By Rory O’Connor & Sofia Alvarez-Pedraza In room 235 there are around 25 desks, but on a Thursday in January, only 10 students are in Brendan Mejos’ third-period math 4 …
From Jamaica and The Philippines to Durham: A growing number of international teachers are finding their way to Riverside Read More
As we entered our senior year, we exchanged sleep for caffeine, and every second of free time for college applications, tours, and anxiety and anticipation of what comes next for …
How to Survive Scholarship Applications Read More
Awards won by Latin students in extracurricular activities related to the language. Photo by Austin Wymore. By Austin Wymore and Oliver George Riverside Latin teacher Melissa Lido is at risk …
Latin at RHS Now at Risk Read More
The seed that an Alabama elementary school teacher planted has grown into DPS’ newest superintendent. “That’s probably where I got the spark from,” Dr. Anthony Lewis said in an Oct. …
“I’m really excited for the work that lies ahead” Read More
By Isabelle Abadie and Rory O’Connor Riverside has the lowest graduation rate of any comprehensive high school in Durham Public Schools. Since the 2015-2016 school year, Riverside’s rate has consistently …
Systems, transcripts, and hope: Investigating why Riverside’s graduation rate is low. Read More
Abigail Wood’s AVID Civic Literacy class toured UNC Chapel Hill on March 20. The class has been on three field trips this year– they have more time for excursions because …
The pros and cons of taking 4 classes a day Read More
Photos from DPS Black Women Lead Forum held February 28 in Riverside’s Media Center. The event was sponsored by The Pirates Hook and Durham’s PA Education Forum. The event was …
DPS Black Women Lead Forum Photos Read More
Yesterday evening, at 5:45 p.m., I drove past the Durham Public Schools (DPS) Staff Development Center, as I do every day on my way home from school. However, this time …
BREAKING: DPS informs protestors and employees how they plan to handle their “accounting error” that reduced pay with only a two-week notice Read More
Riverside college advisor, Tori Harris, graduated in May of 2022 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Though she only began her position at Riverside this August, Harris has already …
“I think that it’s becoming outrageously expensive.” Rising cost of higher education and FAFSA changes make affording college more challenging than ever Read More
By: Eden Mae Richman and Taliyah Cooper Riverside, like many other schools across the state and country, follows loose sex education curriculum guidelines, leaving many students without essential information in …
Sex-Ed at Riverside: Some students are only being taught abstinence. They’re not the only ones. Read More
By Emmer Rice, Jada Love, and Taliyah Cooper You’re sitting in your AP English class and you’ve been discussing Hamlet for what feels like hours. You finally break and decide …
Brutal, Bloody, Broken: Why are Riverside’s bathrooms disgusting? Read More
By: Isaac Janiak Stein and Tate Gasch Nadia Molina was no different than many hundreds of eighth-graders in their final year before high school. She recalls sitting in class and …
The demographic gap: racial, gender and cultural diversity in Riverside’s engineering program Read More