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WHY CHOOSE US?
Riverdale is a welcoming, caring, student-centered neighborhood school. We maintain a positive culture with high expectations and facilitate rigorous, relevant learning daily. We are a performance-rated school with the Colorado Department of Education, the highest possible rating. Our Imagination Station provides all students with frequent opportunities to explore many different interests, from STEM to puppet theater. The annual Pumpkin Run, Halloween Shiverdale, Writing in a Winter Wonderland and College & Career Day are some of our can’t-miss events!
Riverdale serves a diverse student population. Our staff prides ourselves on knowing each of our students’ names, strengths, and needs.
LATEST NEWS
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Jennifer Kehoe and Fairlight Baer-Gutierrez honor each student by name, strength and need!
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Picture day is Monday, August 29th!
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This is a FREE school community resource with clothes, food, household items and school supplies for our students and their families in need.
![Food for Hope Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654793157/adams12org/sd9ko6kuiguahwzmuoib/Raccoon.gif","width":163}])
If you choose to have your family participate, your child will bring home a backpack of healthy, kid-friendly foods every Friday.
EVENTS
DISTRICT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Community members can review the materials and provide feedback for consideration.
![Blaise Bowers from Legacy High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678811636/adams12org/lwadocuqahofavj82lzq/BlaiseBowersThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678811636/adams12org/lwadocuqahofavj82lzq/BlaiseBowersThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678811636/adams12org/lwadocuqahofavj82lzq/BlaiseBowersThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678811636/adams12org/lwadocuqahofavj82lzq/BlaiseBowersThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678811636/adams12org/lwadocuqahofavj82lzq/BlaiseBowersThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Bowers is attending the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University
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The Support 2 Schools Grant will assist newcomers to Adams 12 Five Star Schools
![Centennial students attend city council meeting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678809763/adams12org/uwcjsm7ri94fw7tj57g8/CentennialStoplightThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678809763/adams12org/uwcjsm7ri94fw7tj57g8/CentennialStoplightThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678809763/adams12org/uwcjsm7ri94fw7tj57g8/CentennialStoplightThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678809763/adams12org/uwcjsm7ri94fw7tj57g8/CentennialStoplightThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678809763/adams12org/uwcjsm7ri94fw7tj57g8/CentennialStoplightThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Students Bentley Cotter and Sophia Anderson work together to present at city council meeting
FIVE STAR PROUD
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"The positive and fun community atmosphere makes way for a wonderful learning environment and the safety and well-being of the students is clearly a top priority."