The Warrior Press
The Warrior Press
Riverside High School ~ The Warrior Press ~ Volume 4, Edition 27 ~ Monday, February 26, 2024
Culture Week!
RHS Black Student Union Hosts Culture Week
Athletic History!!!
Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Make Upper State Championship Games in Same Season for 1st Time in School History
The Riverside High School Boys Basketball Team will face Region 2-AAAA rival Greer for the third time this season on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Florence Center in Florence, S.C. With a win Wednesday, the Warriors would play for the Class AAAA State Championship Saturday at the Florence Center.
The Riverside High School Girls Basketball Team will face Region 1-AAAA Champion Westside on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Florence Center in Florence, S.C. With a win Wednesday, the Warriors would play for the Class AAAA State Championship Saturday at the Florence Center.
Announcements
2024 Prom - The 2024 Riverside High School Prom will be Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. at The Venue by Southern Bleachery. Please visit the links for the RHS Prom Website and to purchase tickets. "A Night to Remember" is the theme for the 2024 Riverside High Prom. Tickets will begin on Monday, February 12 through Friday, April 5. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday. April 5. Tickets are $40.00 each. Tickets will be picked up on March 25 - April 5 during all lunch shifts. Prom Guest Approval Forms will only need to be completed for students coming from outside of Riverside High School. These forms will be posted on the RHS Prom website. They will also be located in the front office. All Guest Approval Forms must be completed by the guests school and dropped off or emailed to Mrs. Latson prior to the purchase of tickets.
Riverside High School will host its annual Curriculum Fair on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. There will be opportunities to learn about classes from each department as well as taking tours of Riverside High School. Please see the attached graphic for information.
May Calendar - Please see the attached calendar for May. It includes all testing, exams and material return dates. Please plan accordingly as students must take their exams on the assigned dates.
Underclassmen IGP Meetings and Registration
Students will meet with their school counselor and parent/guardian to register for classes for the 2023-2024 school year and discuss future post-secondary plans.
11th Grade: February 26 - March 12 (invites sent by Feb. 21st)
Make-up Window: March 13 - March 14
Students and parents/guardians will receive a Backpack Notification to sign up for the IGP meeting.
Prior to the meeting, students should complete the following:
1. Review the 2024 Digital RED Notebook
2. Create a draft course request list on the 2024-2025 Course Request Card
3. Complete any overdue assigned task in your SchooLinks To-Do list
We want to make everyone aware of a new cell phone policy that will go into effect January 4th when student return.
Effective January 4, 2024, all Greenville County High Schools will implement a cellphone-free policy. The policy states that personal electronic devices cannot be used by students in classrooms during the instructional day. (Electronic devices include but are not limited to cell phones, earbuds...etc.)
All personal devices must remain out of sight of others during this time. Students may use personal electronic devices during class changes, lunch, and other times outside of the classroom during the instructional day unless directed differently by the principal or principal’s designee.
The instructional day for high schools is between the hours of 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
For the purpose of inclement weather days, eLearning is defined as live instruction throughout the day. This live instruction may be with a whole group, small group, and/or individual sessions. Students are expected to log on to their live instruction through their Google Classroom (or SeeSaw for younger grades) during inclement weather days. If students are unable to join the live meets due to power loss, sickness, etc., work must be made up within five days of returning to school. Parent/students can download any assignments from Google Classroom and work on them offline by following the offline directions (English | Spanish).
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.
Warrior Highlights
Softball Wins Snowball Classic for 3rd Consecutive Year
Congratulations to the Riverside High School Softball Team as it won the Annual Snowball Classic for the Third Consecutive year Saturday at Hillcrest High School. The Warriors went 3-1 on the day with wins over Hillcrest, Greer and Boiling Springs. Congratulations to Coach Jordan Farmer and the Warriors!
2024 Football Schedule Released
2024 Football Schedule - The Riverside High School 2024 Varsity Football Schedule has been released. Please see the Warriors' opponents for the upcoming seasons.
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.
Athletes of the Week
RHS Club Corner
Riverside High School had its Student Body Election on Friday. Congratulations to the following students for being elected as Student Body Officers: Grace Wallace (President), Callie Cornelius (Vice-President), Grayson Gamrat (Secretary) and Kavya Bhavsar (Public Relations).
Congratulations to the Riverside High School Speech & Debate Team for winning the Red Raider Open Speech and Debate Tournament held at Greenville Senior High School on Saturday. In addition to winning the overall sweepstakes award, several students who won individual championships: Valeria de la Llave in Prose/Poetry, Eli Golob in Novice Reading, Andy Lin in Congressional Debate, Samantha Mamrick in Program Oral Interpretation, Sash Sivaraman in Expository Speaking, Enyonam Toklo in Declamation, Kai Tucker in Humorous Interpretation, and Jeffrey Yu in Original Oratory. Gauryama Blanchard, won both Children’s Literature and Dramatic Interpretation. Krteyu Ramanathan won both Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking. The team of Dante Rementeria and Alivia Gutierrez won Duo Interpretation.
Riverside High School hosted Greenville County All-County Band on Friday, February 23. Thank you Riverside High School Band Director Kris Bence for his leadership nand congratulations to all Warriors that were named All-County Band.
CTE Spotlight
Career Ready - Congratulations to Tony Ceron Guerrero, a Junior Bonds Career Center Auto Technician and Riverside High School student, for recently accepting a work-based learning internship with Nissan of Greer. Tony will begin his internship experience in February.
PTSA School Store Volunteers Needed
The RHS School Store is open from 12 - 2:15 p.m. Monday - Friday in the cafeteria. 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.
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Sign Up or Renew your Shopping Rebates!
Shopping Rebates are an easy way to donate money directly back to Riverside while you shop. Each time you use your Harris Teeter, Lowe’s or Publix cards, a portion of your sales can be donated back to RHS! And with Givebacks, every time you use your credit card RHS has an opportunity to earn money. Please consider signing up for all of these programs – THEY MUST BE RENEWED EACH SCHOOL YEAR!
Harris Teeter has just approved RHS for their Together in Education program. If you’re not already a member, Sign Up for a VIC Card. If you already have a VIC Card, Link your VIC Card to 7472 - Riverside High School PTSA (or ask them to add school #7472 to your card at checkout) and start earning money for RHS. And HT Plus memberships (including free trials) mean an automatic $10 to RHS per membership.
Lowe’s Foods donates through their Back2Schools program. If you are a Lowe’s Fresh Rewards member, please enroll in their Cart to Class program and associate Riverside High to your card.
Publix has raised over $83,000 for RHS to date. Join Club Publix, if you’re not already a member. If you are a Club Publix member, Log in to your Club Publix account. Select My Publix Partner in your Account/Profile to choose Riverside High School PTSA. Then pay with the Publix app, or enter your phone number at checkout.
MemberHub Givebacks allows PTSA members to associate RHS to your credit card purchases. Login to your PTSA MemberHub account, add the Givebacks extension and select Riverside High School PTSA as your cause. Link any credit card you choose and a portion of your eligible purchases will be given back to our school.
Minds Matter Club
The Minds Matter Club focuses on Mental Health & Finding Your Purpose!
You are NOT alone. You are enough. Your life matters. In Crisis? Dial 988.
The Minds Matter Health Club is still looking for grade level leadership representatives. If interested, please contact Ms. Casey Noble at cnoble@greenville.k12.sc.us.
Riverside High School Events (February 26 - March 3)