The Ridge View from
From the Board President Dear Riviera Ridge Community,
Wow, last year went fast! Too fast. And each year seems to go even fasterperhaps a worn cliché, but as our twins enter Middle School at Riviera Ridge this year, it feels more fleeting than ever, and I want things to slow down. I want to savor these days, weeks, and months, to treasure all the moments that together mark our kids’ journey at RRS.
When I look back at the 2024-25 school year, I feel deep gratitude. I’m grateful for the fact that our kids love going to school every day. I’m grateful to the teachers and staff that create a supportive and dynamic environment to cultivate and challenge our children. I’m grateful to our Head of School and Board of Trustees for leading us with passion and vision anchored firmly to our mission. I’m grateful for the engagement and spirit of our school community
of parents, grandparents, friends and siblings that tie us together, hold us up, and support our school. Mostly, I’m grateful to our children for reminding us every day that we are human, fallible, loved, and always learning and growing.
When I look ahead to the 2025-26 school year I’m excited. Excited for our twins to be challenged in Middle School. I’m excited to see Riviera Ridge build on the successes of last year - another year of full enrollment, strong participation in the Annual Fund and Spring Gala Benefit. I’m excited to be a part of a community that continues to thrive and support each other and our school.
Finally, since the notion of slowing things down is a certain fantasy, I will focus instead on the goal of being present, being engaged, and being grateful for every moment we have at The Ridge this year.
With gratitude and excitement, ;-)
Daniel Emmett, President
Ridge Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Daniel Emmett, President
Erinn Lynch, Vice President | Enrollment Management Committee-Chair
Beth Skidmore, Secretary | Chair, COT
Michael Groeninger, Treasurer | Finance Committee-Chair
Tina Wood, Development Committee-Chair
Theresa Borgatello
Stephanie Do
Jamie Kellogg
Angie McGrath
Tad O’Connor
Lisa Spengler
Erica Storm
Ben Sprague
Jonathan Thompson, II
Brady Thurman
Steve Welton
Riviera
Our Donors and Volunteers
$500 - $1,499
Anonymous (2)
Ryan and Kiki Ander
Helga Andereck
Russell and Sarita Baldocchi
Dr. John and Jennifer Berger
Mustang Spirit Circle
Up to $499
Anonymous (8)
Joy Alafia
Ana Maria Baez Padilla
Joseph and Sarah Bardin
Sean and Maritza Best
Jonathan and Dena Birch
Brandon and Betty Hall
Elizabeth and Brooks Hansen
Alicia Harrison
John and Cami Helmuth
Rebecca Horrigan
Peter and Sandra Jacobi
Moss and Kathleen Jacobs
Joeana Jimenez
Michael and Alexandra Ramirez
Leah Ratti
Mike Reeves
Reanna and Dr. Nathaniel Rich
Roxanna Rivera
Felipe Rodriguez-Gonzales
Drs. Anthony Romero and Charish Barry-Romero
Jennifer Rose
Donors in the 1938 Founders’ Circles supported the school with a gift of $3,000 or more between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Innovation Circle
$20,000+
Anonymous (4)
Peter and Lisa Camenzind
Scott and Maribeth Claassen
Daniel Emmett and Henri Bristol
Emmett Foundation
Belle Hahn
Lily Hahn Shining and Stewart Shining
William and Christina McConathy
Craig Miller and Sabina Vohra-Miller
Ben Sprague and Analise Maggio
Marianne Sprague
Imagination Circle
$7,500-$19,999
Anonymous
Jeff Battaglia and Juliana Bennison
Alison Chase
Noel and Emily Cohen
Emmett Fahey and Sharon Chandran
Frank and Joseph Gila Fund
Jay and Marsha Glazer
Andrew Hicks and Caitrin McKiernan
Lynn E. Andrews Trust
Casey and Melissa McCann
Angie and Christian McGrath
Dr. Tad O’Connor
Jesse and Jenna Perez
Roger S. Firestone Foundation
Sattler Beneficial Trust
Susan Schmidt and Janet Vallee
Katrina Sprague and Justin Fantl
Anant and Eileen Yardi
Inspiration Circle
$3,000 - $7,499
Anonymous
Brandon and Jessica Avrutin
Timothy and Virginia Bliss
Kirk and Cece Borchardt
Christina and John Broderick
Drew and Christine Carter
Peter and Mary Connolly
Steven Dahl and Laura Dahl
Sarnelli
Mike and Shawn Duca
Bennett and Claire Duval
Monica Eiler
Bradley and Jessica Gershman
Joshua and Cassie Green
Eva Haller
Johnny Johnston and Heidi Merrick
Dr. Tamir Keshen and Dr. Roberta
Sengelmann-Keshen
Drs. Calvin and Sonia Kim
Steven and Erin Kozaki
Chi and Caterina Lee
Lewis A. Kingsley Foundation
Rory Lindsay and Dina Wang
MarBorg Industries, Inc.
Rand and Jane Marlis
Michael and Nancy Martz
Max and Laura Menke
Tim and Taryn O’Neil
Rusty and Kara Reed
Sangham Foundation
Peter and Nini Seaman
Beth and Will Skidmore
Benjamin Smith and Stephanie Do STS Foundation
Brady and Nathalie Thurman
Mike and Alexis Weaver
Tina and Neil Wood
Kaleidoscope
Community Circle
$1,500 - $2,999
Anonymous (2)
Matthew and Paloma Arnold
Rachon and Nicole Banks
Alexandra and Veronica Cintron
Bruce Davis and Jessica Sprague
Dr. Sherif and Mojdeh Elasyouty
Daniel and Cara Ferrick
Andrew and Ivana Firestone
Adam Graham and Katherine Szopa
Paul Hauser and Alex Lockett
Tim Hogan and Patricia Sadeghian
James Kellogg and Susannah Porter
Bryan and Nancy Kerr
Roger Kjensrud
Nathan and Claudia Korman
Dr. Eli and Stephanie Kupperman
Kevin McCarthy and Colleen Riley-McCarthy
Dr. Alex and Megan Morf
Toine and Kandie Overgaag
RRS Board of Trustees
Jose Sanchez and Antonette Renteria
Julian and Katherine Sanders
Victoria and Bill Strong
Dr. Warren and Heather Suh
Mario Viani and Stacy Stricklin-Viani
Steve Wolff and Elisabeth Schreiber
Nathan and Caiti Woods
Theresa Borgatello and Derek Carlson
PJ and Kimberly Brice
Beth Brown
Jamie Cary and Brooke Ludi
Kelly and Elizabeth Caylor
Keith Cobell and Cara Silva
Vicki Collins
Tim and Christine Cunningham
Dr. Julian and Jenna Davis
Dustin and Sara Dodgin
Drew and Allie Ferris
John Firestone
Joseph and Katie Frawley
Michael and Angela Groeninger
Ben Halpern and Kimberly Selkoe
Troy and Brianna Hammond
Nicholas and Meagan Harmon
Dr. Jason Hartman and Devyn Gehret
Paige Harvey and Kim Johnston
Steve M. and Patsy D. Hicks
Interactive Schools
Dmitri Krushnic
William and Katherine Larsen
Tim and Meridith Lebeau
Dr. James and Carrie Li
Thad Lieb and Karen Lynn-Lieb
Erinn Lynch and Peter Wood
Cameron Lyon and Nathalie Keller
Janet McCann
Mac and Macy McGinness
Amy and Marshall Miller
Mike and Kristina Munoz
Zoran and Marisa Pevec
Evan Pickering and Meghan Woodsome
Raytheon Technologies
Brook and Shawna Reeder
Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP
Amir and Priyanka Shahheydari
Vijay and Megan Sharma
Lisa Spengler
Tod and Diana Spieker
Erica Storm and Jeff Mikeska
Raiden and Kirsten Tsuboi
Ty and Katie Varing
Jose and Bianca Vega
Daniel and Claudia Waas
Alex and Lori Weathers
Steve and Ann Welton
Brent and Danah Williams
Jennifer Bower and Norman Hannotte
Brian and Jenner Boyle
Drs. Mario and Rosy Bucio
Ashley Burnett
Lama Dog Tap Room +
Bottle Shop
Yuri and Elvia Calderon
Esteban and Christine Camara
Sarah Camp
Darnell Campbell
Lindsey Campbell
Scott Campbell and Jessica Wegman
Robert Casanova
Robert and Lauren Cashin
Stephen Chang and Jennifer Lee
Daniel Cohen
Garrett Cole and Laura Gibb
Brendan and Antonia Connolly
W. Charles Conway and
Elizabeth Krenz
Rafael Cordero and Greg Whitmore
Sarah Corliss
Sean and Jessica Crane
Brianna Craviotto
Rachel Curtis
Meg Dana
Miriam Dance
Peter and Christina DaRos
Lynn Deetz
Damian Deveze
Brianna and Curt Direnzi
Jason and Margot Dorion
Kate and Patrick Keeley
Karen Keltner and Austin Artis
Ursula Kennedy
Dauri Kennedy
Matt and Jenny Kustura
Carrie Lambert
Kara Lappico
Rodney and Teri Lee
Laura Levi
Sean and Sarada Lewis
Dr. Jessica Liberman
Levi and Daniela Maaia
Travis Magana and Shannon Foley
James and Katherine Margolles
Diane Masline
Jessica Mayhugh and Joe Ramirez
Andrea and Doug McFarling
Melanie McQueen
Mireille Miller-Young
Evan and Tedde Minogue
Ivor Miskulin and Eleanor Glazer
Mission Wealth Management
Max Mortiz and Shelly Cole Moritz
Ken and Christy Murray
Iris Murray
Jaime and Jason Nelson
Edward Nolasco
Erica Nolasco
Tayllor Oyewole-Davis
Tim and Jayne Patterson
Bryan Peariso
John and Hayley Penton
Dr. David and Davece Pires
Kristopher and Stephanie Roth
Michael and Erika Rutledge
Rebecca and Darrick Ryser
Griff Sahlin and Ji Lee
Molly and Hector Seguel
Polly Selkoe
Abe and Autumn Shelton
Andreas and Rachel Simon
Sara Singh
Miguel Solis
Tyler Sorenson and Taryn Corral
Lauren Spencer
Anna Stump
Nick and Sally Thacher
Amanda and
Jonathan Thompson II
Andrea and Dr. Mark Torchin
Alexandra and Judd Torres
Ann Tro
Jon and Mary Anne Valois
Kari Ramirez
Walter
Kirk and Anne Walters
Magnus Wedhammar and Lauri Kriva
Alex and Alice Weller
Karen Wendel
Herb Wildfeuer and Julie Carlson
Carlos and Kathryn Williams
Tracy Williamson
Lisa Wolfe
Dorian Wolter
Marsha Wright
Katherine and Stephanie Yeung
Drea and Brian Dowdy
Mari and Brandon Eickmeier
Kari Eiler
Wendy and Greg Fehr
Joseph and Hailey Ferguson
Jay and Deena Ferro
Mike and Maria Ferrone
Mary Firestone
Scott and Alyssa Pollard
Philipp and Calle Posch
Mari and Abe Quinteros
Chris Ralston and Lan Chau
Paul and Rose Filitchkin
Anthony Fischer
Anna and Jon Forterra
Diona Fulton
Jesse and Pia Gillan
Mark and Becki Gonzales
Jonathan and Heather Gottlieb
David Griffiths
Adrienne and Ian Grover
Ross and Christine Hale
Fête à la Riviera: A Night of Fun & Philanthropy
Gala Donors
$5,000–$25,000
$500–$999
L’Ese Party Sponsor
The Riviera Ridge School’s Fête à la Riviera Gala was a dazzling celebration of community and generosity, raising a spectacular $340,000 for the school’s mission. Chaired by the dynamic duo of Victoria Strong and Caterina Lee, the evening brought together over 200 guests for a night of spirited fun and giving.
The atmosphere was infused with excitement, from the lively live bidding— where guests raised their passports for amazing experiences like a weekend at the stunning Zaca Lake and the chance to be “Head of School for a Day”. The evening and exquisite culinary creations were infused with that special French flair.
“This night was about more than celebration,” shared Katrina Sprague, Director of Development and Community Engagement. “It was a powerful reminder of what we can do to advance compassion, excellence, and connection.”
The immense success of the gala is a testament to the unwavering support of the Riviera Ridge community, whose passion and generosity make the school a truly special place.
Special thanks to...
Co-Chairs
Caterina Lee
Scott and Maribeth Claassen
Peter and Mary Connolly
Monica Eiler
Johnny Johnston and Heidi Merrick
Casey and Melissa McCann
Ben Sprague and Analise Maggio
Marianne Sprague
$2,500–$4,999
Noel and Emily Cohen
Bennett and Claire Duval
Daniel Emmett and Henri Bristol Emmett Foundation
Joshua and Cassie Green
Belle Hahn
Lily Hahn Shining MarBorg Industries, Inc.
Jesse and Jenna Perez
Sangham Foundation
Brady and Nathalie Thurman
$1,000–$2,499
Anonymous
Theresa Borgatello and Derek Carlson
Christina and John Broderick
Drew and Christine Carter
Andrew and Ivana Firestone
Mike and Kristina Munoz
Toine and Kandie Overgaag
Vijay and Megan Sharma
Beth and Will Skidmore
Tod and Diana Spieker
Dr. Warren and Heather Suh
Neil and Tina Wood
Anonymous
Matthew and Paloma Arnold
Jeff Battaglia and Juliana BennisonBeth Brown
Dr. Sherif and Mojdeh Elasyouty
John Firestone
Michael and Angela Groeninger
Nicholas and Meagan Harmon
Dr. Jason Hartman and Devyn Gehret
Andrew Hicks and Caitrin McKiernan
Dr. Eli and Stephanie Kupperman
Chi and Caterina Lee
Cameron Lyon and Nathalie Keller
Angie and Christian McGrath
Amy and Marshall Miller
Tim and Taryn O’Neil
Amir and Priyanka Shahheydari
Gifts up to $499
Anonymous
Jennifer Bower and Norman Hannotte
Kelly and Elizabeth Caylor
Andrew and Ivana Firestone
Mary Firestone
Joseph and Katie Frawley
Elizabeth and Brooks Hansen
Ursula Kennedy
Matt and Jenny Kustura
Tim and Meridith Lebeau
Diane Masline
Jessica Mayhugh and Joe Ramirez
Dr. Alex and Megan Morf
Max Moritz and Shelly Cole Moritz
John and Hayley Penton
Mike Reeves
Belle Hahn and Lily Hahn Shining
The Roger S. Firestone Foundation
Savoring Saint Tropez Sponsors
Bristol-Emmett Family
Meet Me in Monaco Sponsors
Anonymous
Lord and Lady Robert Hope, McCarthy/Riley Family, Gehret-Hartman Family, and Banks Family
Caterina and Chi Lee & Victoria and Bill Strong
Christian and Angie McGrath
Craig Miller and Sabina Vohra-Miller
Monica Eiler
Neil and Tina Wood, Step 3 & Drew and Christine Carter, Carpinteria Warehouses
Noel and Emily Cohen
Dr. Tad O’Connor
Wouldn’t It Be Nice Sponsors
The Duval Family
Scott and Maribeth Claassen
Dr. Tad O’Connor
The Riviera Ridge School Board of Trustees
Cannes Not Wait To See you Sponsors
Anonymous
Arnold Brothers Construction
Dustin and Sara Dodgin
Julian and Katherine Sanders
Rebecca and Darrick Ryser
Santa Barbara Internal Medicine Group
Will and Beth Skidmore
Jessica Avrutin
Victoria Strong Volunteers
Henri Bristol
Maribeth Claassen
Jenna Davis
Nancy Downing-Kerr
Claire Duval Paige Harvey
Rory Lindsay
Christina McConathy
Tedde Minogue
Amir Shahheydari
Melissa Wald
Dina Wang
Danah Williams
Ways to Give
Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is the most critical ongoing fundraising effort for our School and community. Unrestricted gifts help the School meet annual expenses such as faculty salaries, new programs, upgrades in technology, and tuition assistance.
Matching Gifts
Many companies have matching gift programs that support various nonprofit organizations. The company for which you or your spouse works may match any cash or stock gift you make—sometimes on a dollar-for-dollar basis or more.
Gifts of Securities
Gifts may include alternative, non-cash contributions such as appreciated assets, stocks, or real estate.
Tea House Legacy Society
The Tea House Legacy Society honors those who inform the School that we are included in their estate plans. Such contributions may include gifts of cash, securities, tangible property, real estate, or life insurance. Gifts may be made through bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, or charitable lead trusts.
(Please see page 13.)
Molly Seguel
Associate Head of School for Advancement
Katrina Sprague
Director of Development & Community Engagement
Jaime Nelson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Mari Eickmeier
Advancement Department Coordinator
Iris Murray
Interim Advancement Department Associate
Fundraising & Endowment $550,339 Tuition & Feees $7,972,285
$8,831,961
$194,700
8th Grade Graduation Awards
Each year, we recognize some of the outstanding achievements of our graduating students. Middle School is a journey of growth, learning, and discovery, and we celebrate those who have gone above and beyond in academics, leadership, athletics, creativity, and service. These awards are a reflection of hard work, perseverance, and the unique strengths each student brings to our school community. Please join us in congratulating this year’s award recipients as we honor their accomplishments.
Hope of America Award
Brandon Kim
Outstanding Athletes
Joe DeRosa and Maya Llewellyn
Outstanding Performing Artist Award
Cassian Deakyne and Olivia O’Neil
Heart Award
Braelyn Boyle
Outstanding Service Award
Natalie Lewis and Abby Walters
The Gwynne Schultz Award for Academic Excellence
Brandon Kim, Savannah Margolles, Luisa Martinez, Ava Moxley, William Skidmore and Axl Wedhammar
Outstanding Visual Artist Award
Luisa Martinez and Neil McGinness
The Angel Award
Jenny & Tim Deakyre
Outstanding Leadership Award
Cassandra Camenzind, Dylan Ferrick, Anja Firestone, Auden Kjensrud, Maya Llewellyn, Melina Ramirez and Abby Walters
The “M” Award Auden Kjensrud
The Core Values Award Ava Moxley
Class of 2021
Congratulations on your graduation from High School!
Luana Acosta
Mason Arndt
Noah Arndt
Juliana Aviani
Patrick Bassi
Jameson Bryant
Dayne Carlson
Hugo Cea Loewe
Lucas Cea Loewe
Dominic DeRosa
Justin de Ponce
Marco Gomez
Sofia Gonzales
Noah Grant
Mia Groeninger
Harry Hayman
Mason Martz
Sadie Morello
Ravi Pandya
Dawson Pennestri
Amber Ross
Sabrina Toye
Ella Weathers
Addy Wendel
Abbey Whelan
Oona Yardi
Each year at graduation, an adult in our school community who has given outstanding service is recognized. We are proud to honor Jenny Deakyne with this year’s Angel Award.
Tea House Legacy Society
Many who care deeply about the School have found that thoughtfully structured planned gifts help them make meaningful contributions while meeting personal planning goals as well. The Tea House Legacy Society honors those who inform Riviera Ridge that the School is included in their estate plans.
Marie Celine Ardinghe*
William Bielby and Keek Lee
Verna Cook*
Bob* and Christine Emmons
Pier Gherini*
Amy and Chris Giles
John S. Haigh and Margaret
Neil Haigh Family Trust*
Marian Mullin Hancock*
Michael and Nancy Martz
Doug and Andrea McFarling
Susan E. Mirattie Trust*
William and Dolores E. Pollock
Thomas and Charmaine Rogers
Daniel A. and Edna J. Sattler
Beneficial Trust*
Mr. Scott Stefan and Ms. Deborah Bettencourt
Alex and Lori Weathers
Andrew and Molly Wooden
*Deceased
Rebecca Horrigan
Mike Reeves
Miriam Dance
Darnell Campbell
Jennifer Bower
Alessandra McCoy
Adrienne Grover
Mario Bucio
Torchin
Diona Fulton
Laura Levi
Miguel Solis
Bryan Peariso
Alumni News
Athena Saragoza ’17 graduated from Regis University, in Denver Colorado with honors (Cum Laude). She played basketball all 4 years on the women’s basketball team and majored in criminal justice.
On May 5th, Athena interviewed and got a job as a graduate assistant for the women’s basketball team at the University of Nevada, Reno. She’s grateful to be pursuing her Master’s degree, and thrilled to be a part of the Wolf Pack Family as a graduate assistant, which is a dream come true for Athena. Be on the look out for her at any Mountain West Conference women’s b-ball games throughout California!
Josie Doughty ’13
• US NAVY: Currently deployed in Southeast Asia
• Aircrewman Acoustic Operator
• Year six of six year commitment
• Continuing her large animal Veterinary studies while in the US NAVY.
Paige Doughty ’17
Bachelor of Science - ASU: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Alumni News
Marco Gomez ‘21 is currently studying international relations and economics at Suffolk University in Boston, where I am also involved in the school’s Finance club. recently graduated from Cate School, where along with pursuing academic endeavors, I played on both the Soccer and Lacrosse teams, as well as serving as the CoPresident of the school’s environmental club.
Dayne Carlson ‘21 graduated from San Marcos High School in January of ‘25, and promptly left on an excursion with his mother, Theresa, walking hundreds of miles on The Camino of Spain. Excited about business and economics, he was accepted to the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he is excited to continue exploring the outdoors while achieving his academic goals.
Cameron Weathers ‘22 is in her senior year of Santa Barbara High School and dances 20 hours a week at Santa Barbara Dance Arts, where she has won awards for her choreography and is co-chair of the Inclusion Coalition and captain of the contemporary dance team. She is currently applying to schools for a BFA in dance and hopes to dance professionally in the future.
Terri Doughty
Former Marymount Board Member/President of Parent Council happily retired from Cox Business in December 2024 after 25 years at Cox Communications.
Jim Doughty
Father of Josie and Paige (ex-husband 2018) tragically passed away in July, 2024 while mountain bike riding. He passed away doing what he loved.
Quinn Stefan ’17 graduated from George Washington University this past spring with a B.S. in Physics and a minor in Geology. As the commencement speaker for George Washington Columbian College, Quinn was quoted saying “Wherever your journey takes you next, I hope you keep learning. I love the human need to keep advancing and to keep learning. Research is important. Learning is important.” She is now settled at Duke University where she is pursuing a PhD in Physics.
West Figgins ‘19 moved to Boston this past summer to pursue studies in writing and illustration. Since graduating from Santa Barbara High School’s VADA Academy, he has explored various paths in the creative realm. He’s currently taking courses at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and particularly interested in music journalism and digital design.
Sam Seiden ‘20 just graduated from St. Bonaventure High School. He set the all time school records for assists and steals, both for a career and a single game record as well, finishing #2 in Ventura County all time for assists. He was all Tri Valley league 4 years in row, First team all Ventura County 3 years, CIF finals 3 years in a row, and was named all state and graduated with a 4.3 GPA. Sam is currently a freshman at Franciscan University at Steubenville where he was recruited to play basketball.
Ella Weathers ‘21 just started her freshman year at Northeastern University in Boston, where she will major in Computer Science and Media Arts. She had an amazing senior year at Santa Barbara High School that included her tennis team winning the CIF-SS championship and individually being named to First Team All-Channel League. She also earned Top Don for Physical Sciences, served as President of the Makers’ Club, and received an Honors Scholarship from the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation.
Fallon Erickson ‘23 played varsity volleyball each year at CATE School, serving as team captain last year. With an unfortunate ankle fracture recently, I am helping our team with coaching and support for my senior season—it’s been great to stay involved even off the court. I’m now also in the middle of college applications, which is exciting and a bit overwhelming. One of the highlights of this school year so far was getting to welcome the freshmen and help them move into their dorms. Outside of academics, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the ceramics studio. I’m head of the ceramics club at my school where we host workshops, and in about a month, I’ll be showing and selling some of my work at an art show in Los Feliz! Academically, I’ve been challenging myself this year by doubling up on sciences, taking both Advanced Neurobiology and Advanced Physics. I really believe that Riviera Ridge played a huge role in helping me discover my love for science and making me feel confi dent diving deeper into it.
Luke Walters ‘23 is in his junior year at Bishop Diego, where he plays volleyball both at school with Santa Barbara Volleyball club. He has established incredible relationships with each of his teachers throughout high school—a highlight is that he is currently enrolled in AP Calculus. Luke is incredibly grateful for his ten years at Riviera Ridge, and has returned every summer since graduation to serve as a summer camp counselor.
Violet Archibald ‘23
Recently I’ve started my third year at Laguna Blanca as a Junior. have been busy with the school volleyball team, preparing to be editor of the yearbook, and violin orchestra and lessons outside of school. I love Laguna, and I am so grateful for how my two years at Riviera Ridge prepared me so well for high school!
Maya Llewellwn ‘25 is going to San Marcos and is adjusting well. Over the summer she took Spanish at City College and that really helped her get back in the study mode. She is playing flag football on the offensive side for the fall. In winter, she will play basketball. Maya still sees her Riviera Ridge friends and often has lunch with them or goes to the football games with them.
Neil Mcginness ‘25
After seven great years at Riviera Ridge, Neil is now an incoming freshman at Santa Barbara High School. He’s most excited about being part of the VADA program (especially loving his sketching class first period) and joining the SBHS boys basketball team. Neil spent most of his summer training for basketball and participating in the summer league. His love of art and sport are both areas that were nurtured and fostered at Riviera Ridge, and though he misses his friends and teachers there, he’s entering high school with a strong foundation for what lies ahead. Thank you for all the support over the years!
From the Head of School
Dear Riviera Ridge School Community,
As I reflect on the 2024-2025 school year, my heart is truly overflowing with gratitude. The journey we’ve been on together has been nothing short of extraordinary, and it is with immense pride that we share this Annual Report—a true celebration of our collective spirit.
This year, the energy and vision for our future have been powered by the incredible generosity of our donors and the selfless dedication of our volunteers. The very foundation of our success is the commitment of our community, which enables our students and faculty to thrive in an excellent, kind, and continually innovative environment.
Thanks to you, we’ve been able to create meaningful opportunities that directly benefit our students. Your philanthropic support has allowed us to enhance our academic programs, expand our arts and athletics, and ensure our campus remains a safe and inspiring home for everyone. Our volunteers have dedicated countless hours to serving on committees, cheering on our teams, and bringing our community events to life. Your actions, whether through a generous gift or a simple day of service, are a powerful testament to your belief in our mission and a genuine partnership in our children’s education.
As we look ahead, we do so with a future that’s built on a foundation of your belief in us. The spirit of our school is a direct reflection of your love and service, and for that, I am so grateful. On behalf of our students, faculty, and staff, we thank you for your enduring commitment to the education, health, and well-being of our children. It is a true privilege to lead side by side with you every day.
With sincere gratitude,
Christina K. Broderick, M.S.Ed. Head of School
Mission What We Do
We provide student-centered, individualized learning in a joyful, and nurturing community, inspiring academic excellence and valuing difference.
Values Ideas We Live By Vision Why We Do It
To empower individual potential, inspire purpose beyond self, and cultivate social responsibility.
Academic Excellence, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Diversity, Ethical Responsibility, Joy, Kindness, Resilience.
Small Steps to Big Futures
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