The Tassel
Graduation 2022 Edition 7
Graduation 2022
We are happy to announce the confirmed date and time of graduation for our 2022 graduates. The graduation ceremony will take place at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:30pm. Each student will receive 15 tickets. During the week of graduation, there will be a mandatory graduation practice at Riverwood International Charter School. Graduation tickets will be distributed at graduation practice.
Please remember that these plans are subject to change if COVID dictates a need to pivot.
Sponsor a Senior for a Herff Jones Graduation Pack
If you would like to sponsor a Senior with their graduation pack, please use the link below to donate.
Cap and Gown will be available for pick on May 3rd during all lunch periods in the Riverwood cafeteria.
SENIOR CLEARANCE & BLUE ENVELOPE
Friday, May 20, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Riverwood Auxiliary Gym
Pay outstanding fines & fees, turn in books & gear, finalize name pronunciation, pick up Blue Envelopes & graduation tickets. *Mandatory for all seniors*
Contact: Celena Lampkin at lampkincr@gmail.com
SENIOR WALK
Date and time: Friday, May 20th at 1pm
Seniors wear their cap and gown and walk the halls of their former school inspiring the younger kids with their accomplishments and visiting former teachers! Students should meet in the lobby at their own elementary school in their cap and gown.
Contact: Kim Bruce at kimbruce12@bellsouth.net
PRELUDE TO GRADUATION
Sunday, May 22, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Riverwood Auditorium
Kick off graduation week at a meaningful program featuring fellow students, senior slide show, and a guest speaker. Sponsored by PTSA. Families welcome. Appropriate attire requested.
Contact: Ilsa Jackson at ilsamendoazajackson@gmail.com
GRADUATION PRACTICE
Monday, May 23, 8:30 am to 11:30 am, Riverwood International Charter School
Dress code for the graduation practice is as follows: Casual Attire - No Pajamas, No Short shorts, No ripped clothing. Graduation tickets will be distributed after graduation practice. *Mandatory for all seniors participating in graduation*
SENIOR CELEBRATION
Monday, May 23, Immediately after Graduation Practice from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
FREE Food, Fun, Games, Rides and Memories courtesy of PTSA. Right after graduation practice - bring clothes to change into and your yearbooks! **ALL seniors invited**
Contact: Leanne Edmondson at leanneedmondson@gmail.com
GRADUATION
Wednesday, May 25, 7:30 pm, Ameris Ampitheatre
Students must arrive by 6:00 pm.
For more information please see The Tassel: https://www.smore.com/kzcs9
Activities
Riverwood Prom Met Gala - April 23, 2022
Riverwood's Prom will be April 23rd at the Biltmore Ballrooms from 8pm to 11pm. Click the link below for more prom details.
Yearbook
Don't miss out on your Riverwood memories!
Yearbooks can be ordered at http://yearbookordercenter.com
Order number: 14147
Order now and only pay $65
Deadline for this price ends 12/31/21
Order from 1/1/22- 2/28/22
$75
Order from 3/1/22- 5/31/22
$85
Questions: Parents can email Mr. Ankerich at ankerichp@fultonschools.org and students can stop by room 1245
Recommendation Requests
Seniors do you need college admission recommendation letters written by your teachers and/or counselors?
For those that do, and will be applying early action or early decision by October 15th, please submit your request for recommendation no later than 10 school days in advance of this deadline. This will allow your teachers and counselors ample time to write glowing letters of recommendation on your behalf. This requires that you submit your requests for recommendations to your teachers and counselors no later than October 1st, so that they have time to complete your recommendation requests. Also, don’t forget to complete your senior recommendation survey in Naviance. Thank you!
https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/18518 Contact your counselor of record for assistance as needed
New Transcript Request Choice
Fulton County Schools continues to explore more ways to provide our parents and students with additional choices and options whenever possible. Based on input and feedback the district received from parents last school year, our students now have the choice to send their unweighted transcripts or weighted transcripts to colleges, universities, and for scholarship opportunities. Within the college application process, some universities and colleges apply different treatments to weighted and unweighted grades/NGAs. With the district’s goal to provide students a choice, schools will be required to have students select whether they want to have their weighted or unweighted transcripts sent to colleges.
If you have made a request for your transcript this year, please be sure to also complete the following form (https://forms.office.com/r/hy7g1Z4w52) today to ensure the swift processing of your transcript request.
Future requests will be processed using the choice provided on this form: https://forms.office.com/r/hy7g1Z4w52. Please allow ten days for the request to be processed except during peak processing times in which the processing times may be longer. All requests will be processed prior to the institutional deadline. For more information, please visit the counseling web page. https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/18518
Virtual College Visits
REPS at Riverwood
Virtual Riverwood College Session Sign Up Procedure
Please follow the steps below to register to attend an information session:
1.Sign on to Classlink (username is your student number and password is your date of birth).
2.Click the Naviance App once in Classlink
3.On the main page of Naviance, scroll down to the bottom of the page and locate the What's New section. A listing of upcoming visits will appear.
4.Once you locate a college which interests you, click on More Info next to the visit information
5.On the next page, in the upper right corner of the page, you will see a green Register button. Click that button to register for the visit.
6.Upon registration, please confirm your absence from class with your teacher. This absence must be approved by the teacher for the class that you will miss. If it is not approved, please log back into Naviance to cancel your registration.
7.Please log in 5 minutes before the scheduled session with the URL emailed to you in the college’s email reminder.
* You must register for events two days (48 hours) prior to college virtual visit. Representatives from colleges will post link for virtual visits one day (24 hours) prior to scheduled visit.
ACT and SAT
Please refer to the following websites for additional SAT/ACT information and test registration:
SAT: www.collegeboard.org
ACT: www.actstudent.org
Riverwood International Charter School CEEB Code:110216
Fee waivers are available for students who receive free/reduced lunch. Contact Mrs. Garber for additional information garber@fultonschools.org. Please email freeandreduced@fultonschools.org or call 470 254 2204 to receive proof of free/reduced lunch eligibility for your student from last year.
Scholarships
Make sure to access all your options with Scholarships through these 3 resources...
https://www.gafutures.org/federal-aid-scholarships/
Naviance will be through Classlink . When you log on, click on the college tab at the top of the website. Then under scholarships & money, click on scholarship list to see a list of the scholarships.
Previous Tassel
October 2021- https://www.smore.com/wn36s
September 2021- https://www.smore.com/wfb38