Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

Riverside High School
Address
19019 Upper Belmont Place Leesburg , Virginia 20176
Coordinates	39°05′26″N 77°29′36″W / 39.0906644°N 77.4932563°W / 39.0906644; -77.4932563
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Respect, Advocate, Motivate, Serve
Founded	2015
School district	Loudoun County Public Schools
Principal	Doug Anderson
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,803 Students[2] (2018-2019)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal blue,   red, and   silver
Slogan	Roll 'Side
Mascot	Rams
Rivals	Broad Run High School Stone Bridge High School
Communities served	Lansdowne University Centerr Belmont Country Club One Loudoun Ashbrook Commons Potomac Farms Kincora
Feeder schools	Seldens Landing Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Steuart W. Weller Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Belmont Ridge Middle School[1]
Rival Schools	Independence High School Heritage High School Freedom High School Woodgrove High School Loudoun County High School
Athletic Conference	Dulles District East Region
Website	http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/riverside

Riverside High School (RVHS) is a public secondary school in the Leesburg subdivision Lansdowne, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.

History

Riverside opened in 2015, with its student body coming from Belmont Ridge Middle School, Stone Bridge High School, Broad Run High School, and Tuscarora High School. The school's capacity is 1,800 students.

Academics

Accreditation

Riverside High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia since its opening in 2015.

Demographics

Riverside High School is home to white students, African-American students, and Asian students of varying origin.

Fine arts

Riverside is a blue ribbon school after obtaining all superiors at the 2017 District Assessments.

Band

The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 1A Virginia State Championship in 2017, at the USBands Virginia State Championship. The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 2A Virginia State Championship and placed second overall in 2018.^[3]

Marching Assessments
Year	Show Name	Rating
2015	Rise of the Ram	Excellent
2016	Arabian Dreams	Excellent
2017	Portraits of Jazz	Excellent
2018	Adventure Awaits	Superior
2019	The Grid
2020
2021	A Million Dreams
2022	Separate Ways

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Extracurricular activities

Riverside's DECA program won first place at the 2016 DECA International Career Development Conference (School-Based Enterprise Retail Operations).

Athletics

The school's mascot is a ram and the sports teams play in the 5 A Potomac District. The Rams' athletic teams have won state and regional championships. The school also features an amazing track and field program, and are also the future state champions in 5A cross country in 2023.

Riverside has won 12 state titles, which are:

• Two AAA titles for Varsity Competition Cheer in 2016, 2021
• One AAA title for Varsity Girls Swimming in 2017
• One AAA title for Varsity Boys Soccer in 2017
• Five AAAA titles for Varsity Boys Lacrosse in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
• One AAAA title for Varsity Girls Lacrosse in 2018
• One AAAA title for Boys Tennis in 2018
• One AAAA title for Boys Lacrosse in 2019
• One AAAA title of Varsity Boys Swimming in 2022

State championships

Cheerleading State Championships
Year	Winning Team		Runner-Up		Class
2016	Riverside	272.50	Cave Spring	257.00	AAA

Girls Swimming State Championships
Year	Winning Team		Runner-Up		Class
2017	Riverside	40	Blacksburg	34	AAA

On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Riverside varsity football team ended a 15-game losing streak lasting parts of 3 seasons with a 28-15 home victory over Brooke Point High School.

References

This page was last edited on 13 September 2023, at 01:14