Spring News

• Graduation Info Now Available (Special Seating and Parking Requests Due by June 1)
• Senior Day and Spring Fling - Thurs., May 24
• Five on Five Soccer Tournament, May 24 (new date), 3pm, Lacrosse Field (register in Media Center) - food available
• Student-Faculty Basketball Game, May 17: Let the Trash Talk Begin
  

• 'Treble in a Bank' - Chorus Show, May 10-12, 7pm ( view poster)
•  Football Team Yard Sale Saturday, May 5, 8am - 12 noon ( see details)
• Schedules Posted for Advanced Placement and Final Exams
• Take a Virtual Tour of Botany Beautification Projects
• State Assessment Team Visits

• Men's Track Finishes Conference Undefeated (read Herald-Sun story)

• Brain Game Team Finishes Second in State

• Teacher of Year Nominee Burr Featured in Herald-Sun

• Science Olympians Take Golds

• Botany to Launch Plant Sale After Spring Break

• Graduation Right Around Corner

• Student Helps Out in Haiti 

Spring Sports News

• Lacrosse Senior Night As Team Closes With Victories

• Golf Leads Conference

• Baseball - Good Practice Leads to Good Play

• Softball Off to Fast Start

• Track Sprints Out of Blocks

• Women's Lacrosse Struggles

• Women's Soccer Led by New Coach

 • Young Men's Tennis Team Finishing Strong

 

Rathbone, Stone Named Teachers of Month

Each month, the current Teacher of the Month names the next. Read the latest winners.

Calling All Freshmen Parents

Student Services wants your advice on how to guide the parents of rising freshmen. Please take a few minutes to fill out a survey on your experience last spring - what was helpful, what more you would have wanted to know. Take survey.

Here Comes the ACT

Juniors will take the ACT assessment on Tues., Mar. 6. There is no charge for students. Students can send scores to four colleges. Students are encouraged to bring two #2 pencils, a calculator, and a snack (it is a long test).

No cell phones! By ACT policy, simply bringing a phone or other piece of electronic equipment into the testing area (even turned off inside a book bag) is grounds for disqualification. The phone will be confiscated and the student will not receive an ACT score. Read More.

 

College Financial AID Information Night

The College Foundation of North Carolina will present a program on financial aid Jan. 30, 6:30pm in the auditorium. This program is open to all parents in Durham. (The same program will also be presented at Jordan High on Jan. 24 at 6:30pm)

Learn about the ACT Poster Contest - win scholarship $

 

 

Last Call for Caps, Gowns; Dancing and Singing on Display

• Last day to order graduation cap and gown from Herff-Jones before prices rise - see a rep at the concession stand during all three lunches Dec. 7

• "iDance" - Dance Show Dec. 9-10, 7pm ($5)

• Chorus Holiday Show - Dec. 15, 7pm ($5)

Exam Schedule Adopted; New Videos Posted; Powder Puff Results

• See the Exam Schedule for January

• Powder Puff upsets!

• "A Day in the Life of Ms. Tobias" - video

• "Rumor Has It (Riverside Edition)" - video

Winter Activities and Tests - December Kicks In

• SGA School Clean Up Day - Sat., Dec. 3, noon. All are welcome and encouraged to help.

• Brain Game Competition - cheer on Riverside Sat., Dec. 3, 11am at WRAL-TV Studios

• Strings Performance with Duke Chambers Players, Sun., Dec. 4, 3pm Page Auditorium

• Band Gift Wrapping - through Christmas Eve, every day, Northgate Mall

• ROTC Adopt-a-Family fund-raising drive, every day, in cafeteria

• Treasure for Troops - AP Government students collect care packages for soldiers overseas

• People of the World "Basic Needs" collection for Durham Communities in Schools students

• PLAN Testing for Sophomores, Tues., Dec. 6, 1st and 2nd Periods

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• Parent Night at Walltown Recreation Center, Tues., Dec. 6, 6:30pm (read more)

Hip Hop Artist, Blackademics Founder to Speak Thursday

Pierce Freelon, emcee, hip hop recording artist, poet, professor at NCCU and UNC-CH, and a founder of Blackademics.org, an on-line roundtable, will speak after school Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Media Center. He will speak on hip hop and community empowerment, and will be accompanied by several young poets. All are welcome.

Pirates Raise Funds to Help Family Return to Home

Led by the Student Government Association and Parent Teacher Association, Riverside has worked to help the family of sophomore Mohamed Soliman get back on their feet following a disastrous fire last May.

Tuesday afternoon SGA Advisor Rebecca Holz presented a check for $633.22 raised by SGA and the PTA, with support from faculty donations as well. 

"We have a family outside our home. Words can't say how grateful we are," Ms. Soliman said after the check was presented by SGA.

The family hopes to be able to return to their home in early 2012.

PLAN to Help Sophomores Prepare for ACT

  North Carolina will begin administering the ACT to juniors in 2012-2013; the PLAN test provides practice.

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Off Campus Parent Night Set for Dec. 6

  To be held at Walltown Rec Center, 6:30pm

  See the complete flyer with more information

Heading Into Thanksgiving

See a video of Pirate Thanksgiving Plans

Colleges, International Ed, Canned Food Drive, PTSA "Health Teens"

Another busy week in Pirate Country, the week of Nov. 14

 

• College Week - see full College Week story

 

• International Education Week - see full International Ed Week story

 

• French Honor Society Canned Food Drive, third period classes

• PTSA Meeting, Nov. 17, 6:30pm: "Your Healthy Teen...and You" - see full Healthy Teen story

 

Senior Ai Wei Sun Photo Takes State Fair Prize

Third place in photography at the NC State Fair earned Ai Wei Sun

a $200 gift card. The student of Photo Teacher Rita Rathbone plans to continue her photography while studying to work in a dental lab or as a pastry chef after graduation. Click on photo to see full-size image.

 

Sophomores to take the PLAN test in December

Here are some helpful links for sophomores who are preparing for PLAN. 

Dates will be announced soon, so please check back for more information.

http://www.actstudent.org/plan/

http://www.act.org/plan/

Please contact Student Services for further information.

 

Youth Career Expo at Northgate Thursday

   The 2011 Youth Career Expo offers students a chance to meet with professionals to discuss career options. The event will be held Thurs., Nov 10, 5:30-7:30pm, at Northgate Mall.

  Student participants will have a chance to win $100 cash; parents and guardians could win a $50 gas card

   The Career Expo is sponsored by DPS Career and Technical Education, Futures for Kids, the Triangle Society of Human Resource Management and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. Email for more information

 

 

Prestige Arts performs November 5th

Prestige Performing Arts competed in a Youth Talent Show on October 18^th and was awarded one of the People’s Choice awards.  View video of performance. The talent show was annual fundraiser for the Habitat for Humanity.  This event is one of the many events that Prestige will be a part of this year.  Their next performance will be at Saturday, November 5^th at Step/Fashion show alongside other fashion troupes and step teams in the area.  See a Prestige Member for more information or Join them on Facebook  “Prestige Arts”. 

 

Sports Keeps Making News First Week of November

• Soccer hosts Fuquay Varina in first round match Tues., Nov. 1, 6pm

• Booster fund-raiser at Belk's, Sat, Nov. 5, 6am - 10am. Tickets $5, available at front desk or by email order

, good for 20-70% discounts (and your $5 back on first purchase).

 

Chorus to Perform Friday, Saturday: Sing a Song

 

 

Administrators Trick-or-Treat?

Click on image to see full-size image and guess which administrators are under the costumes.

 

 

State School Report Cards Released

Riverside earned "expected growth" over the 2010-2011 school year. See the report card.

 

 

Pirate Volleyball Rolls Into Quarter-Finals; Soccer Wins Third Seed

• Volleyball defeats Wakefield in four sets ( see Herald Sun story); next up: Green Hope at home Saturday, 6pm. Be there!

• Soccer wins play-off over Northern, 1-0 ( see Herald Sun story)

• Football drops season closer to Jordan ( see Herald Sun story)

 

 

 Superintendent Visits Riverside

 Dr. Eric Becoats held his monthly press conference at Riverside, discussing the upcoming bond issue and community partnerships. Several Riverside students were covered by local television within their coverage. ( See video coverage on WTVD)

New Year for Saturday Academy Begins

Saturday Academy, Riverside's widely recognized tutoring program, has been renewed for 2011-2012. Dates are listed in lower right of the Riverside Home Page. For more information about Saturday Academy, please read here.

 

New Weight Room Equipment Arrives

The Carolina Panthers' donation of $75,000 in weight room equipment arrived on Thursday, Oct. 6. The football team got their daily work-out by moving the weights and machines. See a story in the Herald-Sun.

 

Student Appears as Extra in 'Hunger Games'

Link to story here.

 

 

Riverside's Theatre Department Presents:

 

Click on photo for more information.

PSAT given October 12th

The PSAT will be given at Riverside on Wednesday, October 12^th.  All students in the 10^th grade will have the opportunity to take the test free of charge.  Other students wishing to participate can register for the test through Student Services.  The charge is $14 payable by cash or check made out to Riverside High School.  Additionally, the first twenty 11^th grade students to sign-up can take the test for free!  The deadline to sign up is Friday, September 23^rd.  Students in the 11^th grade are encouraged to participate in order to be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship Competition.  A limited number of fee waivers are available for 11^th grade students in need of financial assistance.

 

 

Freshman Parent Night

The Freshmen Parent Night will be next Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 6pm in the Media Center.  All Freshmen parents are invited to attend.

 

 

SGA Election Results Announced

Olivia Williams was elected student body president in elections held Tues., Sept. 6.

See the complete story.

 

See a list of SGA officers.

 

 

Welcome Back - Pirates Begin New Year

Principal Tobias and her administrative team are ready for 2011-2012. Watch a video.

 

Volleyball Wins Chapel Hill Invitational

Aug. 21, 2011. Led by seniors Kira Speer and Olivia Williams, the Pirate Volleyball squad pulled out a dramatic fifth set over NW Guilford to take the Chapel Hill Invitational Tournament championship. Read more

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$250,000 Grant Leads to Weight Room Make-over

Aug. 17, 2011. Football Coach David Hackney landed a $250,000 gift from the Carolina Panthers designated to an overhaul of the Riverside weight room. See the full story in the Herald Sun

(Note: Dollar value of grant corrected 8/18/11)

 

Pirates' Hook Receives Top State Journalism Award

Read full story in Durham Herald-Sun

 

2011-2012 School Information

Times to Make Schedule Changes to resolve conflicts (drop/add):

Wed., Aug. 10, 8am - 12noon, 1-3pm: Seniors

Thurs., Aug 11, 8am - 12noon, 1-3pm: Juniors

Fri., Aug. 12, 8am - 12noon - Sophomores, 1-3pm - Freshmen

Mon., Aug. 15, 8am - 12noon, 1-3pm: All grades

August 22, 7:30am - 12 noon: Ninth Grade Orientation (buses will run)

August 22, 6 - 7:30pm: Open House for all students new to Riverside

Sept. 8, 6:30pm: Open House for parents of all students (PTSO meeting at 6pm)

Booster Club Announces Campaign to Replace Booster Signboard in Football Stadium. 

View details of campaign.

Pirates Graduate!

Nearly 400 Riverside seniors, along with several thousand friends and family members, jammed Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium June 9 for graduation.

Read the full story and view slide shows.

Link to Senior Video 2011  

Graduating Senior Andrew Crabtree Featured on WTVD News

See the video