Mary Foster, a Riverside English teacher, is finishing her thirty-second and last year of teaching. “I love being a teacher,” Foster said. “But you’ll never make what you’re worth.” Foster …
‘Disrespect is the hardest part of teaching.’ What it’s like being an educator in North Carolina. Read More
It is impossible to generalize the issues afflicting different schools in North Carolina, because resources, size, and community values vary so widely. However, one thing is apparent: North Carolina’s public …
All Arrows Point to Leandro Read More
Residents in the neighborhoods surrounding Riverside’s campus are complaining about students trespassing on their private property. RHS was notified that this was becoming an issue when they started getting complaints …
RHS students trespassing in nearby neighborhood Read More
The discourse surrounding American education has been dominated recently by many extreme cases of censorship, book bannings, and harmful legislation. A particularly egregious example is a recent bill passed in …
Censorship in Education: The importance of critical analysis in our classrooms Read More
One of Riverside’s veteran teachers is moving on. After 15 years, engineering teacher Adam Davidson left Riverside at the end of last semester to accept a senior lab position at …
Long time engineering teacher Adam Davidson moves on Read More
In this podcast episode Junior Genesis Smith-Lopez asks students. teachers, and faculty how they feel about the dress code Durham Public Schools has established.
How do the students at Riverside High School feel about the Dress Code? Read More
Sophomore Izaiah Jackson will have already completed eight AP classes by the end of the school year. He is one of a handful of sophomores taking AP English III —a …
Early Opportunities Create Unlevel Playing Field Read More
Riverside’s newest principal vows to increase student achievement, create a welcoming community, and enforce safety. Every single morning, Dr. Gloria Woods-Weeks cheerily greets students as they march into the building …
Woods-Weeks Takes the Helm Read More
Querida directora Woods-Weeks, Bienvenidos a Riverside High School. Riverside es un gran lugar y estamos emocionados de ser líderes de nuestra escuela. El cambio de la instrucción en línea al …
Una Carta Para Nuestra Nueva Directora Read More
An ankle sprain in middle school inspired Riverside athletic trainer Erin Samuels to help other athletes return from injury By Giselle Rivera Roman After 4 pm, when students get on …
Living the dream Read More
The North Carolina statewide teacher shortage has reached a breaking point. COVID-19 has exacerbated current problems, making large class sizes unsafe, and causing teaching to become an increasingly unattractive profession. …
Teacher Shortage Worsened by Pandemic Creates Crisis at Riverside High School Read More
Bread, meat, and condiments. These are the ingredients of an age old question. Here is the answer. A hot dog is categorically a sandwich. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, …
The Great Weiner Debate Read More
It’s the question that roamed the Earth for as long as man can remember. The question that tears friendships apart. The question that even public officials have not come to …
The Not So Sandwich Read More
Hurricane Florence has caused Durham Public Schools (DPS) to change the school schedule for this Thursday and Friday. All DPS schools will close on Thursday, September 13 and Friday, September …
Hurricane Florence Sways DPS Schedule Read More