Stem is May 1st (tomorrow) from 7:30am-8:30am. If you plan on coming, could you please call or email the office so we can get a count for breakfast! Look forward to seeing you there!
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We had our 3rd graders put on a poetry slam this afternoon! They did such a great job with both solos and duets! I think we will have some up and coming speechers in the near future! Great job to Mrs. McPhillips' class!
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Here our the results from the Goldenrod Conference Track meet that took place today! Check-out all of those PRs! Awesome work by all of our student-athletes!
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Just a reminder: Cedar site Stem is May 1st (Wednesday) from 7:30am-8:30am. If you plan on coming, could you please call or email the office so we can get a count for breakfast! Look forward to seeing you there!
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Here are our Workhorses 🐎 and Students of the Month 👩🏫👨🏫 for April! Congratulations and great work to all these deserving individuals! Continue to push yourselves to the end!
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Good luck to all of our track athletes and coaches as they compete in the Goldenrod Conference track meet in Humphrey! Go get those PRs!
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Schedule for the Goldenrod Conference track and field meet tomorrow (4/26) at Humphrey! Good luck to everyone!
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Attention Riverside Families!
Cedar is having their STEM day in the morning of Wednesday, May 1st! We will have a muffin breakfast, a quick meeting and then fun challenges put on by our students! Come on out from 730am-830am!
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Here are the results from the CNTC Grand Island invite today: In the long jump- Alix got 2nd & jumped a 16'2.75. 1st place was 16'3. Jeff got 6th & Jumped a 19'8. Alix ran a 12.82 in the 100 for a 1st place! Congratulations to both of you!
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Hope everyone had a wonderful extended weekend and ready to kick off an exciting week! We will start back with Steve Vandewalle‘s normal bus route tomorrow. Here’s hoping for great weather so this continues for the rest of the school year and thank you for your patience.
Congratulations to Jeff Schmeits and Alix Bloom for qualifying for this years CNTC! Jeff qualified in the long jump and Alix in long jump and the 100 meter dash.
P.S. I know the schedule says 2017, but this is the schedule they are using!
The Spalding Site Music Department held their Spring Concert Tuesday, April 16th.
Great article over our own Alix Bloom! Keep up the great work!
https://www.theindependent.com/sports/preps/track_and_field/riversides-s-alix-bloom-is-putting-together-a-strong-season/article_0e94e8bc-60b7-11e9-81e1-6fa663dfa7d3.html
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Congratulations go out to our high school tracksters who competed yesterday in O'Neill's track meet! Had plenty of medals and PRs! Don't be satisfied! Great work both by student athletes and coaches!🏃🏃♀️👟💨🥇🥈🥉🏆
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Congratulations to the following students who medaled at the Junior High Track Meet today in Fullerton:
Girls Triple Jump, Kayce Martinsen, 5th Place
Girls 400 Meter Relay; Ashtyn Heikes, Kaimyn Rutten, Emma Rankin, Kayce Martinsen; 6th Place
Boys Pole Vault, Carson Bloom, 1st Place
Boys 100 Meter Hurdles, Andrew Krick, 3rd Place
Boys 100 Meter Dash, Andrew Krick, 4th Place
Boys 200 Meter Hurdles, Andrew Krick, 3rd Place
Boys 400 Meter Relay; Carson Bloom, David Lozano, Antonio Ayona-Zoucha, Andrew Krick; 4th Place
The Middle School Track Team is participating in the Fullerton Track Meet today!
They are off! Best of luck to our high school track squad as they head to O'Neill today! Also, JH track is in action with an invite in Fullerton! Go get yourselves some PRs!
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Today was a great day! Riverside was selected for the Great Plains Communication Innovative Learning Grant! Mrs. Kelley and Mrs. Rankin wrote the grant to promote STEM education!
Congratulations to Mrs. Rankin for being selected as the Great Plains Communications Outstanding Teacher of the Year! Your hard work does not go unnoticed! Thank you for all you do for Riverside!
Our Agriculture 9th graders taking advantage of our beautiful Nebraska weather! They say it will probably snow tomorrow but oh well🤦🏼♂️, they will enjoy it while they have it!
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Spalding Site Kindergarten Round-up is underway! Incoming kindergartners are making ice cream with the help of the eighth graders and running through different activities.
Happy spring! We will be having a normal 8 AM start tomorrow. Please use caution and allow extra time for travel. Reminder, Steve Vandewalle’s bus route will continue as a pickup and drop off site in Belgrade only. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
The Spalding Site Music Concert scheduled for tonight is postponed until Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 pm.
Riverside Public School will be closed Thursday, April 11 due to weather. Stay safe everyone!
🚨🚨The Burwell track meet for this Friday has been cancelled and there will be no make-up date🚨🚨
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Good morning Riverside families. Due to the current road conditions and anticipated weather the rest of the week, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, we will return to one pickup and one drop off site for Steve Vandewalle‘s bus route until further notice. We will have a pick up point in Belgrade at the bus barn at 7:15 AM and a drop off point around 3:55 PM. For those that will now be taking and/or picking your child up from school, the doors open at 7:30 AM for breakfast with classes starting at 8 AM. School dismisses at 3:36 PM for pick-up. We are sorry for this inconvenience and we will keep you updated when we are able to provide the normal busroute again.
Here are the track highlights from yesterday's track meet!
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Good morning! Starting the week off with a 💥. Track is off and rolling to Loup City for an invite and then we have elementary and high School musical concert at 7pm in Cedar! Look forward to seeing many of you there. Best of luck to all! Happy Monday!
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High school students and staff spreading kindness throughout the school by helping cleaning up around the football field, the fence line and the playground on Friday! Thank you to everyone who helped to make our school beautiful once again! 💪🧹🧼🧽💙💛
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Please visit the “Riverside FFA” Facebook Page for a recap on all of the amazing accomplishments of our kids at State FFA! What a great job over the 3 days & special thanks to Ms. Peterson for leading another successful year!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/147780811903420/
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Congratulations to the Riverside JH Track team on a successful meet yesterday in Osceola! All student athletes competed well and it was a great way to start the season.
Individual medalists include:
Kayce Martinsen (Triple Jump 3rd Place)
Andrew Krick (3rd Place 100 Meter Dash, 3rd Place 100 Meter Hurdles)
David Lozano (4th Place Shot Put)
Girls 4x1 6th Place (Ashtyn Heikes, Averi Fulton, Emma Rankin, Kayce Martinsen)
Boys 4x1 3rd Place (Carson Bloom, David Lozano, Antonio Ayona-Zoucha, Andrew Krick)
Boys 4x4 6th Place (Billy Glesinger, Casey Greger, Marty Bailey, Hayden Clark)
Our next meet will be Tuesday, April 9th in Albion at 3 o’clock. We hope to have a good next few days of practice and hope to see as many supporters there as possible. Go Chargers!
Tomorrow, Riverside will have members on stage at all 3 convention sessions. If you would like to watch, here is the live stream link.
Session 5 @ 9am (Neeley and Molly’s Agriscience Fair results)
Session 6 @ 1:30 (Ag Biotech Results and Mariah’s Sr. public speaking results)
Session 7 @ 4:30 (Seniors receive State FFA Degrees)
https://livestream.com/Inspirmedia/NEFFA2019
Wrapping up a successful day #2 of 2019 FFA state convention with a chapter meeting! These kids are making memories and learning valuable skills for their future!
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Congrats to these students for having perfect attendance in the third quarter.
All smiles for everyone involved in air hockey during Junior High PE today!
Good luck to the Riverside FFA members competing at the 91st Nebraska State FFA Convention this week!
🏅State FFA Degree Recipients- Bubba Bloom, Morgan Haschke, Ty Martinsen
👩🏻⚖️ Sr. Public Speech- Mariah Marisch
👩🔬🔬👨🔬 Agriscience Fair Projects- Keaton and Trey Carraher, Neeley Greger and Molly Carraher, Paul VanDeWalle and Michael Bernt, HaiLee McCready and Haley Munn, Miranda Langer and Hope Schalk, Patrick Groeteke and Trent Carraher
👨🔬🐟👩🔬 Agrisciene- Miranda Langer, Patrick Groeteke, Tristan Nolan-Ray, Hope Schalk
🌷🌻🌹Floriculture- Morgan Haschke, Neeley Greger, Molly Carraher, Ashlei Bower
🌽🐂🚜 Farm Management- Ty Martinsen, Morgan Haschke, Michael Bernt, Trey Carraher
💼🧾✒️Ag Sales- Ryan Berger, Tony Berger, Trent Carraher, Chris Esch
🔬🐐🧪Ag Biotech- Mariah Marisch, Kelsie Hupp, Dalton Rankin, Molly Carraher
Riverside has had K-8th grade wrestling happening every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the month of March! Here are some photos of the kids. Thank you for all the help by coaches, students and parents for making it a great event!
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Congratulations to Aaron, Maycee, and Casey G. for being named RPS-Spalding Site Third Quarter Outstanding Students!
3rd graders we're hypothesizing on which vehicle would go farther & being able to describe the how/why the results occured. They reviewed the terms of friction, resistance and the effects of gravity! Great work and look at that throwing form from Mrs. McPhillips!
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Order your RPS Yearbook online now-April 26! Name stamp feature is available online only. https://bit.ly/2WJhnah
You can also order a yearbook later in the year by calling either office & sending payment of $30. We must have the payment in order to reserve your yearbook.
Good evening! Hope everyone is ready for an awesome week. We will be returning to our normal bus route and time for Steve's morning route. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Thank you!
Making it...rain??? Our kinders explored how rain gathers in a cloud and when it can't hold any more, it pours! The use of water, shaving cream and blue food coloring! Pretty cool and creative idea! 🌧️⛈️🌧️
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In honor of opening day yesterday, our freshman PE has begun their wiffle ball unit! The competition is intense! ⚾🔥
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Our kindergarteners delivered their cans they have gathered over this winter break! And what better way to celebrate than with some ice cream!!! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the food drive!
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Opening track meet for our Riverside track athletes and coaches! They are heading off to Ravenna this morning and begin events at 9am! Best of luck to everyone and go dominate the day! 🏃🏃♀️👟💨🥇🥈🥉🏆
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The joys of exploring the external and internal parts of a perch! Our freshman ag students learning the digestive system within other organisms! Pretty sweet stuff going on here at RPS!
#HandsOnLearning 🔪🐟
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Because of a snowy forecast predicted for Friday, the Pleasanton Track meet has been moved UP this week to Wednesday (3/27). Please share and let others know!
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Our awesome students, staff and community donating items to help our neighbors in St. Ed who are dealing with the outcomes from recent flooding. Thank you to all who have and continue to help others during these difficult times! 🙏💪
#NebraskaStrong
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Author Stacy Krevcik Miller reading her story "Suzie Saves the Day" to our elementary students yesterday! Thank you for arranging this opportunity!
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Guest author Stacy Kreycik Miller stopped by to read her story, "Suzie Saves the Day." It was great to hear from a Nebraska author.
Round 2 is under way! State Speech 2019!
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A little pre-team skate and bonding time! Over the hour, they got very good! Buuuuut I think we'll stick to speaking😉😂
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What a great send off for our state bound speech competitors!!! We had HS & elementary students come to listen to a snippet of their speeches! Great work and best of luck to everyone!
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Shout out to our seniors in our entrepreneurship class & Mrs. Holka for such a well ran coffee shoppe aka "The Grind" ☕! They take care of everyone and make a great cup of joe or iced coffee! Keep up the great work and being outstanding role models for our school!
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What a fantastic job by our students!!! They did a great job and learned some valuable critiques from the judge. Excellent job to both singers and coaches! Great luck to our solo band performers!
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We are ready! Just waiting our turn! #BeACharger ⚡⚡
It's all about the music today! Band and Choir are off and heading to Central Valley for Conference Music! Best of luck to all of our kiddos who are singing and playing an instrument! Give it your all!
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Want an awesome experience? Our students have the opportunity to listen to Stacey Kreycik Miller, from the Kreycik Elk & Buffalo Ranch, read her new book about Suzie! "Suzie Saves the Day" is a lovable tale of an elk's heroic moment to save her beloved kin. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a signed book for $13 if interested! This will take place this Friday, March 22nd at 1pm.
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Good evening! We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at our normal start time of 8 am! Reminder, Steve VanDeWalle's bus route (Belgrade area) will have pickup in Belgrade by the bus barn only at 715am. We will not be driving country roads with the bus. Drop off will be the same as well at the bus barn around 4pm. All other routes are the same. For those that travel the country roads, allow extra time to drive. If you are to be late, please call the office and let us know ahead of time. Be safe and we look forward to having a great week!
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Good evening Riverside families. Due to the conditions of country roads we will NOT be able to offer Steve Vandewalle‘s bus service until further notice. Where Highway 56 did open up today, we will have a pick up point in Belgrade at the bus barn at 7:15 AM if you wish to have your child picked up there. That will be our drop off point after school each day as well around 3:55 PM. For those that will now be taking and/or picking your child up from school, the doors open at 7:30 AM for breakfast with classes starting at 8 AM. School dismisses at 3:36 PM for pick-up. We are sorry for this inconvenience and we will keep you updated when we are able to provide the normal busroute again.
With everything that has happened this past week, we were unable to collect very many RSVP’s for our Title I/STEM/Title III Parent night for next Tuesday, March 19. Please do us a huge favor by filling out this form to give us an idea of how many supplies we still need to collect.
You only need to fill this form out if you have a Spalding site student in grades Pre-K thru 5th or a Riverside Middle School student. Please fill the form out even if you are not planning on attending.
https://goo.gl/forms/xSPhml0ixUk6lUyd2
Supplies that are needed: 2 liter pop bottles, toilet/paper towel rolls, and any type of cardboard boxes(ex-cereal, pancake, pop tart, crackers)
Bring these to the Spalding Site office if you have any of these.
Thank you!!
Due to the extensive flooding and conditions of roads, Riverside Public School will NOT be having school Friday, March 15th. Please use extreme caution when traveling and stay safe Charger Nation. Our hearts go out to you and the entire state of Nebraska.
Riverside Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, March 14 due to road conditions!
Riverside Public School is closing immediately due to extreme flooding. Our counties have been elevated to a code red where travel is not advised. Please contact the school office if you can not make it to pick up your child as we will help make additional arrangements.
🚨There will be no MakerSpace today after school for Cedar site students.🚨 Please pass along to all who may need to know! Thank you!
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And they're off!!! Best of luck to all our @RSChargers speech students as they head to Loup City for Districts today! Trust yourselves and leave it all on the stage! Go punch that 🎟️ to state! #BeACharger ⚡⚡
We will be having our Cedar Rapids: Read Across America (celebrating reading) starting tomorrow! This will take place all week (3/11 - 3/15)! Attached is the dress up days! Tomorrow is bring your favorite stuffed animal to school! Looking forward to it!
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🏀🥉Tune in today at 3pm on KING FM 103.9, for Boys State Basketball 3rd place game, Riverside taking on FCSH.
⚡Go Chargers!!⚡
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Good morning Charger Nation! 3rd place is on the line & we have the opportunity to cheer on our team one last time for the year. It is the last time that we will see our seniors on the court in RPS Jerseys so come on out to Lincoln Southeast at 3pm & bring the noise!
#beachtheme
It's about that time!!! Tip off in 2 minutes!
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The sun's up and a new day is upon us! The Chargers ⚡ are up and going preparing for their second round matchup vs. the Osmond Tigers 🐯 at 830pm at The Devaney Center. Great win last night but time to reset and recharge for Semi-final action! Best of luck!
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Nothing like a little halftime entertainment by our RPS dance team! #BeACharger ⚡⚡
35-30 Chargers over T-wolves at half
If you are still needing your Riverside State Basketball Shirts, you may pick them up today at the Rapid Stop in Cedar. This does not include any shirts that are on backorder. Go Chargers! Take State!
It's that time of year! Our Chargers are preparing for tonight's opening night of Class D2 NSAA Boys State Championships! We play Exeter-Milligan at 7pm at Lincoln East High School. Play together, trust yourselves and play for one another! Best of luck!!!
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Riverside Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, March 7 due to weather! If you are headed to the state tournament today, please travel safely!! Best if luck today Chargers!!!
Speech time!!! Riverside speech invite taking place in Cedar Rapids today! Competition should begin around 9am so come on down and see all our talented kids compete! Best of luck to everyone and earn those medals! 🎭🥇🥈🥉🏆
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Students celebrated Day 2 of Read Across America by wearing red and doing a Thing 1 and Thing 2 activity.
🚨State Theme Days🚨
As voted on by students. Please spread the word and have all students know each day! Best of luck to our boys and we look forward to cheering you on to victory!
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Best of luck to all of our FFA members who are participating in the district CDEs today in Columbus! You've prepared and are ready to dominate! Enjoy the moment and enjoy the time with friends!
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Due to the forecast of dangerously cold wind chills tomorrow morning along with some drifting of roads, Riverside Public Schools will have a 10:00 Late Start on Monday, March 4th. No morning preschool. Travel safely!!
Hey Riverside Community! Come join us this Monday at the Cedar Site for the Boys State Basketball Pep Rally at 6:00 pm followed by Community Speech Night at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
Check out our awesome data diving, goal generating, and curriculum creating teachers! Thanks to our admin and ESU10's Kelly Clapp for facilitating our day!
Congratulations to our players and coaches as they punch their ticket to state with a win over Wallace 65-38!
Good evening RPS families. We will have a regular start time tomorrow. Please allow extra travel time as we know winter road conditions exist. Also, 8th grade students will not be traveling to Northeast Community College on Friday. It has been rescheduled to March 21st.
Good morning. There will be NO school today, Wednesday. The Conference Speech meet has also been canceled. Enjoy your day scooping snow and sledding!
We will have a 10 AM late start for all 9-12 students tomorrow. Remember, no school for PK-8 due to the speech meet starting at 11 AM. We will have more weather related updates in the morning. Have a great evening.
The FFA pancake feed has been postponed due to weather. It is rescheduled for next Sunday, February 24 from 9am to 1pm. Thank you for understanding and see you next Sunday!
The games with Central Valley tonight have been cancelled. Best of luck to the boys in subdistrict play Tuesday night in Albion!