Riverside Junior-Senior High School

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Riverside Junior Senior High School
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Location
Map
310 Davis Street

Taylor
,
18517

Coordinates41°22′52″N 75°43′09″W / 41.3812°N 75.7193°W / 41.3812; -75.7193Coordinates: 41°22′52″N 75°43′09″W / 41.3812°N 75.7193°W / 41.3812; -75.7193
Information
TypePublic School
PrincipalRobert Presley Grades 7-8 Chris Lazor Grades 9-12
Faculty58 teachers (2011)[1]
Grades7th – 12th
Number of pupils697 pupils (2014)[2]
Color(s)Red and Blue
MascotVikings
Websitehttp://www.riversidesd.com/

Riverside Junior Senior High School is a small public school located at 310 Davis Street, Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school and junior high school operated by the Riverside School District. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 697 pupils in 7th through 12th grades. The school employed 58 teachers.[3]

Extracurriculars

The Riverside Junior Senior High School offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Athletics

Riverside School District offers numerous extracurricular activities made available to its students. Riverside SD is in PIAA District 2. The athletic teams take part in PIAA athletics and club sports. The district's colors are red and navy blue. The mascot is the Viking.

The district funds:

Varsity
Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2014[4]

Clubs and activities

Riverside School District offers over twenty different clubs to the student population.

  • Art Club
  • Astronomy Club
  • Book Club
  • Drama Club
  • FBLA [1]
  • German Club
  • Hispanic Club
  • National Honor Society [2]
  • Newspaper
  • SADD [3]
  • Science Club
  • Snowboard/Ski Club
  • Student Council
  • TATU [4]
  • Yearbook
  • Chorus
  • Concert Band
  • Gifted Program
  • Jazz Band
  • Marching Band
  • Marching Units
  • Scholastic Bowl Team
  • Reading Competitions
  • SADD
  • Student Council

References

  1. ^ National Center of Education Statistics (2014). "Common Core of Data - Riverside School District".
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 6, 2014). "Riverside School District Fast Facts 2014".
  3. ^ U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2014). "PIAA School Directory".