22ND ANNUAL 9TH GRADE DUTCH OVEN COOK-OFF WINNERS
Thanks to all those who came and participated in our 22nd Annual 9th Grade Dutch Oven Cook-Off on Friday, May 11! Congratulations to our winners:
Judges Choice:
1st place – Alex Evans & Taylor Wood, Team 39
2nd place – Beth Renz & Sage Bales, Team 34
3rd place – Masha Benson & Jackson Porter, Team 40
Best Complete Dutch:
Team 52 – Riley Rugg & Parker Huntzinger
Best Dessert:
Team 49 – Marisa Osorio & Misty Schumann
Best Costume:
Team 7 – Treyson Lyon & Emma Black
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY SERVICE PROJECT
We have an awesome group of kids in our National Junior Honor Society! They just finished their first service project for the inaugural year of Honor Society. As a group they collected: 161 children’s books, 197 miscellaneous Items (including 74 glue containers, 13 pairs of scissors and 27 packets of crayons/markers), and 75 tied fleece blankets!!!
The project was organized by the NHS officers and the items will be donated to Primary Children’s Hospital. A huge thanks to all the NHS members and their advisor, Ms. Dansie!
END-OF-YEAR LIBRARY REMINDERS
Students, remember that you will not receive a yearbook unless all library fines are paid and all books are returned to the library. All books are due on Friday, May 11. The week of Monday, May 14-Thursday, May 17 is the last week the library will be accepting fines. After Friday, May 18, students will have to stand in the long lines at the office. The library will stay open and collect all books until the last day of school
Thank you from the library staff!
2011-2012 CRT TESTING SCHEDULE
CRT Testing at Riverview is underway! Parents, please make sure your student is here on the testing days in his/her English, science, or math classes. The 2011-2012 CRT Testing schedule is as follows:
Monday, April 23-Tuesday, April 24 & Thursday, April 26: English/Language Arts (Hansen,Smith, & Wagstaff)
Monday, April 30-Tuesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 3: English/Language Arts (Cuka, Demke, Duehlmeier, & Wihongi)
Monday, May 14-Tuesday, May 15: Science (Burton, McConnell, & Wood)
Wednesday, May 16-Friday, May 18: Math (Bodily, McGowan, & Rehm)
Monday, May 21-Tuesday, May 22: Math (Craig & Olsen); Science (Wright)
STUDENT BODY ELECTIONS WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of our Student Body Elections this week:
President: Shay Potter
Vice Presidents: Joseph Andreason, Jeremy Jackson
Secretary/Historian: Katie Tingey
MHS Sophomore Representatives: Rachel DeMann, Bailey Pitts
MAG (Murray Association of Girls) Representatives: Savanah Chamberlain, Sarah Heward
Best of luck to our new 2012-2013 officers, and a big thanks to all the candidates who ran this year!
RIVERVIEW REBEL WITH HONOR AWARDS: TERM 3
Congratulations to the recipients of the Riverview Rebel with Honor Awards for Term 3! The Riverview Rebel awards are set up to "catch students doing something nice for other students." Each term, three students in each grade level are chosen for exhibiting good character. (Click on a student's name to read his/her spotlight.)
7th Grade: Skylar Burton, Aubrey Coombs, Daniel Nelson
8th Grade: Connor Dunford, Christine Renshaw, Gelaye Tefera
9th Grade: Nathen Lundberg, Alexis Mros, Taylor Wood
TERRIFIC KID AWARDS: APRIL 2012
Congratulations to Riverview's Terrific Kids for the month of April! The Terrific Kid Program is sponsored by Riverview, the PTSA, and Kiwanis Club. Each month, students are chosen by their teachers for demonstrating respect, honesty, responsibility, tolerance, and caring. (Click on a student's name to read his/her spotlight.)
7th Grade: Alyssa Diaz
8th Grade: Lindsey Roller
9th Grade: Ian Richens
APRIL EARLY BIRD READERS BOOK CLUB
Thanks to all those who came and attended the April Early Bird Readers Book Club this Friday, April 13 at 7:10 A.M. We had a great turnout, fun prizes, and a visit from MHS librarian Melia Fidel, who talked about the Fall 2012 books for Spartan Book Club:
Warped by Melissa Guibord
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
I am Here #1 by Ema Toyama
The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Fight Game by Kate Wild
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein
The Girl in the Green Sweater by Krystyna Chiger
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
For those of you who missed out on any of the Early Bird Reader Book Clubs at Riverview this year, here are all the 2011-2012 book titles:
April Early Bird Readers Books
February Early Bird Readers Books
December Early Bird Readers Books
October Early Bird Readers Books
PINNACLE AWARD WINNER: KATHIE WEBSTER
Congratulations to our amazing band and orchestra teacher Kathie Webster for winning the prestigious Pinnacle Award! The Pinnacle Award recognizes five educators, one classified employee, and one volunteer for their outstanding efforts and excellence in the Murray City School District. Ms. Webster will be an honored guest at the yearly Pinnacle Awards Gala on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Congratulations, Ms. Webster. . .we are so proud of you!
THE REBEL ONLINE NEWSPAPER
The school newspaper is going digital! The Rebel, the all-student staff school newspaper, will now be featured online at the following website: www.riverviewrebel.weebly.com Check it out every month for new articles!
PARENT AND STUDENT REMINDER
When picking up or dropping off students, please be courteous to the residents near our school.
SMITH'S EARN & LEARN PROGRAM
Parents, earn money for Riverview Junior High School every time you use your Rewards card at Smith's Food & Drug stores! To enroll, print off this letter, then present it and your Rewards card to the cashier during your next visit to Smith's. Your cashier will scan the barcode on the letter to link Riverview Junior High to
your card. Then, use your Rewards card every time you shop to earn money for
your school!
CIVIL RIGHTS NOTICE
Murray School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Jim Bouwman, Principal Riverview Junior High
751 Tripp Lane Murray, Ut. 84123
801-264-7446
Scott Bushnell, Director of HR, Student Services & CTE
147 E. 5065 So. Murray, Ut. 84107
801-264-7400
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
