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Author: Elizabeth Williams

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Students are arriving and leaving late because of bus driver shortages

January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 - by Elizabeth Williams - 1 Comment

 Students are arriving to school late and getting home later than usual this year due to a national bus driver shortage. At Riverside, buses are having to take two different …

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Administrators, SROs create new traffic routes

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 - by Elizabeth Williams - 1 Comment

Senior Jazmin Montiel was shocked to see the traffic jam outside of Riverside on the first day of school.   “I waited for so long, like fifteen minutes just to get …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: My Sister

September 4, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

The biggest thing I had to live without during this pandemic was not being able to see my older sister, Kristina. She lives in Greenville and traveling down to Durham …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#Coronabreak diaries: Admiring those who give

May 20, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

My grandma, Sherry, she tells everyone that she is “fine” even through her most painful days.  She lives by that saying because she’s a woman who wants to spread love …

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Maestra Del Año 2020 Riverside!

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

La maestra de finanzas personales Andrea Cooper es la maestra del año 2020 Riverside. Este es su tercer año de enseñanza en Riverside, aunque parece mucho más debido al impacto …

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Riverside’s 2020 Teacher Of The Year!

April 6, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - 1 Comment

Personal finance teacher Andrea Cooper is Riverside’s 2020 teacher of the year.  This is her third year teaching at Riverside even though it seems like many more because of the …

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Culture

Art, ink and education

February 12, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

There’s a lot more to Shelby Turner than just teaching art. He realized he should start when he was in middle school. “I used to ride the bus with high …

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Culture / News

Art, Ink and Education

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

There’s a lot more to Shelby Turner than just teaching art. He realized he should start when he was in middle school. “I used to ride the bus with high …

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Inspección JROTC

December 13, 2019February 3, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

El 14 de noviembre, todos los cadetes del Cuerpo de Entrenamiento de Oficiales de Reserva Junior de Riverside (JROTC, por sus siglas en inglés), incluso el Mayor Roger Bailey y …

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JROTC Inspection

December 13, 2019February 3, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

On November 14, all Riverside Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets – even Major Roger Bailey and Sergeant Gerald Mitchell – were inspected.  Retired US Air Force major Rob …

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Kids Vote For The Running City Councils

November 15, 2019February 3, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

Any local kids under the age of 18 were able to attend and vote at the kids voting held at Riverside High School on October 24. This event was for …

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