School Phone Numbers
- Main Office - 864-355-7800
- Officer Anderson – 864-355-7820
- Guidance – 864-355-7804
- Nurse – 864-355-7807
- Secretary – 864-355-7801
- Cafeteria – 864-355-7808
- Athletics – 864-355-7896
- Band – 864-355-8181
- Chorus – 864-355-7828
- Fax – 864-355-7898
- Guidance Fax - 864-355-7841
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Mr. W. Burke Royster (355-3100)............. Superintendent
Mr. Andrew B. Crowley (355-7800)...........Principal
Mrs. Sallie B. Austin (355-7811)...............Assistant Principal
Mrs. Stephanie Smith (355-7896)............. Assistant Principal
Mr. J. Andy Laye (355-7812).....................Assistant Principal
Ms. Lynda Collins (355-7819)................ Guidance Counselor
Mrs.Cathy Derrick (355-7818)............... Guidance Counselor
Ms. Marjorie Hintalla (355-7817)........... Guidance Counselor
Mr. William Sumerel (355-7816)............Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Becky Rogers (355-8192)............... Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Beth Bridges (355-7801)..................School Secretary
Mrs. Patti Yandle (355-7802)................... Bookkeeper
Mrs. Debbie Bird (355-7814) ....................Clerk
Attendance Clerk (355-7815).................... Clerk
Mrs. Dell Aycock (355-7804)........................Registrar
Mrs. Patty Marcus, R.N. (355-7807)..........School Nurse
Mrs. Betty Templeton (355-7813)......Curriculum Resource
Mr. Steve Anderson (355-7820).....School Resource Officer
STUDENT BODY OFFICERS
Evan Talbert..............................President
Rachel Varughese...................... Vice-President
Macy Krimm...............................Speaker of the House
Tyler Polk.....................................Treasurer
Kendall Eoute.............................District 5 Chair
OFFICERS AT LARGE
Carly Owens..................................Secretary
Molly Joseph..................................Secretary
Grant McClaran..............................Historian
Brenna Gardner...............................Historian
Tegan Noonan................................ Advisory President
Marisa Arflack..................................CSC President
Randi Jones......................................CSC President
Mrs. Stephanie Smith............Executive Committee Advisor
Mr. Dan Tollison...................Executive Committee Advisor
Mrs. Julie Teague..........Representative Committee Advisor
Mrs. Jessica McCraw....Representative Committee Advisor
SENIOR CLASS
Sydney Abercrombie................... President
Mark Hayes.................................Vice-President
Michael Nash...............................Secretary
Allison Bossong............................ Treasurer
SuJin Park.....................................ExCommittee
Amelie Schrennen......................... RPR
Mrs. Mary Anna Elsey................... Advisor
Mr. David Dejesa.............................Advisor
JUNIOR CLASS
Layla Chegini................................. President
Brooke Worthington........................ Vice-President
Mary Carol Butterfield...................... Secretary
Kerry Yan.........................................Treasurer
Chad Ross........................................ExCommittee
Amanda Burke..................................RPR
Mr. David Hickman........................... Advisor
Ms. Stephanie Walton..................... Advisor
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Erin Rose-Innes................................ President
Dan Freeman.................................... Vice-President
Caroline Ambrose................................Secretary
Analis Bailey.........................................Treasurer
Eli Stilwell.......................................... ExCommittee
Taylor Bryson.......................................RPR
Mrs. Vickie Bartlett.......................... .Advisor
Mrs. Sandy Taylor..............................Advisor
Mr. Jeremy Chassereau.................. Advisor
About Riverside High School
Our Story
Riverside High School was established in 1973, however the building we are in today was completed in 2006. Our new three-story building has been designated as an Energy Efficient Green School. Our large auditorium can seat 660 people, while our cafeteria can seat 600. We have several sports facilities on property including a football stadium that seats 3,500, gymnasium, lighted baseball and softball fields, and tennis courts. We have four administrators, 97 teachers, and 26 support staff employed at our school. 70.8% of our teachers have a Master's Degree.
Mission Statement
To instruct, prepare, and inspire students for success in future endeavors.
The mission of Riverside High School is to prepare students to become confident, competent, ethical individuals and responsible citizens by creating a positive and nurturing school environment where staff, students, parents, and the community work together to promote lifelong learning and to provide opportunities for students to reach their maximum potential.
Our Staff Believes:
- Learning is an active, life-long process and the primary priority at our school.
- Every student is important.
- All students can learn.
- All students should be challenged and encouraged to reach their potential in all areas.
- All students should have the opportunity to learn in an environment where they and the staff are physically safe, and their dignity and mutual respect are maintained.
- All students should have equal access to the total school program.
- All students are encouraged to respect and understand the various cultures that comprise the community of learners at Riverside .
- Educational experiences should enable students to learn to communicate effectively, solve problems competently, think critically and creatively, and act responsibly.
- Curriculum and instruction should incorporate a variety of learning activities which accommodate the differences in students’ learning styles.
- Education is a shared responsibility nurtured by home, school, and the community.
Vision Statement
Through a plan for the continuous improvement of the school, with directed focus on students through effective teaching and leadership, Riverside seeks:
- To use shared decision making by gathering data and information for determining an effective educational direction for Riverside High School .
- To increase the level of student performance by using various teaching strategies and methods.
- To communicate and integrate the identified student learning standards in all levels of school instruction.
- To encourage core values such as honesty and integrity in our students.
- To continue a shared approach of leadership responsibilities through site-based decision making.
- To involve parents, teachers, students, and businesses in a coordinated effort to support the school’s mission.
Philosophy of Riverside High School
The Riverside community is predominantly suburban with a diversity of inner-city and rural populations. The Riverside High School philosophy encompasses these diversities.
Riverside High School's philosophy of education is a belief that the school must share the responsibility of the individual student's development in all areas of his growth: mental, physical, cultural, civic, ethical, emotional, and social. The school must accept this responsibility in order to prepare the student for the rapidly changing social and economic conditions of the future. In addition to this responsibility, the school must contribute to the intrinsic value of the years that the student actually spends in the school so that those years will be of personal worth to the student.
To fulfill its philosophy of education, Riverside sets the educational pace and pattern best suited to the individual student's capacities by guiding the student to accept and to understand the difference in himself and in others and by offering the student various opportunities designed for his mental capacity.
Alma Mater
In spirit and in learning,
Our best in everything we do.
Warriors strong in brotherhood
Loyal red and blue.
Ties that bind us to each other
Fill out hearts with love and pride.
When we go our separate ways
We'll always remember....
Riverside
