Riverside High School (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Riverside High School
Location
865 East 3rd Street Chattanooga , Tennessee
Coordinates	35°03′01″N85°17′42″W / 35.0502°N 85.2949°W / 35.0502; -85.2949
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	1963
Closed	1983
Yearbook	The Trojanaire

Riverside High School was a public high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, operating from 1963 - 1983. ^[1] Its building currently houses the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences - Upper School.

History

The graduating class of 1972 was shrunk by two thirds due to desegregation push by Chattanooga City Schools. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Samuel L. Jackson, actor and director
• Mike Jones, football, NFL wide receiver from 1983-89.
• Richard Fuqua, basketball, All-American at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and fourth-round pick of the Boston Celtics in the 1973 NBA draft.
• Anthony Roberts, basketball, 1977 first-round pick of Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He played college basketball at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

References

1. https://csasupper.hcde.org/our_history ^{[ dead link ]}
2. "John Shearer: Getting To Visit With Riverside High Class Of '72". www.chattanoogan.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2025.