October 2025 Elementary Principal's Newsletter




Dentist coming to Riverdale in February

Hats off to Shayla Newfer! 🎉
Shayla has racked up 50 aces this season and now sits at 125 career aces. She’s closing in on Riverdale’s records and is also the current BVC leader in aces! 🏐🔥


Volley for the Cure is tomorrow! 💗🏐 Come out and support a great cause while cheering on our team. Let’s pack the gym in pink!

Riverdale is having a blood drive on October 23rd! Sign up for your spot here:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=RIVERDALEHS
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=RIVERDALEHS

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Bus #15 will not run the PM route. Students riding Bus #15 will be given afternoon routing information from the RHS office.
Golf Update ⛳️
Congrats to Owen Karcher for shooting a new personal record today! Great work, Owen! 👏

News involving Strategic Planning Meetings for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond.

📅 This Week in Riverdale Athletics 📅
Come out and support our Falcons! 💙🦅
Come out and support our Falcons! 💙🦅

8th grade Washington DC trip Meeting Reminder!!!! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 at 6pm in the cafeteria is the mandatory meeting with students and parents if you are interested in and are planning to go on the 8th grade Washington DC trip! Please bring all questions with you! We only meet one more time in April for the trip so it's imperative that you attend this meeting if you'd like to go! We hope to see all 8th graders and parents there!

A fantastic championship match that went the distance!
Riverdale battled hard but came up just short against LCC, falling 2–1.
Set 1 Riverdale 25–22
Set 2 LCC 25–19
Set 3 LCC 25–21
So proud of our Lady Falcons for their fight and determination all tournament long! #FalconPride
🏐 Riverdale Volleyball Update 🏐
Match 1
Riverdale vs. Calvary Christian
✅ Riverdale wins 2–0
Set scores: 25–15, 25–22
Match 2
Riverdale vs. Ridgemont
✅ Riverdale wins 2–1
Set scores: 25–17, 15–25, 25–23
The Lady Falcons are heading to the Championship Match vs. LCC! 💪💙🤍
After 3 quarters of play our Junior High Falcons are in a tight battle with Leipsic! 🏈
Score: Riverdale 22 – Leipsic 20
Let’s finish strong, Falcons! 💪🦅
#FalconPride #GoFalcons

⛳️ Great job Falcons Golf!
Nathan Alge shot a 75 to earn Runner-Up Medalist honors today! 🏅👏
The team battled hard and finished 6th out of 12 teams in a tough field.
#FalconPride #GoFalcons 🦅





Falcon golfers competing at Sycamore Springs in the OHSAA sectional championship




Riverdale Local Schools will be on a 2 hour delay due to fog, Thursday September 25, 2025.
Congratulations to our September Falcons of the month: Mrs. Sarah Voll, Lillian Hilvers, Charley Frey, Drew Clay and Lonna Webster, Great Job!!




🏆 Riverdale Wrestling – First Meeting of the Year! 🤼♂️
Calling all 7-12 students interested in wrestling! Come join us for our first meeting of the year to learn more about the team, meet the coaches, and get ready for an exciting season.
Whether you’re a returning wrestler or just curious about the sport, all are welcome! Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Falcon wrestling family.
💪 Get ready to wrestle, compete, and have fun!

A big thank you to the parents of our girls soccer team who ordered pizza for Toledo Rogers tonight 🙌. Their team was heading back home with no food and likely hadn’t eaten beforehand. In the times we live in, it was so refreshing to see such a kind act—showing others what makes Falcon Country so special 💙🤍.
⛳️👏 Huge shoutout to Wynter Frey for competing in the Girls Sectional Tournament today! Wynter shot a personal best 55-62 (117) while proudly representing Riverdale with outstanding sportsmanship. 💙🤍
Congratulations, Wynter, on a great first year of golf! We can’t wait to see what’s ahead for you on the course! 🦅⛳️
#FalconPride #RiverdaleGolf #PersonalBest

