Riverstone Hosts “The Discovery Tour”

July 29th, 2010

More than 160 parents and high school students from the Boise area filled the Elementary School atrium on Tuesday night, July 27, for “The Discovery Tour.” With admissions representatives from five prestigious colleges in attendance, students gleaned tips on applying for college, financial aid, and the college admissions process. Providing a brief overview of their particular institution, the admissions representatives highlighted what makes their institution unique. In addition to stellar academics and extracurricular activities, there are plenty of quirky trivia bits about each as well. Do you know which school has its own dairy and makes its own ice cream? Whose students have “temporarily modified” the Hollywood Hills sign? Which school had someone send a canoe with their application? (Don’t repeat that one please!) Special thanks to the admissions representatives from the following schools for visiting Riverstone and Boise!

* California Institute of Technology
* Columbia University
* Cornell University
* Princeton University
* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Summer School: Sawtooth Traverse Backpackers Head Out

July 26th, 2010

Led by Ben Brock, Riverstone’s Outdoor Program Director, and Jami Whitmer, Spanish teacher, our intrepid backpackers are looking forwarding to escaping the valley’s heat as they embark upon an eight day excursion along the spine of the Sawtooth Mountains. Now how cool is that??

For more summer school classes, check out our website at www.riverstoneschool.org

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Summer School: Hogwarts for Muggles

July 22nd, 2010

The Riverstone Middle School has been magically transformed this week as campers experience Hogwarts for Muggles. Potions, spells, the Enchanted Forest, and more!

Summer school continues several more weeks so check the website for a full listing of remaining summer camps. http://www.riverstoneschool.org/summerschool/index.php

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Riverstone Hosting “The Discovery Tour”

July 21st, 2010

On Tuesday, July 27, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, at 5521 East Warm Springs Avenue, Riverstone will be hosting “The Discovery Tour: Engineering, Science, and Technology,” a session on selective university admissions presented by five prestigious schools:

* California Institute of Technology
* Columbia University
* Cornell University
* Princeton University
* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Area high school juniors and seniors, and their parents, are invited.

Representatives from the five schools will share information with students about refining their college search, the selective college admissions process, essay writing and recommendations, both merit and need-based financial aid, the importance of extracurricular activities, and academic programs in engineering, science, and technology.

Registration for these events is available online at http://www.rpi.edu/dept/admissions/regionalevent/index.html or by calling Rensselaer Admissions at (518) 276-8747. Space is limited for each location and date, so please register as early as possible.

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Riverstone Students: What They’re Up To This Summer

July 19th, 2010

Riverstone’s Nicole B, center stage, performed with her band at this summer’s inaugural Boise RecFest at Ann Morrison Park. Way to go, Nicole!

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Summer School: Tennis with Mr. Lindsay

July 14th, 2010

Future Wimbledon stars…if you missed this session, there’s another one coming up August 2 – 6! To register online or print an application, go to http://www.riverstoneschool.org/summerschool/index.php

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Summer School: Plein Aire Painting with Mr. Jay

June 24th, 2010

The masters had nothing on this crew…

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Summer School: Riverstone Style

June 20th, 2010

Summer fun is underway! Join us!

Computer Camp

Computer Fun!

Computer Fun with Mr. Hamilton

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Tour de Boise!

Tour de Boise with Mr. Baxter and Mr. Jay

Math Camp

Fun with Math!

Fun with Math!

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CSI: Riverstone!

June 18th, 2010

Crime scene tape, fingerprint kits, blood and hair analysis kits, and (gulp) maggots…John Pedersen, Middle School science teacher, guided a group of intrepid crime scene investigators as they worked through the age-old question, “Who Dunnit?” Now that’s some summer fun!

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One Stone Causes Many Ripples

June 13th, 2010

Community service has become a hot topic in schools. Sometimes necessary for club membership, often a graduation requirement, and always great for college applications. But thanks to a philosophy of being student-led, involving learning, and establishing meaningful relationships between the participants and recipients, community service has a different feel, and different name, at Riverstone: service learning.

Idaho Statesman writer, Anna Webb, has written a wonderful article about One Stone, the student-run, service learning organization that was started at Riverstone by the Poppen family in 2002. Kylie P explains the significance of the One Stone name, “Wonderful acts can be similar to a stone thrown in a river – ripples that can build upon each other to change the world.”

A testament to the enthusiasm for their projects and dedication to others, One Stone has twice received national recognition for their collaboration with the Idaho Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Read the full article about One Stone at http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/13/1229045/one-stone-causes-many-ripples.html

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