Archbishop Riordan High School

Riordan mourns the passing of Dr. Art Dugoni '43 who leaves an incredible legacy in dental education at the University of the Pacific, the school of dentistry in San Francisco that bears his name. Riordan wrote about his unique path, including the foundation he built while a student at St. James, in last year’s Future Magazine. https://resources.finalsite.net//DugoniFutureMagazine2019.

CLUB RUSH 2020starts tomorrow! Our clubs and activities are a chance for students to explore their hidden talents and gifts outside of the classroom. -Director of Athletics and Student Life, Mr. Brian Kelly Check out club opportunities starting tomorrow, link in the Daily Bulletin on PowerSchool. With over 20 clubs and activities, these co-curricular experiences are opportunities to ignite new passions, meet new classmates, and gain valuable leadership experience. ... #weR #crusaders

Have you had a chance to take a virtual tour of our campus? Amidst the pandemic, our Admissions Team is showing their creativity and innovation in sharing the Riordan experience with future Crusaders. Virtual Crusader for a Day visits, Open Parent Forums and a Virtual Open House are available through the Admissions page of our website. If you are new to Riordan or have been with us for years, enjoy this special view of our campus! https://www.riordanhs.org/uploaded/tour/index.htm

Head on over to Instagram tonight for our weekly athletics podcast. Bob Greene talks with new assistant volleyball coach Angela Rubang about the upcoming season. Ms. Rubang is also a Religious Studies teacher and co-moderator of the Liturgy Team at Riordan. Tonight at 6:00 pm on Instagram Live, @riordan_sports

Virtual Back to School night is tomorrow night for parents and guardians. It is an evening to hear from our Administration, meet teachers and get a short preview of what your student is experiencing with distance learning. Please take some time this evening to review the email instructions on how to access PowerSchool as well as take a look at your students schedule, you will need that information prior to Back to School Night. We are looking forward to "seeing" you and sharing the work that our teachers have been putting into Distance Learning. You can get to know your teachers in our directory https://www.riordanhs.org/directory. *email and link to classrooms coming soon!

This spring, Riordan hired 25 new faculty and staff to support our expanded student body and the transition to co-education. We drew from an incredibly talented pool and will welcome many alumni, school leaders from Mercy San Francisco, and other experienced educators at a truly exciting time. Read more about a few of their new roles at https://www.riordanhs.org/back-to-school Today, we welcome Ms. Nicole Morello, Fr. Cameron Faller, Ms. Lauren Ragusa, and Mr. Mike Kennedy. Welcome to the Riordan Family!

Welcome to the first day of the 2020 - 2021 school year--one we will never forget. Today marks not only the first day of distance learning, but it is also the beginning of a new Crusader era. Riordan now educates boys and girls. We welcomed 196 young women across all grade levels, and have the largest student body in thirty-five years. We know our newest community members will be inspired by the deep pride that our alumni and supporters around the world have in our outstanding school. Please join us in welcoming back our students and celebrating this historic day for Archbishop Riordan High School from wherever you are!

Future Crusaders and families have you heard? Crusader for a Day virtual classroom visits, virtual Open House on October 28 and Parent Forum sign ups start tomorrow, September 8! This is your chance to see and get a feel for the Riordan community. We know this is not exactly how you hoped to visit our school, but we want to welcome you and help you find that Riordan is the right place for you! Let's go purple & gold! Sign Ups will start tomorrow at 9am here: https://www.riordanhs.org/admissions/visit-riordan

Students should take time this weekend to work on creating their learning space. This Learning at Home Guide is to help ensure distance learning is set up for success. School starts online on Tuesday, September 8. Orientation has everything for New and Returning Crusaders to start the year informed and prepared to succeed. All of our back to school and orientation resources can be found here: https://www.riordanhs.org/back-to-school

Today we launch our virtual orientation. Although, we are not together our faculty, staff, administrators and our campus are ready to welcome this historical school year with open hearts and open minds. https://youtu.be/UymN5u9Jgo8 Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! #weR #crusaderstrong

Riordan will begin the school year on Tuesday, September 8 with full distance learning. As much as we'd hoped to begin the 202021 term in person with a hybrid model, San Francisco is still on the watchlist. On Monday, our faculty and staff began two weeks of professional development, and at the end of this time all teachers will be certified in online instruction. Head to the Back to School page for more information: https://www.riordanhs.org/back-to-school

The statue of Mary the Immaculate Conception in the school's courtyard was refurbished last year, and this week, a plaque detailing its history was added to the... base. The refurbishing and plaque placement were made possible by V. Fontana & Co. and Reno Taini '59, whose father Gaspare Taini, a school gardener, saved the statue from falling in 1957 during an earthquake. Archbishop Riordan High School Alumni