Riverdale High School News

Published Jan. 15

Interim Superintendent Tobin shares a message regarding the latest facility improvements being made at both schools and more information to be hopeful about the return of students to school buildings. Thank you to our parents, school board, staff, foundation and all stakeholders for your ongoing support and patience.

Infinite Hope

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King Jr.

With many of us continuing to experience so much uncertainty, hardship, fear and pain at this time. It would be easy to lose sight of hope. That is why I have been thinking about the quote above. On Monday we celebrate the life, work and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It is also a day to reflect on all of the work yet to be done, and how we can contribute. As a school, in advisory next week, we will discuss how we can be upstanders and not bystanders, and sustain infinite hope through our actions. I want to thank students, staff and families for how you continue to help each other every day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Events

Listed below are NON-Riverdale School District Sponsored MLK Virtual Events that may be of interest:

World's Arts Foundation, 36th Annual Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" Monday, Jan. 18, 12-5 p.m.
United Way of King County's Philanthropy & Advancing Racial Equity Panel :A virtual panel will discuss and explore how philanthropy can work toward achieving greater racial equity. Thursday, Jan 21, 6 p.m.
From Resilience to Black Liberation: Uprooting Systems of Inequity An MLK Virtual Racial Justice Teach sponsored by the Campus Collaborative Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Portland State University's MLK Tribute series
- LASANA HOTEL: THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS: THE ANTI-RACIST LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Friday, Jan. 15, 5:30 p.m.
- FROM RESILIENCE TO BLACK LIBERATION: UPROOTING SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY. Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- IN CONVERSATION: TIME TRAVELING THROUGH PORTLAND'S BLACK LIFE. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 5:30 p.m.

Book Fair Jan. 18 - Jan. 31

Quality books - Our partner for this virtual book fair is Junior Library Guild. Their high school list for this event has books at a variety of levels from hi-lo to adult fiction and non-fiction with teen appeal and recommended reading for college-bound students.
No-Contact Shopping - Every purchase from our online book fair will be delivered straight to the shopper's door.
Affordable selections - Most books in the online fair will be hardcover, first-edition books with library-quality binding. Prices start as low as $5/book (over 200 $5 titles to choose from), and shipping is free for orders over $30.
Supports our library - Our library receives a percentage of every book fair purchase which we can use to add more new releases to our collection.

Our site will go live Monday.

Shop the Book Fair here

Jan. 18-22 Schedule

Monday, Jan. 18: MLK Day (no school)
Tuesday, Jan. 19: ODD
Wednesday, Jan. 20: EVEN
Thursday, Jan. 21: ODD
Friday, Jan. 22: EVEN