Monday Memo
January 6th, 2025
Parental Choice Tax Credit Update:
The application for the 2025-2026 Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit (OkPCTC) opens on February 18, 2025 at 9:00 am. This application will be for the 2025-2026 School Year (August 2025-May 2026).
RCDS has uploaded student and Primary Parent information to the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) Portal
- OTC is assigning each student an Enrollment Verification Number (EVN), emailed to the Primary Parent from [email protected].
- RFA will host an informational OkPCTC meeting on January 9, 2025 at 6pm
- OkPCTC application opens on Februrary 18, 2025 (SAVE THIS DATE!)
- See the OkPTCT FAQs for more info
Cleaning out your Closets in the new year?
The Upper School Family Wellness Service Group invites you to make a difference by dropping off your gently used clothing and toys to benefit infants and toddlers in need at Emergency Infant Services. Donations may be dropped off at the Lower School entrances through the month of January. Thank you for supporting our students in caring for our community!
Upcoming Events:
1/6: Upper School Soccer practice begins
1/9: Basketball: Varsity Girls & Boys Regent Tournament
RFA Evening Meeting: Parental Choice Tax Credit presentation with Jerry Bates, 6pm (LS Green Gym)
1/10: LS Round Up: Fireside (Jatras Commons, fireplace)
1/13: MS Basketball: Girls & Boys at Jennings | First game at 5pm
1/15: Booster Club Open Meeting, 5:30pm (Click here to join Booster Club at mid-year before January 17!)
1/16: RCDS Shakespeare Competition, 6:30-8:30pm
1/17: Homecoming Basketball Games
FULL calendar HERE
Winter Weather Reminder
At Riverfield, we believe everyday is a good day to be outside (unless the temperature or wind chill is below 10 degrees), even if it's only for 10 minutes. Please be sure your student is ready for the winter weather by having appropriate gear every school day!
- Warm Coat
- Hat
- Gloves/mittens
- Warm shoes or warm boots with warm socks (rain boots are not warm enough without significant liners)
- Long pants/leg coverings
Please label your student's belongings!
Raven Nation: In the news
Varsity Raven Boys Basketball caught headlines with VYPE High School Sports News. Featuring our Senior athletes and upcoming players to watch out for, Head Coach Jason Bogle said, “We return two starters off an Area finals team. We have a fast and athletic group. We have some sophomores and juniors that will be starting for the first time so we should get better as the year goes on and they gain experience. We are led by returning starters senior Anthony Harper and junior Max Harper. Senior Jackson McGillen, juniors Parker Corbin, Quinn Stevenson, Cameron Williams, and sophomores Scott Thompson, Alex Findley and Stone Roosevelt will play key roles. This group has embraced the culture of our program and wants to continue the success that we have had.”
Raven Basketball only has four home games left! Support our athletes by volunteering to work the gate, concessions, or run the clock!
Sign up to volunteer!
To Be or Not to be with Riverfield Theatre Co.
Theatre Director Marta Rieman is putting RCDS on the stage at the state-level! On Thursday, January 16, 6:30pm, RCDS students will compete to determine which of our performers will have the honor to represent RCDS at the State Shakespeare Competition on January 29. The first prize winner of the state competition will win an all expense paid trip to NYC to perform at Lincoln Center at the national level!
Celebrating 40 years at Sapphire Celebration 2025!
RFA's Sapphire Celebration team is calling for:
- Gift cards, $25 and up (drop off at the front desk of the main building!)
- Unique experiences, valuable services, and stellar items for the auction (share details or connect with alumni-parent volunteer Randa Briggs!)
- 10x10 works of art from our RCDS community (Connect with parent volunteer Amy Dorsey to get your canvas!)
- Help with class projects (Connect with parent volunteer Jesse Goen!)
- Sponsors & underwriters (details)
Mr. Murph & REcycling No-Nos
First, a success to share! Thanks to our families and students dropping off cans in the RCDS Recycle Huts, over the break, we collected $600 from those cans to support our barnyard animals! This Friday is our First Friday for can-fest. Bring your un-crushed cans to keep up the momentum of our recycling efforts!
A friendly reminder to only recycle accepted recyclable materials in our Mr. Murph bins and RCDS Recycle huts. Please do not bring chemicals or non-recyclables on campus. Doing so requires not only exposes our campus and students to hazardous materials, but also our teachers and staff. M.E.T. Recycling Center and the City of Tulsa Household Polutant Collection Facility. It is a privilege for RCDS to offer our families Mr. Murph recycling services and inappropriate materials in our bins can lead to us not having Mr. Murph services. Cans for recycling should be un-crushed and put in the RCDS Recycle huts at the US & LS parking lots.
WINTER RAVENWEAR AVAILABLE NOW!
As the weather turns cool, stay cozy in these fresh Ravenwear designs, available now via Schooleys!
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