Riverside High School Community - Please Read Through all Greenville County Schools Back-to-School Updates for the 2026-27 School Year. These Include: Grading Policy Changes, the Use of AI, Technology Usage Updates and Content/Credit Recovery.
The building opens at 7:45 AM; 1st block begins at 8:45 AM.
Parent drop-off/pick-up: Use Suber Rd., Gate #3 ONLY.
In the loop, merge into one lane near the building, pull forward to drop off, then turn right when exiting.
Gate #2 is for students with a parking pass.
No drop-offs on Hammett Bridge Rd. (bus entrance only).
Arrive early to avoid long lines, especially during the first week.
Due to the restrictions implemented by the State, electronic devices, including smartwatches and accessories, cannot be worn during the school day.
Personal electronic devices, including all tablets and personal laptops, must be either turned off or silenced during the school day and must be placed in their bookbag.
Please see Greenville County Schools' Dress Code Policy. Please ensure your student is dressed properly each day when they attend school. Please review the district's discipline policy with your student.
Please take the time to create a backpack account for parents. A backpack for parents account provides parents, guardians, or contacts with a central place to sign in to do the following:
View their student's information including demographics, attendance, classes, grades, lunch balances, and test scores
Apply or register their student to Special Focus schools and programs (Fine Arts Center, Career Centers, etc.)
Receive alerts and notifications regarding their students
View their student's school and contact information
Manage parent and contact information for their students
To create your parent backpack account follow the attached directions. Please note that parents only need to create a backpack account once. This is not an annual process.
Pay close attention to the attendance policy. RHS is on a block schedule, therefore students are allowed 5 absences for a semester class and 3 for quarter class.
A reminder that All Early dismissal requests must be submitted by 12:00. The Google form will not be monitored after 12:00 pm. each day.
ALL dismissals will be processed in the order they are received. We CANNOT accommodate requests made for immediate dismissal.
Parents/guardians must come into the school if a student needs an immediate dismissal.
All early dismissal requests must be entered AT LEAST 1 hour before a student needs to leave. NO early Dismissals will be allowed after 3:00 p.m.
Please see the attached graphic for all back to school Vaccine Clinic Information.