Dear Rivermont Community,
Well, here it is. The last HEADlines of the school year. It has been an exciting year with so many accomplishments and firsts. Once again the students and faculty of Rivermont have demonstrated that Excellence comes first, Character is expected, and Creativity can be found in every corner! Please be sure to join us on Wednesday and Friday of next week as we celebrate these accomplishments, hear what our seniors learned about themselves and their chosen field in the Senior Projects, and graduate our 125th class of seniors! These students join the ranks of an exceptional group of leaders, philanthropists, professionals and engaged citizens who make up our ALUMNI!
This weekend marks the commemoration of those who have sacrificed for our freedoms and prosperity.
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. (http://www.usmemorialday.org/
In honor of the day we reprint the poem that inspired the tradition of poppies to remember.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
In Flanders fields.
Have a safe and restful long weekend,
Rick St. Laurent
Headmaster
The Class of 2012
| Matt Newsome University of Pennsylvania |
| Meghana Yerrapothu University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Joann Weeks Benedictine University |
| Pavane Gorrepati Yale University |
| Meghana Pagadala California Institute of Technology |
| Christine Mbakwe Washington University in St. Louis |
| Ramya Prabhu University of Illinois at Chicago |
Join us for our 125th Commencement Exercises on
