Riverdale High School (Fort Myers, Florida)
Riverdale High School | |
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Address | |
2600 Buckingham Road 33905 United States | |
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Type | Public |
Motto | "Success is a choice" |
School district | Lee County School District |
Principal | Scott Cook |
Staff | 91.86 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,162 (2020-21)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 23.54[1] |
Color(s) | Garnet and gold |
Mascot | Raider Man |
Nickname | Raiders |
Website | http://rdh.leeschools.net/ |
Riverdale High School, located in Fort Myers, Florida, United States, is one of the many high schools in Lee County.
The first two years of Riverdale began at the present-day site of Dunbar High School. Riverdale was located in this area for approximately two years while the current site was still in construction. Jack Hogg was the principal for the first two years. In the 1972–1973 school year, the school moved to its present-day location and the principal became Mike Prymas. The current principal is Scott Cook.
Riverdale High School offers the International Baccalaureate program, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, vocational, honors and general education classes.
In 2019, Riverdale High School had the second highest enrollment of all high schools in the Lee County School District.[2]
Notable alumni
- Ross Chastain - NASCAR driver, currently competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 1 car for the Trackhouse Racing Team and winner of the 2022 Texas Grand Prix and 2022 GEICO 500.
- Terrence Cody - nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
- Tommy Watkins - former major league baseball player with the Minnesota Twins; Class of 1998
- Kyle Waldrop- former Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds.
Lords of Chaos
Several Riverdale High students attracted national notoriety as members of a self-styled teen militia called the Lords of Chaos. They went on a crime spree culminating in the murder of Mark Schwebes, Riverdale High School's band director, on April 30, 1996.
References
- ^ a b c "Riverdale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "The School District of Lee County2018-2019 Cycle 6 Enrollment (as of February 22, 2019)High Schools". Lee County Schools. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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Coordinates: 26°42′22″N 81°43′27″W / 26.7061801°N 81.7242488°W