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Meet your Riverside Healthful Living Department!

February 23, 2023 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Michael Whitfield, Department Chair: 26 years ago, Michael Whitfield was looking for a part time job. An old friend from college told him Riverside needed substitute teachers, so he gave …

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Meet your Riverside CTE Department!

February 6, 2023June 7, 2023 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: a previously published version of this story included the incorrect job title for CTE curriculum and instructional management coordinator & department chair Priscilla Graves. Conner Bolen: Conner Bolen …

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Meet your Riverside Social Studies Department!

December 5, 2022 - by The Pirates Hook - 1 Comment

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 …

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Meet your Riverside Math Department!

November 2, 2022November 1, 2022 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

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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Meet your Riverside English Department!

October 6, 2022October 10, 2022 - by The Pirates Hook - 2 Comments.

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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The Calm Before The Storm Riverside graduate Kyle Church wins national championship Stephanie Diaz-Mendoza's legacy extends beyond state titles Sometimes showing up matters more than sitting out Las paredes encaladas de los pasillos de Riverside están cubiertas con obras de arte de estudiantes de los años 90 y principios de los 2000. Covering the whitewashed walls of Riverside’s hallways are pieces of student art from the 1990s and early 2000s. After the flood Después de la inundación: el camino hacia la recuperación De Jamaica y Filipinas a Durham: El numera de maestras in ternasonates que están lliendo a Riverside está subiendo

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eli besch - From Jamaica and The Philippines to Durham: A growing number of international teachers are finding their way to Riverside

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eli besch - How Riverside Athletes Navigate the Changing College Recruiting System

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Really insightful interview with Coach Hodge! I loved reading about Coach Hodge's coaching philosophy and his approach to developing players…

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