3-26-12

Riverview Students Soar like Eagles!

We are proud of all our students at Riverview and their countless successes beyond academic achievement. Last week alone, a fifth grader tried-out for and made a select hockey team based out of Denver, another performed in the Durango Performing Arts Company production of “Phantom Toolbooth, Jr.”, and a kindergartner was honored by the school board for his art work (the only kinder receiving the honor). And that was just one week!

This past weekend, Riverview had four Destination Imagination teams compete at the regional competition. All four performed at a high level. The DI Martians, the Golfballeopians, and the DI Mad Minds all took first place in their division and have been invited to the state tournament! Riverview’s 4th grade team, the Dun Dun Dah's placed 3rd, which is outstanding for a 4th grade team.

In addition, the Golfballeopians took home three additional first place awards: the Renaissance Award for best skit and production, a second Renaissance Award for the best overall creativity, engineering, and teamwork, and they placed first in the improvisation contest.

For those not familiar with the Destination Imagination competition, it takes quite a bit of time and commitment from students (and parents!) to reach the type of success that our students achieved. The recent accomplishments of all these students are precursors to the life success they all will experience with their common characteristics of commitment, perseverance, work ethic, and problem solving.

We couldn’t be more proud of the young people who energize the Riverview classrooms everyday and thank parents for sending us students ready to learn everyday.