YIG Success - The Riverside High School Youth in Government contingent competed in Columbia recently and it was a resounding success as students learned about simulated the processes of state government, and criminal trials. Junior Greta Kriston was elected statewide as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Junior Mikel Eguiraun won an award for being an outstanding statesman. RHS had a record number of bills signed by the Youth Governor: Karrington Sanders, Nandini Prabhu Anand, Lilly Clark, Anna Griggs, Kaitlyn Haroski, Melaina Dickinson, Layla Kirksey, Amizhdhini Narmadha, Soliyana Abebe, Audrey Lartey, Alfiya Patanwala, Tristen Falls, William Sinclair, Samuel Sinclair, Jaehun Kwak, Kensa Varghese, Noor Ismail, Mallory Myers, Anna Starnes and Celeste Creech. Many other bills passed through committee and chambers. RHS presided over legislative sessions and led debates. Attorneys and witnesses simulated court procedures, cross examining witnesses, making opening and closing statements, prosecuting and defending. Thank you to all those that chaperoned and let the students to such success. 

Robotics Team - The Riverside High School Vex Robotics Team competed at Pickens on Saturday for the Sparks Robotics Competition. Congratulations to Team (Unsolvable) as it made it to the semifinal round and tied for 5th Place out of 45 teams. 

Congratulations to the Riverside High School Speech & Debate Team for winning the 2025 Corona Rostrensis Speech and Debate Tournament held at Charlotte Latin High School in Charlotte on Saturday. The event featured students representing 25 schools and two states. In addition to winning the overall sweepstakes award, Riverside had individual event champions: Akshara Yuvaraj in Declamation, Fox Vickery in Humorous Interpretation, and Juliana Lopez Africano in Program Oral Interpretation

A complete list of Riverside winners follows:

Manav Bajaj, 3rd in Children’s Literature

Akshara Yuvaraj, 5th in Children’s Literature

Akshara Yuvaraj, 1st in Declamation

Brooke Stuart, 2nd in Declamation

Keris Garcia, 4th in Declamation

Manav Bajaj, 5th in Declamation

Juliana Lopez Africano, 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation

Enyo Toklo, 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation

Zoe Liney-Stantial, 4th in Dramatic Interpretation

Ben Lin, 5th in Dramatic Interpretation

Sam Yee, 6th in Dramatic Interpretation

Artem Feno and Sash Sivaraman, 2nd in Duo Interpretation

Avi Bhatia and Fox Vickery, 3rd in Duo Interpretation

Mikel Eguiraun and Lina Nguyen, 5th in Duo Interpretation

Devon Becker and Cetanaa Ramanathan, 6th in Duo Interpretation

Sash Sivaraman, 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking

Kenneth Zalewski, 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking

Greta Kriston, 6th in Extemporaneous Speaking

Fox Vickery, 1st in Humorous Interpretation

Devon Becker, 2nd in Humorous Interpretation

Mikel Eguiraun, 3rd in Humorous Interpretation

Lina Nguyen, 5th in Humorous Interpretation

Artem Feno, 6th in Humorous Interpretation

Tanvi Chelasani, 2nd in Impromptu Speaking

Soliyana Abebe, 2nd in Novice Congressional Debate

Rudhvi Kosgi, 3rd in Novice Congressional Debate

Sarthak Sonker, 7th in Novice Congressional Debate

Gabrielle Dessertenne, Finalist in Novice Congressional Debate (9th)

Akhil Gopu, Finalist in Novice Congressional Debate (11th)

Samhitha Kalluri, Finalist in Novice Congressional Debate (12th)

Amizhdhini Srihari Narmada, 2nd in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate

Zachary Thies, 3rd in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Aneesh Prahalad and Sriranjan Varanasi, 3rd in Novice Public Forum Debate

Shohom Saha, 4th in Congressional Debate

Isabella Batista, 6th in Congressional Debate

Rhandy Rivera, Finalist in Congressional Debate (12th)

Enyo Toklo, 3rd in Original Oratory

Aahanna Das, 4th in Original Oratory

Kenneth Zalewski, 6th in Original Oratory

Juliana Lopez Africano, 1st in Program Oral Interpretation

Brooke Stuart, 2nd in Program Oral Interpretation

Cata Jara, 3rd in Program Oral Interpretation

Keris Garcia, 4th in Program Oral Interpretation

Cetanaa Ramanathan, 6th in Program Oral Interpretation