Oregon's 2013 National Merit Scholarship winners were announced today. Riverdale High School's Chloe Larkin is one of Oregon's 27 National Merit Scholarship winners. Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. awards $2,500 scholarships to students with the very highest PSAT and SAT scores who also earn top grades in challenging classes, write a strong essay and show evidence of contributing to their schools and communities. Winners, announced today, rank in the high end of the 99th percentile of the nations seniors, officials say.
Chole will be attending Yale in the fall and has been placed in Directed Studies. Directed Studies, a selective program for freshmen, is an interdisciplinary study of Western civilization. One hundred twenty-five students are accepted each year. Chloe will be studying Economics, Policy and Ethics.
To see the entire list of Oregon National Merit Scholars, click here.
Concluding its search for a superintendent to succeed Interim Superintendent Mike Taylor whose term ends June 30, 2013, the Riverdale School District Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Terry P. Brandon has been selected as the district's next Superintendent effective July 1, 2013. Brandon and the Board are working on the terms of a tentative agreement that will be formalized at a public meeting. The board anticipates making the official offer for the position at its next board meeting.
Riverdale School District is pleased to announce the selection of the new Riverdale Grade School Principal, Joanna Marie Tobin. Ms. Tobin will succeed Interim Principal Lisa Becker, whose term ends June 30, 2013. 
The boys team placed three runners in the top 10. Garen M placed 2nd (17:04), Andre L was 7th (17:37), and Brian G was 10th (18:11). This is the first NWL title for the boys cross country team. In the girls race, Riverdale placed four runners in the top 10. Sophie H was the NWL champion, (21:07), Megan L was 5th (21:33), Maddy H was 8th (24:05), and Natalie J was 9th (24:07). This is the second NWL championship in three years for the girls team.
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is an earnest tale of love, greed, and revolution. The show is set in a town plagued by a 20-year drought, where water has become so scarce that private toilets have become unthinkable. At the mercy of a single dominating corporation who maintains a monopoly on the town’s public amenities, the destitute citizens must pay towering taxes and fines to carry out their most private and basic of needs. Out of the mass of the pitiable, a hero rises to lead his fellow citizens against the tyrannical regime. Drawing from West Side Story, Chicago, and Les Misérables among others, the show irreverently pays witty homage to the great American musical theatre tradition. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America’s greatest art forms.
