Riverside High School (West Virginia)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Riverside High School

motto = Cum duo fient unus (And Two Become One)

city = Quincy
state = West Virginia
country = USA
type = Public coeducational secondary
affiliations =
grades = 9-12| established = 1999
students = 1500
faculty = Neil Hopkins (VP), John Wilkinson (VP)
principal = Paula Potter
mascot = Warriors
colors = Purple, Silver, and Black
free_label_1 =
free_1 =
website = http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/Riverside/

Overview

Riverside High School is a public school in the community of Quincy, West Virginia, with its postal address in Belle, West Virginia.

The school, which serves grades 9-12, is a part of Kanawha County Schools.

It serves areas from Pratt, Belle, Witcher Creek, Cabin Creek, Cedar Grove, Chelyan, Chesapeake, East Bank, Glasgow, Campbells Creek, Malden, Rand, and Marmet, among others. It is located at 1 Warrior Way in Quincy, across from Interstate 64. It is one of eight public high schools in Kanawha County.

The school opened in 1999 from the consolidation of East Bank High School (where WVU standout and silouette for the NBA logo Jerry West attended) in East Bank and Dupont High School (where Randy Moss of the New England Patriots and Jason Williams of the Miami Heat attended) in Dupont City, WV (Postal Adress: Belle, WV). Riverside boasts many services to offer students and the surrounding communities. There is a full service branch of the Kanawha County Public Library. Cabin Creek Health Center has facilities in the building that are also open to students. All three partners are located within the building, but offer separate entrances for students and community members.

Athletics

Riverside participates in the highest level of athletics that West Virginia provides, class AAA, among such other schools as Parkersburg, Morgantown, and Huntington, just to name a few. The biggest sport by far at the school is football, led by (as of fall 2008) 2nd year Coach Ralph Hensley, who in his 2007 Warriors head coaching debut led the team to a 7-3 regular season, including a one point upset of then #2 ranked [http://gwhs.kana.k12.wv.us/] George Washington High School 21-20, and a well-played yet dissapointig loss in overtime against the [http://www.capitalhigh.org/] Capital High School Cougars in the first round of the state playoffs.

chedule

The daily schedule of Riverside is a very debatable one amongst students and faculty. The very first bell starts at 7:18 A.M. and the Final Bell rings at 2:42 P.M. While the idea of getting out this soon appeals to everyone, the early start of the school makes it extremely difficult for some, especially those living in the town of Montgomery or other towns of equivalent distances, some 20 or more miles away. This means some students must get up very early, especially those who must ride the bus.

Riverside is on what is called a block schedule, consisting of 4 separate blocks each semester, divided into 100 minutes each. The school is on a two lunch rotation, with students either having the option of going 2 blocks, Lunch, 2 blocks, or 3 blocks, Lunch, 1 block. The lunch rotation is assorted by what floor the students' 3rd block is on. Every student having a 3rd block on the first floor has First Lunch, while every student having a 3rd block on the second floor has Second Lunch. The only exceptions to this rule are select classrooms on the second floor (who attend First Lunch for space purposes) and the Freshmen Class. All Freshmen have First Lunch.

Every Wednesday is Advisory ("Homeroom") Schedule, in which classes are shortened by 30 minutes and students attend their Advisor. Once a month this is changed, and students instead attend clubs. The real fun begins when the school has a county mandated "Early Dismissal Day" (just "Early Out" to the students) one Wednesday a month. This is scheduled for teacher prep time, and school dismisses two hours early, at 12:42 P.M.. This causes classes to be even shorter than they normally would (since it would be Advisor Schedule), and the class time drops from 100 minutes to about 55 minutes. Needless to say, students love these days, and the attendance rate on these days plummets, as there is no need to go (in the students' eyes).

School always starts the last week in August, and ends in either the first or second week in June. In 2007, the first day was August 28th, and the last day for non-Seniors will be June 9th. Seniors have always gotten out two weeks prior to the rest of the school, to give them time for Graduation and the infamous Senior Week. There are unconfirmed reports that beginning with August's Freshman Class, this will no longer be, as the county ended it so as to get more educational time.

Annual Events

Homecoming

Every year RHS has a Homecoming week, to welcome back the students with fun activities and dress-up days. It is also an informal way to welcome back the football team.

Dress-Up Days

The dress-up days for Homecoming 2007 were: Monday-College DayTuesday- Pirate DayWednesday- Disney DayThursday- Blackout DayFriday- WARRIORS GONE WILD! Day (School Spirit Day)

The Game

In 2007, Riverside played host to the Priceton Tigers from Princeton, WV. The final score of the game was very lopsided, with the Warriors crushing the Tigers 40-7.

Court

The Homecoming Court consisted of the following students:

Callie Beaver, Shannon Page, Sarah Bowlin, Emily Pritt, Amy Chandler, Tara Simms,Candace Keenan, Ellen Stanley, Alyssa Leftwich, Christina Summers, Jessica Martin, Courtney Watts, and Kayla Milam

At halftime, the finalists for Homecoming court were announced. The winner, dubbed Mrs. Riverside, was Ellen Stanley. She was crowned by Mrs. Potter, principal, and Chelsea Hill, Mrs. Riverside '06.

Prom

In 2008, Prom was held on the 10th of May from 8 PM until Midnight in the Riverside Commons Area (Cafeteria). The theme was "A Night on the Town".

Graduation

Graduation for the Class of 2008 was held on the 21st of May at 8 P.M. on the football field at Warrior Stadium.

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