The Warrior Press

Riverside High School ~ The Warrior Press ~ Volume 4, Edition 14 ~ Monday, October 30, 2023

SCHSL Brackets/Postseason

SCHSL Playoffs Continue

The Riverside High School Girls Tennis, Varsity Football and Cross Country Teams continue their postseason play this week. The Girls Tennis Team will host Greenville Tuesday in the Class AAAA State Semifinals.

The Varsity Football Team will host a playoff game for the first time since 2009 as the Warriors will play York in the 1st Round of the Class AAAA Playoffs Friday.

The Cross Country Teams will compete at the Class AAAA State Qualifier Saturday. Please see the attached link for more information.

Warrior Announcements

WIN Work Ready Exam

WIN Work Ready - A select group of seniors will participate in the WIN Work Ready Career Readiness Assessment on November 1-3 in order to meet their College/Career Readiness Goal. All testing information has been sent to those selected seniors.

SAT/ACT Choice Exam

Parents and students - All third year students will have the choice of taking either the SAT, ACT or no exam this year. Please use the attached form to express what choice your student will be making. Please see your counselor or administrator if you have any questions.

ACT/SAT Choice Form

Fall Semester Exam Schedule

Fall Exam Schedule - Please see the attached Fall Semester Exam Schedule. Please be advised that exams will not be given early .

Seat Time Recovery

Seat time has started for Q1 and S1 classes. Students have received notices and emails have been sent with updated seat time information. The cost of a session is $10.00 and we will hold sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays (please see flyer). Students need to pay Mrs. Thornton in guidance during 3rd block ONLY.

Seat Time Recovery Information

Academic Time (Tutoring)

Academic Time (Tutoring) has begun for the 2023-24 School Year. Academic Time (Tutoring) will be offered (free of charge) for all Riverside High School students on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m. on the "G Hall". To participate, all students MUST be present by 4:00 p.m. (they will not be allowed to participate if they arrive after 4:00 p.m.), and all students must have their ID on. Students are responsible for their own transportation if they stay for Academic Time. Please take advantage of this free opportunity to assist your student with their classes.

Class of 2024 to Graduate on May 23

2024 Graduation! The Riverside High School Class of 2024 will graduate at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Please see the attached information regarding graduation information.

Graduation Information

Student Drop-off/Pick-up

Parents, please use the parent loop off of Suber Road when bringing your student to school in the morning. The parent is loop is the first entrance into the school from the Hammett Bridge stop light, indicated on the attached picture with a blue arrow. Parents are not permitted to use the student entrance. This is for our student drivers. The red X is the student loop/entrance. This is to ensure the safety of our student drivers. Thank you for your understanding, and please let us know if you have any questions/concerns.

Warrior Highlights

Congratulations to the Riverside High School Girls Tennis Team as it swept past Aiken and Indian Land, 6-0, this week. The Warriors will host Greenville in the Class AAAA State Semifinals Tuesday.

Congratulations to the Riverside High School Cross Country Program as it excelled Saturday at the annual Greenville County Championships. Please see the link for all results. The Warriors will now prepare for the postseason this week and the Class AAAA State Qualifier.

Greenville County Results

Athletic Week Results

Girls Volleyball - Riverside 3, Greenville 0; Catawba Ridge 3, Riverside 2
Girls Tennis - Riverside 6, Aiken 0; Riverside 6, Indian Land 0
Varsity Football - Greer 42, Riverside 21
JV Football - Greer 35, Riverside 24
Cross Country - Girls Finished in 4th Place; Boys Finished in 11th Place at Greenville County Meet
Cheerleading - Finished 2nd Place in Region 2-AAAA Meet

Athletes of the Week

Athletic Safety Requirements

Clear Bag Policy

Athletic Safety Requirements

Parents and Guardians,

In light of recent events at athletic venues across the country, Greenville County Schools has updated its safety requirements for athletic events, effective immediately.

For all Greenville County Schools athletic events, the following requirements are in place to ensure the safety of all attendees:

Middle school students and younger must be accompanied by an adult 19 years old or older to every athletic event

High school students must have a school-issued ID to enter an athletic event alone; otherwise, they must be accompanied by an adult 19 years old or older

No loitering in any area; all fans need to sit in the home or visitor stands during the event

Not following any of the rules outlined above will result in removal from the event without a refund

As a reminder, there is a clear bag policy for GCS events.

In addition, Riverside High School does not allow any outside food or drink into the stadium.

Thank you for your cooperation and help to ensure the safety of all attendees.

Club Corner

Speech & Debate Wins @ Bob Jones University

Congratulations to the Riverside High School Speech and Debate Team for winning the Grady Franklin Trojan Invitational held at Chase High School in Forest City, NC, on October 28th, 2023. In addition to winning the overall sweepstakes award, Riverside students won several individual championships: Valeria de la Llave won Program Oral Interpretation. Dante Rementeria won Humorous Interpretation. The team of Artem Feno and Sash Sivaraman won Duo Interpretation. Gauyrama Blancard was a double champion in both Dramatic Interpretation and Novice Reading. Krteyu Ramanathan was a double champion in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking. A complete list of Riverside trophy winners follows:

Keerthana Sankarapu, 4th in Novice Congressional Debate
Zachary Thies, 5th in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
Jeffrey Yu, 2nd in Children’s Literature
Artem Feno, 3rd in Children’s Literature
Treesa Abraham, 5th in Children’s Literature
Dante Rementeria, 6th in Children’s Literature
Isabella Murillo, 2nd in Declamation
Stephanie Duan, 6th in Declamation
Gauryama Blancard, 1st in Dramatic Interpretation
Valeria de la Llave, 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation
Artem Feno, 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation
Kai Tucker, 4th in Dramatic Interpretation
Shanik Miedreich, 6th in Dramatic Interpretation
Artem Feno and Sashwash Sivaraman, 1st in Duo Interpretation
Avi Bhatia and Fox Vickery, 3rd in Duo Interpretation
Aahanna Das and Charline Monnier, 4th in Duo Interpretation
Dante Rementeria and Alivia Gutierrez, 6th in Duo Interpretation
Krteyu Ramanathan, 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking
Zane Holley, 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Isabella Murillo, 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Sashwash Sivaraman, 5th in Extemporaneous Speaking
Dante Rementeria, 1st in Humorous Interpretation
Avi Bhatia, 3rd in Humorous Interpretation
Valeria de la Llave, 4th in Humorous Interpretation
Fox Vickery, 5th in Humorous Interpretation
Krteyu Ramanathan, 1st in Impromptu Speaking
Zane Holley, 2nd in Impromptu Speaking
Kai Tucker, 5th in Impromptu Speaking
Kenneth Zalewski, 6th in Impromptu Speaking
Kai Tucker, 2nd in Informative Speaking
Gauryama Blanchard, 1st in Novice Reading
Eli Golob, 2nd in Novice Reading
Jose Pena-Farias, 3rd in Novice Reading
Stephanie Duan, 4th in Novice Reading
Savannah Culpepper, 5th in Novice Reading
Brooke Stuart, 6th in Novice Reading
Zane Holley, 6th in Original Oratory
Valeria de la Llave, 1st in Program Oral Interpretation
Shanik Miedreich, 2nd in Program Oral Interpretation
Treesa Abraham, 3rd in Program Oral Interpretation

Pride of Riverside Finishes 13th at Class AAAA State!

Congratulations to the Riverside High School Marching Band, The Pride of Riverside as the Warriors took 13th Place at the Class AAAA State Band Championships Saturday at Spring Valley High School. Congratulations to all stakeholders and Band Director Kris Bence.

Club Announcements:

Asian-American and Pacific Islander Club - Asian-American and Pacific Islander Club will have a meeting today from 3:50 - 4:30 pm @M103.
AstroPhysics Club - AstroPhysics Club will have a meeting on Nov. 1st (Wednesday) from 4-5 pm at the Media Center. Email Ms. Pineda if you have any questions.
Riverside Spanish Club - The Riverside Spanish Club will officially kick off on Friday, November 3rd after school with a joint celebration with Atlas Club to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! All new and returning Spanish Club members are encouraged to attend. If you would like to participate in the Spanish Club for the 2023-2024 school year, please pay the $5 dues in MySchoolBucks. There is no application required, and all are welcome!
Holiday Meal - We will be having our Holiday lunch on November 16th. The Holiday Meal will consist of Turkey with gravy or Glazed Ham, Cornbread Stuffing or Roll, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Green Beans, Garden Salad, Fruit Cobbler, Fresh Fruit, Milk and Tea for Adults. The cost of an adult meal is $4.75. The Holiday Meal will be served in Lines 1 and 2 and Line 3 will be having Chicken Filets, Hamburgers, Pizza, fruits and vegetables as well as Papa John's pizza.
PTA and Red Cross Club - The PTA and Red Cross Club are hosting the Battle of the Bins, a Veterans Day fundraiser November 13th thru December 8th. They will be set up in the T Mall at 7:45 each morning for collections. Come support our Veterans!

Drama Performs "Alice in Wonderland"

The Riverside High School Drama Department produced two nights of "Alice in Wonderland" this week. Thank you to Director Joy White and all that supported and produced this play.

Book Club Meets

Book Club - The Riverside High School Club met this week with Dr. Wagner. The Book Club read scary stories, made bracelets and bookmarks, and enjoyed treats for Halloween. The one trick? Dr. Wagner tried to give them homework!

Happy Fall Warriors! Yes, here in the south we could have summer a little longer but, it's October and Fall is definitely in the air. Fall is awesome and we hope you enjoy it.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful committees and volunteers for all they've done so far. Whether you've worked the school store, contributed to our hospitality events, bought or sold spirit wear, were involved in the mini-grant process, helped with suicide prevention, are a behind the scenes volunteer, or are working on future events, we want to send our sincerest gratitude. This PTSA is as awesome as it is because of volunteers like you.

If you'd like to see more of what we're about, we invite you to visit our website at Riverside High School PTSA - Greer,SC

Join RHS PTSA

Sullivan Agency / @SullivanAgency

PTSA School Store Volunteers Needed

We still need volunteers to assist in the school store during lunch! If interested in volunteering, please see the Sign-Up Genius below. Feel free to bring a friend. You can use the comments section to indicate if someone is joining you. Also, if you're new to working the School Store, let Loree Hartzog know. She’s happy to volunteer with you to show you the ropes. It's easy and really fun! You can email questions to her at loreehartzog@yahoo.com.

**Must be a Level I Volunteer.

PTSA School Store Sign Up

PTSA Reflections Contest

RHS Booster Club - What Does It Do?

Do you know what the Booster Club does? At Riverside, we are here to raise money and create a winning and fun culture for our student athletes, families and the school itself. We are a non-profit in which 100% of the money raised goes back to our athletic teams or to make future events bigger and better each year.

How can you contribute and help your Booster Club? We have a membership drive that will start this week on GoFan. We are hoping that we can get the majority of families at Riverside to become a member. Not only is it tax deductible and inexpensive, it directly helps your coaches and students through athletic needs and wants. There is strength in numbers! We are also looking for Corporate sponsors for some of our events. If you own a business or would like to introduce us to someone that may have an interest, we want to talk with them. Have them reach out to JD Nelson or Nathan Headley with the RHS Booster Club or message us through this site.

Please follow our Facebook page Riverside Warrior Booster Club and Twitter @RHSWarriorClub and look for the Booster Club table at our home football games this year!

RHS PTSA/Sponsors