RIVERSIDE REVIEW Annual Report 2018 - 2019 Table of Contents
1 Head of School’s Message 16 Global Citizenship in the Preschool Years 2 Board of Trustees Year in Review 18 1st Grade Global Citizenship: Passports Around the World 3 Celebrating Mr. Ron 20 2019 Commencement 4 Honoring Our Faculty & Staff 22 Honors & Awards 5 Bo Cotton & J Beatty Williams Outstanding Service Awards 24 Class of 2013
6 Leading the Way 25 Alumni News
7 New Faces at Riverside 26 The Promise Fund & Author in Residence 27 Capers: Cheers to 70 Years 8 Professional Development & The 4th Annual Daily’s Riverside Speakers Kids Duathlon & Tot Trot
10 Student Achievement 28 Riverside Parents Association
12 Health & Wellness Focus 29 Business Partners in 6th Grade 30 Promise Fund Donors 14 Using Design Thinking for Service 36 Endowment Funds
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830 Oak Street | Jacksonville, FL | 904.353.3459 [email protected] | www.rpds.com RIVERSIDE REVIEW Head of School’s MESSAGE 2018-19
It is with gratitude and appreciation that we look back upon the 2018-2019 school year at Riverside Presbyterian Day School. As you will see in this year’s Riverside Review, the last academic school year was another outstanding one for RPDS. Most notably, we celebrated RPDS’s 70th year as a pioneering and beloved independent elementary school, and with the leadership of the Board of Trustees and the help of the community, we completed our new comprehensive strategic plan.
For generations, RPDS has embraced the tradition of remaining at the forefront of education and advancing its programming and offerings to ensure every student receives an outstanding education, all while building the foundational skills and dispositions for lifelong learning and personal achievement. This issue of the Riverside Review honors the traditions that are uniquely RPDS and celebrates the innovative and forward-thinking spirit of the community.
As a conscientious community, we continue our work of fulfilling Riverside’s mission and our dedication to safeguarding its future. Our 2019-2024 Strategic Plan renews our commitment to broadening the learning and experiential opportunities for our students, supporting and enriching our passionate and accomplished faculty and staff, providing a safe and engaging campus reflective of our dynamic child-centered approach, and ensuring accessibility and sustained institutional excellence for generations to come. Our established goals and priorities provide a clear vision for Riverside’s future. We look forward to implementing the strategic plan during the coming years and remain grateful for the work of the Board of Trustees and the contributions from faculty, parents, and alumni.
While the strategic priorities and goals keep us thinking ahead to the future, we continue to enjoy and appreciate the dynamic and rewarding activities occurring on campus each day. This year we welcomed two nationally known speakers, Rosetta Lee and Jim Reese, to engage with our faculty to develop their expertise and practices so that they may best provide our children with instruction and programming related to global competencies and deep thinking. Award winning author-illustrator Brian Collier also visited RPDS and shared his story and artwork with our students as part of our new Author in Residence series. We invite you to learn more about these visits in the pages that follow.
Also included in this year’s review are stories highlighting the many ways our faculty are guiding students to transform their thinking about the world in which they live and drive change in tangible ways. This type of learning is a hallmark of our programming and serves as the foundation that allows our students to emerge from RPDS as life-long learners who are poised to become their best selves, take initiative, and care deeply about others and the world.
When students graduate from RPDS, they leave with exceptional academic preparation, a deep respect for themselves and others, an eagerness to serve, and a strong moral grounding. This year’s class of 2019 embodies the RPDS Graduate Traits and leaves a legacy of service and strong leadership. We honor our graduates and wish them all the best as they embark on new adventures and the next stage of their educational journeys.
This is an exciting time to be a part of RPDS. As we live and celebrate the many wonderful traditions that make Riverside special, we look forward to preparing our children for a future in which they will flourish and thrive.
Thank you for generously supporting the mission of our school and for helping RPDS to provide an outstanding elementary school experience for our students. We look forward to our continued partnership to ensure our children live, lead, and serve as conscientious citizens.
Ben Ketchum Head of School
1 Board of Trustees John-Paul Saenz YEAR in REVIEW President, RPDS Board of Trustees
The 2018-2019 school year was another great year for all of us to celebrate. Riverside Presbyterian Day School (RPDS) successfully delivered to over four hundred students on its mission to educate the mind, nurture the spirit, and foster the development of the whole child. This year was also personally meaningful and important to me and my family. As parents, Jennifer and I experienced firsthand the culmination and final outcome of an RPDS education. Our oldest daughter, Mia, graduated from the sixth grade. She and her classmates are not only ready for the next step in their educational career - they are now well prepared to excel. RPDS provides the best faculty and unmatched academic programming to achieve this result. They have all learned the importance of helping others by participating in community service projects. RPDS has a clear culture of servant leadership that teaches them not only how to help others but, more importantly, why it matters. The graduating class is a group of young boys and girls with amazing character. RPDS instills in them, among other honorable traits, the importance of humble pride, self-discipline, ambitious purpose, and respect for others. All of these traits provide an invaluable foundation of character that will serve RPDS students well their entire lives. Most admirably, the sixth grade class displayed all of these traits with an outward, visible love for one another. I had the opportunity to accompany the class on their Washington, D.C. field trip and witness how much they truly cared for each other. When one of their classmates fell ill early on the trip, I saw them come together on their own initiative to give him a class souvenir of the trip he had missed. Unknowingly, they displayed this loving care throughout the year by celebrating their successes together and helping each other when needed. At the end of the year, realizing that it defined who they were, they chose love as their class theme, #ByOurLove. As parents, Jennifer and I could not be more proud of our daughter and of her classmates for what they learned at RPDS and, more importantly, for who they became. Our youngest daughter, Lucy, will be a fifth grader next year, and we have never been more confident in the value and benefit of an RPDS education. I believe it’s simply the best school. This year was also my last year serving as president of the RPDS board of trustees. I have greatly enjoyed the experience and look forward to continue serving RPDS as a board member in other capacities. We are fortunate to have an active and diverse board of trustees that is deeply committed to the long-term success of RPDS. I am thankful for each trustee, for all of their individual contributions, and for the opportunity to be part of such a special team. Under the new leadership of Brooke Rice, the board of trustees is in better hands than ever. I am especially grateful for Ben Ketchum’s thoughtful vision and leadership, the talented and caring team of faculty and staff, and the community of engaged parents, grandparents, and alumni that makes RPDS such an excellent school and foundation for our children. Congratulations to all of us on another great year for RPDS and on many more to come,
John-Paul Saenz President, RPDS Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Elizabeth K. Ball William H. Klima, Jr. 2018 - 2019 Joseph L. Barrow Rev. Dr. Nicholas Louh Paula P. Brice Elizabeth G. Meux Jenny Brumback Curry G. Pajcic John-Paul Saenz Benjamin H. Campen Titus J. Pittman President Ronnie S. Carter Matthew S. Stevenson, M.D. Brooke W. Rice Mary Katherine Fackler Kristen Surface Vice President Colleen E. Haley Shannal L. Thomas Marcela S. Beard M.C. Harden, III Scott C. Verlander Secretary & Treasurer 2 Martin S. Harrell CELEBRATING
“Good morning, Mr. Ron!” These are the same words every Mr. Ron! child proclaimed with a joyful smile as they stepped on to the campus. These greetings represented a true appreciation for everything Mr. Ron did for RPDS and are reflections of both the love and gratitude all feel toward this friend, colleague, 15 Years of Service and dedicated member of the RPDS community. at RPDS We thank Mr. Ron for his meticulous attention to the smallest of details and for his commitment to ensuring our students had a pristine environment conducive to learning. Whether it be ensuring our safety, maintaining the facilities, or cheerfully engaging with children and faculty in a skit, video, or school performance, Mr. Ron never failed to deliver or captivate our hearts and minds with his humor and kindness. Without pause, Mr. Ron’s default was serving the needs of those around him. He was in many ways our super hero in residence. Hardworking, compassionate, courageous, intelligent, morally grounded, and of course, always there in an instant. When Mr. Ron was not keeping watch over us, he contributed to his local church and entertained the patrons in area nursing homes with his electric bingo board. Although we were not privileged to receive the call of one of his lucky numbers, we were lucky that we were able to call him one of our own. Mr. Ron literally and figuratively made RPDS shine. He graciously shared his time and talents while simultaneously giving his heart and soul to the people of RPDS. We are forever grateful for his fifteen years of service and appreciate the way he watched over, not just the campus, but each of us within the RPDS community. We wish Mr. Ron the best as he begins a new and exciting chapter in his life.
3 Pam MacCulley Faculty & Staff 40 Years Milestone Years of Service Mrs. Pam MacCulley is a passionate and dedicated teacher who, for the past 40 5 YEARS years, has established a climate of high expectation and a learning culture where Jessica De La Paz 5th & 6th Grade Spanish both the teacher and the students believe effort, cooperation, and commitment Adrienne Kent ultimately lead to achievement and PreK 4 Assistant Teacher growth. She believes deeply in her students and provides them with the necessary resources and skills to be successful, both in the classroom and in life. Thomas Sizemore Security Officer We thank Mrs. MacCulley for her faithful dedication to the children and families of RPDS; her 40 years of service have truly benefited our school. 10 YEARS Congratulations Mrs. MacCulley on this remarkable achievement! Dilcia Mejia Housekeeping Barbara Young 15 YEARS 30 Years Vivian Bradford Assistant Director of Admission For 30 years, Ms. Barbara Young has Tina Burrow Executive Assistant shaped the hearts and minds of RPDS students. As a life-long educator, she Jose Mejia guides our littlest ones by teaching them Housekeeping Supervisor the skills and dispositions necessary to develop and grow into generous, loving Isabelle Milne 1st Grade Teacher people. From the moment she steps on campus, she is focused on the student experience and is committed to 20 YEARS making sure it remains special and memorable. We are grateful for her many years of service and are blessed to have someone of her wisdom and Jan Reeder character on our team. Guidance Counselor Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Mike Sullivan PE Coach Norma Farnell 25 Years 25 YEARS Norma Farnell A natural teacher, Mrs. Norma Farnell PreK 4 Teacher thoughtfully seeks ways to enrich the students’ overall learning experience by 30 YEARS creating lessons that spark their interests Barbara Young and engage them fully into the learning RITA process. As a master teacher, she is always thinking of ways to scaffold learning 40 YEARS and build on students’ strengths and curiosities. Mrs. Farnell has developed a Pam MacCulley keen understanding of her students as individuals and learners, and purposefully 3rd Grade Teacher differentiates her instruction to meet the various learning styles in the classroom. We thank Mrs. Farnell for exuding such passion, positivity, and a powerful growth 4 mindset! She remains an inspiration to us all! 2019 Bo Cotton Award Honoree Jan Reeder
A passionate leader, Jan Reeder is persistent in providing all students with an outstanding educational experience, while at the same time seeking to ensure each child is given the opportunity to realize his or her full potential. Jan has without question proven herself as an inspiring educator with a unique gift to reach the hearts and minds of all the children she encounters. Jan’s guidance and leadership around the school’s diversity, character, service, and social and emotional learning initiatives is truly commendable. She leads professional development, presents at local and national conferences, coordinates speakers to enrich the faculty and parent experience, and passionately heads RPDS’s Diversity Leadership Committee. Jan naturally builds strong connections with all types of people and finds numerous ways to help others become their best selves. When teachers, parents, administrators, and faculty need direction or simply seek to work through an idea or dilemma, they without pause pursue Jan’s counsel. Patiently and empathetically, Jan welcomes everyone with open arms, giving the individual or group in front of her the undivided attention they deserve. Kind, generous, energetic, and optimistic, Jan is the perfect force to inspire learning and help students go to the next level. As one who strives to form the “whole child” and enrich the overall student experience, Jan clearly embodies the Riverside Way and is a true professional who leads with her heart.
2019 J. Beatty Williams Outstanding Service Award Honoree Mike Lee
Seventy years ago, Dr. Albert Kissling and the Riverside Presbyterian Church Session dreamed of starting a day school. They asked J. Beatty Williams, the volunteer chairman of the Educational Committee to assume leadership to ensure the school’s formation. In 1994, the RPDS Board of Trustees established the J. Beatty Williams Outstanding Service Award to honor an especially gifted individual who has demonstrated exceptional loyalty, support, and tireless dedication to the growth and development of Riverside Presbyterian Day School. Mike Lee, our 2019 recipient, truly embodies the Riverside Way. Full of grace and kindness, Mike is always willing to lend a helping hand. For the past 13 years, Mike has been a crucial piece of the technological infrastructure at RPDS. He is a person of great character and is a tremendous blessing to all who know him. Like the giant tree in Psalms 1:1-3, Mike is fruitful, steadfast, alive and thriving. He does not wither when the heat of trying times comes. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalms 1:1-3 5 2018-19 LEADING THE WAY
Leading the way toward Riverside’s commitment to equity and inclusion, Jan Reeder was tasked with leading the first steering committee on Diversity for the 2018 Florida Council of Independent School’s Annual Convention held in Jacksonville on November 15-16, 2018. The Diversity committee engaged five national speakers who created opportunities for educator learning and growth around the value of diversity, inclusion and global citizenship. Mrs. Reeder was one of those speakers presenting on the topic of Diversity: Opening the Door for Meaningful Dialogue. She spoke to independent school administrators on using learning routines and visible thinking to open honest, meaningful discussion that engages faculty in the value of diversity work. The FCIS Convention theme challenged us all to focus on “Reimagining Education: Education for the Next Generation,” and the newly established Diversity track will support FCIS schools’ ability to best prepare students for the future.
Ben Ketchum, Jan Reeder, and Donette Snyder continue to be active participants of the NAIS People of Color Conference, the flagship of the National Association of Independent Schools commitment to equity and justice in teaching and learning. More than 6,400 educators and students joined together in Nashville, TN November 29-December 1 to explore the theme of Equitable Schools and Inclusive Communities: Harmony, Discord, and the Notes in Between.
This year, our Kindergarten and First Grade teachers had the opportunity to travel to Chicago, IL and Nashville, TN to participate in an immersive professional development workshop hosted by IMSE, the Institute for Multisensory Education. While there, our teachers learned a wide variety of strategies designed to improve student retention of phonics patterns, spelling rules, and high frequency words. The experience was profound! Our faculty came back energized and excited to integrate those new methods into their classroom practices. The results have been astonishing. Significant measurable gains were made this year in applied spelling and phonics. They are excited to deepen and extend their practice next year as they continue to hone their skills with this powerful approach to spelling and phonics instruction.
RPDS was extended a special invitation to take part in an exciting new opportunity offered by NAIS called The Strategy Lab. This is in response to Ben Ketchum’s and Jan Reeder’s discussions with Tim Fish, chief innovation officer at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), about the value of continuous innovation as best practice. The Strategy Lab workshop is by invitation only and designed for cutting-edge schools engaged in a thought-provoking, fast-paced, and productive journey of school reimagination. Ben Ketchum, Jan Reeder, Ruthie Simmons, and Sloane Castleman attended March 13-15 in Charlotte, NC, where they were able to work as a team and cross-collaborate with the NAIS Reimaging staff to blend theory and practice toward innovative strategies for advancing Riverside’s strategic plan. The main priority of the workshop is to help schools learn a process of innovation that’s manageable, impactful, and repeatable to enable transformational change. Having just finished our RPDS strategic planning, the team found this workshop to be incredibly helpful as a next step in advancing our strategic thinking and mission-driven priorities. RPDS Faculty and Staff are life-long learners and participate in year-round professional development. Here are more examples of our commitment to innovation & professional growth from 2018-19:
National Math Conference Constructing Modern Knowledge Learning and the Brain Las Vegas, NV Manchester, NH San Francisco, CA Association of Teacher Educators FL Art Education Association Share the Wealth Atlanta, GA St. Petersburg, FL Jekyll Island, GA FCIS Annual Convention Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Future of Education Technology Jacksonville, FL San Mateo, CA Orlando, FL Orlando Learning Summit Florida Association of Media Educators Florida Music Educators 6 Orlando, FL Orlando, FL Tampa, FL New Faces at RPDS for the 2019-20 school year
Carley Baggs Kenneth Lewis Thomas Pomeroy 3rd Grade Teacher IT Specialist Facilities Manager
Diana Smith Ramon Suarez Katie Williams Fran Wulbern 5th Grade Spanish Teacher IT Director 5th & 6th Grade 5th Grade Math Teacher Language Arts Teacher
Author in Residence: Bryan Collier In October, RPDS hosted author-illustrator Bryan Collier for a day. Mr. Collier is a four-time recipient of the Caldecott Honor Medal for Children’s Book Illustration and nine-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. During his entertaining and encouraging presentations, 1st-6th Grade students learned how Mr. Collier was inspired by children’s book authors Ezra Jack Keats and Crockett Johnson to draw and write books for children. Mr. Collier persisted for seven years in submitting his first book to publishers before finally having it accepted for publication. Mr. Collier talked about the complex visual content and messages found in picture books, and emphasized reading both words and pictures to understand the meaning of the story. Following his presentation, students were able to meet Mr. Collier personally, ask more questions, and have books autographed.
7 2018-19 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPEAKERS
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee Our March professional development day was devoted to advancing our strategic goal of providing a rich experience in which diversity, global competencies, and deep thinking are interwoven in the fabric of our school. Our speaker, Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee, is a renowned leader and presenter for the National Association of Independent Schools, faculty for the NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute, and national expert in the fields of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice. Rosetta presented on the topic “Inclusion in the Early Years: Why, What, and How” to our entire faculty, administration, and staff.
Rosetta engaged our faculty in examining ways we can implement age appropriate practices in our classrooms to develop intentionally inclusive, culturally responsive, and globally conscious students. Together we discussed how to think generatively about growing a school community and learning environment that is inclusive, respects the uniqueness of all individuals, and promotes a deeper understanding of varying points of view.
Rosetta encourages open conversations about differences, and she believes mistakes are our greatest learning opportunities. In her view, a hallmark of a courageous conversation doesn’t come from having the right answer ready; it comes from a genuine desire to connect and explain. Rosetta expressed that “authentic relationships and close friendships across differences are created not by avoiding questions but by addressing them with honesty, candor, sensitivity, and empathy.”
“I believe that education has the power to transform lives and provide limitless opportunities. I also believe that schools have the capacity to silence and marginalize voices or honor and empower them depending on how that education is delivered. My life’s work, therefore, is to do what I can to help schools become more inclusive and world-changing for all.”
- Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
8 Jim Reese Guided by the belief that cutting edge schools are schools that shift from a teacher-centered delivery of information to an approach in which students’ learning is driven by a culture of deep thinking, questioning, and problem solving, the RPDS faculty’s fall professional development day was spent with Jim Reese to learn about Project Zero from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The Project Zero approach provides teachers with tools to enrich and deliver relevant curriculum in ways that inspire students to use their creative, critical thinking.
“By constructing their own understanding of a text, they are going to remember it better,” Reese explained. “They are going to see more meaning … and they are going to remember the way they approached it when they approach something new, even if it is in a different discipline.”
This engaging professional development experience included a hands-on approach in which faculty used visible thinking routines to work on a problem of their choosing by applying the concepts Reese teaches. Some of the creative results of these faculty projects included reducing the waste of water on campus and exploring the 1st Grade Around the World experience by incorporating natural, authentic, diverse materials in our environment. Reese encouraged using a variety of meaningful ways to document students’ thinking and learning by recognizing students’ thinking skills when they emerge.
“I'm much more interested in ways educators engage in sustained, deeper thinking and learning, rather than a bag of tricks. When I visit classrooms, I look for signs of a culture of thinking and understanding, not a culture of compliance,” Reese said.
Jim Reese is the Director of the Professional Development Collaborative at Washington International School and former Education Coordinator of the Project Zero Classroom summer institute and former Education Chair of the Project Zero Perspectives off-site conferences.
“By constructing their own understanding of a text, they are going to remember it better,” Reese explained. “They are going to see more meaning … and they are going to remember the way they approached it when they approach something new, even if it is in a different discipline.”
- Jim Reese
9 2018-19 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Congratulations to 6th Grade student, Susanna Ball, who qualified and participated in the National Geographic Geography Bee State Qualifier! She was selected for the competition after winning our 4th - 6th Grade Geography Bee in January, as well as for her high score achieved on the state written exam. Susanna is the first student at RPDS to advance to the state competition since our school started participating in 2014! Awesome job, Susanna; we are so proud of you!
RPDS 5th Grade students, Reed Krueger and Peter Cotchaleovitch were selected to perform in Tampa at the Florida Music Educators Conference in January. Reed was selected to join the All-State Elementary Chorus, while Peter was selected to join the All-State Orff Ensemble. Congratulations to Reed and Peter on such a wonderful accomplishment!
RPDS collected $11,403.57 in February during the Pennies for Patients fundraiser to benefit the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Our top 3 fundraising classrooms enjoyed a pasta lunch party provided by Olive Garden. The artwork of three RPDS 6th Grade students was selected in the annual Angel Competition Congratulations to Mrs. Finn’s 2nd Grade class ($1,685.99), put on by Angels for Allison. Drawings by Mrs. De La Paz’s 5th Grade class ($1,259.86), and 6th graders Susanna Ball, Colvin Hall and Ms. Lynn’s 4th Grade class ($1,093.68)! Hallie Nelson were featured on notecards Thank you to our community for your amazing generosity. and a calendar sold at Angels for Allison 10 retail locations for the Christmas season. The RPDS 5th & 6th Grade Athletics program enjoyed wonderful seasons and had fun participating in the North Florida Independent Schools Athletic Conference. For the basketball season, Boys Team #4 and Girls Team #2 both won their division championship games. For the flag football season, Team #2 made it all the way to the championship game during the final season tournament! For the volleyball season, Team #1 won the championship game. Congratulations to all of our amazing athletes!
Congratulations to our 2018 Spelling Bee winner and 6th Congrats to 6th Grade student, Jack Creel! Just before Grade student, Andrew Sharkey! Andrew correctly spelled spring break on March 14, Pi Day, he was crowned the word 'faction' in the final round. 5th grader, Roman Davis, “Pi Champion.” As part of the geometry unit in math class, was our runner-up in the competition! Thank you to all our students were tasked with memorizing as many numbers in a students who participated in the Spelling Bee! row of Pi as they could. Jack repeated an astounding 134 numbers in a row correctly!
11 Health and Wellness Focus in 6th Grade
In an intentional effort to provide our 6th graders with the knowledge and skills we feel are important as they transition to middle school, we embarked on several programs and presentations aimed to educate the students and influence and encourage them to make healthy and morally sound decisions as they encounter new people and new situations in life outside of RPDS.
We invited several presenters onto our campus to meet with our students and parents.
On April 17th, Julie Collins and Maggie Do Valle, Youth Coordinators with Tobacco Free Jacksonville, spoke to parents and then students about JUULS and the dangers associated with vaping and e-cigarettes. With the incredibly high number of youth that have chosen to use these e-cigarettes, we felt that this was an important topic and was time well spent for our students.
On April 24th, Detective Brett Bolton from the Internet Crimes Against Children’s Unit of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spoke to parents and students about the dangers of the internet and how to maintain a healthy digital footprint. He gave several tips on keeping information such as your location hidden and the dangers of posting pictures in general.
As part of the Sexual Health Education Unit, Dr. Kim Dal Porto and Dr. Thomas Connally came on May 14th and spoke with the girls and boys separately. This unit includes the topics of puberty, anatomy, reproduction, relationships, values, and decision-making.
In the midst of the Metabolism Unit in Science, the 6th grade was invited to visit TIAA Field and hear from the Jaguars' nutritionist and trainers. This trip coincided well with the unit and provided a wonderful launch for their cross-curricular project addressing health and wellness that the students undertook during the last few months
of the year. 12 Educational, financial, intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional, social, and environmental—these are the health and wellness subtopics that the 6th graders were immersed in for their last trimester at RPDS. In place of the conventional research paper about historical figures that 6th Grade students were required to complete in years past, the 6th Grade teachers decided to teach these same fundamental research skills via different means in order to stimulate curiosity and creativity. Thus, after an inspirational visit from Harvard Project Zero expert Jim Reese, we developed a series of activities that broke through the traditional classroom walls to deepen our students' thinking, guide them to develop their own understandings, and teach them that their words and actions can and will affect change.
In Language Arts and History, students researched narrowed-down aspects of their chosen topics and considered alternative points of view in order to effectively argue their opinions about relevant and current debatable questions. In Science, they worked in small groups to determine the best uses of images, music, camera angles, and words to elicit desired emotions in the viewer. In Music, students worked together to create and perform original songs about their health and wellness topics. And, instrumental to the success of the Health and Wellness Fair—a culmination of all of our students' efforts, acquired knowledge, and skills gained during this titan project—we brought all of the 6th Grade students together on multiple Monday afternoons to provide them with opportunities to collaborate on the creation of their informative and interactive spaces that were designed to elicit passionate responses in the visitors. At the end of this project, we can safely say that the 6th-grade students gained so much more than basic research competence; they also cultivated essential 21st Century learning skills of collaboration, reflection, and perseverance.
13 Using Design Thinking for Service 5th Grade Goes from the Classroom to the Field!
Social and emotional learning, understanding diverse perspectives, and developing deep thinkers are key components of a 21st century education and a strategic part of our mission at RPDS as we develop global servant leaders who are innovative problem solvers.
That led Jan Reeder to ask the question, “What if we take a different approach to doing service projects so that students can experience empathy-driven innovation instead of the adults deciding what the service will be?” Or as Kelly Knight put it, “What if we flip the meaning of service on its head, put the students in charge, and let Design Thinking take the lead?” That’s how the Design Thinking model used in STEAM class became real world for the 5th grade students this year.
Since leadership development through Pathfinders at Camp Montgomery is already part of the 5th grade experience at RPDS, it became the natural place to merge theory into practice using the visible thinking routines of Project Zero.
Students began with an open mind, taking notice and documenting what they thought Camp Montgomery needed. Then the shift came as they interviewed a staff member from each department at the camp, creating a mind shift to a user-centered design process. Using empathetic questioning, students came to understand their key stakeholders and their needs, before eventually ideating, testing, and revising elements of their service project ideas. It was that “aha” moment of empathy and understanding that became the heart of the students’ meaningful learning and iterative thinking.
Upon returning to school, the students began designing a service project with the focus on empathy by engaging in research, ideation, building, and implementing during STEAM class. They tweaked the projects through tons of iterations under the watchful guidance of Ms. Knight.
“Innovation involves taking risks and remembering who you are designing for,” says Jan Reeder. “Mistakes, roadblocks, and do-overs are a necessary part of the learning,” says Kelly Knight. “Each time an idea fails, you have the opportunity to think deeper, tweak it, and try something you may have never thought of.” The creative process of deep thinking teaches students to think divergently and to recognize that problems are merely opportunities.
Students were able to experience deep satisfaction when they carried out the service they designed and funded. Yet the real reward was not just the ability to launch a finished prototype; it came with the profound knowledge that comes from collaboratively designing the project themselves.
14 15 As educators, we are tasked with preparing our Global Citizenship students for a future that in the will hold challenges and Preschool Years opportunities we can hardly imagine! And so we ask ourselves continuously, “What skills and attributes will our students need to successfully navigate a world which will likely be even more complex, interconnected, and fast-paced than it is today?”
All of the most current research points to helping children become globally aware, civically engaged, literate, self-directed, open-minded, compassionate individuals with strong critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills. That’s quite a charge! No wonder RPDS teachers start laying the foundation for those skills and attributes right from the very start!
PreK 3
For three-year-olds, becoming a global citizen means stretching beyond the safe and familiar pocket of home and family into the bustling neighborhood that surrounds our idyllic campus. Surrounded by several churches and three apartment buildings for the elderly, our location provides our littlest learners with their very first glimpse of the wide and diverse world that awaits them.
One morning, while playing on the preschool playground, one of our students noticed a local resident ambling by, aided by the use of a walker. Struck by this unfamiliar sight, the other students quickly ran over to the fence to observe this scene more closely, and as you can imagine, the questions began to flow.
“Why does he use that thing?”
“Is he hurt?”
“Is he old?”
“Who helps him?”
As teachers, we are always poised to take advantage of “teachable moments,” and this was ours! As a faculty, we had committed ourselves to developing our students’ global competencies. As PreK 3 teachers, we decided that we would meet that goal by helping our students gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for our elderly community. We already had a relationship with The Windsor of Ortega and The Riverside House and Apartments. Now we just needed to expand those relationships with more intentional teaching.
16 We used our morning Care & Connect time to explore topics related to aging. We visited the Riverside Apartments at Christmas, singing carols and passing out candy canes to our elderly friends. Later, we were delighted when the residents of Memory Care at The Windsor stuffed beautiful Christmas stockings for all our PreK 3 students. Our conversations continued into the spring, when we decided to hold our Easter party at The Windsor, where we sang, socialized, and had a charming egg hunt with eggs that they had stuffed for us. To finish out the year, we visited our friends at The Riverside Apartments and treated them to a visit from Mr. Al’s Ice Cream Truck. The turnout was astonishing! It appeared that every resident came down to join us for those sweet treats, a reminder that while the decades separate us, there are certainly traditions that bind us all together, including the simple joy of an ice cream cone. When we got back to school that afternoon, Suzanne Tomlinson, former RPDS Headmistress, came to our classroom for a time of Show & Tell. She was wonderful with the children, answering all their questions about the aging process with honesty and humor. She demonstrated exactly how her walker works and how it helps her to remain active. As teachers, we experienced such joy and satisfaction in helping our children to better understand, respect, and appreciate our local elderly community. It felt like the perfect way to introduce our little ones to the wider community around them.
PreK 4 Every year during the Christmas season, the PreK 4 classes enjoy giving presents to immigrant families through Lutheran Social Services’ Caring Tree program. The children are always very curious about the families, especially when they learn that some of the items on their wish lists are quite basic, such as blankets, sweaters, dolls, soccer balls, and books. Many questions arise about immigration and the challenges that come with moving from one side of the world to another.
“How do they learn to speak English?”
“Where do the children go to school?”
“Where do they live?”
“How can we help them?”
This year we made the conscious decision to deepen that relationship by remaining connected with those families throughout the school year! Our very generous parents made contributions that were used to purchase Visa Gift cards, which were given to our families to help them celebrate Valentine’s Day and Ramadan. The children also enjoyed making and decorating cards for them, sharing the RPDS love! It turns out that Global Citizenship starts right here in Jacksonville... in the hearts, hands, and minds of our littlest learners! 17 AROUND THE WORLD PASSPORTS 1st Grade Global Citizenship
RPDS is deeply committed to preparing young minds, hearts, and hands for a life of active, informed, and compassionate global citizenship. With a passion for lifelong learning, our faculty delight in designing opportunities for students to explore the world beyond their front doorsteps, helping them to see the value of safeguarding our Earth’s precious animals and resources and encouraging them to understand and appreciate diverse perspectives, beliefs, and cultures.
Each year, our first grade faculty ignite this mission through our Passports Around the World program. Eager students journey on planes, a cruise ship, gondolas, an express train, and hot air balloons to discover the vast world around them.
Relishing pages in rich cultural books, generating inquisitive questions for guests who live in the countries we visit, designing artwork, tasting culinary treats, and labeling maps to understand geographical landforms are just a few examples of how students are challenged to think about how we are uniquely similar and different from children who live around the world.
Our journey embarks on a flight from the RPDS airport and lands in Brazil, where students learn about the Brazilian culture, including popular activities, sports, games, food, and school routines. We hike through the Amazon Rainforest where students explore the ecosystem of the four layers. We become aware of the value of conservation and sustainability, which is a recurring theme throughout our adventure.
Travelers then board the SS African Queen to cruise to Africa, where we explore Kenya and Egypt. In Kenya, students visit with Maasai children in the savanna, where they observe the brilliant sunset and the five big African animals who gracefully inhabit this beautiful land. Discovering King Tut’s tomb in Egypt is always a highlight.
Gondoliers then paddle 1st grade travelers to Venice, Italy, where they relish the arts, architecture, and lifestyle of Italian families. Painting like Michelangelo and designing cities connects them to Italian artisan history. During science lab, our scientists create telescopes like Galileo.
18 Zooming on the Orient Express our students arrive in China, where they walk on the Great Wall of China, learn the value of conservation while researching pandas, and celebrate the Chinese New Year. Students generate questions for high school Chinese students to inquire how our cultures are similar and different. The dragon parade through the Early Learning Center wraps up our Asian tour.
This year we added a trip to India to our itinerary. Adventurous travelers rode on elephants across the Himalayan Mountains to India, where we tasted delicious Indian fare, including samosas, naan, mango soup and sweet gulab jamun. During STEAM class, our young architects collaborated and constructed the famous Taj Mahal before celebrating the Holi Festival, which is an ancient tradition where friends spread colors to usher in the spring season. Students listened to the traditional legend before tossing brilliant colored powder onto one another to symbolize friendship and social harmony.
For our last visit before returning to the USA our students travel on hot air balloons to Australia in the Southern Hemisphere. Students explore the Outback and the Great Barrier Reef to learn about the unique Austrailan animals. Respecting the Aboriginal culture and land is a theme which resonates in their young minds.
Returning to the good ol’ USA reminds us that we live in a country where our Founding Fathers advocated for our freedom, equality, and independence, values we cherish deeply. Students wrap up our travels by visiting some very special patriotic landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, the White House, and the Liberty Bell.
By the end of their first grade year, our students have traveled to six continents and crossed seven seas, uncovering fascinating cultures and ecosystems. They leave with a deep and abiding appreciation for the vastness and diversity of our little blue planet and a heart for the people who share this space with us. Indeed, as global citizens, they understand that mountains and oceans cannot separate us from our neighbors nor our responsibility to care for our Earth and all its people.
19 Class of 2019 GRADUATION
Sofia Angiolillo, Assumption Colvin Hall, Episcopal Evan Raynor, San Jose Catholic Kathryn Arrowsmith, Bolles Mack Hellman, Bolles Maggie Riggs, Episcopal Emma Baggett, Assumption Agnes Hughes, Episcopal Jonathan Ritchie, Episcopal Susanna Ball, Episcopal Avery Jenkins, Episcopal Jack Roberts, Frederica Academy Chloe Barron, Assumption Colton Kellogg, Episcopal Mia Saenz, Episcopal Julia Barrow, Episcopal Abby Kelly, Episcopal Sophia Sanchez, Bolles Finley Bredehoeft, Bolles Antonio Kirkland, BridgePrep Jana Scott, Guardian Rohan Brosche, Episcopal Luke Kunkle, Bolles Andrew Sharkey, Bolles Keelin Bush, Assumption George Louh, Bolles Cameron Sharp, Bolles Oliva Clontz, Bolles Grace Massey, Episcopal Gabi Siebert, Episcopal Jack Creel, Bolles Eleanor McArthur, Bolles Clancy Skeels, Episcopal Ellie Digesare, North Carolina Olivia Messana, Episcopal Addy Spinning, Episcopal Jackie Drayton, Bolles William Moore, Episcopal Eve Surface, Bolles Adam Enoch, San Jose Catholic Hallie Nelson, Bolles Hampton Taylor, Episcopal Nadia Fattahi, Episcopal Audrey Nolan, Episcopal Hattie Todd, Episcopal Carl Ferbrache, Episcopal Jake Officer, Episcopal Alexandra Unger, Assumption Emma Ruth Ferguson, Episcopal Tyler Perkins, Episcopal Mac Verlander, Bolles Amelia Fuller, Episcopal Levi Pietschker, Bolles Isabella Villano, Episcopal Holly Garrett, Episcopal Aidan Poe, Episcopal Reed Worley, Bolles Emily Gunnlaugsson, Episcopal Will Rabil, Episcopal 20 Watch the 2019 Commencement ceremony on the RPDS Vimeo page by visiting http://vimeo.com/rpdsjax/graduation2019 On Friday, May 24, fifty-nine RPDS students received their graduation certificates and Bibles from Head of School, Ben Ketchum; Board President, John-Paul Saenz; and Rev. Dr. W. Stephen Goyer of Riverside Presbyterian Church.
The graduating class performed the “Tree Song” prior to commencement remarks by Mr. Ketchum.
Following the ceremony, a reception hosted by Riverside’s Fifth Grade was held in Kissling Hall to honor the graduates and their families.
Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
21 Educational ExCELLENCE Honoring 2019 Student Achievement Hallie Nelson Susanna Ball Andrew Sharkey & Isabella Villano Highest Academic Distinction High Academic Distinction Academic Distinction
Ellen Millar Award for Excellence in Writing Elizabeth Martinson Poetry Award Isabella Villano Emily Gunnlaugsson Long-time RPDS language arts teacher, Ellen Millar, was known and The Elizabeth Martinson Poetry Award fosters respected by her students and colleagues as a professional who expected an ongoing love of poetry at RPDS and annually honors the best effort that each had to give. She guided her students through the a student who has demonstrated an excitement for learning, writing process with care and patience and taught them how to write appreciating, and/or interpreting poetry during their years at RPDS. with clarity and expression. This year’s award was presented to 6th Grader This year, the award was presented to Isabella Villano, whose writing reflects excellence in the elements of 6th Grader Emily Gunnlaugsson. written thought and expression.
Barnabas Award for Christian Spirit Andrew L. Clarke Music Performance Award Eve Surface Alexandra Unger In scripture, Barnabas is mentioned as a trusted Christian friend, The Andrew L. Clarke Music Performance Award is given in encourager, mentor, and evangelist. Eve Surface, honor of long-time RPC organist Andrew Clarke, to cultivate recipient of the 2019 Barnabas Award for Christian Spirit, an ongoing excitement for and love of individual music performance at RPDS. emulates Barnabas by consistently recognizing the perfect time for a The 2019 award was given to 6th Grader Alexandra Unger, who demonstrates helpful word, a hand to share life’s load, and a prayer of encouragement an accomplished foundation for studying, appreciating, and performing when it’s needed most. Her encouraging spirit is an inspiration to musical compositions through private study and in music classes at RPDS. fellow students, faculty, family, and friends. 22 Academic *High Academic Honors (All A’s and Ex’s in Citizenship) HONORS * * 5th Grade Stella Herford Maddy Nieman Olivia Clontz Jake Officer Giulia Angiolillo* Eliza Hicks Bear Ramsay* Jack Creel Levi Pietschker William Barakat* Lawson Holt Lily Simmons Adam Enoch* Will Rabil* William Beard* Sadie Hunt Alyce Smith* Nadia Fattahi Evan Raynor* Jack Blanks Jack Jones Andrew Smith* Carl Ferbrache Maggie Riggs* Kate Campen* Mac Jones Addison Soltau* Emma Ruth Ferguson* Jonathan Ritchie Harrison Cavendish* Keaton Keiter Harrison Spencer* Amelia Fuller* Jack Roberts Brooks Cheezum Tripp Klima Emily Stevenson* Holly Garrett Mia Saenz* Peyton Grace Chupp* Reed Krueger* Bayard Storm Emily Gunnlaugsson* Sophia Sanchez Evey Cochrane* Christian Lee* Aidan Whipple Colvin Hall* Andrew Sharkey* Roman Davis* Clay Magyar* Claire Worley Mack Hellman Cameron Sharp* Kelly Day* Isabella Manfredi* Agnes Hughes Clancy Skeels 6th Grade Griffin Dubnansky* Cooper Matson Sofia Angiolillo Colton Kellogg* Addison Spinning* Lauren Fant* James McCranie* Kathryn Arrowsmith* Luke Kunkle Eve Surface* Ali Freel Lane Morales* Emma Baggett* George Louh* Hampton Taylor James Gibbs Charlie Morreale Susanna Ball* Grace Massey Hattie Todd* * Gavin Glas Henry Morreale Chloe Barron* Olivia Messana Alexandra Unger Thomas Green* Jackson Morreale Julia Barrow* William Moore Mac Verlander Caroline Harrell* Collins Moses * Hallie Nelson Isabella Villano* Finley Bredehoeft * Peyton Harvey Aiden Nicolitz Keelin Bush Audrey Nolan Reed Worley
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD PRESIDENTIAL AWARD DRAMA PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ExCELLENCE FOR SERVICE Julia Barrow 4th Grade Kathryn Arrowsmith Ellie Digesare Ellie Digesare Jayson Correia Emma Baggett Holly Garrett Antonio Kirkland Blaire Massey Susanna Ball Olivia Messana Eleanor McArthur Marco Pulido Chloe Barron Addison Spinning Isabella Villano Ellie Skeels 5th Grade Julia Barrow LANGUAGE ARTS Finley Bredehoeft 2018-19 SPELLING BEE CHAMPION Peter Cotchaleovitch 5th Grade Olivia Clontz Andrew Sharkey Sadie Hunt Adam Enoch William Beard James McCranie Nadia Fattahi 2018-19 NATIONAL Emily Stevenson Aidan Pajcic 6th Grade Emma Ruth Ferguson GEOGRAPHY BEE CHAMPION 6th Grade Susanna Ball Julia Barrow Amelia Fuller Susanna Ball Holly Garrett Hallie Nelson Mack Hellman Andrew Sharkey Emily Gunnlaugsson ART Evan Raynor Colvin Hall Maggie Riggs Susanna Ball MATH Mack Hellman Isabella Villano Chloe Barron 5th Grade Agnes Hughes Julia Barrow Griffin Dubnansky Colton Kellogg POETRY SLAM Rohan Brosche James McCranie Luke Kunkle Emily Gunnlaugsson Ellie Digesare 6th Grade George Louh Andrew Sharkey Holly Garrett Susanna Ball Olivia Messana Eleanor McArthur Hallie Nelson William Moore SCIENCE Hallie Nelson Isabella Villano Hallie Nelson Audrey Nolan Jack Creel Audrey Nolan MUSIC Jake Officer Levi Pietschker 5th Grade SPANISH Jonathan Ritchie Jake Officer 4th Grade Jana Scott William Beard Will Rabil Addy Spinning Harrison Cavendish Jayson Correia Evan Raynor Hattie Todd Peter Cotchaleovitch Kylie Kellogg Mia Saenz Thomas Green Carter Olmstead Sophia Sanchez CHINESE Peyton Harvey Ellie Skeels Andrew Sharkey 4th Grade Reed Krueger 5th Grade Cameron Sharp Gabriella Louh Isabella Manfredi Brooks Cheezum Addison Spinning Reilly Schultz Emily Stevenson Christian Lee Eve Surface 6th Grade Rick Schultz James McCranie Hampton Taylor 5th Grade Sofia Angiolillo Lane Morales Hattie Todd William Barakat Emma Baggett Addison Soltau Mac Verlander 6th Grade Clay Magyar Susanna Ball Isabella Villano 6th Grade Finley Bredehoeft William Moore Reed Worley Finley Bredehoeft Holly Garrett Evan Raynor Levi Pietschker Emily Gunnlaugsson Jack Roberts Evan Raynor Addison Spinning Addison Spinning Hattie Todd 23 Congratulations CLASS of 2013
Oliver Barakat – George Washington Olivia Kato – NYU - Abu Dhabi Henry Page – UF Jack Barksdale – Dartmouth College Jacob Kindy - Gap Year Curry Pajcic – Auburn Brianna Barron – UNF Jessie Leonard, Fashion Institute of Technology Kayli Pincomb – Colorado Ashton Beaver – Auburn Tiaan Mattice - Unknown Jackson Ravis – FSU Abigail Dannheim – SCAD Glen Mandel – USF Charlotte Reeder – FSCJ Brantley DeWitt – Auburn Will McLaurine – The Citadel Emily Rice – DePaul Erich Diebenow – UNF Renee Miles - UNF Kylan Selmer - Toccoa Falls Davis Enoch – UNF Diane Milne – East Carolina Adam Smith – UF Ricky Garcia – Emory Riddle Dougie Milne – Florida Gulf Coast Connor Stoll - Emory Riddle Sidney Gibbs – George Washington Andrew Moore – FSU Carter Stankard – Gap Year Isaac Gilman - Tallahassee Community Kate Montgomery – Sarah Lawrence Peyton Surface – Sewanee Wiley Gillam – Michigan Lane Montgomery – Auburn Lily Tritt – Chicago Alexander Goldfield – Davidson Catie Murphy – South Carolina Ellen Walters – Mississippi Ward Jarvis – Southern Methodist Hayden Norris – FSU Jack Wulbern – Florida Keys
24 1979 Elisabeth Schwalbe Ball, author of Look for It, ALUMNI NEWS resides in Jacksonville with her husband Ravenal (Rav), where she works as an Adjunct Librarian at the FSCJ Downtown Campus. Their son 2004 Bradley currently attends the University of David Rice married Abby Seelinger on July 5, 2019 at Our Lady of Florida. Mercy Catholic Church in Boca Grande, FL. Congratulations to the 1994 happy couple! Samantha Hyde Geisler and her husband Erich, 2006 welcomed their first child, Emma Geisler on July 28, 2018. Sam is the Director of Admissions at Emily Rountree will marry Ryan Sala, from Episcopal School of Jacksonville, where she Cleveland OH, on October 17, 2019 at St. graduated in 2000. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Tifton GA. The couple will reside in Tifton after they are married. Annie Evans Hirst and her husband, Lukas, welcomed their first child, Jack Pearce on New Years Day (January 1, 2019) in Atlanta, GA. Lieutenant JG Austin Schumacher is engaged to marry Grace Freeman on August 24, 2019. Austin graduated from Penn State University with a degree in nuclear engineering and simultaneously received his 1996 commission as an officer in the United States Navy through the Penn State Navy ROTC Caroline Steedley Smith and her husband, program. The couple plans to stay in Parke, welcomed Parke Bowie Smith IV on Jacksonville, FL after they are married. March 6, 2019 in Charleston, SC. 2007 Grant Pattison graduated in May from FSU with his J.D. degree. Grant also received Bachelor degrees in Political Science and 1998 & 1999 English in 2016 from FSU. He is studying to William Nash (1998) and his wife, Leanna take the bar this summer and will then be DeStephano Nash (1999), along with their commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the children, Laurie Francis (11), William V (5), United States Air Force. James (3) welcomed their fourth child, George (8 months). The family resides in Avondale. 2008 Dave DeStephano received a B.S. in International Affairs with a minor in Statistics from Florida State University. He is presently 2000 attending Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Lesley Marchman Gittings, her husband, Kyle where he is studying Epidemiology and Applied Biostatics. He loves (Class of 1994), and their daughter Ann Randle New York City! (3), welcomed Louis Scott on November 7, 2018. Lesley and her family live in Jacksonville. 2013 Jack Barksdale graduated from Episcopal School of Jacksonville as the 2019 Salutatorian. Jack will be attending Dartmouth in the fall. 2001 Grace Anne Francis Wood and her husband 2014, 2015 & 2016 Taylor, welcomed Shirley Grace Wood on Episcopal School of Jacksonville 2019 Cum January 31, 2019. Laude inductees: (L to R) Adam Smith (2013), Ashton Body (2014), Ellie Riggs (2014), Mabel Smith (2014), Charlotte Rosenberg (2014), Olivia Kato (2015), 2003 and Spencer Huie (2014). Elizabeth Carr Lovelace, her husband Trey, 2018 and big brother Will, welcomed Patrick Ian Wilkinson has been accepted into the 2019 Youth Leadership Grant Lovelace on May 9, 2019. Elizabeth Jacksonville program. Ian is currentley a student at The Bolles School. works as a PreK 3 assistant at RPDS.
25 2018-19 Advancement
RPDS is grateful for the generosity of the Riverside community during the 2018-19 school year. We celebrate every gift we receive from you, our wonderful parents, grandparents, faculty and staff, alumni, alumni families, Business Partners and friends of RPDS.
Thanks to your support, a total of $348,388 was raised through The Promise Fund, Capers, Daily’s Riverside Kids Duathlon and Tot Trot, and the Business Partners Program!
The dollars raised through these events and initiatives are vital to:
Fulfilling our mission to educate the mind, nurture the spirit, and foster the development of the whole child, through dynamic resources and academic curricula that guide every aspect of the educational journey at RPDS.
Bridging the “gap” between what we collect in tuition and the actual cost of a Riverside education. As is true of all independent/private schools, our tuition does not fully cover the cost of educating each child. Every effort is made to keep tuition affordable for our families, which is why participation from all of our constituents at every giving level is so important.
The RPDS Promise Fund
Katie & Skip Borghese Promise Fund Co-chairs $245,693Unrestricted Gifts
$14,750Restricted Gifts to $65,000Raised Through Named & Endowed Funds Promise Week
$2,327Raised Through 300%Increase Octoberfest in $5K Gifts
$1-$20,000Range Lead D89onor Gifts of Gifts (Gifts of over $1K) 17% Increase from 26 2017/18 - 2018/19 Amount$62,100 Raised
200+Guests $12,025Paddle Up for Financial Assistance
Heather & Alan Creel 300%Wine Pull $15,750In-Kind Capers Co-chairs • March 9, 2019 Revenue Growth Donations
SaveCapers the 2020 Date! Saturday, April 25, 2020
Jen & Brian Harbin Duathlon Co-chairs • April 13, 2019 $25,845 Amount Raised 213 19:25 Participants Fastest Time $13,500 13 In-Kind Donations Business Partners Save the Date! 5th Annual Daily’s Riverside Kids Dutahlon & Tot Trot Saturday, March 28, 2020
27 Riverside Parents Association Welcome 2019 - 2020 RPA Officers 2018-19 RPA #’s The Riverside Parents Association (RPA) is an integral part of Goal 1 of Riverside’s Strategic 19 Plan: to promote and strengthen RPDS’s sense of community, ensuring connectedness and inclu- RPA Committees sion among its members and providing opportunities to become involved in the life of the school.
From committee work to fundraising to creating a welcoming campus, RPA volunteers made 38 a significant impact on our community during the 2018-19 school year. Many thanks for your Homeroom Parents significant gifts of time and talent. There are a variety of volunteer roles available for all interests, skill sets and levels of 25 availability, so we encourage you to sign up! To learn more or to complete a volunteer form, Parent Ambassadors please visit www.rpds.com/rpa. 75+ Daily’s Riverside Kids Duathlon Volunteers 4,242 Pieces of Artwork Uploaded to Artsonia by Parent Volunteers
President: Ashley Jimerson Vice-President: Jen Harbin Save the Date! Sundae Monday August 12, 2019 Octoberfest October 18, 2019 Grandparents’ Day October 24, 2019 Parent Ambassador Chair Immediate Past President Heather Arrowsmith Ann Harrell Daily’s Fit-4-Life Why are you excited about the 2019-20 school year? Kids Duathlon & Tot Trot Ashley: I’m excited to welcome new and familiar faces this year and cannot wait to see what March 28, 2020 this year has in store for all of us! RPDS is such a special place where we watch our children thrive in the most dynamic educational environment under the careful guidance of the most Capers fantastic administrators, teachers, and staff. Along with this nearly perfect recipe, one of the April 25, 2020 most critical elements for a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents and guardians. The RPA is the perfect platform to find volunteer opportunities and be a part of www.rpds.com/rpa this wonderful community. What would you like to share about volunteerism at RPDS? Jen: Volunteering is such a wonderful way to connect with other families and get a firsthand view of the daily heartbeat of RPDS. There are a wide variety of opportunities to fit every parent's schedule, interest, and skill set. We appreciate that each family is unique and would love to help you find a way to be involved in a way that is perfect for you! Why are you excited about the updated RPDS Ambassador Program? Heather: I love that each family will have an Ambassador to provide information about upcoming events and answer any questions they may have throughout the year. Whether you are new to RPDS, a seasoned Riverside parent, or looking to volunteer or connect with other families, your ambassador will be the perfect person to help guide your way. We’re looking forward to the new school year and strengthening our wonderful RPDS community. What would you like to share about volunteerism at RPDS? Ann: Giving back to RPDS through the RPA is important to me because it shows my daughter the importance of volunteering and giving back. 28 I also love connecting with fellow parents and supporting the faculty and staff who give so much to our students and community. Riverside’sBUSINESS PARTNERS
The RPDS Business Partners Program was started in 2012 as an opportunity to encourage mutually beneficial relationships between Riverside and business/corporate partners. Program benefits and support grew exponentially in 2015 with the addition of the Daily’s Riverside Kids Duathlon, a community event for children and families focused on health and wellness. Many thanks to the generous businesses who chose to partner with RPDS this year:
TITLE PARTNER ($20,000)
GOLD PARTNERS ($5,000)
SILVER PARTNERS ($2,500)
BRONZE PARTNERS ($1,000)
For more information about the RPDS Business Partners Program, please visit www.rpds.com/businesspartners. 29 Promise Fund 2018-19 DONORS by Giving Circle
1948 FOUNDER’S SOCIETY HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE BUILDER’S CIRCLE
Kissling Circle $1,000 - $1,947 Bridge 2 Anonymous Gifts $20,000+ $500 - $999 Daily's Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews 3 Anonymous Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Jed V. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John B. Arrowsmith Ms. Kim Bailey James E. Davis Family Charities, Inc. Artsonia Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Barakat The Richard L. Beal Family Charitable Fund Dr. Allison Blanks and Mr. Daniel Blanks Williams Circle Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell Beard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Boney $10,000 - $19,999 Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Beard Bridges of Harmony Chorus, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Chunn, Jr. Joe Adams Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brice Class of 2019 Riverside Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryan Dr. Michelle Cavendish and Mr. Michael Cavendish Ms. Elizabeth Coffman Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Clontz Mr. and Mrs. Julian Fant, III Founders Circle Ms. Elizabeth L. Colledge Mr. and Mrs. Terry Farmand $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Correia Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Forbess Dr. Heather Froats and Mr. Todd Froats 1 Anonymous Gift Mr. and Mrs. Alan Creel Mr. and Mrs. Robert George Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Ball CSx Grassroots Natural Market Mr. and Mrs. Scipione Borghese Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis Mr. and Mrs. West Herford Catlin Truck Accessories Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, Jr. Dr. Elise and Michael Fallucco Mr. and Mrs. Nate Day Drs. Natalie and Daniel Indelicato Mr. and Mrs. James D. Francis, Jr. Mrs. Celeste Rice Donovan Green Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Gittings Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dussinger Mr. and Mrs. William H. Klima, Jr. Mr. M.C. Harden, III Mr. and Mrs. Josh Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohler Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lastinger Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fackler Mrs. Emily C. Krunic Miller Electric Company Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Hall Mr. William G. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morales Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Harrell Mr. Frank McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Corkey Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Moore, Jr. Open Road Bicycles of Avondale Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Horne The Law Office Katherine Schnauss Naugle Mrs. Dianne T. Rice and Family Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, III On The Rocks Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Riggs Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Hunt, Jr. Mrs. Leslie Prohaska Mrs. Dorothy L. Risley Miss Elizabeth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rabil Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Skinner Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones, III Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Roessler Mr. and Mrs. John Surface Mr. Ben Ketchum and Mrs. K. Jennifer Ketchum S4 Sports Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Verlander Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Lamb Drs. Jane and Jospeh Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Sharp Lola's Burrito & Burger Joint Mr. and Mrs. B. DeWitt Storm 1948 Circle Mr. and Mrs. Bill Long Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zinn $1,948 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones, Jr. Mr. Henry Autrey Mr. and Mrs. James Manfredi Cornerstone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Barrow Ms. Margaret Leu Means $250 - $499 Mellow Mushroom Biscottis 2 Anonymous Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Niels Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Campen Mr. and Mrs. David Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Curry G. Pajcic Mr. and Mrs. A. Dano Davis Mr. and Mrs. H. Palmer Bell Dr. Michael Brumback and Mrs. Jenny Parker-Brumback Dopazo Orthodontics Ms. Ronnie S. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Danny Paulk Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pedrick Elite Lending Service Class of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Pillans, III Mr. and Mrs. Darryl A. Elksnis Mr. and Mrs. JJ Conners Mr. and Mrs. Titus J. Pittman Entertainment and Productions Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cronk Mr. and Mrs. Chad Rice Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Rice Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunnlaugsson Mr. and Mrs. Clint Dawkins Mr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Rice Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guthrie Mrs. Patricia L. Dobson Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haley Dr. Clare Dover and Mr. Robert Dover Mr. and Mrs. Nate Sherman Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks Dr. Robin Edwards and Mr. David Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Simmons, II Mr. and Mrs. David Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Green Mr. and Mrs. V. Hawley Smith, Jr. Mrs. E. Rogers Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Scott Soltau Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harbin Dr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harllee Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Thomas, III S&S Metal and Plastics, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Hazelrig Ms. Lanett Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John-Paul Saenz Mr. and Mrs. Jon Horstmanshof Dr. and Mrs. Allen Todd The Schultz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jackson Col. and Mrs. William Tomlinson Sign It Quick Dr. and Mrs. Richard Joseph Mr. and Mrs. John Valentino Dr. and Mrs. Brad Talley Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Daw Dr. Kathryn Villano and Mr. Kristian Villano Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leddy Mr. and Mrs. McGregor LottRev. Dr. Nicholas Louh and Dr. Roxanne Louh Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McCranie 30 Promise Fund 2018-19 DONORS by Giving Circle
Drs. Joy and Frank McDonald Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ingram, Jr. Cmdr. and Mrs. John Carter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Megas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Jackson Dr. Sloane Castleman and Mr. Jim Castleman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Meux Mr. Hugh Jenkins Ms. Glenda Caulfield Rev. Cynthia Montgomery and Mr. James Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Zell Jones Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Child Mr. and Mrs. Paul Naugle Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kane Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Christy Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cameron Naugle, Jr. Ms. Andrea Rizzi and Mr. Randall Kato Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Clark Dr. Pankit Parikh and Mrs. Sonia Vohra Mr. and Mrs. William Klima Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cochran Dr. and Mrs. Sanjeev Patel Miss Kelly Knight Mr. Andrew Cordon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Jay Knight Mr. and Mrs. William Cranford Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Poe Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kuntz Mrs. Andrea Crowder Dr. and Mrs. Webster Riggs Ms. Nancy Leddy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Darsey Mr. and Mrs. Ike Sherlock Ms. Marcie Lee Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Miss Nichole Simpson Mr. and Mr. Chip Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John Snelling Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lockwood Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel De La Paz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stokes Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas Ms. Carol L. Digiusto Mr. and Mrs. William Trice Mr. and Mrs. Travis Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Farnell Mr. and Mrs. Brent Unger Dr. Tiffany Massey and Mr. Harry Massey Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fetner Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Landingham Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Niel Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Wie Mr. and Mrs. Andy McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Chris Verlander Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mcpheeters Mrs. P. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade Powers, III Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gay Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Norris Mrs. and Mrs. Erich Geisler Mr. and Mrs. Justin Weldon Ms. Kay Partridge Mr. and Mrs. David Goldfield Winn-Dixie Mr. and Mrs. James Plante Mr. and Mrs. Barry Henry Ms. Caroline Ramsay Mr. and Mrs. Chanley Howell Pillar Mr. and Mrs. James Rinaman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huie Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roberts Miss Catherine Hunt $100 - $249 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ross Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jimerson 8 Anonymous Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Warren Skeels Ms. Lynn Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Adams, III Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Skinner, Jr. Master Cooper Jones Dr. and Mrs. Dominick Angiolillo Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith Mr. and Mrs. Trip Keefe Mr. Robert Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Jon Spickelmier Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kent Mr. and Mrs. Michael Black Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spinning Mr. and Mrs. Dean Krueger Dr. Amanda Bourgeois and Mr. Jonathan Barron Ms. Tara Stewart Ms. Cameron Kuntz Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bradford Ms. Lu Stuart Ms. Violette Louh Ms. Heather Buckman and Ms. Stephanie Sharr Mr. and Mrs. Wade Taylor Master George Louh Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Bush Mr. and Mrs. Shannal Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. Wayde Charest Mr. James G. Turman Dr. and Mrs. James Lyerly Mr. and Mrs. Todd Chupp Ms. Carolyn Venable Miss Lindsay Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coll Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Vetere Mr. and Mrs. Michael MacCulley Mr. and Mrs. William Colledge Dr. Mark Walker and Dr. Olga Walker Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colyer Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Sandy McArthur Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cotchaleovitvh Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Whittle Mr. and Mrs. Rusty McConnell Mr. Michael Perlberg and Mrs. Krista Cribbs-Perlberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf Ms. Casey McGriff Mr and Mrs. Keith Daw Mrs. Karen Worsham Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milne Mrs. Lanier Drew and Mr. Philip Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Milne Mr. Arthur T. Dudley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morreale Mr. and Mrs. William Dunford Up to $99 Ms. Durrell Myers Dr. Jennifer Fulton and Mr. Chauncey Dunlavey 10 Anonymous Gifts Dr. and Mrs. Steven S. Nauman Mr. and Mrs. William B. Enright Mrs. Gayle Adams Mr. and Mrs. William T.M. Newton Mr. and Mrs. John Erstling Amazon Smile Dr. Dana Nolan and Mr. James Nolan, III Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Ferriera Mr. and Mrs. Hector Aponte Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fillingham Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Arce Mr. and Mrs. Chris Raterman Mr. and Mrs. Jason Finley Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Finn Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Baldwin Mrs. Jan Reeder Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Franklin Ms. Amanda Batten Mrs. Molly Rhoden Ms. Martha Fratello BeautyKind Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Roberts Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbs Ms. Dorothy L. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith Mr. and Mrs. Eric Grau Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bentley Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Greaker Ms. Christy Blake Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Green Mrs. Kibby Blakely Mr. and Mrs. Todd Springer Mr. John E. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. Jason Brackin Mr. and Mrs. William Steedley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grimes Mrs. Denise Brennan-Fleming Mr. Robert Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Christian Harden Dr. and Mrs. Zachary Brown Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stone Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Harper Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hersey Mr. and Mrs. Rawlston Buckley Mrs. Grace Watson Mr. and Mrs. David Hess Mr. and Mrs. John Bugg Ms. Susan Watson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howey Mr. and Mrs. Shane Burrow Ms. Dianna White Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Huber Mrs. Laurie Buschini Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Williams Ms. Annabelle W. Hudmon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Butler Mr. and Mrs. Leonce Wimberley Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hyde Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell Mr. James M. Yamnitz 31 Promise Fund 2018-19 DONORS by Affiliation
Miss Lyndsay Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Josh Edwards BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mrs. Pam MacCulley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fackler Mrs. Lea McConnell Drs. Elise and Michael Fallucco Mrs. Rebecca McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Julian Fant, III Mrs. Elizabeth K. Ball Mrs. Stephanie Milne Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Ferriera Mr. Joseph L. Barrow Mrs. Isabelle Milne Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fetner Mrs. Marcela S. Beard Ms. Durell Myers Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fillingham Mrs. Paula P. Brice Mrs. Courtney Powers Mr. and Mrs. Jason Finley Mrs. Jenny Parker-Brumback Mrs. Leslie Prohaska Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Finn Mr. Benjamin H. Campen Mrs. Shannon Raterman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Forbess Ms. Ronnie S. Carter Mrs. Jan Reeder Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Franklin Mrs. Mary Katherine Fackler Mrs. Molly Rhoden Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbs Mrs. Colleen E. Haley Mrs. Jamie Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gibson Mr. M.C. Harden, III Mrs. Jennifer Sherlock Mr. and Mrs. Eric Grau Mr. Martin S. Harell Mrs. Ruthie Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Greaker Mr. William H. Klima, Jr. Mrs. Cristi Skeels Mr. and Mrs. John Green Rev. Dr. Nicholas Louh Mrs. Sally Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grimes Mrs. Elizabeth G. Meux Mrs. Donette Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunnlaugsson Mr. Curry G. Pajcic Mrs. Julie Springer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guthrie Mr. Titus J. Pittman Mrs. Samantha Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haley Mrs. Brooke W. Rice Mrs. Carlisle Stone Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harbin Mr. John-Paul Saenz Ms. Lu Stuart Mr. M.C. Harden, III Dr. Matthew S. Stevenson Mr. Mike Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Christian Harden Mrs. Kristen Surface Ms. Susan Watson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harllee Mr. Shannal Thomas Mrs. Jane Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Harrell Mr. Scott C. Verlander Mrs. Bizzy Wimberley Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hartman Mrs. Karen Worsham Mr. and Mrs. Corkey Harvey Mr. and Mrs. West Herford Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks FACULTY & STAFF Mr. and Mrs. David Hodges, Jr. CURRENT PARENTS Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Horne 8 Anonymous Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Jon Horstmanshof Mrs. Kristi Aponte 18 Anonymous Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Huber Mrs. Prudence Baldwin Dr. and Mrs. Dominick Angiolillo Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, III Mrs. Caroline Bentley Mr. and Mrs. John B. Arrowsmith Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Hunt, Jr. Mrs. Vivian Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker Drs. Natalie and Daniel Indelicato Miss Jamie Brasseit Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jackson Mrs. Denise Brennan-Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Barakat Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jimerson Mrs. Courtney Bryan Mr. and Mrs. David Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Zell Jones Mrs. Kelly Bugg Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones, III Mrs. Tina Burrow Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell Beard, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Joseph Mrs. Lisa Butler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bentley Mr. and Mrs. William H. Klima, Jr. Dr. Sloane Castleman Dr. Allison Blanks and Mr. Daniel Blanks Mr. and Mrs. Dean Krueger Mrs. Dale Child Mr. and Mrs. Scipione Borghese Ms. Cameron Kuntz Mr. Gabe Clark Dr. Amanda Bourgeois and Mr. Jonathan Barron Drs. Jane and Joseph Lee Mrs. Sarah Conners Mr. and Mrs. Jason Brackin Ms. Marcie Lee Mrs. Sarah Cotchaleovitch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brice Mr. and Mrs. Chip Lewis Mrs. Ann Cranford Mr. and Mrs. Harper Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Long Mrs. Andrea Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Rawlston Buckley Rev. Dr. Nicholas Louh and Dr. Roxanne Louh Mrs. Julia Davis Ms. Heather Buckman and Ms. Stephanie Sharr Mr. and Mrs. James Manfredi Mrs. Ashley Daw Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Butler Dr. Tiffany Massey and Mr. Harry Massey Mrs. Jessica De La Paz Dr. Sloane Castleman and Mr. Jim Castleman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mayer Mr. Ron Durham Dr. Michelle Cavendish and Mr. Michael Cavendish Mr. and Mrs. Sandy McArthur Mrs. Jennifer Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Christy Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McCranie Mrs. Norma Farnell Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Chunn, Jr. Drs. Joy and Frank McDonald Mrs. Keena Finn Mr. and Mrs. Todd Chupp Ms. Casey McGriff Mr. Tony Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Clontz Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie Mrs. Annie Goldfield Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Megas Mrs. Deana Green Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cochrane Rev. Cynthia Montgomery and Mr. James Montgomery Mrs. Pam Harvey Mr. and Mrs. William Colledge Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Moore, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie Henry Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colyer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morales Mrs. J.J. Howell Mr. and Mrs. Brad Correia Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morreale Miss Elizabeth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cotchaleovitch Mr. and Mrs. Niels Murphy Ms. Lynn Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cronk Ms. Durell Myers Mrs. Kathryn Keefe Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cameron Naugle, Jr. Mrs. Adrienne Kent Mr. and Mrs. Jed V. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Norris Mr. Ben Ketchum Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis Mr. and Mrs. Curry G. Pajcic Miss Kelly Knight Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis Dr. Pankit Parikh and Mrs. Sonia Vohra Mrs. Elizabeth Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. Nate Day Dr. Michael Brumback and Mrs. Jenny Parker-Brumback Mrs. Amanda Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel De La Paz Dr. and Mrs. Sanjeev Patel Dr. Clare Dover and and Mr. Patrick Dover Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pedrick 32 Dr. Jennifer Fulton and Mr. Chauncey Dunlavey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perkins Promise Fund 2018-19 DONORS by Affiliation
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips Mr. Arthur T. Dudley Mr. William H. Klima, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Titus J. Pittman Mr. and Mrs. William Dunford Mrs. Emily Coffman Krunic Mr. and Mrs. James Plante Mr. and Mrs. William B. Enright Ms. Cameron Kuntz Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Poe Mr. and Mrs. Terry Farmand Mr. Bronson Lamb, III Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rabil Mr. M.C. Harden, III Mrs. Trudi Miller Lockwood Ms. Caroline Ramsay Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howey Mrs. Elizabeth Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Robert Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Chad Rice Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Jackson Mrs. Stephanie Risley Milne Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Riggs Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones, Jr. Mrs. Isabelle Schwalbe Milne Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kane Mr. Jonathan Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roberts Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Mrs. Katherine Schnauss Naugle Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Roessler Mr. and Mrs. William H. Klima Miss Cate Sadler Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ross Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohler Mrs. Jennifer Seay Saenz Mr. and Mrs. John-Paul Saenz Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger Mrs. Katherine Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kuntz Mrs. Sally Ball Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lastinger Mr. Russell R. Skinner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Sherman Ms. Nancy Leddy Mrs. Sally Regitko Smith Mr. and Mrs. Warren Skeels Mr. William G. Lee Mr. John Snelling Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Skinner, Jr. Ms. Violette Louh Mrs. Jessica Nauman Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Soltau Mr. Frank McDonald Mrs. Robin Talley Mr. and Mrs. Jon Spickelmier Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mcpheeters Mr. Scott C. Verlander Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spinning Ms. Margaret Leu Means Mrs. Deena Bateh Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Todd Springer Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy Ms. Susan Watson Mr. and Mrs. John Surface Mr. and Mrs. Paul Naugle Dr. and Mrs. Brad Talley Dr. and Mrs. Steven S. Nauman Mr. and Mrs. Wade Taylor Ms. Kay Partridge ALUMNI PARENTS Mr. and Mrs. Shannal Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Danny Paulk Ms. Lanett Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Webster Riggs 3 Anonymous Gifts Dr. and Mrs. Allen Todd Mr. and Mrs. James Rinaman Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Adams, III Mr. and Mrs. William Trice Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Skinner Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Brent Unger Mr. and Mrs. V. Hawley Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball Mr. and Mrs. John Valentino Mr. and Mrs. B. DeWitt Storm Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Barakat Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Wie Mr. and Mrs. Chris Verlander Mr. and Mrs. David Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Verlander Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Vetere Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell Beard, Jr. Dr. Kathryn Villano and Mr. Kristian Villano Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf Ms. Christy Blake Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade Powers, III Mr. James M. Yamnitz Mr. and Mrs. Roland Boney Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Scipione Borghese Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Whittle Denise Brennan-Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zinn ALUMNI Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brice Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryan 1 Anonymous Gift Mrs. Laurie Buschini Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Campen CURRENT STUDENTS Mr. Christopher M. Ball Ms. Ronnie S. Carter Mr. Oliver Barakat Dr. Michelle Cavendish and Mr. Michael Cavendish Class of 2018 Mr. Eric Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Todd Chupp Class of 2019 Mr. Harper Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Clarke Master Cooper Jones Mrs. Laurie Buschini Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cochran Master George Louh Mrs. Virginia Jones Charest Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coll Mrs. Peyton Duggan Chunn Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coll Class of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. JJ Conners Ms. Elizabeth Coffman Mr. Michael Perlberg and Mrs. Krista Cribbs-Perlberg CURRENT GRANDPARENTS Mr. Charles Colyer Mr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Mrs. Sarah Howard Cotchaleovitch Mr. and Mrs. Keith Daw 1 Anonymous Gift Mrs. Julia Howey Davis Mr. and Mrs. Clint Dawkins Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Adams, III Mrs. Celeste Rice Donovan Green Mrs. Celeste Rice Donovan Green Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Arce Mrs. Lanier Drew Mrs. Lanier Drew and Mr. Philip Gibbs Ms. Kim Bailey Mrs. Suzanne Brown Enoch Dr. Robin Edwards and Mr. David Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Baldwin Mrs. Norma Farnell Mr. and Mrs. Darryl A. Elksnis Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball Mrs. Shirley Waters Francis Mr. and Mrs. James D. Francis, Jr. Mr. Richard L. Beal Mrs. Sam Hyde Geisler Dr. Heather Froats and Mr. Todd Froats Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Beard Mrs. Beth Patzke Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert George Ms. Dorothy L. Bell Mrs. Lesley Marchman Gittings Mr. and Mrs. David Goldfield Mrs. Kibby Blakely Mr. Kyle Gittings Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunnlaugsson Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell Mrs. Virginia Baker Greaker Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Hall Ms. Glenda Caulfield Mr. Joel Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hersey Ms. Elizabeth L. Colledge Mr. David Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cunningham Mr. Chanley Howell Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howey Mr. and Mrs. A. Dano Davis Mr. Victor A. Hughes, III Ms. Annabelle W. Hudmon Mr. and Mrs. Clint Dawkins Mr. Jonathan Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huie Mrs. Patricia L. Dobson Mr. Trip Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Hunt, Jr. 33 Promise Fund 2018-19 DONORS by Affiliation
Alumni Parents, cont’d JAMIE ANDREWS MEMORIAL FRIENDS OF RPDS Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hyde SCHOLARSHIP FUND Ms. Andrea Rizzi and Mr. Randall Kato Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger Amazon Smile Joe Adams Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Lamb BeautyKind Foundation Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lockwood Bridges of Harmony Chorus Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch Fireflies of Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Michael MacCulley Mrs. P. Fuller COFFMAN Mr. and Mrs. Andy McNeil Mrs. E. Rogers Ingram COMMUNITY FUND Mrs. Rebecca McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Travis Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Meux Riverside Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville Mrs. Emily Krunic Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Milne Ms. Tara Stewart Miss Elizabeth Coffman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milne Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Thornton Dr. Dana Nolan and Mr. James Nolan, III Ms. Carolyn Venable Mr. and Mrs. Curry G. Pajcic SUZANNE S. TOMLINSON Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Pillans, III PROFESSIONAL FUND Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Poe Mrs. Leslie Prohaska MATCHING GIFTS Col. and Mrs. William Tomlinson Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Raynor Mrs. Jan Reeder Amundi Pioneer Mrs. Dianne T. Rice Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Rice CSx SCHOLARSHIP FUND Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Riggs Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Mrs. Dorothy L. Risley ExxonMobil Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Connors Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Sharp Home Depot Riverside Presbyterian Church Mr. and Mrs. Ike Sherlock Merck Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Simmons, II UBS Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith Wells Fargo Mr. and Mrs. Jon Spickelmier BO COTTON AWARD Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spinning Mr. and Mrs. William Steedley Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stokes ENDOWMENT FUND Ms. Allison Black Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clarke Ms. Lu Stuart Miss Cate Sadler Ms. Carol DiGiusto Mr. and Mrs. John Surface Dr. and Mrs. Brad Talley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hersey Mr. and Mrs. Wade Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Thomas, III Mr. and Mrs. William Steedley Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Landingham BEATTY WILLIAMS Mr. Greg Turman Ms. Susan Watson BIBLE FUND Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler Ms. Dianna White Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch
GRANDPARENTS OF ALUMNI
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Beard Ms. Annabelle W. Hudmon Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ingram, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lastinger Dr. and Mrs. Steven S. Nauman Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rabil Mrs. Dianne T. Rice Mrs. Dianne T. Rice Dr. and Mrs. Webster Riggs Mrs. Dorothy L. Risley Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Landingham Mr. and Mrs. Chris Verlander
34 Promise Fund 2018-19 GIFTS in Honor & Memory
Miss Elizabeth Ingram GIFTS IN HONOR Mrs. E. Rogers Ingram GIFTS IN MEMORY Mr. Ron Durham
Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Ms. Andrea Rizzi and Mr. Randall Kato Mrs. Jan Adams Andrews Maxine Kroll Olivia Kato and Julia Kato Betty Rosenbloom Ellen Wood Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Arce Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohler Donna Cotton Lily and Quinn Indelicato Susanna and Phebe Ball Ruth Hyers
Mr. and Mrs. David Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leddy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Black Ron Durham Sidney Gibbs Donna Cotton
Ms. Dorothy Bell Mr. William E. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Shane Burrow Julia and Natalie Kleyla Kyle Horn Ellen Wood
Ms. Ronnie S. Carter Dr. Roxanne Louh Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis Evan Salter George Louh Thomas Patrick Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cotchaleovitch Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McCranie Ms. Carol L. Digiusto Peter and Ian Cotchaleovitch Katie and Skip Borghese Donna Cotton
Mrs. and Mrs. Julia Davis Mr. Frank McDonald The Dobson Family Olivia and Holly Davis Frank McDonald James W. Dobson
Mr. and Mrs. William Enright Mr. and Mrs. Andy McNeil Miss Elizabeth Ingram Alexandra Unger Leah and Jared McNeil Mr. E Rogers Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fackler Mrs. Kelly Muys Mrs. E. Rogers Ingram Will Fackler Aston Wood Mr. E Rogers Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Farmand Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cameron Naugle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leddy Nate, Evelyn and Whit Leddy Abigail Naugle and Logan Naugle Betty Lu Drew
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fillingham Dr. and Mrs. Steven S. Nauman Dr. and Mrs. James Lyerly, Jr. Kylin Fillingham Emily Stevenson E. William Nash, Jr.
Mrs. P. Fuller Dr. Michael Brumback and Mrs. Jenny Parker-Brumback Mr. and Mrs. William T.M. Newton H. Gurvis Ron Durham Jane Boline
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Grau Mr. and Mrs. Danny Paulk Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Pillans, III Ann and Tom Ullman James McCranie and Julanne McCranie Mary Lou Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Griffin Mr. and Mrs. John-Paul Saenz Mrs. Leslie Prohaska Chris and Kate Griffin Beverly and Joe Seay Jimmy Prohaska
Mr. John E. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Sharp The Schultz Foundation, Inc. Dr. Dana Nolan Ron Durham Bill Nash Mr. and Mrs. Jack Griggs Mr. and Mrs. Warren Skeels Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haley Clancy Skeels Ellen Wood Liza, Malloy and Jack Haley Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith Mr. and Mrs. William Steedley Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks Andrew Paul Smith Donna Cotton Denise Brennan-Fleming Mr. and Mrs. V. Hawley Smith, Jr. Ms. Tara Stewart Ms. Annabelle W. Hudmon The Day Family Jane Boline Dot Rosenbloom Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Vetere Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stokes, III Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, Jr. Sullivan Sims Ellen Wood Mr. Mark Cotton Mrs. Rich Hughes Ms. Dianna White Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Thornton Shirley Francis Jane Boline Miss Catherine Hunt Ron Durham Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Whittle Mr. James G. Turman Lee Whittle Donna Cotton Mrs. E. Rogers Ingram Elizabeth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams Ms. Carolyn Venable Mr. Ron Durham Culver and Courtland Rice Jane Boline
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf Linda Wolf and The Kunkle Family Bob Sharp Bob Sharp 35 Riverside’s ENDOWMENT FUNDS The Riverside Presbyterian Day school endowment is an aggregation of assets invested by the school to support the school’s educational mission in perpetuity. Annually, the RPDS Endowment Fund supports school operations in two prominent ways: 1) providing need-based financial assistance and 2) supporting faculty and curricular development. All gifts to the Riverside Presbyterian Day School (RPDS) endowment fund are restricted and invested to preserve the corpus of each donation, as well as to ensure that each donor's specific restrictions are honored. In such investing, it is the revenue produced and the appreciation of the fund as a whole that provide support for the operating budget of RPDS.
ENDOWED NAMED Funds These funds provide support for innovation within the instructional curriculum, so that it remains consistent with the finest educational practices nationally. Such funds support the education and professional growth of the faculty, when curricular advancements require retraining.
Beatty Williams William T. & Bible Fund Margery G. Christy Fund This fund provides Bibles for graduating 6th Graders. For Faculty and Curriculum
Coffman Community Fund Suzanne S. Tomlinson in honor of Blanche and Dan Coffman Professional Fund This fund is used for student leadership and outreach in honor of Headmistress Suzanne Tomlinson (1977-94) programs such as Project LEADS and Pathfinders. This fund supports professional development for faculty.
Robert W. Littell H. Palmer Bell Literacy Fund Science & Math Fellowship Fund in honor of Headmaster Robert Littell (1994-2008) in honor of Headmaster Palmer Bell (2008-2017) This fund provides support for the Media Center. This fund supports science and math educators.
ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIP Funds Each year RPDS provides nearly $350,000 in need-based financial assistance to students enrolled at the school. Although this assistance is one way that we assure the broadest possible access to all aspects of our outstanding educational offerings, each year our funds are exhausted before all documented needs can be met. The following named funds are instrumental in allowing the school to provide confidential assistance tailored to the documented needs of individual families.
Jamie Andrews Harriet Lyons Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund for Children in honor of the life and memory of Jamie Andrews.
Mary M. Williams Slaughter Memorial Fund Fund
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ALL 9 at RIVERSIDE! RPDS celebrates the members of the Class of 2019 who started their RPDS journeys in PreK 3 Emma Baggett Aidan Poe Susanna Ball Will Rabil Finley Bredehoeft Evan Raynor Rohan Brosche Maggie Riggs Ellie Digesare Andrew Sharkey Holly Garrett Cameron Sharp Colvin Hall Clancy Skeels Avery Jenkins Eve Surface Audrey Nolan Mac Verlander Jake Officer Reed Worley Levi Pietschker