Student Highlights

Students are our life work; we recognize and applaud their creativity, achievement and growth. These various organizations and activities are devoted to cultivating the leadership, scholarship and character of our student body.

At Rivendell Academy we are working with our students on developing goals, plans, and visions for their lives after graduation. We felt that stories from interesting people could inspire them to think about options for their futures. So, we invited 14 interesting people to come to RA for the day to share their stories with students. We called the day, "Choose Your Own Adventure: Pathways to Success."

This summer two groups of 7th and 8th grade students created two videos about the careers of two of our Choose Your Own Adventure Day speakers: furniture maker Charles Shackleton and Miranda Thomas, potter. These first-time filmmakers learned about camera angles, interviewing, editing and more. Teachers Chris White, Nate Cutting, Autumn Brooks, Amber Brooks and John Bristol helped students learn the technical skills necessary to make these documentaries. We hope you enjoy their work!

Jennifer DeBois Chosen for Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC

Jennifer DeBois, a junior at Rivendell Academy of Orford, NH has been nominated to
attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC on November 14, 15 and 16th, 2014.

The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

Jennifer was nominated by Dr. Connie Mariano, the Medical Director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists to represent Orford, NH based on her academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine. During the three-day Congress, Jennifer will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science Winners talk about leading medical research;be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what is to expect in medical school;witness stories told by patients who are living medical miracles; be inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies; and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.