The press is invited to attend as Rivermont celebrates the Middle Ages on Monday, September 14th

Chris Szymanski, a former Navy Seal and member of Team USA for the Medieval Battle World Championship in 2013, will be here on Monday, September 14th, along with his wife Toni, who recently completed her doctorate in gifted education at UI and has been appointed to Western Kentucky University's faculty. They will share their love of history, honor, and making international friends.

An Elizabeth I costume along with various 14th-century reproduction items of clothing will be on display and students will have the opportunity to try on various pieces of armor.
Mr. Szymanski, who travels the world competing in medieval battle competitions, (They were in Russia this summer.) is planning to demonstrate a real medieval battle.

Presentation are scheduled in various PE classes during the day, the schedule is a follows:

9:25-10:15
10:40-11:35
11:40-12:30
1:05-2:00
2:00-2:40

It promises to be an exciting day!

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"A Taste of Rivermont"

An event celebrating the diversity of our students and faculty.

Date: June 7, 2015

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Location: Rivermont Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Drive, Bettendorf (Rain or shine)

An alcohol-free, family-friendly event.

FEATURING "TASTES" FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Also included: Silent Auction, cash raffle, live entertainment
from the RME Winter Blues All-Stars, the Barley House Band, and Rivermont students
as well as a kid's "Fun Zone" with bounce house, face-painting, balloon clowns and stilt-walking juggler.

Proceeds to benefit the school.

With a 2015 Iowa AP (Advanced Placement) Index of 5.33, Rivermont Collegiate is again the top ranked AP school in Iowa.

The Belin-Blank Center of The University of Iowa College of Education annually releases the Iowa AP Index to recognize Iowa high schools for providing Advanced Placement opportunities. The 2015 Iowa AP Index is based on May 2014 AP exams and graduation data. The formula is the number of AP exams given divided by the number of students in the graduating class. A high AP Index is a reflection that a school has a culture that is supportive of and places emphasis on student participation in AP courses and exams.

It's important to note that Magnet schools, Specially Accredited College Preparatory schools (Rivermont Collegiate), non-accredited schools, and home schools are not included in the AP Index Top 50 ranking. These schools, however, can receive special recognition for their score, as Rivermont has. Furthermore, because all schools are scored using the same formula, the Iowa AP Index provides a fair comparison across all school sizes and types, whether schools are included in the AP Index Top 50 ranking or not.

For more information on the Iowa AP Index, visit http://www.iowaapindex.org/index.htm

Rivermont Collegiate is the Quad Cities' only Private College Prep School for PreSchool through 12^th Grade.

Visit www.rivermontcollegiate.org or call 563-359-1366.

On Monday, May 4th, Rivermont Collegiate students competed amongst 700 students from 110 schools across Iowa in the state's National History Day contest in Des Moines. State competition champions are invited to compete in the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland June 14-18, 2015.

The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest will comprise nearly 3,000 students from the United States, Guam, America Samoa, Department of Defense Schools in Puerto Rico, and international schools in China, Korea and South Asia for scholarships and prizes.

We are exceptionally proud to announce that Rivermont students will be representing the state of Iowa at the national competition. Among those recognized include :

·         Manasa Pagadala (10th Grade), Shivani Ganesh (10th Grade), Emilia Porubcin (10th Grade), Kenton Fee (9th Grade), Hema Chimpidi (10th Grade)

National Competition Qualifier

Division: Senior

Category: Group Performance (topic: Women's Suffrage)

• Lauren Schroeder (8th Grade)
  National Competition Qualifier
  Division: Junior
  Category: Individual Documentary (topic: Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

·         Anastasia Eganova (11th Grade)

National Competition Alternate, Women's History Award

Division: Senior

Category: Individual Paper (topic: Mother Jones)

Rivermont students worked tirelessly on their projects and presentations and we could not be more proud and excited for this exceptional opportunity. Good luck to our National Qualifiers as they prepare for the competition in June.

For more information about The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, visit: www.nhd.org

Rivermont Collegiate is the Quad Cities' only Private College Prep School for PreSchool through 12th Grade. For more information visit: www.RivermontCollegiate.org

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