On a sunny morning in early March, The Rivers School welcomed award-winning author, sociologist, and scholar Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack as the speaker for The Hall Family Speaker Series. The series, which brings thought leaders to Rivers to address civic and community engagement, was organized by the school’s Equity and Engagement Team (EET) in collaboration with trustee Alison Hall P’19 as the third in a series of workshops and discussions surrounding the theme of the year: “Engaging in Citizenship Together.”

On January 30, Rivers hosted a dynamic Lunar New Year celebration, bringing together over 200 attendees for an evening of cultural appreciation, performances, and traditional festivities to honor the Year of the Snake—a Chinese Zodiac symbol of intelligence, mystery, and renewal. The Lunar New Year, celebrated by millions of people across the globe on the first new moon of the lunar calendar, began on January 29, with festivities continuing in an All-School assembly and in Mandarin language classes surrounding the date.