Amon Carter Riverside High School is a grade 9-12 high school located in Fort Worth, Texas [1]. It is home to over approximately 1,050 students. 50% of the student population is Hispanic, 30% is White, 10% is African American, and 10% is Asian.
Carter Riverside is a Texas Education Agency recognized school in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
The mascot is the Eagle, and the school colors are red, blue, and white.
In the 1950s, 1980, and 1981, a new gymnasium, a band hall, a shop wing, and an Athletic Field House were built, and the building became air-conditioned. A historical marker was placed on the front lawn of the school in 1983.
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Carter's high school band is known as the "Carter-Riverside High School Eagle Marching Band-The Pride of Riverside". In 2001, the band had 100 marching members. The band is under the direction of Rosendo Sanchez, and Dr. Greg Miller. The band got a Division 1 rating in UIL Marching Region four years in a row: 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011. The band participated in the Veterans Day Parade in 2010. The band will participate in the Parade of Lights parade in Downtown Fort Worth on November 26, 2010.
The high school have a military program called JROTC. It is a class for learning leadership, responsibility, and deciplince. In 2001, the program had 130 cadets. The program is under the direction of Chief Starnes, and Sergent Castro. JROTC has three programs: Markmanship, P.T., and Colorguards. The cadets visited a TCU football game. They participated in the Veterans Day Parade in 2010. The cadets will have a Cadet Ball in April 2011.
In the Fall of 2009, the school's defunct student newspaper, once called The Record, was resurrected and renamed The Eagle Eye. The publication was brought back to life under the sponsorship of Monica Prochnow, English and journalism teacher, and it is a self-funded organization. There are six issues each school year--one every six-weeks and is commensurate with the school's grading periods. It enjoys a growing readership of students, staff, teachers, alumni, and members within the immediate community.