Riverside High School (Durham, North Carolina)
| Riverside High School | |
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| Address | |
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3218 Rose of Sharon Road Durham, North Carolina 27712 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°03′44″N 78°56′36″W / 36.06236°N 78.94330°WCoordinates: 36°03′44″N 78°56′36″W / 36.06236°N 78.94330°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Roll Pirates Roll!" |
| Established | 1991 |
| School district | Durham Public Schools |
| Principal | Tonya Williams |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1, 900 |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Lenny the Pirate |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Newspaper | The Pirates' Hook |
| Yearbook | The Helm |
| Website | Riverside High School |
Riverside High School is a four-year public high school located in Durham, North Carolina. The current principal is Tonya Williams. (As of 10/31/2016)
History
Opened in 1991 (the first class graduated in 1993), the school currently enrolls approximately 1, 900 students and 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.
Recent events
In 2007, Riverside was ranked as the 834th high school in America by Newsweek.[1]
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, CNN political contributor, senior writer at The Federalist, former Fox News contributor[2]
- Megan Hodge, Gatorade National Player of the Year for volleyball as a high school senior in 2006, Penn State volleyball player, 2007 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player, two-time AVCA first team All-American, played in the 2012 London Olympics[3]
- Weslye Saunders, professional American football player for the Indianapolis Colts
- Abel Trujillo, 2002 State Wrestling Champion, professional mixed martial artist currently competing as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship[4]
- T.J. Warren, NBA basketball player for the Phoenix Suns (transferred from Riverside prior to graduation)
- Chef Henny, Rapper
References
- ↑ Newsweek "4 DPS high schools named to Newsweek Top 1,200 list 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.