The Warrior Press
The Warrior Press
Riverside High School ~ The Warrior Press ~ Volume 4, Edition 24 ~ Friday, January 26, 2024
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.
9th Grade: January 22 - February 6 (invites sent by Jan. 17th)
10th Grade: February 7 - February 23 (invites sent by Jan. 31st)
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
Warrior Week - Riverside High School will host its annual Warrior Week (a scaled-down version of Spirit Week) the Week of February 5. Please see the attached graphic for all information regarding Warrior Week.
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
Warriors are Undefeated in Region 2-AAAA Play
The Riverside High School Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball Teams picked up huge sweeps over Wade Hampton and Greer High Schools this past week. The Warriors are both currently undefeated in Region 2-AAAA play and host rival Eastside Friday night.
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
Spirit Week 2024 Application Now Open
Spirit Week Application - The Riverside High School 2024 Spirit Week application is now open. The application deadline is Friday, March 1, 2024. We want to raise money for your charity/business!
Congratulations to the Riverside High School Speech & Debate Team for winning the J. L. Mann Patriot Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday. In addition to winning the overall sweeps award, several students won individual championships: Treesa Abraham in Informative Speaking, Gauryama Blanchard in Dramatic Interpretation, Shanik Miedreich in Program Oral Interpretation, Krteyu Ramanathan in Extemporaneous Speaking, Enyo Toklo in Declamation, and Jeffrey Yu in Original Oratory. Andy Lin was the Best Presiding Officer in Congressional Debate. A complete list of Riverside winners follows:
Andy Lin, 2nd in Congressional Debate/Best Presiding Officer
Samhitha Visikamalla, 4th in Congressional Debate
Keerthana Sankarapu, 5th in Congressional Debate
Hannah Liu, 6th in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
Rebecca Han, 4th in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Shohom Saha, 6th in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Sreekar Bodepudi and Greta Kriston, 3rd in Public Forum Debate
Stephanie Hu and Kirsten Easler, 5th in Public Forum Debate
Dante Rementeria, 4th in Children’s Literature
Gauryama Blanchard, 5th in Children’s Literature
Enyo Toklo, 1st in Declamation
Isabella Murillo, 2nd in Declamation
Stephanie Duan, 3rd in Declamation
Pranita Kata, 4th in Declamation
Gauryama Blanchard, 1st in Dramatic Interpretation
Samantha Mamrick, 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation
Enyo Tolko, 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation
Shanik Miedreich, 4th in Dramatic Interpretation
Fox Vickery and Avi Bhatia, 2nd in Duo Interpretation
Charline Monnier and Aahanna Das, 5th in Duo Interpretation
Jose Pena-Farias and Josh Maxwell, 6th in Duo Interpretation
Jeffrey Yu, 4th in Expository
Krteyu Ramanathan, 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking
Isabella Murillo, 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Zane Holley, 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Sashwath Sivaraman, 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking
Kenneth Zalewski, 5th in Extemporaneous Speaking
Dante Rementeria, 2nd in Humorous Interpretation
Valeria de la Llave, 3rd in Humorous Interpretation
Avi Bhatia, 5th in Humorous Interpretation
Aahanna Das, 6th in Humorous Interpretation
Krteyu Ramanathan, 2nd in Impromptu Speaking
Sashwath Sivaraman, 3rd in Impromptu Speaking
Zane Holly, 5th in Impromptu Speaking
Brandon Barsoum, 2nd in Novice Impromptu Speaking
Kenneth Zalewski, 3rd in Novice Impromptu Speaking
Manav Bajaj, 6th in Novice Impromptu Speaking
Devon Becker, 3rd in Novice Reading
Lina Nguyen, 6th in Novice Reading
Jeffrey Yu, 1st in Original Oratory
Zane Holley, 2nd in Original Oratory
Isabella Murillo, 3rd in Original Oratory
Enyo Toklo, 5th in Original Oratory
Shanik Miedreich, 1st in Program Oral Interpretation
Samantha Mamrick, 2nd in Program Oral Interpretation
Treesa Abraham, 4th in Program Oral Interpretation
Valeria de la Llave, 5th in Program Oral Interpretation
Valeria de la Llave, 3rd in Prose/Poetry
Krteyu Ramanathan, 5th in Prose/Poetry
Jose Pena-Farias, 6th in Prose/Poetry
Treesa Abraham, 1st in Informative SpeakingPranita Kata, 5th in Informative Speaking
PTSA President Note
Happy New Year, Warriors!
I trust you all had a wonderful and restful holiday break. The start of the New Year is a great time to set goals and intentions. Implementing small actions, with consistency, will allow you to make lasting changes for your best year yet. One of my goals for the year is help more members get plugged in to RHS PTSA. If you would like to learn more about what we do, or volunteer your time or efforts, please feel free to reach out. I would be happy to help.
As a start, I invite you to attend our next monthly board meeting. We will meet on January, 30 at 10:30 in the Media Center Conf room. PTSA monthly board meetings are open to all so, feel free to join us.
Loree Hartzog
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.
Booster Club Information
Please join Booster Club for the Winter/Spring Sports Tip-Off Party on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at ServPro located at 2026 River Road, Greer, starting at 6 p.m.! Entertainment provided by Wally Pride. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased on GoFan.com. Drinks & Food will be available for purchase. This event is Adults Only. All Parents, especially those of all our athletes, are encouraged to attend. Proceeds go to Booster Club, which then provides requested and approved needs to all of the sports at RHS.
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.
PTSA to Sell Spirit Wear!
RHS Spirit wear hoodies ($40), crew sweatshirts ($40), Riverside T-shirts in three color options ($25), and NEON Riverside T-shirts ($10) will now be sold during lunches in the school store, as well as at Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball games. Credit, Debit, and CASH App only for these items. If you’d like to volunteer to help sell Spirit Wear, click HERE to visit the SignUp Genius.
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 (January 26 - February 2)