David Norman, Department Chair: This is social studies teacher David Norman’s twenty-ninth year teaching at Riverside. Norman moved to Durham from Chicago in the 80s for college. After graduating from …
Meet your Riverside Social Studies Department! Read More
At first glance, an AVID classroom looks similar to any other. At the front of Julie-Lynn Borquin’s room there are math questions projected on the board. Posters hang on the …
AVID returns to Riverside for the first time since 2010 Read More
Where did you work before joining the Riverside administrative team? I was at Brogden Middle school. I was the coordinator of the Innovative Partnership Grant for about 3 months. Before …
“Every day builds on the next”: Q&A with new assistant principal Darryl Bradshaw Read More
VIDEO: Genesis Smith Lopez and Victoria Lynn Alcindor spent a week documenting the Riverside High School football team during their 2022 homecoming week.
The Hook documents Homecoming 2022 Read More
Christy Simpson, Department Chair: Christy Simpson is a math teacher at Riverside who teaches introductory math and AP Calculus. She is also the Math Department Chair. She has lived in …
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Spanish teacher Elizabeth Wagner’s service dog, CLAUDE, has been nominated for an award from the nonprofit Paws4People foundation. CLAUDE, the softest member of Riverside’s faculty, is a four-year-old Golden Retriever …
Ms. Wagner and her service dog CLAUDE up for award Read More
The PTA is helping organize a blood drive on Tuesday, October 18, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Riverside High School. In order to participate in the blood drive, …
Riverside to host Blood Drive on Tuesday Read More
Victoria Watson, Department Chair: Victoria Watson’s mother was an elementary school teacher, which inspired her to become a teacher herself. Watson teaches English II, Honors English II, AP English III …
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SMART Lunch will come back soon, but trust between students and administration will not. The senior class has been through three principals in our four years. We see new faces …
What we can learn about admin from the SMART Lunch suspension Read More
The following quotes are from students and teachers voicing their opinions on the recent changes made to the lunch schedule: “I just want to go back to the regular SMART …
Students and teachers react to SMART lunch changes Read More
SMART Lunch has been temporarily suspended until further notice due to the numerous fights that have occurred at the beginning of this semester. Riverside will return to the three-bell schedule …
SMART Lunch is suspended. Here’s what we know: Read More
On Friday, September 9, sophomore Zoe Cordell made Riverside history. With 18 seconds left and the Pirates leading Person High School 32-18, Cordell kicked a 25-yard field goal and became …
Women’s Sports Spotlight: Zoe Cordell becomes the first female Riverside football player Read More
As Riverside students and teachers return to the building for the 2022-23 school year, students are discussing some seemingly new rules about campus security and students’ driver’s licenses. Throughout the …
New rules explained in grade-level meetings Read More
By Ryan Weaver and Benjamin Meglin On the outside, sports fans often believe athletes have the easiest and best lives. Social media is a big reason why. NFL Players like …
Penalties and Prozac: The importance of Mental Health in Riverside Athletics 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
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 TSA searches – no, not through air plane luggage. Riverside’s TSA, led by senior Faith Anderson, searches for students throughout the school that are passionate about technology. Anderson founded …
PSA: TSA takes Riverside by storm Read More
Senior Offensive Lineman Dremel Langston signed a letter of intent last Wednesday to play football at Guilford College next fall. His mother, Shrita Childress, sat next to him while Riverside …
Offensive lineman Dremel Langston signs letter of intent to play football at Guilford College Read More