The Tassel
Graduation 2022 Edition 2
Graduation 2022
Graduation for our 2022 graduates will take place at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta. The date is tentatively set for Wednesday, May 25. The time and number of tickets available to families will be confirmed in January. Please remember that these plans are subject to change if COVID dictates a need to pivot.
Herff Jones Graduation Pack
Make sure to order your Senior Graduation Pack. This year we are working with Herff Jones for all our graduation needs. See the flyer below to start making your selections.
Homecoming Oct. 16th 8-11PM
Homecoming Dance Ticket Sales are selling out fast! There are two purchase options on GoFan: $15 for Riverwood Students and $20 for Dates of Riverwood Students. Please keep in mind that dates from other high schools must submit discipline paperwork (available on Riverwood's website) and ticket sales are limited to 700 Riverwood students and 100 dates from other high schools. Buy your Homecoming Dance ticket TODAY before they are all gone!
Homecoming Activities
Homecoming t-shirts
Homecoming
October Homecoming Tshirts On Sale
October 6th Powder-Puff
October 7th Spirit Days Begin- more to come
October 15th Homecoming Parade! 6pm
October 15th Homecoming Court! Halftime @ Football Game
Homecoming Dance "Under the Stars"
October 16th, 8pm to 11pm in Hoskyn Stadium
Tickets $15 on sale during lunch in October
Homecoming Court Nominations Begin September 7th with Naviance via Classlink
Stayed Tuned for the Grand Reveal of Riverwood's 2021 Homecoming Theme!
Senior Pictures Information
Student Portraits with Cady Studios
Book online: https://store.cady.com
The FAQ is helpful: https://home.cady.com/frequently-asked-questions/
Email/phone customer support also works: https://home.cady.com/contact/
Students/parents can ankerichp@fultonschools.org with questions.
- The deadline for senior portraits is late November, 2021
- Cady Studios will have “road shoot" dates on campus in Fall 2021 (dates TBD).
- The Yearbook staff will only use Cady portraits for the senior section.
- Cady has a new studio opening on Powers Ferry, which should be more convenient than in previous years (John’s Creek, Acworth, etc).
- Students should begin booking dates as soon as possible.
- Simple sessions start at $30 + digital retouching fees and includes 2 scenes, including the formal/yearbook, cap and gown, and 1 studio scene of their choosing, so don’t feel like you HAVE to buy the Elite package with unlimited scenes for $399.
Senior Ads
Purchasing extended for Senior Ads
NOW THROUGH 10/31/21
Senior Ads can be ordered at http://yearbookordercenter.com
Order number: 14147
See attachment for pricing
Questions: Parents can email Mr. Ankerich at ankerichp@fultonschools.org and students can stop by room 1245
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
College and Career Fair
Wanting to learn more about college applications and scholarships?
Register to attend the North Springs/Riverwood Virtual College Night on October 7 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Scan the QR code posted on flyers throughout the building, social media, and Teams. Pre-registration is required: http://nhsrics.educationconnectlive.com. Talk to live college reps, learn about HOPE and Naviance and interact with HBCU alumni and some of our own current Latino college students.
If you have questions, please contact:
Roxie Garber: garber@fultonschools.org
Jonathan Altidor altidorj@fultonschools.org
Tameka Revere reveret@fultonschools.org
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.