BLUEprint SUMMER 2010 - Riverfield Country Day School

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1 P LETTER FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL MARTY CLARK erhaps more so than any other time of the year, spring is a season of tradition at Riverfield. Annual events, many of which are featured in these pages, quickly fill up the April and May calendar. Students young and old participate in large group traditions like Legacy and Commencement Exercises and smaller functions like field trips and class culminating activities. Some are held on campus, others involve treks outside of town or, in the case of the Middle School Museum Trip to St. Louis, outside Oklahoma. The 13th and 14th of May were especially memorable evenings for Riverfield families and staff as we recognized our 8th and 12th grade graduates. The younger students were 30 strong, the largest number of 8th graders the school has had in many years. And, as is becoming the norm, an overwhelming majority of these students are staying on at Riverfield for their Upper School experience. The 18 Seniors proudly marched into the Clark Gymnasium the following evening to receive their diplomas. Within the group were four students – Darcie Golden, Abby Saizow, Molly Tierney, and Ryan Tracy – who began their years at RCDS in Kindergarden or before. These “lifers” and their families have a special place in all of our hearts. Read more about all our outstanding graduates’ plans for the future on the following page. The Summer edition of the BLUEprint also includes our Annual Report. It is found on pages 12- 14. The lists of donors shown on those pages is a testament to the generosity of our families and friends and their willingness to help fill the gap between tuition and actual cost per student. Our campus is busy each day now with students enjoying the Raven Ramblers Summer Camp experience. From tree house building to tennis, from Build-a-Bear to cooking, we offer a wonderful variety of Adventure, Discovery, and Sports camps for K-12th students. Our campers in the Infants–Pre-K classes love summer fun: enjoying water play, visiting the barnyard and splash pad, or watching the drumline practice. If you or someone you know is looking for summer fun, be sure to check out riverfield.org for more information. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Mission Statement The mission of Riverfield Country Day School is to provide an excellent education in a family oriented atmosphere. Students are motivated and encouraged to learn, develop, and mature in a respectful, secure, and diverse environment. A caring, creative faculty and a challenging, integrated, and personalized curriculum promote the development of the whole student as a confident and responsible learner prepared for real world success.
T he evening of Friday, May 14th was a momentous one as Riverfield graduated its fourth, and largest, class. Eighteen Seniors walked across the stage in the Clark Gymnasium to receive their diplomas and hear from several outstanding speakers. Upper School science teacher Ric Breig was chosen by the Seniors to share words of wisdom with the class. Part of his speech included 18 tokens of wisdom like the following: • Talk to your neighbors. (You are a social organism; it’s in your DNA.) • Change your pillowcase at least once a week because your pillow is literally a zoo of microorganisms. • If you are given a chance to help someone else, do it! Academic Excellence English – Alayna McClendon Foreign Language – Carl Berry (German) and Abby Saizow and Molly Tierney (Spanish) History – Carl Berry Math – Carl Berry and Lynley Fox Science – Ryan Tracy Carl Berry, who graduated two years ahead of schedule, plans to attend OU to study Physics. Darcie Golden will attend OSU to major in Fashion Marketing. Abby Saizow will attend Austin College to pursue a Pre-Veterinary course of study. Faith Blickensderfer will attend Rogers State University to major in Graphic Design. Michael Kelley will attend Austin College and is undecided about his major. Ed Schotter will go to TTC to learn Sound Engineering. B. Thomas Clark Athletic Award Female – Abby Saizow Male – Michael Kelley Excellence in Fine Arts Drama – Hannah Skoog and Steve Pittman Music – Abby Saizow and Ryan Tracy Class of 2010 Jordan Buggs will be at TCC studying English. Alayna McClendon plans to attend OSU to study Accounting. Hannah Skoog plans to attend OU to study Business. • Hold hands before you kiss; get married before you do anything else. • Choose to have integrity no matter how complicated the situation. • When encountering a bear in the wild do not run. You can’t outrun a bear so don’t even try. Several awards were presented to deserving recipients as well. They are listed below: Kalob Crowe will go to NSU to study Business. Sarah McGunegill will go to NSU to major in Psychology. Ana Tamasese will be at the University of Missouri to major in Photography and Business. Philip Richter Exemplary Student Award Carl Berry and Alayna McClendon Tim O’Halloran Citizenship Award Lynley Fox and Hannah Skoog Sam DesPrez will attend OU and is undecided about his course of study. Marisa Morgan will attend OU to major in Public Relations. Molly Tierney will attend the University of Arkansas then go on to med school. Head of School Award Abby Saizow Congratulations to these Seniors for all their hard work. Collectively, they received more than $600,000 in scholarships. The future is certainly theirs for the taking! Lynley Fox will go to OSU to study Accounting. Steve Pittman will be at TCC then go on to OU or OSU in hopes of working for the FBI. Ryan Tracy plans to attend OU to major in Meteorology. 2
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