Riverside High School (Durham, North Carolina)
Riverside High School is a public high school located in Durham, North Carolina. The principal of Riverside High is Tonya Williams, who joined as principal in 2016. The school enrolls students from grades 9–12. The school was founded in 1991 and became one of the seven Durham Public High Schools.
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| Address | |
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3218 Rose of Sharon Road , 27712 | |
| Coordinates | 36.06236°N 78.94330°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | RHS |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Roll Pirates Roll!" |
| Established | 1991 |
| School district | Durham Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Pascal Mubenga |
| CEEB code | 341081 |
| Principal | Tonya Williams |
| Faculty | 107.31 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,734 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.16[1] |
| Campus | 4 acres |
| Color(s) | Purple and Black |
| Mascot | Lenny the Pirate |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Newspaper | The Pirates' Hook |
| Yearbook | The Helm |
| Website | Riverside High School |
History
Riverside High School opened in 1991 (the first class graduated in 1993) and currently enrolls approximately 1,900 students. It is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public School System. The school offers classes on a block schedule on a semester basis, with students taking 4 classes — generally 2 core and 2 elective — each semester. Riverside is an accredited school and is also home to the Durham Public Schools' engineering program, which uses the national Project Lead the Way curriculum.
Riverside's sixteen sports teams are part of the PAC-6 Conference, which includes schools in Durham County and the neighboring counties of Orange and Person. The school has fielded several state champions in football, wrestling, men's lacrosse, volleyball, and swimming.
Achievements
In 2007, Riverside was ranked as the 834th high school in America by Newsweek.[2]
In 2011, Riverside's Student Newspaper The Pirates' Hook was awarded the best student run newspaper in North Carolina.
Athletics
Wrestling
The Pirate wrestling team has won 7 state championships, their first two coming in 1994 and 1995 under head coach Jim Key. Head coach Walt Tolarchyk would later on lead the team to win 5 more state titles. They have had many state champions and nationally ranked wrestlers including MMA fighter Abel Trujillo. The current coaches are Brandon Palmer and Broc Dickerson.
Volleyball
Riverside's girls volleyball program has won 2 state championships.
Notable alumni
- Mary Katharine Ham, journalist, senior writer at The Federalist, and former Fox News contributor[3]
- Chef Henny, rapper
- Megan Hodge, indoor volleyball silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics[4]
- Weslye Saunders, NFL tight end
- Abel Trujillo, mixed martial artist who recently competed in the lightweight division in the UFC[5]
- T.J. Warren, NBA player
References
- "Riverside High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- Newsweek "4 DPS high schools named to Newsweek Top 1,200 list Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 3, 2007.
- Warren-Hicks, Colin (February 5, 2016). "Riverside grad to query GOP contenders Saturday night". Durham Herald-Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- Soriano, Paul (2006-01-26). "Megan Hodge named Gatorade National Player of the Year". ESports Media Group, Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- "Abel Trujillo UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.