Rivermont Collegiate 127^th Commencement

Friday, May 30^th, 2014

10:00 a.m.

South Lawn of the Historic Bettendorf Mansion

1821 Sunset Drive - Bettendorf, IA

Commencement Speaker: The Honorable John Telleen, J.D. - Judge of the Seventh District of Iowa

Special Dedication: The historic St. Katharine's-St. Mark's / Rivermont Bell, newly mounted in front of Becherer Hall, will be dedicated by the Class of 2014, Faculty, and Board of Trustees

Graduates

Jennah Davison, daughter of Bill and Donna Davison of Eldridge

To attend Augustana College, Illinois

Summer Lawrence, daughter of Mike Lawrence and Sherry Maurer of Rock Island

To attend Case Western Reserve University, Ohio

Victoria Mbakwe, daughter of Uche and Casey Mbakwe of Davenport

To attend University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amanda McVey, daughter of Brian and Karen McVey of Davenport

To attend Hollins University, Virginia

Shravya Pothula, daughter of Aswartha and Jyothi Pothula of Rock Island

To attend Baylor University, Texas

Ming Sui Tang, daughter of Tao Tang and Lan Wang of Shanghai, China

QC Students Divert Trash from Local Landfills, Create Work of Art for their School

Project Made Possible by Grant from Waste Commission of Scott County

Plastic bottle caps are one of the top 10 items found during marine debris clean-ups and are the second most littered item after cigarette butts. Thanks to a grant from the Waste Commission of Scott County, Rivermont Collegiate students in Bettendorf are doing something about that!

Rivermont students in Kindergarten through 12^th Grade, under the direction of Visual Art Teacher Colleen Tomlinson, have created a 6' x 8' Collaborative Bottle Cap Mural, which will be displayed at the school. Over 2,300 plastic caps were repurposed in the mural and diverted from local landfills!  The project was made possible by an educational grant from the Waste Commission of Scott County.

The collaborative project took place from August 2013 through April 2014. As the entire Rivermont Community (students, parents, faculty, and staff) collected plastic bottle caps (pop bottles, laundry detergent, yogurt cups, shampoo bottles, etc.) students saw firsthand how quickly small items of trash accumulate, even within a small school community. At the same time, students explored how artists use trash as a medium to encourage environmental awareness and change. From graphing the variety of bottle cap colors collected to studying contemporary artists who repurpose trash, the project not only spanned Kindergarten through 12^th Grade, but also across disciplines.

The mural theme was inspired by Regionalism and Midwest landscapes created by Grant Wood. It will be permanently displayed at Rivermont. In fact, students have enough leftover bottle caps that they have started a second mural!

For additional information, contact:  Brittany Marietta - Rivermont Collegiate - (563) 359-1366 ext. 308 or marietta@rvmt.org

Thanks to a generous grant from the Quad City Arts Arts Dollar$ program, Rivermont Collegiate is able to waive tuition for Summer at Rivermont art courses for low income students.

Summer at Rivermont offers a variety of summer enrichment courses for preschool through 8th grade, which are open to the entire Quad City community and held on the Rivermont Collegiate campus in Bettendorf. Please note there is a limited amount of grant money and courses will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Those interested in these scholarships are strongly encouraged to enroll early. Though Summer at Rivermont offers courses in a wide variety of subjects, these scholarships are only applicable to art courses.

Art courses offered include Digital Photo Phrenzy (4th-8th grade, June 30-July 3), Mythical Clay Creatures (1st-3rd grade, July 7-18), Amazing Architecture in Clay (4th-6th grade, July 7-18), Screen Printing Extravaganza (3rd-8th grade, July 21-25), and Mural Masters (5th-8th grade, July 28-August 1).

For complete details on courses and scholarship eligibility and to enroll, visit www.RivermontCollegiate.org or pick up an application at Rivermont Collegiate - 1821 Sunset Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722.

Arts Dollar$ grants help fund art projects and programs that emphasize community involvement. Funding for Arts Dollar$ is provided by The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, Deere & Company, and Doris and Victor Day Foundation. Quad City Arts recognizes The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation for their contribution, which supports dramatic expansion of the Arts Dollar$ program in 2014.

Saturday, May 3rd - 6:00 p.m.

Rivermont campus - 1821 Sunset Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Join us under the big top! Rivermont Collegiate will host their annual auction and dinner on Saturday, May 3rd to benefit the Quad City school. The event will be held on the Rivermont campus, located at 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf. Cocktails and silent auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner catered by Johnny's Italian Steakhouse and a live auction at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available individually at $100 per person or by the table of 8 for $700. This event is open to the entire Quad City community. For tickets or more information, contact Rod Ossowski, Director of Development, at (563) 359-1366 ext. 314.